Bravo, Fighter.
Finish your sortie and return to base.
Okay, Fighter. Let's see who wins this.
There's no way I'm gonna let you get a lock.
We'll see.
Come on, come on, come on!
Come on, I got you. I got you!
Shit. Joystick's stuck.
Controls not responding.
Mayday, Mayday, Mayday!
Hard deck breached, Razor. Mission over. Return to base.
Razor, return to base. Return to base now.
Controls not responding.
Shit, come on Vir!
I repeat, controls not responding. Losing altitude.
Come on Razor, mission is over. Do you copy?
Losing altitude, I repeat, losing altitude.
Come on, Vir, pull up!
Viraj! Return to base, now!
Copy. Returning to base.
Good morning, sir.
-Sir? -Hmm?
Look at this.
nKRY phones?
The same type our top government officials use.
It's an exact copy.
Recall the phones from every senior cabinet member, right now.
Seal this place. Send everything to the lab.
Go through each and every thing minutely.
Even the smallest thing could
give us a clue about their next plan, Roma.
-Do it fast. -Copy, sir.
Nizam called.
Your Delhi apartment has been raided by the NIA.
So? Why are you scared?
Raiding the house and getting to us are two different things.
How do you not get it, Sidhesh? Your cover is blown. Your...
Take my advice and go underground till things calm down.
You're the one who doesn't get it, Sarah.
The fact that a jihadi infiltrated and worked in the R&DND
as a scientist for five years,
the Indian government will never let it go public.
You watched the news, right? Did the press broadcast my photo? Tell me.
Abort the mission!
Did you hear me?
The evidence at your house in Delhi--
Will never be found, General.
And if they are?
It will take them months to go through all the clutter.
Don't be stubborn, Sidhesh.
We've waited this long, we can wait some more.
Don't talk to me about waiting, General.
Ever since I was a child,
waiting is all I have done.
Waiting to be of service to my country.
Waiting to accomplish something,
so that I can place flowers on my father's grave, in peace.
And you're the one who showed me my life's path.
You recognised and used my talents well.
Now tell me, Mr. Riaz,
how am I supposed to leave your mission halfway?
-So what now? -Plan B.
-It is time to activate. -Hmm. All right then.
As soon as you two breach the master facility,
the extraction team will be ready.
-May God protect you. -May God protect you.
When were you going to tell me about this Plan B?
Come on, nice!
Then there were 12.
So Manju, what do you think?
Which 11 of us will be the ones?
The first Hawks?
Don't know about this rest,
but this Queen of Palampur will definitely be one of them.
Palampur? Really?
Why? Never heard of it?
I have, but...
Oh God, don't tell me. Seriously.
So basically, Vikram Batra was the King of Palampur and--
-Perfect. -Not really.
-So, Your Majesty, -Hmm.
Does your heart also long for more?
Hey, bro!
I'll have a cold drink too, please.
-Sorry, what? -Just one, thanks.
Dork.
Nice one! Keep going, come on.
-Hey, Shome... -Hmm?
Everyone else is safe,
but I don't think there's space in the Hawks for three fighter pilots.
Plus today Avantika qualified for the P-check.
Not just qualified, my friend,
she even snatched points away\ from Mr. Maverick here.
Isn't that right, Viraj?
Your chances don't look too good, do they?
Hats off to Avantika, man.
-What a steal. -Yeah bro.
Gotta hand it to her.
I mean,
her husband died and that too
because of a pilot error and still she--
How do you know?
That it was a pilot error?
And that's why, my friend, you should pay more attention at the briefings.
Didn't you hear what Air Commodore Vibhas said yesterday?
I heard him spouting the official line.
If it were up to him, he'd put the blame for every crash
squarely on the pilot's head.
Anyone who tries a wild manoeuvre is a bad pilot.
What you do,
where you follow every order with your eyes closed,
fly the plane by the book,
does not make you a good pilot,
it makes you a good suck-up. Got it?
What did you say?
-Come on, say that again? -Salim.
What was that? Say that again?
Guys, why you making it personal--
No, no, just a sec. He's not wrong.
Today we will see which one of us is the pilot,
and which one is the suck-up.
Avantika Rao.
Sir, she's probably in her room.
-Everything okay here? -Yes, sir.
Everything's fine.
Sir, you were looking for me?
Yes, Avantika.
Here is your P-check clearance.
Now you're cleared to fly the JT-18, Avantika.
Welcome back to the team.
Thank you, sir.
Umm...
Sir, can I ask you something?
When you were selecting pilots for the Hawks--
GC Ranjan already had an inkling.
Call it a gut feel.
He knew it would be difficult for you when the JT-18 Hawks were deployed.
And still, he...
This is the man's greatness.
He has complete confidence in you,
that you wouldn't let your past come in the way of your present.
Like the saying goes,
"Beyond fear lies victory."
Thank you, sir. Appreciate it.
-Hey, listen, one more thing. -Yes?
If you had to pick between Viraj and
Salim to be on the mission squadron with you,
who would you pick?
Umm.
With all due respect, sir, I'm not here to judge anybody.
I understand.
But Mr. Ranjan has requested it.
Look, you've flown with the both of them.
Also, did you know that the Hawks
is the first force
to be given JT-18 planes?
It's a matter of reputation.
The plane is worth 450 million dollars.
We should be discerning about who gets to fly it, right?
So you're saying there's a technical fault in the new planes?
I'm not a 100% sure.
But maybe.
Have you spoken to the GC?
-Not yet. -What about Salim?
Sorry, umm, Avantika?
How can I tell Avantika?
She's just about recovered from the shock of Sahej's death.
Like, literally today.
-Sahej! -What about him?
Sahej's plane which crashed at the Sweden Air Show.
They must have some data on it.
-Who are you calling? -My friend, Dev.
You're right. I should speak to GC Ranjan.
Before it's too late.
My P-check.
Congratulations.
Umm, I need to talk to you.
Listen, I need to talk to GC Ranjan.
-Can we talk later? -Actually,
that's what I wanted to talk about.
About what?
Come on, Viraj. If you think
I didn't notice what happened with you during the mission today,
that's not the case.
You breached a hard deck of 10,000 ft. today and
the verdict is that you broke the rules of engagement again.
I know that luring you down to the hard deck
was a part of my strategy and you took the bait,
but now a serious report on your inability
to follow flying instructions is being filed,
and I feel responsible.
Mr. Bhatti also said that there's place for only two pilots on the team.
Viraj.
Sir,
for all the hours that Manju has clocked,
she has been exceptional.
Rupesh and Praveen have also completed their HAZMAT suit training.
That means we are down to our last twelve.
If you're not the best, you're dead.
Oh sir, Karan from Delhi called yesterday.
-From the procurement team. -Hmm.
He asked for the 4th stage reports from the JT-18 induction.
Tell the technical crew to send it with my sign-off.
-It's a green flag from me. -Yes, sir.
Yes?
Who?
Send him in.
Sir, there's a problem. I need to talk to you urgently.
Viraj.
I'll...
I'll come back later, sir.
Yes, we'll fix that meeting.
Hold on.
This is not right, Satish.
It's unbearable now, please.
Stop being so dramatic, Ratna.
This is all drama to you?
I've been a bystander for too long.
I've been lying to myself and to Viraj.
Telling him that his Papa is at work setting up the new factory.
Or that he's on a foreign trip with his partners.
Hoping the whole time that you would come through,
not for me but for Viraj.
But enough is enough.
If you leave this house today,
then don't bother coming back.
All right. If that's what you want. Whatever you wish.
Satish!
Viraj.
Viraj, listen to me, son,
for God's sake, listen to me, please.
Viraj.
Viraj, listen to me one minute, please.
Son...
You didn't tell me you were posted here.
You could've made a phone call.
It's been 18 years since you left.
Figured your number might've changed.
Viraj, I can see how you feel.
But I have no hard feelings, neither towards you,
nor towards your Mom.
Look...
I did what I thought was necessary.
I wanted something else out of life,
and you guys...
We were dead weight.
Tell me one thing.
In the last 18 years, it didn't strike you even once
to find out where we were, how we were?
That still doesn't change anything, right?
-You're still my son. -Changes everything.
You know what.
I did come to see you.
But then I saw you with your family.
The family that you wanted.
I couldn't bring myself to come in, so I turned back.
And I've been wondering if that was the right call or not.
But it's clear to me now.
I was right.
And yes,
I know you're signing some
manufacturing contract with the Air Force.
Ball bearings or whatever it is
that your father-in-law's company used to make.
But remember one thing.
When you enter a contract with the Air Force,
you have to drop all your other existing clients.
But that's an old habit of yours.
So I'm sure you'll be fine.
India's Vayu missile system.
Forgive me, Mr. Riaz, but
this is old news.
The real breaking news is, gentlemen,
that these missiles
can be controlled through a bunker in Sialkot.
Go on. We're listening.
For any air strikes against India, these
surface-to-air missiles function as its first line of defense.
They can stop attacks 800 k.m. away.
And taking advantage of this head-start,
the Air Force can scramble its fighter jets
and prepare to retaliate.
They...
can take off from any of the 60 stations.
And depending on the distance from the location of the attack,
at the very least,
it would take them 9 nine minutes
to launch a counter attack.
What if there is an air strike,
but the radar on these missiles has no idea about it?
What then?
After entering Indian air space,
for around nine minutes,
if there was no counter attack,
how much damage could you inflict?
So you're saying that the controls for India's Vayu missile system
are with you?
[please provide translation]
We just need to have a little patience.
My agents are on the field, risking their lives.
It's a delicate juncture.
If you have any reservations,
then there is no dearth of enemies of India, gentlemen.
But waging a war on India at this time...
Islamabad won't agree.
I spent a few days outside the country,
and the nation's ready to topple over?
And what would this cost?
Your seat.
And then, God willing,
Islamabad isn't too far off.
You were right, sir.
The digital signature of this device confirms that
it was allotted to the R&DND chief.
And through its replica device,
he was intercepting our communication.
Hmm.
Sir, in the last five years,
Sidhesh
applied for leave just three times.
And all three times under the pretext of his mother's medical treatment.
Let me guess.
His mother is not even alive.
Which makes him a perfect spy.
No strings attached.
What has our Bangalore tech team found?
Nothing.
The servers are left exactly the way they were before.
Sidhesh hasn't left a single clue.
But the girl who was with him?
-Sarah Ali. -Hmm.
POK-born, but migrated to the UK.
Has links to both, Al Qaeda and ISI.
Well trained in guerrilla warfare
and an expert in IEDs.
The question still remains.
What do they want to do on Indian soil?
Exactly.
Sir.
This is the card that he used to enter the Kolkata facility.
And no alarms were raised.
DShield Solutions?
-Roma? -Yes, sir?
Get me the details of the Vayu air defense system servers.
Yes, sir. Vivek?
-Vayu air system. -Yes, Roma.
Right...
Uh, sir? Got it.
This means that their next target is--
Hyderabad.
Viraj? Everything all right?
Sir, sorry to show up like this.
But the situation calls for it.
Come in.
Come.
I'll be with you in a minute.
Flight Lt. Shubha.
We met during a rescue mission in Himachal Pradesh.
In 12 hours we extracted 450 people.
You know what they say.
When the going gets tough,
the tough get going.
I don't know what she saw in me, though.
We were married the next year.
I remember her from my TACDE days, sir.
-Lovely person. -Yeah.
That she was.
Too lovely for the world, in fact.
The world didn't deserve her.
Gracious,
polite to a fault.
Her immune system went rogue.
Multiple Sclerosis.
After Shubha died,
the Force became my life.
And even then my batch-mates
had become Air Commodores and Air Marshals.
And me.
I just lost purpose.
Until the Hawks.
The Hawks mean everything to me, Vir.
Drink?
Did you speak to Satish?
No, sir.
You wanted to say something?
Sir, I believe there's a fault in the JT-18 planes.
What?
You must have received today's mission briefing.
I didn't break the hard deck on purpose.
The throttle just got stuck and the saturation control--
Did you report this to the tech crew?
No, sir.
Bhatti?
No sir, I wanted to tell you first.
After you there have been six sorties on that plane, Viraj.
And before you, 23.
Not one single complaint of control saturation.
I have flown that plane myself.
I don't see any problem.
I understand sir, but
you have to trust me.
Really? Trust you?
The manufacturer in Sweden has sent over the latest MTBF reports.
It all looks good.
The previous versions did have some glitch,
but they fixed it.
So you don't trust me.
Then send me back.
Send my paperwork to my CO.
Sir.
Viraj.
Sir, I'm not interested in becoming a statistic, like Sahej.
Or dying.
Now I get it.
You're scared.
I get it.
Hard childhood. It was difficult.
And I also know that you're currently the lowest-rated pilot in the team.
Plus, you met your father today.
Running from the problem does not solve it, Viraj.
You have to face your fears,
and fight.
So stop making excuses,
and prove yourself.
You have no idea how wrong you are.
But you were right about one thing.
I have to prove myself.
Mark my words, sir.
That aircraft has a fault, and I will find it.
Good night.