"The 'Do or Die' revolution is spreading fast."
We've been receiving news of violence from many parts of the country.
"The British government has criticized this move and held Gandhiji accountable,"
"and arrested top leaders of the uprising and put them behind bars."
Case no. 326.
The People Vs. Homi Jehangir Bhabha,
And Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai.
For the enquiry,
produce the accused in court.
Move aside.
Move.
Quit India!
Move!
- Britishers... - Quit India!
Oh f***!
What happened?
Do you see that lawyer representing us?
Yes.
He's the most sick, twisted, son-of-a-bitch...
...you'll ever meet in your life.
Who is he?
My father.
- Britishers... - Quit India!
Hello, daddy.
- Britishers... - Quit India!
Hello, uncle.
- Britishers... - Quit India!
Homi Jehangir Bhabha and Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai...
...charged under Section 26 1B of the Defense of India Act.
Your Honour, Mr. William Crenshaw, the III...
Quit India!
Order! Order in the court!
Order, I said!
Go away.
Your Honour, I saw these two men take down the flag of the British Empire...
...and replace it with that rag.
- Britishers... - Quit India!
Order in the court!
Get him out of here.
May I please, Your Honour?
Mr. Crenshaw, you allege that you saw my clients.
I don't allege. I saw them.
Would, Your Honour, please refer to exhibit A?
These are the photographs of the institute where the crime occurred.
So where were you when this occurred, Mr. Crenshaw?
In the courtyard.
- On the ground floor? - Yes.
And the flag was on the roof...
...which is on the sixth floor, right? - Correct.
So you must have been carrying a pair of binoculars.
But why would I carry binoculars?
No binoculars?
But you do admit that you saw my clients on the roof.
Don't know how you managed that on a blazing summer morning...
...with the sun shining in your eyes.
Are you absolutely sure that you saw my clients on the roof?
Well, maybe not on the roof.
But I saw them later.
So you didn't see them on the roof.
- Objection, Your Honour, my client... - Overruled!
Your Honour, it is very clear...
...that Mr. Crenshaw has wrongly accused...
...Mr. Sarabhai and Mr. Bhabha of a crime...
...that nobody saw them commit.
No!
Order!
Stop it at once.
This is a court of law. Order.
Stop it now all of you
Order, I said. Order, I said!
Order!
They did it.
They had the motive.
So did a hundred others. It could've been anyone...
...from inside the IISc or from the outside. - No, it was them.
They wanted revenge.
On the Union Jack?
Order in the court.
They wanted revenge on me...
...because I punched that b*****d, Homi Bhabha.
Your Honour, the gruesome bruise on my client's face...
...is proof of Mr. Crenshaw's assault.
My client should sue Mr. Crenshaw for assault...
...not to mention false accusation.
But in the interest of saving the court's time and resources...
...and whatever is left of Mr. Crenshaw and the Public Prosecutor's dignity...
...we would move that the court dismiss the case for sheer lack of evidence.
And quite frankly, Your Honour, common sense.
Order.
Order. This is the court of law.
Order in the court.
Thank you, daddy.
Thank your mom.
She's the reason I saved you.
Mamma's boy.
Everyone knows she's the more sensible one.
Actually, sir, I provoked him.
He never wanted any of this.
It's all my fault, sir.
I know my son very well, Mr. Sarabhai.
No one can make him do anything that he doesn't want to do.
- Britishers... - Quit India!
- I'll sit in the front. - Yeah.
Quit India!
Daddy, scoot over.
Since you like being a hero so much ...
...tell your fans to drop you home.
I've a train to catch.
- Britishers... - Quit India!
- Now? - In trouble again, boys?
Imagine, Pipsy.
Had I accepted barrister Jehangir Bhabha's advice...
...then my 21st birthday gift would have been a bride.
And you would have been a father to three children today.
Three...five...nine...
No.
You knew about this?
No, of course not.
I've learned more about Homi in the last two hours than...
...than I did in two years.
- Thanks, Parvana. - Pleasure.
Parvana?
What's a Parvana?
You don't know?
"Shama-Parvana."(Fire-firefly)
- Wait. Your real name's Parvana? - Yeah.
You lied to me!
Maybe.
Never trust a lawyer, Homi.
You remind me so much of my father.
Thank you, madam.
We'll meet again soon.
Oh, we're here.
Time flies when you're around, Pipsy.
Yup.
Irani.
Hmmm...
Parvana Irani...my full name.
That's the Parsi-est name I've ever heard in my life.
What did the both of you think?
Crenshaw and son will quietly accept defeat?
What about the other donors?
They withdrew as well.
Afraid of the Britishers, I'm sure.
There.
We should've thought about IISc and the students before taking this step.
Don't be too disappointed.
Give it a few days.
Everything will be fine.
How?
I...am resigning.
What?
Father-son will be happy...
...and the other donors will breathe a sigh of relief...
- No, no... - Most importantly we'll get funding again.
- No... - This is blackmail, sir.
This is blackmail and this institute can't do without you.
Doesn't matter who's running the place, Sarabhai...
...the institute needs to stay up and running.
- Your research is more important, Homi. - No, Raman.
This is your place.
This place is nothing without you.
- Don't say that. Sir... - It's nothing.
Sir, you won't have to resign.
- We can always find other donors. - Yes.
Some people aren't controlled by the Britishers.
Which people?
- How about the King of Mysore? - Right.
- King of Mysore? - Yes, sir.
He prefers artists over scientists.
We don't have the time to meet each donor and convince them, Vikram.
That will take several months.
Your research time will be wasted.
Something else then, sir.
We'll find some solution.
After all, we're scientists.
Problem solvers.
Not every problem can be solved scientifically.
"With as little web as this..."
"...I will ensnare as great a fly as Cassio."
Listen, Shakespeare...
Othello, wait.
Othello? Who wants to play Othello?
I played Iago and I was astounding.
What are you saying?
Shakespeare in the Park.
When I was at Cambridge...
...what a beautiful evening.
So many important people and Desdemona...
Let me know when you're done with theatrics...
...we'll try to find a solution.
It was a fundraiser, Vikram.
They raised the entire fund for the library in a single evening.
If they can do it at Cambridge...
...then why not at IISc.
That's what I'm saying.
Tata's in Bangalore as well.
And don't forget the King of Mysore.
How could I forget the king of Mysore?
That's more like it.
We just need a suitable story.
Hamlet.
No.
King Lear.
No...
Maybe something lighter, yeah.
Macbeth.
Ramayan!
Ramayan.
The victory of good over evil...
...and 100% Indian.
I like it.
It'll be fun.
Ram and Ravan will also be found.
Why am I Ravan?
Well...there's just one problem?
What?
Who's going to be Sita?
Sita?
As I was saying we'd be thrilled...
...if your prestigious dance troup...
...performs at our institute tomorrow.
Any occasion?
Not an occasion...
...but we're organising a fund raiser to deal with some problems.
Fund raiser.
Stop it! No.
Actually, our donors...with them
...we are having...
You're Mridula's brother...
...and I'm a devotee of Bapu.
So I join my hands in answer to this insult.
My associates will show you the way out.
Guruji, you're getting me wrong.
We're not doing this for any personal interest.
It's for the benefit of IISc students.
He feels offended.
- British, quit India! - What are you doing?
Mr. Ram Gopal, nothing's been proven in court yet.
But inspired by this slogan of Gandhiji...
...we took down the Union Jack on the roof...
...and replaced it with the tricolour flag.
Since they couldn't keep us in jail...
...they stopped funding our institute.
We're being treated pretty unfairly.
I mean...
That's why we need your help.
We will do it again.
Why didn't you tell me earlier that both of you are revolutionaries?
Revolution runs in our blood.
Yes, we're revolutionaries.
- What do you want us to do? - Ramayan.
The home of auspiciousness put an end to the evil effects,
And he was the unwavering flame of lamp in the home of king Dasaratha.
Was that a yes?
I'm pretty sure it was.
Lord Ram has arrived in Janak's palace.
Impressive. So you've read the Ramayan as well.
Listen, this is a good start...
...but we will have to find a long-term solution.
Meaning?
Meaning there's no guarantee...
...that the King of Mysore or the Tata institute will be willing to fund us.
One problem at a time, Homi. One problem.
Let's enjoy the show.
Who is she?
Don't you recognise Sita?
I'll go and meet Tata.
What happened?
How did the light turn off?
What happened?
Move back. Let me see.
It's back. It's back.
Good job, Vikram.
Play.
Mesmerized.
Easy, Valmiki. Easy.
- How about fantastic? - No, just keep it simple.
Go up to her, respectfully...
...hold her by her shoulders, look deeply into her eyes...
...and say...
...I could be your dance floor, baby.
Please, Homi.
- I'm telling you. - You think this is funny?
- This will work. - This is very important.
- Let it be. I'll just be myself. - No, no, no, Vikram...no.
Anything but that.
- What do you mean? - Be literally anyone else otherwise...
...she will go.
Why will she go?
She is leaving.
No, she won't leave.
I'm telling you she's literally leaving as we speak.
Thank you.
What did you say?
- Great or spectacular? - Oh Ram, just go, man.
Vanish.
But I think you recovered quite quickly.
Yeah, I was okay.
Good one.
It was really nice.
What are we drinking tonight?
Whiskey.
Sita.
Sorry.
I...didn't know your name...
...and you were leaving.
So I had to call you by your stage name.
Actually, I had something important to tell you.
So say it.
You're a fantastic dancer.
Thank you.
Your performance was brilliant...
...I couldn't take my eyes away.
And the wedding scene was my favourite.
I felt...
it is very impactful.
I guess, he's willing to marry you right away.
Basically, you were great.
Thank you.
You were great too.
The lights?
Oh!
Vikram Sarabhai, right?
Yes yes.
Guruji told me about you.
I've a great rapport with Guruji.
My sister knows Guruji pretty well...
- ...and I was wondering... - Do you watch movies?
Aah...
Movies?
Yes, of course.
When?
Saturday, 6 pm. Rex Picture Hall.
Yes, of course.
I've nothing important on Saturday.
Saturday is fine.
I'll see you, Vikram.
Okay, I'll see you.
You didn't tell me your name.
'Khandaan'.
I've heard the movie has nine songs by Noor Jahan and Shamshad Begum.
I see.
I'm joking.
The movie's called "The Things to Come".
I thought you'd be interested in science fiction.
Yes, absolutely. That will be good.
But I...was asking your name, not the film's.
Mrinalini.
Bye, Vikram.
Mrinalini.
How many times have I told you to let down those curtains?
But why? They've all gone off to work.
You heard me, let them down.
What's the matter?
Afraid I will shock the duchess?
Don't you suppose she has ever seen a French post card?
You left those curtains down... this is the last time you will ever..
Popcorn.
Get out of there.
That was the idea.
What?
Getting in that...
I don't know. Maybe I..
You're really liking... the film
This is the typical misrepresentation.
Vikram, what's the problem?
You call this a film. It's completely inaccurate.
-Don't tell me.
It's a science fiction film. Anything is possible.
Then the film's titled incorrectly.
Our future is going to be nothing like this.
And how would you know?
I know because I'm a scientist.
These are not the things to come.
Things to come.
Raymond Massey seems to think so...
...and I would like to believe him.
Raymond Massey.
Giant aircrafts, underground cities, sleeping gas.
What rubbish!
Did anyone ask you?
You please enjoy the film.
- You keep quiet. - Vikram.
He's misbehaving.
Watch the film if you want to...
...or you can leave.
Do you want me to go?
Ya, you're creating a ruckus...
...you might as well just leave.
Fine, I'll leave. .
Out of the way.
I'm going.
Leave, please.
Vikram, popcorn.
Get him out, someone.
Let us watch the film.
I'm really sorry.
I shouldn't have behaved the way I did.
Please...
I couldn't just sit around and watch science being mocked.
Right.
Because there was nothing else in the film other than science.
The film on which several artists worked for months.
I mean the music was good.
The visuals were world-class.
You couldn't enjoy a film for its art.
- That's not it... - I'm sorry, Vikram.
This was a mistake.
No, listen.
Mrinalini, you're getting me wrong.
Listen.
It was just a film. You're getting me wrong.
No, Vikram, maybe you got it wrong.
A man who cannot respect art...
...can never respect me.
Come in, Homi.
What's this?
Meaning you...
This will resume the funding again.
It's one of the reasons I'm doing it.
Did you speak with Vikram?
Sarabhai.
So...
So, I've news.
Is this silence only around Sita or in general?
Was the film that bad?
The film was illogical but I became the villain.
Anyway...I wanted to tell you that...
I don't understand, Homi.
It's like gravity, Homi.
No matter where I go, what I do...
...I feel this constant attraction...
...this pull towards her, I just can't resist.
Yes...
It's like...
It's like she has her own magnetic field.
I'm so attracted to her.
Yes.
I didn't know I could feel this way about someone until I met her.
Tell me more.
She puts light on things I didn't know about myself.
Are you going to kiss me, Vikram?
Of course not.
Okay, so then go and tell her, why are you telling me?
Seriously.
Should I?
- Go, come on. Seriously. - Yes.
But...maybe you want to change.
Oh!
You smell like old noodles.
You wanted to talk about something.
It can wait.
It's not that important.
- Hello. - Hello, Mrinalini.
Vikram.
Look, I am really-really, very-very sorry.
I know it was my fault.
I behaved very badly, I was...
I...but...
Even I...
I just want to meet you once.
Please.
Just hear me out once...
...and then if you wish, don't speak to me ever again.
Don't ever see me again.
But just meet me once, please.
Why did you bring me here, Vikram?
To show you something.
Come.
My world, my favourite place.
Do you come here often?
But it's the first time I brought company.
Okay, about the film.
- Vikram, please... - No.
I'm not trying to justify my bad behaviour.
I'm just trying to tell you something about myself.
Okay.
As long as I can remember...
...I've always had this dream.
This dream to send a rocket into space.
I want to send it right up there...
...beyond the Kármán line.
And the world will see.
And you will see.
I'll do this for my country one day.
I know I will.
I... sound stupid.
No. Not at all.
I totally understand what you mean.
In fact, I feel the same way.
Not about rockets, of course.
What is it?
It's okay if you don't want to talk about it.
I understand.
I want to teach Bharatnatyam.
I know that people think dance is just a hobby.
But I think that through this medium I can create an awareness.
Talk about the perils of dowry deaths...
...female infanticide, child marriage.
There's also this play called The Blue Lotus...
...that I want to direct someday.
I'm sure you'll do it someday.
So I do understand.
It's not stupid.
Did you know that X-rays were detected accidentally?
LSD, the psychedelic drug, even penicillin, the life-saving antibiotic.
These are all accidental discoveries.
Okay.
Sometimes we come across things in life...
...that suddenly changes our life.
Just accidentally...
...by chance.
Like you.
So what are you trying to say?
I'm an accidental discovery or a psychedelic drug?
What is love if it's not a mix of both?
Mrinalini Swaminathan.
Mrinalini Sarabhai.
Mrinalini Vikram Sarabhai.
Where are you taking all this lab equipment?
We're loading the instruments in the lorry.
Needs to be sent to Bombay.
Why Bombay?
Homi sir is shutting down the Cosmic Ray.
Yes, didn't he tell you?
He's resigned.
He's leaving Bangalore.
When did you decide this?
Good morning to you too.
When did you decide this?
Day before yesterday, I spoke to Raman.
It's really the only solution.
But you don't have to resign.
It defeats the whole purpose.
If I didn't, Raman would have had to.
Crenshaw's condition.
Forget the Crenshaws!
The first fundraiser was a success. We'll do many more.
Will we do research or fundraisers?
Where are you going?
I haven't decided anything yet.
But I met with JRD Tata after the fundraiser.
Of course. It all makes sense now.
He made you an offer, didn't he?
No, it wasn't an offer.
It was a chance at a grant.
It's not going to be offered to me on a silver platter.
I'll have to prove myself.
Make a proposal.
Compete with those who have already built institutes.
People like Raza Mehdi.
Honestly, I think it's best for everyone.
For everyone or for you?
Meaning?
Meaning you shut down the entire cosmic ray unit overnight...
...when we were this close to achieving a new particle.
We've already done that, Vikram.
We've done everything we could here.
How can you say that, Homi?
It took Millikan 15 years to send his first successful flight up.
For us, it has only been two years...
Imagine the discoveries we could've made together...
...the work that could've been done.
When will we move to application from discoveries?
It was good while it lasted.
But nuclear fission and its application is the future.
I thought you said cosmic rays was the future.
It was the future.
And maybe it's still your future.
But it's not mine.
If you want to do it, do it.
Of course, I will do it.
Sounding balloons was the first step towards achieving...
...my dream of sending a rocket up into space...
...and this was the only place I could've done it, Homi.
But this is not about my personal projects.
You're shutting down our research.
All these years of hard work that these students have put in.
You ended everything with a snap of a finger.
Why?
Just because you got a shot at winning some grant.
On top of it you're pretending like you're doing this for IISc's benefit...
...or Raman sir's benefit or mine.
I wish I had known, Homi, that you're this selfish...
I am a selfish man!
Happy?
Had your tantrum?
I got an opportunity and I took it.
I know what it means to shut this place down, Vikram.
I built it.
But if the research can get better...
...at a better institute with better facilities...
...then what's wrong with it?
You've been assembling that rocket in your garage for months...
...for years, in fact.
I can't wait around for things to happen to me.
My father won't be writing any recommendation letters for me.
Maybe, I am privileged.
But at least I don't give false hopes to students.
It's always about your personal glory and prestige.
What will you do with state of the art facilities, better equipment...
...unless it's for something that really matters.
That's where you and I differ, Sarabhai.
If you keep measuring pros and cons, moral obligations, right and wrong...
...then you'll lose the opportunity.
The train is leaving the station, my friend.
Are you on it?
Or have you been left behind?