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Sada-E-Sarhad.

The Prime Minister of India

has embarked on a historic journey today.

A symbol of goodwill,

this bus is now heading towards the Attari-Wagah border.

On the other side of the border, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif,

with his entire cabinet,

is waiting eagerly to welcome his neighbour.

And this is that historic moment.

The bus is entering Pakistani soil.

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan

welcomes Mr. Vajpayee.

Now the Prime Ministers of both countries will accept the Guard of Honour.

It was expected that the three chiefs of the Pakistani Armed Forces

would be present here but it seems they could not attend this event.

Sir, isn't this a bit unusual?

Hmm?

This is such a historic event.

And the Army, Navy, Air force,

none of the Pakistani chiefs are present.

It is unusual.

But that's expected out of them.

Did you know this?

In the Pakistan Army,

even a colonel is allotted five acres of land after he retires.

Their country is starving.

And half of their budget is going to the army.

And when there is so much is at stake,

do you really think that their army will let peace prevail?

What is the meaning of this?

If the three of you had an objection with the peace talks,

then why didn't you tell me?

And General Musharraf,

just a few weeks ago, you were talking about

the friendship between Islamabad and Rawalpindi.

There is still no changing my intentions, sir.

I'm only worried about Kashmir.

And you think I'm not?

What do you think?

Why are these peace talks happening?

Why has Mr. Vajpayee come here?

Mr. Vajpayee is a poet.

And poetry is not going to solve the Kashmir issue.

You need to believe me, sir.

India will only understand the language of pressure.

I made you Chief of Army Staff out of your turn, General.

But I completely forgot.

You have no understanding of diplomacy and politics, whatsoever.

You three better be present at the Governor's House this evening.

And you will give Mr. Vajpayee a State Salute as well.

- Okay? - Sir.

And that's that. Go.

You didn't even call me before coming here.

Would you have let me come if I had called?

Madhavi.

I told you that I…

Needed some time to talk to uncle--

Bala, but they just weren't willing to speak to you.

Baba would show me photos of at least four boys every day,

this is an IT guy, he's an MBA.

If I hadn't left, he would have definitely gotten me married to one of them.

- Yes, I understand, but-- - No, you don't understand.

For the past six months, I'm trying to tell you

we have no other option, we have to elope.

That's why I packed all my stuff and came--

So you came straight to the squadron?

Madhavi, what would my seniors and colleagues think?

Annual war exercises are going on. I'm already struggling.

I mean, you could have at least called me before coming here,

I… I would have thought of something.

Madhavi.

Bala.

I left my house, my parents, my friends,

my entire life behind in the middle of the night,

only for you.

And you're worried about your colleagues?

Madhavi, I…

Um. I…

Madhavi, Mad--

Madhavi!

Sangy, Goofy in position?

- Sangy in position. - Goofy in position.

Accelerating to 700.

Sangy, roger.

Goofy, roger.

Baldy, monitor?

Bala, do you love me or not?

Baldy, confirm monitor.

Seven hundred.

Baldy, 700

I left my house, my parents, my friends,

my entire life in the middle of the night.

For the past six months, I'm trying to tell you

that we have no other option, we have to elope.

Baldy, monitor.

Bala, do you love me or not?

We have no other option, we have to elope.

Bala, do you love me or not?

Baldy, abort.

Are you okay?

Yeah, yeah. All okay. Let's focus on the formation.

Let's do it again.

Sangy, Goofy in position?

- Sangy in position. - Goofy in position.

Accelerating to 750 now.

Okay, 750.

Baldy, catch up. Stabilise.

Let's stabilise at 700.

Negative, accelerating to 750.

- Don't accelerate. - Accelerate to 750.

Goofy, peel-off, Sangy, aborting.

What are you doing? What the hell are you doing, Sangy?

You cannot abort alone, please.

Just look at him.

His body is stiff. He's sweating profusely.

That's my complication. You focus on your wingman.

What do you mean by "focus on your wingman"?

We have to do this formation together, right?

We've already done three rounds of jet flying at 750.

So we'll do it again.

You need to understand maintaining formation at high speed

needs to become a muscle memory

We keep trying. I hope you're listening, Baldy.

What's the point of doing it in this condition?

Tony Sir and Ahuja Sir are challenging us, Sangy!

Learn to take risks.

Dhali, risks are supposed to be calculated once.

Otherwise, accidents happen. You better understand this.

I know you're thinking about what had happened with your father.

Please, forget about him for a while. Sangy, please.

There was no need to drag my father into this.

- You're misunderstanding me again. - Don't get personal. I'm telling you.

You don't get it. I'm not getting personal at all.

Stop it, guys!

At higher speeds, I have a problem

focusing on the instruments and the formation.

And Madhavi is also here, you guys know that.

And please, my problems are mine to deal.

On piles and piles of weapons,

those who have the votes,

peace in their words,

bombs in their hands.

the trust in them erodes.

Yell to those who sell coffins,

at the top of your voice.

Yell to those who sell coffins,

at the top of your voice

that the world is finally aware of their illicit wars.

Their schemes will wither before fruition,

shock is a wound they cannot inflict.

We won't allow war and conflict.

We won't allow war and conflict.

Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Fazi Bukhari.

Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Parvez Mehendi.

Chief of Army Staff, General Pervez Musharraf.

Since how long have you known each other?

We used to live in the same neighbourhood.

Then we studied in the same school.

We used to go to computer class together, for coaching together.

Then he left to join the Air Force.

So I followed him here as well.

We will see how it goes.

Have the two of you had an argument?

Does Baldy have a sortie tomorrow?

I don't know.

We Air Force wives have an unspoken rule.

No fighting with the husband before a sortie.

- Why? - You know something?

A MiG-21 fighter jet flies at a speed of 900 to 1000 kilometres an hour,

sometimes even faster.

And you know, its cockpit has more than 200 controls.

So they have to understand the combinations of all those controls

and make split-second decisions while they're up there.

And at that time, if they have anything else on their mind…

Um, they can't be thinking about these fights and all.

So that's why, the unspoken rule.

No fighting before a sortie.

So this means…

My feelings will now have to revolve around Baldy's sortie schedule.

We all have our own little ways of coping with it.

For example, I'll show you.

I make this list.

Look.

The day Ajay doesn't have a sortie,

I argue about everything at once.

I even add a couple of extra things.

Thank you.

I clearly remember his cowboy vampire costume.

Yeah.

What are the dialogue?

"I'll gauge your eyes out and play with them."

People laughed so hard because they found it so funny.

No, no. I was talking about yours.

The zombie act.

My zombie act was better than his weird, confused vampire.

- Come on, Alka. Come on. - You're both equally bad.

- Stop it. - What are you saying, ma'am?

Did you know he actually forced me to do it?

- You know-- - I forced you?

I was dressed as a king but you saw my costume and said

"Hey, what a cool vampire."

- And ruined it. - Really.

I'm so glad you two are here.

Otherwise, as you make friends in the military,

it's time for a transfer again.

I completely agree.

Thank you, Tony.

You're welcome.

Yes, Sanjeev?

Sir, I told him that you're busy, but…

It's okay, Sanjeev. You may leave.

Morning sir. Morning ma'am.

- Good morning. - So sorry to disturb you.

Come in. Join us.

No, ma'am. Thank you.

Uh…

Tony Sir, I wanted to discuss something with you.

What is it, Baldy?

Sir, I…

I've always wanted to be a helicopter pilot.

I've watched a stupid film where the bad guy

crashes a helicopter, pulling it with a rope and…

That was the day I told my parents.

That I wanted to be a pilot and I will never let a plane crash.

And I became a pilot.

A fighter pilot.

But sir, I still…

I still don't feel complete, sir.

And for that, I…

Uh… I need Madhavi.

So when I'm flying I'm only…

Thinking of Madhavi, and…

When I'm with Madhavi, I only think about flying.

Baldy, are you saying you want to quit the Air Force?

No, sir.

Uh, Tony Sir, I'm requesting you to…

Transfer me to the transport squadron, please.

There is less risk there, maybe her parents will understand.

Baldy, let's do one thing.

Let's talk about this later.

Sir, I really don't want my colleagues to suffer because of me,

specially, in the middle of this war--

Baldy, Sir has said he'll look into it.

That'll be all.

Sir.

Mr. Nawaz, first and foremost, I would like to congratulate you.

Congratulations to you too, sir.

This bus journey has been very successful.

Meeting Mr. Dev Anand was the biggest success for me.

Yes, Mr. Anand was telling me that, uh,

even you wanted to act in the movies a long time ago.

It was just a pipe dream.

Mr. Jaswant, we would like to set a timeline

for the composite dialogue on the Kashmir issue.

As a starting point, the Chenab Formula is our suggestion.

The Chenab River divides the religious population

of India and Pakistan equally.

That's why we all feel that this is a very apt resolution for this problem.

Mr. Sartaj,

before we talking about bigger issues,

we should first take baby steps.

Mr. Vajpayee really wants to solve

Pakistan's economic crisis with a sincere heart.

As a gesture of goodwill,

Mr. Vajpayee wants to give Pakistan 100 crore rupees

and 40 lakh tons of wheat in the form of a loan.

Wheat?

Huh.

If India does not have any intentions to talk about the issue of Kashmir,

then just say it.

Mr. Vajpayee has expressed his thoughts on the issue of Kashmir many times.

As long as the LoC

is free from terrorist activities,

there can never be a practical discussion on Kashmir.

All right. Forget the Chenab Formula for now.

Please tell me this.

What has India been thinking about the issue of Kashmir?

You must have some proposal.

We can set some kind of a timeline,

for a dialogue to discuss the issue of Kashmir.

But we can't be hasty about this.

Which means you haven't thought about it.

So, in India's opinion,

this issue has no significance.

Nawaz.

We put so many efforts into inviting you here,

and we've been good hosts to you.

And here you are, talking about lending us some wheat?

I sometimes feel you completely forget the reason

why I begged and requested Mr. Jilani

and made you enter the world of politics.

You and I,

entered politics for the business of the Ittefak Group of Industries only.

For you and for me,

politics is still just a business.

Your economy is in dire straits.

You are constantly accused of corruption.

You need the American dollar.

And America really wants

that you try to improve your relationship with your neighbouring country.

Even after whatever has happened?

Yes, Nawaz.

Even after everything that's happened.

You will

smile and sign on the

Lahore Declaration.

Think of this like

your unfulfilled dream of acting in movies.

Can we realise here?

Today, Mr. Vajpayee and Mr. Nawaz Sharif

signed the historic Lahore Declaration.

As per this declaration, both countries have agreed to discuss

all mutual issues in a peaceful manner,

exercise nuclear restraint,

and respect the Line of Control as per the Shimla Agreement.

There's just a few days before we take off.

It's the War Game finals. Where is Baldy?

We haven't practiced the formation properly even once.

Not even in chair flying.

How's it going, boys?

We're just, uh, waiting for Baldy, sir.

What do you mean, "waiting for him"?

Go and look for him.

Did you check the library?

No sir. Uh, I'll… I'll go there and look.

Hmm.

- Sir! - Yeah?

If I may sir?

Go ahead.

Sir, we aren't waiting for Baldy.

Actually, we can't find him.

Please don't get me wrong, sir, but, uh…

I think we should replace Baldy in the final round.

Is that what you think?

Sir, it's a tough call, I agree.

But I'm speaking in the best interest of the squadron. sir.

I don't think he is in the right frame of mind for it.

Nineteen-thirty hours.

Training ground.

Bring your motorcycles, boys.

And Baldy as well.

Sir.

Sir, the call to Skardu Army Base has been connected.

General Musharraf is on the line.

Pakistan Zindabad, sir.

I really hope that you also spoke

about things apart from Mr. Vajpayee's poems during the peace talks.

General Musharraf,

what am I to do with you?

I just asked you for a salute.

Sir, when I was standing in line to salute him,

I realised a truth about myself.

That I am just an ordinary soldier.

- And I only know how to go to war. - What?

Don't you believe in peace at all?

I don't, sir.

You believe in peace. What did that get you in return?

Some wheat?

I had told you, sir.

India will never understand the language of peace.

And I beg your pardon but I won't be able to lie to you anymore.

That's why I want to choose a path where…

I won't go against my conscience.

And what path is that?

To revive the Mujahideen Operation in the Kashmir Valley.

But this time I want it on a much bigger scale, sir.

Without my permission?

You're the Prime Minister of Pakistan.

Not just me, the entire army belongs to you.

But I would like to request you to just, uh,

come to the mountains once.

The fresh air, pure, will be good for your heart

and your decision-making as well.

Sir?

Okay.

I'll be coming with the ISI Chief.

I think you should come here first

and understand and analyse this operation.

After that, let alone the ISI Chief and I.

We will all be at your command and disposal, sir.

Tomorrow morning at 10:00,

the Pakistan Army will be waiting for you at the helipad.

Sir.

Are you planning to tell him everything?

General Tauqir,

you needed the Prime Minister's approval for the stinger missiles, right?

Yes, sir.

The time is now.

- General Hassan. - Sir!

I want all the posts that we have captured to be marked on the map.

Right, sir.

But be very careful about one thing.

That the LoC line should not be visible.

- Right, sir. - Good.

Arrows, get your motorcycles in formation.

Dhali, Sangy, in front.

TK, Goofy, Flank,

and Baldy, centre.

And Max, rear.

Take this rope,

and tie up the motorcycles to each other. Come on.

Come on, come on.

There should be no slack in the rope.

The rope needs to be tight.

The mission is very simple, boys.

This is your starting point.

We need complete one lap of this ground in a formation of six,

starting from right here, but remember,

the rope shouldn't snap.

If anyone breaks the rope,

you'll all come back here,

tie the rope once again,

and start to work from the very beginning.

The rope shouldn't break at any cost.

Keep it steady, boys. Don't rush it.

- Yes, yes. - Good.

Sangy, careful, go ahead.

Farther, Sangy.

Max, tuck in behind.

- Okay, go right. - Go right.

What are you doing?

- What the hell? - Come on, guys.

Baldy, catch up.

I'm doing it. Sangy!

Baldy, you're pulling ahead.

Match the speed.

What's going on?

Dhali, go slower.

Match the speed at 30.

Thirty.

Dhali, watch out, man.

Why is the bike wobbling a lot?

Sangy, let's do it at 40, come on.

Why are you increasing the speed suddenly?

Not increasing it suddenly. We'll have more control at 40.

Thirty is too slow.

We are going to have to start slow, man.

That's when we'll make it to 40. Can't you see what's happening?

The task is to get comfortable with pace.

You can't be the only comfortable one. We all need to be comfortable.

But I told him I'm accelerating to 40, man.

If he can't keep up--

This squadron wants to win the War Game Finals?

You can't even ride in formation on the ground,

how will you fly in formation in the sky?

And you.

Do you really think

that you can become a fighter pilot just because you dreamt about it as a kid?

Do me a favour, Baldy.

Forget your transfer application.

Hand in your resignation.

And go away from here.

The Air Force doesn't need you.

Any of you.

People who give up so easily,

should have no place in our defence forces.

Not the Air Force, not any service in our military.

In fact, you all should quit.

I'll go and inform Tony Sir,

that this squadron can't do it.

These Arrows are not fighters.

Just a bunch of quitters.

There's no way we're giving up.

Yes.

Yes.

Let's do it.

Come on, boys. Steady.

Yes, boys.

Guys, stop, stop!

I'm not able to do it, man.

Guys, let me be, I am the problem. Please.

What the hell are you thinking, Baldy?

Your dreams weren't for nothing.

You spent three years in the NDA,

one year in the Air Force Academy,

this is what you dreamed about all your life.

And you did this all by yourself, Baldy.

So no one else can decide whether you are a fighter or not.

Sangy, you're not understanding my point.

- Because of me, you all-- - Baldy, listen.

Look, we all know there's a lot going on in your life at the moment.

But this motorcycle doesn't know that.

So the next 10 minutes, only 10 minutes,

just focus on us and your motorcycle.

Ten minutes.

That's it.

We can't do this formation without you, Baldy.

Let's do it at 40.

That's the fighting spirit.

Boys, we're riding at 40. Go.

- Yes. - Let's go.

That was a good warm up, boys.

Cover up all the speedometers now.

Anyone can do it by looking at the speedometer, right?

Let's see you do it without them, come on.

What happened?

Too tough.

Can't do it?

Hmm?

Dhali?

We can, sir.

We'll do it.

Arrows, we'll become each other's speedometers.

We'll look at each other,

and feel the speed.

Well done, boys.

A closed formation isn't among fighter jets,

but amongst fighters.

And Baldy,

only our dreams can define who we are.

Never stop dreaming.

And yes,

the date for the War Game Finals is out.

But this time,

Tony Sir and I will be flying with you.

Now try to make us proud in the air, boys.

Jai Hind, Arrows.

Jai Hind, sir.

- Pakistan Zindabad, sir. - Pakistan Zindabad

Pakistan Zindabad, sir.

I hope you had a comfortable journey.

Yes, it was pleasant.

Sir.

Some of our brave soldiers have

worked very hard to establish these eight posts.

You can see from here,

that the Indian NH1 is in direct line of sight for us.

And, sir, look over there,

that's the highest post in this area.

Until today, no one ever has tried to capture it.

And we have named the post after you.

It's called the Sharif Post.

- In your honour, sir. - Thank you.

And if we take absolute advantage of the strategy,

and send the Mujahideen into the valley,

and also arm them with some advanced weaponry,

that would put a lot of pressure on India.

That's the problem with India. Whenever we try to talk about--

Exactly. This problem should always prevail, sir.

That's when Kashmir is going to be discussed in diplomatic talks.

Otherwise, these people will just keep

making us sign useless documents like the Lahore Declaration.

Alright.

But always keep me in the loop.

And no more surprises.

Certainly, sir.

Sir, if we really want to make the operation foolproof,

then we have to equip the Mujahideens with some advanced weapons,

like rocket launchers and stinger missiles.

And for that,

we will need your permission, sir.

Hassan.

Sir.

The whole world will remember this moment, sir.

How the Prime Minister himself came to such a high altitude

to motivate the soldiers of his country.

Arrow 4, accelerate to 700 and join up.

Roger, joining up.

In position.

Arrows maintain formation, and steady at 700.

Arrows turn left to 0-5-3.

Accelerate to 750.

Roger, accelerating.

Now maintain 750.

750, going steady.

Looking good, Baldy.

Arrow 1 joining up.

Arrow 2 joining in position.

Welcome to the party, Arrow leaders.

Time to tuck in, boys.

Approaching LoC, maintain formation.

Thirty seconds away from target.

Roger that. Let's rock and roll, boys.

The stage is set, Arrows.

It's time to raise the curtain.

Standby to split in five,

four,

three,

two,

one.

Now.

We have a situation here.

It's a decoy. Scramble interceptors now.

On it, the decoys have fooled us,

but will definitely not let them cross the LoC.

Roger that radio 2,

let's lock them and get those ten points.

Clash time, Arrow 2.

Cameras on standby.

Redland, say cheese.

Arrow 2, bogie on your tail. Watch out.

Looks like they don't like our photography.

Baldy, let's surprise them.

Roger.

Arrow 2, accelerate.

Standy to lock them.

Baldy, let's go faster.

Roger.

Shit, shit, blue land bogies on our left.

Abort pursuit

Radio 2, let's go towards them.

Roger that, Radio 1.

Let's drop them and get those ten points.

Arrow leaders, you are safe.

Interceptors are coming towards us to avoid getting locked.

Baldy head and cross, let's get on the tail.

Roger.

Gun sight on target, Baldy.

Let's lock it and get those extra points.

Gun sight on target.

I have a lock.

Yes.

Well done, Arrows.

Welcome back to friendly skies.

Boys, we have officially won the War Game exercise.

Yet again, sir, your record stands flawless.

Thanks to Mr. Professor.

Today you saved both the photographer and the photo album, Baldy.

Thank you, sir.

It was a team effort.

Baldy.

Dhali, you guys carry on. I'll see you.

Madhavi, let's go.

- Where? - I want to show you something.

- What? - Just come with me. Come on, let's go.

What is it?

Listen up, everyone.

To the victory of Blue Land. Kick the tire.

Light the fire!

Cheers.

- Cheers. - Sir.

Sorry.

For asking you to change my wingman.

Dhali.

Every pilot has his own problems.

And they have their own way of solving them.

Just like your problem.

When are you focusing on that?

Appreciate the offer, sir.

But I don't think I need your help.

But, thank you.

We all need some help, Dhali.

Sometimes for flying,

sometimes for other things.

But when you need help.

just ask for it.

Trust me, flying officer.

There's no shame in it.

Alka Madam told me there are 200 controls in this,

but she didn't tell me how crammed it is.

Madhavi.

No one can understand my dreams better than you.

I got really scared.

I always thought I can either live with you or…

with this jet.

But after today's flying I realised,

that while flying, I can only focus on flying.

And…

On the ground, just you.

And I want both.

Will you marry me?

Someone's here.

Mr. Baldy.

Tony Sir.

Congratulations.

What's going on?

- They got engaged. - Oh, really?

Sir, Baldy got engaged.

Well, boy, well played.

Well played.

So happy for you.

Congratulations. Well played, my boy.

Wow, wonderful!

Three cheers for Baldy and Madhavi.

- Hip-hip! Hip-hip! - Hurray!

Hurray! Hurray! Hurray!

These dark eyes

These fair cheeks

These sharp eyes

Come on, bro. Get up! Get up!

Sir, sir, sir, sir.

These fair cheeks

Light the fire, sir.

These sharp eyes

This walk like a deer

When I saw you, my love

I was in a bad state

These dark eyes

Come on, boys.

These fair cheeks

These sharp eyes

This walk like a deer

So Umesh, what did you do with your first salary?

I bought a cycle.

Also watched a movie.

Then have some money to send at home.

What about you?

You know, I haven't thought about it.

Umesh!

What's the update, Sartaj?

Sir, the situation is very fragile.

Two more patrol parties have gone missing.

Sir, now it doesn't seem to be about one peak anymore.

If we estimate the direction of the firing,

there are probably more than 100 intruders up there.

And they have occupied at least eight to 10 peaks.

The situation is serious then.

The National Highway 1 is our main route to Leh-Ladakh.

If they manage to capture more points,

then it is possible

that the entire Kargil sector gets choked.

Sir, we can't see anything from below,

and they are tracking all our movement from above.

What is Pakistan saying?

They are confused as well.

They say they are probably the Mujahideen.

Why would the Mujahideen carry out such a takeover?

Do you think, Pakistan is lying to us?

I don't think Pakistan will ever do such a thing during the peace talks.

Sir, I think to be able to counter the height advantage that they have,

we need the Air Force.

Thank you, sir, for meeting me on such short notice.

I will get straight to the point.

According to you, how many of our troops

can the Air Force drop at elevated points

of the Kashmir Valley with attack helicopters?

- Well, that depends, sir. - On what?

Many factors, elevation, the time of the day,

temperature, weather conditions.

- But tell me, where exactly in Kashmir? - Northern Sector.

At 15,000 to 16,000 feet.

Fifteen to 16,000 feet.

And how far is the nearest refuelling station from these peaks?

Are these details necessary, sir?

You just need to provide us with the helicopters and pilots,

we will handle the rest.

Joshi.

Why don't you clearly tell us what's happening?

What's the conflict here?

With a little clarity,

the Air Force will be in a better position to help you.

Sir, this is a map of the Kargil, Drass, and Batalik Sectors.

In the past 10 days,

the patrolling parties we have sent over there have gone missing.

The intruders have taken advantage of the height

and captured many of our Indian posts.

And so, we don't even know how many more peaks

they have occupied.

And that's why we want to directly airdrop troops from a helicopter, sir.

So that we can evict them from there.

This is serious, Joshi.

Very serious.

Fine, give us some time.

We'll quickly chalk out a plan for this.

Jai hind, sir.

Jai hind.

Chief.

Patney.

I don't think the Army has accurate information either.

What is your suggestion, sir?

Sending helicopters directly is suicidal.

Our helicopters can fly the maximum height of about 15 to 16,000 feet.

And that's exactly where the intruders are.

Not safe, we…

We don't even know who they are

and what kind of weapons they have on them.

Sir.

We need eyes in the air.

It's time,

to call the Golden Arrows.

Come on, come on, come on. Good, good, good.

Yes, yes. Superb, Alka.

You're doing it. Second gear.

Go, and now release… No, no, no! Stop. stop, stop.

You should release the clutch slowly.

I'm driving a big car, that's why this is happening.

Why can't we wait for a small car to come?

But one who can drive a big car can drive anything else.

Don't worry, we'll do it step by step.

Step one, ignition.

Station Commander?