Avrodh the Siege Within (2020–…): Season 2, Episode 3 - Welcome to the wild side - full transcript

Didi...

Madhuraji has sent her.

Where is Anand Sir?
Madhuraji has sent us.

[Anand] ‘So you’re saying,
you will pay us to plan an attack?’

[Parveena] ‘Yes.’

[Anand] ‘Madam, we are
revolutionaries, not hirelings.’

After liberalization in Russia
and the Eastern Bloc...

...their governments
have substantially...

...reduced your funding, right?

China does not negotiate
with you.

Because their ideals don’t match
your revolutionary ideas anymore.



I am not here to do charity.
Nor do I wish to bribe you.

I just want to fund
your revolution. With hard cash.

That's it.

This could very well be a
new trick by the government.

To nab us?

How can I trust you?

Fifty lakh rupees.

And this is just a token.

Your trust is much more
valuable than this.

[Title Montage]

Where is Pradeep?

What the f**k, Pradeep.
You ruined my investigation.

- I was just doing my job.
- Job, my foot.

You've ruined my plan.



You knew about the RDX.
Why didn’t you do anything?

It was I who reached Zakir first,
not you.

There is a difference between
coming on time and coming early.

You were definitely early
but your timing was completely off.

Zakir was just a pawn.

And pawns are the ones
that bring down the queen.

If we had caught the pawn alive,

we could've reached the queen.

Anyway, there is nothing left
for you here.

[Waziri] ‘Look at these weapons
of the Mughal Empire.’

‘One can be sure that there have
never been bravehearts like them.’

But now, the Empire is
only a faint memory. Nothing more.

The glory will come back,
my friend.

We shall bring it back.

Back then too, we Pathans were
the backbone of the Empire.

If there were no Pathans
in their army...

...they would have never
become the great Mughal Empire.

[Aziz] ‘Hello, Ehsaan.’

Hello, Aziz.

Meet Zafar Hamidi.

- Greetings, General.
- Greetings.

After the Qurrat explosion,
the ISI is all praises for you.

Thank you.

Zafar is the one who will fit
the detonators...

...in the PCBs of
our printers.

Even if the detonators are fitted..

..the X-ray machines
at the airports..

..will be able to detect the RDX.

The printers that we have chosen...

...their cartridges
are cased with titanium.

That will stop the X-ray machines
from detecting what lies beneath.

Zafar is an expert at this.

So, tell me.

When do you want to
send him across?

As soon as possible.

The RDX has reached.
The printers will reach soon too.

Hmm.

Your voyage will be
Captain Farooq’s responsibility.

- Yeah.??
- Aziz.

Aziz, if there’s anything
I've learnt...

...from the Mughals, it is this.

Weapons should always be handed
to the right people.

Have faith, Ehsaan.

Zafar is my responsibility as well.

General Vaidya, do whatever you
can. We need to get that RDX fast.

- How much is it?
- Fifty or seventy kilos.

Depends how tightly
the pipes were stuffed.

Fifty kilos of RDX is equal
to a hundred kilos of TNT.

As though we didn’t
have enough problems already.

That now there is
the threat of an attack.

There will be no attack.

We won't let there be one.

All our agencies
are looking for that RDX.

We'll find it.

Hello, Mandarji.
How’s it going?

The country's economy
is in your hands.

That's why the team
has been hard at work.

Tell me.

As we all know, for the last
65 years since independence..

...the country
has been dealing in cash.

Now, it's time to make
our economy digital.

This is just the first draft
of the blueprint.

To finish this proposal,
we need suggestions from you.

A digital economy
needs strong infrastructure.

[Satish] ‘For digital payments,
we'll need applications.’

‘Apps, linked
to people's accounts.’

Not only for individual accounts.

It's important to make
digital payment gateways..

...for businesses too.

And for that, we have some
certification criteria.

[Mandar] ‘Just have a look.’

This is an idea
which can make India...

...a digitally powerful country.

It rests on 9 pillars.

[Mandar] ‘Universal access
to mobile connectivity.’

Electronic manufacturing..

[Mandar] ‘Shall I continue?’

Public internet access program.

[Mandar] ‘E-kranti electronic
delivery of services.’

[Mandar] ‘IP for jobs..’

[Parveena] ‘Rajvardhan
ice factory?’

How far is it from Jaipur?

[Man] ‘About an hour and a half.’

‘It’s the oldest factory
in the area, ma’am.’

‘You will face no
disturbance.’

Okay. Tell them we'll pay cash.

[Man] ‘Okay.’

Run. Run.

One more.

That's enough.

[phone pings]

Wait.

Oh, s**t! It's you birthd...

No, your birthday isn’t
for another week.

Is it our anniver...

That is... No..
What is the cake for?

Chill.

It was the last day
of my baking class.

Oh. Congratulations.

And this is the final result?

Is everything alright?

Hmmm..

Are you sure?

How bad is it?

I think,
I have screwed up big time.

Is it as bad as this cake?

You can set it right..

I think it’s out of my hands now.

I was out of your hands too.
In 2004, remember?

When I moved to Hyderabad?

But it was you who convinced me...

...that we were meant
to be together,

Captain Pradeep Bhattacharya.

Not good?

Taste it.

Sorry. I'll get water.

[Nabeel] Sir, let me go please.

[Policeman] Tell the truth.
How are you connected with them?

Sir, I don’t know anything.

This RDX, pipes.. I swear
I don’t know anything.

Please let me go, sir.

- Is it?
- [Nabeel] ‘Yes, sir.’

Then why did your uncle
try to escape?

And why did he call you
while fleeing?

Sir, I don’t know anything.

- [Policeman] Speak up!
- [Nabeel] ‘Please let me go, sir.’

[Nabeel screams]
[Policeman] ‘Tell us the truth!’

He seems to be telling
the truth, sir.

It’s tough for anyone
to lie after such treatment.

Did you find anything
from the CCTV cameras?

[Jesal] ‘Nothing yet, sir.’

‘We are scanning through
the footage of 27 cameras.’

This ship arrived here around
six days before us.

It’s tough to tell when
the RDX was removed, sir.

F*****g hell, Jesal!

It’s 70 kilograms of RDX.

It can’t have vanished
into thin air, right?

Yes Sir.

Yes, sir.

Be careful.

- Hey, be careful.
- Are you carrying jewels?

[phone ringing]

INCOME TAX OFFICE

Pradeep sir,
I have some information for you.

[Razzak] ‘There's an order
from a guy in JUM.’

10 identical phones,
with SIM cards.

Smartphones?

[Razzak] ‘No, the basic,
old ones.’

I see. They must be buying
new burners.

It seems weird. I didn't have
so many old phones.

So I called a wholesale
dealer in Srinagar.

[Razzak] ‘That's when
I learnt...’

‘... that he too has orders from
many villages in Kashmir.’

‘A total of 50 to 60 phones.’

Around 30-40 have
already been sold.

Since KYC is rarely
checked here...

- [Razzak] ‘Sir?’
- Yes.

[Razzak] ‘I thought it could
be serious.’

Yes, it is serious. Thank you.

[Pradeep] ‘Do one thing.’

Connect with your old contact
in JUM.

Try and find out if this is
for new recruitments...

...or something else is afoot.

Yes, sir.

[Gulati] ‘This is extremely
irresponsible of you, Pradeep.’

We were lucky that Sukhdev
didn't budge...

...and we won the case
of Spring Leaf Tyres.

I’m trained
not to budge, sir.

Thanks to you.

Sir, I have never made compromises
with my work.

No matter what work comes up
in the Army.

But I felt my visit to
Alang was necessary.

And I was right.

I see.
And what was the matter in Alang?

[Pradeep] ‘Sorry sir,
I can't divulge that.’

All I can say is,

it was a matter of
national security.

Of course. And you are the only
caretaker this country has, right?

I think you genuinely enjoy
messing with Gulati sir.

Not really, Sukhdev.

Just that I always wanted
to wear the uniform.

Income Tax happened
by chance.

Because I couldn’t clear
the UPSC test by seven marks.

Deepa always says
that Indian Army is my first love.

I feel bad for her.

Well. I'm also feeling bad.

Something doesn't
feel right, Sukhdev.

The pieces of the puzzle
are before me.

But I can’t decode
what the plan is.

As in?

On the one hand, there's Zakir,

Keerti Kumar
and Green Clan Corporation.

And on the other hand,

JUM has increased its
activity in Kashmir.

I need to figure out
if there is a connection...

...between the RDX
and the activities of JUM.

[Sukhdev] Have you heard from
your friend in Seychelles?

[phone ringing]

Ramlogan, finally.

[Ramlogan] ‘Pradeep,
some patience.’

‘I’ve been busy with your work.’

I've sent you some files.

They contain
all the information on Tabrez Bir.

Just a second. Let me check.

Oh, yes, right.
I got the mails.

Ramlogan , sorry for all
the trouble,

but I need some more help.

There's a company in Seychelles
that trades in precious stones.

Green Clan Corporation. Can you..

Hold on.

Now what has
Green Clan Corporation done?

- Do you know them?
-[Ramlogan] ‘Not personally.’

But their account
is with our bank.

Superb.

Ramlogan, I think you’ll go
skiing in Switzerland very soon.

[Pradeep] ‘Just try
to get everything you can...’

‘...on Green Clan Corporation.’

Let me see what I can do for you,
yes?

Thanks a lot.

[Aziz] ‘After the Kargil war,
the ISI shifted focus...’

‘...towards undercover operations
and sleeper cells.’

But are you sure too many
cooks won't spoil the broth?

A wide route is tough to track.

It's easy if it’s a single line.

[Aziz] ‘Nepal, Punjab, Gujarat,
Jammu, let's activate...’

...all the borders to spread
your counterfeit currency.

And then, north, west, east,

north east, central India...

...all will be covered.

South?

Sea route.

Sri Lanka?

And that's why, you are critical
to this plan.

What's more critical is
for our hard work to bear fruit.

Look, Waziri. I can take you
and your counterfeit currency...

...to your contacts.

But in return, you’ve promised me
a third stage.

And it's your responsibility
to fulfil it.

[Aziz] ‘The attack on 6th December
must happen.’

You will get much more than
what was promised to you.

[Radio] ‘Container No. GFR213876F.
Inward Entry.’

[Radio] ‘Documents
show 50 laser printers...’

[Radio] ‘...from Masashi, Japan.’

[Radio] ‘Seals are intact.
Adding our seals.’

Stop.

RAJASTHAN POLICE

Stop.

Get down.
Check that.

Hand me the torch.

All clear. Let it pass.

Come on. Move it.

[Suleiman] ‘That’s my stop.’

- Good morning, sir.
- Good morning.

Sukhdev, I’ve never asked you.

You do have
a health insurance plan, don’t you?

Yes, sir, I do.

- I hope it’s a good one.
- What's the use, sir?

Insurance plans don't cover
conditions like fried snacks.

Forget that. Here, eat this.

[Sukhdev] ‘Are you working on
Tabrez’s file, sir?’

He's running quite a serious
transfer-pricing racket.

Oh wow.

If this was happening in
Maharashtra instead of Kashmir...

...Gulati Sir would have landed up
personally to collect taxes.

- It's possible...
- [phone ringing]

Yes, Ramlogan.
Give me some good news.

[Ramlogan] ‘The news
is indeed good, Pradeep.’

Green Clan Corporation
has closed their bank account.

What?

They've withdrawn
all their money.

And you call this news good?
How will we catch them now?

You wouldn’t have been able
to catch them, anyway.

They are a part of Vergia.

Vergia?

You mean that Jihadi
money-transfer union?

On the face of it,
it is a money-transferring company.

But in reality,
it's a front for laundering money.

[Ramlogan] ‘Transfer illegal funds
through Vergia.’

‘And leave no trace at all.’

Pradeep, I'm sorry, this is
what I have for you right now.

Thanks, man. Take care.

Sir, this is money-laundering
at an international level.

[Sukhdev] ‘But what was a
small player like Keerti Shah...’

‘...doing at such a big game?’

Whether the game
is small or big...

...every team needs
support staff.

We need to find out who the key
players are.

And whom does the team belong to?

[Pradeep] ‘For the time being,
if we come back to Tabrez... Look.’

Every couple of months,
a chunk of cash...

...is withdrawn from his
company account.

In Seychelles.

Tabrez’s partner, Yasin,
makes the withdrawals.

Isn’t it possible that..

..Yasin withdraws this cash...

...and sends it back
to Tabrez in India...

...through a channel
like Vergia?

Oh yes, sir. It's
absolutely possible.

Just what I was thinking.

- Good afternoon, Sir.
- [CO Sharma] ‘Yes, Pradeep.’

Sir, this is about the intel
I have shared with you...

- ...about those mobile phones.
- [CO Sharma] 'Okay?'

Can our intelligence department
help?

I need to find the location
the Kashmiri activist, Aslam Bir.

[Pradeep] ‘I've something
in mind.’

Okay..

[Pradeep] ‘But I need facetime
with him, if possible.’

I'll see what I can do.

Okay, sir.

- Aslam Bir?
- Tabrez's father.

And the most popular activist
for an Independent Kashmir.

Tabrez's racket
can put pressure on him.

And we can use that.

You mean, killing two birds
with one stone?

[Imtiaz] Okay. Can you show me?

And then we’ll pass on
this intel from here...

...to the intelligence
and analysis wing..

..but I’m not sure if..

[Vaidya] Imtiaz. What’s happening?
Any progress?

Sir.

The intelligence and analysis wing
has shared...

...some bank transfers
from Pakistan.

And we're looking into it.

But we don't see
any suspicious payment so far.

When there's 50 to 70 kilos
of RDX in the country,

No one wishes to hear that the Anti
Terror-Fund Task Force has no hint.

I know, sir. Sanjay is inquiring
in Alang along with the bureau.

And we're looking
into it here.

Just remember one thing.

In the 1993 Mumbai blasts,
30 kilos of RDX was used.

And there's 50 to 70 kilos
this time.

Just imagine the damage
it could do.

- Got it.
- [Amrita] Sir. Just found this.

- Please take a look.
- Excuse me, Sir.

Give.

Sir, this account belongs
to one Mujeed Josh.

He often runs on-ground
operations for the ISI.

Okay.

And he has been questioned
in the past as well, Sir.

For helping infiltrators
cross borders.

Move.

- Who sent him the money?
- An account linked with the ISI.

6 lakhs. The international task
force has been monitoring...

...this ISI-linked account
for quite some time now.

See.

But this is where things
get interesting.

Just one day prior,

this sender received
exactly 6 lakhs.

From Luxembourg.

Can't just be a coincidence, Sir.

6 lakhs for an infiltration.
That’s a bit much, isn’t it?

It is.

Maybe he’s planning a major
infiltration. A big group?

ISI never sends people
in large groups.

This payment is definitely
for something else.

I think you're right, Sir.

Maybe he's getting a high-value
asset across the border.

And this asset must be
of such high value...

...that the price to keep him safe
is so high.

Find out more about this.

Sir.

On it, Sir.

Alright. listen up, everybody.

I want us to focus on specific
chatter from POK.

Concentrate on words like...

...‘special’, ‘critical’,
‘important’, ‘respected’.

- Got it?
- Yes, sir.

Mr. Aslam Bir.
Please come. Hello.

Dr. Ghosh?

Actually, Dr. Ghosh
has left for the day.

I am the one who called you.

Pradeep Bhattacharya,
Additional Commissioner.

International Taxation, Mumbai.

Please sit.

Caligo Exports.

This is your son,
Tabrez's company, right?

Tabrez and his cousin Yasin
from London are partners in Caligo.

Tabrez exports goods from here.

And his cousin sells them
in the international market. Right?

Yes. But what does this...

Then why is Yasin's company
registered in Seychelles?

Hmmm?
Shall I tell you?

Let’s say, your son Tabrez,
exports..

...goods worth 100 rupees to Yasin
at cost.

So, in India,
Tabrez declares zero income.

Naturally,
no question of paying tax.

And say, in the international
market Yasin sells...

...the same goods for Rs. 200.

Now since Yasin's company
is registered in Seychelles...

...he pays no tax on this profit
of 100 rupees.

Tax haven, you see.

In income tax lingo,
we call this ‘transfer pricing’.

[Pradeep] ‘So, Yasin withdraws
half his profit,’

say 50 rupees, in cash..

...and sends it back
to Tabrez in India.

[Pradeep] ‘So that means, your son
makes a 50% profit...’

... over an investment of Rs. 100.

Without paying a single rupee
in tax to the government exchequer.

Superb.

Sir.

Yes, Reena.

Sir, I had attempted to intercept
a call of an ISI handler.

- Okay.
- But I couldn't figure out...

...whom he was talking to.

I'll just play the file.

[Garbled voice] ‘The guests
are on their way.’

‘Prepare the feast.’

How old is this recording?

This morning, Sir,
around 11 o’clock.

This could very well
be our high-value asset.

Right, sir.

Amrita.

Yes, Sir.

Put a team together.

Focus on the numbers connected
to both ends of Reena's call.

On it.

And everybody else,
monitor all airwaves.

Any message, any call
that may seem suspicious...

...flag it immediately.

We have a lot to do
in very little time.

I’m sure you know about Vergia.

Vergia?

Vergia is the money transferring
union of the black market.

And it has connections with the ISI
and Al-Qaeda.

Tabrez uses it. For his
international illegal transfers.

Aslam Bir. The messiah
of Independent Kashmir.

He gets all his funding
from the ISI?

Watch it.

I have never taken
a single rupee from the ISI.

This is a false accusation.

It’s the press
that will accuse you.

You know how the media works,
don’t you?

Even a tiny rumour
can become breaking news.

But what about you?

How will you prove your innocence?
Tough.

Years of hard work,
your moral high ground...

...your self-respect,
it'll all be ruined, sir.

[Pradeep] ‘I'm sorry, Mr. Bir.
I'm a government employee.’

I will have to file a report
with all these details.

I'm bound by duty, you see.

There is a way, though.

The Income Tax department...

...from Kashmir will send
Tabrez a notice...

...for simple tax collection.

Vergia, the ISI funding,

all these details
will remain with me.

For the time being.

And why would you do that?

[Pradeep] ‘It's quite simple.’

You've been on the ISI’s hitlist
for a while.

Yet, they’ve never been able
to harm you. Why?

I know.

Your intelligence network
is very strong.

Even in POK.

[Pradeep] ‘I’m sure you receive
all information...’

‘...about their activities in POK.’

You see, along with being
in the income tax...

...I'm also a Captain
in the Indian Army.

Uri sector.

So you can easily understand.

We are always in need
for intelligence.

Please sit.

And give me some news.
Something current.

Like what?

JUM has placed an order
for 50 identical phones.

[Pradeep] ‘Do you know anything
about it?’

No, this is the first
I’m hearing of it.

I'm sure JUM doesn't
intend to purchase...

...a family plan
for mobile services.

Something big is afoot
for sure.

Do you promise
to leave Tabrez alone?

There you are.

Come on, let's get to the point.

There's an explosives expert,
from Afghanistan.

Explosives expert?
What's his name?

I don't know.

When is he coming? Any idea?

I have no information.

Are you sure?

You have not left me
with the option of lying.

Good afternoon, Sir.
I need to meet General Vaidya.

General Vaidya?
What happened?

Sir, I'm In Delhi.
I need to give him..

...some very important information.

[CO Sharma] ‘I'll see
what I can do.’

Okay, Sir.

Come in.

[Pradeep] ‘Sorry Sir, I didn't mean
to barge in like this.’

But I have got some very
vital intel about JUM.

Just hold on.
Send Imtiaz in.

Go on.

Sir, JUM is looking
for some mobile phones.

They’ve ordered
50 to 60 phones.

When I dug deeper,
one of my sources informed me...

...that the ISI is sending
an explosives expert to India.

Sorry, Sir,
I don't have a name yet.

Seems like Pradeep has
cracked it.

Your guest may be
an explosives expert.

Put your team to work.

Sir.

We just need to find out
who it is.

[Vaidya] ‘Good job, Pradeep.’

Sir.

What's the update, General?

Sir, we have intel that the ISI
is planning...

...the infiltration of
an explosives expert into India.

We need your help
to identify him.

Give me some time.

Get me Mr.Burns.

All well, Zafar?

[Zafar] ‘Yes, all well.’

Greetings, Captain.

Greetings.

This is Zafar.

- Greetings.
- Greetings.

- [Mujeed] How was your journey?
- It was good.

[Vaidya] Zafar Hamidi,

one of the most
dangerous men out there.

He was behind the blast in
Karachi’s Qurrat hotel in 2009.

We have information
from international intelligence...

...that he's been living in
the Middle-East for several years.

Just a few days ago,
he has entered Pakistan.

If he's coming to India,

..then it's obvious that
the 70 kilos of RDX..

..has been waiting for his arrival.

We need to get him
before he crosses the border.

But the question is..
Where will he cross the border?

[clicks]

[phone pings]

[phone pings]

[phone pings]

Mr. Suleiman.

My boys will stay here.

They should face no interference
or disturbance.

- Understood?
- Understood, sir.

Thank you sir.

Come.

Over here.

Hurry up. Keep it there.

[phone pings]

- Show me this one.
- Yes, Sir.

[phone pings]

- Just a minute.
- Sure, Sir.

- Hello?
- [Rasool] ‘God is great.’

Do you remember, I had told...

...you about the empty storey
in my house?

Yes, I remember.

[Rasool] ‘Thankfully,’

‘two new tenants have
arrived this afternoon.’

Excuse me, Sir.

[Pradeep on phone] That's
a good thing.

This will solve
our monetary problems.

I'm a little busy now.
I'll call you at ease..

- [Rasool] ‘Good bye, brother.’
- Good bye.

- Sir.
- Yes, Pradeep.

Zafar is in Chakoti.
My source has eyes on him.

Brilliant.

- Imtiaz, get op-ready.
- Sir.

Let's get that b*****d.

[Farooq] ‘Rasool, Rasool, Rasool.’

I was right.
This is where the peephole is.

[Farooq] ‘You’ve
told the Indians...’

‘...exactly what I wanted
them to know.’

But my friend,
our journey begins elsewhere.

Because the destruction of
the enemy, is certain.

[Farooq] ‘But first,
it’s your turn.’

'Allah o Akbar Allah'

La ilaha illallah.

Pradeep,
we've talked about this.

It's highly risky for you
to go on a live mission.

Sir, with all due respect,
I'm a maroon beret.

[Pradeep] ‘I'm trained and
qualified for on-field operations.’

‘I must be allowed to go, sir.’

‘This time, my source could give
real-time information...’

...if I'm on the field
with the team.

[Pradeep] ‘Please, sir.’

Let me figure it out.
Till then, you stay put.

Right, Sir.

Pradeep.

Okay, Jai Hind.

Sir.

You finally got what you wanted.

Captain Imtiaz and you
will jointly lead this operation.

A chopper will take you
from Hindon to Uri.

- Right, Sir.
- Sir.

- [Vaidya] ‘Good luck, boys.’
- Thank you, Sir.

Welcome to the wild side,
Captain.

Thanks.

I've never said it.

The intelligence support
that we get from you...

...it helps us dodge many a bullet
in the operation.

And this time, we'll be
shoulder to shoulder.

Yes. I've waited
too long for this.

It's every soldier's dream to shoot
at least one bullet at the enemy.

[Mujeed] Please sit, Zafar.

[Chopper takes off]

[Theme Music Playing]