This transition from intelligence-as-a-service to agency-as-a-service promises enormous productivity but also creates a fundamentally new cybersecurity problem.
In visceral rage, Potya kills the uncle who molested Mumtaz and marries her. He becomes the provider for Mumtaz and their two children, Payal and Abhay. But his casual jokes about sleeping with other women reveal the cracks in their relationship. His frequent arrests make him an easy target for the police. He is brutally tortured by the cops and executed in a forest, leaving behind a lingering sense of melancholy. His end becomes a cruel reminder of how the system can easily point fingers at those at the bottom regardless of their fault.
The same misfortune soon catches up with their son, Abhay. He is picked up by the police for being in a group of boys committing petty crimes. His arrest seems to be as much because of whose son he is as because of the company he keeps. Abhay is imprisoned and raped behind bars and left deeply traumatised.
The only way out for Abhay is through a local goon who demands 70-something thousand bucks, which Mumtaz must arrange within a couple of days. But who will help a sex worker when she is the one in need? Unsurprisingly, no one.
Iqbal suggests calling “customers” to arrange for money. Helpless Mumtaz abides. After an entire day of selling her body – the only thing she can do, she returns home to face her worst nightmare. Ever since their birth, Mumtaz wanted to raise her children to have respectable careers and escape the life she had been forced into. Instead, she sees her daughter staring back at her, dressed similarly to the dancers at Chandni Bar. Payal places the money in her mother’s hands, which she made following her path. She too has become a beer bar dancer. Life repeats its vicious cycle.
Abhay gets out of jail and shoots both the boys who raped him in the middle of a bustling market. At this moment, Mumtaz is forced to face life’s bitter truth. The future she once imagined for her children becomes inseparable from the inherited past. “Apne baccho me main apna aane wala kal dekhna chahti thi, par mujhe unme sirf apna ateet nazar aaya”, she cries. The line sums up the reality of Mumtaz and many sex workers.
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Bipasha Basu is all set to return to acting with Hansal Mehta’s upcoming crime thriller Barabanki. The actor has reportedly begun shooting for the series in Mumbai, marking her first major screen outing in several years.
Based on retired IPS officer Aloke Lal’s book The Barabanki Narcos: Busting India’s Most Notorious Drug Cartel, the series is inspired by a real-life operation to dismantle a powerful opium cartel in Uttar Pradesh. Set in 1984, the story follows Lal as he leads a large-scale operation against the drug trade in Barabanki district.
According to a report by Mid-Day, Bipasha started filming for Barabanki in Mumbai last month. The series marks her first collaboration with filmmaker Hansal Mehta and comes nearly six years after her OTT debut with the 2020 thriller Dangerous.
The crime drama also stars Sunny Kaushal and Vishal Jethwa in pivotal roles. However, details about their characters, as well as Bipasha’s role, are currently being kept under wraps. The report suggests that Bipasha’s character shares a deep personal connection with the central protagonist and plays an important part in the narrative.
Bipasha reportedly gave an immediate nod to the project after Hansal Mehta approached her with the story. The filmmaker was also said to be on the actor’s wish list, making the collaboration particularly special.
Adding to the anticipation, Bipasha will reportedly be seen in a completely distinct look in Barabanki, one that is said to be unlike her previous on-screen appearances. With its real-life inspiration, gritty subject and an ensemble cast, the series marks a notable new chapter in Bipasha’s acting journey.
Basu is returning to acting after a prolonged break following the birth of her daughter, Devi in 2022. Her last feature film was Alone (2015), while her most recent screen appearance was in the 2020 OTT thriller Dangerous. Since then, she has largely stayed away from acting while remaining active on social media.
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