01x06 - Line of Control

[bunniefuu]

[engines whirring]

[Oak] How can we impact
the exact location?

[suspenseful music playing]

Sir, there is some confusion.

The same coordinates as today
have come back for tomorrow,

including point 4065.

The Army told us to stop bombing

because they wanted
to commence the ground as*ault--

[Oak] They did.

But the moment they climbed the hill,
they were ambushed.

Unfortunately, it's not just point 4065,

it's with every peak that we have bombed.

But how's that possible, Sir?



[Oak] Bombs are falling on the peaks,

but because
of our 100-to-150-meter error,

they are not directly
destroying the bunkers.

And what we gather
from the enemy's RT intercepts

is that the shrapnel from our b*mb blasts

isn't penetrating the bunkers
which are made of stone.

So their strategy is very simple now.

The moment they hear our jets coming,

they go and hide in the bunkers.

And when our army climbs there,
they emerge from them again.

[soldiers grunting]

Which simply means that…

our so-called sophisticated
high-altitude strategy…

[inhales]

…is being neutralized
by some pre-historic rocks.

[scoffs]

[news reporter] The Pakistan Army
treated the bodies

of our martyred soldiers
with gross inhumanity

in the Kargil sector.

According to our Defense forces,

these bodies don't bear
only b*llet injuries.

The bodies carry cigarette burn marks,

pierced eardrums with hot spokes,

and gouged eyeballs,
and brutally cut body parts

have been reported as well.

Amidst growing public outrage,

the Indian Army said that
the Pakistan Army

will be given a befitting reply

for their inhuman brutality
within the next 48 hours.

Forty-eight hours, my foot!

Even 48 years aren't enough.

[theme music playing]

[somber music playing]

I'm sorry.

We tried.

[somber music continues]

Jai Hind, Sir.

One of the captured Pakistani soldiers
has regained consciousness.

Tony, I'll see you.

[soldiers clamoring]

[overlapping clamor]

[clamoring continues]

[army officer] Stop! Get out of the way!

- Stop!
- [Sartaj] Boys!

Let us go inside, Sir.

We will do to them
what they have done to our brothers.

This is the Indian Army.

We're all angry about it.

But whatever we do to them,
we only do it on the b*ttlefield.

Not to an enemy who's half-dead.

[suspenseful music playing]

Listen, you have two options.

Either give us a confession,

or my men are waiting for you outside.

And they all know that
you're part of the 12 NLI.

If I let them loose on you,

- then--
- Let them do it, Sir.

[suspenseful music continues]

I have also k*lled their brothers.

Aren't you afraid of dying?

You can't k*ll a dead man twice.

So what did a dead man get
by doing all of this?

The same thing…

that you all get.

A salary.

[scoffs]

Now you won't get that either.

The 12 NLI's commander,

the DGMO, General Musharraf,
all of them have given a statement

that all of you are not
from the Pakistan Army.

Which country's army
were you fighting for?

They're not even claiming you
as one of their own.

You're going to rot in a prison here.

Your poor family won't even know
where you are or what happened to you,

what state you were in when you died.

[harrowing music playing]

[Pakistani soldier] Sir.

I… I want to tell you something.

[thunder rumbling]

So, do you think
after this soldier's confession,

we could finally get permission
to cross the LoC?

Yeah, we've got all the army IDs.

We also have all the military documents.

In fact, we have recovered
the SAMS as well,

which were used to attack you.

But if a country's army is disowning
their own soldiers so blatantly like this,

then-then what good is this proof?

[pensive music playing]

I'm surprised.

- I never thought a country's army--
- Sartaj!

Can I just have a look at these SAMS?

[suspenseful music playing]

[Tony] This doesn't seem
to have radar cueing.

Sir.

Sartaj.

[suspenseful music continues]

I don't think the army would need
to cross the LoC anymore.

Because we don't have to fly
above the clouds any longer.

We can now hit them from a low altitude.

But…

Wouldn't you be
within the range of their SAMS?

Isn't that too risky, Tony?

[Tony] These are heat-seeking missiles.

They don't have radar cueing.

The target has to be locked visually.

If they can't even see us in the night,
how will they lock on to us?

Sartaj, I need a secure line.

Chou.

You're flying tonight, aren't you?

Yes, Sir.

One change.

I'll fly with you tonight.

We need to do a little experiment.

[tense music playing]

[aircraft whooshing]

[radar trilling]

[Tony] Releasing in three, two, one.

- Now. Bombs away.
- [beeps]

[Chou] Bombs away.

[expl*si*n]

[Oak over comms] Job done, Arrows.
Return to base now.

[Tony] Copy that.

[tense music playing]

[radar blaring]

Arrow 1, confirm losing altitude.

Checking tensions.

[Tony] Negative, Sir.

We are still above the clouds.

The radar must be glitching out.

[radar continues blaring]

[Pakistani soldier 1]
Hide in the bunkers, quick!

[Pakistani soldier 2] Come on, come on!

[Chou] Sir, communications
secure on Channel 2.

[Tony] Copy that.
Let's enter the target valley.

[Chou] Roger that.



[Tony] I see the peak,
not the bunkers.

- Let's go lower, Chou.
- [Chou] Roger, Sir.

The jets sound quite close to us today.

[Tony] Chou, can you see anything?

[Chou] No, Sir, negative.
Let's go further down.

[Tony] Okay, Chou, but let's be careful.

We are in their m*ssile range now.

[Chou] Roger that.

[tense music playing]

- [radar beeping]
- [Tony] Okay, that's it, Chou.

Target acquired. 1000 meters.
Let's get the hell out of here!

[Chou] Roger that, Sir.

[Tony] Sir, I have checked
their stinger missiles personally.

They don't have radar homing.
They're heat-seeking missiles.

We can take advantage of this situation,

and fly below the clouds in the night
and hit their bunkers directly.

Sorry, come again, Tony.

You want to do visual guided bombing
at night, in these mountains?

[Tony] We are in the moon phase, Sir.

This white ocean glows in the night.

Visibility is not a problem at all.

But Tony,
by the time you finish the trials,

the moon cycle will be over, won't it?

We'll have to wait
another 15 days for the next cycle,

and we don't have that much time.

I'm sorry, but we have already
conducted the trial

during tonight's night bombing.

We can start right away.

[Vinod] That was reckless, Tony.

But they will never expect this.

So let's do it.

Low altitude night bombing
is officially on.

[suspenseful music playing]

[Tony] We're in the sector. Let's go down.

[Dhali] Roger.

[Tony] Descending now.

[suspenseful music continues]

They're coming close again.

Captain, get the SAM out.

Something is wrong.

We don't know anything at all
about their plan.

We should hide in the bunkers.

If they dare to come
into our m*ssile range…

then like the last time,

we will just sh**t them down.

Get the other SAM out as well.

And everyone else,
go hide inside the bunkers! Hurry up!

[foreboding music playing]

[Tony] 2000 meters above target.
Let's go down to 1000.

[Dhali] Roger.

[radar trilling]

Hurry up.

[Pakistani soldier 1] They can come
from any direction.

[Pakistani soldier 2] Where should I aim?

[Tony] Arrow 2,
I have a visual of the peak.

[Dhali] Visual confirmed.

[Pakistani soldier 2] Sir, I think
they are coming from that side.

- [fast beeping]
- [Pakistani soldier 1] Aim there.

[Tony] Arrow 2,
standby to acquired target.

[Dhali] On standby.

[soldier] See the jet?

I can't, Sir. It's very dark.

[suspenseful music playing]

The jets are coming towards us, Sir!

[g*nshots]

Try and lock onto them now.

Yes, Sir.
I'm trying to lock in on the target,

but it's not happening.

[Tony] Arrow 2, you have
only six seconds after the release

- to climb up.
- [Dhali] Copy that.

If you fire without locking target,
we won't hit them.

I don't think we have another option.

- [Tony] Arrow 2, bombs on standby.
- [Dhali] Roger.

Fire!

- [radar blaring]
- [beeps]

[Tony] Bombs away.

[Dhali] Bombs away.

[Tony] Pull up, exercise caution! Reheat!

[Dhali grunting]

[chants in Arabic]

[expl*si*n]

[Tony in English] Flying Officer Dhali,

you've become the youngest pilot
in the Indian Air Force

to carry out low altitude night bombing
in a w*r.

[Dhali] Thank you for trusting me, Sir.

This was a real honor.

[uplifting music playing]

Boys, you've done it.

Enemy positions on point 4065 have been
completely destroyed by your bombs.

The army will reclaim that peak
within 24 hours.

This will change
the face of the Kargil w*r.

[uplifting music continues]

It was just one peak today.

We still have
another ten moon nights to go, Sir.

- [Chou] Bombs away.
- [beeps]

[Teekay] Bombs away.

[expl*si*n]

[suspenseful music playing]

[telephone ringing]

[Pakistani soldier]
We've lost the Bashir Post.

We won't be able to send supplies
to any peak in the Yaldor sector.

It's been almost two months
since the Kargil w*r started.

And now, with the Indian Air Force's
low altitude night bombing,

it seems that the tide of this w*r
is turning in India's favor.

[news reporter 2] Amidst the relentless
bombing by the Indian Airforce,

now Kargil's mountains also echo
with the Bofors g*ns.

With the help of these Bofors g*ns,

the Indian Army
can now continuously shell

enemy's positions around the clock.

The defenses of the enemy have crumbled

going through the relentless pressure
maintained by our ground forces

and the heavy attrition caused
on the enemy

by the effective air strikes

and the pounding
undertaken by our a*tillery.

[news reporter 3]
Pakistan has been suffering

heavy losses on the b*ttlefield,

while their condition
on the diplomatic front has taken a hit.

Pakistan's claim that
the men fighting in Kargil

are actually the Mujahideen
has now completely fallen apart.

The PoW statements
clearly show that

they're not the Mujahideen,
but in fact, Pakistani soldiers.

I am a soldier
with the 12 Northern Light Infantry.

Initially, we used to have
a lot of ration and provisions,

and enough ammunition.

But, uh, when the Indian Army
started attacking us,

our seniors completely abandoned us.

If the Indian Army
hadn't captured us, then…

we would have definitely
died of starvation, Sir.

General Zia…

[ominous music playing]

erase his name
from all the military records.

And tell Hassan, henceforth
whichever soldiers are sent there,

all their ID cards
need to be to confiscated.

Are we even winning this w*r?

When has he ever told us the truth
about what is happening there, Sir?

If you want to see
the reality of this w*r,

you'll have to come with me.

[news reporter] In the last two weeks,

due to the continuous operations
of the Indian Army and Indian Air Force,

India has recaptured
almost all the peaks in Kargil

that were captured by the Pakistan Army.

But some important peaks
in Drass and Batalik,

like the Tiger Hill and Point 4875,
are still occupied by Pakistan.

[suspenseful music playing]

[Hassan] Welcome to Skardu, Sir.

Mr. Nawaz is here
to see the truth of this w*r

with his own eyes, General Hassan.

It would be better
if nothing is hidden from him.

[uneasy music playing]

Right, Sir.

Let's, uh, go to the Officers' mess.

I'll give you a full update there.

General Hassan,

the truth of a democracy
is seen at a polling booth,

and the truth of w*r

can only be seen inside a hospital.

[uneasy music continues]

[indistinct chatter]

[shouting in pain]

[Hassan] Sir,
this tent was empty till yesterday.

But the Indian Air Force
carried out a big attack today,

which left a lot of our soldiers injured.

Otherwise, everything was under control.

Pakistan is winning the w*r, Sir.

[harrowing music playing]

You call this winning?

Shame on such an army

that couldn't even be loyal
to its own soldiers.

[dramatic music playing]

[Musharraf] Who gave Mr. Nawaz
permission to come to the base?

When Islamabad
isn't willing to support us in this cause,

- then he has no right to come--
- [Hassan] Sir.

The Aqil post has been lost.

The Indian Air Force
is bombing through the night--

[Musharraf] Aziz has already briefed me.

Don't miss the big picture, Hassan.

Sir, the big picture
is that we had no idea

that such a small operation
would escalate into such a big w*r.

All our assessments about the Indian Army

and the Indian Air Force
has been absolutely wrong.

And now the situation is such that

the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force
are ready for a bloodbath.

I want solutions, I don't want complaints.

There's only one solution.

I think we should withdraw
from this w*r, Sir.

[unsettling music playing]

Hassan, wasn't it your idea

that we should go ahead
and capture all of these Indian posts?

And I take full responsibility
for our loss in this w*r.

I'm sorry, Sir.

I will not send
even one of my soldiers forward now.

My conscience isn't allowing me
to do this anymore.

[unsettling music continues]

General Hassan…

I hereby relieve you and your conscience
from this operation.

Now please hand over all your
responsibilities to General Mahmud.

That will be all.

Sir.

[somber music playing]

[sighs]

Pervez.

Is everything okay?

Everything is fine.

[Qureshi] Pervez, the Pakistan Air Force
will not cross the LoC.

Does that mean

the Pakistan Airforce

isn't going to do anything
in the biggest operation of the country?

Did you consult with the Air Force
or the Navy

before you started such a big operation?

Forget consulting with us.

You didn't even think
it was necessary to inform us.

And now that your plan is failing,

that's when you suddenly remembered
the Pakistan Air Force.

In that case, Mr. Mehdi,

we should sing praises
for the Indian Air Force.

Mr. Mehdi,

the Indian Air Force

must have also joined this operation
at a moment's notice, right?

As Air Chief, my answer is clear.

I refuse to send my pilots

on such suicide missions
on a terrain like this.

But, Pervez, since I'm your friend,
I can do you a favor

with which the Indian Air Force
will not be able to target your bunkers.

[suspenseful music playing]

[Tony] Arrow 2,
preparing to descend.

[Dhali] Roger.

[Tony] Arrow 2, approaching target.

[Dhali] On your tail, Sir.

[overhead whooshing]

There. Aim there!

[Tony] Approaching target,

- stay on my tail.
- [Dhali] Roger.

[Pakistani soldier] There!

[beeping rapidly]

[Tony] Arrow 2. Bombs on standby.

[beeping rapidly]

[signal blares]

m*ssile! Pull up! Pull up! Pull up!

The m*ssile's range is 10,000 feet.

If we climb higher,
it won't reach us.

[Dhali] Copy that!

[Tony] Pull up, keep pulling up!

[Dhali] Pulling up!

[intense music playing]

[Tony] Hard right.

[Dhali grunting]

[Tony] What the hell?

How are they able to aim in the dark?

[Dhali] No idea, Sir.

Thankfully, you spotted it on time.

[Tony] It was sheer luck.

I could spot the m*ssile
because it was dark.

Let's get the hell out of here, Arrow 2.

[Baldy] Sir.

[Oak] Jai Hind, Sir.

At ease.

[sighs]

Skardu Base and Point 4875
had an RT conversation

which the Military Intelligence
has intercepted.

Please.

[suspenseful music playing]

[man 1] Base to 4875,
fighters approaching.

[man 2] Two fighter jets approaching.

- Get the SAMS.
- [man 3] Okay.

[man 2] Tell me
their position and direction.

[man 1] 030 radial,
losing altitude 650 kph.

Expect visual contact in 30 seconds.

The Pakistani Air Force
is installing radars near the peaks.

Now, whenever our jets fly low in Drass,

they will know exactly
which heading we're coming from.

This changes everything.

Our surprise element has been compromised.

We wanted to reclaim Point 5280
during the last sorties of the moon cycle.

Because this peak in Kaksar

was a link for them
between Drass and Batalik.

It was choking the NH1
for the Indian Army already,

but it's quite clear
from Military Intelligence

this is also the route for fresh
reinforcements for the Pakistan Army

to all Drass and Batalik peaks
including Tiger Hill.

We have only two options left.

Either the Mirage-2000 strikes
from outside the m*ssile range,

or our army climbs up inch by inch
and fights a long battle.

This will really hurt us.

But there are no
unconventional strategies left to try.

It's time for the Golden Arrows
to stand down.

Tony?

[Tony sighs]

Sir.

[suspenseful music playing]

Sir.

We can hit Point 5280.

What did you not understand, Baldy?

They have radars now.

Didn't you hear Patney Sir?

Exactly, Sir.
But we can manage to trick those radars.

Arrows.

We've done this before.

Ahuja Sir's transport jet strategy.

Yes.

We can do it, Sir.

[Sangy] And we should do it today.

Tonight's the last night
of the moon phase.

Ahuja Sir had trained us
for this very day.

He trained you.

Where?

When?

On flatlands?

During the day? In peace time?

The transport formation
is a very difficult formation in itself.

And we are supposed to be flying it

in the most dangerous mountains
in the world, and that too at night,

in the middle of a w*r? Get real boys.

Sir.

Whatever we have done in this w*r so far,

day bombing, night bombing,
high altitude, low altitude,

we didn't practice for any of that either.

This is not the same, Dhali.

One needs a different level of readiness

for such a difficult formation
to be pulled off in such a terrain.

And we are, Sir.

We are fully ready.

Baldy, you haven't flown
even a single sortie here.

I'm sorry, Sir, but that's not my fault.

I have memorized all maps ten times over.

But you didn't trust me
with a single sortie.

Which is fine, that's your call.

But readiness is not about
the number of sorties--

Madhavi is pregnant, Baldy.

[pensive music playing]

[breathes deeply]

Sir.

I don't see the connection, Sir.

That's my personal matter.

This can't be the reason for you
to stop me from flying.

[Chou] Baldy is right.

This is the life
we all signed up for, Sir.

Let this be my call, Sir.

Baldy should fly.

[Goofy] Sir, whether anyone
has been trained or not,

we've definitely learnt
how to back each other up.

[Dhali] Sir, you told me once.

No one's ever ready for w*r.

If we go down, we go down together.

[pensive music continues]

Chou.

Ready the jets now.

[chuckles]

The boys are ready.

Arrows…

it'll be my honor to lead you.

Boys, we can fool them
with the transport formation

but for a maximum of two to three minutes.

That's why we will split
into four pairs immediately

after takeoff and approach
from different valleys.

We will fly below the crest level
in the depths of the valleys,

so that their radar cannot pick us up.

We will have to fly
through these valleys in perfect sync.

So that we can all reach the delta point
where these four valleys meet,

together at the same time.

There, we will form
our eight-jet transport formation.

And instead of eight different jets,

a big transport aircraft dot
will be visible to them on their radar.

Is that clear, boys?

[telephone ringing]

Okay.

Uh, MET hotline, Sir.

Heavy cloud formation ahead
on Arrow 3's flight path.

Alert them.

Arrow 3 scanners.

Heavy cloud buildup on radial 030-80 km.

Exercise strong caution.

[Tony] Arrow 3. Consider alternate route.

[Dhali] Arrow 1 copy. Standby, update.

[Baldy] No alternate route.

There are only two options,
either we abort the mission,

or go through the clouds.

[Tony] In that case,
Arrow 3, abort approach.

You will not go through the clouds
in these mountains.

[Baldy] Arrow 1, if we abort the mission,
everyone has to abort.

[Tony] That's okay.
Arrows, standby to abort.

- [Dhali] Arrow 3 monitored.
- [Sangy] Arrow 5 monitored.

- [Goofy] Monitored.
- [Tony] Arrow 4, standby to pull up.

[suspenseful music playing]

[Baldy] Arrows, wait!

We can go through the clouds.

Dhali, you've done this before.

[Dhali] Not in this terrain, Baldy.

If the peak in front of us
is more than 4000 meters,

we'll crash straight into the mountains.

[Tony] Arrow 4, what do you suggest?

[Baldy] That peak is 4320 meters.

If we maintain speed at 800,
it'll take us exactly 10 seconds

to reach 4500 meters.

[Tony] Arrow 4, are you sure
about your calculations?

[Baldy] Sir, they don't call me
Mr. Professor for nothing.

[Tony] Okay, Arrow 4.

Go ahead, but I want to see
all my pilots at the Delta point.

[Baldy] Yes, Sir. You will.

Arrow 3, follow my lead, maintain 800.

[Dhali] Hey, Professor.

It's all up to you now.

[radar beeping]

[thunder crashes]

[foreboding music playing]

[beeping continues]

[Baldy] Speed steady at 800!

Altitude 3250!

Climbing!

[Dhali] Alright, maintaining thrust.

[Baldy] Dhali.

Max, reheat!

[thunder crashing]



[Dhali] 4000.

[Baldy] The visibility is zero,
but we are on track.

Five seconds left.



[shouts] Pull up.

[Dhali] Pulling up!

[intense music playing]



[whooshing]

[Dhali and Baldy cheering]

[radar beeping]

[Baldy] Arrow 3 and 4 at Delta,
joining up.

[Tony] Well done, boys.

Arrows join up in close formation.

It's time to become a dot.

[radar chimes]

[suspenseful music playing]

[chiming continues]

[Tony] Okay, boys.

This mission is not mentioned
in any manual.

And if we succeed in doing this,

we will write the manual ourselves.

Let's do this, boys.

[radar beeping]

Transport aircraft flying in
from South West Delhi heading.

[Pakistani soldier 1] Details.

Currently at 27,000 feet.

What is a transport jet
doing here at this height?

Check the movement sheet.
Tell me which aircraft this is.

Hamza,

just check the movement sheet. Quickly.

- You get SAMS out.
- Okay, Sir.

[Tony] Arrows, 30 seconds to descend.

Nothing on the movement sheet.
Don't know what aircraft it is.

[Tony] Descend now.

[tense music playing]

Blip is rapidly losing altitude
in your direction.

[Tony] Dhali, Baldy, it's show time!

- [Dhali] Copy.
- [Baldy] Roger.

[Tony] Split!

[Pakistani officer]
It's a decoy.

There are eight jets,

coming from different directions.

[tense music continues]

[breathes heavily]

What are you doing?

- Why haven't you fired yet?
- We can't see anything, Sir.

We can only hear the jets
from all the sides.

I can't figure which direction to target.

There are eight jets. Just fire!

[blasting]

[Tony] Arrow 2,
m*ssile at 12 o'clock, make right.

Missiles evaded.
Arrow 3 and 4, clear to fire.

Smoke them up, boys.

These two jets are coming this way.

[intense music playing]

Give me that!

[Dhali] In three, two, one.

Now! Bombs away!

[Baldy] Bombs away!

[bombs whistling]

[expl*si*n]

[Dhali breathing in joy]

[uplifting music playing]

[Tony] Arrows,
Ahuja would be proud of us.

Let's get back home now.

[Vinod] For the last two months,

all of us together,
we've been fighting this w*r.

- [all cheering]
- The most unconventional w*r in history.

Today, the Golden Arrows
have pulled off a suicide mission

and completed it
with zero casualties and they have proved

that the Indian Air Force fighters,

they don't just touch the impossible,
they break right through it.

- [all cheering]
- Yes! Yes!

Boys, victory is now
just a few peaks away from us.

And you Arrows have given us the time
to ready our most powerful weapon,

the Mirages.

Their laser-guided bombs are live,

locked,

and loaded to conquer Tiger Hill.

[Sandeep] Boys.

Every day, for the past few days,

we've only been hearing

about system errors
and the struggles of our soldiers.

But finally,
our own laser-guided bombs are ready.

The frustration through this struggle,
and the anger that's built up within us,

isn't less than a b*mb itself.

Are the Battleaxes

prepared to give the enemy
a final blow

- in this w*r?
- [all] Yes, Sir!

- Shatrunjaya!
- [all] Shatrunjaya!

- Shatrunjaya!
- [all] Shatrunjaya!

[tense music playing]

[Sandeep] Nambiar, laser on. Ready?

[Nambi] More than ready.

[Sandeep] Ten kilometers away.
Start zooming in.

[Nambi] Visual acquired.

- [whirring]
- Enemy bunker's clear as day.

[Sandeep] Let's crush the ego
of Little Pakistan once and for all.

[Nambi] Roger! Bombs away!

[Sandeep] Bombs away!

[expl*si*n]

After nearly 11 hours of relentless combat

supported by precision strikes
from Indian Air Force Mirage jets,

Indian forces have recaptured Tiger Hill.

This decisive victory
restores Indian control

over the strategic heights of Drass,

marking a significant turning point
in the Kargil conflict.

[news reporter 5] Along with Tiger Hill,
the Indian Air Force's Mirage jets

also attacked the Pakistan supply base
at Muntho Dalo in the Batalik sector,

around 300 Pakistani soldiers
have been k*lled in this attack.

Where is Mister Prime Minister?

The Prime Minister has left for…

Washington D.C. alone.

[unsettling music playing]

[Nawaz] Thank you for agreeing
to see me today.

[President Clinton] You barged in here

and blackmail me
with a threat of nuclear w*r.

I am sorry. Nuclear w*r?
I don't follow, Mr. President.

Either you are a very good actor

or you have no idea what's happening
in your own backyard.

Your army has mobilized nuclear assets.
We are tracking them right now.

[unsettling music continues]

I don't know what you are talking about.

I promise, Mr. President.

I told you before, Nawaz.

I need to speak with whoever is in charge,
whoever runs your country.

I-I am in charge.

I am here with the mandate
of the people of Pakistan.

And it's that mandate
you're looking to protect by coming here?

Yes, of course.

Let me be very clear.

Unless you came here
to announce the unilateral withdraw

of your troops from Indian territory,
we don't have much to talk about.

I can withdraw my troops.

But I have to show something
to my people, for this conflict.

And only you can help me
with this, Mr. President.

Let me get this straight.

You want me to broker your retreat?

I thought you didn't want
any outside interference.

Mr. Vajpayee is not taking my calls.

And if I return empty-handed,
Mr. President,

the same people who started this fire…

will throw me back
in the same fire and burn me.

Mr. Sharif,

the United States

will not be dragged
into a civil-military tug of w*r

between Islamabad and Rawalpindi.

I have two statements here.

One, commend you

for withdrawing troops right way
and committing to regional stability.

And the other, condemns you

for illegally occupying Indian soil

and threatening world peace
with nuclear weapons.

[suspenseful music playing]

Call your cabinet.

Take your time.

And decide how you want
to be remembered, Mr. Sharif.

[pensive music playing]

[news reporter 6] After hours
of tense negotiations in Washington D.C.,

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has announced

a unilateral withdrawal
of Pakistani troops

from the heights of Kargil.

[news reporter 7] The Kargil w*r
is now effectively over

and the victory belongs to India.

My sources in the ISI are saying…

that Mr. Nawaz is planning
to put the whole blame on you.

They foresee a court-martial.

[sighs] We've lost this w*r, Sir.

[news reporter
continues indistinctly on TV]

General Mahmud, you worry unnecessarily.

We've just lost Kargil,

not Pakistan.

You need to remove the fear
of court-martial from your mind…

and start preparing to impose
martial law in this country.

[tense music playing]

[news reporter 7] There are reports
of public outrage in Pakistan.

The Pakistan Army maintains
that they were winning this w*r,

and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
bent the knee under American pressure.

The word is spreading fast

and the Prime Minister's effigies
are being burnt in many cities.

In the middle of all of this,

the families of the Pakistani soldiers
demand answers from their government,

"Are their loved ones alive?"

Sir.

The Pakistan Army is refusing
to accept these bodies.

We bury them as per their religion.

Sir, but they are--

They're all soldiers.

They can forget this fact.

But we will not.

There is a difference between them and us.

[sentimental music playing]

Right?

[all] Yes, Sir.

[PM Vajpayee]
Climbing difficult altitudes,

fighting difficult battles,

our brave army has pushed them back,

and showed our enemies

how dangerous it can be
to go against India.

Let this be a lesson for them.

[uplifting music playing]

[inaudible chatter]

When were you going to tell me?

After the delivery?

On the day you didn't have a sortie.

[Madhavi sniffles]

- Congratulations, Madhavi.
- [chuckles]

Thank you, Sir.

[uplifting music continues]

Did you hear my jet?

Loud and clear.

[uplifting music continues]

[journalist 1] The Indian Air Force
has played a very important role

in the victory in Kargil.

So how are you all feeling about it?

We are like razor blades.

Wherever we are sent,
our job is just to cut through.

Thinking or feeling,
that's not what we do.

Sir, when you lost
Squadron Leader Ajay Ahuja

on the first day of the operation itself,

how did you feel then?

[uneasy music playing]

[journalist 2] Sir,
that's my question as well.

Ahuja Sir could have come back
if he wanted to.

But he went beyond the call of duty,

was it the right thing
to do according to you?

Because of the decision he made,

we not only lost a jet,

but a valuable pilot as well.

Sir, I just wanted to know
your opinion on this.

- Uh…
- Sir.

May I?

Sure.

[Dhali] Thank you.

Has any of you ever been
in a MiG-21 c*ck?

No, Sir.

Let me tell you what a MiG-21 is

really like for a fighter pilot.

To begin with,
imagine being tied to such a seat

that doesn't let you move.

Then imagine
a couple hundred controls around you,

and also some


Just one small spark

can turn the jet around you into a b*mb,

and you have no choice
but to fly this live b*mb

faster than the speed of sound.

One small mistake…

and you can turn into ashes.

This is a MiG-21
fighter pilot's daily reality.

Now I want to ask you, Sir.

If you were in that c*ck that day,

what would have been
your first priority?

- To survive.
- To survive.

[Dhali] Exactly.

That day in that situation,

Flight Commander
Squadron Leader Ajay Ahuja

gave someone else's life
more priority than his own life.

[somber music playing]

Nobody has the right… [sighs]

…to ask whether
he made the right call or not.

Any more questions?

[journalists] No, Sir.

Jai Hind.

[camera shutter clicking]

[somber music continues]

[sentimental music playing]

Tony?

He's gone to Delhi.

Paperwork.

Happy landings, boys.

[sentimental music fades]

[soft music playing]

Tony?

How are you?

Um, I spoke to Kamal
on the phone yesterday.

She didn't tell me you're…

Alka, I…

I'm…

really sorry.

[soft music continues]

The thing is, I…

I couldn't gather the courage
to come and face you earlier.

I keep thinking that I…

I should have been there
with Ajay that day.

[soft music continues]

Maybe if I was there, I'd…

Would you like some coffee?

On the day of the cremation…

I said a lot of things.

Tony, I was just very angry.

But you were absolutely right.

I…

[inhales deeply]

Alka, I broke your trust.

[inhales] Tony…

You need to forgive yourself.

[sentimental music playing]

See, the truth is,

that day, you,

or me, or Ankur…

no one could have stopped Ajay,
that's just how he was.

Please, forgive yourself, Tony.

Please.

[sniffles]

[sentimental music continues]

[sentimental music rises]

[harrowing music playing]

[upbeat song playing]

[upbeat song continues]