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Kashmir is India's heart and the heartbeat of every Indian.

As beautiful as it is on the outside, it's just as wounded on the inside.

Between 1992 and 2006,

twelve major terrorist attacks have created tension in Kashmir.

The Indian army's main focus has been

to maintain law and order to the best of our abilities.

Unfortunately, we were unable to prevent certain attacks,

and thousands of civilians died and innocent families were displaced.

Behind this dangerous situation is one man.

We do not have an image of him or any identity.

Intel had only one lead, his code name.

Mohsin.

Then suddenly, in 2006, Mohsin vanished.

Presumed dead.

But I regret to inform you...

Mohsin is back.

How can you be so sure, Kanwar?

Baramulla, Kupwara, Kulgam.

In 17 days, three back-to-back attacks follow Mohsin's MO.

Until now, we did not have anything on him,

but now we have his photograph.

Qaabil... Qaabil Bhat, the mastermind behind these attacks.

According to our Intel, Qaabil Bhat is Mohsin.

We've located a safe house in the Panjal jungle.

He's hiding there with his core group.

Tomorrow morning at 0700 hours,

our team will attack the safe house

and rid Kashmir of Mohsin forever.

Kanwar, do you have a man for the job?

Yes, sir.

The best.

- Delta 1, moving, over. - Delta 1, Wilco, over.

Go!

Delta 3, in position, over.

Delta 1, Team 1, entering, over.

Ahmed, give me a visual on the drone feed.

- It's a trap. - All teams, fall back!

Ahmed, get them out of there. Now!

All teams, fall back. I repeat, fall back now!

Damn it!

Fall back!

Ahmed! Cover fire!

Come on, Aabil. Get up! Run!

Aabil, get up!

Happy?

Why all this, Meher?

You may not want to celebrate your promotion, but we do.

I have a special surprise for you.

What?

Ladies and gentlemen,

as you all know,

Colonel Vijay is crazy about parties!

What you may not know is the real colonel in this house is me!

Now our son Harman would like to say a few words to his father.

Appa.

Congratulations on... your pr... promotion.

I am so... so...

proud of you, Appa.

I... want to be a...

brave and...

a str... strong soldier like you.

You're ashamed Col. Vijay Menon's son can't speak properly. Right?

Are you crazy? Of course not.

But you were the one who said he sounds odd.

He's not like other boys.

So what if he can't speak properly?

- He's our son. - Enough!

He's our son, Vijay.

We need to show him we love him, no matter what.

As he is, whatever he is.

Oh, come on, please!

If my father had that attitude, "as he is, whatever he is,"

I would never have made it into the army.

Tell me. Are you ashamed of Harman?

Yes, I am!

Sometimes parents say things when they're angry.

It doesn't mean your father doesn't love you.

But he is ashamed of me.

I've seen how he avoids me.

Today I heard what he thinks of me.

I know he thinks

I am weak.

But I...

I try, Mom,

to be the son he wants me to be.

Shoot, Vijay.

Vijay, shoot.

Shoot, Vijay.

If the enemy is in front of you, what will you do?

Shoot!

You're an army officer's son, Vijay.

One day you'll want to wear this uniform,

but you won't be able to.

The weak are unworthy of this uniform.

Hello.

Colonel Vijay Menon?

Let Qaabil and Aabil Bhat go, Vijay sahab.

Who is this?

Hey, Harman, wanna play?

Ye... yes.

Go, get the b-b-b-ball!

Go, get the b-b-b-ball!

I wasn't sure before,

but now I'm sure

we have Mohsin.

Your son's name is Harman, isn't it?

What's your name?

Hello?

Hello?

Harman!

Harman!

Harman!

Harman...

That's good, Harman. Now, run!

One more, one more!

Everything all right, sir?

Yes... Harman.

Yes.

Harman and my son, Shoaib, have a great partnership.

- You are? - Usman. This is my bakery.

I opened it two months ago.

You know Osheen? The woman who works in your house.

Yes.

The bread for their family wedding will come from my bakery.

I see.

Awesome!

Harman, next time you go out, make sure you tell someone. Okay?

You played really well today.

You saw m-my batting?

Yeah, you're good!

With a little practice, your footwork will get better.

If you're free tomorrow...

...could you play...

Yes, Ahmed. Did the Bhats talk?

Not yet, sir.

It's going to be tough to get Qaabil to talk.

Maybe Aabil might tell us something.

Ahmed, I got a call telling me to release the brothers.

A threat from ISI.

They even mentioned Harman.

Do you really think

if you use my son's name to threaten me...

...I'd let you go?

I'll never free Mohsin.

How many times must I tell you?

I know nothing about the threat you're talking about,

and I am not Mohsin

nor do I know anything about him.

Sir, you've arrested the wrong people.

Hey!

Hey!

You don't know Mohsin,

but you recognise that voice?

Admit that you're Mohsin,

or we'll make your brother say you are.

Vijay sahab,

now it's my turn to threaten you.

If you harm my brother,

I swear

I will never forget it,

nor will I let you forget it.

So think carefully before you take the next step.

Move him to the Kupwara camp.

- His brother stays here. - No!

No, Vijay Menon.

Vijay Menon, you're going to regret it!

If anything happens to my brother, you'll regret it!

And what a fast bowler Shoaib is.

His father taught him how to bowl.

He doesn't have a mother.

Shoaib's father does everything for him.

He loves him so much.

He's also teaching him about the bakery.

So he can follow in his father's footsteps.

Come here.

Sit down.

Do you know this chain belongs to your father?

Like it?

What's your plan?

Hurry, Harman. We must empty the truck.

Harman, go check if we've left anything behind.

- Aabil has given us a lead, sir. - What?

Kausar Bakery.

Alpha, Tiger for RL DET fire, over.

Don't shoot! No!

I want my son back.

Do you think I'm not worried about Harman?

You think I haven't tried to get the baker to talk?

These army operations take time, Meher.

Harman may be just an army operation to you,

but he's the reason I live.

You have the solution, Vijay.

Release the brothers, so Harman can--

I'm an army officer, Meher.

It's not that simple for me.

It is simple, Vijay.

If you thought like a father, it's very simple.

All that matters to you is being a good army officer.

- Have you ever cared to be a good father? - Stop!

Just stop it.

Tell me, Vijay,

if your army operation fails,

will you free the brothers in exchange for Harman?

Answer me!

No.

Sir.

A message from an unidentified server, sir.

Mohsin wants to surrender in exchange for Aabil and Qaabil.

Qaabil is Mohsin.

Can't you see it? This is a trap.

What if you're wrong?

You're getting Mohsin in return for your son.

Today you must choose, Vijay.

Your duty? Or your son?

6 a.m. Khanpora. Across the river.

In exchange for both brothers, you'll find your son at Zaafir Pass.

And don't forget, Vijay sahab,

while protecting the country, don't lose your son.

Nothing is more important to me than my motherland,

- even if-- - Appa!

S-Save me.

Ahmed, we'll have to release Qaabil and Aabil.

Harman.

Let's go.

Your father has come for you.

I, Second Lieutenant Vijay Menon,

do solemnly affirm

that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India.

Promise me, Vijay. You won't let Harman come to any harm.

Sir, shall we go?

Vijay sahab,

if God wills, we shall meet again.

Let's go, Aabil.

Let's go, sir.

And faithfully serve in the regular Army of the Union of India.

Even at the peril of my life.

Jai Hind!

You made a terrible mistake.

I told you before.

Nothing is more important to me than my motherland...

...even at the cost of my son's life.

Vijay has been transferred to Kupwara.

He'll assume duty in two days.

Sure, sir.

Thank you.

Lion for Tiger, all stops in position, over.

Night vision goggles check.

Name? Village?

Yaseen Abdullah Lone. Village: Madhsar.

What are you thinking, sir?

How did you get the hostages' location?

A message from an unknown server.

- Get info on this server, Ahmed. - Sir.

Name? Village?

Harman. Kupwara.

Your full name?

Harman Vijay Menon.

He has a few old wounds.

Cigarette burns on his back. Minor fractures.

His wounds are mostly healed.

Background checks are ongoing. But all looks clear.

I can't recognise him, Ahmed.

It's been eight years, sir.

His voice...

The way he speaks...

It's not the same.

What are you implying, sir?

Why isn't he stammering?

Jai Hind, sir. Ma'am is here.

Vijay.

The hostage files are complete, sir.

Okay.

How is Harman, sir?

Different.

I saw him at the market with some boys.

Who were they?

They looked like cantonment kids, sir.

I see.

Jai Hind.

Ahmed.

Harman's wounds are old.

Did you find...

any new scars?

No, sir.

Ahmed, were the security plans for the dam opening emailed to me?

I'll check right away. Jai Hind.

What were you doing?

I was just...

I don't have a phone or a laptop,

so I was playing a video game on your laptop.

No one can use my official laptop without permission.

Sorry, Dad.

"Dad"?

Not "Appa"?

Why are you eating with your hands? Use the cutlery, Harman.

I've been eating like this for eight years.

Ahmed saw you at the market today.

You were with some boys.

They were from the cantonment.

During the interrogation, you talked about a militant camp.

Where was it?

- Khosh. - Where in Khosh?

Don't know.

Who was with you?

- Shoaib and Uncle Tunda. - Tunda Uncle?

He looked after the place.

- There were only two? - Vijay!

I'm sorry.

The scars on your body

made me curious.

I'm sorry.

They tied me up for the first two years.

I was beaten day and night.

So why did they stop after two years?

No, I... I mean...

If they tied you up for the first two years,

what did you do for the next six?

Enough! Enough of this.

I'm sorry.

Mom, I'm going upstairs.

Harman?

Yes, sir.

I'm leaving for Srinagar.

Immediately, sir.

That's not a problem.

According to our sources,

boys between the ages of 15 to 20 are responsible for the attack.

These young men recently crossed the border into Kashmir.

It's believed the boys received their orders

from handlers across the border via phone and satellite channels.

So far, no leads.

But I'm on it.

Jai Hind, sir.

Eight years.

Such a terrible attack after an eight-year gap.

We don't know who is behind it or how they did it.

Sir, the boys who recently crossed the border

carried out this attack.

But you don't know who they are.

- Sir, we're trying to find out. - You're "trying."

Vijay.

Vijay!

Sir?

Our highest priority is the inauguration of the Koshur Dam.

There can be no delay in the opening.

Sir, the attackers were using an encryption messaging app.

Our engineers are hacking the database to find its location source.

Clone this phone and decode it.

Bring the information to me first.

Whose phone is it, sir?

I can't recognise him.

Why isn't he stammering?

I am so... so proud of you, Appa.

Sorry, Dad.

I saw him at the market with some boys.

- You were with some boys. - They were from the cantonment.

Those young men recently crossed the border into Kashmir.

I don't have a phone or laptop.

It's believed the boys received their orders...

If they tied you up for the first two years,

what did you do for the next six?

Gun on the table and hands behind your head.

Move!

- Appa, I-- - Hands up!

Who are you? I know you are not Harman.

Harman was a scared boy. He was weak.

He would not have survived torture.

Vijay! What are you doing?

He's our son.

This is not your son, Meher.

Have you gone mad? Put that gun down.

Your son is dead.

Vijay, I said put that gun down!

What were you planning to do with my gun?

I was just looking at it. It isn't loaded.

Why delete the browser history?

Vijay, stop! That's enough.

Your laptop was slow, and I was playing a video game...

And the phone? How did you get it?

I gave him that phone!

Go.

DNA test?

Meher, it's...

it's just standard operating procedure.

Your standard operating procedure has ruined our lives.

Everyone has the capacity to change, except you.

I'm so sorry, Vijay,

but Harman is your son.

The phone has been decoded, sir.

All clear.

Is this Harman's phone, sir?

Yes.

Aren't you over-investigating your own son?

I'm sorry.

Jai Hind, sir.

Ahmed.

I've made many mistakes.

But last night...

I don't know how to face my son now.

What can I say to him?

Where do I start?

No harm in starting with an apology, sir.

In the army,

we're taught to always be tough,

be strong.

When people look at us,

they must see the strength of the country.

But we often forget there's a human being behind our uniform.

That we can be weak and make mistakes.

I've made a big mistake.

I couldn't recognise my own son.

I forgot... that my son is not like me.

He's not scared of changing

or facing trouble.

He's tougher than me.

I'll try and change now.

Be more like him.

I promise.

How shall I start?

Mom was saying we all need a break.

Shall we go to... our forest cabin?

Yes.

Harman!

Let's go.

Let me go.

Please let me go.

I want to go home.

We want to send you home.

We made all the arrangements,

but it's your father who's stopping us.

He loves his country above all,

so he's left you here to die.

That's not true.

My Appa will come to take me home.

Nothing is more important to me than my motherland,

even at the cost of my son's life.

Nothing is more important to me than my motherland,

even at the cost of my son's life.

Nothing is more important...

Nothing is more important to me than my motherland,

even at the cost of my son's life.

Nothing is more important to me than my motherland,

even at the cost of my son's life.

...even at the cost of my son's life.

...even at the cost of my son's life.

A new journey starts here.

Before you start this journey,

you must forget some things

and remember others.

Forget the love that you expected from your father,

and remember the country comes first for him and you come last.

Here, you'll get the love your father never gave you.

We'll set you on a new path...

...give you a new identity.

Hit him, Shoaib.

What's going on here?

Shoaib!

He hasn't forgotten.

He still misses his mother.

He doesn't care about you, Uncle.

He's weak.

There are some wounds

that will keep hurting till you forget them?

Think back.

Tell me. When did you first feel you were weak?

I don't know, Uncle.

Think back.

What's wrong, Harman?

Are you going to be an army man? So, hit me!

Go on, hit me!

Go on!

Wanna call your father for help?

Why didn't you hit back?

Aren't you enlisting one day?

Yes.

Then why did you not hit back?

Answer me, Harman!

No, Appa. I was...

I was...

Appa, I....

You know,

you remind me of my younger brother.

Aabil.

He was like you. He believed...

he was weak too.

But I never left his side...

I never left him alone.

I did not allow him to feel weak.

I made Aabil strong like me.

In the same way,

I'll turn your weakness into your strength.

I'll remove every trace of fear from your heart.

From today, your name is not Harman.

It's Haaris.

Haaris?

Haaris.

Haaris.

You'll face many troubles.

You'll often lose courage.

But I shall always be by your side.

Nothing is more important to me than my motherland,

even at the cost of my son's life.

Nothing is more important to me than my motherland,

even at the cost of my son's life.

Nothing is more important to me than my motherland,

even at the cost of my son's life.

I can't control my stammering, Uncle.

I... I am weak.

Harman was weak.

Haaris is not weak.

Say it. "Haaris is not weak."

Haaris...

- is not weak. - Haaris is not weak.

Haaris is not weak.

Haaris is not weak.

I know your strengths and weaknesses.

Your weakness is the love

you craved from your father.

When you take your revenge on Vijay Menon for Harman's death,

you'll realise there was nothing lacking in you.

Harman is now in the past.

And the future is...

Haaris.

I feel like smoking a pipe.

Absolutely not!

Why?

No.

But he can smoke outside?

That's a good idea! Let me get my pipe.

- Jai Hind, sir! - Ashok.

There's been some new activity on the phone we cloned.

- These messages came through. - Thank you.

- Meher! - Yes?

- Did you hide my pipe somewhere? - Yes!

- Hello. - This is Ahmed.

Where's the Commander?

Has he left?

He left this morning with his family.

Any number for the forest cabin?

No number, sir.

But they have an old fax machine.

Give me the number, please.

Appa, shall we go?

I'm not getting my pipe.

Do you have any idea how cold it is out there?

Your jacket won't be enough.

This is all I have.

Come.

Put this on.

Take that off.

But why?

Take that off.

Come on.

If you catch a cold, Meher will kill me.

You look good.

Let's go.

Wait a minute.

I just remembered...

There you are!

When you were young,

you wanted to join the army.

Have you thought about enlisting?

Lt. Harman Vijay Menon.

I'LL KILL VIJAY MENON TODAY.

What did you say?

"Nothing is more important to me than my motherland,

"even at the cost of my son's life."

Harman.

Harman is dead.

I'm here to fulfil his dying wish.

No, Harman.

My name is Haaris now.

My new father gave me that name. Uncle Tunda.

He gave me the love

that Harman never got.

He gave me a new name, a new identity

and a new purpose.

Nothing is more important than that purpose,

even at the cost of my father's life.

I'm sorry, Mom.

Uncle!

Haaris is not capable, Uncle.

He has not forgotten his parents.

He was weak and still is.

He's incapable of avenging your brother's death or killing his father.

He still craves for his father's love.

Shoaib,

this time we won't be satisfied by Vijay Menon's death.

This time we'll destroy his soul.

When he sees his own blood fight

against his sacred land,

it'll break him.

And once again Vijay Menon will have to choose

between his son and his motherland.

She's doing fine, sir. Just take care of her state of mind.

Yes, Doctor.

You were right, Vijay.

Those people changed our son.

But he can still come back to us.

You can bring him back.

I can't lose him again.

Brigadier Menon,

on 20th November, the dam will be inaugurated.

There are many concerns regarding security. Any comment?

Security threats are nothing new in Kashmir.

But I'd like to reassure the people of Kashmir

that there's no need to panic.

Feel free to attend the inauguration.

Your safety is entirely my responsibility.

But, sir, the security personnel could be endangering their lives.

Nothing is more important to me...

...than the country's safety.

I wear this uniform to protect the country.

Protecting India's honour is my utmost duty.

For India's protection, I'd even sacrifice my life.

Tell us who'll be attending the inauguration.

Lt. General I.S. Kanwar will inaugurate the dam.

I promise you the inauguration will not be delayed.

Hello.

Hello.

Harman?

The General will leave Srinagar

for the inauguration at 7:00 sharp.

- Make sure all provisions are in place. - Sure, sir.

Sir!

How did you trace this?

I didn't trace it, sir. It was sent from the same server.

There's going to be an attack on General Kanwar's convoy.

Imtiaz, go!

Convoy, take the bravo route.

Ayaan, the RPG!

Shoaib, take Haaris and run!

We're bringing you a special report on

the terrorist attack on Lt. General I.S. Kanwar.

According to our sources,

the attack took place at 11 a.m. at Sadhna Pass.

Despite this heinous attack, the Koshur Dam will be inaugurated.

The Koshur Dam will be inaugurated at 11 a.m.,

despite the threat of an attack.

What are you thinking, Vijay sahab?

This is just the beginning of a new war.

And in this war, do you know who your enemy will be?

Your very own son.

Get ready, Vijay sahab.

Your own blood will be challenging your country tomorrow.

Tomorrow you'll feel the pain,

but your motherland's pain will be even greater.

Today you could have saved him,

but once again you chose your country over your son.

Uncle was arrested today, thanks to you!

He sacrificed himself so you could escape!

He made a big mistake by trusting you,

but I won't make that mistake.

Your father was right.

Anyone would be ashamed to have you for a son.

That's why he left you to die.

You're weak.

Then why did you not hit back?

Answer me, Harman!

I am not weak.

I will fulfil this mission on my own.

You will not stand in my way, nor will Vijay Menon.

I saw him today.

It's too late, Meher.

He's out of reach now.

No, Vijay.

He's where he always was.

It's you who cannot reach him.

You meant the world to Harman.

A mother can shower her son with all the love in the world,

but he wants to be like his father.

If anyone can stop him,

it's only you.

I must find him.

If you do,

what will you choose?

I don't know, Meher.

After tomorrow,

our lives may never be the same again.

But just remember,

you and Harman

are the reason I live...

and always will be.

I need to go, Meher.

Stay a little longer.

What are you going to do?

Remember what Mom used to say,

"Nothing is more important

"than your own blood."

Another email from the same server.

They've sent the location of Qaabil's hideout.

It says we'll find the dam attack plans there too.

I wonder who is helping us from their side.

The Koshur Dam will provide electricity and water to many villages...

The dam will not only bring electricity to hundreds of small villages and towns,

but it will bring new hope and prosperity to the valley.

Team B, Team C, enter now.

Let's go.

Mohsin.

- Found anything? - No, sir.

Jai Hind, sir.

All under control, Vijay?

Yes, sir.

Sir!

- Hello? - It's a bomb!

- Hello. - Harman. Sir...

I made a mistake trusting you.

We didn't send you across the border so you would betray us.

A mother's love has no borders.

Harman.

Where is Harman?

Tell me!

Turbine room.

Move aside.

What have you become, Harman?

You made me who I am.

You were ashamed of me, Appa.

Today you'll know the meaning of shame.

Harman, no!

My son had no part in this war.

You turned a child's anger into hatred.

We did the same to you.

We sent you to take revenge,

but you fell in love with Vijay.

You're wrong, Qaabil.

Hate doesn't need revenge. It needs love.

If you had understood this, your brother would still be alive.

Today you'll witness blood fighting blood, Mehrunisa.

Who do you think will win?

Harman!

They both will.

And you'll lose.

Harman!

Harman.

You'll have to choose again.

Your country?

Or your son?

My country comes first.

But that doesn't mean

my son comes last.

If a man cannot save his son,

how can he defend his country?

Today you must choose, Harman.

Remember one thing.

These people are not your enemies.

This motherland is not your enemy.

Your true enemy

stands before you.

Appa!

Harman!

Harman!

Harman!

How could you ever imagine

that we would entrust your weak son with our plans?

No one can stop that bomb.

I'm the only one who has the code.

What is the code?

Tell me!

What's the code?

My brother was everything to me.

He was my blood.

I learnt that from you, Mehrunisa.

Remember Mom used to always say...

"In this world..."

"There's nothing more important than your own blood."

Aabil!

The code is Aabil.

You were right.

Your son is weak--

A message from an unidentified server, sir.

Mohsin wants to surrender in exchange for Aabil and Qaabil.

How did you trace this?

I didn't, sir.

It was sent from the same server.

Another email from the same server.

They've sent the location of Qaabil's hideout.

It says we'll find the dam attack plans there too.

I wonder who is helping us from their side.

After tomorrow,

our lives may never be the same again.

But just remember,

you and Harman

are the reason I live.

Vijay, there are some truths

that are best left buried forever.

But, as they say, the truth can't be hidden for long.

One truth stayed hidden inside me for many years.

Maybe the time has come for you to know the truth

about the person you met 20 years ago.

That person's name was Mohsin.

In the fight across borders, many Mohsins have been created.

I became one, too.

That one night changed my whole life.

The night my family was killed mercilessly.

To heal my wounds, I chose the path of hatred and revenge.

But then I met you.

You made me realise,

to heal wounds, you don't need hatred but something else.

You need love.

People are not born with hatred.

Their circumstances force them to hate.

My circumstances made me Mohsin.

And your love made me Meher.

You gave me a son, and he gave me a reason to live.

But I could not keep my past hidden for very long.

And now I have received the punishment I deserve.

It makes me happy to know, what I could not achieve in life,

I have achieved in death.

That is bringing you both back together again.

I have no right to ask for forgiveness.

But if it's possible, do not hate me.

We'll meet again, Vijay.

We'll meet again, Meher.

In a place without borders.