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"Gar firdaus barruhe zaminast,

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haminasto!... haminasto!...

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haminast..."

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Haminast?

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It means, if there is paradise
anywhere on earth, it is here. In Kashmir.

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Amir Khusro wrote it.

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And if he hadn't,
I would have written it myself.

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Miss Kaul...

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Not Miss Kaul. Mrs. Kamala Nehru.

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I stand corrected, M'lord!

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[soft melodic music]

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You are from Kashmir and yet

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you have never visited the Zoji La pass!
Unbelievable.

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You know, I married you,

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but you are not my first love...

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Kashmir, it's Kashmir! My first love.

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[exhales heavily]

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Don't you remember what Swami-ji said?

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Excessive attachment will
lead you to your downfall.

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You are so well-read,
and yet you believe in all this nonsense!

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[panicked shout] Jawahar!

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...wake up... wake up!

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Are you alright?

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[heavy breathing]

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-Get some water!
-Go, get the water!

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Jawahar-ji!

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Mrs. Kamala Nehru...

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Swami-ji was right!

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Excessive attachment will
lead you to your downfall.

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Allow me...

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Go, get some help! Now!

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[opening title music plays]

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[menacing music]

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[telephone ringing]

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Gentlemen.

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Good to see you.

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General Lockhart.

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-Over to you.
-Yes, sir.

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Sir, Lt. Colonel Manekshaw,

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He's been monitoring
the situation since the onset,

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which occurred approximately
two and a half hours ago.

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Lieutenant.

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[telephone ringing]

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These convoys gathered at the
Abbotabad launching point

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At 0100 hours on the night of Dussehra.

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According to sources, ten convoys have

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entered the valley and have established
control in Muzaffarabad, sir.

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The remaining ten have
joined the mutiny in Poonch...

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so they can cut across
Poonch and attack Jammu.

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What about Hari Singh's army?

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We are unable to communicate
with the Maharaja, sir.

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Latest information suggests that

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a substantial portion of the Poonch
district is under siege by the invaders.

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Mirpur?

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Fallen, sir.

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The road to Srinagar
is clear for them now.

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[rotary phone line clicks]

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First the electricity,
now these phone lines!

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And on the night of Dussehra!

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[shouts] Can someone tell me what is going on?

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Maharaj...tribal intruders have begun
an assault on the Mahura power station.

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Don't worry about it,
there is no need to be afraid.

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It must be a minor attack...

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Until there are tanks
and infantry behind them,

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these few lone horsemen
are hardly a threat...

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Maharaj, any minute now,
they could march into Srinagar!

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Well, then order our army
to deal with them!

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What army, Maharaj?!
We don't have any army left!

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A handful of defecting
officers can hardly be a problem!

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But 60% can, right?

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60% of our soldiers
have defected, Maharaj!

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What do we do now?

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There is nothing we can do, Your Highness.

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[music grows tense]

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Send word to Delhi.

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Yes, Maharaj.

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I don't quite understand one thing,
Lt. Colonel.

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How did the tribals manage to travel
such a large distance so quickly?

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[chair scraping]

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Goodness, somebody tell him.

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I am the Deputy Prime Minister of India!

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I have the security clearance.

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I'm sorry, sir.

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Well?

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They were being supplied
vehicles and weapons.

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Just a minute.

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Before we start jumping to conclusions,

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nothing, nothing has
been confirmed as yet.

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By whom?

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[telephone rings]

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The official position of the Pakistan

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government is that they have
nothing to do with these tribals.

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They said it, so we have to believe them?!

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Jinnah is a snake in the grass!

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If he can play dirty in politics, do you
think war is where he will draw the line?

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Kashmir cannot go to Pakistan,
no matter what!

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Uh, excuse me, gentlemen.

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We have just received an urgent
SOS from the Maharaja of Kashmir.

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We should send our troops
to Kashmir right away.

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Absolutely not!

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You sent our troops to Junagadh,

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and now Jinnah is trying
to outdo us by attacking Kashmir!

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It is about time you admitted
that was a bad decision.

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Today, is Junagadh a
part of Pakistan or of India?

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That means it was the right decision.

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There is only one rule of war...

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Victory.

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We don't fight to win.
We fight to protect.

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Until Kashmir is officially a part
of India, our troops will not enter it.

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Iyengar, get to work.

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[music turns tense]

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[thunder rumbles]

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"I, Sir Hari Singh,

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the ruler of Jammu and Kashmir state.

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In the exercise of my sovereignty...

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...in and over my said state do hereby
execute this Instrument of Accession..."

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Our troops are here to
protect our land and our people,

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not to attack somebody else's kingdom.

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Captain Patnaik has his orders.
We must land.

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It is risky, but it is necessary.

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The formal accession of Kashmir
gives our military action legal sanction.

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As soon as the Maharaja
gives up his throne,

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an interim government
will take over Kashmir.

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"...hereby abdicates his position."

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Erm, Jawa...
Should we also add a plebiscite clause?

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No.

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What's the point?

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Once the maharaja accedes,
Kashmir legally becomes part of India.

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I agree. We don't need a plebiscite.

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You stressed on one
in the case of Junagadh.

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Why should our Kashmir
policy be any different?

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Look.

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I say this with the greatest respect.

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But what makes you so sure

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that the valley's Muslim population
will even accept a Hindu king's accession?

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[door creaks loudly]

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Ah, the man himself!

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My friend, Sheikh Abdullah,
is the people's leader in Kashmir.

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The people of Kashmir stand with Sheikh
Abdullah, and Sheikh Abdullah, with us.

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That the most popular politician
of a Muslim-majority state

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stands with Hindustan, is the greatest
evidence of India's secularism.

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We'll drown Jinnah's Two-Nation
Theory in the Jhelum.

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[aircraft tires screech]

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Please come in.

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-Mr. Patel.
-Hm?

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Have a seat. May I offer you something?

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Jawa, Jawa. Is it possible if
we could just have a quick moment.

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-Is it possible, if we could have a moment, please.
-Iyengar.

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Thank you!

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I say this candidly...

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But as a democratic country,

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it falls down to us to be sensitive
to the wishes of the people

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and not to impose our own ideals.

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-We're imposing nothing!
-Jawa, please.

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If that is the case,

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then why not let the Kashmiris
reaffirm it with a mandate?

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Let your voices be the voices of fairness,

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not a dictatorship.

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Through here, sir.

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[footsteps thud]

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This way, sir.

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[typewriter clacking]

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Well?

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You cannot possibly take issue
with sending our troops to Kashmir now?

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In a manner of speaking...

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Democracy is an axiom,

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not some absolute truth.

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-This is what the Marxists have been saying...
-Jawahar.

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Do you want Kashmir or not?

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Kashmir is my home.

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I want my home.

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[melancholy music begins]

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[door opens loudly]

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Yes, I'm fully aware, but--

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It's done.

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Excuse me.

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Jawa, now that you have
the moral grounding on this,

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this needs to be used wisely.

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We'll speak about it.

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He's signed.

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Congratulations, Baldev Singh-ji.

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You have the Prime Minister's orders.

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But there is one problem...

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In order to take over
the Srinagar airstrip,

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we will need tanks and reinforcements.

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Whatever it takes.

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The problem is that all roads leading
to Kashmir go through Pakistan--

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[raises voice] Just give me a solution!

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There is one road, Pandit-ji.

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There is one solution.

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Via Gurdaspur --

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and God bless Radcliffe
for giving us Gurdaspur --

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there is a road to
Jammu through Gurdaspur.

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But it is not in a state where
it can support tanks and army trucks.

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Defence Minister sahab.

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Even if I have to build
the road with my own two hands,

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you will have your road!

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I promise.

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Anything else?

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No, Pandit-ji.

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Now get me Kashmir.

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[news broadcast] Heavy rains have made the
road unserviceable at many points.

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From Jammu, the troops had to
follow a crumbling route to Nowshera.

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Even jeeps were often in difficulties

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and the men had to plot their
weary way through mud and slush.

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But the morale of the troops were high.

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Sherpas and miners built a bridge over the
roaring Chenab river in torrential rain.

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Sir?

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If the Indian army doesn't
send help by tomorrow morning... then...

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[fighter jet engine whine]

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This is an outright act of war!

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Major General Gracey,

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as acting commander in Messervy's absence,

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you must order our troops to go in!

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On what grounds, sir?

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On the grounds that
India has invaded Kashmir!

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As of yesterday,
Kashmir has legally acceded to India.

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They're well within their
rights to deploy their army there.

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It gives us no justification
for military action.

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This accession has been brought
about by fraud and violence!

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Pakistan will never accept its legitimacy!

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Commander Gracey!

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It is the Pakistan government's order

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to send troops to the
valley with immediate effect!

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Your Excellency, I am a British officer.

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The Indian army too,
is led by British officers.

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If you're waiting for me
to wage war against my own comrades,

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I suggest you not hold your breath.

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[coughs]

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We have chased the tribals
out of the valley...

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But the Zoji La pass, which connects Kashmir
and Ladakh, is still under enemy occupation.

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The enemy can enter
Srinagar through Leh...

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Jawahar...

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It is imperative that we win back
Zoji La pass before the winter sets in!

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[telephone ringing]

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Liaquat!

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Why didn't anybody
stop the Hindustani army?

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Because that was not the intention!

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The plan was to arrive at
Srinagar and capture the airport

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to prevent the Hindustani
Air Force from landing there...

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but they got sidetracked in Baramullah.

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As per the plan, the tribal militia was
supposed to storm Srinagar and capture it.

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But the wealth and pomp of the
bazaars in Baramullah was so enticing

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that that they forgot about their
objective and stopped to loot the bazaars.

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Those merciless tribals left total
turmoil and destruction in their wake.

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Those wretched tribals!

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For two days they looted
and robbed in Baramullah,

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and the Hindustani army managed--

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It is my mistake!

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I gave you the position of Prime Minister.

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It was me who gave the
razor in the monkey's hand!

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[shouting] IMBECILES! The lot of you!

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[coughs]

254
00:23:38,964 --> 00:23:45,164
We will pay the price of your
foolishness by losing Kashmir!

255
00:23:54,844 --> 00:23:57,964
Quaid, I made sure
that no part of this plan

256
00:23:58,044 --> 00:24:01,244
can ever be traced back to us...

257
00:24:14,484 --> 00:24:18,004
I suppose even fools
are right sometimes...

258
00:24:22,166 --> 00:24:24,684
Let my Pakistani army complete

259
00:24:25,564 --> 00:24:27,404
what your men could not.

260
00:24:29,684 --> 00:24:33,004
Disguise our soldiers
as tribals and send them in.

261
00:24:45,753 --> 00:24:47,968
[truck engine rumbles]

262
00:25:11,769 --> 00:25:13,616
[cannon fires]

263
00:25:15,210 --> 00:25:16,438
[machine gun fires]

264
00:25:18,978 --> 00:25:20,497
[loud explosion]

265
00:25:33,699 --> 00:25:34,870
[blast]

266
00:25:56,189 --> 00:25:57,748
[cannon fires]

267
00:26:08,067 --> 00:26:10,411
[gunfire continues]

268
00:26:20,444 --> 00:26:21,604
Cover me!

269
00:26:24,889 --> 00:26:26,923
[rapid gunfire continues]

270
00:26:41,640 --> 00:26:43,009
[chamber clicks]

271
00:26:46,478 --> 00:26:49,383
[breathing heavily]

272
00:27:05,855 --> 00:27:09,336
[melancholic music]

273
00:27:15,069 --> 00:27:16,726
[gunfire & screams]

274
00:27:20,164 --> 00:27:22,824
HARPAL! Harpal!

275
00:27:22,904 --> 00:27:26,491
Harpal, my brother! What has happened!

276
00:27:26,724 --> 00:27:28,554
Harpal... Harpal!

277
00:27:29,284 --> 00:27:32,202
-COME ON!
-Let go of me!

278
00:27:32,282 --> 00:27:34,818
Harpal! Harpal has been shot!

279
00:27:38,304 --> 00:27:41,139
[ragged breathing]

280
00:27:44,324 --> 00:27:46,484
[cries out loudly] HARPAL!

281
00:28:04,126 --> 00:28:05,356
Hm. Copy.

282
00:28:07,664 --> 00:28:09,233
[telephone ringing]

283
00:28:10,324 --> 00:28:12,364
Zoji La has been secured.

284
00:28:13,564 --> 00:28:16,484
The road into the valley has
been secured against the enemy.

285
00:28:16,844 --> 00:28:23,134
-Brilliant! Brava!
-Well done, well done.

286
00:28:27,244 --> 00:28:29,644
Well done. Congratulations.

287
00:28:34,964 --> 00:28:39,004
Lt. Colonel, you seem to
have something to say.

288
00:28:43,604 --> 00:28:46,324
Sir, it's been a bloody campaign.

289
00:28:47,444 --> 00:28:49,724
Casualties are high.

290
00:28:51,484 --> 00:28:55,644
Our soldiers are fighting
frostbite and insomnia.

291
00:28:57,204 --> 00:28:59,364
It is difficult to breathe
due to the altitude.

292
00:29:00,484 --> 00:29:02,924
Our jawans cannot give up at this stage.

293
00:29:04,644 --> 00:29:06,924
They must fight until--

294
00:29:09,204 --> 00:29:10,724
until their very last breath!

295
00:29:11,244 --> 00:29:15,684
Sir, I would suggest that we wait
until spring before any further offensive.

296
00:29:16,244 --> 00:29:19,324
We need time to rebuild our forces.

297
00:29:19,604 --> 00:29:22,364
But we are winning right now!
We are winning, aren't we?

298
00:29:23,124 --> 00:29:25,724
Sir, we can only secure
our gains and forward positions

299
00:29:25,804 --> 00:29:28,284
if the enemy doesn't
bombard our supply lines.

300
00:29:30,364 --> 00:29:32,964
It would be best if we
stayed in defensive positions.

301
00:29:33,164 --> 00:29:35,204
We mustn't lose momentum.

302
00:29:36,564 --> 00:29:38,804
Otherwise,
this will be a never-ending war.

303
00:29:39,844 --> 00:29:42,844
Whatever reinforcements you need,
will be provided.

304
00:29:44,684 --> 00:29:47,404
Prime Minister, I have some reservations.

305
00:29:47,684 --> 00:29:49,684
Anyone who doesn't have reservations?

306
00:29:50,229 --> 00:29:52,268
[awkward silence]

307
00:29:54,724 --> 00:29:57,384
We cannot afford this war!

308
00:29:59,324 --> 00:30:03,895
If the war continues,
the refugees will starve to death...

309
00:30:06,364 --> 00:30:09,204
Gentlemen. In my humble opinion --

310
00:30:09,924 --> 00:30:11,770
and I have been through a few wars --

311
00:30:12,924 --> 00:30:17,404
I think it's time that we start to seek
political solutions, not military ones.

312
00:30:17,484 --> 00:30:19,124
You want me to reason with Pakistan?

313
00:30:19,204 --> 00:30:21,644
-I would like you to consider--
-I am not negotiating with Jinnah.

314
00:30:21,724 --> 00:30:24,284
The man refuses to accept
the dead bodies of his own soldiers.

315
00:30:24,364 --> 00:30:26,644
Isn't it better than you
sending thousands to their death?

316
00:30:26,724 --> 00:30:28,524
The thousands exist to protect our nation.

317
00:30:28,604 --> 00:30:31,284
-But it would be in our interest to--
-The only thing in our interest is to

318
00:30:31,764 --> 00:30:34,084
[angrily] show that Jinnah that
he cannot conquer my homeland!

319
00:30:38,964 --> 00:30:40,404
No matter what the cost is!

320
00:30:52,684 --> 00:30:54,385
[over radio] In the media briefing held today,

321
00:30:54,465 --> 00:30:58,340
Lt. Colonel Manekshaw has shed
some light on the status of the war.

322
00:30:59,108 --> 00:31:03,565
India has successfully
secured Zoji La Pass.

323
00:31:04,235 --> 00:31:07,716
The enemy had intruded
deep into our territory,

324
00:31:08,403 --> 00:31:11,028
and our troops pushed
them back with all their might.

325
00:31:11,425 --> 00:31:15,549
Today, India holds her head
up high because of the sacrifices

326
00:31:16,440 --> 00:31:21,794
of our soldiers who were
martyred in the line of duty.

327
00:31:22,858 --> 00:31:29,078
Our enemies would do well to be aware
that the Indian army will never shy away

328
00:31:29,485 --> 00:31:32,334
from making any sacrifice necessary
to protect the integrity of our borders.

329
00:31:54,617 --> 00:31:56,280
[faint birds chirping]

330
00:31:58,444 --> 00:32:00,164
We didn't start the war, Bapu,

331
00:32:01,884 --> 00:32:02,964
they did!

332
00:32:05,404 --> 00:32:08,004
We only took some steps
in our own defense, that's all.

333
00:32:08,284 --> 00:32:09,484
You didn't take steps, Sardar,

334
00:32:11,004 --> 00:32:13,324
you took up arms!

335
00:32:15,364 --> 00:32:18,044
Well, it's not like Pakistan
laid down a carpet of flowers for us!

336
00:32:23,324 --> 00:32:29,884
Please tell me. If we are being
attacked unprovoked,

337
00:32:31,604 --> 00:32:34,884
how can we be expected to sit in
a dharna against a whole army?

338
00:32:41,724 --> 00:32:45,924
So, you chose to respond
to violence with more violence?

339
00:32:46,004 --> 00:32:47,044
No, Bapu.

340
00:32:48,725 --> 00:32:51,164
I just want to protect my motherland.

341
00:32:54,804 --> 00:32:57,644
In the Geeta, Lord Krishna tells Arjun --

342
00:32:59,203 --> 00:33:01,124
When war is at your door,

343
00:33:02,324 --> 00:33:04,724
it would be a sin
not to lift your weapons.

344
00:33:10,204 --> 00:33:12,244
And that is a sin I cannot commit.

345
00:33:29,884 --> 00:33:32,964
I must take your leave now.
Lots of work to do.

346
00:33:45,084 --> 00:33:49,284
It is non-violence that won us
our independence, Jawahar!

347
00:33:51,084 --> 00:33:52,364
I know, Bapu...

348
00:34:00,644 --> 00:34:03,286
but sometimes, in order to maintain peace,
a war must be fought...

349
00:34:04,324 --> 00:34:10,044
War only begets more war,
Jawahar, not peace!

350
00:34:11,844 --> 00:34:17,324
The end of a war is not peace,
it is deathly silence.

351
00:34:20,924 --> 00:34:24,444
You must stop this bloodshed, Jawahar.

352
00:34:25,764 --> 00:34:27,644
Bapu, it's Kashmir...

353
00:34:31,604 --> 00:34:33,404
I cannot lose Kashmir.

354
00:34:36,487 --> 00:34:38,284
Not now, not ever.

355
00:34:41,044 --> 00:34:45,651
You are the first Prime
Minister of India, Jawahar.

356
00:34:48,404 --> 00:34:53,884
Will this war and the blood
spilled in it be your legacy?

357
00:35:05,364 --> 00:35:08,292
[trumpet plays a tribute]

358
00:35:15,962 --> 00:35:19,189
[salute gunfire]

359
00:35:37,345 --> 00:35:40,364
[salute gunfire continues]

360
00:36:02,324 --> 00:36:05,004
[flashback voiceover] Sir, it's been a bloody campaign.

361
00:36:05,604 --> 00:36:07,644
Casualties are high.

362
00:36:15,604 --> 00:36:21,604
War only begets more war,
Jawahar, not peace!

363
00:36:28,964 --> 00:36:32,804
You are the first Prime
Minister of India, Jawahar.

364
00:36:33,804 --> 00:36:39,284
Will this war and the blood
spilled in it be your legacy?

365
00:36:43,044 --> 00:36:45,844
Excessive attachment will
lead you to your downfall.

366
00:36:50,289 --> 00:36:53,092
[rotary dial clicking]

367
00:36:58,604 --> 00:37:00,484
Connect me to the Viceroy, please.

368
00:37:11,120 --> 00:37:12,724
You know as well as I do...

369
00:37:14,044 --> 00:37:16,004
we need to find an end to the war.

370
00:37:17,742 --> 00:37:20,684
[tense music plays softly]

371
00:37:23,884 --> 00:37:25,964
We need to put emotions aside...

372
00:37:26,249 --> 00:37:29,025
[inhales and exhales]

373
00:37:29,684 --> 00:37:31,164
Find a way to negotiate peace...

374
00:37:31,244 --> 00:37:33,484
I am not negotiating with a state

375
00:37:33,764 --> 00:37:35,804
that does not respect our sovereignty.

376
00:37:36,924 --> 00:37:38,044
Alright...

377
00:37:41,444 --> 00:37:43,844
What if I told you
that there was a third party...

378
00:37:47,364 --> 00:37:49,924
A neutral third party that could mediate.

379
00:37:56,404 --> 00:38:00,164
Have you considered
getting the United Nations involved?

380
00:38:08,124 --> 00:38:09,004
The UN?

381
00:38:15,694 --> 00:38:18,572
[tense music rises]

382
00:38:26,204 --> 00:38:32,204
The UN Commission has proposed
an undisputed three-part resolution.

383
00:38:33,244 --> 00:38:37,324
The first resolution; unconditional
ceasefire in the Kashmir valley.

384
00:38:37,964 --> 00:38:41,284
The second resolution; an
agreement between India and Pakistan

385
00:38:41,484 --> 00:38:45,084
where Pakistan recalls its
proxy army from Kashmir immediately,

386
00:38:45,404 --> 00:38:49,764
followed by India reducing
its troops to the minimum necessary.

387
00:38:49,844 --> 00:38:51,684
And the third resolution --

388
00:38:52,044 --> 00:38:56,604
an impartial plebiscite
is to be conducted in Kashmir.

389
00:39:03,244 --> 00:39:07,884
I had told Jawahar in no uncertain
terms to not drag the UN into this.

390
00:39:11,164 --> 00:39:14,044
It would have taken some time,
but all of Kashmir would have been ours!

391
00:39:17,324 --> 00:39:19,164
On top of that, this plebiscite...

392
00:39:22,964 --> 00:39:27,044
Vallabhbhai, we may never get to
the plebiscite at all...

393
00:39:28,244 --> 00:39:31,564
The UN has asked Pakistan
to first withdraw their army.

394
00:39:33,364 --> 00:39:36,844
And that, Pakistan will never do.

395
00:39:38,404 --> 00:39:42,604
Until then,
only we have a right over Kashmir!

396
00:39:49,324 --> 00:39:53,724
They think involving the UN
is going to put an end to this war?

397
00:39:56,964 --> 00:40:00,044
It has only been a few months, Fatti.

398
00:40:02,404 --> 00:40:06,364
If we have to fight for
Kashmir for a thousand years,

399
00:40:08,044 --> 00:40:09,524
we will fight.

400
00:40:11,324 --> 00:40:13,124
We will fight, Fatti!

401
00:40:14,764 --> 00:40:16,324
We will fight.