02x02 - Burden Of Proof

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- Ma'am, Homi sir's that way.
- Thank you, Meher.

Vitals look normal

which is great but I'd still like to keep
him under observation.

Pipsy!

They say he's okay.

That's a relief!

As I said earlier, ma'am,

they got him out in time.

There's really nothing to worry about.

- Thank you, doctor.
- Not at all!

See you in a bit, ma'am.

Mathur, how, what?!

Pipsy... We're still looking into it.

But thank god for that fridge,
it saved Homi's life.

Fridge?

Our industrial refrigerators have
a thick lining of lead.

And that protected Homi
from all that radiation.

Homi ordered it just this morning
from the laboratory!

For that silly USAEC film.

Can you imagine...

He's quiet.

He won't say anything.

Maybe something good came out of this,
after all!

Sweetheart, I'll wait with aunty,
you go ahead.

Okay.

I'll just go see him

Please have some tea.

Where are you posted these days?

I'm in Delhi for now but I may have to go
to the border very soon.

Sorry, Mr. Sarabhai,

this was indeed a miracle

but more about 100 million
going to ashes in the skies, sir.

Think about it, sir.
We can use that money

for agriculture,
education, building roads

and so many other such things.

We have to cancel your budget, sir.

I'm sorry.

I understand.

You're not wrong, Mr. Sahu.

Guess I was chasing the wrong dream.

You do your job of altering the budget

and I'll do mine.

Thank you for waiting for the launch.

As per recent reports,
Dr. Vikram Sarabhai, his team

and spectators in Thumba are safe.

After the shocking result,
Dr. Vikram Sarabhai

will soon broadcast his message
from Thumba.

Still can't handle failure?

- No matter whose failure it is.
- Pipsy!

What's this I hear about cancelling
our lunch tomorrow?

What? For a minor radiation accident?

I'm sick, Pipsy!

I'm a sick man.

Before you come up
with more dirty jokes,

was this really an accident?

Homi?

I don't think so.

Sure about that?

They know what we're upto.

Our deal with the Americans

allows them to track our every move.

They've been watching us,
following us, plotting against us.

No! It's not just the Americans.

This is someone on the inside.

This is someone you trust.

Hmmm?

I know.

Can't help it, Pipsy.

You won't listen to me and stop anyway,

because you're Homi Bhabha.

But if you're going to do this,

give those b******s hell!

Make sure none of them succeeds.

Okay?

What now, sir?

Is this the end?

No, Kalam.

It can't be.

It's not the limitation of budgets

but of thinking

and willingness.

We've been thinking all wrong.

I've been thinking all wrong.

You tell me, Kalam,

why did we start INCOSPAR?

Only to launch rockets

or to change people's lives
using space technology?

Sir, but the government is slashing
our budget.

Just for once... For once

forget about budgets,
approvals and permissions.

Just forget about it all

and tell me what future holds for us.

What should be India's future?

Tell me.

Sir, moon landing.

5, 10, 50 years later,
where do you see us?!

Mars mission.

We'll get there.

One day we'll get there.

- Dan?
- Interstellar travel, sir.

That's what I'm talking about!

If we can bring back
our initial entusiasam,

Even the sky's not the limit for us!

We failed today,

that too miserably...

but failure only means that
we are one step closer to success.

Sir, what should we start with?

Satellites.

We'll launch satellites from India.

We can't build schools and hospitals
all over the country

but we can deliver necessary information
through television.

Sir,

satellite programme without any funding?

Sounds impossible, sir.

Everything is impossible until it isn't.

That's what Homi would've said.

And I have complete faith in him.

- Do you have faith in me?
- Yes, sir.

- Yes, sir.
- Then let's do this.

- Let's do this, rocket boys!
- Yes, sir.

All lights on. Yes, a little ahead please?
Better.

Sir, is this light okay?

Yes.

Good to go.

- Light okay, sir?
- Yes.

Yes sir

Sound ready?

Sound roll please.

- Kalam,
- Sir, we are ready.

- hope I'm looking fine.
- Roll camera please.

Very good, sir.
Just that your hair is a little white.

That happens with experience.
You're unmarried so you won't get it.

Mr. Kaushik, thank you so much
for doing this.

It's my good fortune

that Dr. Sarabhai invited me here.

But I don't get one thing.

Why are we doing this?

I got to know that you find
our work interesting

and you discuss us
in other interviews as well!

Anyway, we're launching
a satellite programme

which will help us broadcast
television across the country.

We're currently on the testing stage.

I want this interview
to be part of the proposal that

I'll be making to the government.

I need some approvals from them.

That's great!

All right,
let's get straight to the point then.

Who's funding this satellite programme?

INCOSPAR is doing this programme in
collaboration with NASA.

NASA wants to study the impact of
television on education.

How did India get on board
with NASA for this?

I'm sure other countries would
be in the race too.

Yes, absolutely.

Our conditions complemented
their criteria.

NASA was looking for a country
with lower lietracy rate and vast population.

Hence, we were able to secure this deal.

I truly feel that this is the beginning of a
long standing relationship with the Americans.

It's over.

I'm cutting off all
ties with the Americans.

Are you mad?

Do you know what that implies?

Cut off ties with the Americans and
we'll have no uranium nor heavy water.

Then...

What will we do then?

Ramanna, Sethna and that Brahmaprakash

have more access to information.

When will you let me in on your plan?

Once the plan is ready,
I'll let you know, Mathur!

I'm hungry.

Now what about Dean Gordon?

What do I tell him?

Tell him to f**k off!

Oh! Hah. Nice.

Okay, why don't you tell him, then?

- Fine.
- Fine.

Yes?

Sir, Mr. Raza is here to see you.

Now?

Why is he here?

He's been trying to meet me for weeks.

I'll hear him out.
He deserves that much.

No need to meet him.

Why?

- Because he's a security threat.
- Hmmm.

- Yeah, He's not safe for you.
- Hmmm

- Want some bread and butter?
- What?

Bread and butter, Mathur.

- Bread and butter.
- I got that, but no...

- Okay.
- Dean Gordon will be here.

What am I being punished for?

- Lower your voice.
- No! I want to know...

- Lower your voice!
- Thank you, Asif.

You have 5 minutes

after which, I don't want to see
you in this facility again.

What's happening?

I've been sacked from the
board of directors of this institute.

In fact, I'm barred from stepping into

any research facility in the country.

- Why so?
- You should've thought about this before.

Thought about what?

Homi, what do I think?

Homi, nobody's listening to me.

Believe me,
I have nothing to do with that incident.

- You have to believe me!
- I want to believe you, Raza.

I've tried to believe you against
everyone else's better judgement, I have tried

and you have let me
down every single time.

It's not like that.

Look, I don't like your style of work

but it's not personal.

And I have done everything
to support you, Homi.

- You have done everything to support me?
- Yes, come on!

From the Tata Grant

to Apsara,
you've opposed me at every step!

Even then I brought you in here

because I value and
respect you as a scientist.

- Respect?
- Yes.

Respect?

What respect, Homi?

What respect are you talking about, Homi?

I can't leave my own house.

- People hurl abuses at me.
- You tried to k*ll me.

You put this entire facility at risk.

- I tried to k*ll you?
- Hmm

You also believe that?

And why would I do that?!

And... And this facility...

Homi, I helped you build it.

- Why would I want to ruin it?
- You helped build it?

And you don't know how
to operate the f*****g doors?

I would've died, Raza.

I've said this a million
times since 6 months, Homi,

there was a malfunction.

- I tried, I swear...
- Your 5 minutes are up.

Please escort him out.

Homi! Homi, Homi...
I'm a scientist, not a k*ller!

Homi, listen!

Move off!

Homi! Listen to me.

Homi! I can prove my innocence.

- Sir...
- I can prove my innocence.

Prove it then.

- Yes. I will.
- Okay.

I will prove it, Homi, I will prove it!

Do you watch news on the TV installed
in your village?

- Yes, we do.
- Look in the camera and speak please.

Yes,
all of us watch together in the evenings.

Uncle,
has the TV benefitted you in any way?

Yes, it did.

I watch it every evening.

- Did you get her vaccinated?
- Yes, I saw on TV

about free vaccinations
from the government.

So we got it done.

What do learn from the news?

We get information about ration cards,

weather forecast

among other things.

You can read that in the papers as well.

- Yes but those who can't read...
- Gentlemen, the proof is in the pudding.

- We enjoy watching TV!
- Or should I say the TV set?

Since a few months, AIR and Doordarshan

have been broadcasting public service
announcements and news in and around Delhi.

Here are the reports.

I want to implement this model
all over the country.

Why should Delhi have all the fun?

Sir, Delhi has all the infrastructure.

It has Doordarshan's studio
and an All India Radio canteen.

To do this all over the nation at once...

Hmm... I know,
Mr. Sahu, as per government orders,

budgets of only necessary
projects shall be sanctioned, right?

Right, sir.

That's why I have a plan.

The Ahmedabad earth station.

We'll develop an earth station here in
Ahmedabad.

These are the pictures
from the sight survey

and this is the blue print
of the earth station.

Once a telecommunication link
is established,

we will be able to do a nationwide
broadcast at just a fraction of the cost.

But, sir, even your fractions
mean millions.

What if I tell you that

we've secured funds already?

UNDP is granting us funds and NASA
is providing us with the ATS6 satellite.

All I need is a sign off
from the government on this proposal.

Do I have your support on this?

Sir, I mean...
Mr. Sarabhai,

if you have funds from UNDP

and the support of America & NASA,

I don't think

the government will have any objections,
sir...

Do we have a deal, sir?

I guess so, sir.
I think you have a deal!

- Cheers to that!
- Cheers, sir. Cheers!

Don't get too excited.
We can only offer you tea.

Will do.

- Get some tea and snacks for Mr. Sahu.
- Sure sir.

Good afternoon, gentlemen.

Mr. Dean, I hope I didn't
keep you waiting too long.

Mr. Bhabha, this is highly
disappointing and shocking.

And a clear violation of our agreement.

A breeder reactor only means one thing.

It can mean a lot of things, Mr. Dean.

And our deal was for CIRUS only.

Anything we do
with a reactor built in India is uh...

how do I put this gently,

beyond the scope of your business.

But you're using our technology
to build this reactor.

Isn't that the whole point
of international

scientific co-operation?

You use our research findings
and our plutonium

in order to test bombs.

Right?

For peaceful purposes only.
Anyway,

I'm sure you'll understand,

this is a highly secured
national facility

and we can no longer allow access
to our uh,

friends in America.

- Mr. Bhabha, we had a deal.
- Not anymore.

Mathur will escort you out.

Please stop by the gardens on your way,
they are gorgeous!

And if you're free this evening,

I'm having a bit of a soiree.
Please, be my guest!

Will your puppet master be coming too?

Are you referring to the

Prime Minister of this country?

Maybe.

Kick them out of here, Mathur.

Mr. Dean, it'd be better for you to...
Uh, I mean, it's better if you leave now...

Malli!

Dad, let's go watch mom's performance!

No, you promised this time, dad!

You never watch mom's dance show.

- I can't come, dear.
- Why not?

- Are you still angry with her?
- Yes, I'm very angry.

Why must I watch her dance show when
she didn't attend my rocket launch?

Fine.

You and mom just keep fighting
all the time!

Why not? You're always fighting
with Kartikeya too.

But Kartikeya lets me win.

Many times when we're playing,
he lets me win,

even if I am losing.

Do you know why, dad?

- Why?
- Because he loves me.

The men in this city will go anywhere
there's free booze and beautiful women!

- And Atulya,
- Yes?

- You deserve both.
- Thank you, sir!

Honestly,

- Taira, you're a vision!
- Homi!

- Hi! How are you?
- Hello. This is Atulya.

- Hi!
- He's a... A

tortured genius.

Playboy scientist but delicate...
Very delicate!

So treat him well!

Sorry about that.

No problem! That's Homi.

- You're well, Homi?
- I am, are you?

- Just tired.
- Would you like a drink?

- Why not?
- Mr. Shastri?

- Homi!
- A quick one.

No way!

Homi,

the intelligence bureau
is having a melt down

after your announcement.

The Americans aren't happy

as expected, of course.

And I think I should
be able to handle them.

Bhai,

Every treaty by the
Americans is one-sided.

Dean is less of a scientist
and more of a handler.

With Phoenix,
we'll finally go off their radar.

Panditji, think again.

This will not bode well for us.

The Americans
are already suspicious of us.

Now they'll be convinced about our move.

They need evidence to confirm doubts,
Mr. Shastri.

We have given them open access
to our facility. Yes!

They have been snooping around for months

and they haven't found a single thing.

Homi, they don't need evidence.

Your announcement was enough.

Wait till they find the b*mb.

Cheers.

You see, Homi is upto something.

I'm not sure what but he's
definitely up to something.

This Phoenix is just a cover.

- Are you listening?
- Yes.

I... I

saw him reading old reports
of the Manhattan Projects.

Don't worry, Mr. Mathur.
Have some biscuits.

We have a plan.

And so does Homi.

He also has a plan.

I'm sure he has reached the
advanced stages of making the b*mb.

Have you informed the CIA

that Raza is after me?

Raza is doing exactly what we want.

You just win Homi's trust

and get us some real proof

Also, why are you not at the party,
with Homi?

Cheers.

Pipsy?

Pipsy!

- Homi!
- I knew your love for

water based reactors would
inevitably bring you to me.

Well, wild horses couldn't keep me away.

- What? Another one?!
- Mmmhmm

Well, at least someone's keeping
their mothers happy.

- I'll be back.
- What are you? A factory?!

Parsi men, right?

- (Laughs) Come on,

- Where are you taking me? I just got here.
- Let's go somewhere quiet.

- Oh!
- This noise

and these people are trying to k*ll me.

On our watch!

Where are we going?

It's yours.

Do you want a glass of champagne?

I think one is allowed.

Do you expect me to talk?

Say the line.

What line?

No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die.

You went for the new one without me!

- Yes.
- I thought that was our thing.

Well, you made your choices

and I made mine.

I went with my new lover!
- Who, Mathur?!

Yeah. (Laughs)

So, what's the story outside?

Is it a party or a Bond film?

I don't know.

Another thing you don't know.

Thank you.

You didn't even congratulate me.

Did you?

What for?

That my kids will grow up in a world
where nuclear w*r is a possibility!

- What are we looking for?
- Somebody who supports me.

Oh, Homi! Going to be a hard place
to find that one!

How old will the older sister be?
3 or 4?

The devil's five.

Five! Where does it go?

- Do you want to see her photograph?
- Yeah.

- What a little goon!
- Isn't she just?

- She has Sarabhai's ears.
- No?

Yes, she actually does.

How is he?

Still as idealistic and morally
conflicted as I last saw him?

And more!

- Ramesh, get the car.
- Yes sir.

Congratulations, babes.

Take care of you.

- Drive safely, Mr. Mahajan.
- Yes sir.

Good night.

Night.
Let's go.

Bhai.

Don't you think you
should've settled down, Homi?

Don't think I would've
made a very good husband.

You know, it's not just about marriages

It's also about

leaving a legacy behind.

What's all this talk of legacy?

You've got a lot to do yet.

Maybe.

But it's also time for the
old to give way to the new.

Well, then I think Indira
would proudly carry on your legacy.

I'm sure she will...

In time.

But if something happens to me
before she's ready...

You know, I was just thinking...

Morarji Desai would

make a good successor.

I know, I know... You don't
see eye to eye on many things.

That's the understatement
of the century!

I trust your decision, bhai.

You will pave your way, somehow.

But don't forget...

He's a friend of the sciences.

There's still time.

It's never too early, Homi.

I want the good...

I want the good to continue, Homi.

Don't want to be buried with it.

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Thank you.

Good evening ladies and gentlemen,

requesting all passengers
to head to gate number 4

as we start boarding for flight 6N 303.

Looks like a storm's coming.

Hmm.

Bombay weather.

You know they say
Napoleon died of poisoning.

Wait,

Napoleon dies?

- Yeah right, damn surprise!
- Yeah.

You would think a great
general like that would've died

at w*r, in the heated battle?

I'm not reading the book
for his death,

I'm reading the book for his life.

Right.

Legacy.

Yeah.

Yeah, I find that a cheap trick.

It's like you

justify all your personal ambition

by attaching it to
something seemingly noble.

Wouldn't you agree, Dr. Bhabha?

I'm sorry?

Do we know each other?

Oh, I know you.

Oh! This is a shake down.

Take anything you want,
just let me live.

I'll just take a light if you got one.

Oh, nice cigarette.

Last call for Dr. Homi Bhabha.

Please proceed to gate number 4.

Last call.

You know, whatever you're doing here is

villain shtick. I love it.

Deeply unsettling.

But if you knew me, you'd
know how I respond to being bullied.

I was counting on you saying that.

Have a safe flight.

Sorry about spoiling the book.

And just remember one thing.

You may have won the battle,
but we will win the w*r.

Enjoy the storm.