This is the story of a village
that time could not erase.
Enough with the costumes.
The audience has waited long enough.
Let's begin the play!
A tale of land and its people
that history will remember forever.
August 15th, 1947.
Everyone knows
India gained independence on that day.
But how many knew that the state
of Hyderabad, right at the country's core,
hadn't?
Because the Nizam who ruled it,
declared that they would remain
an independent country.
His army was made up
of demons known as Razakars.
Those demons were led by Qasim Razvi.
Why was I summoned to Delhi?
I wanted to know your decision
regarding Hyderabad State, Mr. Razvi.
The Nizam has decided that Hyderabad will
be an independent state, like Pakistan.
We will not tolerate any further
interference by the Indian government.
I will not allow the nation to be divided.
The only sensible course here
Is to integrate Hyderabad with India.
Tell your Nizam I said so.
You are forgetting something.
You may be India's Home Minister,
but not ours.
To protect our state,
we are ready to give our lives
or take others!
May God be your protector.
Mr. Nehru,
the situation in Hyderabad
is highly unstable.
Before it's too late,
we must send the Indian army
and take action.
Listen, Mr. Patel.
The world will see India
as the aggressor if we send in the army.
We cannot forsake our citizens,
to appease the rest of the world.
No, Mr. Patel.
Let us be patient until the right moment.
The Government of India
is seeking to integrate
Hyderabad by force.
We will not let this happen.
If that happens,
not only
Would the Nizam incur a loss
But all you zamindars will be at risk.
What do you say,
Mr. Pratap Reddy Deshmukh?
We've always been
the Nizam's sl*ves, Mr. Razvi.
We stand ready
to execute your orders as law.
Well done!
We just want to be
an independent state, like Pakistan.
And to achieve this goal,
we are going to the United Nations.
If anyone speaks against our command,
we'll answer with our swords!
- Free Hyderabad!
- Free Hyderabad!
- Free Hyderabad.
- Free Hyderabad.
- Free Hyderabad!
- Free Hyderabad!
While the rest of India
is celebrating its hard-won freedom,
we're being crushed under the feet
of the Nizam and the Deshmukhs.
Now along with them,
the blood-hungry and brutal Razakars
are raiding our villages
and taking our honor and our lives.
Let's wake up now.
We must break free
from this wretched life.
We must face them bravely,
like Bhairanpally.
What happened, dear?
What happened?
- Looks like they know I'm here.
- What now?
Stay inside with the kids no matter what.
- Please don't go outside!
- Don't come out!
- Stay inside.
- Please stay, dear! Dear!
Someone, please help!
Sir! Please let him go, sir.
Oh, God. Dear
Dear!
Please save him
Dear!
No
Why are you siding
with those Communists, Bikshapathy?
If only you'd continued
to serve by the landlords' feet,
you wouldn't face all these troubles.
How long do we stay under your feet
like dogs, Patwari?
Hey!
Tell me.
What gives you such courage?
The very name of the village
chills your spine, Patwari.
You worthless fool!
He's not a man,
but a monster.
Why should I fear anyone?
Do whatever you want!
We have a lot of work left for you,
and we need you alive,
not as a corpse.
Why would we k*ll you so soon?
Dear!
Mom?
Mom!
Mom! Mom!
Mom!
Dad!
While many villages bowed
to the Razakars' tyranny,
one village stood up to them.
Dad!
That village is Bhairanpally.
Careful.
Chari, Krishnaiah, go that way.
- Bapu and I will search here.
- Okay.
Bikshapathy? Bikshapathy!
Bikshapathy!
- Hey, Balraju. Over here.
- Hey, come.
Be quiet.
Let's do whatever it takes
to rescue Bikshapathy.
Come on.
- Hey! Stop.
- Stop.
Bikshapathy? Hey, Bikshapathy.
Bapu, there's no one here.
Hey! Who the hell are you all?
Hey! Come here!
The police are here!
Push the cart!
- We got him!
- Hey!
We're servants
who get paid to do as they say.
Spare us just this once.
We're not demons like you
to k*ll the helpless.
We are farmers.
Even though the Nizams
harassed us all these years,
we quietly accepted it as fate.
We're coming soon to smash their
fort walls and shatter these shackles!
Warn Razvi and his stooge Deshmukh!
Sir, we fled here
after they burned down our village.
Rajanna, Sundarayya
is back from Vijayawada.
Sir! Sir!
Sir
We couldn't rescue Bikshapathy.
But don't lose courage.
We will see him
returned to you safely, at any cost.
Sir!
They tossed young boys
into a dry well and burned them alive!
They violated our daughters!
They left no grain to feed the children
and burned the entire village to ashes!
- How are we supposed to live, sir?
- Sambaiah.
Consider Bhairanpally as your home.
Stay here until things get better.
Stay as long as you need.
Sir!
- Sathi.
- Yes, Bapu.
- Take them and arrange for their stay.
- Okay, sir.
- Please come.
- Come, sir.
Go on.
Mr. Sundarayya.
Qasim Razvi's rhetoric
is growing more and more hostile.
There isn't a single village
untouched by his demonic shadow.
Even the Nizam has become his puppet now.
Today's strike on their fortress
will surely hurt their pride.
The Razakars will surely retaliate.
That's why you need
to be extra cautious now.
Darn it!
They must've moved Bikshapathy
to another fortress.
That's why we didn't find him.
Bapu, how long can we fight
with these old knives and sticks?
If we had r*fles,
we'd run Razvi
and Razakars out of this place.
You're right, Balraju.
Under the current circumstances,
acquiring r*fles will be difficult.
They've tightened security
near the borders.
Even if we try to bring
the g*ns from Hyderabad,
the whole area
is under police surveillance.
There's a party meeting
in Vijayawada next month.
We'll discuss the g*n issue
with the party there.
Certainly, Mr. Sundarayya.
Raji Reddy, just as you
inspired this village,
Bhairanpally will inspire
other towns ahead.
Keep that fighting spirit alive!
They ruined our fields, violated our women
k*lled our children,
and imprisoned our people!
Remember the vile leaders and their deeds!
Let the flame live on,
flickering but fierce.
Strike when the time is right!
Those abusing tongues must be silenced!
Any hand that dishonors a woman
must face the fire!
Eyes that wink with avarice
shall burn with chili and contempt!
Legs that kicked and crushed
will learn toil and dust!
They will be chopped up
and left to the crows!
Strike when the time is right!
Today marks a momentous day
in the history of the British empire,
as we welcome the esteemed
arrival of the highly decorated
and celebrated football player
hailing from Hyderabad state.
On behalf of Queen Elizabeth II,
I extend a warm welcome
to Mr. Michael Williams!
He's the Champion
He's the Champion
Your Majesty, it is deeply my honor.
I'm Michael C Williams,
and I'm really grateful
to be here at this moment.
Lift your head, my boy.
I was expecting
Queen Elizabeth to receive me.
Why would they bring
a kitchen worker like you?
You!
Where are you going
in your rented suit anyway?
Rent?
Is this how you talk
to a star football player?
I bought it for two rupees
at a shop in Abids.
One kick and you'll bounce
like a football!
- You dare kick me?
- Yes!
You lazy fool!
This isn't your town
to boss people around.
- It's London! Mind your tongue!
- London!
If this is London,
then that makes me
- Queen Elizabeth!
- Whoa!
Get up! You're sleeping
like a log instead of working!
You won't even let me dream
about going to England?
You cling to me like a ghost!
- Hey!
- Hey
- Let me go!
- I took pity on an orphan like you,
let you stay at the hotel
and gave you a waiter's job
And you try to m*rder me?
You want me stuck
waiting tables here till I die?
You guys are at it already? Man!
- Stop! Let her go!
- Hey, why are you interfering?
- You'll die, ma'am!
- I'm leaving!
I'll win the final game today
and go to England.
- That'll show you!
- As if!
Who will take you there?
Go! Get back to work in the kitchen.
- Go!
- To hell with your kitchen!
The game starts in 30 minutes.
- Come, Shabbir.
- Okay.
- What are you looking at?
- I'll deal with you later.
Go!
Here you go.
It's a thousand.
Thank you.
We got a party order after so long!
There's a lot of work to do
but he wants to play football instead!
- Good morning, Mom.
- Nothing good about this morning.
What happened, Mom?
You know what, Joseph?
I asked him to knead the dough,
but he almost kneaded my windpipe!
He won't knead well,
and she won't keel over!
Hey!
I know what you are thinking.
Once I'm gone,
you want to get drunk, party,
and sell the hotel, just like your dad!
Why would I think that, Mom?
Thanks to your big mouth,
I can't find a bride in our community.
How will I ever marry
if I sell this hotel too?
Hey! Don't change the topic.
Talk to Michael!
If he wins the match
and gets selected, he'll go to England.
He won't be trapped inside
these four walls like a vintage relic.
He'll be set for life! Let him go.
- It's not that...
- Let him go, Mom.
Good morning, gentlemen.
Good morning, Joseph.
Extra milk for you.
"Rather than forming
an independent nation like Pakistan,
the majority of citizens favor
Hyderabad State's integration with India.
The cruelty of the Nizam
and Qasim Razvi will not stop this."
You are right, Mr. Khan.
You must be cautious.
Your courageous articles
backing the Indian government
don't sit well
with the Nizam's regime or Qasim Razvi.
Mr. Burgula.
The people have had
enough of their violence.
Good days have begun.
Three days ago, the residents
of a town called Bhairanpally
attacked the village Deshmukh's fortress.
People like them need our support.
Shabbir! Shabbir!
Tell me! What will be your contribution?
Peace be upon you, Mr. Khan.
- Hello, sir.
- Hello.
Hey! Peace be with you too.
- Off to the match, then?
- Yes. Today's the final!
Did you read this week's paper?
I wrote about your team,
the Secunderabad Blues.
Please highlight me
in your next article, sir.
I'll show it to that old lady
and shut her up.
Dear,
a match with the Hyderabad Police Club
is like playing against the Nizam.
Defeat them and I'll write
an entire page about you!
- Really?
- Of course!
Thank you, sir.
Get your headlines ready!
Two teas to Mr. Khan's table
- With extra cream!
- Yeah! With cream?
Will his grandpa pay the bill?
Look at him! After all that scolding,
he still went to the ground.
If you don't control him,
I can't run this hotel. I can't!
- See you, Uncle.
- Where are you going?
Match! I told you today is the finals.
- How are you going?
- Bicycle.
- You're not!
- That's right!
Manchester Club's manager
will attend today's match.
The selections are going on.
You are not going
On a bicycle!
- Take the truck.
- Hey! What's wrong with you?
- Yes!
- Buddy, let's go fast.
- Bye, Mr. Khan! Run!
- All the best, dear!
We're here in Fateh stadium
to witness the 1948 Nizam cup final.
- What's the time?
- It's 9:30.
The coach will k*ll me if I don't reach
the stadium in five minutes!
Yes, man!
And they take on the underdogs,
Secunderabad Blues.
Let's see if they repeat the history,
or if we have
some surprise from the Blues.
- Oh! Welcoming Mr. Roy
- Please come. This way, sir.
- Coach Rafi. Yeah.
- Hello, Coach.
- All the best.
- Thank you!
And this is Babu. Babu, this is Roy,
manager of Manchester Club.
Also our chief guest.
Mr. Roy, Babu Deshmukh.
Works for Nizam police department
and one of our best police officers.
- Yeah.
- Hello.
- Pleasure to meet you. Have a good time!
- Pleasure is mine.
Lock it.
Focus. Don't be scared.
We are facing Hyderabad police team,
but we are equally competent.
We have trained
and worked hard to get here.
- Focus on the attack.
- Coach...
Keep quiet! Don't talk!
- Sorry, Coach.
- Don't annoy me!
Go, sit over there.
Do you understand? Okay?
All the best! Let's go.
Let's go, let's go!
Come on, boys!
And here begins the final.
There's a kick start from the HPC team.
Good passing there!
Oh, and it's an interception.
What are we having? Is this promising?
There goes Babu Deshmukh. Oh!
That's a great tackle.
This guy
Babu Deshmukh
is taking the defenders ahead.
Babu Deshmukh is taking the ball.
And he takes
Oh, and that's a brilliant goal!
Wow! What a play from Babu Deshmukh!
- Captain of the HPC
- He's the one I was talking about.
Good.
Score is 1-0.
Hyderabad Police Club has 1,
and the Secunderabad Blues, 0.
Hey! Pass it, dude!
Listen!
If you were so interested in the game,
why didn't you come earlier?
The Manchester Club's manager
flew in from England to watch this match.
He'll pick today's best player
to join his club.
You were aware of this, right?
- We've been preparing for it for a year.
- Sorry, Coach.
- I won't be late again.
- God!
If that old woman tries to stop me again,
I'll toss her into the furnace
and be punctual!
Babu Deshmukh's heading towards the D
and there goes a pass.
Babu Deshmukh goes for a header and
Oh! That's a miss.
And there goes the half-time whistle!
And HPC are leading the game.
- Good game.
- Good game.
- No problem. Well played, boys!
- No problem. Come!
Well played, boys! Well played.
Go on, hydrate yourself.
Wipe that sweat off.
Let's go. Let's go.
Hey, listen. Stay back. You go, Michael.
- What?
- Go. Hey, just go!
Listen! If you don't win the cup,
I'll slam you to the ground!
Come on! Run!
Oh, wait! What do we see here?
Michael is making his way
to the ground for the second half.
But it seems like it's too late now.
Let's see if Michael can
change the game for the Blues.
Let's go, boys!
Let's crush them!
Michael's trying to cheer the crowd up.
Michael takes the ball
and that's a beautiful turn.
Michael is going ahead
with the ball and wow!
What a great jump that was!
Michael is still advancing with
the ball, showing great dribbling!
We see Babu Deshmukh here.
Babu Deshmukh is trying
to take down Michael.
But, oh! It doesn't seem like it.
- He passes the ball.
- Pass!
The ball goes flying.
What do we see? Oh!
Michael with a great bicycle kick,
and that goes inside.
Wow! What a play! What an amazing play!
The Secunderabad Blues
score their first goal!
Wow!
Yes!
Who are the champions? Yes! We are!
Come on!
- Well, the play starts again!
- Come on, boys!
The ball is with Secunderabad
Oh, that's a great tackle
- we see from Babu Deshmukh and his team!
- Pass, pass! Take it!
- Oh, wait! The ball is with Michael now!
- Pass it on!
Michael looks promising again.
Michael is moving forward,
player by player
Oh! And there we see
Babu Deshmukh out of nowhere!
Wow, that's definitely got to hurt!
- You
- What do we see?
Is that a quarrel between Oh!
You can't get away
with grabbing a police officer's collar!
If you're a cop, go and do your job!
No extra tricks on the ground!
Looks like there's some tension
between the two players.
I'll strip you
of every last bit of your pride!
Forget my pride!
I'll take the ball to the center
and smash it into the goal on my own!
If you and your team has the guts,
come and stop me!
The referee signals
for the game to begin again.
The ball is with the Secunderabad Blues!
Tension seems to be growing
Second by second!
And there goes the ball!
Michael's looking
promising with his moves.
Wow, what a fake!
Michael takes the ball ahead!
Tension is building up
with each second passing by.
What's going to happen?
We see Babu Deshmukh commencing
his run and charging towards Michael.
Michael is beautifully taking on
all the defenders from the HPC.
And there goes Michael
with his attempt to sh**t, and wow!
And he passes the ball!
And wow, what a goal
from the Secunderabad Blues!
That makes the leading
Secunderabad Blues 2-1.
This is the history
written by the Secunderabad Blues
for the very first time,
taking on the HPC and winning!
- I should have scored that goal!
- What is this, buddy?
- Great work!
- Thank you. Michael!
Didn't I tell you?
He is Mr. Roy,
the Manchester Club's manager.
Hello, sir. Nice meeting you.
I watched your match.
A good player always plays for the team.
Not for his own glory.
- I liked the way you played this game.
- Thank you, sir.
Carry on. We'll grab some tea.
- Come, Shabbir.
- Yes, sir.
Before my retirement
from the British Army,
I served in the Secunderabad regiment.
I love the football culture here.
When did you start playing
for the Secunderabad Blues Club?
Two years ago, sir.
I reviewed your track record
from the past three years.
- Very impressive!
- Thank you, sir. Thank you so much.
Will you continue in this club,
or do you have any other plans?
No, sir.
Honestly, I don't see
a future in this country.
No one knows what the consequences
here will be after the w*r begins.
That's why I have been trying
to go to England for a long time.
Oh, good! In that case,
I have an offer for you.
The Manchester Club
is looking for a good player.
- Why don't you come and join us?
- Are you serious?
We'd be more than happy
to have you in our club.
Thank you, sir. Thank you so much.
- Thank you so much.
- Congrats!
Meet me in my hotel tomorrow.
- Sure, sir. Thank you, sir.
- All the best.
- Thank you!
- You trained him well. Nice work, Coach!
What did Mr. Roy say?
He wants me to marry his daughter.
Should I agree?
Stop joking! What did he really say?
He invited me to England to play football!
Yay!
Hey, tie it tightly.
- Whoa!
- What are you doing there?
- Hurray!
- Look over there!
- Whoa!
- Oh, no!
Old lady, what did you say this morning?
- Look at this!
- Hey!
It's good, Michael.
The old mug in our toilet is broken.
Super! You brought this at the right time.
Hey, take this cup
and put it in the bathroom bucket.
Why you
Decent folks are dying
and you're somehow still breathing.
If I'm gone,
you, Joseph, and this jobless guy,
will be reduced to monkey wranglers
at the Secunderabad Tower.
Who says I'll be a monkey wrangler?
I'm off to London next week.
- Football World Champion!
- Oh!
I'll receive a knighthood
from Queen Elizabeth.
Then that foul tongue of yours will
have to call me 'Sir Michael Williams'.
Knock it off! Learn cooking first!
Because you won't get
free meals there as you do here.
Cooking?
I can pick ten cooks like you
and pay them in pounds!
What a relief! My trouble is gone.
So, guys! How was the match? Wow!
He got selected for the Manchester Club.
See, Mom? I told you
he's going to make it big one day.
- He's going to England!
- Monkey-land!
Be ready in 30 minutes.
The guests will arrive soon. Okay?
No way! Should I work today?
- Yeah.
- It's time to celebrate!
When did you ever work, you lazy fool?
It's okay, Mom.
He wouldn't say that if he knew
who was attending the party.
- Who?
- Who?
Hyderabad's most beautiful jazz singer,
your favorite Diana!
Buddy!
- Hey, buddy!
- Come on, let's go!
Come, come, Champion
Let's dance! Come, Champion
Sing with me, play with me
Jump right in, honey-eyed handsome man
Come on in, you're welcome!
Turn up the volume
Tonight is ours
Why wait, why wonder?
Sing a soothing melody
Sway me slowly into sleep
Oh! Let the stars above
Sway with us tonight
Rock and roll
Rock and roll!
As the Englishmen stood utterly amazed
Let the whole town cheer
Stand proud tonight
Set the floor on fire
Come on, come on
Have fun, enjoy
Everybody!
Stay happy, dance it out
Hey! Have fun, enjoy
Nights like this don't come around
Swing like a dreamer
Because I'm a dreamer!
Swing like a dancer
Yes, I'm a dancer!
Swing like a singer
Yes, I'm a singer!
Swing like a fire!
Whether I move to the beat
Or the breath of a song
None can chase my shadow
Defeated by my charm
Yet you're smiling through!
My magic is disarming!
When I arrive, the girls go wild!
Okay, cut it out! No more posing
No words needed
My moves say it all
Hey! Have fun, enjoy
Nights like this don't come around
Swing like that!
Swing like a dreamer!
Swing like a dancer!
Swing like a singer!
Swing like a fire! Hey!
Yes, I'm a Champion!
Yes, I'm a Champion!
Yes, you are a Champion!
Cheers!
Man, your game is on another level!
Quit trying to be a hero on the offside.
Save your football lessons
for the field tomorrow.
- Sir
- Yeah?
Grace this occasion with a poem!
I have a poem about Hyderabad.
I'm leaving Hyderabad.
Hey! Stop joking.
I'm not joking. It's true.
Why, sir?
The people of Hyderabad
never worried about religious divides.
But ever since Qasim Razvi's arrival,
he's been trying to ignite
a fire in the name of religion.
Then there's the constant fear
of the Razakars.
My family is worried about my safety.
That's why I'm leaving Hyderabad.
But
Isn't it hard to leave your place
for a foreign land, sir?
- Aren't you heading to London?
- That's different, sir!
I'm an orphan without a home.
Neither here nor there.
I have no place to call my own here.
Think it through, sir.
Don't leave your homeland.
Enough! When can this old man
stop running in the field?
Hey, let me just leave!
Let me retire!
Cheers! Pick up your glass.
Say 'cheers'.
Very good.
Cheers!
That's it. All right, dear.
Here you go.
New pair of shoes.
Listen! Don't stay out
all night getting drunk.
Go and meet Mr. Roy
first thing in the morning.
Understood?
Hey, Shabbir. Be happy!
Take care of your friend.
See me off with a smile, man!
Champions don't cry.
Come here.
Look after yourself.
I'll miss you in the field, Coach.
Off with you! Go!
I will see you in every glow of moonlight!
By God's will!
So, how are you feeling?
I'm excited and nervous, sir.
It's good. Look!
All right.
There are a few more details
to fill in the form.
What's your full name?
Sir, it's Michael C Williams.
And your father's full name?
George C Williams.
- What did your father do?
- He was a soldier, sir.
Oh! A soldier!
Which regiment?
Fourth regiment
- Secunderabad.
- Fourth regiment?
You're the son of George Williams!
Your father betrayed the British Empire.
As the son of George Williams,
you'll have trouble getting
security clearance to enter England.
But please, sir!
How am I supposed
to be responsible for the things he did?
I-It's not about responsibility!
It's about loyalty.
On top of that, there are rules.
The British Empire will not permit
entry to that kind of traitors.
I'm sorry!
I'm sorry! It's not possible.
- Sir!
- What did he say?
Your father's actions have made it
difficult for you to enter England.
Otherwise, I would have
taken you with me tomorrow.
This is the Manchester Club offer letter.
If you reach England somehow,
I'll make sure
your football career is secured there.
The season begins in 20 days.
You must reach before that.
See you in London, my boy.
Michael! There you are! I thought
What happened, Michael?
They found out who my dad is.
What?
I won't get a legal entry
into England because of his deeds.
What will you do now?
He said he'd let me join the club
only if I get there within 20 days.
I don't understand what to do.
I must leave this place at any cost.
I don't belong here.
Come. Trust me, just come.
Come.
Do you see them?
Anticipating a possible w*r with India,
the Nizam government
is flying in g*ns from Europe
through a British agent, Sydney Cotton.
James is the flight's pilot.
He's selling some of the g*ns
on the black market for profit.
But who are the buyers, Uncle?
Because of Hyderabad's current situation,
all the rich are buying g*ns
for their safety.
He can't deliver g*ns directly to them.
He needs some men to do it.
Since the Britishers
left Secunderabad last year,
our business has dwindled.
So I'm helping him for some extra cash.
So he owes me a favor.
I'll ask him to help you. Let's go. Come.
James, you're the only one
who can help him right now.
Take him to England tomorrow
on your return flight. Please help him.
The flight that I'm supposed
to take tomorrow is already full.
Come on, James.
You can do it. He's a bright kid.
It's impossible
to take the flight tomorrow.
But,
the next flight is in another 15 days.
Please James.
You know I've helped you a lot.
- And, we share the same blood!
- What?
Same blood? Oh, God!
You're a bunch of
Michael!
- Please help him, James.
- Okay. Let's move.
James, one last favor. Please!
Well, in this case, I have an offer.
- Okay.
- My next delivery will be in Bidar.
If you deliver that package properly
and bring back the money,
I'll take him on my last flight.
That's a done deal.
I'll get it done tomorrow!
Well
- It's not like before, Joseph.
- What do you mean?
We have forty 0.303 r*fles,
two semi-automatic g*ns, and ammunition.
James, that's going to be too much.
I can handle one or two.
- But not this many. I can't!
- Well, I'm afraid there's no deal.
Why did you disagree, Uncle?
Transporting this consignment to Bidar,
beyond the city limits, is too risky.
Whatever the risk,
this is my only chance to go to England.
- I'll do it.
- Michael, listen to me!
Nizam's entire police force
is on high alert!
He's trying to exploit our situation.
- It's not worth it.
- Uncle!
This is my only chance.
- I will do it!
- Michael, listen to me. Michael!
James!
I will do it.
- Okay.
- Good!
Where did you get these police uniforms?
They look amazing.
- Yeah!
- He's the Champion!
- Whoa!
- He's the Champion!
- I'm coming!
- He's the Champion!
- Hey, Shabbir.
- Yes?
I'll be on the next flight in 15 days!
Hey!
Hey, do you know how to use a g*n?
I'm trained in sh**ting.
- What did you say at the hotel?
- Hey, Michael!
- Oh, my God! Calm down!
- Beggars?
- It's a loaded g*n! I'm sorry!
- Should I press the trigger?
- I'll do it! I'm doing it!
- Oh, my God! Michael, no!
Shabbir, once we cross this gate,
it's five hours to Bidar
and 15 days to London.
Wake up, man! Put on your cap!
Nizam's entire police force
is on high alert!
Hey, it's Babu Deshmukh.
Why is he here? We're done for
if he sees us in these uniforms!
Faster!
- Hop down. Run!
- The door's not opening!
Buddy! Hey, wait
Buddy!
Buddy!
What's in the truck?
Hop on!
Where are we?
This route doesn't lead to Bidar.
You're right.
What's wrong with this truck?
Crap!
We don't even know where we are.
Stay alert until we reach Secunderabad.
Got it.
Buddy! Someone's coming in a jeep.
- Let's run. Let's...
- Hush! Be quiet!
- Greetings, sir.
- Greetings.
We got word from Hyderabad
that you were coming.
What did it say?
That an officer is coming
to evaluate the state of the Jagirs
and we should make arrangements
for his stay in the fortress.
Deshmukh gave us firm orders
over a trunk call last night.
You have a telephone
in such a small village?
We've recently installed phone lines
so we can report emergencies to Hyderabad.
Come on, sir. The sun's getting hotter.
You can rest at the fortress.
And you are?
I'm Ranga Rao, sir. I'm the Patwari here.
Go ahead.
Our truck's radiator has overheated.
We'll join you later.
You don't have to stand
in this heat, sir.
Our men will handle it.
- Let's go in my vehicle, sir.
- Okay, I'm coming.
- What's his deal, man?
- He won't leave us alone.
Apparently, there's a phone
in the fortress.
Let's call and update Joseph uncle,
and slip away at the first chance.
Please come, sir.
We caught that scoundrel
for campaigning against our Nizam.
Let me get some food prepared
while you freshen up.
- Patwari!
- Sir.
- I need to make a call to Hyderabad.
- Sure, sir. Come on.
Patwari, I need to call my superior.
My apologies, sir. I'll leave you to it.
- Hello?
- Joseph uncle.
Michael, where are you?
- What happened? Are you all right?
- The police attacked us.
We barely managed to escape.
The police raided our bar
in search of you last night.
James also caused trouble over the g*ns.
Where are the g*ns now?
The g*ns are safe in the truck.
Tell him I'll deliver them at any cost.
We changed the delivery location
after this trouble.
The last flight takes off in two weeks,
that is, 28th evening,
from Hakimpet airstrip.
You must reach the old go down
near Alwal that morning.
I'll bring the delivery partner there.
You can hand over the g*ns and leave.
Until then, hide somewhere, Michael.
Don't enter the city. Please.
But please be careful, Michael.
This is all my fault!
- Someone's coming. I'm hanging up.
- Michael...
When is Deshmukh coming?
I need to finish my report
and go to Hyderabad.
He should've called by now, but he hasn't.
He'll be here by tonight, for sure.
- Sir! He'll die at this rate.
- Let him! Who cares?
His life is worth no more
than an insect's. Isn't it, sir?
I can't just offer you
a meal in this fortress, can I?
Shouldn't there be a hunt?
Hey! Bring him here!
Sir!
Use my g*n, sir. sh**t him!
I knew you wouldn't be able to sh**t.
Tell me. Who are you?
Why did you come to our area?
You should've asked me that
before handing me the p*stol, Patwari.
Why did you assume
I'd give you a loaded g*n?
Hey! Catch him!
Quick!
Crack his skull open!
Hey, catch them!
- Buddy, fast!
- Get in! Fast!
What are you staring at? Catch them!
Drive fast, man!
- Where do we go now?
- How would I know?
- Take a right...
- Hey! When did he get on?
- Let's go.
- Right. Take a right!
"Bhairanpally."
The British have granted Hyderabad State
the right to choose
whether to accede to India.
But the Indian government
is trying to take control by force
- Kamalamma.
- Yes?
It'll take me two days
to return from Vijayawada.
Seeing Razvi's actions,
I don't think this violence
will end anytime soon.
We must be more cautious than ever.
We better find a way
to get some g*ns fast, Bapu.
- Take care of the village till I return.
- Okay, Bapu.
- Bapu, stay back. Ailayya! Let's go!
- Hey! Let's go!
- All the women, get inside!
- Come on!
Hey!
Hey! Don't move,
or I'll blow your brains out!
Hey, half-ticket! It missed us by an inch.
- Who the hell are you?
- Gulair!
- The lion of Bhairanpally!
- Lion, my foot! You little...
- Hey, who the hell are you?
- Who are you guys?
Hey! k*ll him!
Hey!
- It's Bikshapathy!
- It really is!
Hey, Bikshapathy!
- What happened?
- What did you do to Bikshapathy?
- Tell me! What did you do to him?
- Hey, Balraju.
They got me out of the fortress.
Let them go.
Careful.
How could they beat him up so cruelly?
Shabbir, these people seem odd.
It's dangerous if they learn
about the g*ns in the truck.
I'll manage their questions somehow.
- Just keep your mouth shut.
- Okay, man.
Man! How did this happen? Easy. Sit down.
Sit.
Bapu
Here, drink this.
- Who are you?
- I'm Tukaram, sir.
- Shab...
- He's Atmaram.
What were you doing in the fortress?
They brought us here for work, sir.
What work, other than looting people
and stuffing their faces?
That's right, sir.
They wanted us to handle
the cooking for the feast.
We are chefs, sir.
They called us to cook,
but when we asked for payment,
they filed a theft case on us
and locked us up.
When we managed to escape the fortress,
your man hopped onto the truck
and brought us here.
- Yes.
- So what do you want now?
- Sir, your kid damaged our truck.
- Let me go!
Let us stay in your village
until we get it repaired.
You know how cruel they are.
The current situation isn't good, Bapu.
We can't tell friend from foe.
Sir, please don't say that.
He's my brother-in-law.
- Brother-in-law?
- He married my sister three months ago.
Well
She's pregnant now.
They're saying the poor woman is pregnant.
She'll suffer if anything
happens to her husband.
Doesn't this village have room
to shelter two people?
Let them stay.
- Sathi?
- Bapu.
Take them to the bastion.
Let them stay there.
Let's go.
- Take Bikshapathy inside.
- By the way
Your names don't quite match
your demeanor. Are those real names?
Don't worry, I'm just teasing.
Go on.
Okay, sir.
Hey, Sathi.
They say you shouldn't
trust people with cat eyes.
Keep an eye on him, just in case.
You and your suspicions, Uncle!
Why don't you ever listen to me?
This isn't just a bastion.
It's Bhairanpally's fortress.
You say they're odd,
yet you want us to stay here?
Didn't you see our pursuers stop
right at the village entrance?
The delivery location
has been changed to Hyderabad.
We won't find a safer place than this.
Let's lay low here for a few days
And escape at the right time.
- Okay, man.
- Hey! Are you the new guys?
- Yes.
- I'm Lakshmi.
You must be tired.
I brought you some buttermilk.
Thank you, Lakshmi.
Hey, Sister!
Yes, I'm coming!
Raji Reddy Bapu is leaving.
He's waiting for you to see him off.
- Come fast.
- Yeah!
Sir, I'm everyone's go-to person
in this village.
If you're ever hungry,
just tell me without hesitation.
- All right, Lakshmi. Okay.
- I'm leaving.
- Is it good?
- Yes, man.
- Hey, Shabbir.
- Yeah?
As Joseph uncle said, let's hide here
and escape after the truck is fixed.
Okay.
Make sure nobody goes near our truck.
For how many days, buddy?
Mr. Hashim.
They headed towards Bhairanpally
after freeing Bikshapathy.
So I'm sure they're from that village.
If we don't bring them under control,
the situation will worsen.
Bhairanpally's residents were behind
the attack on our fortress that night.
Even the largest tree
with massive branches,
if struck at its base
Will topple, Mr. Reddy.
If we first take out
their leader, Raji Reddy,
the entire village
will fall under our control.
I'll handle that.
You speak to Mr. Razvi
and bring in more Razakars.
Hey, Apparao! Suri!
The play is about to start!
Where have those idiots gone?
- Hey, Apparao! Suri!
- Sir!
Everything's ready.
The villagers are also here.
Once you break the coconut
and light the lamp, we can begin.
Make sure I don't keel over
and crack my skull first!
Find out where Apparao and Suri are,
before Chandrakala gets here!
Dear God, divine puppeteer
of this cosmic play
This is the first show of the play
I've written and directed.
Please let it succeed without obstacles.
O Nandagopala, sweet little butter thief!
Like Bellary Raghava,
may this Thallapudi Chandrakala too
shine as the guiding star
of Telugu theater. Bless me!
- Okay?
- Hey!
Come quick!
- People have gathered at the bastion.
- I'm almost done. I'm coming.
Dear Lord!
- Fast, come on.
- Let's go.
- Shabbir!
- Yes, buddy?
Why the crowd? What's going on?
There seems to be a play.
- A play? Let's watch it.
- Yeah.
Hey.
Hey!
Can't you find anywhere
else to stand? Move!
Sathi, have you seen our boys around here?
Why would they be here?
They were at the yard this evening.
- Which yard?
- The yard where they drink toddy.
They downed two strong jars
and were out cold!
Sathi, I need two boys
who can act in our play.
We've got a couple of drama queens here.
They'll fit right in.
Hey, kids!
Come here. The elder is calling you.
- Who are they?
- I'll tell you that later, just take them.
There's Chandrakala! Take them quick!
- Hey! Come with me.
- Where to?
- To act in a play.
- Act? Who do you think we are?
You're glowing like Dev Anand from Ziddi!
- Now come with me!
- Hey, we can't!
- Just take them, sir.
- Yes, sir.
Please don't force us, sir.
We can't act. Just leave us.
We're not cut out for acting!
Get them into the costumes! Quickly now!
- Give me the wig. It cost five rupees!
- You people are jealous of me!
Dad? Dad!
Is everything ready for the play?
Everything's set, dear.
I'm saying it again. This is my first play
and I don't want any mishaps.
- Got it?
- I'm here, right? It will go well!
Why did you get us
into these costumes, man?
I agreed because it's a Britisher's role.
This is Bharat, a blessed land of culture,
a glorious civilization of infinite wisdom
and vast natural riches.
Those who entered my prosperous land
under the guise of trade and refuge,
you Britishers, the time
has come to drive you out!
Rutherford!
- What? Follow me!
- Go on!
Go. Go! You, go!
- Govindaraju!
- Hey, Chakrapani. It's Sitaramaraju!
I'm not paid yet, so he's on my mind now.
- Oh, no! Want a slap?
- Okay.
Sitaramaraju, why this rebellion?
If a brave warrior like you joins hands
with my British Empire,
you could rule this entire forest.
Mr. Rutherford!
- We do not bow before
- Hey, kid.
Do you know who that girl is?
She is Balraju's maternal cousin.
If he sees you smiling at her, he'll hang
you upside down from the bastion.
- Am I the only one looking?
- What?
See how she's smiling at me,
showing all her teeth?
Our goal is to drive out
the British Empire!
The days of sweet talk are over, Ramaraju.
- What will you do then, k*ll me?
- Yes!
Anyone who opposes
the British Empire faces a death penalty.
Soldiers, sh**t him!
You want to k*ll him
over this trivial issue? Let me mediate.
- Mediate?
- Mediate?
sh**t me if you dare
We're Britishers. Civilized people.
- How can we shed blood like mongrels?
- sh**t me! sh**t!
- Hey! Quit whispering back there.
- Sir...
If you have guts, come and sh**t me.
- sh**t me!
- Hey!
Sir, I don't know your name,
why k*ll over trivial issues?
Will a lost life ever come back?
Just sh**t, man! If you don't,
Ms. Chandrakala will k*ll us all.
Please, sh**t! Damn it, you won't.
If one Sitaramaraju dies here,
a million more warriors
like me will be born!
I praise thee, Mother!
I praise thee, Mother
How shameless!
You've grown like a weed.
Too bad your brain didn't grow with you.
- You went off script!
- Miss, listen...
I'll knock your teeth out
if you say one more word.
You know how hard I worked on it?
You ruined my first play!
- Let's go.
- Okay.
- Hey!
- Where do you think you're going?
- Who are you two?
- They are
- You've done enough. Move.
- Hey.
Darn it!
Dear Chandrakala.
The water tumbler is at your feet, Dad.
It's not about the tumbler, dear.
Your aunt has sent a letter from Guntur.
- About what, Dad?
- Are you joking?
As if you don't know!
It's about your marriage to your cousin.
Dad, I already told you.
I don't want to get married yet.
Listen to me, dear.
- Why should I...
- Sister!
What is it?
Sathi told us to feed them.
Do they think
feeding them all the time is charity?
She just fed the leftovers to a dog.
Looks like you'll be starving today.
- Let's go.
- Hey!
Tell them to sit on the porch.
- Kumari, serve them some rice.
- Okay.
What exactly do you think
you'll achieve by staying unmarried?
I'm the one who'll look after
this troupe when you're gone, right?
The whole village is shaming me
for letting a grown girl act in plays!
If you roam around with this troupe too,
they'll never leave me in peace.
I'll silence them
with my exceptional talent.
Listen.
Don't silence their mouths.
Silence this troupe!
- That's it?
- Yes!
- Is that final?
- Yes!
Fine, get lost! Let's see where you go.
Hey! Go to bed.
- I'll go and lock the vehicle.
- Okay.
Hey!
Why are you here?
Who said you can get in? Get down!
Stop yelling.
Did you ask my permission
before meddling in my play?
Now we're even. Okay?
Chandrakala!
Chandrakala!
Where are you, dear?
Looking for her
has become my daily routine!
I wonder where she hides.
Hey, get out of my truck. Now!
I'll go.
He won't expect me to hide here.
Let him search for a while.
What's your quarrel with your father?
It's an everyday thing.
He keeps nagging me to get married.
I just want to write great plays
and perform them all over the country.
Did you write today's play?
Yeah. It was my first.
And you had to ruin it.
The British aren't as bad
as you made them in the play.
They came here to trade,
and plundered the whole nation.
They're trained thieves!
Why would thieves
build roads and run trains?
Stop with your British history, will you?
If you praise the British one more time,
I'll poison your food tomorrow!
I will be the first blacksmith
in my family to forge a cannon.
Damn!
The blast of my cannon
will rattle the Razakars' hearts!
Stop acting like it's a good idea!
There's no way you can win
against the Razakars like this!
The chances are I'll never see you again.
What's this, Uncle?
Can't you be positive for once?
You're cursing us early in the morning!
Get back to work.
Mr. Chari.
- What?
- Won't you take a look at my vehicle?
I'll see it later. I'm busy now.
Please take a look now.
Don't you get it?
I'll come later. I have a lot of work.
Go and take a look.
If it's beyond repair,
you can use those spare parts.
- That's true.
- You don't understand.
- Only he knows...
- Wait. I'm coming.
- He's coming.
- I told you.
- Let's go. Sure.
- Come on, sir.
"Two days ago, the Razakars
carried out a brutal m*ssacre
in Lingapur village,
of the Bhuvanagiri sub-district.
On the suspicion that the villagers
were acting against them,
they brutally k*lled 30 villagers
violated women and girls without mercy,
"and burned the entire village down."
Hey, Bhuma!
Hey, Balraju. You're here?
Why aren't you at the toddy yard?
We have to get hold of g*ns somehow.
How long can we wait
for the party to give it to us?
If the Razakars attack us again,
none of us will survive.
But how do we get the g*ns?
I've come up with a plan.
Let's attack
the Dhoolmitta police station.
But Raji Reddy Bapu
will be angry if he finds out.
That's why we need to finish the work
before Bapu gets here, Bhuma.
We can disguise ourselves
with masks at night.
But how do we escape
once we hit the police station?
Needs more oil.
- Hey, Chari.
- Brother-in-law.
How long will it take
to get this vehicle repaired?
If they're minor issues, I can fix them.
This is a diesel tanker.
To fix these issues, we must take it
to the neighboring blacksmith.
I can't do it.
Why not take him with you
and get it fixed?
Come on, Brother-in-law.
I don't have time for all this.
- I'm not built for all this.
- Don't say that, Chari.
Let's work together
and get the truck repaired.
Take care of it.
Yeah, got it.
I thought Balraju was rude,
but he seems like a good guy.
If you all finish your work early,
we can start our new drama practice.
- Okay?
- No more practice or preaching!
They'll only take part in my plays.
Get back to your chores.
So what now?
Are you guys teaming up to throw me out?
Yes.
Sir, why are you fighting with her?
- After you kick the bucket
- What!
I mean, after you grow old,
she'll be the one managing everything.
That won't happen. Move!
I don't care what you do!
If I don't form my own
drama troupe within a week
and stage a show
right here in this village,
then my name isn't Thallapudi Chandrakala!
- Sister.
- Come with me.
Where to?
- Without lag!
- Watch me.
- Without liquor.
- No! No!
- Lag. With an L.
- I said, "Without liquor!"
Whatever! What's next?
Struck by sword.
Struck by starvation!
- Struck...
- I'm begging you.
Why do I have to say this
tongue twister poem? Listen to me.
I have to manage everything
for Lakshmi's wedding.
- I'll go, take care of it.
- Watch your step!
Can't you see?
You're crushing the chilies.
What do we do, Sister?
I have to do a play somehow.
- Dear.
- Yes?
- Go, get that cat-eyed guy.
- Okay, Sister.
Hey! Sister is calling you two. Come!
Does she think she's Queen Elizabeth,
ordering us around like that?
If she needs something,
ask her to come here.
Sister, if you need something,
he wants you to go there.
How arrogant!
What's so great
about Queen Elizabeth anyway?
Can she write plays and recite poetry
like Thallapudi Chandrakala?
Listen to me, Tukaram.
I'm busy. Just tell me quickly.
I need actors
for the new play I've written.
What should I do?
I want to give you an opportunity.
Weren't you scolding me the other day,
saying I wasn't cut out for drama?
Did I say that?
Occasionally, in fits of anger,
my mouth just gets carried away.
Don't take it seriously.
We're not as free as you think.
We have to repair the truck.
- We can't act in plays. Forget it.
- It's not just that.
- Listen to me calmly.
- Come, Shabbir.
Hey! Why are you begging this fool?
Call me that again,
and I'll hit you. Little rascal!
Tukaram by name, crook by nature.
Step aside.
Oh, no! They haven't started to cook yet.
Where did they pass out?
What are you looking at? Hold these.
Hey, give them.
- How long do we have to stay here?
- Hey...
Tukaram, come here!
I have some work with you.
- Where to?
- It's just a small job. Come.
- I have to get my truck fixed.
- Come on!
With Chari here, who else in the village
can fix your truck? Come here.
The house is full of relatives
and I don't know what to do.
You're a cook, right? Make something.
- You want me to cook?
- Yes.
I only know Hyderabadi dishes.
I can't cook these.
Just cook something. After a few drinks,
no one can tell the difference!
He's right.
Please cook something, man. Hurry up.
Buddy, do something. Or we'll get caught.
We shouldn't have said you can cook.
What if they find out we can't cook?
Is that role in your play still available?
Maybe, maybe not! What's it to you?
You already refused, didn't you?
I refused earlier because I was stressed.
Don't mind it.
I'm ready to act now.
Will you do whatever I ask?
I will even lie down
and do a snake dance if needed!
Please!
Bring three Laddus.
- Lakshmi, I'm leaving.
- Don't forget!
- Tukaram!
- Yes?
He's leaving.
Hey! Where are you going without cooking?
Sathi, they're part of Chandrakala's
drama troupe from today.
Got it? Come.
With scarlet specks
The sky adorns, and clouds now glow
Clouds now glow
In fields that wear a green silk saree
Harvest smiles in gentle glory
Harvest smiles in gentle glory
Lift the curtains and descend
Step by step with rhythmic bend
Behind which cloud
Lies which drop of rain
Hey, stop! Stop! You jackasses!
In which valley does it turn,
At which bend?
Will fate break, or gently mend?
This Abhimanyu will not be
intimidated by your threats!
Watch me shatter the peak
with a single arrow.
Watch me shatter the peak
with a single arrow!
Round and round in swirling play
Like a spinning top you sway
Whir and whirl all around today
Bright as the sun on earth's wide bay
Round and round you glide away
Swift like birds with shimmering tail
Rustling wings that rise and sail
Like grain winnowed by a breeze's call
With scarlet specks
The sky adorns, and clouds now glow
You haven't outgrown your childish ways.
How will you manage a family
once you're married?
Stop it, Brother. Let's go.
Chandrakala! Chandrakala!
Have you seen Chandrakala?
No, sir.
Why don't you let her marry
when she wants to?
And when would that be?
When she achieves what she wants
and finds someone she likes.
I'm very hungry.
Hey! Did you guys eat?
Yes, Lakshmi.
I can tell from your face
that you haven't. Come and eat.
This town is hidden like a sparrow
With friendship
Flowing like a spring so clear
This Abhimanyu will not be
intimidated by your threats!
Watch me shatter the peak
with a single arrow.
- Wow!
- How was it?
These open yards embrace so dear
With nothing stopping, nothing to fear
By heart alone, all become our own
Round and round in swirling play
Like a spinning top you sway
Whir and whirl all around today
Bright as the sun on earth's wide bay
Round and round you glide away
Swift like birds with shimmering tail
Rustling wings that rise and sail
Like grain winnowed by a breeze's call
Hey, Raju!
- Did you see Raju, dear?
- Who is he?
The boy who roams around
with his catapult.
Oh! He might've gone back home.
He doesn't have a home.
The village women feed him every day.
He eats and sleeps in a corner of my hut.
Why? Aren't his parents around?
This happened ten years ago.
Like always, I headed out
to guard the village outskirts.
It was pouring rain.
When I looked around,
I saw her, like a shadow
on the darkest night.
She was writhing in pain.
I moved closer and asked who she was.
She said she was a servant
in the neighboring village's fortress.
She said, "My whole life
was wasted on working as a servant."
I wanted my unborn child
to have a good life.
"So I ran away." And started crying.
I helped her give birth.
Cradling that little child
she could barely hold,
the mother took one look
and breathed her last.
I buried her in our village.
I've been taking care of him since then.
He was going
towards the farm this morning.
Oh, he must've gone
to see his mother's grave.
Whenever he's upset,
he goes there to sleep.
All right, dear.
I'll go there and check.
Wait. I'll come with you.
Didn't I tell you that he'd be right here?
Wait.
- What's this, Grandpa?
- The city boy gave it to me, dear.
This ball was on my bed.
- It's yours!
- Really?
Yes!
- Will you be my friend?
- Yes, sir!
Come! Let's play!
Hey! Ravi, Shankar, Adi!
Come! I've got a ball. Let's play.
You're not as dumb as you seem.
Round and round in swirling play
Like a spinning top you sway
Whir and whirl all around today
Bright as the sun on earth's wide bay
Round and round you glide away
Swift like birds with shimmering tail
Rustling wings that rise and sail
Like grain winnowed by a breeze's call
Falling stars ring like bright bangles
They drown us in a peaceful light
Far they seemed
But close they came along the way
This cool-breathed joy
Oh, let it stay, not fade away
Shared and grown in tender flow
Like kin we knew without needing to know
Round and round in swirling play
Like a spinning top you sway
Whir and whirl all around today
Bright as the sun on earth's wide bay
Round and round you glide away
Swift like birds with shimmering tail
Rustling wings that rise and sail
Like grain winnowed by a breeze's call
Thanks to this Abhimanyu's rain of arrows,
not a single Kaurava
will leave this b*ttlefield alive!
Fine! I'll ask your aunt
to wait for another year.
What's new, Tukaram?
- Do you want some more?
- You attended our fair.
- Your truck is fixed.
- Have it.
- Enough, Lakshmi.
- Have some more.
- I don't want it.
- It's okay. Take it.
What else, Sathi?
We'll leave soon.
Where are you going?
Lakshmi's wedding is in three days!
Balraju won't let you leave anyway.
Why will he stop me?
He doesn't even like me being here.
Once it gets dark tomorrow,
he plans on taking you and your truck
to attack the Dhoolmitta
police station, to get the g*ns!
Didn't he tell you?
Yes. He told me.
- I forgot.
- Enough.
Why are you getting up?
- I'm full, Lakshmi.
- You ate very little.
- Finish your meal.
- Isn't the curry good?
It's good. I'll eat tomorrow.
My sister won't be here
to feed you after a few days.
No, Sathi. I'm full.
- Have some more food, please.
- I'm feeling sleepy.
Listen!
Don't go to bed hungry, man! Hey!
- Hey, Shabbir.
- Yes.
If Balraju takes the truck
or they find the g*ns,
we won't be able to leave this village.
Everyone will be on guard now.
- We must escape before dawn.
- Okay, buddy.
- There's no one. Let's go.
- Yes, buddy.
Let's go! Go! Go!
Hop on!
Hey! Where are you guys going?
Catch them!
Hey! Catch them.
Hey! Let go of me.
Hey, Balraju!
Stop!
Hey! Hey, Balraju!
Let me go!
Let me go.
Let me go.
"Secunderabad Blues win
the Nizam Football Cup.
The experienced Hyderabad Police Club team
was toppled by Michael C. Williams,
star player of Secunderabad Blues.
A win secured against HPC
with a new strategy is praiseworthy."
Who are you both?
You've settled in our village
under fake names.
Sir, I'm Michael!
He's Shabbir.
We're from Secunderabad.
We're involved in a case.
So we came to your village to hide.
That's it. We're not here to cheat you.
- Case?
- Yes, sir.
- Which case? Ask them, Bapu!
- We're telling the truth. Sir!
Hey! Shabbir! Hey!
- Sir.
- Hey!
Take one more step and I'll k*ll him!
- Hey!
- Don't do it!
Tukaram, let him go.
Listen to me!
- Stop it!
- Hold him.
Don't believe him, Bapu.
Town folks trick and deceive others.
Surely, it must be Patwari who sent them.
Sir, I'm telling the truth.
We're not here to deceive you.
If you want, we'll leave the village now.
If you did nothing wrong,
why were you fleeing like thieves?
- Ailayya, go and check his truck.
- Okay, Bhuma. Move!
Brother!
They're from the Nizam police!
Look at these clothes!
Brother!
Bapu, they know every little thing
about us and our village.
If he's lying, we'll be in deep trouble.
Don't let them go.
We should k*ll them right here.
Okay!
I'll tell you
The truth.
The truck
- Get inside!
- Move aside, everyone.
- Take the women inside.
- Go
- Go quickly.
- Take the children inside.
Let's go, Lakshmi.
Hey! Hey!
Come quickly.
Go this way. It's okay. Go on!
Careful. Run!
- Hey! Help him.
- Yes, Bapu.
Get inside
Shabbir! Get in the truck.
Bapu!
Bapu
Bapu.
- Take everyone inside.
- Get up, Bapu.
Bapu, please get up.
Let's go, man!
Let's go!
What happened, buddy? Let's go.
Darn it!
Bapu, get up
- Don't come here. Take him away.
- Bapu
- Go!
- Let's go.
- Bapu, please get up. Bapu!
- Go on!
Hey!
Shabbir! Come here!
Hey!
Die, damn you!
Who do you think you are!
Hey!
Hey!
Let's go. We'll deal with them later.
May he live a long life!
He saved us like God.
Yes, Grandpa!
At that hour,
this fellow stayed by our side.
- What's up with all these people?
- They were waiting for you to wake up.
To see whether I'm still alive or not?
- Hey! Michael is awake!
- Come, all of you.
Hey! Michael.
- I underestimated you, man.
- Move!
- Easy! Do not surround him.
- No! Stop it!
The whole village is talking about you.
So we came to ward away the evil eye.
He's been asleep
since yesterday afternoon.
He's awake now. Do it!
May all ill gazes of home,
of street, of every soul,
even the Razakars'
dark gaze be driven out!
So that it doesn't happen again!
- To me?
- Yes, dear.
What can happen to me?
No harm will reach me.
I've brought vermilion from the temple.
Put this on
and no dark spirit will touch you.
It doesn't feel
like you're warding off evil.
- Then?
- I feel like a goat prepped for slaughter.
You protected us during a time of crisis.
Why wouldn't we take care of you?
- Tell me, dear!
- Oh, Lord!
So many villages exist,
why land me in this one?
- Move aside, move!
- Michael
- Hey, Michael!
- Ma'am.
If they strike again,
this village won't survive.
You escaped through sheer luck!
I'm heading to London. If you care
for your life, leave this village.
Why should we be afraid?
We have you and your g*ns!
No matter how many come,
we'll fight them off! Won't we?
Dear, will you teach me
how to fire a g*n? I want to learn.
I almost left, so
Why did I come back?
My bad luck, I suppose.
All right. Don't follow me. Leave.
Now!
Let him shout. Kittayya,
get some toddy this evening.
Let's get some meat too. Hey, kid!
You should cook the curry.
Break the pumpkin.
- Come on, let's go now.
- Come, let's go!
Why are you nodding along
and agreeing with everything they say?
- Dear, are you married?
- Why? You want to marry me? Leave!
Where's the truck? Let's check that first.
It's wrecked.
We won't be able to fix it.
Hey, Chari.
Looks like you got lucky today.
Take this vehicle and make
all the cannons you like, then!
- Really?
- Of course!
Sathi, I'm already irritated.
Don't start joking.
Shabbir, we need to locate
the g*ns and get out of here.
- Okay.
- How will you do that?
If you were by yourself, you could've
managed to escape somehow.
To get past the Razakars
with those g*ns, you'll need a plan.
I'll get out any way I can.
Where are the g*ns?
They're at Raji Reddy Bapu's house.
Hey, Michael.
Forget about us.
But if they get hold of you,
they'll k*ll you and bury you.
Because you were the one
who shot at them the most.
- Come, Chari. Let's go.
- Here, take this.
He's asking for more g*ns!
Can you really do it?
My ancestors built chariots
for kings. Watch me!
Chandrakala
I I'm sorry.
Since childhood,
football has been my life.
Going to England is my dream.
If I miss this chance,
I will never get another.
- Why are you telling me all this?
- I mean
After I came to this village,
out of everyone I met
You
Me?
You're explaining all this to me
because you've been forced to stay back.
If you were able
to walk away as you wanted,
I'd just be another acquaintance.
Isn't it?
Hey!
Raji Reddy Bapu is calling you! Come!
I will get that.
From now on, it's better
if we stick to our own jobs.
I've examined all the other villagers.
No one's in danger.
I want to take the people
who were badly hurt
to a hospital in Warangal
for treatment within two days.
Okay.
- What was your name again?
- Michael Williams, sir.
You've done a huge favor to our people.
But why is a football player
like you carrying g*ns?
Speak up! He's asking you, isn't he?
Who are you? Who do you work for?
Sir, I got an opportunity
to play for England's Manchester club.
I accepted this g*n delivery job
just to earn money to go there.
The police attacked us at the last moment.
So we had to hide in your village.
I think the Razakars attacked
our village in search of them!
What are you saying, Balraju?
Would we even be alive if not for him?
His g*ns saved us!
Just because things are tough,
doesn't mean we mistrust
everyone, Balraju.
If he really cares for us,
ask him to let us keep the g*ns, Bapu.
Sir, I don't know
if what I'm doing is right or wrong.
I honestly don't know whether these g*ns
will take lives or save them.
At that moment, I had no other choice.
Those g*ns are my gateway to England.
Please, sir!
Forgive me for hitting you.
No, sir. Anyone in your position
would've done the same.
Mr. Sundarayya will arrange
safe passage for you both.
Thank you, sir!
Raji Reddy
There's intel that the Razakars are
setting up a large camp near Janagama.
I think you should stay away
from the village for a few days.
I'll leave this village
when I leave this world, Sundarayya.
What if you get hurt, Raji Reddy?
Who will take over
if something happens to you?
Sometimes, avoiding the cyclone
is also part of the w*r strategy.
Convince him, Kamalamma.
To sacrifice one's life for one's homeland
is the highest honor
a warrior can ask for.
You can't ask a lion to flee
the forest because it's on fire.
The Nizam's government
requested the United Nations
to intervene in the matter
of Hyderabad state under Article 35(2).
Read this.
"The Nizam's Razakars were k*lled at
the hands of the Bhairanpally villagers."
Other villages are contemplating
joining this rebellion.
This situation has made
the Nizam's government uneasy.
- "What measures will be taken"
- Enough.
Mr. Hashim, what exactly happened?
How did the situation get so out of hand?
We greatly underestimated them, Mr. Razvi.
We weren't aware that they were armed.
You know, don't you?
Our issue is now
in front of the United Nations.
Our Nizam state is about to become
an independent nation now.
If it becomes known that our
own people are revolting against us,
what would be the result, Mr. Hashim?
What if they decide against us?
Mr. Razvi!
Give me a small force, and I'll turn
that entire village into a graveyard!
The entire world is focused on us.
Don't turn those mud-mulching farmers
into heroes for the world to see!
Do you know
how to hunt properly, Mr. Hashim?
When we k*ll a deer,
its death cry must not leave the forest.
Well, it shouldn't even cross
the bushes where it falls!
I'm sending an officer with you.
He knows the place inside out.
Babu Deshmukh.
This is Mr. Hashim.
Plan carefully with Mr. Hashim
on what to do now.
We will keep your trust no matter what.
Well done.
Brothers!
The time has come
for us to show our unity!
If the Indian government
tries to attack us,
every Muslim must be ready
to show their strength.
When Pakistan was formed
on religious grounds,
forty-five million Muslims
stayed back in India,
holding on to their love for the homeland
and faith in its democracy.
So the majority of Hyderabad's Muslims
wish for integration with India.
This is Bhairanpally.
The Razakars are guarding
every road into the village.
To the west is Dhoolmitta,
a village with a police station.
The police are alerted within minutes
whenever a stranger enters this area.
We have been ruling the Deccan
for the last 800 years.
And we will continue to do so!
Therefore, my Muslim brothers,
draw your swords to achieve our goals.
Let's stand united against these fanatics
who stir violence in the name of religion.
The only option left is the southern
route. The dense forest.
This is the only way
we can stay out of the Razakars' notice.
Send the injured and the people
from nearby villages this way.
- Sathi.
- Sir?
It's a new moon in two days.
It is easier to cross
the forest in the darkness.
You are in charge of getting them
and the rest through the forest.
Okay.
Let's expand Hyderabad's boundaries
all the way to Delhi.
The upcoming attack
is going to be massive.
If we stand our ground and fight back,
the spirit of the movement
will spread like wildfire,
and every village
will rise like Bhairanpally.
Brothers
The Almighty is with us.
Set up a fence around the village.
Therefore, no one can prevent
Hyderabad from gaining independence!
Turn every house into a fortress.
There are traitors who write news
in favor of the Indian government!
Chop off their hands!
Sharpen every weapon
you can find and keep them ready.
Long live the Deccan!
Long live the Deccan
Long live the Deccan!
Every inch of this land must
become a tomb for the invading enemy!
- Long live the Deccan!
- Long live the Deccan!
- Long live the Deccan!
- Long live the Deccan
We must show the world that Bhairanpally
Will never bow to anyone.
Please wait outside.
What are you guys doing?
Hey, Chari!
What on earth is this?
- It's a b*mb.
- Hey!
- b*mb?
- What?
Hey, you...
- Are you going to k*ll people?
- Let's go!
Oh, my!
- Sathi, what happened?
- Take care, dear.
Nothing much.
Lakshmi's wedding is approaching,
but he is having second thoughts now.
That's right. No one knows
when the next attack will be.
If we survive, we can arrange
the wedding whenever we want.
- What do you say, Kamalakka?
- Just because we all die one day,
should we stop living right now, dear?
The future is not in our hands, Sathi.
Don't worry. We're all here.
We'll handle both the wedding and the w*r.
Do you see that?
They are digging their own graves!
Kistayya, help out if you can.
Otherwise, stay quiet. Why talk?
Chari, is it going to explode this time?
Who do you think I am? Just load it.
We must blow those Razakars to hell!
Stuff it!
Back up! Watch out!
Bapu, there are 20 g*ns
left behind by the Razakars,
and a total of 150 b*ll*ts.
Okay, keep them safe.
Aunt
What happened, dear?
Lakshmi is crying outside
saying she doesn't want to marry.
Come and ask her why.
Bapu!
I don't want to get married.
How can I get married and leave
while you all fight for our village?
Life or death, I want to stay right here!
May you live in peace
May you live in joy
Get married
Live with grace and radiance
May calm and happiness surround you
With little children around you
May your life stay fresh and blessed
Hey!
When you smile like that
The whole world feels lighter
Even in the mix of tears and laughter
These courtyards brim with joy
For you, we'll offer our lives
For you, we'll fight any battle
We live for our village
Let the drums thunder!
Let the festive roar rise high!
Let the drums thunder!
Let the festive roar rise high!
May you live in peace
May you live in joy
Get married
Stay bright and beautiful
May you live in peace
May you live in joy
With little children around you
May your life stay fresh and blessed
A silk saree
I've woven for you
I've crafted anklets for you
Our cattle,
My wedding gift to you
I've saved money for your nuptial chain
The rice for the wedding rituals
Comes from my harvest
The whole village is one family
And our love fills these wedding tents
Good or bad,
We'll all stand with you
Your vows must be steadfast
Your spirit must rise strong
We live for our village
Let the drums thunder!
Let the festive roar rise high!
Let the drums thunder!
Let the festive roar rise high!
Today the colors burst
The joy overflows through the village
Today the colors burst
The joy overflows through the village
Don't say goodbye
Don't send me away
The neem branches await your return
Even the calves will feel your absence
The fort walls
Longingly stretch their shadows
The muddy paths wipe their moist eyes
Whether we live or not,
This soil remains
This soil takes care of you
In the coming days
We're ready to give up anything
Even our lives if needed
We live for our village
Let the drums thunder!
Let the festive roar rise high!
Let the drums thunder!
Let the festive roar rise high!
May you live in peace
May you live in joy
Get married
Live with grace and radiance
May calm and happiness surround you
With little children around you
May your life stay fresh and blessed
- Where's dad?
- Please follow me.
Given the situation,
it's very risky for you to come here.
Had I known earlier,
I'd have spoken to Mr. Razvi
and brought in a different officer.
I didn't come here
for Razvi or the Nawab, Dad.
I came here for us.
Kings come and go.
The boundaries of kingdoms change.
But here, our authority
must remain forever!
It must be our dominion!
But things are different now.
The people are revolting.
I'll remind them of their place.
Which village revolted against us
the other day, Patwari?
Bhairanpally, sir.
Raji Reddy used to be
in the police force before.
Send him a letter.
What are you looking at?
Look at the sky in two days.
You'll see the airplane I'll be on.
Hey, Sathi! What's an airplane?
Who knows, man? But it travels in the air.
- Whoa! Travels in the air?
- Yes.
What are you thinking?
What if someone needs
to pee during the flight?
Not a problem.
They can always pee through the windows!
What if it falls on someone?
Keep quiet.
Hey, Michael!
Why don't you stay with us
instead of going abroad?
And?
Simple! I will give you two of my sheep.
Tend the sheep during the day
and drink toddy in the evening.
Can anything abroad top this?
Teach us how to play this sport!
Ten against ten, passing the ball around.
We can also play.
You must be alive in order to play.
Look!
This is your village, your w*r.
My dream and my world are different.
If I stay here, I'll die along with you.
Hey, Sathi!
"Deshmukh Pratap Reddy,
the supreme authority of 60 villages,
is hereby informing
the people of Bhairanpally,
that opposing the Nizam government
and his representative Deshmukh
is a grave mistake.
There's still time.
If you surrender your weapons,
seek forgiveness for your mistakes
and submit to our authority,
we can appeal to the Nizam government
not to take any action against you.
"Otherwise the consequences
will be devastating."
Speak up! What shall we do?
If we submit to be their sl*ves again
and bow to their authority,
they say they will let us live.
- So, shall we surrender and survive?
- No! No! No!
- No!
- No!
I believe you've found
the answer, Patwari.
Come.
No! No!
You may leave now.
- No
- No
- No!
- No!
- No!
- No!
Hey, Patwari. Wait!
Don't stop me, Bapu!
I won't let him walk out of here alive!
k*ll him!
No, Bikshapathy.
k*lling an ambassador is bad etiquette.
Go!
- k*ll him!
- k*ll him!
Sir, I couldn't stand the way
they insulted you and the Nizam's rule.
Sir, they have become proud and arrogant.
Don't spare any of them, sir!
Don't spare anyone.
I sent you to get them to surrender,
but the moment you abandoned
our honor at their feet and returned,
your life lost its value, Patwari.
We didn't send you there
merely as an officer,
but as a representative of our authority.
You should've brought me their heads!
Or died trying!
But you shamelessly returned beaten.
Die!
I'll drag the lifeless bodies
of the Bhairanpally residents
and lay them at your feet.
- Mr. Razvi.
- Tell me, Babu Deshmukh.
They turned down the truce,
choosing not to surrender.
I'm waiting for your command.
Bhairanpally incident has enraged us.
Turn the villages into graveyards.
At least 5,000 village residents
must lose their lives!
Bhairanpally's fate should chill the spine
of every defector in Hyderabad State.
We're going to attack tomorrow.
I'll mobilize a force for you.
Don't be hasty.
It's time to take direct action.
Hey, Shabbir!
We must start early in the morning.
Pack everything.
- Buddy.
- Yes?
I'll stay back.
Have you lost your mind?
They don't have any brains.
But what's wrong with you?
Stop your foolish antics
And get ready!
Once you leave, whom will I have there?
So you choose to stay here to die?
At last, I found my own people, man.
I can't leave them behind and walk away.
- Forgive me.
- Shabbir!
Oh, my!
- Do you want to learn how to use a g*n?
- Sure, sir.
Come, hold it like this.
Hold it firmly, but gently.
Hey!
Ruin your own life if you want,
but don't hand g*ns to children!
Hey! Our kid, our wish!
Who are you to interfere?
Get lost!
Hey!
sh**t me!
sh**t, you son of a g*n!
If you have the guts, sh**t me!
Balraju!
Why bother battling those monsters?
You're aware that the village
won't survive their next attack.
Why not give them what they want
and settle for truce like the others, sir?
When a mother
working in the landlord's fields
tried to feed her crying, hungry child,
a man demanded she squeeze
her breast to prove she had milk.
When someone asked for four corns
as payment for work,
Deshmukh's men
detained them in the fortress,
stabbed their stomachs, and k*lled them.
And that Razvi
Blinded by religious frenzy, he burns
every village that stands against him.
Do you really believe
these bloodthirsty monsters
would let us live if we surrender?
Either we k*ll, or we die.
Those are our only choices!
There is always a way, sir.
Wishing for her son to live like a king,
his mother ran away
and died in your village.
Why must he sacrifice
his life for your w*r?
At least
Why can't you all leave this village?
You want to leave your home
for foreign shores.
How will you comprehend
our love for the motherland?
So be it! All of you can die here!
Come.
What use is freedom
when no one's left to enjoy it?
Only corpses will remain to enjoy it!
He'll also leave the village
with Bikshapathy's group tomorrow.
My father's name is George Williams.
He was a soldier
in the Secunderabad regiment.
My father served in the British Army
during the Second World w*r
But died fighting against the British
alongside Subhash Chandra Bose.
They all branded him a traitor.
After my father left for w*r, every knock
had me rush to the door,
thinking he'd returned.
But he never returned.
Only his memory did.
That's why I despise wars
that tear our loved ones away.
No matter how many reasons
they give to justify these wars,
my heart refuses to accept it.
Chandrakala
Dear Chandrakala
Chandrakala!
I'm leaving tomorrow.
Please forgive me if I've done
anything wrong, sir.
You don't have to worry.
Forget the past.
Keep watch over Shabbir.
He's very naive.
Michael!
When will you meet me again, Michael?
After journeying so far
Can one ever return?
Once you become a champion
we'll learn about you
through newspaper articles.
If
You ever think of us
Please write a letter.
Okay?
Like a dream, like a tale
I remain the part that's real
Are you truth, or just my past?
Who are you, I wonder at last
What exists is you
What's lost is too
The pain that parted us is you
The closeness I crave, the distance too
The breath I take, the dream I pursue
Your step that crosses my soul
Shouldn't our feet walk together, whole?
The eyes that see only you
Will sleep ever visit me now?
Like a dream, like a tale
I remain the part that's real
Are you truth, or just my past?
Who are you, I wonder at last
Your mother wished that you be named Raju,
as she wanted you to live like a king.
Stay away from fights and g*ns.
I'll take you with me
on my next visit. Okay?
Okay.
Yesterday slips away
Flowing like a stream
Who will stand with me
In tomorrow's dream?
Your memory turns into my heart
Tears find their way to me
Tearing me apart
As I walk away, leaving you behind
Will my restless heart
Ever find peace of mind?
No matter our plans and dreams
Can fate itself be stopped?
- Where are you coming from, man?
- We're coming for Lingagiri, sir.
- Where are you going?
- We're going to a wedding, sir.
Stop the vehicle!
Michael, I'll just give the horse
some water. Stay here.
Hey, hold on!
Who is that?
It's the same mongrel
that attacked us in Bhairanpally, right?
We found you at the perfect time!
I'm Lakshmi.
You must be tired from the heat.
I brought you some buttermilk.
Lakshmi!
Hey! Hey!
I told you I won't rest
until I burn that entire village to ashes.
Mr. Hashim, please wait.
This dog's name is Michael.
He likes games and challenges.
How can we finish him
with a single b*llet?
I'm more upset
about the challenge on the field
than the hit to my pride!
Please, do whatever you want to me.
Please spare them!
I already told you, didn't I?
I'll strip you
of every last bit of your pride!
I'll give you one last chance.
You challenged me that you'd score
a goal in 20 seconds that day.
Do it now and I'll free them.
Whether they live or die,
depends on you.
Your time starts now!
The real fun begins now!
Listen, do whatever you want to me.
Just leave them, sir.
Hey!
Deshmukh!
Deshmukh, hey!
Sir
Hey, I'll play.
He's the Champion
Why are you doing this?
Who ploughed these fields?
Who sowed these seeds?
Who stacked these heaps?
Who filled these granaries?
And yet you snatch the food
From our mouths, Nizam
When will the corpses
Leave your palace, Nizam?
From the womb of Mother Earth
You've crushed her own children
From the womb of Mother Earth
You've crushed her own children
The time will come
When your fort will fall, Nizam
The time will come
When your throne will crumble, Nizam
Michael!
Hey, Gulair!
Gulair!
He's the Champion
He's the Champion
He's the Champion!
He's the Champion
- Hey!
- Hey!
Put out the fire!
Gulair! Wake up!
Gulair! Gulair! Wake up!
Gulair.
Hey, Gulair!
- Hey, Sathi!
- Michael! What happened?
- Sathi is here! Hey, Gulair!
- Hey, Gulair!
- Hey, let's go.
- Sathi, you take him.
- They're coming! Let's go!
- Go!
Hey, Michael. Listen to me.
Leave!
Hey! Bhuma!
Bhuma! Kitti!
Wake up, everyone.
- Bhuma! Beat the drum!
- What happened?
- Sathi! What's wrong?
- Wake up! Everyone, up!
Hey, Kitti. Wake everyone up! Go!
Get everyone ready. Wake up, everyone!
- Sathi, what's wrong?
- Hey, Chari!
Be ready! Wake up, wake up!
- What's wrong? What's happened to Gulair?
- Bapu!
Sathi! What happened to Gulair?
- What's that blood?
- Everyone, up!
- Bapu!
- What happened?
Bapu!
- Bapu!
- Veerayya! Come.
- What's happened? Sathi
- Take him inside.
- What's happened to Gulair?
- What has happened to him?
They might enter
the village at any moment.
We need to be ready, Bapu.
- Who's that, man?
- Razakars.
They captured and k*lled
Bikshapathy's group at the camp.
Michael is fighting for his life.
What did we do?
Why are they taking revenge on us, Bapu?
- Balraju! Get everyone ready.
- Bapu!
- Get up.
- Hey! Don't spare anyone!
Don't spare anyone!
For each life they took,
we'll claim a hundred!
- Take your g*ns out!
- Take them out!
Give us the g*ns!
Catch! Here we go!
- Take it!
- Take the children inside.
- Kamalamma, take the children inside.
- As you say!
Dear
Dear, take care of the child.
Go to Raji Reddy Bapu's house.
- Be safe!
- Take care of the child. Take care!
- Get inside!
- Everyone, come on! Get in!
Get inside! Come!
Why are there hundreds of them?
Don't spare anyone,
not even women and children!
They're finished.
Bhuma! Throw it over there!
- Cover the other side!
- Hey!
Get them! No one must live.
Look over there. Aim over there!
Move ahead! Fire it up!
They're trapped!
Light the fuse!
Stop! Wait.
Charge!
Well done!
Fire!
They'll fire the cannons at us, Chari.
We can't stop them. What do we do, Chari?
I'll go and get my cannon.
Go, bring it.
Oh, no! My dear!
Oh, no!
Make it quick, Bhuma!
- Load the cannonball!
- Open it!
Move away!
Hey, do you think it's going to explode?
- Well done, Chari!
- Yes, Chari!
Light the fuse!
Where did they find a cannon?
Bring down that bastion!
Charge!
Bhuma, they've aimed
all their cannons at us!
- Take everyone down with you.
- I am not going anywhere!
We fight together. We die together.
Damn them! Load the cannonball!
Charge!
That's the shot. Come!
It's Chari, the blacksmith!
- Chari!
- Bhuma!
- We won!
- Yeah!
Dad!
Dad!
Dad!
- How are you, champ?
- Dad
Where did you go, leaving me all alone?
I was trying to end
the injustice and cruelty
to make your world beautiful, Michael.
Why, Dad
Why is this world so cruel?
Because those who had the power
to stop the evil
chose to walk away
instead of opposing it.
The cruel state of the world
is something we cannot control.
But
We can certainly
change its course for the better.
One day,
if you find yourself
in a position to bring that change
Then, remember who you truly are.
My champion!
Hey!
Hey!
Bikshapathy!
Hey!
Bikshapathy! Come, dear.
Let's go.
Bapu!
They are turning
our village into a graveyard.
We won't last against them much longer!
What do we do now?
Who's going to protect you now?
Michael!
Why did you come back?
I came back
for those who took care of me
when I was lost.
This is my land and my w*r as well.
Get up! Escort all of them
safely out of the village.
Let's go. Quick.
Come on.
- Shabbir!
- Yes, buddy?
- Take her with you.
- Aren't you coming?
- Take her with you! Go!
- Come with us.
Hurry up!
Our rule over this land is eternal!
If you revolt,
it will lead to destruction.
Do you really think
a mongrel like you can protect them?
Do you think this is a football field?
Bloom and sway, O moon so bright
The night grows old, the hours slide
It's time for prayer, O moon above
Yet God has not risen to save
Michael!
Is this even a village?
Is this your so-called movement?
We slaughtered you like animals!
Not only you, whoever dares
to oppose us will be wiped out!
Who dares to stop us?
Dad, why is this world so cruel?
The cruel state of the world
is something we cannot control.
But
We can certainly
change its course for the better.
Michael! Michael!
Michael, are you angry with us?
No.
I feel like
Screaming out loud with joy!
I always thought there was
nothing left for me in this country.
Today,
I
I take pride that my blood
Has mixed with this soil!
Next week London!
Michael
Michael?
Michael
Did you sacrifice your life for us?
Knowing that standing against
such a vast army could mean death
do you know why Bhairanpally residents
fearlessly sacrificed their lives?
To announce their desire
for independence to the entire world!
It's already too late, General.
Their deaths must not be in vain.
Deploy the Indian Army immediately.
Launch an attack on Hyderabad State.
Sir! Hail India!
September 17th, 1948
marks as a victorious day
for the Indian Government.
With the arrest of Qasim Razvi
by the Indian military
Hyderabad is now independent
from the Nizam's rule,
and is now a part of the Indian Union.
The princely state of Hyderabad
was integrated into the Republic of India
and its people gained liberation.
THALLAPUDI CHANDRAKALA DRAMA TROUPE
DRAMA: BHAIRANPALLY STORY
- My name's Michael. What's yours?
- Chandrakala!
- What about you?
- I'm Sathi.
- What's your name?
- I'm Balraju.
- Will you let me stay in your village?
- Okay!
I'll share the story of your sacrifice
for generations to come.
I'll cherish every moment
we shared forever.
She'll remember, my child
She'll remember, my child
She'll remember, my child
She'll remember you, my child
The steps you took with us
The steps you took along our way
The earth will recall them day by day
Your blood that flowed for us
Your blood that flowed for all of us
The fire will guard it without fuss
The drops of your sweat
That fell for our sake
The drops of your sweat
That fell for our sake
Will remain as stars in the sky
She'll remember you, my child
She'll remember you, my child
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