Avrodh: The Siege Within (2020) s01e09 Episode Script

[birds chirping]
[Videep] 'They are coming
in search of their friends.'
'Boys, gear up.'
[bee buzzing]
[Videep] 'Abu Hafeez.'
- Assalam-waleikum.
- Come on.
Come, sir.
[Videep] 'Comms, confirm.
Jackal has landed.'
[Pathan] 'Jackal has landed.
Alpha will engage.'
'I say again. Jackal has landed.
Alpha will engage.'
[Shailesh] 'He has reached Kotla.'
I think it's time to inform
to the prime minister.
[Title Montage]
[door opening]
Yep, I'm walking in.
-[door closing]
- I will.
-[Bob clears throat]
- I'm checking now.
Let me call you back.
[phone ringing]
[Sunita] 'So, we told them about
Pakistan and their terrorist activities.'
The world is on our side
- Mm-hmm. - because everyone
understands the situation.
- Hmm.
- Yes, Prashant ji.
- Ma'am, there's a call for you.
- Who is it?
Mr. Bob Terry.
Hmm.
Give it to me.
- Hello, Mr. Terry.
- Listen
You stop whatever you're doing
in the POK.
[Bob] ' Okay? We're not in a state
of war in the sub-continent.'
You're funny, Bob.
[Sunita] 'You sound as if'
you go to war with them,
every time they drop
- 'bombs on you.'
- I thought we had an understanding.
[Bob] 'We're going to handle
this with peace.'
The world does not need this.
And the security council
is going to be calling
on the US for answers.
Then tell them,
that Article 51, chapter 7
of the UN Charter
[Sunita] permits the use of force
in case of self-defence.
Which is in the event
of an armed attack.
[Sunita] 'India will never disturb
world peace.'
But we will surely watch out
for our men
who die without going to war.
I trust you.
You take it easy, Bob.
If we do something,
you will be the first one to find out.
Alright. Alright.
Take care.
-[Videep] 'Sacrifice?'
-[battalion] 'Is our prime duty.'
[footsteps approaching]
[woman1] 'Sakina?'
Coming, Ammi.
[baby crying]
-[horse neighing]
-[sheep bleating]
[footsteps approaching]
[mud sliding]
-[man1] 'Where is Sakina?'
-[woman1] 'She's outside'
'cleaning the cycle.'
- 'Sakina! Oh, Sakina! Where did you go?'
- I'm coming, Ammi.
[Gurung groaning ]
[Gurung] 'I'm sorry.'
Racy, to the roof. Move.
[Videep] 'Alpha 1 heading
to village. Target 300 meters.'
-[Raunaq] 'Copy.'
-[Racy] 'Copy.'
[Racy] 'Moving to roof.
200 meters out.'
-[Raunaq] 'Copy.'
-[Videep] 'Copy.'
[voice coming from the TV]
[sheep bleating ]
[gun clicking]
[Raunaq] 'Alpha 2 entering
corn field.'
'Target now 50 meters.'
-[Videep] 'Copy.'
-[Racy] 'Copy.'
[Racy] 'In position.
Target in scope.'
[Raunaq] 'Alpha 2 in position.'
[voice coming from the TV]
[Videep] 'Alpha 1. Target in sight.
200 meters out.
[Azaan (Islamic call for prayer)]
[vessel clangs]
[Racy] 'Jackal in sight.'
- Permission to engage?
-[Videep] 'Negative. I repeat, negative.'
Stand down, Racy.
We need the entire pack.
Not just the jackal.
[Videep] 'Engage only after namaz.
No collateral damage.'
[Racy] 'Copy.'
[Videep] 'To the jackal's left is our
man, Shoaib. He shouldn't be harmed.'
[Racy] 'Copy.'
[Azaan continues]
[Videep] 'Alpha 1 moving forward.
Racy, give cover.'
[Racy] 'Copy'.
- Allah is the greatest.
- Allah is the greatest.
- Allah is the greatest.
- Allah is the greatest.
[footsteps approaching]
[chanting prayer]
[Videep] 'Alpha 1 in position.'
[indistinct chatter]
[door opening]
I hope I am not late.
[Shailesh] 'No, sir.
We're about to move in.'
[dogs howling]
-[beep]
- Ready, all Alpha teams?
[Videep] 'Gautam, set charges
on both gates.'
Roger.
-[Videep] 'Racy, cover.'
-[Racy] 'Copy, Sir.'
[Racy] 'Lookout is alert.'
Take them down.
[gun shot]
-[Videep] 'Get the others.'
-[Racy] 'Copy, Sir.'
[gun shot]
[charges clanging]
[gun shot]
[charges clanging]
-[gunshot]
- Good job, Racy.
Alpha 2. Charges set. Over.
Boys, moving in 30.
[Racy] 'Copy, Sir. Cover ready.'
[Gautam] 'Alpha 2 ready.'
[explodes]
Move! Move! Move!
Move! Move!
Down, down. Charges.
[charges clanging]
Take him inside.
Turn it off.
- Turn it off, mfr!
- Yes. Okay, Janaab.
- Wahaab, I want every Indian dead.
- They'll be dead.
- Finish them.
- You go inside. Go!
[explodes]
[Videep] 'Alpha 1, in from front.'
Take this.
[charges clanging]
[explodes]
[Gautam] 'Alpha 2, in from rear.'
[Pakistani soldier] Sir,
there are reports of firing from Kotla.
This Abu Hafeez is turning into a headache
for the Pakistan Government.
-[door opens]
-[gun shots]
Sir, he's even turned off
the radio now.
[gun shots]
[Gautam] 'Alpha 2. Four down.'
[gun clicking]
[Gautam] 'Alpha 2. Moving to level one.'
[bullets firing]
Alpha 1.
Held up in corridor.
-[Gautam] 'Do you need back up?'
-[Videep] 'Negative.'
-[bullets firing]
-[terrorist groans]
-[bullets firing]
-[terrorists screaming]
[Videep] 'We're through.
Three down.'
-[gun shots]
-[terrorists groaning]
[Gautam] 'Alpha 2. Six down.'
[Gautam] 'Seven down'.
[Videep] 'Alpha 1. Four down.
Five down'.
'Six down.'
'Seven down. Eight down.'
'Catch me if you can.'
-[door thuds]
-[gun shots]
-[Gautam] 'Eight down.'
-[Videep] 'Nine down.'
[Gautam] 'Nine down.
Ten'
[Gautam] 'Eleven down.'
Sir, I can hear some blasts here.
[gunfire]
All units. Calling all units.
[Major Maqsood] 'Kotla has been
compromised.'
Come on.
[engine revving]
[bullets firing]
[gun shots]
[Gautam] 'Wahaab.'
Wahaab.
Civilians have started surrounding us, Sir.
We need to leave from here soon.
[gun shots]
Relay message for evacuation.
We don't have much time.
And the Pakistani army
definitely will be mobilising now.
Sir.
Papa for Team Alpha.
Papa for Team Alpha. Over.
[Pathan] 'Order from Castle.
Evacuate now.'
Wahaab bhaijaan.
[Gautam] 'Wahaab!'
[Pathan] 'Papa for Team Alpha.
Papa for Team Alpha. Over.'
'Order from Castle.
Evacuate now.'
'I say again. Order from Castle.
Evacuate now.'
Wahaab down.
-[Videep] 'Jackal?'
-[Gautam] 'Negative.'
Papa for Team Alpha.
Get ready for deinduction.
We must leave now, over.
Boys, prepare for deinduction.
Gautam, lead Team Alpha.
- Going to hunt the jackal.
-[Gautam] 'Roger.'
Move move. Evacuate.
[gun shots]
[explodes]
- Gurung. Check.
- Yes, Sir.
[electricity sparkling]
[bomb timer ticking]
[Gurung] 'Sir, Shoaib.'
"Indeed to Allah we belong
and to Allah we shall return."
Explosives. Evacuate now.
The target has been secured, Sir.
All terrorists have been eliminated.
And Abu Hafeez?
[bullets firing]
[firing continues]
[car approaching]
I see movement.
Eleven o'clock. Going after.
- I'm coming with you.
- Negative.
- Secure the team.
- What?
The success of this mission is
more important than our lives.
Stick to the plan.
Jai Hind.
[bullets firing]
[Gautam] 'Ready for evacuation.
Comms, inform Castle.'
[Pathan] 'Roger, Sir.'
[firing continues]
[groans]
Oh, Allah!
The Quran says
that Allah has bestowed the duty
of jihad on every Muslim.
Then who are we to stop it.
Chapter al-Baqarah
Verse 216.
[Abu Hafeez gasps]
I have read the Quran too.
And nowhere in the Quran
does it say
that killing innocent
and weak people is jihad.
By killing one Abu Hafeez
you cannot end the jihad.
Then we'll kill every single jihadi.
[gunshots]
-[Videep] 'Jackal down.'
- Jackal down, Sir.
[Col. Saxena] 'All hostiles
eliminated, sir.'
[Gen. Arun sighs]
Sir, I think we must start
preparing for the announcement.
Newspaper editors
and journalists are on hold.
It's better if we announce this
before the stock markets open.
The mission may have been accomplished.
But.. it will be a success
only when all our soldiers
make it across the border
back to the base.
[Videep] 'Papa, position.
[Gautam] '300 meters to your north.
Over.'
We will take the Chakothi village route
to go back home. Pathan!
- Yes, Sir. - Inform the base.
Racy? - Yes, Sir.
- Give me a headcount.
- Copy, Sir.
- Gurung.
- Yes, Sir.
- Come on. Equipment check.
- Sir, our lines are being intercepted.
Also, we may not reach there by morning
if we take Chakothi village route.
Also Sir, the way through
those hills is too long.
And there's also the risk
of forward posts.
- We got to get there, and we will.
- Yes, we have to!
[Racy] 'Headcount done, Sir.
All safe.'
- Pathan?
-[Pathan] 'Sir?'
Papa for all stations.
Alpha returning home from
Point Chursu.
[Pathan] 'Team Alpha returning home
from Point Chursu. Over.
Boys! Let's get you home!
[Gen. Arun] 'Videep would
not mention his route.
'This is a decoy.
Prepare Chakothi.'
Get aerial images and activities at
the forward posts, and transmit them.
We need to warn them of
any upcoming danger.
Inform 32 Bihar to be ready
with the mortar platoon.
[Col. Saxena] 'Right, sir.'
[Gen. Singha] 'And all the artillery
units on standby.
[radio chatter] 'Artillery units
on standby for Team Alpha.'
Copy, sir. We're ready.
[Pakistani officer] 'Sir, we're
1.5 kilometres away from Chursu.'
Come on, let's go. Quick.
None of them should survive.
Latif, this way!
[Pakistani officer] 'Sir,
satellite images are in.'
- They are moving towards Chakothi.
- Chakothi?
[Pakistani officer] 'Sir,
we're 500 meters away from Chursu.'
Chitral scouts, come in.
Chitral scouts, come in.
[Major Maqsood] 'Chursu is a ploy.
They're moving towards Chakothi.'
Come on, make it fast.
[Bishnoi] 'Sir,
latest satellite images.'
'Pakistanis have diverted
towards Chakothi.'
[Col. Saxena] 'Team Alpha, come in.
Team Alpha, come in.'
'Pakistanis in pursuit.
One kilometre to your west.'
- 'Change route, over.'
- We'll have to climb this hill.
Cover the entire area.
Before they cross that hill,
they'll have to face death.
Dr. Bishnoi.
I want the satellite imagery
of all Pakistani posts in this area.
We need to know who's moving.
[Major Maqsood] 'Unit 2.
Trap them at the hill.'
Turn back.
Unit 2 is waiting ahead.
[gun clicking]
[Col. Saxena] 'They seem to be taking positions.
It's an ambush.'
'Team Alpha, Pakistani unit in
ambush ahead of you. I repeat.'
'Pakistani unit in ambush
ahead of you.'
- 'Do you read? Over.'
-[Videep] 'They're also behind us.'
'We cannot turn back now, sir.'
- Are we ready, boys?
- Ready, Sir.
Move!
[bullets firing]
[firing continues]
Come on, let's go!
- Run!
- Come on.
Come on, move it.
Come on. Come on, boys. Move it.
- Go, go down.
- Go, go, move.
Come on, go, go!
[Videep] 'We're through. Crossing minefield.
Return line marked.'
[landmine clicks]
[radio chatter] 'Alpha through.
Fire at will.'
[mortar shelling]
[explodes]
[mortar shelling continues]
[radio chatter] 'Ceasefire.'
Roger, sir.
Base, come in. Base, come in.
Team Alpha reporting.
No causalities in cross-fire.
We are returning home.
Approaching 502.
I repeat.
Approaching 502.
Let's go home, boys.
[helicopter approaching]
Jai Hind, Sir.
Jai Hind.
Good job, boys.
We are home!
After I took charge
as the Prime minister
I had shared a thought
with the people of our country
that henceforth
we will not run on promises
but on intent.
Today, we have shown for the first time,
what we can and intend to do.
Today
the world will see a new India.
And Shailesh
in all of this
your contribution
will be remembered forever.
Thank you, Sir. Thank you.
Thank you very much, Sir.
I want, that the news of our mission..
is conveyed by General Sebastian himself
to the Pakistani Army Chief.
Sir, I have asked Prashant to
fix a call with President Obama.
Before that Sunita ji will inform
the Pakistani ambassador.
- In two hours, there's a press conference
- Shailesh, go home.
Take some rest.
- There are people here to handle everything.
- Sir.
- General Singha will handle
the press conference - Sir.
Thank you very much.
- Thank you, Sir. Thank you very much.
- Thank you, Thank you.
- Thank you. Thanks a lot.
- Thank you, sir. - Thank you, sir.
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
- Okay.
- Thank you, Sir.
[door opening]
-[Satish sighs]
-[door closing]
Sorry. Your asset didn't make it.
"War is not cheap."
"But it's the human cost
which is the highest."
Ross Kemp.
[phone ringing]
-[Namrata] 'Hello, sir.'
- The three days I had asked for
are over today.
In two hours,
there will be a press conference.
The DGMO will be making
a statement.
[Namrata] 'I think I know
what his statement will be about.'
'And thank you, for stopping me from
breaking this story pre-maturely.'
'Or else I would have
never forgiven myself.'
'But now you can tell me
the whole story, sir.'
'You're not one
to go against your word, right?'
The operation was focused
on ensuring
that these terrorists do not
succeed in their design
to cause destruction
and endanger the lives
of our citizens.
We do not have any plans
for continuation
of the operations further.
However, the Indian armed forces
are fully geared up
and prepared to meet any contingency
or eventuality that may arise.
We expect the Pakistan Army
to co-operate with us
in erasing the menace of terrorism
from the region.
Thank you, ladies and gentleman.
Jai Hind.
- Boys, come on, hurry up.
- Yeah.
All set?
- Gautam.
- Ready to leave?
I'm always ready.
Boys are getting ready.
So
Back to Bihar regiment?
Yes. Back to Bihar regiment.
And you? Back to being
anonymous?
Gautam, you did well. So what if you
didn't wear the SF badge
you showed the same spirit.
We're proud of you.
- I hope we can meet again soon.
- No, no Gautam, please don't hope that.
For the sake of our country.
And especially, for the enemy.
Huh?
Huh?
-[Gautam] 'Yes.'
- Get it?
[Namrata] "And that was the day
that India changed."
"It was clear that no longer
were we ready to be"
"just a land of Mahatma Gandhi."
"We were also a land
of Subhash Chandra Bose."
"And the Indian army would give it
back in equal measure."
"Our flag does not fly high
because the wind moves it."
"It flies with the last breath of
each soldier who died protecting it."
[applause]
[camera clicks]
I dedicate this book
to Major Mike Tango
and several unknown Indians like him
because of whom,
the rest of us Indians are safe.
This story started
with an incident.
I began seeing this story
as a journalist.
But this book has been written by
a proud Indian.
Nothing comes before the country.
Thank you.
Congratulations, Ms. Joshi.
Do you mind signing a copy for me,
please?
Thank you, sir.
Thank you for everything.
This is all because of you.
You were persistent.
But, sir, I didn't get one thing.
Even after having me fired from my job,
why did you choose to give me this story?
That's because you were the
only one who came closest to the truth.
Even if I hadn't given you this story,
it would have taken some time
..But I'm confident that
eventually you would have unearthed it.
There's one more reason
why I am here.
I want you to meet someone.
Come.
One second.
Excuse me.
You may not know him.
Ms. Namrata Joshi.
- Major Videe Major Videep Singh.
- Good evening, ma'am.
- It's nice to finally meet you.
- My pleasure.
I hope I'll get a signed copy too.
Of course.
The country owes you, Major.
On behalf of the nation,
Thank you very much.
Country owes us nothing.
But we owe everything
to the country.
And whenever the country
is in need
I'm sure another Videep Singh
will be born.
And, ma'am, as you said,
nothing before the country.
Namrata.
Sir.
- Here's a copy for you.
- Thank you, ma'am.
- Thank you.
- Thank you, sir.
-[Videep] 'Sacrifice?'
-[Battalion] 'Is our prime duty.'
[Theme Music Playing]