While in lockup, his lawyer (a burnt-out legal aid named ) visits. She notices Arul is oddly calm. He whispers, “Ask me a question from Kaun Banega Crorepati? ”

The final shot: Arul sits on his old Dharavi rooftop, laptop open, coding a new encryption protocol. A boy runs up: “Anna, new Hollywood movie leaked. Where to download?”

He answers correctly. Anand is furious. The police outside the studio ready their handcuffs. As Arul climbs to Rs. 1 crore, then Rs. 5 crore, the rival pirate (a jealous former collaborator named Kali ) watches from a hideout. Kali sends goons to cut the studio’s power. Arul anticipates this—he has a portable generator hidden in the green room (installed by a fan who works as a light boy).