The video of alleged Indian soldiers being held captive
-in Myanmar has gone viral. -Is this viral video real?
-Or is it an AI-generated fake? -If it's true,
-India should give a fitting reply. -Widespread outrage grips the nation.
People demand the release of the captive soldiers--
The Myanmar foreign minister has posted on social media
stating that they are not aware of any Indian POW on their soil.
But if Indian soldiers have entered Myanmar,
it will be considered an act of war.
Meanwhile, China issued a statement.
We have credible intel that Indian forces have transgressed into Myanmar.
If India thinks that it can operate on Myanmarese soil as it pleases,
it will have to deal with China.
We will take all necessary actions
to safeguard the sovereignty of nations in this region.
The entire country demands the resignation of the Prime Minister.
But the PMO hasn't uttered a word as yet.
People want answers,
but all we get is silence.
What is the Myanmar government saying?
They are denying it.
They feign ignorance about this incident.
They have no idea about our soldiers' location, they say.
Maybe it's true.
Ma'am, ultras control that region.
And the Burmese government has no control over them.
Which is why they can do nothing to help us.
Whether it's the Burmese government or the ultras,
there's only one way out of this.
It's time we stopped playing diplomacy.
Send in the army and bring our soldiers back.
Ma'am, this will be seen as an act of war.
And China won't just sit back.
Mr. Yashwant, I said,
"Send in the army and bring our soldiers back. Safe and sound."
And if that causes war, then so be it.
-Sambit. -Yes, ma'am.
Call Dwarak.
Tell him,
we're ready to make a deal.
Okay.
Remember, lie low and fly under the radar
between Myanmar and Thailand.
-Is the tank full? -Yes.
-Okay, great. -Okay.
I would've dropped you off in Thailand myself,
but you know how much there is to do here.
It's important that you stay back here.
I'll be fine.
I don't understand how things came to this.
I've been doing this all my life. Such a big mistake--
The best of us make mistakes, boss madam.
What's important is how one recovers.
Things will be fine.
It's been good working with you.
Thank you for everything.
The pleasure was all mine.
You're not what I thought you would be.
You know? You're different.
Different? Meaning?
It's a compliment.
Take it.
You're mind-blowing. Kick-ass.
This is a compliment.
Thank you.
I'm chuffed.
So then,
when do we meet again?
In our line of work, we don't ask these kinda questions.
You know that.
Sir, that is Kyar Mye village.
I shall leave now.
You'll have to go on your own, the rest of the way.
Thank you.
Stephen sir, whatever your mission is, good luck to you.
Thank you.
We need to reach the village and wait there.
Temjen will meet us there.
And, reinforcements?
Local MCA-S cadres are active here.
They should be here soon.
Zoya.
Why did you do all of this?
If you're expecting some sad backstory,
I'm sorry to disappoint you.
Honestly, I never expected things to escalate like this.
Zoya, we do a thankless job here.
And what do we get in return?
A paycheck that doesn't fulfill your needs,
while you risk your life for it.
And even if one manages to get out of it alive,
what do you get after retirement?
A paltry pension.
In case you score big on the job, then perhaps a token medal.
So yes, I did it for the money.
You tell me,
why are you doing all this?
For some misplaced idealism?
Or sense of patriotism?
You…
and your Srikant Tiwari
are just dancing
to someone else's tunes.
Zoya, you don't realize
that you're just a pawn in a very big game.
Yatish, I'm an engineering graduate
from a top institute.
If all I wanted was money,
then I had a lot of options.
I chose this.
So, yes. I am doing this for the country.
It's because of officers like me…
No, actually, because of officers like Srikant Tiwari,
the people of this country can sleep peacefully.
I need a full confession from you.
Everything you know about Kulkarni sir's assassination.
I want all of it.
And what do I get in return?
A chance…
to stay alive.
Your people must be looking for you
to eliminate you.
For you've become a liability, and you know that.
So, Yatish Chawla, give me a good goddamn reason to keep you alive.
Start talking. Now.
Ma'am, we have started the troop buildup.
We've moved three divisions already.
Air Chief D'Souza is helping us with air support.
As soon as our soldiers enter Myanmar,
China will react.
They'll use Pakistan to target the western front,
and we have to be ready for that.
-Can we handle both fronts simultaneously? -Yes, ma'am.
We've already taken steps to secure the western front.
Mr. Ashok has assured us of an aircraft carrier,
three attack submarines, and two destroyers.
Ma'am, MEA is in touch with the Myanmar Government.
We will do our best to de-escalate.
Ma'am, there is no other way to say this, but
this war is going to be long.
Thanks to China and Pakistan.
Our resources will be stretched thin.
We should go to war only after we're well prepared.
We've to reinforce our infrastructure on a war footing, ma'am.
I'm already in touch with Dwaraknath.
He is on his way to Delhi as we speak.
Good.
I have updated the Honorable President.
He is with us.
Let's hope that it all ends well.
Jai Hind.
What are you staring at?
I'm not staring!
The whole village is staring at us.
He's here.
Stephen sir, hope you had a good trip.
I am so happy to see you.
-I hope you are well. -Yes.
Meet Temjen,
my man inside Phoenix Village.
Tonight, he will take us inside the village.
Temjen, we don't have much time.
What's the plan ahead?
Haven't you seen the news?
A few days back, an Indian unit launched an attack.
It was a covert operation.
Quite a few people from the unit were killed.
And…
Rukma's men captured some soldiers.
Their video has gone viral on the internet.
That's Colonel Vikram.
Rukma already knew
when and where this strike was going to happen.
As soon as the unit reached the target location,
Rukma ambushed them.
This means…
someone from your side is helping the enemy.
They have people planted everywhere.
They have connections at the top level.
We have to be very careful from now on.
But why did Rukma capture those soldiers?
They must have some demands
in exchange for those soldiers' lives.
Have you brought the Phoenix Village's map?
Yes.
These are Rukma's quarters.
Here, here, and here are the security posts.
Okay, good.
So, the plan is that--
Indian soldiers…
Where are they held?
Srikant.
No.
It's too risky.
We have to, Stephen.
The plan was to capture Rukma.
Dead or alive.
Adding anything else to it will be too dangerous.
We don't have any other option, Stephen.
Anything we do endangers the lives of the soldiers.
They will be killed.
First and foremost, we get the soldiers out of there.
Then, we attack Rukma.
Here.
This is where their holding cells are.
Maybe that's where the soldiers are being held.
-Stephen, I will leave. -Okay.
-See you. -All right, see you.
Stephen, when will the reinforcements arrive?
They must be here soon.
Everyone's phone in the TASC team was hacked,
and they had no idea that they were transmitting this information.
It was a concentrated effort to scapegoat Srikant and the TASC team.
State your full name.
Yatish Chawla.
And I confirm whatever I have said to be true.
One can always retract their confession later.
Do you have any other proof?
Sir, bank accounts are being scanned.
There have been money transfers from various foreign accounts.
Mobile phones, tablets, and laptops,
all electronic devices, are also being analyzed by forensics.
So, until we get some more evidence--
Kale, we have enough evidence.
I trust Zoya and her line of investigation.
She's on the right track.
Then, I am convinced that Srikant is innocent.
On behalf of this committee,
I recommend that the arrest warrant issued against Srikant
should be withdrawn.
And his family will be taken into protective custody with immediate effect.
-Yes, sir. -And, what about his behavior?
He broke the department's protocols at every instance.
He must be disciplined.
Excuse me, sir.
Srikant has risked his life for the country many times.
Risking your life for the country doesn't mean that--
Sharma, I respect what Srikant has done for the nation.
We all do.
But protocols
exist for a reason.
You know this already.
Yes.
So, let's call Srikant.
Then, we can figure out what to do with him.
Ms. Zoya,
do you know where Srikant is at the moment?
No idea, sir.
-How'd it go? -All clear.
That's great.
Did you get an update from JK?
I'm waiting on that.
Sir.
Can you give us the room for five minutes?
Okay,
Zoya and Punit.
Enough is enough.
Come on, tell me.
Where is Srikant?
Sir, he is in Myanmar.
What?!
He went to Myanmar!
With Stephen.
What?!
Stephen Khuzou?!
He used the route that counterfeit smugglers use to--
Has he gone mad?!
And why didn't he tell me?
Why?
Sir, he wasn't sure he could trust you.
What nonsense!
Sir, we all suspected that there was a mole inside TASC,
and we didn't know who to trust.
So, he thought that I could be… a traitor.
Sir, now that Yatish is caught,
you're in the clear.
Oh! I'm relieved.
Srikant and I go back a long way,
and still, he didn't trust me.
Stupid.
You wanted to see me, Colonel?
What is all this?
This was not part of our deal.
You wanted soldiers for your operation,
and I helped you.
That is not called help.
When you take money, it's called business.
We agreed only on the attack,
far from my village.
We didn't talk about bringing Indian soldiers here.
It's a war, Colonel.
So, there will be some prisoners.
And videos of prisoners will also leak, right?
We are now on the radar of the Indian government.
Beijing is asking me tough questions.
You're worrying unnecessarily.
You've gone insane.
You're going to get me fucking killed.
I want those Indian soldiers out of here.
Give me some time, and I'll do something.
Whatever you want to do, do it fast.
I don't want them here.
And until then, I want no trouble in my village.
Understood?
If any Indian's blood spills here,
I'll fucking kill you.
Sir.
We'll attack tonight.
Before they can even figure out what is going on,
we have to finish our job and get out of there.
We shouldn't give them a chance to recover.
We are vastly outnumbered.
So, in this attack, surprise is our biggest weapon.
-Understood? -Yes.
Ulupi.
Until the attack, hand over all your phones.
Did you get the weapons?
Reinforcements.
Finally.
Please excuse me for a moment.
Sure, sir.
-Yes, sir. -Hi, Bhavik.
I'm on my way to India to meet the PM.
I've got some news for you.
By the time I land, I want it out.
Just in case, Basu starts having second thoughts,
I want public opinion firmly in our favor.
Thank you for the early bonus.
I will get the team on it right away.
It's Temjen, with his usual deliveries.
He's authorized. Let him in.
All clear. You can come out.
Temjen, thank you.
Come.
Something feels off.
There's not a soul here.
Drop your weapons.
Drop it now.
Srikant Tiwari.
The one and only, Agent Number One.
Legend.
I was searching for you forever, and here you are,
dropping right into my lap.
You broke my heart, man.
I had a lot of faith in you.
I knew I'd get my hands on you sooner or later.
But not like this!
Who gets their hands on whom,
time will tell, Rukma.
Hey, bring a chair.
Let's sit and talk.
Soldier to soldier.
Soldier?!
You're not a soldier.
He takes money to kill people. How does that make him a soldier?!
You keep standing.
Take it back.
Tell me something.
How do you manage your time?
Living this two-faced life must be tough.
Tell me the truth.
You think you are a good husband?
Or a good father?
Never mind how you fare as an agent.
At least, I have someone to fight for.
Rukma, tell me something.
Who are you fighting for?
Do you recognize her?
Her name is Nima.
I mean, 'was.'
She loved me a lot.
I don't know how, but she loved me.
And I also loved her.
Really?
Looking at you, it doesn't seem like you would have any family.
-Right? -Yes.
I thought so, too.
Me? A family man?
But, I am.
She wanted to marry me.
But you killed her.
Me?
Brother, I've never met her.
You may not have pulled the trigger, Tiwari.
But she died because of you.
You also take lives.
Calling yourself a soldier doesn't change that.
Rukma.
Look,
I'm so sorry she died.
But I'm not responsible for her death.
When she fell in love with you,
she signed her own death certificate.
If anyone is responsible for her death,
it is you.
It's a simple thing.
You killed my wife, and I want revenge.
Then kill me.
Of course! I will kill you. All in good time.
I'll take my time.
Until then,
wait for it.
Why the hell are you provoking him?
Why are you adding fuel to the fire?
Don't worry, JK.
He won't kill us here.
That much I have understood.
Bhai, what do we do with them? Should we kill them?
No. We can't kill them now.
Zhulong is touchy about the Indian soldiers.
Fucker will lose it if we do something.
Until things settle, put them in a cell. Then we'll see what to do with them.
Okay, bhai.
I have some good news for you.
They are dropping all charges against Srikant.
You can take the kids and go back to Mumbai.
Until things are back to normal,
you will be kept under TASC's protection.
Any news about Srikant?
I haven't been able to contact him.
I was really hoping to go back with him.
Suchi, you have to keep the faith.
Trust me, he will come back.
He is one of our best operatives.
You know, Saloni,
Sri has lied to me all my life.
About his work,
about where he is,
but this time I know the truth.
I know why he's out there.
If only it could be like before, when I didn't know anything,
when I was lied to.
Perhaps it's better to be in the dark than know the truth.
You know,
every day I dream,
Srikant will walk through that door
and spin yet another long, lie-filled story.
He will try to reassure me that everything is all right.
I really miss him.
I want him back, Saloni.
Welcome to ManBharat News.
We have some breaking news for you.
We have credible information
that the Basu government is about to secretly sign a massive defense deal.
And if this is true,
then it will be the very first time that Coward Basu has made a bold move.
Finally, she has shown some guts.
Remember, we were the first to bring you this news.
Please sit.
What would you like?
Tea? Coffee?
Nothing for me, ma'am. Thank you.
A tea for me, please.
You've come to meet me at such short notice,
thank you so much.
This is my country too, ma'am.
Whenever my country needs me,
I will be there.
Always.
I heard you have become a UK citizen.
Yes, of course.
But my heart will always be Indian.
By the way, I must appreciate you.
Despite the opposition's hateful campaigns and social media trolling,
you stuck to your guns when it came to your policies.
The media is never loyal to anyone.
Especially not when they sell out to people sitting in the UK or the US.
Anyway, I was hoping for peace and progress in the northeast,
but look where we are.
I have to sit down with you and make a deal.
Anyway, we need to fast-track this deal.
This news has already been leaked to the media.
Don't worry about this, ma'am.
You know how the media works.
I have initiated the process with the Collective.
They are ready to start formalities and close the deal as early as next week.
Once the initial MOU is signed, shipments can begin.
Okay.
Good.
Thank you.
Ma'am.
Thank you.
Someone, bring us water.
Is anybody listening?
I've been asking for water for an hour.
Hey! Shut up.
Fuckers! They treat us like animals.
We're royally screwed.
Temjen really screwed us. Unnecessarily, we are stuck--
JK! Hold your tongue!
Temjen would die before he betrays us!
She's right.
I've known Temjen since childhood.
It's not Temjen.
It's Rukma who tricked Temjen to get to us.
He has sacrificed his life for us.
Understood?
I hope they didn't torture him before killing him.
Stephen, on his behalf, I'm sorry.
Ulupi. Sorry.
Sorry.
What are you doing?!
No matter how much we apologize,
the thing is, in a little while, we'll all join Temjen.
Can you please shut up for a little while?
You're always so negative!
And how is being positive working out for you?!
You're stuck here like the rest of us, waiting to die.
If we die, we die!
Oh, of course! It doesn't bother you at all.
After all, you have lived a full, wholesome life.
You got a wife, kids. Before that, you had a girlfriend,
and now you're getting divorced. You've done it all.
Guess who is going to die alone? Me!
Just when my dating scene was about to bear fruit,
it's all over.
I lived single, I'll die single.
It's the biggest curse in life, Tiwari.
There's a limit for desperation, too!
Here we are facing certain death,
and you're worried about dating!
Worry about how we can get out of here.
You thought we won't catch you, Temjen?
We knew when and where you met them.
We followed you, fucker.
What do we do with him?
Rukma bhai will make an example of him.
There goes the patrol van, right on schedule.
We have 18 minutes till the next patrol van comes.
Let's go.
What is going on?
Hey, Benjamin.
Stephen sir.
-All good? -Superb timing.
I am glad you are all right.
Stephen.
What's going on?
Srikant, this is Benjamin.
The commander of the MCA-S unit in Myanmar.
Grandpa used to say that there should always be a backup plan.
Plan B.
I had told him that if we don't return within 24 hours,
it means that we have been caught.
A unit was already alerted to secure us.
We don't have much time.
In eight minutes, the next patrol van will do the round.
What do we do now?
First, we need to free our soldiers.
That is the main leverage that Rukma can use against our government.
JK, Stephen, both of you will take our soldiers and reach India safely.
While we get to Rukma.
Srikant, I can stay and help.
You have done enough already, Stephen.
Now your people need you.
Don't worry, I will handle everything here.
It's too cold.
-Do you have a lighter? -What?
Vikram.
Srikant.
What are you doing here?
Will you all be able to walk?
All of us are in terrible condition,
but we'll manage.
Okay.
Listen. Take off their uniforms.
Srikant, what are you going to do?
I need to get to Rukma.
Rukma should be in this quarter.
Right now, our people are planting bombs in every corner of this village.
As soon as they detonate, there will be chaos.
The enemy will scatter.
This will leave Rukma alone until backup arrives.
Zhulong will take eight to ten minutes to arrive with the backup.
Before he does, we need to get to Rukma.
Stephen, JK, be careful. Don't get caught.
Fine. You also take care.
Don't you dare die on me, fucker.
Stephen! Go, go, go!
-What happened? -I don't know, sir.
-Where are these people going? -There was an attack on the village, bhai.
-What? -There was an attack on the village.
Check on Srikant Tiwari.
Srikant and his people have escaped, bhai.
And the Indian soldiers?
I've sent our boys to check on them.
I'll update you as soon as I learn something.
Zhulong will screw us over.
What are you all doing?
I want backup.
We will send backup in ten minutes.
Faster.
Did you find out who attacked us?
Rukma's prisoners have escaped, sir.
And by the look of it, some external team
breached the village to free the prisoners.
Surely, they are the ones attacking us.
That fucking Rukma!
Ulupi!
Srikant.
All good?
All have escaped. Only we are left.
But don't worry,
-we'll hold fort here, you go ahead. -Okay, let's go.
You find a way to get out of here, okay?
Give her cover.
Go!
Rukma bhai.
-Rukma bhai. -Yes.
The Indian soldiers are not in the holding cell.
They have escaped.
Fucking hell!
Get out of there.
Get ready, everyone, we have to leave.
Come on.
We need to get out before Zhulong finds us.
Let's leave from here, bhai.
-Their backup is here. -What?
Their backup is here. You need to move.
Srikant, Vikram.
Their backup unit is coming.
We need to get out of here.
Come on!
Srikant, we have to go now.
Come on. Move.
Move.
Zhulong's men are coming.
Let's go!
Srikant.
Srikant, where are you going?
I have to go after Rukma.
Are you crazy?
Backup is coming.
We need to leave now.
Vikram, you leave. I want Rukma.
Srikant.
Either you go with me,
or I go with you. Got that?
I'm not letting you go alone.
Okay.
-Let's go. -Okay.
Srikant.
Fuck!
Rukma.
Where are you going, fucker?
I am just walking, fucker.
Why are you on my case?
Have I taken a loan from you?
-Stop! -Stop!
Base 33, come in.
Go for Base 33.
I am JK Talpade from NIA.
ID 5495.
We need clearance to enter.
I have Indian soldiers with me. Over!
Hold for the base command, sir.
Let them come, it's our vehicle.
Come on!
Go!
Sir.
Have all soldiers come?
Two soldiers are remaining.
Move. Hurry up.
Following the hi-tech arms deal, the situation has turned tense.
Security at the India-Myanmar border
has been tightened.
The important question is…
Is war imminent?
Open it.
Let him come.
-Tiwari? -He has gone after Rukma.
Shit!