Hello, this is Akashvani.
The sad demise of Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
has left the nation in grief.
This morning, Panditji was shrouded in the tricolor and moved from
Teen Murti Bhavan to Shantivan
where he was cremated.
Around 1.5 million people
gathered on streets of Delhi
to pay respects to Panditji.
After 17 years,
the nation awaits the leadership of a new prime minister.
To fill in this position,
Lal Bahadur Shastri has been chosen by the Congress.
Come in.
Sir, Dr. Bhabha has been waiting for the past half hour.
Send him in.
Hello, Mr. Shastri.
- Homi, please sit. - Thank you.
Would you like some bitter gourd juice?
Let's just say we are not in agreement.
Forgive me, Homi, for the delay in meeting you.
- No problem. - Ever since I got appointed,
I've been occupied with these proposals.
Grain production, milk production,
modernization of agriculture...
These should be your priority.
I too had sent a proposal
some months ago.
PURNIMA, it's a plutonium reactor.
Bhai was going to approve it pretty soon.
Homi, you're aware of my ideals.
I prioritize serving the society,
- and the nation's needs... - I too understand what the nation needs.
I know that we're a milk deficient country
and we're struggling with grain production
but the nation has other needs too.
Which I don't understand?
I'm sure you know, Mr. Shastri,
your party members are ready to make a bomb.
Homi, let's not get into a political or ethical war.
If we're on the same side,
Then this is not a war, Mr. Shastri.
The bomb is a necessity.
I have decided.
I want to improve the standard of living of our people.
- and not put them in harm's way... - Sir, we are so close.
Let's finish what we started.
Homi, your organization will invest
its time, effort and resources
in generating electricity.
PURNIMA reactor is not happening.
That's my final decision.
You know, I've had this argument before.
He too was a peaceful person like you.
Like you, he forsook weapons
and lost the war.
I miss him terribly.
Please don't make the same mistakes.
Have a good day, Mr. Prime Minister.
"33,000 Pakistani soldiers have infiltrated the LOC
to take over Kashmir.
United Nations Security Council
has decreed with popular vote
that both countries have to end the
war unconditionally within 48 hours.
On one hand, the prime minister is
expected to win the war,
on the other, he is under pressure
to end the war and choose peace.
As Mr. Shastri was visiting Tashkent,
Defence minister Mr. Yashwantrao Chavan
Will helm the political tenure of the country.'
'Mr. Chavan's first agenda will be to manage
the growing uncertainty and unrest in the country.
and keep the party united.'
Forgive me, General,
I didn't mean to interrupt your meeting.
- Look, Mr. Chavan... - No, Mr. Chavan.
What's the update from Tashkent?
There's good news.
Thanks to Prime Minister Shastri,
the peace proposal
will be undertaken today.
A peace treaty doesn't guarantee peace.
We have to be alert.
I was just speaking to the General about this..
I believe we should start India's nuclear programme.
Madam, the party has unanimously decided
there will be no activity in AEC.
'After a 3-day discussion in Tashkent,'
'PM Shastri and Ayub Khan, PM of Pakistan,'
'are close to agreeing on the deal'.
'After the Tashkent agreement pact,'
'Ending of the war will soon be announced'.
'This will be a positive effort towards...'
- Kaley, are we ready? - Yes, sir.
Mr. Sahu!
We're just working on the finer details.
Everyone,
this is Mr. Kiran Karnik from Doordarshan.
Good news, gentlemen.
We have got Doordarshan's studio
and a 500watts transmitter from AIR.
And this antenna from All India Radio.
It can carry signals as far as a 25 kilometer radius.
- Karnik? - Yes, sir.
Can you please make a list of all the villages that we'll be covering?
And also discuss
the nitty gritties of the transmission with my team.
Sure.
- Mr. Sahu? - Sir.
- Mr. Sahu. - Yes.
You are getting us the TV sets, right?
Of course, sir, I made you a promise.
Sir, if the deal with NASA is on hold,
I think this will change their minds.
I really hope so.
What will you show on TV?
Some movie?
If yes, go for 'Naya Daur'.
Something like that.
- Have a look. - Sure, sir.
- 'Krishi Darshan'? - Yes.
Since we're broadcasting an education programme for the country,
why not cater to our most important citizens?
Our farmers.
Mr. Sahu, this will be a programme like never before.
We'll educate our farmers about farming, irrigation,
pesticides and other modern techniques.
Sir, Mr. Shastri will approve of this gladly.
Can't wait for his return from Tashkent.
Yes, sir.
I'm telling you.. Homi has done it. I've got confirmed news
What?
Proof? Proof that Homi has converted the thorium reserves?
They will want proof.
Tell them loud and clear, that it's impossible to get proof.
After that reactor attack...
I mean accident, they've beefed up security.
Even I'm frisked 5 times a day.
How will I gather proof?
We can't do anything without proof.
USAEC wants proof
that Homi broke the contract.
- Let's go inside. - You see, Mr. Prasanjit Dey,
I am trying..I am doing my job.
For a change, you all should, too.
Trying to blame me for your incompetencies.
You guys have just been all talks for years.
- Mr. Mathur.. - Yes?
I too, am doing my job.
But unlike you, I have proof.
Show me.
You.
You're alive.
Have some water.
I've been telling you since years that
You shouldn't come to the front office.
It's unseemly.
Hello?
Okay.
Raza is in Ahmedabad.
Raza?
What are you doing here?
Vikram,
please listen to me.
I'm not the traitor, someone else is.
I've been telling you
that bloody Raza is a loose canon.
He was suspicious of me.
He'll tell Vikram everything.
What if he has new evidence?
Raza has no evidence.
How can you be so sure?
We can't take this risk. Understood?
What if Vikram gets to know? What then?
There's no risk.
How so?
How is there no risk?
I'd like to know. How is there no risk?
We wanted Raza to meet Vikram.
It was all part of the plan.
Mathur! He was in the reactor room before me. Alone!
Come on, Raza. You were caught red-handed. Homi himself saw you.
I wasn't even given a chance to explain myself.
Look, Homi only
heeds you.
I approached you earlier as well
when I felt Homi's life was in danger.
Why would I want to kill him?
I guess Mathur is planning something with Dey.
Plan, plan, plan!
What bloody plan?
Everybody seems to have some kind of plan that I don't know about.
I'm fed up of this. I will take all of you down!
You've been at it for 7 years.
I'm not impressed with your little gizmos and your little machines.
I'm a man of science. I'm a bloody scientist.
Don't be alarmed.
This is for you.
Hold it.
Go,
shoot him.
You want him finished right, Mr. Mathur?
Go ahead then.
Raza is in Ahmedabad. Go there.
Rather wait at his residence and kill him when he returns.
Huh?
Don't know how to use it?
I'll teach you.
Point this here
and pull the trigger. It's loaded.
The bullet will hit Raza.
End of story. Finished.
You can't even do that, Mr. Mathur.
Do you know why?
Because pulling the trigger...
requires courage.
And you have no courage.
It's simple.
You want to be the chairman, right?
Then do as I say.
Vikram! Vikram, Vikram..
- I came this far to meet you. - Raza, what are you doing?
- Why would I do that? - Let go of me. I don't know.
- Tell me. - You were always against Homi's success.
Whatever it is, I don't really care...
Vikram, Vikram,
- please speak to Homi just once. - Get away, Raza.
I'm not sure but
I have a strong feeling, Mathur works for the CIA.
Speak to Homi just once.
Malli, dear
Go play outside, I'll join you soon.
Go, dear.
Listen to me carefully.
This is my house, not the AEC complaint centre.
And I am not Homi's attorney.
Because of your crazy fad,
the whole space programme is suffering! Our funding has been stopped.
I have nothing to do with AEC now.
Please leave.
- Vikram, listen to me once. - Please.
Why don't you listen to me, Vikram?
- Hello? - Hi, Vikram. This is Mathur.
- Yeah. - Vikram,
did Raza try to meet you?
- Why? - Well, no, nothing.
What's the matter?
Uhh... When we were clearing his desk,
we found some photos
of your family... Of Kartikeya and Mrinalini.
Looked like surveillance photos.
I mean... I don't mean to alarm you
but it's about your family so...
The only thing I value above my life and work...
is my family, Raza.
If I see you near my house ever again,
I'll do something I've never done in my life before.
Suddenly? What's wrong, Vikram?
Get out of my house.
- But just listen... - Get out!
Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin
and Pakistani President Ayub Khan
were involved in a week long discussion.
It can now be said that the warring nations
have finally come to an agreement.
Sir, they're saying that the treaty signed...
is a total sham.
What?
But...
It was the Russians who drafted the contents of the deed.
I want to speak to Mr. Kosygin right away.
We would like to speak to Mr. Kosygin right now.
He has sent this file.
These are intercepted transcripts.
China plans to help Pakistan to make their atom bombs.
These are intercepted transcripts.
China plans to help Pakistan to make their atom bombs.
I feel...
America is in cahoots with them.
We assume the Americans are involved.
Yes.
America wants to strengthen its hold over the Indian subcontinent.
If Pakistan sides with them...
Sir, America wants to strengthen its hold over the Indian subcontinent.
If Pakistan sides with them...
What do you want from us
in lieu of this friendly exchange?
What do you want from us for this friendly exchange?
The cold war might be going on between America and the Soviets..
But it's affecting the entire world.
The cold war might be going on between America and the Soviets...
But it's affecting the entire world.
This is just the start of the nuclear warfare.
There's no way to escape it.
This is just the start of the nuclear warfare.
There's no way to escape it.
Mr. Shastri,
Mr. Kosyngi has a message for you.
Please don't make the same mistake as your predecessor.
With the Tashkent Declaration,
The India-Pakistan war has come to an end.
Brave soldiers stationed on borders
can now return home.
Finally!
What did I tell you?
- Mrs. Singh. - Pipsy!
- This is my mum. - Pleasure to meet you.
Lovely meeting you.
Glad you got her. I told her many times to get you to Delhi.
Please.
Thank you so much for looking after my daughter...
- while Darius was gone. - Oh please!
My husband might be their Commanding Officer but they're family to me.
When you come to Bombay, you definitely must stay with us.
Yes, of course! In fact Pipsy said that
you have a beautiful gallery
and photo studio.
My husband and I will definitely come for a family portrait.
You must.
Mrs. Singh... any other updates, some letters perhaps?
I think they expect it in the evening...
Why don't you come and join me for dinner today?
You know, I would have loved to
but my friends are coming over for dinner, to celebrate..
- How lovely! That's really nice. - Mrs. Singh?
I'll see you in a bit.
Do try the cheese. It's really lovely.
Thank you so much.
Where are Seher and Rukhsar?
They're playing outside as usual.
Ahhh... Did you tell them?
I will tell them,
dad's coming home.
Mrinalini, thank you so much.
Testing the satellites in villages outside Delhi was truly a great idea.
You...
come here for Darpan's social initiative programme, right?
You know.. I've asked the team to identify 70-80 more such villages.
If this experiment is a success,
Then we'll repeat it in the entire country.
Won't you say anything, Mrinalini?
Mrinalini, so many months have passed since the performance.
I've been trying to talk to you since then.
- I've apologized too. - Vikram,
you asked me to show you the villages and I'm doing that.
This does not change anything.
Mrinalini, what do you want?
How long will you avoid me?
On the stage that day...
What do you mean?
You left nothing unsaid on stage that day.
In presence of my parents and all of Ahmedabad
you said and did all that you wanted.
What was I to do, Vikram?
Walk out on you?
And to think that you are changing!
I was wrong...
yet again.
That's not what I meant.
What you saw on the stage, that was my life, Vikram.
I was living that life.
Quietly,
seeing and knowing everything.
You have no idea about it, right?
What I was going through?
You think an apology
solves everything?!
I don't want to fight with you.
- I just want to talk to you. - No!
You're trying to end the matter.
You want us to...
forget everything and move on as if nothing happened.
What do we do then?
Should we lament over it forever?
Kamla has left and I've said sorry to you.
What are you sorry about, Vikram?
For what happened?
Or because you got caught?
I love you, Mrinalini.
It's not love, Vikram.
It's guilt.
Can we please leave now?
We're getting late.
Mrinalini, I know I've hurt you.
I prioritized my life and dreams
knowing well it would hurt you.
And most importantly,
I broke your trust.
I've wronged the person I valued the most.
I want just one more chance.
Please.
Take all the time you want.
I will wait.
I'll wait for you as long as it takes.
I love you, Mrinalini.
You're right. There is guilt..
but not more than love.
Ma'am, Vikram sir asked me to take you back.
Should I drop you to the hotel?
No, I'll wait.
Okay.
What happened? Why have you called me here so late at night?
We have new intel about Bhabha.
Homi is in Delhi, right?
Do you have a stooge in DRDO also?!
You're not understanding. This is about Tashkent.
Sir?
Arrange the secure line.
Hello, Mr. Shastri.
Hello.
Signed the deal?
Yes.
Congratulations.
Indu, speak to Homi.
Tell him...
it's time to finish the war.
It would be expected of us to bug the place, right?
Who would even take that chance to make that call?
But the Indians just faltered.
Indu, speak to Homi. Tell him
it's time to finish the war.
- Homi uncle! - How are you, my dearest?
- My favourite scientist. - These are for you. - Thank you.
- Hello! - Pipsy.
Come on in, boys.
Hi, how are you? Come. Hi.
- Glad you could make it. - Has anyone come yet?
- Well, yeah. - Hey, Rukhsar.
- Homi uncle! - How are you?
How are you?
I'm good.
Give me those.
Give me. Thank you, darling
A toast to the end of war.
Reunions and family coming home.
To the end of war.
To family coming home.
- Cheers. - Cheers. - Cheers.
- What's that thing you used to say? - I don't know. I say a lot of things.
I know you do.
Uh something about "make music, not war."
Ah! Did I say that?
Get on with it.
So wise.
Let's not get ahead of ourselves, Homi..
I'll wait for a confirmation from you.
I'll give it as soon as I can.
The drop off is at Kanchenjunga.
(Severe coughing)
- What happened?! - Go quickly get the doctor!
Just a second!
Mrs. Singh, good evening! Come in.
My friends are over. You must come meet them.
What happened, Mrs. Singh? Everything okay?
I'm really very sorry.
Sorry?
I just received this telegram.
In last week's firing...
I... I'm really very sorry.
The whole area was covered in a snow storm.
I...
- All the bodies were recovered... - I don't know what she's saying.
only yesterday.
Vikram, Homi!
What happened?
What is it?
No!
Please no! No! No, no, no, no
No! Please no!
No...
No! Please say no! no, no, no.
My little babies...
Please call him! Call him..
I'm sorry.
Homi.
There was a call from Teen Murti Bhavan.
Madam has called us.
It seems to be urgent.
- You heard? - No.
You might as well hear it now. It's going to be all over the news.
Mrs. Gandhi?
The prime minister is dead.
Heart attack.
But... He was absolutely fine.
We have reason to suspect he was poisoned.
His body was found blue and greatly swollen.
Who would want to kill Mr. Shastri?
The official word will be heart attack.
We can't be seen as a nation
whose prime minister gets killed amidst a peace treaty.
This war has greatly weakened us and we need to show strength.
That's what Mr. Shastri said when he called me last night.
He called you?
Why? What did he want?
He was asking for you.
He said it's time to finish the war.
This is an act of war, gentlemen.
They made the first move.
It's our turn now.
Are you asking us to make a bomb, madam?
Mrs. Gandhi, we may have lost this battle
but we will win the war.