Hey, chal. Ei dara, ei muta lagche. Bas re. Ei dara re, muta lagche. Ei dara, dara. Dara, yes. Dara. Hey! Kothao jabi na, ami muthe ashi, dara. Ei chor, ei chor, ota palaiye geche, palaiye geche. Bapre, palaiye geche. Ei jabe na, palaiye geche, ota palaiye geche. Chor palaiye geche. Chor bhage jacche, chor bhage jacche. Ei chor, chor. Ei, dara, dara, dara, dara, dara. Ore police ra!
A blue truck with a large black metal cage on its bed drives down a rural road. A man in a police uniform and another man, the prisoner, are sitting in the cage.
Setting: rural paved road — bright, overcast daylight
People (2):
• sitting, wearing white patterned short-sleeve shirt and white pants, short, dark, curly hair — frowning
• sitting, wearing khaki short-sleeve police shirt and khaki shorts, short, dark hair — making a funny face, mouth open
Inside the truck's cab, a police officer in a peaked cap yells out the window to the officers in the back while another officer drives.
"Hey, chal."
Setting: inside a truck cab — natural, bright
People (2):
• sitting in passenger seat, leaning out window, wearing khaki police shirt and khaki pants, short, dark hair — yelling, serious expression
• sitting in driver's seat, wearing khaki police shirt and khaki shorts, short, dark hair — focused on driving
The truck drives over a bumpy dirt road, jostling the two men in the back. The officer in the back clutches his groin and complains.
"Ei dara, ei muta lagche."
Setting: rural dirt road — bright daylight
People (2):
• sitting, being jostled, wearing white patterned short-sleeve shirt and white pants, short, dark, curly hair — annoyed
• sitting, being jostled, wearing khaki short-sleeve police shirt and khaki shorts, short, dark hair — pained expression
The truck has stopped. The officer in the back yells towards the driver's window, demanding they stop, while the driver looks out with a confused expression.
"Ei dara, dara."
Setting: rural dirt road — bright daylight
People (2):
• leaning out the driver's side window, wearing khaki police shirt and khaki shorts, short, dark hair — confused, wide-eyed
• leaning out from the back cage, wearing khaki short-sleeve police shirt and khaki shorts, short, dark hair — yelling, urgent
The officer from the back of the truck jumps down, holding his wooden stick, and prepares to lock the cage door from the outside.
Setting: side of a dirt road — bright daylight
People (1):
• standing next to the truck, wearing khaki short-sleeve police shirt and khaki shorts, short, dark hair — determined
After locking the cage, the officer runs into the vibrant green rice paddy, clutching his groin, to relieve himself.
Setting: rice paddy — bright, even daylight
People (1):
• running away from the camera, wearing khaki short-sleeve police shirt and khaki shorts, short, dark hair — pained, urgent expression
The prisoner, now alone in the cage, tries to pull the chain and lock on the cage door, attempting to break free.
Setting: inside truck cage — daylight
People (1):
• crouching by the cage door, wearing white patterned short-sleeve shirt and white pants, short, dark, curly hair — straining, determined
The prisoner realizes the bench he was sitting on is not secured. He lifts the entire bench, creates an opening at the back of the cage, and climbs out.
Setting: inside truck cage — bright daylight
People (1):
• standing and climbing out of the cage, wearing white patterned short-sleeve shirt and white pants, short, dark, curly hair — smiling, triumphant
The police officer returns from the field, zipping up his shorts, and walks back to the truck. He looks into the cage and does a double-take, realizing it's empty.
Setting: side of a dirt road — bright daylight
People (1):
• standing next to the truck, looking into the empty cage, wearing khaki short-sleeve police shirt and khaki shorts, short, dark hair — expression changes from relieved to shocked and wide-eyed
The officer panics, running to the driver's side of the truck and frantically telling the other officer that the prisoner has escaped.
"Ei chor, ei chor, ota palaiye geche, palaiye geche."
Setting: side of a dirt road — bright daylight
People (2):
• standing by the truck door, wearing khaki short-sleeve police shirt and khaki shorts, short, dark hair — panicked, yelling
• sitting in the driver's seat, wearing khaki police shirt and khaki shorts, short, dark hair — shocked, mouth agape
The driver and the senior officer jump out of the truck. All three officers are now outside, looking around in a panic and yelling.
"Chor bhage jacche, chor bhage jacche."
Setting: side of a dirt road — bright daylight
People (3):
• standing, wearing khaki police shirt and khaki pants, short, dark hair — angry, yelling
• standing, wearing khaki police shirt and khaki shorts, short, dark hair — panicked
• standing, wearing khaki police shirt and khaki shorts, short, dark hair — panicked
In their haste, the three officers climb into the back of the truck and accidentally get trapped inside the cage as the door swings shut.
Setting: side of a dirt road — bright daylight
People (1):
• climbing into the cage, wearing khaki police shirt and khaki pants, short, dark hair — surprised
The trapped officers look down and discover a large hole in the truck bed. A cutaway shows the prisoner falling through the hole into a pre-dug tunnel.
Setting: truck bed / underground tunnel — bright, then dark
People (1):
• falling through a hole, wearing white patterned shirt and white pants, short, dark, curly hair — neutral
The prisoner emerges from a hole in the ground inside a cluttered corrugated metal shed, surrounded by large aluminum pots.
Setting: inside a shed — dim, daylight from above
People (1):
• climbing out of a hole in the ground, wearing pink and white patterned shirt and pink pants, short, dark, curly hair — surprised, looking up
The three officers run frantically after the escaped prisoner, leaving their truck behind on the dirt road.
Setting: dirt road — bright daylight
People (1):
• running towards camera, wearing khaki police shirt and khaki pants, short, dark hair — determined
The prisoner navigates through piles of junk inside the shed, looking for a way out.
Setting: inside a shed — dim daylight
People (1):
• crouching and moving through junk, wearing pink and white patterned shirt and pink pants, short, dark, curly hair — focused, looking around
The prisoner looks out of the shed and sees a group of five men, shirtless and in white dhotis, crying and mourning over a body covered by a white sheet on a bamboo stretcher.
Setting: village yard — bright, sunny day
People (1):
• standing around a stretcher, wearing shirtless and white dhotis, short, dark hair — crying, sad expressions
The prisoner gets an idea. He runs out, lifts the white sheet, revealing a man in shorts lying on the stretcher. He then picks up the man and carries him back into the shed.
Setting: village yard — bright sunlight
People (2):
• bending over, lifting a person, wearing pink and white patterned shirt and pink pants, short, dark, curly hair — determined
• lying on stretcher, then being carried, wearing shirtless and blue patterned shorts, short, dark hair — eyes closed, pretending to be dead
The prisoner lies down on the empty bamboo stretcher and pulls the white sheet over himself, taking the place of the 'dead' body.
Setting: village yard — bright sunlight
People (1):
• lying down on a stretcher, wearing pink and white patterned shirt and pink pants, short, dark, curly hair — neutral
The mourners, unaware of the switch, pick up the stretcher and begin carrying it, wailing dramatically. One small man dances and wails in front of the procession.
"Ei, dara, dara, dara, dara, dara."
Setting: village yard — bright sunlight
People (1):
• walking in a procession, wearing shirtless or white tank top and white dhotis, short, dark hair — exaggerated crying
The three police officers run into the scene, looking around for the prisoner, and run right past the funeral procession without noticing anything.
Setting: rural village area — bright sunlight
People (1):
• running, wearing khaki police shirts and khaki shorts/pants, short, dark hair — searching, frantic
The prisoner, lying on the moving stretcher, peeks out from under the white sheet with wide, comical eyes to watch the officers run by.
Setting: on a moving stretcher — bright daylight
People (1):
• lying down, peeking, wearing pink and white patterned shirt, short, dark, curly hair — wide, bulging eyes, shocked/surprised expression
The mourners place the stretcher on the ground. The three police officers, having found no trace of the prisoner, walk back and look suspiciously at the covered body.
Setting: grassy area by a pond — bright sunlight
People (1):
• standing over the stretcher, wearing khaki police shirts and khaki shorts/pants, short, dark hair — suspicious, looking down
One of the officers takes his wooden stick and repeatedly pokes the feet of the body under the sheet.
Setting: grassy area — bright sunlight
People (1):
• bending over, wearing khaki police shirt and khaki shorts, short, dark hair — concentrating
The prisoner under the sheet remains still. Another officer then hits the body hard with a stick.
Setting: grassy area — bright sunlight
People (1):
• standing, wearing khaki police shirt and khaki pants, short, dark hair — angry
The prisoner dramatically sits up, screaming with a terrifying expression. The officers and mourners all scream in terror and run away.
Setting: grassy area by a pond — bright sunlight
People (1):
• sitting up suddenly on the stretcher, wearing pink and white patterned shirt and pink pants, short, dark, curly hair — screaming, eyes wide, terrifying expression
The panicked officers and mourners all jump into a muddy pond to escape the 'risen' body.
Setting: muddy pond — bright sunlight
People (1):
• splashing and falling in a muddy pond, wearing various and various, dark hair — panicked, screaming
The prisoner sits on the abandoned stretcher, laughing hysterically at the men floundering in the mud. He then gets up and runs away.
"Ore police ra!"
Setting: grassy area by a pond — bright sunlight
People (1):
• sitting on the stretcher, wearing pink and white patterned shirt and pink pants, short, dark, curly hair — laughing heartily
The men, covered in mud, lie exhausted in the shallow, muddy water.
Setting: muddy pond — bright sunlight
People (1):
• lying in the mud and water, wearing various, now brown and various, now brown, covered in mud hair — exhausted, miserable
The three police officers, covered in mud, get up and resume their chase, running after the prisoner through a green field.
Setting: green field — bright sunlight
People (1):
• running, wearing khaki police shirts, covered in mud and khaki shorts/pants, muddy hair — angry, determined
The prisoner runs to a tall, thick banana tree trunk that has been stood upright in a muddy field. He quickly begins to climb it. In the background, a small wedding celebration is set up under a blue tarp.
Setting: muddy field — bright sunlight
People (1):
• climbing a vertical trunk, wearing pink and white patterned shirt and pink pants, short, dark, curly hair — straining
The three muddy police officers arrive at the base of the banana tree trunk and look up in anger and disbelief at the prisoner climbing it.
Setting: muddy field — bright daylight
People (1):
• standing at the base of the trunk, wearing mud-stained khaki police shirts and khaki shorts/pants, muddy hair — angry, shouting, looking up
The prisoner, high up the trunk, shakes it violently. The trunk breaks at its base and falls over, sending the prisoner flying towards the wedding canopy.
Setting: muddy field — bright daylight
People (1):
• falling through the air with the trunk, wearing pink and white patterned shirt and pink pants, short, dark, curly hair — shocked
The falling trunk and the prisoner crash into the wedding canopy, which collapses, sending the bride, groom, and priest tumbling into the muddy water below along with plates of colored powder.
Setting: pondside wedding — bright daylight
People (1):
• falling into water, various hair — shocked, screaming
The three police officers fall over in the grass in exaggerated defeat as they watch the chaos unfold.
Setting: grassy field — bright daylight
People (1):
• lying on their backs in the grass, wearing mud-stained khaki police shirts and khaki shorts/pants, muddy hair — exhausted, defeated
The prisoner, now covered in pink and green powder, gets up from the wreckage of the banana tree and runs off again.
Setting: grassy field — bright daylight
People (1):
• getting up and running, wearing pink and white patterned shirt, now stained with powder and pink pants, short, dark, curly hair — dazed but determined
The prisoner arrives at a small roadside snack stall where a couple is sitting. He dives under the table to hide.
Setting: roadside snack stall — bright sunlight
People (1):
• diving under a table, wearing stained shirt and pink pants, short, dark, curly hair — furtive
The three police officers arrive at the snack stall, looking around for the prisoner. They bend down to look under the table.
Setting: under a snack stall table — dim, shadowed
People (1):
• bending over and peering under the table, wearing mud-stained khaki police shirts, muddy hair — searching, suspicious
The prisoner, from under the table, throws colored powder at the officers, then flips the entire stall over onto them, causing a huge explosion of colorful powder.
Setting: roadside — bright sunlight
People (1):
• being knocked over by the table, wearing mud-stained khaki police shirts and khaki shorts/pants, muddy hair — shocked
The prisoner, now shirtless and wearing a torn police shirt, dances triumphantly while the three defeated officers sit on the ground, covered in powder and mud.
Setting: roadside — bright sunlight
People (1):
• dancing victoriously, wearing torn khaki police shirt, shirtless underneath and pink pants, short, dark, curly hair — laughing, celebrating
The prisoner has now captured the three officers in the metal cage. He dances around them, taunting them.
Setting: construction site — bright, harsh sunlight
People (1):
• dancing outside the cage, wearing torn khaki police shirt and pink pants, short, dark, curly hair — mocking, laughing
The prisoner, now covered head-to-toe in black mud, is chained inside the cage. The three officers, now dressed as his gang members with torn clothes and face paint, stand outside laughing at him.
Setting: construction site — bright sunlight
People (1):
• sitting on the floor of the cage, wearing shirtless, covered in black mud and muddy pants, covered in mud hair — crying, miserable
The prisoner, having escaped the shed, runs away. The three police officers, looking dazed and beaten, stumble out of the shed after him.
Setting: outside a shed — bright sunlight
People (1):
• stumbling out of a doorway, wearing torn and dirty khaki shirts and khaki shorts/pants, messy hair — dazed, confused
The prisoner runs into a different corrugated metal shed, but immediately runs back out in a panic, followed by the screams of women.
Setting: village area — bright sunlight
People (1):
• running out of a shed, wearing stained shirt and pink pants, short, dark, curly hair — shocked, mouth agape
The three pursuing officers run into the same shed, only to be met by four angry women who were bathing. The women scream and attack the officers.
Setting: outside a shed — bright sunlight
People (2):
• being pushed and hit, wearing dirty khaki uniforms, messy hair — shocked, scared
• standing angrily, wearing colorful saris and nightgowns, long, dark hair — angry, shouting
The officers are thrown out of the shed and crawl away on the sandy ground, completely defeated, as the women stand triumphantly in the doorway.
Setting: village path — bright sunlight
People (1):
• crawling, wearing tattered, dirty uniforms, messy hair — miserable, pained
The prisoner, exhausted, sits on a wooden bench in front of a small village shop. He sighs and wipes his brow.
Setting: village market — bright sunlight
People (1):
• sitting on a bench, wearing dirty stained shirt and dirty pink pants, messy, dark hair — tired, sighing
The three police officers, now completely disheveled, with torn clothes and painted faces, walk up and sit down heavily on the bench on either side of the prisoner.
Setting: village market — bright sunlight
People (2):
• sitting, wearing dirty stained shirt and dirty pink pants, messy, dark hair — tired, then shocked
• sitting down heavily, wearing tattered police uniforms, messy hair — exhausted, with red and black face paint like bruises or makeup
The prisoner looks from side to side at the defeated officers, his eyes wide with shock. The officers look like zombies.
Setting: village market bench — bright sunlight
People (1):
• sitting, looking back and forth, wearing dirty stained shirt, messy, dark hair — eyes wide, mouth agape, terrified expression
The officers suddenly lunge for the prisoner, who jumps up and tries to run. They grab him and begin crawling after him on the ground, pulling at his clothes.
Setting: village market — bright sunlight
People (1):
• being pulled to the ground, wearing dirty stained shirt and dirty pink pants, messy, dark hair — struggling, panicked
The officers manage to rip the prisoner's shirt completely off. They hold up the torn shirt like a trophy and celebrate their 'victory'.
Setting: village market — bright sunlight
People (1):
• standing and celebrating, wearing tattered police uniforms, messy hair — cheering, smiling
The final scene shows the prisoner, now shirtless and covered in black mud, chained inside the cage. The three officers, now dressed as his gang with torn clothes and face paint, stand outside laughing at him.
Setting: construction site — bright sunlight
People (1):
• sitting on the floor of the cage, wearing shirtless, covered in black mud and muddy pants, covered in mud hair — crying, miserable