01x02 - Sada-e-Sarhad

[bunniefuu]

[TV news reporter] Sada-E-Sarhad.

The Prime Minister of India

has embarked on a historic journey today.

[sombre music playing]

A symbol of goodwill,

this bus is now heading
towards the Attari-Wagah border.

On the other side of the border,
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif,

with his entire cabinet,

is waiting eagerly
to welcome his neighbour.

And this is that historic moment.

The bus is entering Pakistani soil.

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan

welcomes Mr. Vajpayee.

Now the Prime Ministers of both countries
will accept the Guard of Honour.

It was expected that the three chiefs
of the Pakistani Armed Forces

would be present here but it seems
they could not attend this event.

[Ahuja] Sir, isn't this a bit unusual?

Hmm?

This is such a historic event.

[Ahuja] And the Army, Navy, Air force,

none of the Pakistani chiefs are present.

It is unusual.

But that's expected out of them.

Did you know this?

In the Pakistan Army,

even a colonel is allotted
five acres of land after he retires.

Their country is starving.

And half of their budget
is going to the army.

And when there is so much is at stake,

do you really think that their army
will let peace prevail?

[suspenseful music playing]

What is the meaning of this?

If the three of you had an objection
with the peace talks,

then why didn't you tell me?

And General Musharraf,

just a few weeks ago,
you were talking about

the friendship
between Islamabad and Rawalpindi.

[suspenseful music playing]

There is still no changing
my intentions, sir.

I'm only worried about Kashmir.

And you think I'm not?

What do you think?

Why are these peace talks happening?

Why has Mr. Vajpayee come here?

Mr. Vajpayee is a poet.

And poetry is not going to solve
the Kashmir issue.

You need to believe me, sir.

India will only understand
the language of pressure.

[suspenseful music playing]

I made you Chief of Army Staff
out of your turn, General.

But I completely forgot.

You have no understanding
of diplomacy and politics, whatsoever.

[intense music playing]

You three better be present
at the Governor's House this evening.

And you will give Mr. Vajpayee
a State Salute as well.

- Okay?
- Sir.

And that's that. Go.

[opening theme music playing]

[door clicks]

You didn't even call me
before coming here.

Would you have let me come
if I had called?

[sighs] Madhavi.

I told you that I…

Needed some time to talk to uncle--

Bala, but they just weren't
willing to speak to you.

Baba would show me photos
of at least four boys every day,

this is an IT guy, he's an MBA.

If I hadn't left, he would have definitely
gotten me married to one of them.

- Yes, I understand, but--
- No, you don't understand.

For the past six months,
I'm trying to tell you

we have no other option, we have to elope.

That's why I packed all my stuff
and came--

So you came straight to the squadron?

[sombre music playing]

Madhavi, what would
my seniors and colleagues think?

Annual w*r exercises are going on.
I'm already struggling.

[hesitates] I mean, you could have
at least called me before coming here,

I… I would have thought of something.

Madhavi.

Bala.

I left my house, my parents, my friends,

my entire life behind
in the middle of the night,

only for you.

And you're worried about your colleagues?

Madhavi, I…

Um. I…

[pensive music playing]

Madhavi, Mad--

Madhavi!

[planes whooshing]

[Dhali] Sangy, Goofy in position?

- [Sangy] Sangy in position.
- [Goofy] Goofy in position.

[Dhali] Accelerating to 700.

[Sangy] Sangy, roger.

[Goofy] Goofy, roger.

[Dhali] Baldy, monitor?

[Madhavi] Bala, do you love me or not?

[Dhali] Baldy, confirm monitor.

[pants]

Seven hundred.

Baldy, 700

[Madhavi] I left my house,
my parents, my friends,

my entire life in the middle of the night.

[people chattering indistinctly
over radio]

For the past six months,
I'm trying to tell you

that we have no other option,
we have to elope.

[man] Baldy, monitor.

[Madhavi] Bala, do you love me or not?

We have no other option, we have to elope.

Bala, do you love me or not?

[Baldy] Baldy, abort.

Are you okay?

Yeah, yeah. All okay.
Let's focus on the formation.

[Dhali] Let's do it again.

Sangy, Goofy in position?

- Sangy in position.
- Goofy in position.

[Dhali] Accelerating to 750 now.

Okay, 750.

[Dhali] Baldy, catch up. Stabilise.

Let's stabilise at 700.

Negative, accelerating to 750.

- Don't accelerate.
- [Dhali] Accelerate to 750.

Goofy, peel-off, Sangy, aborting.

- [groans]
- [sighs]

What are you doing?
What the hell are you doing, Sangy?

You cannot abort alone, please.

Just look at him.

His body is stiff.
He's sweating profusely.

That's my complication.
You focus on your wingman.

What do you mean
by "focus on your wingman"?

We have to do
this formation together, right?

We've already done three rounds
of jet flying at 750.

So we'll do it again.

You need to understand
maintaining formation at high speed

needs to become a muscle memory

We keep trying.
I hope you're listening, Baldy.

[Sangy] What's the point of doing it
in this condition?

Tony Sir and Ahuja Sir
are challenging us, Sangy!

Learn to take risks.

Dhali, risks are supposed to be
calculated once.

Otherwise, accidents happen.
You better understand this.

I know you're thinking
about what had happened with your father.

Please, forget about him for a while.
Sangy, please.

There was no need to drag
my father into this.

- You're misunderstanding me again.
- Don't get personal. I'm telling you.

You don't get it.
I'm not getting personal at all.

- [arguing indistinctly]
- Stop it, guys!

[soft music playing]

At higher speeds, I have a problem

focusing on the instruments
and the formation.

And Madhavi is also here,
you guys know that.

And please, my problems are mine to deal.

[sombre music playing]

[crowd applauding]

[Vajpayee] On piles and piles of weapons,

those who have the votes,

peace in their words,

bombs in their hands.

the trust in them erodes.

Yell to those who sell coffins,

at the top of your voice.

Yell to those who sell coffins,

at the top of your voice

that the world is finally aware
of their illicit wars.

Their schemes will wither before fruition,

shock is a wound they cannot inflict.

We won't allow w*r and conflict.

We won't allow w*r and conflict.

[crowd applauding]

[suspenseful music playing]

[applause continues]

Chief of Naval Staff,
Admiral Fazi Bukhari.

[intense music playing]

Chief of Air Staff,
Air Chief Marshal Parvez Mehendi.

Chief of Army Staff,
General Pervez Musharraf.

[intense music ascends]

[Alka] Since how long
have you known each other?

We used to live in the same neighbourhood.

Then we studied in the same school.

We used to go to computer class together,
for coaching together.

[sighs]

Then he left to join the Air Force.

So I followed him here as well.

We will see how it goes.

Have the two of you had an argument?

[sombre music playing]

[sighs]

Does Baldy have a sortie tomorrow?

I don't know.

We Air Force wives have an unspoken rule.

No fighting with the husband
before a sortie.

- Why?
- You know something?

A MiG-21 fighter jet flies at a speed
of 900 to 1000 kilometres an hour,

sometimes even faster.

And you know, its c*ck
has more than 200 controls.

So they have to understand
the combinations of all those controls

and make split-second decisions
while they're up there.

And at that time, if they have
anything else on their mind…

Um, they can't be thinking
about these fights and all.

So that's why, the unspoken rule.

No fighting before a sortie.

So this means…

My feelings will now have to revolve
around Baldy's sortie schedule.

We all have our own little ways
of coping with it.

For example, I'll show you.

I make this list.

[chuckles] Look.

The day Ajay doesn't have a sortie,

I argue about everything at once.

- I even add a couple of extra things.
- [both chuckling]

[sombre music playing]

Thank you.

[sombre music continues]

I clearly remember
his cowboy vampire costume.

- [chuckles]
- Yeah.

What are the dialogue?

"I'll gauge your eyes out
and play with them."

People laughed so hard
because they found it so funny.

No, no. I was talking about yours.

The zombie act.

My zombie act was better
than his weird, confused vampire.

- Come on, Alka. Come on.
- You're both equally bad.

- Stop it.
- What are you saying, ma'am?

Did you know
he actually forced me to do it?

- You know--
- I forced you?

I was dressed as a king
but you saw my costume and said

"Hey, what a cool vampire."

- And ruined it.
- [Tony chuckles] Really.

- [Alka giggling]
- I'm so glad you two are here.

Otherwise, as you make friends
in the military,

it's time for a transfer again.

I completely agree.

- [chuckles softly]
- Thank you, Tony.

You're welcome.

- Yes, Sanjeev?
- [Alka chuckles]

Sir, I told him that you're busy, but…

It's okay, Sanjeev. You may leave.

Morning sir. Morning ma'am.

- [Kamalpreet] Good morning.
- So sorry to disturb you.

Come in. Join us.

No, ma'am. Thank you.

Uh…

Tony Sir, I wanted to discuss
something with you.

[pensive music playing]

[Tony] What is it, Baldy?

Sir, I…

I've always wanted to be
a helicopter pilot.

I've watched a stupid film
where the bad guy

crashes a helicopter,
pulling it with a rope and…

That was the day I told my parents.

That I wanted to be a pilot
and I will never let a plane crash.

And I became a pilot.

A fighter pilot.

But sir, I still…

I still don't feel complete, sir.

And for that, I…

Uh… I need Madhavi.

[sombre music playing]

So when I'm flying I'm only…

Thinking of Madhavi, and…

When I'm with Madhavi,
I only think about flying.

Baldy, are you saying
you want to quit the Air Force?

No, sir.

Uh, Tony Sir, I'm requesting you to…

Transfer me
to the transport squadron, please.

There is less risk there,
maybe her parents will understand.

Baldy, let's do one thing.

Let's talk about this later.

Sir, I really don't want my colleagues
to suffer because of me,

specially, in the middle of this w*r--

Baldy, Sir has said he'll look into it.

That'll be all.

Sir.

Mr. Nawaz, first and foremost,
I would like to congratulate you.

[Nawaz] Congratulations to you too, sir.

This bus journey has been very successful.

Meeting Mr. Dev Anand
was the biggest success for me.

[chuckles]

Yes, Mr. Anand was telling me that, uh,

even you wanted to act
in the movies a long time ago.

[chuckles] It was just a pipe dream.

Mr. Jaswant, we would like
to set a timeline

for the composite dialogue
on the Kashmir issue.

As a starting point,
the Chenab Formula is our suggestion.

The Chenab River
divides the religious population

of India and Pakistan equally.

That's why we all feel that this is
a very apt resolution for this problem.

[sighs]

Mr. Sartaj,

before we talking about bigger issues,

we should first take baby steps.

Mr. Vajpayee really wants to solve

Pakistan's economic crisis
with a sincere heart.

As a gesture of goodwill,

Mr. Vajpayee wants to give
Pakistan 100 crore rupees

and 40 lakh tons of wheat
in the form of a loan.

Wheat?

Huh.

If India does not have any intentions
to talk about the issue of Kashmir,

then just say it.

Mr. Vajpayee has expressed his thoughts
on the issue of Kashmir many times.

As long as the LoC

is free from t*rror1st activities,

there can never be
a practical discussion on Kashmir.

All right.
Forget the Chenab Formula for now.

Please tell me this.

What has India been thinking
about the issue of Kashmir?

You must have some proposal.

We can set some kind of a timeline,

for a dialogue
to discuss the issue of Kashmir.

But we can't be hasty about this.

Which means you haven't thought about it.

So, in India's opinion,

this issue has no significance.

Nawaz.

We put so many efforts
into inviting you here,

and we've been good hosts to you.

And here you are,
talking about lending us some wheat?

[intense music playing]

[suspenseful music playing]

[Muhammad] I sometimes feel
you completely forget the reason

why I begged and requested Mr. Jilani

and made you enter the world of politics.

You and I,

entered politics for the business
of the Ittefak Group of Industries only.

[suspenseful music playing]

For you and for me,

politics is still just a business.

Your economy is in dire straits.

You are constantly accused of corruption.

You need the American dollar.

And America really wants

that you try to improve your relationship
with your neighbouring country.

Even after whatever has happened?

[chuckles softly]

Yes, Nawaz.

Even after everything that's happened.

[suspenseful music playing]

You will

smile and sign on the

Lahore Declaration.

Think of this like

your unfulfilled dream
of acting in movies.

Can we realise here?

[TV news reporter] Today, Mr. Vajpayee
and Mr. Nawaz Sharif

signed the historic Lahore Declaration.

As per this declaration,
both countries have agreed to discuss

all mutual issues in a peaceful manner,

exercise nuclear restraint,

and respect the Line of Control
as per the Shimla Agreement.

[Dhali] There's just a few days
before we take off.

It's the w*r Game finals. Where is Baldy?

We haven't practiced
the formation properly even once.

Not even in chair flying.

How's it going, boys?

We're just, uh, waiting for Baldy, sir.

What do you mean, "waiting for him"?

Go and look for him.

Did you check the library?

No sir. Uh, I'll…
I'll go there and look.

Hmm.

- [sighs] Sir!
- Yeah?

If I may sir?

Go ahead.

Sir, we aren't waiting for Baldy.

Actually, we can't find him.

Please don't get me wrong, sir, but, uh…

I think we should replace Baldy
in the final round.

Is that what you think?

Sir, it's a tough call, I agree.

But I'm speaking in the best interest
of the squadron. sir.

I don't think he is
in the right frame of mind for it.

Nineteen-thirty hours.

Training ground.

Bring your motorcycles, boys.

And Baldy as well.

Sir.

Sir, the call to Skardu Army Base
has been connected.

General Musharraf is on the line.

[Musharraf] Pakistan Zindabad, sir.

I really hope that you also spoke

about things apart from Mr. Vajpayee's
poems during the peace talks.

General Musharraf,

what am I to do with you?

I just asked you for a salute.

[sighs] Sir, when I was
standing in line to salute him,

I realised a truth about myself.

That I am just an ordinary soldier.

- And I only know how to go to w*r.
- What?

Don't you believe in peace at all?

I don't, sir.

You believe in peace.
What did that get you in return?

Some wheat?

I had told you, sir.

India will never understand
the language of peace.

And I beg your pardon
but I won't be able to lie to you anymore.

[sighs warily]

That's why I want to choose a path where…

I won't go against my conscience.

And what path is that?

To revive the Mujahideen Operation
in the Kashmir Valley.

But this time I want it
on a much bigger scale, sir.

[suspenseful music playing]

Without my permission?

You're the Prime Minister of Pakistan.

Not just me,
the entire army belongs to you.

But I would like
to request you to just, uh,

come to the mountains once.

The fresh air, pure,
will be good for your heart

and your decision-making as well.

Sir?

Okay.

I'll be coming with the ISI Chief.

I think you should come here first

and understand and analyse this operation.

After that, let alone the ISI Chief and I.

We will all be at your command
and disposal, sir.

Tomorrow morning at 10:00,

the Pakistan Army
will be waiting for you at the helipad.

Sir.

Are you planning to tell him everything?

[sighs] General Tauqir,

you needed the Prime Minister's approval
for the stinger missiles, right?

Yes, sir.

The time is now.

- General Hassan.
- Sir!

I want all the posts that we have captured
to be marked on the map.

Right, sir.

But be very careful about one thing.

That the LoC line should not be visible.

- Right, sir.
- Good.

[helicopter whirring]

[motorcycles revving]

Arrows, get your motorcycles in formation.

Dhali, Sangy, in front.

TK, Goofy, Flank,

and Baldy, centre.

And Max, rear.

Take this rope,

and tie up the motorcycles
to each other. Come on.

Come on, come on.

There should be no slack in the rope.

The rope needs to be tight.

The mission is very simple, boys.

This is your starting point.

We need complete one lap of this ground
in a formation of six,

starting from right here, but remember,

the rope shouldn't snap.

If anyone breaks the rope,

you'll all come back here,

tie the rope once again,

and start to work from the very beginning.

The rope shouldn't break at any cost.

[motorcycles revving]

[Dhali] Keep it steady, boys.
Don't rush it.

- [Baldy] Yes, yes.
- [Dhali] Good.

[Dhali] Sangy, careful, go ahead.

Farther, Sangy.

[Sangy] Max, tuck in behind.

- [Dhali] Okay, go right.
- [Sangy] Go right.

- What are you doing?
- [rope snaps]

- What the hell?
- Come on, guys.

[blows whistle]

[intense music playing]

Baldy, catch up.

I'm doing it. Sangy!

Baldy, you're pulling ahead.

- [Sangy] Match the speed.
- [rope snaps]

What's going on?

[whistle blows]

Dhali, go slower.

Match the speed at 30.

Thirty.

[Sangy] Dhali, watch out, man.

Why is the bike wobbling a lot?

Sangy, let's do it at 40, come on.

- [all clamouring indistinctly]
- [rope snaps]

[Sangy] Why are you increasing
the speed suddenly?

Not increasing it suddenly.
We'll have more control at 40.

Thirty is too slow.

We are going to have to start slow, man.

That's when we'll make it to 40.
Can't you see what's happening?

[Dhali] The task is
to get comfortable with pace.

You can't be the only comfortable one.
We all need to be comfortable.

But I told him
I'm accelerating to 40, man.

- If he can't keep up--
- [whistle blows]

This squadron wants to win
the w*r Game Finals?

[suspenseful music playing]

You can't even ride in formation
on the ground,

how will you fly in formation in the sky?

And you.

Do you really think

that you can become a fighter pilot
just because you dreamt about it as a kid?

Do me a favour, Baldy.

Forget your transfer application.

Hand in your resignation.

And go away from here.

The Air Force doesn't need you.

Any of you.

People who give up so easily,

should have no place
in our defence forces.

Not the Air Force,
not any service in our military.

In fact, you all should quit.

I'll go and inform Tony Sir,

that this squadron can't do it.

These Arrows are not fighters.

Just a bunch of quitters.

[pensive music playing]

There's no way we're giving up.

Yes.

Yes.

Let's do it.

[Ahuja] Come on, boys. Steady.

Yes, boys.

Guys, stop, stop!

I'm not able to do it, man.

Guys, let me be, I am the problem. Please.

What the hell are you thinking, Baldy?

Your dreams weren't for nothing.

You spent three years in the NDA,

one year in the Air Force Academy,

this is what
you dreamed about all your life.

And you did this all by yourself, Baldy.

So no one else can decide
whether you are a fighter or not.

Sangy, you're not understanding my point.

- Because of me, you all--
- [Dhali] Baldy, listen.

Look, we all know there's a lot
going on in your life at the moment.

But this motorcycle doesn't know that.

So the next 10 minutes, only 10 minutes,

just focus on us and your motorcycle.

Ten minutes.

That's it.

We can't do this formation
without you, Baldy.

Let's do it at 40.

That's the fighting spirit.

Boys, we're riding at 40. Go.

- Yes.
- Let's go.

[motorcycles revving]

[intense music playing]

That was a good warm up, boys.

Cover up all the speedometers now.

Anyone can do it
by looking at the speedometer, right?

Let's see you do it without them, come on.

What happened?

Too tough.

Can't do it?

Hmm?

Dhali?

We can, sir.

We'll do it.

Arrows, we'll become
each other's speedometers.

We'll look at each other,

and feel the speed.

[hopeful music playing]

[music intensifies]

[music fades]

Well done, boys.

A closed formation
isn't among fighter jets,

but amongst fighters.

And Baldy,

only our dreams can define who we are.

Never stop dreaming.

And yes,

the date for the w*r Game Finals is out.

But this time,

Tony Sir and I will be flying with you.

Now try to make us proud in the air, boys.

Jai Hind, Arrows.

Jai Hind, sir.

[hopeful music playing]

[suspenseful music playing]

- Pakistan Zindabad, sir.
- Pakistan Zindabad

Pakistan Zindabad, sir.

I hope you had a comfortable journey.

Yes, it was pleasant.

Sir.

Some of our brave soldiers have

worked very hard
to establish these eight posts.

You can see from here,

that the Indian NH1
is in direct line of sight for us.

And, sir, look over there,

that's the highest post in this area.

Until today,
no one ever has tried to capture it.

And we have named the post after you.

It's called the Sharif Post.

- In your honour, sir.
- Thank you.

And if we take
absolute advantage of the strategy,

and send the Mujahideen into the valley,

and also arm them
with some advanced weaponry,

that would put a lot of pressure on India.

That's the problem with India.
Whenever we try to talk about--

Exactly. This problem
should always prevail, sir.

That's when Kashmir is going to be
discussed in diplomatic talks.

Otherwise, these people will just keep

making us sign useless documents
like the Lahore Declaration.

Alright.

But always keep me in the loop.

And no more surprises.

Certainly, sir.

Sir, if we really want
to make the operation foolproof,

then we have to equip the Mujahideens
with some advanced weapons,

like rocket launchers
and stinger missiles.

And for that,

we will need your permission, sir.

Hassan.

Sir.

[mysterious music playing]

[Musharraf] The whole world
will remember this moment, sir.

How the Prime Minister himself
came to such a high altitude

to motivate the soldiers of his country.

[camera flashes]

[suspenseful music playing]

[Dhali] Arrow 4, accelerate to 700
and join up.

[Baldy] Roger, joining up.

In position.

[Dhali] Arrows maintain formation,
and steady at 700.

Arrows turn left to 0-5-3.

Accelerate to 750.

[Baldy] Roger, accelerating.

[Dhali] Now maintain 750.

[Baldy] 750, going steady.

[Sangy] Looking good, Baldy.

[Tony] Arrow 1 joining up.

[Ahuja] Arrow 2 joining in position.

[Dhali] Welcome to the party,
Arrow leaders.

Time to tuck in, boys.

[radio operator 1]
Approaching LoC, maintain formation.

Thirty seconds away from target.

[Tony] Roger that.
Let's rock and roll, boys.

[Tony] The stage is set, Arrows.

It's time to raise the curtain.

Standby to split in five,

four,

three,

two,

one.

Now.

We have a situation here.

It's a decoy. Scramble interceptors now.

[Bozo] On it, the decoys have fooled us,

but will definitely
not let them cross the LoC.

[Sexy] Roger that radio 2,

let's lock them and get those ten points.

[Tony] Clash time, Arrow 2.

Cameras on standby.

Redland, say cheese.

[camera flashing]

[Baldy] Arrow 2,
bogie on your tail. Watch out.

[Tony] Looks like they don't like
our photography.

Baldy, let's surprise them.

[Baldy] Roger.

[Tony] Arrow 2, accelerate.

[Sexy] Standy to lock them.

[Dhali] Baldy, let's go faster.

[Baldy] Roger.

[Sexy] sh*t, sh*t,
blue land bogies on our left.

Abort pursuit

Radio 2, let's go towards them.

[Bozo] Roger that, Radio 1.

Let's drop them and get those ten points.

[Dhali] Arrow leaders, you are safe.

[Baldy] Interceptors are coming
towards us to avoid getting locked.

[Dhali] Baldy head and cross,
let's get on the tail.

[Baldy] Roger.

[Dhali] g*n sight on target, Baldy.

Let's lock it and get those extra points.

[Baldy] g*n sight on target.

- [beeping]
- I have a lock.

Yes.

[Ahuja] Well done, Arrows.

Welcome back to friendly skies.

[Tony] Boys, we have officially won
the w*r Game exercise.

[Ahuja] Yet again, sir,
your record stands flawless.

[Tony] Thanks to Mr. Professor.

Today you saved both the photographer
and the photo album, Baldy.

[Baldy] Thank you, sir.

It was a team effort.

[soft music playing]

Baldy.

Dhali, you guys carry on. I'll see you.

Madhavi, let's go.

- Where?
- I want to show you something.

- What?
- Just come with me. Come on, let's go.

What is it?

[romantic music playing]

Listen up, everyone.

To the victory of Blue Land.
Kick the tire.

- [all] Light the fire!
- [all cheering]

[man] Cheers.

- Cheers.
- Sir.

Sorry.

For asking you to change my wingman.

Dhali.

Every pilot has his own problems.

And they have their own way
of solving them.

Just like your problem.

When are you focusing on that?

[chuckles]

Appreciate the offer, sir.

But I don't think I need your help.

But, thank you.

We all need some help, Dhali.

Sometimes for flying,

sometimes for other things.

But when you need help.

just ask for it.

Trust me, flying officer.

There's no shame in it.

[sombre music playing]

[chuckles softly]

Alka Madam told me
there are 200 controls in this,

but she didn't tell me how crammed it is.

[both chuckling softly]

[giggles]

Madhavi.

No one can understand
my dreams better than you.

I got really scared.

I always thought
I can either live with you or…

with this jet.

But after today's flying I realised,

that while flying,
I can only focus on flying.

And…

On the ground, just you.

[calm music playing]

And I want both.

[romantic music playing]

Will you marry me?

[all cheering]

[Sangy] Someone's here.

Mr. Baldy.

- [laughs]
- Tony Sir.

[gasps]

Congratulations.

What's going on?

- They got engaged.
- Oh, really?

Sir, Baldy got engaged.

Well, boy, well played.

- [cheering]
- [Ahuja] Well played.

So happy for you.

Congratulations. Well played, my boy.

- [laughs]
- Wow, wonderful!

Three cheers for Baldy and Madhavi.

- Hip-hip! Hip-hip!
- [all] Hurray!

Hurray! Hurray! Hurray!

[upbeat music playing]

- [cheering]
- [whistling]

♪ These dark eyes ♪

♪ These fair cheeks ♪

♪ These sharp eyes ♪

Come on, bro. Get up! Get up!

- [chattering indistinctly]
- [laughing]

[cheering]

Sir, sir, sir, sir.

♪ These fair cheeks ♪

[Sangy] Light the fire, sir.

♪ These sharp eyes ♪

♪ This walk like a deer ♪

♪ When I saw you, my love ♪

♪ I was in a bad state ♪

♪ These dark eyes ♪

Come on, boys.

♪ These fair cheeks ♪

♪ These sharp eyes ♪

♪ This walk like a deer ♪

[melancholy music playing]

So Umesh,
what did you do with your first salary?

I bought a cycle.

Also watched a movie.

Then have some money to send at home.

What about you?

You know, I haven't thought about it.

- [b*llet whooshes]
- [groans]

Umesh!

[g*ns firing]

[grunts]

[g*nf*re continues]

What's the update, Sartaj?

Sir, the situation is very fragile.

Two more patrol parties have gone missing.

Sir, now it doesn't seem to be
about one peak anymore.

If we estimate
the direction of the firing,

there are probably
more than 100 intruders up there.

And they have occupied
at least eight to 10 peaks.

The situation is serious then.

The National Highway 1
is our main route to Leh-Ladakh.

If they manage to capture more points,

then it is possible

that the entire Kargil sector gets choked.

Sir, we can't see anything from below,

and they are tracking
all our movement from above.

What is Pakistan saying?

They are confused as well.

They say they are probably the Mujahideen.

Why would the Mujahideen
carry out such a takeover?

Do you think, Pakistan is lying to us?

I don't think Pakistan will ever do
such a thing during the peace talks.

Sir, I think to be able to counter
the height advantage that they have,

we need the Air Force.

[intense music playing]

[Ravindra] Thank you, sir,
for meeting me on such short notice.

I will get straight to the point.

According to you, how many of our troops

can the Air Force drop at elevated points

of the Kashmir Valley
with attack helicopters?

- Well, that depends, sir.
- On what?

Many factors, elevation,
the time of the day,

temperature, weather conditions.

- But tell me, where exactly in Kashmir?
- Northern Sector.

At 15,000 to 16,000 feet.

Fifteen to 16,000 feet.

And how far is the nearest
refuelling station from these peaks?

Are these details necessary, sir?

You just need to provide us
with the helicopters and pilots,

we will handle the rest.

Joshi.

Why don't you clearly tell us
what's happening?

What's the conflict here?

With a little clarity,

the Air Force will be
in a better position to help you.

[sighs]

Sir, this is a map of the Kargil,
Drass, and Batalik Sectors.

In the past 10 days,

the patrolling parties we have sent
over there have gone missing.

The intruders
have taken advantage of the height

and captured many of our Indian posts.

And so, we don't even know
how many more peaks

they have occupied.

And that's why we want to directly
airdrop troops from a helicopter, sir.

So that we can evict them from there.

[sighs]

This is serious, Joshi.

Very serious.

Fine, give us some time.

We'll quickly chalk out a plan for this.

Jai hind, sir.

Jai hind.

Chief.

Patney.

I don't think the Army
has accurate information either.

What is your suggestion, sir?

Sending helicopters directly is suicidal.

Our helicopters can fly the maximum height
of about 15 to 16,000 feet.

And that's exactly
where the intruders are.

Not safe, we…

We don't even know who they are

and what kind of weapons
they have on them.

Sir.

We need eyes in the air.

It's time,

to call the Golden Arrows.

[Ahuja] Come on, come on, come on.
Good, good, good.

Yes, yes. Superb, Alka.

You're doing it. Second gear.

Go, and now release…
No, no, no! Stop. stop, stop.

You should release the clutch slowly.

I'm driving a big car,
that's why this is happening.

Why can't we wait for a small car to come?

But one who can drive a big car
can drive anything else.

Don't worry, we'll do it step by step.

Step one, ignition.

Station Commander?

[intense music playing]

[suspenseful music playing]