Jagruti - (Feature - Drama)

This is a story which starts in the year 1980. This is a story of 4 friends who are thick pals in college and have an urge to do something for their country but dont know how. They are dismayed and of disillusioned with the rampant corruption and communalism that exists in India but like the vast majority are helpless. Times flies by and all the 4 graduate and get on with the careers. One becomes a business man, another joins politics, the third Lawyer while the the fourth becomes a journalist. All 4 excel in their respective fields by sheer use of blatant corruption and no ethics. The politician is starts growing quickly within his party and ranks, honest folks are shunted out, transferred, opposition members are bought and elections are won. The politician is well supported by his 3 friends in his greed and desire to gain power and grow. The businessman helps with money power, the journalist in spreading false news and propaganda while the Lawyer helps twist the law and free the corrupt folks.

This nexus of 4 friends become so strong that all their cronies and corrupt folks are spread in different government departments. The entire state is under their indirect control. Years pass by and it is year 2010, the Politician is elected as the State Chief Minister, the business man is the richest in the state, the journalist now owns and heads the largest News network while the lawyer is the Chief Justice.

15th August 2010, is the Independence day, the Chief Minister promises that it will be the day of change in history of India never seen or heard before. The TV channels propagates this as the Politician is known for his cunning and manipulative ways. The ordinary folks and citizens are angry and frustrated but helpless as the politician and his coterie of 3 friends have looted and plundered the country. The state is in a debt and in a financial crisis.

On 15th August at the flag hoisting ceremony the politician and his 3 friends are present. The Chief Minister announces that a change is about to happen and Emergency is declared. His entire cabinet is sacked.

All corrupt officials and politicians are caught and put behind bars, a fast track court is established which convicts quickly, a string of development measures amounting to over 250000 Crores. These are amounts unheard of. Properties and black money of corrupt folks are confiscated by the state. People are shocked at the turn of events as they are wondering what happened overnight. Policemen salaries are tripled, law and order is restored, any kind of goondaism is not tolerated. The media and TV channels go berserk.

People are pleasantly surprised at the turn of events. In 2 months there is drastic change in the country, the Chief Minister announces that he will address the state on the TV Channel from the historic Gateway of India. People are eager to know what happened.

The Chief Minister along with his 3 friends address the state in front a huge media and people. The fact is that the 4 friends wanted to bring about a change in the country, a change where corruption and lawlessness is punished, but they realised that the system itself is so corrupt that even if they tried they cannot succeed. They would either be thrown out or killed. Hence the 4 decided that the only way to change the system is to be part of it and when you have the power to change it. In the last 25 years they used every wrong thing they can as they realised this only allowed them to grow and become powerful. Every rupee that they had earned for themselves was deposited in a Swiss Bank as a Development Fund. They realised that there is so much corruption that the entire money looted in the last 25 years could have developed the country so much. They had consciously used the 4 pillars of Politics, Judiciary, Business and Media to their advantage but eventually to bring about this change, the revolution that they wanted.

All 4 gave up their posts to honest and non corrupts leaders as they had achieved their goal and were ready to face the law of the land.