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01x05 - Invincibles

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Avrodh: The Siege Within". Aired: 30 July 2020 – 23 June 2022.*
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Avrodh is based on the chapter "We Don’t Really Know Fear" from Shiv Aroor and Rahul Singh's India's Most Fearless.

01x05 - Invincibles

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Inter-Services

Football Championship 2004

your first tournament,

and my last.

I still remember

your winning free kick

in the final minute.

- But you were the player

of the tournament, Sir. - Yes.

Now it's your turn

to be the player of the tournament.

You know, I have been asked

to choose my best man

- for a very dangerous operation

- Uri.

One step ahead, as always.

[Ajay] 'This has all you need.'

What is our mission statement, Sir?

To cross the LOC

and neutralise t*rror1st

launch pads in POK.

And is the government backing this?

So far, yes.

Within the next 36 hours

we have to provide the DGMO

with a full-fledged plan.

So, what are we waiting for?

Your leave has been sanctioned

and I know that you want

to spend time with your mother.

Whether you choose

to lead this operation or not

I leave this option to you.

99300520. This is my mother's

mobile number, Sir.

If you call and tell her

that her son has two options

Option one. To accept the sanctioned

leave and go home to her.

Option two.

To accept the mission.

Do you know what she will say?

She will say, "Videep,

I'll break your legs if you come home".

"Accept the mission."

[Title Montage]

Sunita ji

Please go ahead.

What is about to happen

over the next few days

it is crucial that you stay informed

while you are abroad.

The success of this mission

lies in its secrecy.

I've told you before,

any secret mission of yours

may harm our relationship

with other countries.

I understand that, madam.

But it's not necessary

that we agree on everything.

But as a member

of the National Security Council

it is important

that you have all the information.

We have to work on this together.

You may brief me

on the way to the airport.

Thank you.

[siren wailing]

[notification sound]

Damn media guys!

No, sir. No

It's all rubbish!

No. No news channel

will carry this.

It has been removed

from all news platforms

on the internet.

No D-Don't stress about this.

I I'll handle it.

Yeah

'the army took down

10 t*rrorists'

'the search operation

continues'

'one soldier was'

How did your photos with Sunita ji

end up online?

The cyber cell has run a trace.

I have two words for you.

Namrata Joshi.

-[man 1] 'Sir.'

- Thank you.

- Yeah! She is becoming a pest.

- Hmm.

First, it was Sukhdar,

and now, this.

We've got to be careful.

- The further you stay from the media,

the better it is for us. - Hmm.

My handsome face has become

so popular that I think

I should use this

new-found fame

and capitalise on it.

So funny!

I hope, your new-found popularity

does not burden us,

Shailesh.

Don't worry.

I'll handle this nosy Namrata.

'Nawaz Sharif

has issued an order'

'not to provide shelter

to the t*rrorists.'

'He also expressed concern

over the t*rror1st attack.'

I had a word with General Sebastian

regarding the plan.

He is quite confident.

'The foreign minister,

John Kerry'

And what about casualties?

What if we lose more men?

Look, I know it is risky.

But we must take this step

to stop such attacks in the future.

No other Prime Minister has given

approval to such a plan in the past.

For God's sake!

He's a first time PM.

This PM

is not a regular politician.

If there is anyone who can

approve this, it is this PM.

'At the UNGA, Pakistani Prime Minister

Nawaz Sharif said that Bilawal Wani'

'was a youth leader

who was k*lled by the Indian Army.'

What is he up to?

'He is leading a silent

protest in Kashmir.'

Son of a bh!

Sir, I have identified

some launch pads.

According to the intel

our primary targets

should be among them.

- How many teams would be there?

- Three. Uri, Poonch and Kupwara.

Excuse me, Sir.

Target distances inside POK,

ingress and egress routes.

Number of expected t*rrorists,

personnel requirements

equipment

and casualties expected.

They are all in this list, Sir.

The PM will be briefed tomorrow.

I'll take the DGMO

through these options before that.

Let's hope they do it.

After the Pathankot and Uri attacks,

we badly need a victory.

That is in the hands of the PM.

Our work is to devise the plan.

Let's leave the decision to the PM.

I'll update you

after the meeting in Delhi is over.

Right, Sir, permission to get

teams on-board.

Who is on your list?

It's quite a crazy list, I must say.

Nothing less than crazy would do, Sir.

But half of them are on leave.

Boys will be happy to report back.

KT!

He is about to retire, isn't he?

Don't you want anybody younger?

KT's experience will be

very beneficial for us, Sir.

And trust me,

age hasn't caught up with him yet.

Do you still want Sunil

despite the last operation?

Everybody deserves

a second chance, Sir.

Chaks will be my 2IC

if anything happens to me,

he will take the lead.

[Ajay] 'Good choice.'

- Racy, your in-house entertainment!

- And ace sn*per.

Ronnie will be my medic, Sir.

Pathan He will handle

the communications, Sir.

An the extra muscles help.

Mobilise them. And ensure

they are prepared

- for anything and everything.

- Sir.

Yes, Fayaz.

- Assalam-waleikum.

- Waleikum-assalam.

This is a flight manifesto.

- It has movements and details

of the past four days. - Hmm.

By the way,

hadn't you given up journalism?

- Thank you.

- Okay.

[door opens]

- How do you do, Sir?

- Great..

[indistinct chatter]

Squad, attention!

- Thampi sa'ab!

- Yes, Sir!

- Ronnie!

- Sir!

- How are you, man?

- Very good, Sir!

Sir, nice to be here.

- Strong as always.

- Sir.

- Capt. Jagtap! - Yes, Sir!

- Good to have you on board.

- Thank you, Sir.

- Looking super fit, Major.

- Sir! Jai Hind, Sir.

- Pathan!

- Is everyone good at home?

- Yes, Sir.

- Good to know.

- Thank you, Sir.

Pleasure, Major.

- Jai Hind.

- Jai Hind.

Jai Hind, Sir.

Sit. Please.

Boys, I'm happy

I'm happy to see you all again.

Just don't get too comfortable,

boys.

- We are not going to stay here

for long. - Sir.

- So, zero your weapons

and get ready. - Yes, Sir.

- Yes, Sir. - We will be getting

our deployment order soon.

- Yes, Sir

- Sure, Sir.

- Okay?

- Sir. - Yes, Sir

- See you later, boys.

- Sir.

Chaks, come.

Have the transport ready.

- We will be leaving our squad vehicles

5kms before the base. - Sure, Sir.

- At no cost should our movement

be tracked. - Roger, Sir.

- I am counting on you.

- Yeah. Sir!

[phone ringing]

[phone vibrating]

- Let me change at least.

- I'll help you change, no problem.

- No. Please

- I'll do it. Oh, fine. Go.

[phone vibrating]

Close the door at least!

- Sorry.

-[kiss]

[door closing]

Yes, Fakruddin, tell me.

[Fakruddin]'Hello, Namrata.

Where are you?'

'I've been calling you.'

I'm sorry.

I was slightly busy.

I've received news from my contact

that a Dornier

a DO 228 and two HS 748s

with some soldiers

have landed at a private airbase

in Srinagar today.

I have checked the

airport manifestos as well.

There are no records

of these soldiers.

[Fakruddin]'This is

no ordinary movement.'

- 'I think this is'

- Special Forces?

'Yes.'

Such a troop movement

immediately after the NIA's arrival

This can be a very big news.

I'll leave for Uri today itself.

- It might be risky there.

- Don't worry about me.

Goodbye.

-[Namrata] 'Special Forces?'

-[Fakruddin] 'Yes.'

Such a troop movement immediately

after the NIA's arrival

'This can be a very big news.'

'I'll leave for Uri

today itself.'

[Namrata] 'It might be risky there.'

[Fakruddin] 'Don't worry about me.'

'Good bye.'

Where's Sarthak?

Where is Sarthak?

How many times

have I told you

that passive smoking

is not good for my throat?

- It affects my

- Voice.

Fearless voice of reporting

beacon of justice, Namrata Joshi.

If you're done with your sarcasm

can I ask you something?

Go ahead.

I know that you hold

Shailesh Malviya in high regard

but can you trust

everything he says?

If you aren't comfortable,

you don't have to answer.

I know Malviya sir

for seven years now.

Most people

fail to understand him.

But I know one thing

about him very well.

You can't deny his love

for this country.

Just like you can't deny my love

for you.

Very funny!

[phone beeps]

It's 8 o'clock.

I have to be at work

at 9 o'clock.

[notification sound]

Pankaj, listen to me.

This news is correct.

There is a meeting going on

in the PMO

and Malviya is not part of it.

- Namrata, maybe it's just a coincidence.

- Pankaj, just listen to me.

The information was leaked

from Malviya's office.

I have seen it myself.

Malviya is considered responsible

for the unrest in Kashmir.

This makes complete sense

for the PM

to fire him in such a situation.

Can you say with confidence

that Malviya is getting fired?

Okay, go for it.

[door opening]

- Go ahead, General.

- Shall we wait for Shailesh?

No, let's begin.

General Singha.

In these three sectors

we've identified

a few launch pads

where their presence

is confirmed.

And these are viable objectives

for a counter offensive.

This slide has a list of all

the resources required

namely arms, ammunition, equipment.

The idea is to keep it

as a small and incisive insertion.

Three Special Force teams of

16 to 20 men will go in

with their personal weapons.

And we shall strike

three launch pads.

In the last column, the probable

casualties to our own troops.

Sir, in such an attack

the survival chances of our team

are very low.

We could lose a few men, sir.

The casualty rate could be anywhere

between 20 to 25 per cent.

General Sebastian,

the life of every Indian soldier

is as important as ours.

Sir, Namrata ji's news

is being telecast.

Switch it on.

[Namrata] At the ongoing security meeting

with the PM today

NSA Shailesh Malviya

was conspicuous by his absence.

Has the Prime Minister asked

NSA Shailesh Malviya to resign?

For answers

to all these questions

keep watching India Next News.

After the Uri attack, keeping in mind

the increasing public outrage

the Prime Minister

is meeting

the three Defence chiefs

and the cabinet.

Sorry, I'm late.

[Namrata] NSA Shailesh Malviya

will not be attending the meeting.

The Prime Minister

has demanded his resignation.

Does the government blame

Shailesh Malviya

for the Uri attack?

And if this is true

then who will take over from

Shailesh Malviya as the next

Can someone tell me

whether RAW

is aware of your plan?

I mean, what is their opinion?

The final three launch pads

will be selected

based on the inputs by RAW.

Holy sh*t! What the fk!

Namrata!

Namrata!

[doorbell ringing]

Malviya is not resigning, Namrata.

Now do you get it?

- What! - Tomorrow morning

the entire media

will call us Fake News

instead of India Next News.

We are done!

Finished! Game over!

- How is that possible?

- Vigilante journalism, my foot!

You don't even know

that you got played.

Do you even realize

how they played you?

I can't believe that I trusted you

with such a big story.

The news of your resignation

is making waves, Mr. Malviya.

Just as you expected, sir.

Thank you.

Sir, I have informed

the I&B Ministry.

They have started the proceedings

against Namrata Joshi for the fake news.

[news] NSA Malviya

was held responsible

for the increasing tension

in Kashmir.

Sir, we have some informers

in Jaish-e-Mohammed

with whom our team

is trying to establish contact.

That information will help

significantly reduce casualties, sir.

As of now, I'm only permitting

the Special Forces

to standby in Uri,

Kupwara and Poonch.

Okay, sir.

As far as our silence

is considered

tomorrow, the whole country

will listen to our voice.

But they will only hear

what we want them to hear.

At the UNGA, the Prime Minister

of our neighbouring country

was taking the side

of t*rrorists.

I want to call upon

the people of Pakistan

[PM] 'who believe in him

as their Prime Minister.'

The same Pakistani people

whose ancestors,

before the Partition in 1947

loved both lands equally..

I would like to tell them

that India is ready for w*r.

But we have to fight

this w*r against poverty

not against each other.

India and Pakistan

should come together

to fight a w*r

against social evils, illiteracy

and unemployment.

That is Bashir Ahmed

from Poonch.

He was with us earlier.

He's with them now?

Hizbul has recruited 65 of our boys

in their force.

We train them but they sacrifice

their lives elsewhere.

Let's use their tricks on them.

We can reach the boys

through internet.

We can bribe them

with double the amount

and include them in our camp.

Forget the computer.

Now I will tell you

from where to find Jihadis.

[indistinct chatter]

[b*ll*ts firing]

- Assalam-waleikum

- Waleikum-assalam.

Our school is only uptil

the 8th standard.

- These boys are not more than

13 to 14 years old. - Okay.

Sit down.

Last week, four of our boys

k*lled 19 soldiers

of the Indian Army.

All four are martyrs now.

Allah has granted them

a place in heaven.

Those who fight for freedom

do not trap themselves

in a place like this.

For their beloved land of Kashmir

they are ready

to sacrifice everything.

Because sacrifice is the only way

to fulfil God's will.

I am not your enemy.

Our enemies think

of us as cowards.

That's why we fight.

People who follow the path

of the Holy Quran

embrace Jihad because

they cannot tolerate oppression.

After Pakistan's independence

the way India has ruined

our Kashmir

we will ruin them in the same way.

Any child who wants to sacrifice

his life in the name of Allah

come forward now.

These will be our new weapons.

[Theme Music Playing]