Avrodh: The Siege Within (2020) s01e05 Episode Script

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Football Championship 2004
your first tournament,
and my last.
I still remember
your winning free kick
in the final minute.
- But you were the player
of the tournament, Sir. - Yes.
Now it's your turn
to be the player of the tournament.
You know, I have been asked
to choose my best man
- for a very dangerous operation
- Uri.
One step ahead, as always.
[Ajay] 'This has all you need.'
What is our mission statement, Sir?
To cross the LOC
and neutralise terrorist
launch pads in POK.
And is the government backing this?
So far, yes.
Within the next 36 hours
we have to provide the DGMO
with a full-fledged plan.
So, what are we waiting for?
Your leave has been sanctioned
and I know that you want
to spend time with your mother.
Whether you choose
to lead this operation or not
I leave this option to you.
99300520. This is my mother's
mobile number, Sir.
If you call and tell her
that her son has two options
Option one. To accept the sanctioned
leave and go home to her.
Option two.
To accept the mission.
Do you know what she will say?
She will say, "Videep,
I'll break your legs if you come home".
"Accept the mission."
[Title Montage]
Sunita ji
Please go ahead.
What is about to happen
over the next few days
it is crucial that you stay informed
while you are abroad.
The success of this mission
lies in its secrecy.
I've told you before,
any secret mission of yours
may harm our relationship
with other countries.
I understand that, madam.
But it's not necessary
that we agree on everything.
But as a member
of the National Security Council
it is important
that you have all the information.
We have to work on this together.
You may brief me
on the way to the airport.
Thank you.
[siren wailing]
[notification sound]
Damn media guys!
No, sir. No
It's all rubbish!
No. No news channel
will carry this.
It has been removed
from all news platforms
on the internet.
No D-Don't stress about this.
I I'll handle it.
Yeah
'the army took down
10 terrorists'
'the search operation
continues'
'one soldier was'
How did your photos with Sunita ji
end up online?
The cyber cell has run a trace.
I have two words for you.
Namrata Joshi.
-[man 1] 'Sir.'
- Thank you.
- Yeah! She is becoming a pest.
- Hmm.
First, it was Sukhdar,
and now, this.
We've got to be careful.
- The further you stay from the media,
the better it is for us. - Hmm.
My handsome face has become
so popular that I think
I should use this
new-found fame
and capitalise on it.
So funny!
I hope, your new-found popularity
does not burden us,
Shailesh.
Don't worry.
I'll handle this nosy Namrata.
'Nawaz Sharif
has issued an order'
'not to provide shelter
to the terrorists.'
'He also expressed concern
over the terrorist attack.'
I had a word with General Sebastian
regarding the plan.
He is quite confident.
'The foreign minister,
John Kerry'
And what about casualties?
What if we lose more men?
Look, I know it is risky.
But we must take this step
to stop such attacks in the future.
No other Prime Minister has given
approval to such a plan in the past.
For God's sake!
He's a first time PM.
This PM
is not a regular politician.
If there is anyone who can
approve this, it is this PM.
'At the UNGA, Pakistani Prime Minister
Nawaz Sharif said that Bilawal Wani'
'was a youth leader
who was killed by the Indian Army.'
What is he up to?
'He is leading a silent
protest in Kashmir.'
Son of a bh!
Sir, I have identified
some launch pads.
According to the intel
our primary targets
should be among them.
- How many teams would be there?
- Three. Uri, Poonch and Kupwara.
Excuse me, Sir.
Target distances inside POK,
ingress and egress routes.
Number of expected terrorists,
personnel requirements
equipment
and casualties expected.
They are all in this list, Sir.
The PM will be briefed tomorrow.
I'll take the DGMO
through these options before that.
Let's hope they do it.
After the Pathankot and Uri attacks,
we badly need a victory.
That is in the hands of the PM.
Our work is to devise the plan.
Let's leave the decision to the PM.
I'll update you
after the meeting in Delhi is over.
Right, Sir, permission to get
teams on-board.
Who is on your list?
It's quite a crazy list, I must say.
Nothing less than crazy would do, Sir.
But half of them are on leave.
Boys will be happy to report back.
KT!
He is about to retire, isn't he?
Don't you want anybody younger?
KT's experience will be
very beneficial for us, Sir.
And trust me,
age hasn't caught up with him yet.
Do you still want Sunil
despite the last operation?
Everybody deserves
a second chance, Sir.
Chaks will be my 2IC
if anything happens to me,
he will take the lead.
[Ajay] 'Good choice.'
- Racy, your in-house entertainment!
- And ace sniper.
Ronnie will be my medic, Sir.
Pathan He will handle
the communications, Sir.
An the extra muscles help.
Mobilise them. And ensure
they are prepared
- for anything and everything.
- Sir.
Yes, Fayaz.
- Assalam-waleikum.
- Waleikum-assalam.
This is a flight manifesto.
- It has movements and details
of the past four days. - Hmm.
By the way,
hadn't you given up journalism?
- Thank you.
- Okay.
[door opens]
- How do you do, Sir?
- Great..
[indistinct chatter]
Squad, attention!
- Thampi sa'ab!
- Yes, Sir!
- Ronnie!
- Sir!
- How are you, man?
- Very good, Sir!
Sir, nice to be here.
- Strong as always.
- Sir.
- Capt. Jagtap! - Yes, Sir!
- Good to have you on board.
- Thank you, Sir.
- Looking super fit, Major.
- Sir! Jai Hind, Sir.
- Pathan!
- Is everyone good at home?
- Yes, Sir.
- Good to know.
- Thank you, Sir.
Pleasure, Major.
- Jai Hind.
- Jai Hind.
Jai Hind, Sir.
Sit. Please.
Boys, I'm happy
I'm happy to see you all again.
Just don't get too comfortable,
boys.
- We are not going to stay here
for long. - Sir.
- So, zero your weapons
and get ready. - Yes, Sir.
- Yes, Sir. - We will be getting
our deployment order soon.
- Yes, Sir
- Sure, Sir.
- Okay?
- Sir. - Yes, Sir
- See you later, boys.
- Sir.
Chaks, come.
Have the transport ready.
- We will be leaving our squad vehicles
5kms before the base. - Sure, Sir.
- At no cost should our movement
be tracked. - Roger, Sir.
- I am counting on you.
- Yeah. Sir!
[phone ringing]
[phone vibrating]
- Let me change at least.
- I'll help you change, no problem.
- No. Please
- I'll do it. Oh, fine. Go.
[phone vibrating]
Close the door at least!
- Sorry.
-[kiss]
[door closing]
Yes, Fakruddin, tell me.
[Fakruddin]'Hello, Namrata.
Where are you?'
'I've been calling you.'
I'm sorry.
I was slightly busy.
I've received news from my contact
that a Dornier
a DO 228 and two HS 748s
with some soldiers
have landed at a private airbase
in Srinagar today.
I have checked the
airport manifestos as well.
There are no records
of these soldiers.
[Fakruddin]'This is
no ordinary movement.'
- 'I think this is'
- Special Forces?
'Yes.'
Such a troop movement
immediately after the NIA's arrival
This can be a very big news.
I'll leave for Uri today itself.
- It might be risky there.
- Don't worry about me.
Goodbye.
-[Namrata] 'Special Forces?'
-[Fakruddin] 'Yes.'
Such a troop movement immediately
after the NIA's arrival
'This can be a very big news.'
'I'll leave for Uri
today itself.'
[Namrata] 'It might be risky there.'
[Fakruddin] 'Don't worry about me.'
'Good bye.'
Where's Sarthak?
Where is Sarthak?
How many times
have I told you
that passive smoking
is not good for my throat?
- It affects my
- Voice.
Fearless voice of reporting
beacon of justice, Namrata Joshi.
If you're done with your sarcasm
can I ask you something?
Go ahead.
I know that you hold
Shailesh Malviya in high regard
but can you trust
everything he says?
If you aren't comfortable,
you don't have to answer.
I know Malviya sir
for seven years now.
Most people
fail to understand him.
But I know one thing
about him very well.
You can't deny his love
for this country.
Just like you can't deny my love
for you.
Very funny!
[phone beeps]
It's 8 o'clock.
I have to be at work
at 9 o'clock.
[notification sound]
Pankaj, listen to me.
This news is correct.
There is a meeting going on
in the PMO
and Malviya is not part of it.
- Namrata, maybe it's just a coincidence.
- Pankaj, just listen to me.
The information was leaked
from Malviya's office.
I have seen it myself.
Malviya is considered responsible
for the unrest in Kashmir.
This makes complete sense
for the PM
to fire him in such a situation.
Can you say with confidence
that Malviya is getting fired?
Okay, go for it.
[door opening]
- Go ahead, General.
- Shall we wait for Shailesh?
No, let's begin.
General Singha.
In these three sectors
we've identified
a few launch pads
where their presence
is confirmed.
And these are viable objectives
for a counter offensive.
This slide has a list of all
the resources required
namely arms, ammunition, equipment.
The idea is to keep it
as a small and incisive insertion.
Three Special Force teams of
16 to 20 men will go in
with their personal weapons.
And we shall strike
three launch pads.
In the last column, the probable
casualties to our own troops.
Sir, in such an attack
the survival chances of our team
are very low.
We could lose a few men, sir.
The casualty rate could be anywhere
between 20 to 25 per cent.
General Sebastian,
the life of every Indian soldier
is as important as ours.
Sir, Namrata ji's news
is being telecast.
Switch it on.
[Namrata] At the ongoing security meeting
with the PM today
NSA Shailesh Malviya
was conspicuous by his absence.
Has the Prime Minister asked
NSA Shailesh Malviya to resign?
For answers
to all these questions
keep watching India Next News.
After the Uri attack, keeping in mind
the increasing public outrage
the Prime Minister
is meeting
the three Defence chiefs
and the cabinet.
Sorry, I'm late.
[Namrata] NSA Shailesh Malviya
will not be attending the meeting.
The Prime Minister
has demanded his resignation.
Does the government blame
Shailesh Malviya
for the Uri attack?
And if this is true
then who will take over from
Shailesh Malviya as the next
Can someone tell me
whether RAW
is aware of your plan?
I mean, what is their opinion?
The final three launch pads
will be selected
based on the inputs by RAW.
Holy shit! What the fk!
Namrata!
Namrata!
[doorbell ringing]
Malviya is not resigning, Namrata.
Now do you get it?
- What! - Tomorrow morning
the entire media
will call us Fake News
instead of India Next News.
We are done!
Finished! Game over!
- How is that possible?
- Vigilante journalism, my foot!
You don't even know
that you got played.
Do you even realize
how they played you?
I can't believe that I trusted you
with such a big story.
The news of your resignation
is making waves, Mr. Malviya.
Just as you expected, sir.
Thank you.
Sir, I have informed
the I&B Ministry.
They have started the proceedings
against Namrata Joshi for the fake news.
[news] NSA Malviya
was held responsible
for the increasing tension
in Kashmir.
Sir, we have some informers
in Jaish-e-Mohammed
with whom our team
is trying to establish contact.
That information will help
significantly reduce casualties, sir.
As of now, I'm only permitting
the Special Forces
to standby in Uri,
Kupwara and Poonch.
Okay, sir.
As far as our silence
is considered
tomorrow, the whole country
will listen to our voice.
But they will only hear
what we want them to hear.
At the UNGA, the Prime Minister
of our neighbouring country
was taking the side
of terrorists.
I want to call upon
the people of Pakistan
[PM] 'who believe in him
as their Prime Minister.'
The same Pakistani people
whose ancestors,
before the Partition in 1947
loved both lands equally..
I would like to tell them
that India is ready for war.
But we have to fight
this war against poverty
not against each other.
India and Pakistan
should come together
to fight a war
against social evils, illiteracy
and unemployment.
That is Bashir Ahmed
from Poonch.
He was with us earlier.
He's with them now?
Hizbul has recruited 65 of our boys
in their force.
We train them but they sacrifice
their lives elsewhere.
Let's use their tricks on them.
We can reach the boys
through internet.
We can bribe them
with double the amount
and include them in our camp.
Forget the computer.
Now I will tell you
from where to find Jihadis.
[indistinct chatter]
[bullets firing]
- Assalam-waleikum
- Waleikum-assalam.
Our school is only uptil
the 8th standard.
- These boys are not more than
13 to 14 years old. - Okay.
Sit down.
Last week, four of our boys
killed 19 soldiers
of the Indian Army.
All four are martyrs now.
Allah has granted them
a place in heaven.
Those who fight for freedom
do not trap themselves
in a place like this.
For their beloved land of Kashmir
they are ready
to sacrifice everything.
Because sacrifice is the only way
to fulfil God's will.
I am not your enemy.
Our enemies think
of us as cowards.
That's why we fight.
People who follow the path
of the Holy Quran
embrace Jihad because
they cannot tolerate oppression.
After Pakistan's independence
the way India has ruined
our Kashmir
we will ruin them in the same way.
Any child who wants to sacrifice
his life in the name of Allah
come forward now.
These will be our new weapons.
[Theme Music Playing]