02x03 - A Lasting Legacy

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Wow!

- Mathur!
- Homi!

Which film are you auditioning for?

- Anyway
- Here's Uncle Sam's decree.

As expected, they refused
to give us natural uranium.

Oh! Fancy move.

Homi, that was an official sanction letter
from the government of United States.

They have accused us of failure
to follow protocol and

breach of trust.

Failure to follow protocol, Mathur?

Yes.

- F*****g hypocrites!
- Hypocrites!

Homi,

why am I dancing with you?

- Want to know the plan, Mathur?
- What plan?

Something like 'I have a plan'.

- Interested?
- Yes, tell me.

What do we need to make plutonium?

Reactor for starters.

A reactor, yes.

- We need heavy water, yes?
- Okay.

- And we need fissile natural uranium.
- Uranium.

Right. So, reactor we have Phoenix.

- And heavy water we'll get from...
- The Soviet.

Soviets, right.

- What we don't have is fissile uranium.
- Is the uranium which is...

- Which is why we need the Americans.
- Correct.

But what we do have, Mathur,

- Is?
- is an entire stockpile of depleted uranium.

- From CIRUS.
- From CIRUS.

What good is depleted uranium to us?

It's plutonium we need.

So everyone and their mother thinks

that depleted uranium
is completely useless.

- Which it is.
- On its own!

On its own, Mathur.

But thanks to the Maharaja of Travancore

we have...

- Thorium!
- Thorium!

As much thorium as we could possibly use.

And if we cook the thorium

and the depleted uranium

in a breeder reactor,

in 18 months

we will be able to harvest the

plutonium, Mathur!
Plutonium!

Yeah, theoretically possible.
Wait a second.

What you're saying is that
we'll use

depleted uranium

and thorium in a breeder reactor
to make plutonium.

Yes.

- But this is a closed energy loop.
- Yes.

Whatever plutonium we yield will end up
being used to run the reactor.

- Some of it.
- Most of it.

- That's why, Mathur...
- Yeah?

As we speak,

Ramanna is working
on another breeder reactor, Purnima.

- Purnima?
- Yeah.

Plutonium Reactor for Neutron
Investigations in Multiplying Assemblies.

Purnima!
And when Purnima

and Phoenix are working
in tandem at full capacity,

not only will we eventually be

completely energy independent

but soon we will have enough

m*ssile grade plutonium.

- To make our own b*mb core!
- Yes.

Yes, Mathur. Finally!

Finally, we did it.

Finally, Mathur.

Finally!

Yes, finally, we did it, Homi.

Yeah, that's just absolutely

astounding! Yes, cheers!

- Cheers, Mathur.
- Cheers to that. I'll start working on this

- immediately.
- No, Ramanna's on it.

Anyway, what about Pandit Nehru?

- What about his approval?
- That reminds me...

Meher!

- Meher!
- Yes, sir?

- Meher, connect me to the PMO please.
- Okay.

Mathur,
give us 2 minutes please.

Take the drink. Take it.

Hello, operator,
connect me to the PMO please.

- Good morning, sir.
- Good morning.

- Ask someone to send in a doctor.
- Okay.

Panditji was fine last night.

- What happened all of a sudden?
- No idea.

Get some rest, dear.

We're here with you.

Please sit down.

You'll take ill if you keep standing.

Sir,

blood transfusion is required.

Please sign the consent form.

I think we should inform the assembly.

Can I be of help?

No, dear.

I'll handle it.

Sir, has there been
any mention about a will?

- Come along with me.
- Okay.

The party has appointed him
as the caretaker PM.

I've informed Kamraj.

He should be here any moment.

I think we need to inform the family.

Sir, can I ask you something?

What's the problem with those Americans?

Why are they so hell bent on stopping us?

Finally, Meher,
you asked a good question.

C'mon,
let's explore.

Okay, what does America want?

World domination?

Yes.

- How old are you, Meher?
- Sir, I'm 23.

You have a very cynical world view
at such a young age.

But yes, absolutely right.

America wants to

control the entire world.

America!

Now, full fledged wars have become a bit

passe, so what do we engage in?

The Olympics?

Yes and?

Diplomatic warfare.

- Who's America's enemy?
- USSR.

USSR.

USSR.

Which brings us to the
Indian Subcontinent.

It has an interesting power dynamic.

America is friends with

Pakistan.

And Pakistan is friends with

China.

India and the Soviets

are close.

India and China?

Indian and Pakistan?

If there's a w*r between US and USSR,

Pakistan might convince China
to ally with the US.

That leaves only India.

The US has bombs

so does USSR.

And China is this close
to testing their b*mb.

So America wouldn't want

India to gain a position of power.

Right?

That we are able to face them in w*r!

- That we have...
- A nuclear b*mb!

Line connected to the PMO.

Sir, it's the PMO.

- Bhai!
- Homi,

Panditji has suffered
from a cardiac arrest.

It will be best if you reach Delhi
as soon as possible.

Okay, thank you.

Sir?

I've to go to Delhi.

Okay, Monday morning?

No, right now.

Hello?

Vikram Sarabhai please, Ahmedabad.

The line is busy.
Please Wait.

But at least tell us the reason.

Have you informed Mr Sarabhai?

We haven't been to able to reach him yet.

We are supposed to meet your team today
and you are cancelling the meeting last minute!

We are really sorry
about the last minute cancellation.

I wish we could help you more on this.

- What happened?
- NASA...

Please get back to work.

NASA...

- NASA people have cancelled the meeting.
- What?

We have been working on this
for the last six months.

Even Vikram is coming for the briefing.

Let him come.

Let him come.
He will have to sort this out.

Dad?

Malli!

What kind of a space
travel magazine is this?

It's so funny.

It doesn't contain anything that you teach

You're reading comics
first thing in the morning!

No, I was just bored.

Amma left early morning for practice.

Why did she leave so early?

Why don't you ask her yourself?

You're just like your mother!

That's what everyone said at the party.

But why didn't you attend my party?

I had something to do that day

but I'll have another party for you here.

Another party? When?

Today? No, tomorrow evening.

It's a holiday.

Not my holiday, Malli.

I told you I've to meet people
from NASA.

But we'll do it soon.

Is Kamla aunty going with you?

Yes.

So she's not leaving.

She's leaving, dear.

She's going back home to her parents.

Malli, your grandma's waiting
at the breakfast table.

- Go.
- Come.

What happened?
Is everything okay, Homi?

He's had a heart attack.

I'm sorry, Homi. But who?

Bhai.

How bad is it?

He's in coma.

Call Vikram up.

Call Vikram and ask him to

come to Delhi soon.

You're leaving today?

- Yes.
- Good.

I promised Bhai

that I'd do everything in my power
to protect his legacy.

Homi...

They must have given a reason.
How can they just cancel the meeting?

They didn't say anything, sir.

They called us also the last minute.

Something is wrong.

Or they wouldn't have cancelled
the meeting.

Sir, should we try
calling Panditji once more?

First let me understand what's going on.

Connect me to the director
of Johnson Space Station.

Hello?

Hi, Will, this is Vikram Sarabhai.

Oh! Hi, Vikram, of course.

Will, I thought we had a deal.

How can they just cancel
it at the last moment?

Listen, I'm going to be
straight with you here, okay?

We got a call from the state department
about a week ago.

They said they're sanctioning India over
its nuclear program.

They think Nehru is trying
to cover up a b*mb test.

It's time for you to pick sides.
Either Bhabha can play his games

or India can get its space programme.

The choice is yours, Vikram.

Sir,

Morarji Sir, would you like to
be the next prime minister?

- What role is Indira ji going to have here?
- Please tell us.

Given the current situation,

who will be the next prime minister?

Morarji is here.

Morarji is here.

Don't worry, dear.

I'll handle it.

Need a minute.

Panditji's condition is worsening.

Some matters
need immediate approval.

Get a press release ready.

We need to inform everyone.

- Okay.
- Alright

Get 2 press releases ready.

We better be prepared.

Where will you sit?

Right here...

- Let's sit downstairs.
- Good.

An important project file.
I just can't find it.

Don't know where it is.

I'm leaving for Bangalore to fix the mess
that Homi has created.

Years of hard work has gone to waste just

because Homi has decided
that diplomacy is not an option.

He's so relentless in his pursuit,

he doesn't realise
the entire community is suffering.

He doesn't understand what he's doing.

Take care.

Mrinalini,

Kamla is leaving.

I want to make things better.

I really do.

I want us to be the

- family that we were...
- Vikram,

if you think Kamla's decision to leave
will set things right...

Sir, there is call for you.

Not now.

Sir, It's Mathur Sir from Bombay.

He is saying that it's urgent.

Hi, Vikram.
There's bad news.

Panditji is critical.

The doctors don't think
he's going to make it this time.

Homi has asked you to go to Delhi.

I think he needs you.
You really should go.

Take care of Kamraj.

A widowed prime minister!

Who will be the next prime minister?

Nehru is on his death bed.

And as for Homi,
apparently he has found a way to convert

- thorium to uranium.

we need proof
if this is even close to possible

because so far nobody in the world
has been able to figure that s**t out.

So this is not only intel

this is f*****g tech that we need for our
scientists and I want to know

if this is another one of Bhabha's little
schemes or if this is real?

You understand me?

Hmmm

And this is coming from the top.
The POTUS

f*****g president of the United States
needs physical proof

if he has to reprimand Nehru
who so far has openly declared

he's not building a b*mb

but if his little friend
is producing uranium

we need some god damn proof
which you have failed to f*****g provide me.

At least Nehru won't be a problem anymore.

They're saying it's
going to be Morarji Desai.

Really?

I wouldn't place all
your bets on Desai just yet.

If not Desai, then who?

Please sit, Indu.

The doctors have shifted the
prime minister to an oxygen tent.

His condition is worsening.

It breaks my heart to say this but

we have to be prepared.

We have to manage the nation
and the party earnestly.

Indeed.

We have to complete Panditji's
unfinished business.

I'm sure that's what he'd want.

You are talking as if...

We need to show forbearance.

Mr Shastri,
the nation is our responsibility.

All of us want

Panditji to recover but

in these circumstances,
we better choose

an interim leader to
take official decisions.

Wait a minute.

Panditji's family should be

supportive of any decision being taken.

In a democracy,
the nation is your only family.

I believe firmly

Morarji Desai would be the right
choice for this post.

During these troubled times,

I'm willing to serve the nation.

Indu,

what do you think?

I'm okay with whatever you decide.

It's decided then.

- It's decided...
- What have you decided?

- In Panditji's absence...
- Panditji

is still the leader of this party.

He's the prime minister of the nation.

- Yes but for now...
- For now

I'd like to have a word with Indira Nehru

about her father

and not the prime minister.

This meeting can wait,

Mr Desai.

Let us all put our hands together

to thank Dr Kamla Chaudhary

for making IIM what it is today.

We wish her the best
for her future endeavours.

- Ladies and gentlemen, Dr Kamla Chaudhry.
- Congratulations!!

Thank you.

Surprised?

Me too.

I heard about Mr Nehru.

Vikram has left for Delhi.

- I'm...Mrinalini
- Kamla,

don't leave.

You don't have to go.

You gave your all to IIM.

You have made it what it is today.

I want you to stay back.

No one deserves to
be here more than you do.

That's all I wanted to say and

the rest is up to you.

Please know that I don't blame you.

I never have.

Don't let them see you crying.

Shastri.

We must choose Lal Bahadur Shastri.

But Bapu always said...

Morarji Desai would be his successor.

In the last few months

Panditji wasn't taking
decisions off his free will.

He was away from PMO and Delhi.

Indu, don't think like him

but for him.

Think about the good of the country.

What would be good for the country?

You should be asking who, not what.

What can I do?

What can you do?

You're the only daughter
of this party's leader

and the first prime minister
of this nation.

Your vote counts the most.

When the selection happens,

you will vote for Shastri.

Can't we forget politics
for one day, Kamraj?

Politics is your legacy.

It's your duty.

Duty can never be forgotten.

Indu, you were born to do this.

Enough.

Please.

The stars have aligned for Morarji.

I fear lest that gleam overshadows
the Nehru family forever.

Shastri will not only lead the nation well

but also pave way for
a new age of Gandhi

when the time is right.

This is what Panditji actually wanted.

How long until they decide?

She says she needs time.

But Morarji Desai is pushing for a vote.

Vikram, you're close to Menon,
aren't you?

I think you should go and speak to him.

- What are you doing, Homi?
- What?

They are politicians but you're not.

We need Desai to win.

He's pro military, pro science.

We need a strong successor.

That's fine but has the time really come?

You call him Bhai right?

At least wait for him to pass.

Fine, don't speak to Menon.

It will come down to Indira's vote anyway.

Homi!

I know you're upset.

But this isn't the time to make
political strategies.

You should be with Indira, consoling her.

- She needs your support at this time.
- That's what I came here for.

They didn't even let me meet Indira!

They're trying to side line her, me

everything and everyone
that he worked with.

What we were to achieve in 5 years now

that will take 15-20 years

Is that why you've called me here?

To score cheap political points?

I can't believe you
can be so selfish, Homi,

especially after what
you've done to sabotage...

I'm sorry?

Sabotage what?

The Americans have pulled
out of the SLV programme.

My space programme is suffering

because of your nuclear reactor's mess.

It's not actually your reactor's fault

- but your ego.
- Well, look at you now.

Talking about your satellite.

Where's the sensitivity now,
you hypocrite!

You're no different.

A woman who is about to lose her father.

You'll be asking her to reserve some
funds for you.

You're like a grave robber, Homi.

The one who pillages coffins
while the earth is still wet.

You don't know me at all.

Sadly I'm the only
one who knows you enough.

The light is out.

Hello, it's time for news on the radio.

We say this with deep grief,

this afternoon at 1:44 PM

India's Prime Minister
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

died of a heart attack.

India didn't just lose a minister but also
a leader

and the greatest of patriot.

We deeply mourn this irreparable loss.

History isn't made in a day

but the demise of Pandit Nehru has
changed the course of Indian history.

He played an important
role in the freedom struggle

and became the first
prime minister of India.

Our heartfelt respects to Pandit
Nehru and condolences to his

grieving daughter Mrs Indira.

Could we talk for 2 minute?

Am I going to let him down, Homi?

Maybe.

Maybe dad should have had a son.

They want Morarji Desai
to sit on his chair.

Kamraj wants Shastriji
to sit on his chair.

They don't know what they want.

He spoke to me
about the true successor of his legacy.

Who?

- What if I fail him, Homi?
- So what?

Many years ago in this very room,

he asked for my resignation.

What about the people outside?

All I can say to them

is that Nehru's daughter
is more worthy than 100 sons.

Thank you.

You are welcome, my darling.

Panditji is very punctual.

Let's not keep him waiting.

There will be no elections.

The next prime minister of India
will be Lal Bahadur Shastri.

Consider it done.

BEEP