02x01 - The w*r is on

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There are certain games in life
which have no rules or a referee.

So always chose your opponent wisely.

'I, Janardhan Jaitley,

Having been nominated as
a member of the Rajya Sabha

'solemnly affirm that I'll
faithfully discharge the duty...

...upon which I am
about to enter.'

- JJ sir, congratulations.
- Thank you very much.

'After facing JJ in the court,'

'I realised, even a pawn
can go head to head with the king.'

So what next? Delhi CM?

Come on ma'am, being hasty
only makes you fall flat on your face.

Morning, sir.
May I?

Morning.

As you didn't reply to the
email I sent you two weeks back,

I thought it was time to invite
you and give you a better offer.

Come.

Haven't you heard,
slow and steady wins the race?

I joined politics to do social service.

At this point in life...

I want to take some risks.

I want to take a chance on my gut,
chance and fate.

So basically, you want to
be an employer and not an employee.

Madam Chief Minister is here.
Hello, Madam.

Mr. Jaitley.
Congratulations.

Thank you.
I feel honoured.

This wouldn't have been possible
without your and the party's trust.

- Don't embarrass me.
- I am only being honest.

We are honoured to
have you in our party.

Thank you.
Thank you very much.

JJ is a shark.

So only the fish which do
not tickle his taste buds.

Or Whose existence doesn't bother him,
can survive in the pond.

We think you have a new
competitor for the Delhi CM post.

There you go.

Fish that get scared and run away
only make the shark look scarier.

but I want to face sharks
and not run away from them.

Perhaps that's why I
am known as the Mad Lawyer.

Your comments, Ma'am?

Today is a big day for him.

So, let's keep conspiracies
for some other day, huh?

Right.

You have my best wishes always.

Thank you.

Go be the best
competitor there can be.

Only the one with fame gets defamed.

Let her continue.

I heard Niharika
is trying something new.

Shut it down.

Whoever comes between me and my success,

I'm ready to face him.

Even if I've to bend
the rules to get what I want.

Hey Guys! this is Natasha,

and today we are here at
the fashion extravaganza of the year

presented to you by Stumped.

That's my best friend Aarti.

Okay, let's have a look
and find out who all are here.

Let's go.

Excuse me?

Excuse me?
Hello?

Got a social media on point, honey.

How did you let that pass?

Humanise "that" first,
then add in some respect in it,

sprinkle it with
a little bit of empathy

and garnish it with
whatever you like.

Thanks for the Masterclass, man.
Anything else?

And get rid of this
bullshit attitude.

Sure, man.

But... there are some things
which are hard to forget.

Like... "that" in black?

Okay, okay.

I genuinely need
your help for something.

Can I see you in
your office tomorrow?

Please, I desperately need a lawyer.

Okay, okay, okay.
You know what?

Here you go.

Hey! Hi, Su.

Hi. Hi.

Thanks for inviting us.

By the way Niharika,
this is Prashant.

He's the host of the party.

- And the marketing head of Stumped.
- Hi.

Likewise.

And Prashant,
this is my best friend, Niharika.

She just started her law firm.

Listen, I'll send you
the details of the firm.

Just see what you can do.

Yeah, sure.

In fact, we are looking for someone
to legally represent Stumped.

I could get you a meeting
with Deep, our COO.

Oh, that would be lovely.
Thank you.

Yeah. Welcome.
Excuse me.

You all carry on.

You should join PR.

I mean what was that?

Then we'll have to forgo
free drinks, Niharika.

True that.

f*ck the past!

I hope not.

Your past is right behind you.

And he's looking hot.

- f*ck.
- Told you.

Hey, Su.

Great party.

Yeah.

Prashant.

Hey, man.

So glad to see you.

Thanks for having me, man.

- Great party.
- Well, thanks.

By the way, meet Niharika.

She too is a lawyer, just like you.

Who doesn't know her?

She is very popular.

She tends to have a change
of heart in the middle of the case,

and sends her client behind bars.

It's incredible.

What a sight to watch.

You are going to be disbarred
because of that case, right?

Oh no no, sorry, my lord, my bad.

The disbarment hearing
takes place tomorrow.

You are still a lawyer.

This is the last night.

Enjoy the wine!

Sounds complicated.

That's usually the
case with Ms. Singh.

Prashant, you have two minutes?

- Yeah, sure.
- Chat.

Yeah? Come.

Yeah.
f*ck that.

Disgusting.

Ma'am?
What are you doing here?

I know her.

She's mad.

I am not.

Don't force me to be.

If you f*ck with me again,
I'll f*ck you over.

Stay the hell away from me.

Bye, see you at your office tomorrow.

Okay, bye. See you.

Come hug me, bro.

Come here.

Returning from a party?

Business networking.

To-may-to, to-mah-to.

You anyway have a habit
of mixing business with pleasure.

Toxic c*ck... like Niharika?

I'm still paying for it.

I cannot get her out of my mind.

I am here because of her, Akshay.

Because of her Dad...

Heart attack!

- He was only 60! Bloody 60!
- I know, bro. I know.

I know, bro. I know. Calm down.

Uncle didn't deserve it.

And you don't deserve this.

Listen to me.

I am just as angry as you are.

You are my brother.

Hearing of the complaint we have filed
against Niharika takes place tomorrow.

She won't be a lawyer tomorrow
when she steps out of the court.

Wow Akshay, wow!

- That's it?
- It's a big deal.

You don't get it.
Her career is her life.

To hell with her career.

Take her life instead.

Look at your face, Akshay.

You still have a
soft corner for her.

Despite of everything.

Akshay, listen to me very carefully.

I f*cking don't care about anything.

Just get me out of here.

Bro,

you are my top priority.

Okay?

Now sit and have a
drink with your brother.

Come on.

Wow, partying alone?

Yes, in secret.

Please invite me also.

What are you drinking?

Red, as always.

Nice.

So you're ready for
tomorrow's hearing?

I don't know.

How does one get
ready for these things?

I mean, I know this is
going to change my entire life.

I don't know how to get ready.

Especially when JJ is involved.

Let's not talk about JJ.

Don't let him ruin your mood.

You are a rock star.

Just do your job
and don't worry about anything else..

..Just give it your
best and don't stress.

Look,
life is super unpredictable.

Had you ever thought
that you and Puneet...

...will open a law firm of your own?

Or that you'll lose your
dad like that, so suddenly?

He's not my father, Su.

We just share the same DNA.

Don't bottle up this anger.

If only you had
attended his funeral...

His funeral, why?

To see his r*pist son
perform all the last rites?

To witness fake tears and drama?

Really? No.

And you know what?

Like father like son.
They deserved each other.

Okay.

f*ck this, alright?

You focus on yourself.

And please, go get some rest.

I'm going to get some sleep too.
Come on.

It's quite late.

I am also gonna go to bed.

Good night.

Good night.

Actually, you are right.

Respected members of the committee,

as lawyers, we are taught
that law is a noble profession.

Advocate's oath, which is considered
sacred by us, states that:

"To the best of my
knowledge and ability,"

"I'll uphold the dignity
of the Bar Council

of India and abide by its rules."

Ms. Singh has violated
its basic foundation, ethics.

As per Advocate's Act Section 35,

she has been accused of collusion
and misdirecting her client.

Sir, in order to prove collusion,

I would like to present
a video with your permission.

Go ahead.

This happened a day
before Neeraj's hearing.

You can clearly see...

Ms. Niharika Singh meeting
Public Prosecutor Puneet Tandon.

And here's the second video.

Right before the hearing,

Public Prosecutor abuses her
client Neeraj outside the courtroom.

Ms. Singh gave Public
Prosecutor access to her client

and permission for
this profanation.

And if this was not enough,

after Neeraj's wrongful confession,

Ms. Singh misadvised her client,

for which he was wrongfully convicted.

As intense as it may sound,

all his allegations
are based on assumptions.

As a lawyer, it was my job to give
my client the right legal advice,

which I did.

In today's day and age,

videos can be made by anyone,
anywhere, using smartphones.

But without the right audio or
right information about the video,

it's just two people talking.

A fact until proven is not evidence.

Do you have anything
more substantial?

Yes, sir.

Ms. Singh, is it true that
you just started a new law firm?

Yes.

The point is sir,

she starts a new law firm with the Public
Prosecutor of that case, Puneet Tandon,

as soon as Neeraj Shekhawat
is convicted and imprisoned.

Sir, Mr. Jaitley's
argument isn't valid.

It feels like we are here
to massage Mr. Jaitley's ego,

because he still has not
submitted any conclusive evidence

or witness to prove collusion.

It almost feels like he using
this to vent out his friend's anger.

Or if I may say so,
he's seeking revenge.

I am, in fact, trying to contradict

that personal business
has no place in the courtroom.

She met the opposing counsel
a day before the final hearing.

But let me also mention this,

this is the same case...

...Jaitley and Associates were
winning up until that day.

But suddenly, after that day,

her client gets
convicted and imprisoned.

Right after that,
opposing counsel Puneet Tandon,

And the defence lawyer, Ms. Singh
started a new law firm together

It is as simple as putting
two and two together.

There's scope of suspicion
in this allegation, Ms. Singh.

It could also be an
unrelated coincidence, sir.

Your life is full
of happy coincidences.

Right?

Well, I'll take
that as a compliment.

But the court issues
verdicts based on evidence.

Ms. Singh, too many coincidences
are rare in real life.

Committee agrees that the evidence
presented is circumstantial.

Allegations have not been proven,

but Ms. Singh what you did after
leaving Jaitley and Associates,

that without a doubt
points towards impropriety.

Let me warn you, there is no place
for dishonesty in the courtroom.

This case is being dismissed,

but we are placing you under
scrutiny and issuing you a warning

for treading on the thin
line between ill*gal and improper.

Please be careful.

The council will be watching you.

Yeah, Puneet?

Yeah, it has been dismissed.

I'm about to leave the court.

You got lucky.

That might not always be the case.

Well, maybe.

But you will always
be your father's son.

I knew the Bar Council
can never disbar you.

Yeah, thanks.

How do you do it?

What?

I mean leaving a nice job as a Public
Prosecutor and starting a law firm with me.

Quite gutsy, huh.

Well, stupidity serves
as a rite of passage to maturity.

Life would be pretty
dull without risks.

That's true.
And look at me.

Brand ambassador of risk.

I got leashed by the committee.

Don't they know that
the wild cannot be leashed?

But having said that, please,

for the sake of our firm,
no scandals, at least for a while.

We have formed a strong
team in a short span.

- So exciting.
- Yeah.

Very cool.

Almost as cool as the fact
that you poached Geetanjali.

It's not funny.

Listen, I didn't poach her.

I had to convince her.

And what about Sahib,
you did the same thing.

Listen, Sahib was looking
for exactly this opportunity.

I didn't poach him.

- Oh.
- Yeah.

So if you do it it's recruitment
and if I do it, it's poaching.

No, but seriously, I felt we
were sorted the day Ajit said yes.

Because we needed somebody like him.

He's like Randeep,
an in-house investigator and all.

I think we're going to rock it.

I know.

Finally, our own law firm.

- I feel it.
- Yeah.

Come on. Come, come.

Surprise!

Welcome, welcome, welcome.

Thank you.

There's a surprise
for you over there.

Mom!
Oh my God, Mom!

You too?

I have been trying
to call you for so long.

That's why it's unreachable.

It's a very important day for you.
You deserve a surprise.

I love you, Mom.

Cheers.
Cheers.

Thank you very much, everyone.
Thank you.

I start a new chapter
of my life from today.

I'll have to move on from
the life I was comfortable with.

This field that I have
entered is quite challenging.

It will take most of my time,
effort and energy.

So, I am handing over the
command of this firm to my son,

the most capable
advocate here, Akshay.

- Cheers.
- Cheers.

SK will be Akshay's
second-in-command.

He will take charge of
the firm in Akshay's absence.

They are my arms and legs.

Here.

Flatbreads.

Too much stress will
give you wrinkles.

Remember what I used
to tell you before your tests?

Worry only enough
to get the work done.

Don't worry so much
that you end up in a coffin.

Yuck, Mom.

These one-liners don't suit you.

And this sad face doesn't suit you.

You know what?

I am not worried.
I am just irritated.

I don't understand

Why did JJ approach the Bar Council
without hard evidence?

Just so that I get
slapped with a warning?

I mean it just doesn't make sense.

Forget him.

He's a donkey.
A donkey.

You knew we cannot prove collusion
with only that video as evidence.

There were no chances
of her being disbarred.

You know, I don't understand
why you force us to do such things.

It's such a waste of--

Calm down, Akshay.

Not all battles in the
committee are fought to win.

This is worse than punishment
because she'll have to live with it.

The bar has issued a warning to her.

We didn't lose.

It's time to celebrate.

So let's celebrate.

Cheers.

She hasn't even paid the rent.

I called her many times.

But she isn't answering her calls.

Neighbours have been complaining
about this stink for three days now.

Inspector!

- This is terrible.
- What?

It's also being discussed
in the interns' group.

We left a nice job and joined here.

I hope it doesn't ruin our future.

Come on, it's not that bad.

Not sure.

Hey!

How are you?

All good.
What's up?

I am so sorry for what happened.

Just be positive and ignore them.

What happened?
What are you talking about?

I mean it obviously
must have been bad, right?

Bar council's warning based
on ethics and impropriety?

That sounds bad.

To question a senior
advocate's moral code

is just a lack of impartial
judgment, Geetanjali.

But this is how
morals get shattered.

It is a new firm.

Our creditability
will be questioned.

How will we approach new clients?

One sec, one sec.

How do you know about it?

It's been circulating
in all groups since morning.

You didn't see?

What the hell?
Bar Council--

I thought she knew.

- Why didn't you--
- Everyone knows.

Hello?

What the hell is wrong with you?

You are back to your dirty tricks?

Tell me did you leak
the bar council's decision

or did you make
someone else leak it?

Hello!

I haven't given you the
liberty to call and badger me.

I have a lot of other work to do
other than ruining your life.

And for all I care, it must
be one of your "coincidences".

Then don't blame me.

Listen Akshay...

Hello, Mom?

How did you get my mother's phone?

What?

Where?

I heard her mother just met
with an accident. She is in coma.

People drive blindly in Delhi.

Maybe this accident is a trailer
of Niharika's bad phase to come.