Kaatru Veliyidai (2017) - full transcript
Set during the Kargil War, fighter pilot Varun recalls his romance with Leela while being held prisoner in Pakistan.
'Kaatru Veliyidai'
'Karthi'
'Aditi Rao Hydari'
'Music & Original Score
A.R Rahman'
'Producer
Mani Ratnam'
'Written & Directed by
Mani Ratnam'
My name is Anthony Gonsalves
I'm part of his team too
His turn today, mine tomorrow
Won't lose heart till my last breath
'A 8x5 room, a solitary cell'
'The stench of my blood and bruises
The darkness'
'It was my Air Force training...'
'...my ties to our country...'
'...the rage at the enemy...'
'...and my love for you that
kept me going'
Warden!
'With my tomorrows vanishing,
all that I have now...'
'...are yesterday's memories'
'The only ray of light...'
'...from my past...'
'...is you, my Leela'
"Is he the Sky, who'll come to me..."
"Is he the Sky, who'll come to me..."
"Is he the Sky, who'll come to me..."
"Is he the Sky, who'll come to me..."
"Is he the Sky, rushing to me
with outstretched arms..."
"...drifting as clouds..."
"...pouring down as rain
Unravelling secrets unknown"
"Raining down on me,
hiding within"
"Bowing down from afar
And standing tall when near"
"Freezing over at my pride..."
"...and melting with my love"
Go for it! Go!
How fast were you going!
Fast enough for Girija
What? Go, go!
So, when are you going to marry me?
Marriage
- After the first child
- What's that?
After the first child
So, when do you want to have
our first child?
Now
Why not?
Okay
Stop the car
Perfect landing
You want your keys?
Come and get them
Girija, to your right
Yes?
Dr Leela Abraham Medical officer
joining Dr Verma
No, I start work on Monday
I came by to report in
Take this! Please
Yes, it's okay
Duty Doctor!
Where is the duty doctor?
Dr Leela Abraham
Come with me! Hurry
The Air Force officer should
be at the military hospital
An emergency
Should we treat him here or not?
What shall we do?
- We should ask the duty doctor
- My dear, you're the duty doctor
He should be at the military hospital
His vitals haven't stabilised,
he can't be shifted
Check his BP! Start a lifeline
Yes Doctor
Officer
His pupils are unequal,
could be a head injury
An injury behind the left ear,
could be a concussion
Sister, X-ray right forearm, AP lateral
and chest X-ray PA lateral, Brain CT
Give me the case sheet
Unwind it slowly, sister
Gently
Officer VC?
Can you hear me?
Doctor!
The duty nurse will be here soon
Go home and rest
I'll stay! The next 24 hours
are critical
Okay
You didn't sign up for this, right?
You startled me!
Dr Ilyas Hussain, orthopaedic surgeon
AFMC, Pune
I've been here for two years
Dr Leela Abraham Medical officer
from Delhi
I joined yesterday
But I already
feel like running away
Not a good idea
Oxygen is in short supply
I know it's a bad joke
You don't have to laugh
Excuse me, doctor
Officer VC Can you hear me?
Can you hear me?
Can you open your mouth?
Very good
Can I see your tongue?
Very good
Take a deep breath
No lung puncture
Can you try and sit up?
Remove the oxygen
Very good officer
You're much better now
Rest a little and you'll be
as good as new
Okay?
He's conscious now
Can I move him to the
military hospital?
No, doctor
He isn't fully recovered
I'm afraid my seniors
have to clear him
Once he's conscious and can
walk without help...
...then move him
Careful he doesn't hurt
his head again
So you've taken full control
on your first day?
I'll only get worse
You have a funny bone too!
Doctor
- Thank you
- Thank you doctor
Bye
- Who is it?
- Leela
No one's at home
I had an emergency
at the hospital
I said there's no one at home
It's your favourite granddaughter
Colonel, open the door
It's freezing
What did you expect in Srinagar?
I'm going to live here
Welcome me like a queen
The door's been open since last night
And I've been waiting
Grandpa! Forgotten me, have you?
You smell of hospital
Go, shower
Better than smelling of old rum
VC...
Look, you have a guest
- Varun, did my father come to see you?
- Speak softly
This is a hospital
There are elderly patients
What did you tell my father?
He's sending me to Pune
Sorry
'I saw your face
in the wide ocean'
Careful
'I saw your face in the bright
blue sky'
VC Quoting Bharati in Kashmir?
How could you do this to me?
You told him it's best for me?
'I saw your face in the sea's
churning foam'
You can't take the drip out
'In every small bubble,
I saw your face'
Sorry
You can't leave without
being discharged
You were never serious about me,
were you?
I was just a pastime for you
'I watched the clouds so keenly'
You're selfish, self-centered
Arrogant
Who, me? Serious accusations
'I watched the clouds'
I don't know the next verse
Where to, sir?
'I found your face
and nothing else'
- Where is he going?
- To the bathroom
There's a patient
who needs a bed pan
Go, help him
Good morning, sir
How can we let you fly
with that sling?
No sling, sir
Only a bandage
Yes sir
I'll be fit to fly in a week, sir
- VC, do me a favour
- Yes, sir?
Don't butcher Telugu
Yes sir, will ensure that (in Telugu)
- How did this happen?
- Brake failure, sir
Yes, sir
Brake failure
The belt snapped
And the jeep went into a tailspin
I went down..
VC, no Telugu, okay?
Okay sir
How did Brig Kapoor's daughter
get into your jeep?
No, sir
Brig Kapoor's daughter was not
in the jeep
Lucky for you
That she was not in your jeep
Right sir
Not in the jeep, sir
The Brigadier asked me
Can you trust him with a fighter plane
when he can't drive a jeep?
I said
You can't handle your daughter
How will you handle
a battalion?
Now at the..
Don't laugh...Dismissed
Good one sir
Hi, I'm Dr Nidhi
The one who left you stranded here
for two days
So good to hear Tamil
But where's the patient?
Dr Ilyas moved him to the
military hospital last night
Dr Ilyas
How could you move VC
without our permission?
An IAF officer shouldn't have
been there in the first place
But he was
So?
He's our responsibility, doctor
No, he's my responsibility
You shouldn't have moved him
It could've been a head injury
With severe blood loss, he was
under observation
How could you sneak him away?
He's an Air Force officer,
he flew away
So, can't I see the patient now?
Ilyas, you were wrong
Agreed
But try telling VC
All I can do is to buy you a coffee
Or invite you to the Air Force ball
Next weekend! You might see
VC there
Maybe that will cool the angry
young doctor
He was my first patient
My enthusiasm and concern
came out as anger
I am very sorry, doctor
Your first patient
Happily dancing away
Dr Leela
Didn't thank Dr Leela
Slipped out of the hospital
Need another chance
to thank you right
Rendez-vous at 10,000 ft
over Srinagar?
No civilians on an IAF plane, sorry
Private aircraft maybe?
A Himalayan joyride?
This isn't going to work
Why not?
Officer, that's a lot of flirting
after a simple hello
So much?
Is it my dancing, flirting or me?
What don't you like?
Who says I don't?
But save your breath
It won't work
My heart seems to say otherwise
I'm a doctor
Trust me, hearts don't talk
What would convince Dr Leela?
Across seven seas, seven hills apart,
seven years later
if the heart feels the same,
then maybe
Tall order!
If you change your mind
No, thanks
If you have a change of heart,
next Saturday, 5pm
Date in flight
Is the officer hard of hearing?
Won't the doctor have
a change of heart?
Hello
Hello
I'm on duty
A head injury! Two cardiac cases,
an acute appendicitis
You startled me
No work today?
No sortie?
In half an hour
I wanted to see the doctor
who stood me up
So long
Wait! I'll come with you
I thought I'd watch
fighter planes take off
Ravi was part of my unit
Did you know that?
My brother spoke of you
in his letters
Only good things I hope
He said you sing well
- Like Ghantasala
- That's true
Excuse me
How far is the Flying Club?
Big mistake, my girl
Just to catch a glance
of the plane
- From the outside?
- Absolutely
I shouldn't encourage this
Anyway hold tight
Hold this
Come
Come...come...come
This is for you
You must put on
your seat belt
I knew this would happen
What?
VC would take me over
the Himalayas
You knew?
Fate, serendipity, destiny
Do you believe in them?
Fighter pilots have one faith
The self
God is a fighter pilot, too
Ravi's words, exactly
Who's this Ravi?
Is he competing with me?
He spoke about you
in his all letters
Ravi Abraham?
Is he your brother?
I'm Leela Abraham, right?
And so
You're Ravi's sister?
You're Ravi Abraham's sister?
Show me that smile
- What?
- Smile
Look at me! Smile, please
One minute
I've known about you
since 12th standard
But, we've never met
Ravi talked of you
in all his letters
Now we finally meet
But he's gone
It was an accident
I should've been on that flight
He flew instead
He's watching us from above
My dear big brother
Shall we look for him?
I love this
May I scream?
Thank you for everything
It was out of this world
Thanks
Wait
I don't think we
should meet again
It's too dangerous
The chemistry is going haywire
Correct?
Maybe
I better say goodnight
before I have a change of heart
Good night
Good night
I'm trapped in this torturous cell
in enemy territory
Don't know if
I'll come out alive
Freedom seems like
a faraway dream
Will I ever see
you again, Leela?
I close my eyes and
I see your face
Your smile
Your droopy ears
Your lips
Those big eyes
Your poise, your anger
I see it all
Hey, you! Stop!
Where the hell are you going?
It's your voice that eludes me
I can't hear you calling 'VC'
...or cry out with joy
...or hear you sing
I need to see you
At least once more
What's going on?
Here you go again
Hello
Is it the Air Force guy?
What do I tell your father?
Look at what she's doing
No food for you
Listen, don't feed her
Let her stay hungry
What a pleasant surprise!
Haven't seen you
two in a while
Who did you miss
the most, Ilyas?
Me, or Leela?
- Can I ask something?
- Please
I hesitate to talk about it
I told her you wouldn't judge
But she would not listen
You're sure it's okay?
May I?
Sure
Wouldn't want you to think
it's weird that a doctor
Don't beat about the bush
She likes someone
Nidhi!
Crazy
I haven't told him
But she wants to
I'm scared
What if he laughs?
How long can you
keep it a secret?
He isn't in town
The Air Force won't
tell us where he is
Where's VC?
I haven't seen him in days
Ilyas looks upset
Don't be sad! I came to see you
- Leela came to see Varun
- Oh!
Won't you say anything
apart from 'Oh'?
Do you know where Varun is?
Leh airbase
At a three-month camp
Hi
Hi
Wasn't expecting you
The best moment in the past
two months you being here
You're lying
But it feels so good hearing it
So, did you come
here for me?
I came to see where
Ravi last was
And to see you too
Shall I take you there?
Peak Rimo Kangri 2
Ready
I won't forget this moment
Till my last breath
Till my last breath
Till my last breath
I think I-
Don't say a word
This is all I need
I-
Don't say it
You don't know what I was
going to say
- Whatever it is...Don't
- It's not what you think
Look over there
It's beautiful
Come on
We have to go back
Come
Just a little longer
Please
These mountains will soon vanish
The clouds will devour them
Maybe it's a snow storm
Come
Really?
Let's stay a while then
If we stay, there's
no going back
- VC, just fifteen minutes
- No way! It's dangerous
Can't you see how
fast it's coming?
Let it come
I'm not scared
Don't talk like a moron
Come on
Wait! Five minutes
No
Don't you follow English?
Move, move
You're barking at me like
a German shepherd
Listen to me
- What if I won't?
- I'll hit you, come on!
Seriously?
You'll hit me?
Are you blind?
Look over there
Come
So, you'll hit me
if I don't come?
Yes, I will!
Come I say
- Let go of me!
- Hey
- You go
- Stop!
Why are you so stubborn?
I don't like men
who manhandle women
- Fine, let's go
- You go!
If it gets any worse, there may be
an avalanche and that'll be it
Why not say that?
Instead of calling me a moron
and manhandling me
I was scared for you
It's my life!
- And what about me?
- You have your Girija
I don't want Girija
I want you
So much to say...
...and so little time
I'll write to you
No, I'll send you a courier
I'll be waiting for the courier
at the doorstep
What's all this sweet talk?
One month more
- Back to Srinagar
- Thirty days?
Wait for the courier
Okay?
- Okay?
- Okay
Bye
(Lecturing)
"Waiting for a sweet smile"
"Won't you, please?"
"My heartbeat is missing
You thief!"
"Oh my! Am a poet now
A poet smitten by thee"
"Should I speak honestly?"
"Or will this do?"
"O my darling
I'm coming to you"
"We have some new
scores to settle"
"Do I propose to you in a chorus?
Is that a yes? A no? Or a yes!"
"O pretty woman, marry me"
"Flirt with me, get high with me"
"Oh beauty!"
"Never mind if you're
angry or shy"
"Don't worry, hey pretty woman"
"Marry me"
"O pretty woman, marry me"
"Flirt with me, get high with me"
"Oh Beauty!"
"Call my number
When you are in the mood for love"
"Oh pretty woman"
Nidhi, is that you?
Traitor!
"Am I asking for something that
nobody has dared to?"
"I'd be grateful..."
"...if without a fuss..."
"...you'd bestow it upon me"
"Hey buttercup!"
"All I want is a little bit of time
A little bit of love"
"And a little bit of lust"
"My soulmate"
"Deny me not
And don't you forget me"
"My pretty woman"
"O pretty woman, marry me"
"Oh beauty!"
"Flirt with me, get high with me"
"Oh pretty woman!"
"Never mind if you're
angry or shy"
"Don't worry, hey pretty woman"
"O pretty woman, marry me"
"Oh pretty woman!"
Hey loudmouth!
Brother Varun!
Sitara, my rowdy sister
We never stop arguing
He's such a bully
He pulls my ears, twists my arm
Giant
Go man
Greetings ma'am
My dear mother!
My Lakshmi teacher
- My mother, Lakshmi Chakrapani
- Hi Aunty
Delhi University professor
She raised me on Tamil poetry
and fish curry
Mom
This is Leela
Hello
Hey Air force
- That's my Dad
- Oh!
Chakrapani Pillai
A self-made businessman
Mr Know All! He believes everyone
except him is an idiot
Hi, Pa
Mr Fighter Pilot
We were wondering if you'd make it
to the wedding at all
And here you are,
girlfriend in tow
Are you asking me to go?
Do you ever listen to me?
Hero!
Rascal! Squadron leader
Deepak
I am coming
- All well, Bajrang?
- All good, sir
My little brother,
thirteen years too late
An afterthought! A leftover
Extra fitting
- Am I right?
- Wrong
Drink up
That's the groom
Varun
- Glad you made it
- Yes
My brother Madhusudhanan Pillai
The only good man in our family
My parents brought
the wrong baby home
Almost a saint
And now this
- Hey Varun
- Hi Sis-in-law!
The bride-to-be Varsha Singh
Junior Pillai
Dr.Leela
"Riding a chariot,
by the glow of a cigarette..."
"...I saw the silhouette
of your face"
"That mischievous, secret smile
brought a blush to my face"
"Riding a chariot,
by the glow of a cigarette..."
"...I saw the silhouette
of your face"
"Darling, bequeath those
betel-stained lips to me"
"All that I gave you,
promise me you'll repay in kind"
"It takes only ten minutes
for my blood to stir"
"Ha! Maybe ten minutes for a man
But just five for a woman"
"A woman makes even macho men
go weak-kneed"
"Until your saree loses colour,
I want to make you glow"
"And when morning comes,
let's spin a story for the world"
"O young bride,
isn't this our tradition"
"Riding a chariot,
by the glow of a cigarette..."
"...I saw the silhouette
of your face"
"Blend your shyness with
kumkum and bedeck yourself"
"The scent of love and sweat
is incomparable"
"O pretty flower,
let's savour this nectar"
"Let her shatter like a glass
in his hands"
"From the cacti forest
echo the beat of drums"
"As two baby elephants rejoice"
"In the pearly spray
of the waterfall..."
"...the temptress
sways intoxicated"
"He smears himself with sandalwood
from Cupid's grove"
"She clings like a young scamp,
tangled in his arms"
"Kiss me till I'm dizzy, my love"
"The bride is a precious jewel
And the groom an oak chest"
"Encase this precious gem
in the safety of his chest"
"Exchange the garlands first"
"Then some saffron milk"
"And when she emerges
dishevelled from the bedroom..."
"...drape her in a new saree"
"My queen..."
"...this is the Tamil tradition"
"From the cacti forest
echo the beat of drums"
"As two baby elephants rejoice"
"In the pearly spray
of the waterfall..."
"...the temptress
sways intoxicated"
"O young bride,
isn't this our tradition"
We're almost there
Be patient
You were the one who was impatient
Why tell her now?
And we thought he was saint!
- Relax
- Don't panic
And don’t push!
You're going to be a father!
Be quiet
Why did you choose a hospital
in Kashmir?
Mom forbade me
So I insisted on going there
Bravo! You chose well
Her brother Ravi was my course-mate
Remember him?
He's no more
I was in the 12th standard
when Ravi passed away
- I decided it had to be Srinagar then
- You didn't tell me
You didn't ask
Varun only cares about Varun
and what he fancies
Nothing else matters
Are you saying
he doesn't fancy Leela?
When Varun brought that
Gujju girl home...
...Sitara made a similar joke
- Game over
- Deepak, shut up
You're not the first
He has brought a few girls
home before you
Deepak has a mental problem
Chakra, please
- What did I say? She's a doctor
- Enough, please
We're in a hospital
Interrupt me again
and I'll throw you out
Enough, Dad
You, too
- You dare touch me
- What?
You dare touch me or Mom
Varun
- Stay out of it
- This is a hospital
I say shut up!
You're shouting
I said shut up!
So shut up
You and I are polar opposites
I'm a fighter pilot,
wielding bombs
And you're a doctor, saving lives
Darkness and Light
But what is light
without darkness?
I don't know if there
will be another chance...
...to see you again
...to seek forgiveness
But not a day passes when
I don't hope for it
You're somewhere
beyond these walls
And I'm trapped in
a jail in Pakistan
But I plan to break out
And come looking for you
Are you mental?
It's dangerous
But I'm determined to escape
Look at what you've done!
The whole pile has fallen
- Always adding to my workload!
- Sorry, sir I didn't mean to
'Bharat Mata ki Jai!'
A live cartridge, VC
You'll ruin everything!
Dry run! Ammunition and
12 mm shells from the store
All I need is a can
and petrol and coal
Don't you get it?
No explosives!
- Got it?
- Okay
- Where's the first-aid box, Wasim?
- It's right here
Was it your people?
Or ours?
What can I say?
It was our lot
What?
- Peace be unto you, sir
- Same to you
We have a terrible situation
Three Indian prisoners have escaped
Forgive me, sir
I don't know how they managed
to dig this tunnel
Fax their photographs
across immediately
We didn't go for the obvious route,
the Wagah border
They'd find us in no time
We chose the Khyber Pass,
to Afghanistan instead
In Peshawar now...
...Jamrud, up next Khyber and then
the Afghan border
We're just 40 kms away
If I get to Afghanistan,
I get to India
Shelling on Army's ammunition dump
Residents from nearby areas evacuated
Additional forces deployed to Drass, Kaksar
& Batalik to combat the infiltrators
Pakistani intruders shot down our
Canberra reconnaissance aircraft
Govt officials have stated that
this is a localised issue...
Bloody hell!
A missile attack
Local issue...Case closed
Harry, did you hear?
It is a Pakistani army operation
I saw it, man
No doubt at all
It's a cover-up
Can I say something?
Maybe they did not want a flashpoint
to turn into a full-scale war
True, sir
Both are nuclear powers,
shouldn't let tensions escalate
We've just signed
the Lahore peace agreement
- Thank you
- Sure
One hand signs the agreement...
...and the other sends their army
posing as terrorists
It's not the first time
How can we be sure
they aren't militants?
Smarty Pants...
...are you certain they were
really militants?
It's definitely the Pakistani army
But we can't get trigger happy, can we?
Leela, will you please keep quiet?
- Why?
- Because I say so
What's the problem?
Being a woman or a civilian?
Leela, enough
Just a minute
Look
- Suppose I'm an officer?
- Take it off
- Doesn't it suit me?
- I said take it off
Sorry
- I shouldn't have shouted
- It's okay
Sorry
Sorry, guys
So, a woman can't speak...
...or have an opinion or become
a fighter pilot, right?
Sure, she can! On one condition...
...she must be beautiful
She must be beautiful! Right guys?
Yeah!
So, beauty is all that matters
in a woman?
Men and women...
we're made differently
How so? I don't...
You're a doctor, sweetheart
You should know
Man's natural instinct is to hunt
To seek and fight for food
We're designed that way
And women...
To make babies for you?
That, too
We're no good for much else?
Why so angry?
Let go
Let go, please I want to go
Okay
Go!
Sorry
It's our first fight
And you're running away
Fight back like a true Tamil woman
My princess, don't go
My sweetheart
Dear!
Hello
- Happy birthday
- Thank you
Wait
Who's wailing out there?
I'm not dead yet! Tell him
"As I searched the skies for you..."
"...you vanished into the sea"
"As I plunged into the sea..."
"...you appeared in the sky"
"You left me wandering
in a star spangled forest..."
"...and made me lose
my sense of self"
"This ain't right"
"It ain't fair"
"O beautiful moon, this ain't right"
"This ain't right"
"It ain't fair"
"O beautiful midnight, this ain't right"
Where are you going?
"The quest for sound..."
"...ends in silence"
"The quest for silence..."
"...ends in wisdom"
"And when I seek you..."
"...draped in clouds, you drift away"
You treat me like a slave
Like your pet dog
You want me at your beck and call
I can't do it
I have self-respect
I want an equal relationship
But we are not equals
I'm beneath you
- Leela is far superior to me
- You don't mean that
I do! From the bottom of my heart...
Without you...
...I have no one
Don't leave me
I beg you
You're all I want
I love you
Guys, look who is here!
Didn't I tell you...
...Leela would come if I called her
You didn't believe me, did you?
And you challenged me! Well?
No matter what, she's my girl
Do you believe me now?
Aren't I the lucky one?
I challenge you to find a girl like her
Go, guys go! You owe me
a single malt
And don't be too jealous!
Won't you ever say it?
'I love you'
I'm not as good as you
But I love you...
...more than you will ever love me
I'll love you even if you don't
I'll love you even if you despise me
Till the end of time
I love you
What did you say? Tell me
Say it again
Go on
Sorry, I take it back
"Is he the Sky, who'll come to me..."
"Is he the Sky, caressing me..."
"...pouring down as rain
Unravelling secrets unknown..."
"...and hiding within me"
"Bowing down from afar
And standing tall when near"
"Freezing over at my pride..."
"...and melting with my love"
"...and melting with my love"
"My secret lover..."
"...will come for me"
"While with me, he thinks of her"
"While with another,
I'm all he thinks of"
"Foresake me, he never will
Forget me, he never will"
"If he were to forget me,
lose his life, he will"
"To my downcast eyes,
he is the endless horizon"
"And with my eyes wide open,
he's the melting sky"
"Is he the Sky, caressing me..."
"...pouring down as rain
Unravelling secrets unknown..."
"...and hiding within me"
"Bowing down from afar
And standing tall when near"
"Freezing over at my pride..."
Stop!
Stop!
Turn off the headlights!
Get back to your seat
I can almost hear your voice now...
...and smell your sweet fragrance
Your laughter
Your happiness
The winds carry your presence to me
Come with me
Doctor, give us a minute
Okay
This is the Registrar's office
So?
If we register our names now,
we can marry in a month
I never said I'd marry you
They're closing soon
We can register at 4pm tomorrow
Come tomorrow with your friends,
family and friendly creatures
We register tomorrow and
get married in a month
Varun and Leela, okay?
I hadn't thought of marriage
You have one full month to do that
A simple yes or a simple no
Grandpa!
Yes
Are you sure it was today?
You're asking me for the nth time
He said:'Registrar's office 4pm'
'Bring your friends and family'
I don't think VC will show up
Ilyas, don't jinx it
No one can keep a govt office
open beyond 5pm
Then sweet-talk them
And buy us another half an hour
I already have
But I don't believe he'll come
- Maybe you should be quiet
- Maybe you should
I warned you about VC
Because you like Leela
and you're jealous of VC
Nidhi, stop it! Please
The truth is always bitter
Adrenaline rush
My whole body is wired
But I am filled with fear
My first contact with the enemy
- So...
- So?
I feel the enemy is just like us
- They could be good men
- Look into the mirror
Can you see yourself?
Do you see Arjun?
Or do I look like Lord Krishna?
This is Kargil not Kurukshetra
Analysing whether the enemy
is good or bad is not our job
That's between him and his God
Your job is to ensure that he meets
his Maker swiftly
That's it
- Got it?
- Yes, sir
We have only one chance
No second...
No second chances
One mistake...Permanent mistake
Or you'll return
in a body bag
Hi, sweetheart! When did you come?
How long have you been waiting?
For two days...
...at the Registrar's! Waiting
for an Air Force officer
I forgot
I'm sorry
Where were you?
I was in Delhi
You could have phoned me
I said I'm sorry
Ilyas, please explain to your friend
It's all right if you forgot
There's tension all around
But you never meant it
This marriage registration
was a charade
I'm the fool! It's my fault
- Let's go now and register
- They're closed today
- Why do this to me again?
- Tomorrow then?
You either treat me like a queen...
...or walk all over me
No
- You trample over me
- No, never
It's the truth
- Guys, my girl is angry with me
- Varun, please
- Ask her not to go! Come on
- VC, please
Don't humiliate me more
Please let go, Varun
Her Highness is leaving
Go, it's a free country
- Take your dear chaperone with you
- VC, stop it
- Ilyas, just ignore him
- Ilyas, please ignore me
You're doing it again
Walking all over me
I don't know why I keep
coming back to you
Because you love me...
...and you know that I love you
I love you
Why does Leela let VC mistreat her?
- She's lost her mind
- Why doesn't she leave him?
- Many smart guys out there
- Really...? Where?
It's love
Whatever
That's how it is
You know officer Ashok, right?
He fancies me
Always smiling at me
I have a crush on you
You like Leela, Leela likes VC
VC likes only VC
I give up!
That's just how it is
Not to the bed
What do you see?
My gorgeous one
What else?
My smart one
What else?
My angry headstrong girl
Notice any change?
Look carefully
Can my hands do the looking?
Yes
Okay
Two and a half months
It's very simple
Yes or no?
I thought about it...
...for a while
Imagined a little boy...
...or a girl...
...by my side
Sitting on my shoulder
Laughing and playing
And if they were twins...
...they would be
Rohan and Rohini
But I have a nagging fear...
...that I'd be like my Dad
And be a terrible father
Is it a yes or a no?
I'm not really cut out...
...to be a husband...
...or a father
You're all I need
No...
I'm not good enough
I am unworthy
If this is what I want
No, Leela
It just won't work
Don't just walk away
in silence
I'll handle it
How?
I'm a doctor
I'll take care
I've always been self-destructive,
reckless...
...you became collateral damage
Because you were my other half
Destroying was my second nature
But it's all behind me now
My retribution is only
10 kilometers away
I can almost touch Torkham Gate
The Afghan border
Salaams, sir
Yes, that's him!
Sir, could you hold him
for a minute?
Brother...
Can I find an auto or a horse-cart
to Torkham Gate?
Arrest him!
If I were to admit that
it was all my fault...
...would you believe me?
You're dearer to me than life itself
I can never hold you again
Or be a part of your life ever again
In one fateful moment...
...all my hopes have plunged
into a dark abyss
Sir, Colonel Mithran passed away
last night
He passed away last night
Leela's parents are here from Delhi
The burial is at 4pm
I don't want him here
Just a minute
Please come with me
Hi
Good evening, ma'am Sir
I'm Squadron Leader Varun
Your son's course-mate
and colleague
Now Leela's friend
I don't know how much Leela
has told you about me
She's upset with me right now
So I came to apologise to her
in your presence
Okay
Let's pretend you asked me
to sit down
- Please sit down
- Finally! So, you can speak
You had me worried
Mr Prakash Abraham
Or should I call you 'uncle'?
Prakash sir?
Just Prakash would do, right?
Is it a vow of silence?
For Col Mithran?
In our line of work,
we celebrate death
Or should I say life?
Depends on how you look at it
So, will no one speak?
Okay
I get it
You don't like me
And my relationship with Leela
- I'll fetch the rice
- Ma'am, wait I'll get it
I can sense your silent questions
Can he take care of our daughter?
You're a renowned lawyer
Your questions will be complicated
Will I take good care of her?
Most definitely
But if you ask me if I'm capable?
Am I competent? Am I rich?
What my social standing is
I wouldn't know how to answer that
Is this a silent interrogation?
Am I in the dock?
Yes, Your Honour...No, Your Honour
Did I do something wrong?
Leela?
Not tonight, I didn't
I'm the only one laughing
Feels like an inquiry
In the Forces, only a grave mistake
leads to an inquiry
My only mistake has been...
...my extreme affection...
...for Leela
Are you scared for your daughter?
Because I'm in the Air Force?
You lost your son Ravi in a sortie
that I should have been on
Do you hold me responsible for it?
Am I a bad omen? Do you think that?
Varun, enough
Wait! They're trying to say something
Looking at me
as if I were vermin
I'm a fighter pilot
I'm hard-wired for combat
I can sense animosity
in your silence
Do you wish I was dead?
Prakash, shall I tell you something?
You're a criminal lawyer
Well acquainted with criminals
and cheats
Do you take everyone for a fraud?
Or have you become one too?
Can you please stop this?
- One minute
- It's okay
It's not okay
It's not cool
He is interrogating me without words
Looking at me
as if I were a terrorist
- Take him outside
- Talk to me!
Why hide behind them?
For God's sake, go
Come with me and I'll leave
Varun, go...Please
Come with me
- Like you did the other day
- Varun, just go
Are you telling me to get out?
Say the words
- Get out!
- What?
Get out
Please, get out
Please
Ma'am...Sir
I'm leaving Srinagar
I've given in my resignation
I won't come back
I know I've been difficult
I've given you so much trouble
My train ticket
I'm going far away
- Just came to say goodbye
- You think it won't work, I know
But if it did...
- ...we'd be so good together
- We're opposites, Varun
- Leela-Varun, made for each other
- Stop it
Please don't leave me
I'm not ready for this
Neither are you
We're too different
Give me one chance! We'll get married
just the way you want
A destination wedding?
Look at when you're bringing up marriage!
A church wedding?
A registrar ceremony?
- Don't make me cry
- Shall we marry 3 times?
Forget tying 3 knots,
we'll marry thrice
Stop!
Varun, please...
I beg you
Please don't leave me
Give me this one chance
Wait for me
It won't work
Without you I'd be lost
Hear me
I'll be the man you want me to be
We'll just destroy each other
Leela, give me a chance
What can I say?
Say you love me
Bye
I'll come looking for you
No matter where you go...
...I'll find you
I love you
The time we parted,
was a time of war...
The Kargil war
All my anger, arrogance,
recklessness...
...was wiped out
in the 50-day war
8 assault rifles...
...320 rounds of bullets
stared me in the face
The end seemed inevitable
I'm saying...let's blast out
With what?
I have everything
Hold it
Petrol
Petrol
Come on, boys! Move!
Unlock the gate
We should head North West
- I think...
- Just shut up and look!
- Are you mad?
- Yes
I'm going
The truck is turning around the bend
Hurry
Step aside! Do you wish to die?
Don't you dare enter my truck!
Get down! Do not enter
This truck belongs to my boss
- How far is the border?
- 20kms
Don't fire I want them alive
- Are you Pakistanis?
- No, no Indians
Move back!
Go, go
You got rid of him
Fire!
VC, faster
- Do you have a bottle?
- I might
- And a diesel can?
- Why a diesel can?
Let's do it VC
Grab the steering wheel
Go on
Torkham border post, come in
Are you okay?
Block the road
Don't let them pass
Hurry
Keep going! Faster
Go...go
Go
Indian
Hey! Open the gate!
I never imagined I'd be overjoyed
to see the Afghani border police
We were kept in custody
for 12 days
The Indian Embassy delegates escorted us
to Delhi with full military honours
Boys, our hero is back
Above all...it was
back to flying
Only one thing was missing
That was you, Leela
I have 8 weeks leave every year
I set out on a quest...
...looking for you, Leela
I've enquired at your hospital
No one knows where you are
Not your friends...
...Nidhi and Ilyas
They say you may be
with the Red Cross
So I keep looking for you
One city at a time
One Red Cross camp at a time
If I don't find you now,
my quest will not stop
Year after year...
...until I find you
What would I say
if I found you?
Would you want to see me at all?
Would you believe me if I said
I'm a changed man?
I only thought of myself...
...but now I care about others
I know now...
...how precious you are to me
I must see you again
Even from afar
Doctor, keep this
How are you?
And you?
Did they tell you I was dead?
Or missing in action?
I watched on the news...
...that you had resumed duty
Can I hug you just once?
Don't look at me
I'm crying like a child
I can't believe you're here
So unexpected
Is this a coincidence?
Leela!
I'm coming
- Why did you...
- I didn't mean to disturb you
Just wanted to say sorry...
...for having been so difficult
For letting you go
For having met you
For falling in love with you
Mother!
It's getting late
Your daughter?
Come, quick
Rohini, come here
Everyone's going
Come here
Does she look like you
or me?
I've seen you before
Be polite
I've crossed the seven seas
and seven hills...
...looking for you
Really?
Did you ever think of me?
Every single day
You didn't call even once
in three years
Not a word from you
You just disappeared
What if you didn't like Rohini?
Or me?
This naughty girl...
...is now your responsibility
Ro...
...this is Varun
Varun is your responsibility
Hold him tight
'Karthi'
'Aditi Rao Hydari'
'Music & Original Score
A.R Rahman'
'Producer
Mani Ratnam'
'Written & Directed by
Mani Ratnam'
My name is Anthony Gonsalves
I'm part of his team too
His turn today, mine tomorrow
Won't lose heart till my last breath
'A 8x5 room, a solitary cell'
'The stench of my blood and bruises
The darkness'
'It was my Air Force training...'
'...my ties to our country...'
'...the rage at the enemy...'
'...and my love for you that
kept me going'
Warden!
'With my tomorrows vanishing,
all that I have now...'
'...are yesterday's memories'
'The only ray of light...'
'...from my past...'
'...is you, my Leela'
"Is he the Sky, who'll come to me..."
"Is he the Sky, who'll come to me..."
"Is he the Sky, who'll come to me..."
"Is he the Sky, who'll come to me..."
"Is he the Sky, rushing to me
with outstretched arms..."
"...drifting as clouds..."
"...pouring down as rain
Unravelling secrets unknown"
"Raining down on me,
hiding within"
"Bowing down from afar
And standing tall when near"
"Freezing over at my pride..."
"...and melting with my love"
Go for it! Go!
How fast were you going!
Fast enough for Girija
What? Go, go!
So, when are you going to marry me?
Marriage
- After the first child
- What's that?
After the first child
So, when do you want to have
our first child?
Now
Why not?
Okay
Stop the car
Perfect landing
You want your keys?
Come and get them
Girija, to your right
Yes?
Dr Leela Abraham Medical officer
joining Dr Verma
No, I start work on Monday
I came by to report in
Take this! Please
Yes, it's okay
Duty Doctor!
Where is the duty doctor?
Dr Leela Abraham
Come with me! Hurry
The Air Force officer should
be at the military hospital
An emergency
Should we treat him here or not?
What shall we do?
- We should ask the duty doctor
- My dear, you're the duty doctor
He should be at the military hospital
His vitals haven't stabilised,
he can't be shifted
Check his BP! Start a lifeline
Yes Doctor
Officer
His pupils are unequal,
could be a head injury
An injury behind the left ear,
could be a concussion
Sister, X-ray right forearm, AP lateral
and chest X-ray PA lateral, Brain CT
Give me the case sheet
Unwind it slowly, sister
Gently
Officer VC?
Can you hear me?
Doctor!
The duty nurse will be here soon
Go home and rest
I'll stay! The next 24 hours
are critical
Okay
You didn't sign up for this, right?
You startled me!
Dr Ilyas Hussain, orthopaedic surgeon
AFMC, Pune
I've been here for two years
Dr Leela Abraham Medical officer
from Delhi
I joined yesterday
But I already
feel like running away
Not a good idea
Oxygen is in short supply
I know it's a bad joke
You don't have to laugh
Excuse me, doctor
Officer VC Can you hear me?
Can you hear me?
Can you open your mouth?
Very good
Can I see your tongue?
Very good
Take a deep breath
No lung puncture
Can you try and sit up?
Remove the oxygen
Very good officer
You're much better now
Rest a little and you'll be
as good as new
Okay?
He's conscious now
Can I move him to the
military hospital?
No, doctor
He isn't fully recovered
I'm afraid my seniors
have to clear him
Once he's conscious and can
walk without help...
...then move him
Careful he doesn't hurt
his head again
So you've taken full control
on your first day?
I'll only get worse
You have a funny bone too!
Doctor
- Thank you
- Thank you doctor
Bye
- Who is it?
- Leela
No one's at home
I had an emergency
at the hospital
I said there's no one at home
It's your favourite granddaughter
Colonel, open the door
It's freezing
What did you expect in Srinagar?
I'm going to live here
Welcome me like a queen
The door's been open since last night
And I've been waiting
Grandpa! Forgotten me, have you?
You smell of hospital
Go, shower
Better than smelling of old rum
VC...
Look, you have a guest
- Varun, did my father come to see you?
- Speak softly
This is a hospital
There are elderly patients
What did you tell my father?
He's sending me to Pune
Sorry
'I saw your face
in the wide ocean'
Careful
'I saw your face in the bright
blue sky'
VC Quoting Bharati in Kashmir?
How could you do this to me?
You told him it's best for me?
'I saw your face in the sea's
churning foam'
You can't take the drip out
'In every small bubble,
I saw your face'
Sorry
You can't leave without
being discharged
You were never serious about me,
were you?
I was just a pastime for you
'I watched the clouds so keenly'
You're selfish, self-centered
Arrogant
Who, me? Serious accusations
'I watched the clouds'
I don't know the next verse
Where to, sir?
'I found your face
and nothing else'
- Where is he going?
- To the bathroom
There's a patient
who needs a bed pan
Go, help him
Good morning, sir
How can we let you fly
with that sling?
No sling, sir
Only a bandage
Yes sir
I'll be fit to fly in a week, sir
- VC, do me a favour
- Yes, sir?
Don't butcher Telugu
Yes sir, will ensure that (in Telugu)
- How did this happen?
- Brake failure, sir
Yes, sir
Brake failure
The belt snapped
And the jeep went into a tailspin
I went down..
VC, no Telugu, okay?
Okay sir
How did Brig Kapoor's daughter
get into your jeep?
No, sir
Brig Kapoor's daughter was not
in the jeep
Lucky for you
That she was not in your jeep
Right sir
Not in the jeep, sir
The Brigadier asked me
Can you trust him with a fighter plane
when he can't drive a jeep?
I said
You can't handle your daughter
How will you handle
a battalion?
Now at the..
Don't laugh...Dismissed
Good one sir
Hi, I'm Dr Nidhi
The one who left you stranded here
for two days
So good to hear Tamil
But where's the patient?
Dr Ilyas moved him to the
military hospital last night
Dr Ilyas
How could you move VC
without our permission?
An IAF officer shouldn't have
been there in the first place
But he was
So?
He's our responsibility, doctor
No, he's my responsibility
You shouldn't have moved him
It could've been a head injury
With severe blood loss, he was
under observation
How could you sneak him away?
He's an Air Force officer,
he flew away
So, can't I see the patient now?
Ilyas, you were wrong
Agreed
But try telling VC
All I can do is to buy you a coffee
Or invite you to the Air Force ball
Next weekend! You might see
VC there
Maybe that will cool the angry
young doctor
He was my first patient
My enthusiasm and concern
came out as anger
I am very sorry, doctor
Your first patient
Happily dancing away
Dr Leela
Didn't thank Dr Leela
Slipped out of the hospital
Need another chance
to thank you right
Rendez-vous at 10,000 ft
over Srinagar?
No civilians on an IAF plane, sorry
Private aircraft maybe?
A Himalayan joyride?
This isn't going to work
Why not?
Officer, that's a lot of flirting
after a simple hello
So much?
Is it my dancing, flirting or me?
What don't you like?
Who says I don't?
But save your breath
It won't work
My heart seems to say otherwise
I'm a doctor
Trust me, hearts don't talk
What would convince Dr Leela?
Across seven seas, seven hills apart,
seven years later
if the heart feels the same,
then maybe
Tall order!
If you change your mind
No, thanks
If you have a change of heart,
next Saturday, 5pm
Date in flight
Is the officer hard of hearing?
Won't the doctor have
a change of heart?
Hello
Hello
I'm on duty
A head injury! Two cardiac cases,
an acute appendicitis
You startled me
No work today?
No sortie?
In half an hour
I wanted to see the doctor
who stood me up
So long
Wait! I'll come with you
I thought I'd watch
fighter planes take off
Ravi was part of my unit
Did you know that?
My brother spoke of you
in his letters
Only good things I hope
He said you sing well
- Like Ghantasala
- That's true
Excuse me
How far is the Flying Club?
Big mistake, my girl
Just to catch a glance
of the plane
- From the outside?
- Absolutely
I shouldn't encourage this
Anyway hold tight
Hold this
Come
Come...come...come
This is for you
You must put on
your seat belt
I knew this would happen
What?
VC would take me over
the Himalayas
You knew?
Fate, serendipity, destiny
Do you believe in them?
Fighter pilots have one faith
The self
God is a fighter pilot, too
Ravi's words, exactly
Who's this Ravi?
Is he competing with me?
He spoke about you
in his all letters
Ravi Abraham?
Is he your brother?
I'm Leela Abraham, right?
And so
You're Ravi's sister?
You're Ravi Abraham's sister?
Show me that smile
- What?
- Smile
Look at me! Smile, please
One minute
I've known about you
since 12th standard
But, we've never met
Ravi talked of you
in all his letters
Now we finally meet
But he's gone
It was an accident
I should've been on that flight
He flew instead
He's watching us from above
My dear big brother
Shall we look for him?
I love this
May I scream?
Thank you for everything
It was out of this world
Thanks
Wait
I don't think we
should meet again
It's too dangerous
The chemistry is going haywire
Correct?
Maybe
I better say goodnight
before I have a change of heart
Good night
Good night
I'm trapped in this torturous cell
in enemy territory
Don't know if
I'll come out alive
Freedom seems like
a faraway dream
Will I ever see
you again, Leela?
I close my eyes and
I see your face
Your smile
Your droopy ears
Your lips
Those big eyes
Your poise, your anger
I see it all
Hey, you! Stop!
Where the hell are you going?
It's your voice that eludes me
I can't hear you calling 'VC'
...or cry out with joy
...or hear you sing
I need to see you
At least once more
What's going on?
Here you go again
Hello
Is it the Air Force guy?
What do I tell your father?
Look at what she's doing
No food for you
Listen, don't feed her
Let her stay hungry
What a pleasant surprise!
Haven't seen you
two in a while
Who did you miss
the most, Ilyas?
Me, or Leela?
- Can I ask something?
- Please
I hesitate to talk about it
I told her you wouldn't judge
But she would not listen
You're sure it's okay?
May I?
Sure
Wouldn't want you to think
it's weird that a doctor
Don't beat about the bush
She likes someone
Nidhi!
Crazy
I haven't told him
But she wants to
I'm scared
What if he laughs?
How long can you
keep it a secret?
He isn't in town
The Air Force won't
tell us where he is
Where's VC?
I haven't seen him in days
Ilyas looks upset
Don't be sad! I came to see you
- Leela came to see Varun
- Oh!
Won't you say anything
apart from 'Oh'?
Do you know where Varun is?
Leh airbase
At a three-month camp
Hi
Hi
Wasn't expecting you
The best moment in the past
two months you being here
You're lying
But it feels so good hearing it
So, did you come
here for me?
I came to see where
Ravi last was
And to see you too
Shall I take you there?
Peak Rimo Kangri 2
Ready
I won't forget this moment
Till my last breath
Till my last breath
Till my last breath
I think I-
Don't say a word
This is all I need
I-
Don't say it
You don't know what I was
going to say
- Whatever it is...Don't
- It's not what you think
Look over there
It's beautiful
Come on
We have to go back
Come
Just a little longer
Please
These mountains will soon vanish
The clouds will devour them
Maybe it's a snow storm
Come
Really?
Let's stay a while then
If we stay, there's
no going back
- VC, just fifteen minutes
- No way! It's dangerous
Can't you see how
fast it's coming?
Let it come
I'm not scared
Don't talk like a moron
Come on
Wait! Five minutes
No
Don't you follow English?
Move, move
You're barking at me like
a German shepherd
Listen to me
- What if I won't?
- I'll hit you, come on!
Seriously?
You'll hit me?
Are you blind?
Look over there
Come
So, you'll hit me
if I don't come?
Yes, I will!
Come I say
- Let go of me!
- Hey
- You go
- Stop!
Why are you so stubborn?
I don't like men
who manhandle women
- Fine, let's go
- You go!
If it gets any worse, there may be
an avalanche and that'll be it
Why not say that?
Instead of calling me a moron
and manhandling me
I was scared for you
It's my life!
- And what about me?
- You have your Girija
I don't want Girija
I want you
So much to say...
...and so little time
I'll write to you
No, I'll send you a courier
I'll be waiting for the courier
at the doorstep
What's all this sweet talk?
One month more
- Back to Srinagar
- Thirty days?
Wait for the courier
Okay?
- Okay?
- Okay
Bye
(Lecturing)
"Waiting for a sweet smile"
"Won't you, please?"
"My heartbeat is missing
You thief!"
"Oh my! Am a poet now
A poet smitten by thee"
"Should I speak honestly?"
"Or will this do?"
"O my darling
I'm coming to you"
"We have some new
scores to settle"
"Do I propose to you in a chorus?
Is that a yes? A no? Or a yes!"
"O pretty woman, marry me"
"Flirt with me, get high with me"
"Oh beauty!"
"Never mind if you're
angry or shy"
"Don't worry, hey pretty woman"
"Marry me"
"O pretty woman, marry me"
"Flirt with me, get high with me"
"Oh Beauty!"
"Call my number
When you are in the mood for love"
"Oh pretty woman"
Nidhi, is that you?
Traitor!
"Am I asking for something that
nobody has dared to?"
"I'd be grateful..."
"...if without a fuss..."
"...you'd bestow it upon me"
"Hey buttercup!"
"All I want is a little bit of time
A little bit of love"
"And a little bit of lust"
"My soulmate"
"Deny me not
And don't you forget me"
"My pretty woman"
"O pretty woman, marry me"
"Oh beauty!"
"Flirt with me, get high with me"
"Oh pretty woman!"
"Never mind if you're
angry or shy"
"Don't worry, hey pretty woman"
"O pretty woman, marry me"
"Oh pretty woman!"
Hey loudmouth!
Brother Varun!
Sitara, my rowdy sister
We never stop arguing
He's such a bully
He pulls my ears, twists my arm
Giant
Go man
Greetings ma'am
My dear mother!
My Lakshmi teacher
- My mother, Lakshmi Chakrapani
- Hi Aunty
Delhi University professor
She raised me on Tamil poetry
and fish curry
Mom
This is Leela
Hello
Hey Air force
- That's my Dad
- Oh!
Chakrapani Pillai
A self-made businessman
Mr Know All! He believes everyone
except him is an idiot
Hi, Pa
Mr Fighter Pilot
We were wondering if you'd make it
to the wedding at all
And here you are,
girlfriend in tow
Are you asking me to go?
Do you ever listen to me?
Hero!
Rascal! Squadron leader
Deepak
I am coming
- All well, Bajrang?
- All good, sir
My little brother,
thirteen years too late
An afterthought! A leftover
Extra fitting
- Am I right?
- Wrong
Drink up
That's the groom
Varun
- Glad you made it
- Yes
My brother Madhusudhanan Pillai
The only good man in our family
My parents brought
the wrong baby home
Almost a saint
And now this
- Hey Varun
- Hi Sis-in-law!
The bride-to-be Varsha Singh
Junior Pillai
Dr.Leela
"Riding a chariot,
by the glow of a cigarette..."
"...I saw the silhouette
of your face"
"That mischievous, secret smile
brought a blush to my face"
"Riding a chariot,
by the glow of a cigarette..."
"...I saw the silhouette
of your face"
"Darling, bequeath those
betel-stained lips to me"
"All that I gave you,
promise me you'll repay in kind"
"It takes only ten minutes
for my blood to stir"
"Ha! Maybe ten minutes for a man
But just five for a woman"
"A woman makes even macho men
go weak-kneed"
"Until your saree loses colour,
I want to make you glow"
"And when morning comes,
let's spin a story for the world"
"O young bride,
isn't this our tradition"
"Riding a chariot,
by the glow of a cigarette..."
"...I saw the silhouette
of your face"
"Blend your shyness with
kumkum and bedeck yourself"
"The scent of love and sweat
is incomparable"
"O pretty flower,
let's savour this nectar"
"Let her shatter like a glass
in his hands"
"From the cacti forest
echo the beat of drums"
"As two baby elephants rejoice"
"In the pearly spray
of the waterfall..."
"...the temptress
sways intoxicated"
"He smears himself with sandalwood
from Cupid's grove"
"She clings like a young scamp,
tangled in his arms"
"Kiss me till I'm dizzy, my love"
"The bride is a precious jewel
And the groom an oak chest"
"Encase this precious gem
in the safety of his chest"
"Exchange the garlands first"
"Then some saffron milk"
"And when she emerges
dishevelled from the bedroom..."
"...drape her in a new saree"
"My queen..."
"...this is the Tamil tradition"
"From the cacti forest
echo the beat of drums"
"As two baby elephants rejoice"
"In the pearly spray
of the waterfall..."
"...the temptress
sways intoxicated"
"O young bride,
isn't this our tradition"
We're almost there
Be patient
You were the one who was impatient
Why tell her now?
And we thought he was saint!
- Relax
- Don't panic
And don’t push!
You're going to be a father!
Be quiet
Why did you choose a hospital
in Kashmir?
Mom forbade me
So I insisted on going there
Bravo! You chose well
Her brother Ravi was my course-mate
Remember him?
He's no more
I was in the 12th standard
when Ravi passed away
- I decided it had to be Srinagar then
- You didn't tell me
You didn't ask
Varun only cares about Varun
and what he fancies
Nothing else matters
Are you saying
he doesn't fancy Leela?
When Varun brought that
Gujju girl home...
...Sitara made a similar joke
- Game over
- Deepak, shut up
You're not the first
He has brought a few girls
home before you
Deepak has a mental problem
Chakra, please
- What did I say? She's a doctor
- Enough, please
We're in a hospital
Interrupt me again
and I'll throw you out
Enough, Dad
You, too
- You dare touch me
- What?
You dare touch me or Mom
Varun
- Stay out of it
- This is a hospital
I say shut up!
You're shouting
I said shut up!
So shut up
You and I are polar opposites
I'm a fighter pilot,
wielding bombs
And you're a doctor, saving lives
Darkness and Light
But what is light
without darkness?
I don't know if there
will be another chance...
...to see you again
...to seek forgiveness
But not a day passes when
I don't hope for it
You're somewhere
beyond these walls
And I'm trapped in
a jail in Pakistan
But I plan to break out
And come looking for you
Are you mental?
It's dangerous
But I'm determined to escape
Look at what you've done!
The whole pile has fallen
- Always adding to my workload!
- Sorry, sir I didn't mean to
'Bharat Mata ki Jai!'
A live cartridge, VC
You'll ruin everything!
Dry run! Ammunition and
12 mm shells from the store
All I need is a can
and petrol and coal
Don't you get it?
No explosives!
- Got it?
- Okay
- Where's the first-aid box, Wasim?
- It's right here
Was it your people?
Or ours?
What can I say?
It was our lot
What?
- Peace be unto you, sir
- Same to you
We have a terrible situation
Three Indian prisoners have escaped
Forgive me, sir
I don't know how they managed
to dig this tunnel
Fax their photographs
across immediately
We didn't go for the obvious route,
the Wagah border
They'd find us in no time
We chose the Khyber Pass,
to Afghanistan instead
In Peshawar now...
...Jamrud, up next Khyber and then
the Afghan border
We're just 40 kms away
If I get to Afghanistan,
I get to India
Shelling on Army's ammunition dump
Residents from nearby areas evacuated
Additional forces deployed to Drass, Kaksar
& Batalik to combat the infiltrators
Pakistani intruders shot down our
Canberra reconnaissance aircraft
Govt officials have stated that
this is a localised issue...
Bloody hell!
A missile attack
Local issue...Case closed
Harry, did you hear?
It is a Pakistani army operation
I saw it, man
No doubt at all
It's a cover-up
Can I say something?
Maybe they did not want a flashpoint
to turn into a full-scale war
True, sir
Both are nuclear powers,
shouldn't let tensions escalate
We've just signed
the Lahore peace agreement
- Thank you
- Sure
One hand signs the agreement...
...and the other sends their army
posing as terrorists
It's not the first time
How can we be sure
they aren't militants?
Smarty Pants...
...are you certain they were
really militants?
It's definitely the Pakistani army
But we can't get trigger happy, can we?
Leela, will you please keep quiet?
- Why?
- Because I say so
What's the problem?
Being a woman or a civilian?
Leela, enough
Just a minute
Look
- Suppose I'm an officer?
- Take it off
- Doesn't it suit me?
- I said take it off
Sorry
- I shouldn't have shouted
- It's okay
Sorry
Sorry, guys
So, a woman can't speak...
...or have an opinion or become
a fighter pilot, right?
Sure, she can! On one condition...
...she must be beautiful
She must be beautiful! Right guys?
Yeah!
So, beauty is all that matters
in a woman?
Men and women...
we're made differently
How so? I don't...
You're a doctor, sweetheart
You should know
Man's natural instinct is to hunt
To seek and fight for food
We're designed that way
And women...
To make babies for you?
That, too
We're no good for much else?
Why so angry?
Let go
Let go, please I want to go
Okay
Go!
Sorry
It's our first fight
And you're running away
Fight back like a true Tamil woman
My princess, don't go
My sweetheart
Dear!
Hello
- Happy birthday
- Thank you
Wait
Who's wailing out there?
I'm not dead yet! Tell him
"As I searched the skies for you..."
"...you vanished into the sea"
"As I plunged into the sea..."
"...you appeared in the sky"
"You left me wandering
in a star spangled forest..."
"...and made me lose
my sense of self"
"This ain't right"
"It ain't fair"
"O beautiful moon, this ain't right"
"This ain't right"
"It ain't fair"
"O beautiful midnight, this ain't right"
Where are you going?
"The quest for sound..."
"...ends in silence"
"The quest for silence..."
"...ends in wisdom"
"And when I seek you..."
"...draped in clouds, you drift away"
You treat me like a slave
Like your pet dog
You want me at your beck and call
I can't do it
I have self-respect
I want an equal relationship
But we are not equals
I'm beneath you
- Leela is far superior to me
- You don't mean that
I do! From the bottom of my heart...
Without you...
...I have no one
Don't leave me
I beg you
You're all I want
I love you
Guys, look who is here!
Didn't I tell you...
...Leela would come if I called her
You didn't believe me, did you?
And you challenged me! Well?
No matter what, she's my girl
Do you believe me now?
Aren't I the lucky one?
I challenge you to find a girl like her
Go, guys go! You owe me
a single malt
And don't be too jealous!
Won't you ever say it?
'I love you'
I'm not as good as you
But I love you...
...more than you will ever love me
I'll love you even if you don't
I'll love you even if you despise me
Till the end of time
I love you
What did you say? Tell me
Say it again
Go on
Sorry, I take it back
"Is he the Sky, who'll come to me..."
"Is he the Sky, caressing me..."
"...pouring down as rain
Unravelling secrets unknown..."
"...and hiding within me"
"Bowing down from afar
And standing tall when near"
"Freezing over at my pride..."
"...and melting with my love"
"...and melting with my love"
"My secret lover..."
"...will come for me"
"While with me, he thinks of her"
"While with another,
I'm all he thinks of"
"Foresake me, he never will
Forget me, he never will"
"If he were to forget me,
lose his life, he will"
"To my downcast eyes,
he is the endless horizon"
"And with my eyes wide open,
he's the melting sky"
"Is he the Sky, caressing me..."
"...pouring down as rain
Unravelling secrets unknown..."
"...and hiding within me"
"Bowing down from afar
And standing tall when near"
"Freezing over at my pride..."
Stop!
Stop!
Turn off the headlights!
Get back to your seat
I can almost hear your voice now...
...and smell your sweet fragrance
Your laughter
Your happiness
The winds carry your presence to me
Come with me
Doctor, give us a minute
Okay
This is the Registrar's office
So?
If we register our names now,
we can marry in a month
I never said I'd marry you
They're closing soon
We can register at 4pm tomorrow
Come tomorrow with your friends,
family and friendly creatures
We register tomorrow and
get married in a month
Varun and Leela, okay?
I hadn't thought of marriage
You have one full month to do that
A simple yes or a simple no
Grandpa!
Yes
Are you sure it was today?
You're asking me for the nth time
He said:'Registrar's office 4pm'
'Bring your friends and family'
I don't think VC will show up
Ilyas, don't jinx it
No one can keep a govt office
open beyond 5pm
Then sweet-talk them
And buy us another half an hour
I already have
But I don't believe he'll come
- Maybe you should be quiet
- Maybe you should
I warned you about VC
Because you like Leela
and you're jealous of VC
Nidhi, stop it! Please
The truth is always bitter
Adrenaline rush
My whole body is wired
But I am filled with fear
My first contact with the enemy
- So...
- So?
I feel the enemy is just like us
- They could be good men
- Look into the mirror
Can you see yourself?
Do you see Arjun?
Or do I look like Lord Krishna?
This is Kargil not Kurukshetra
Analysing whether the enemy
is good or bad is not our job
That's between him and his God
Your job is to ensure that he meets
his Maker swiftly
That's it
- Got it?
- Yes, sir
We have only one chance
No second...
No second chances
One mistake...Permanent mistake
Or you'll return
in a body bag
Hi, sweetheart! When did you come?
How long have you been waiting?
For two days...
...at the Registrar's! Waiting
for an Air Force officer
I forgot
I'm sorry
Where were you?
I was in Delhi
You could have phoned me
I said I'm sorry
Ilyas, please explain to your friend
It's all right if you forgot
There's tension all around
But you never meant it
This marriage registration
was a charade
I'm the fool! It's my fault
- Let's go now and register
- They're closed today
- Why do this to me again?
- Tomorrow then?
You either treat me like a queen...
...or walk all over me
No
- You trample over me
- No, never
It's the truth
- Guys, my girl is angry with me
- Varun, please
- Ask her not to go! Come on
- VC, please
Don't humiliate me more
Please let go, Varun
Her Highness is leaving
Go, it's a free country
- Take your dear chaperone with you
- VC, stop it
- Ilyas, just ignore him
- Ilyas, please ignore me
You're doing it again
Walking all over me
I don't know why I keep
coming back to you
Because you love me...
...and you know that I love you
I love you
Why does Leela let VC mistreat her?
- She's lost her mind
- Why doesn't she leave him?
- Many smart guys out there
- Really...? Where?
It's love
Whatever
That's how it is
You know officer Ashok, right?
He fancies me
Always smiling at me
I have a crush on you
You like Leela, Leela likes VC
VC likes only VC
I give up!
That's just how it is
Not to the bed
What do you see?
My gorgeous one
What else?
My smart one
What else?
My angry headstrong girl
Notice any change?
Look carefully
Can my hands do the looking?
Yes
Okay
Two and a half months
It's very simple
Yes or no?
I thought about it...
...for a while
Imagined a little boy...
...or a girl...
...by my side
Sitting on my shoulder
Laughing and playing
And if they were twins...
...they would be
Rohan and Rohini
But I have a nagging fear...
...that I'd be like my Dad
And be a terrible father
Is it a yes or a no?
I'm not really cut out...
...to be a husband...
...or a father
You're all I need
No...
I'm not good enough
I am unworthy
If this is what I want
No, Leela
It just won't work
Don't just walk away
in silence
I'll handle it
How?
I'm a doctor
I'll take care
I've always been self-destructive,
reckless...
...you became collateral damage
Because you were my other half
Destroying was my second nature
But it's all behind me now
My retribution is only
10 kilometers away
I can almost touch Torkham Gate
The Afghan border
Salaams, sir
Yes, that's him!
Sir, could you hold him
for a minute?
Brother...
Can I find an auto or a horse-cart
to Torkham Gate?
Arrest him!
If I were to admit that
it was all my fault...
...would you believe me?
You're dearer to me than life itself
I can never hold you again
Or be a part of your life ever again
In one fateful moment...
...all my hopes have plunged
into a dark abyss
Sir, Colonel Mithran passed away
last night
He passed away last night
Leela's parents are here from Delhi
The burial is at 4pm
I don't want him here
Just a minute
Please come with me
Hi
Good evening, ma'am Sir
I'm Squadron Leader Varun
Your son's course-mate
and colleague
Now Leela's friend
I don't know how much Leela
has told you about me
She's upset with me right now
So I came to apologise to her
in your presence
Okay
Let's pretend you asked me
to sit down
- Please sit down
- Finally! So, you can speak
You had me worried
Mr Prakash Abraham
Or should I call you 'uncle'?
Prakash sir?
Just Prakash would do, right?
Is it a vow of silence?
For Col Mithran?
In our line of work,
we celebrate death
Or should I say life?
Depends on how you look at it
So, will no one speak?
Okay
I get it
You don't like me
And my relationship with Leela
- I'll fetch the rice
- Ma'am, wait I'll get it
I can sense your silent questions
Can he take care of our daughter?
You're a renowned lawyer
Your questions will be complicated
Will I take good care of her?
Most definitely
But if you ask me if I'm capable?
Am I competent? Am I rich?
What my social standing is
I wouldn't know how to answer that
Is this a silent interrogation?
Am I in the dock?
Yes, Your Honour...No, Your Honour
Did I do something wrong?
Leela?
Not tonight, I didn't
I'm the only one laughing
Feels like an inquiry
In the Forces, only a grave mistake
leads to an inquiry
My only mistake has been...
...my extreme affection...
...for Leela
Are you scared for your daughter?
Because I'm in the Air Force?
You lost your son Ravi in a sortie
that I should have been on
Do you hold me responsible for it?
Am I a bad omen? Do you think that?
Varun, enough
Wait! They're trying to say something
Looking at me
as if I were vermin
I'm a fighter pilot
I'm hard-wired for combat
I can sense animosity
in your silence
Do you wish I was dead?
Prakash, shall I tell you something?
You're a criminal lawyer
Well acquainted with criminals
and cheats
Do you take everyone for a fraud?
Or have you become one too?
Can you please stop this?
- One minute
- It's okay
It's not okay
It's not cool
He is interrogating me without words
Looking at me
as if I were a terrorist
- Take him outside
- Talk to me!
Why hide behind them?
For God's sake, go
Come with me and I'll leave
Varun, go...Please
Come with me
- Like you did the other day
- Varun, just go
Are you telling me to get out?
Say the words
- Get out!
- What?
Get out
Please, get out
Please
Ma'am...Sir
I'm leaving Srinagar
I've given in my resignation
I won't come back
I know I've been difficult
I've given you so much trouble
My train ticket
I'm going far away
- Just came to say goodbye
- You think it won't work, I know
But if it did...
- ...we'd be so good together
- We're opposites, Varun
- Leela-Varun, made for each other
- Stop it
Please don't leave me
I'm not ready for this
Neither are you
We're too different
Give me one chance! We'll get married
just the way you want
A destination wedding?
Look at when you're bringing up marriage!
A church wedding?
A registrar ceremony?
- Don't make me cry
- Shall we marry 3 times?
Forget tying 3 knots,
we'll marry thrice
Stop!
Varun, please...
I beg you
Please don't leave me
Give me this one chance
Wait for me
It won't work
Without you I'd be lost
Hear me
I'll be the man you want me to be
We'll just destroy each other
Leela, give me a chance
What can I say?
Say you love me
Bye
I'll come looking for you
No matter where you go...
...I'll find you
I love you
The time we parted,
was a time of war...
The Kargil war
All my anger, arrogance,
recklessness...
...was wiped out
in the 50-day war
8 assault rifles...
...320 rounds of bullets
stared me in the face
The end seemed inevitable
I'm saying...let's blast out
With what?
I have everything
Hold it
Petrol
Petrol
Come on, boys! Move!
Unlock the gate
We should head North West
- I think...
- Just shut up and look!
- Are you mad?
- Yes
I'm going
The truck is turning around the bend
Hurry
Step aside! Do you wish to die?
Don't you dare enter my truck!
Get down! Do not enter
This truck belongs to my boss
- How far is the border?
- 20kms
Don't fire I want them alive
- Are you Pakistanis?
- No, no Indians
Move back!
Go, go
You got rid of him
Fire!
VC, faster
- Do you have a bottle?
- I might
- And a diesel can?
- Why a diesel can?
Let's do it VC
Grab the steering wheel
Go on
Torkham border post, come in
Are you okay?
Block the road
Don't let them pass
Hurry
Keep going! Faster
Go...go
Go
Indian
Hey! Open the gate!
I never imagined I'd be overjoyed
to see the Afghani border police
We were kept in custody
for 12 days
The Indian Embassy delegates escorted us
to Delhi with full military honours
Boys, our hero is back
Above all...it was
back to flying
Only one thing was missing
That was you, Leela
I have 8 weeks leave every year
I set out on a quest...
...looking for you, Leela
I've enquired at your hospital
No one knows where you are
Not your friends...
...Nidhi and Ilyas
They say you may be
with the Red Cross
So I keep looking for you
One city at a time
One Red Cross camp at a time
If I don't find you now,
my quest will not stop
Year after year...
...until I find you
What would I say
if I found you?
Would you want to see me at all?
Would you believe me if I said
I'm a changed man?
I only thought of myself...
...but now I care about others
I know now...
...how precious you are to me
I must see you again
Even from afar
Doctor, keep this
How are you?
And you?
Did they tell you I was dead?
Or missing in action?
I watched on the news...
...that you had resumed duty
Can I hug you just once?
Don't look at me
I'm crying like a child
I can't believe you're here
So unexpected
Is this a coincidence?
Leela!
I'm coming
- Why did you...
- I didn't mean to disturb you
Just wanted to say sorry...
...for having been so difficult
For letting you go
For having met you
For falling in love with you
Mother!
It's getting late
Your daughter?
Come, quick
Rohini, come here
Everyone's going
Come here
Does she look like you
or me?
I've seen you before
Be polite
I've crossed the seven seas
and seven hills...
...looking for you
Really?
Did you ever think of me?
Every single day
You didn't call even once
in three years
Not a word from you
You just disappeared
What if you didn't like Rohini?
Or me?
This naughty girl...
...is now your responsibility
Ro...
...this is Varun
Varun is your responsibility
Hold him tight