What's wrong?
Why is my little boy crying now?
Dad?
Want to see him…
I want to see him only once.
Please let me see him once.
Dad.
That's what my mom and I would say
to every other Indian Army officer.
And if you want to take away that right,
then you forget that you ever had a father.
I'm a lion!
See you're aboard a plane!
-Yes. -Well done!
-Dad. -Your dad is with you.
Please.
Only once, please.
And what about your responsibility towards your father?
I'll fulfil it when the time comes.
If you leave the house for SSB tomorrow…
-consider me dead. -Dad!
Dad!
I know what it feels to lose a father.
Here.
Drink it
before Masood comes.
We were ordered to starve you.
Don't feel bad, Captain.
But it's the harsh truth.
The army just has to do the dirty laundry of your politicians.
Sikh, Gurkha, Maratha.
Naga, Bihari, Madrasi.
They have nothing to do with Kashmir, do they?
Your government sends you here to die.
These politicians claim
to be so patriotic.
Why do none of their children join the army?
They've been squatting in the parliament for generations
while it's other people's kids who take the bullets.
Masood!
Untie him.
But we have orders from Parvez bhai.
Masood, I'll speak to Parvez bhai.
Untie him.
We wanted to teach the army a lesson
that the good suffer along with the bad.
Captain, I know
you won't budge from your position.
Neither your army,
nor my higher-ups.
Don't let your father's death become your destiny too.
The Indian Army will find many more like you.
But for your mom,
there won't be another Kartik.
She is going through a lot.
Poor soul…
Could you let me talk to my commanding officer?
The real action and the fun begins now.
Just remember you've not come this far to go only this far.
I want you to perform well and walk in with pride and honor.
The real battle begins now.
The next five-days battle.
Candidates, good morning.
Your topic for discussion is India's poverty ratio
and your timing starts now.
-I think they're very beneficial-- -I think--
Lots of cadets complain, it's a fish market there.
Even if it is a fish market,
I want you to bloody sell your fish on the market.
No, no, you're not--
Eureka!
Chest No. 42,
I think you're not in agreement with Chest No. 32.
Do you wish to continue?
Thank you very much for your--
No, no, I think
you're not understanding my point.
You're not understanding my point. We should stick to the topic.
Well done.
Just remember, this is just Day One.
Screening in.
Don't get your hopes up.
You'll remain firm and grounded.
Stay grounded and continue doing that.
Akshat.
Yes?
He's sleeping like a log, and that makes me jealous.
Does that make me a bad cadet?
No, sir.
I can't sleep though.
I wonder why.
I don't…
-Listen, I have an idea. -Yeah?
-What? -Get down.
Get down.
So the dog barked wildly as the people approached.
He didn't like them.
Sara Packman was the one
who stuck up Reverend Long. He often…
The car driver…
He loves to wear sunglasses.
Harry prefers…
to eat watermelon.
His favorite hobby is
flying a kite.
Come on, it's 6:30.
Go already!
…made a magic cupcake for Prince Vince, but he didn't eat it.
…went shopping.
Sorry, sorry.
What the heck!
You think it's funny?
Why did you take a shower?
You guys are morons!
Today is your psych test.
Just remember a couple of things.
Number one.
It is a race against time.
You have to finish all your tests within the given time.
Number two. Don't try to impress, just express.
So, candidates, you have only 30 minutes
to write down all the 60 situations
which are given to you.
And third and the golden rule is,
be yourself.
Show yourself as you are.
Make sure your handwriting is good.
Don't make a conscious effort to dye a carbon copy.
The topic for today's discussion is,
should women officers be sent for combat duty?
I think it's high time we sent women for combat duty.
I mean this is the 21st century for crying out loud.
Sir, women must be sent for combat duty.
Even I feel the same.
Not allowing women to go for a combat duty
is extremely patriarchal and sexist approach.
Well, I hear what you all are saying.
First of all, I'm certainly and extremely against forcing
gender-defined roles on both men and women.
But combat involves a lot of physical labor.
And we can't send a woman just like that
to face those dreaded terrorists.
We all know 22-year-old Capt. Sandeep Kalia,
how Pakistani military had treated him and his five soldiers.
They'd violated the Geneva Convention and all international laws on POWs.
Now imagine the horror
of having a 24-year-old young female officer being captured by the enemy.
Can we take that trauma as a country?
Having said that,
maybe in next five to seven years,
we need to make a plan and select a specific bunch of women
and train them to have physical strength at par with men.
Probably then we can send them for combat,
but as of now, in my opinion,
women should not be sent for combat training.
We should accept his request.
But make sure
to shoot him if he acts too smart.
Sure, sir.
Sir, a call from an unknown number.
Hello?
Hello, who is this?
This is Kartik Sharma.
You mean Capt. Kartik Sharma?
No!
Just Kartik Sharma.
Son of…
Late Mr. Deendayal Sharma.
I'm sorry, Kartik.
I'm really sorry.
How are you?
How am I?
Am I all right?
How does that concern you?
You had 24 hours to save a civilian.
You couldn't save a civilian in 24 hours.
You could've let me fend for myself,
but my dad…
He was…
a harmless soul, sir.
-I understand your pain, Kartik. -No.
You don't, sir.
If you would have,
you would've done something!
Something you would've done, bloody something!
To save my father!
I'm sorry. I am…
I'm really sorry.
Save your sorry
for the thousands of upcoming Indian officers.
Save that gesture for them.
Kartik, you're an Indian Army officer.
Behave like one.
Behave? How, sir?
By letting the Indian government illegally occupy Kashmir?
Kartik!
-Do you understand what you're saying? -I do.
Now it's your turn to understand, along with your intelligence team.
Now listen to me very carefully and try to understand.
You'll fulfil all their demands
till 2100 hours tomorrow,
or else I'll reveal…
all the information about Project Bapu.
Kartik.
Kartik, are you out of your mind?
No, sir.
I'm finally using my mind.
You should do the same. One more thing.
Now you won't just release Abu Bakar,
you'll also release Shamshad Ghani, Arif Anjum, Hilal Ghilani.
-You know it's treason. -No.
This is retribution.
Why did you mention the remaining three?
I'll explain.
And Project Bapu?
What is that?
Tell your ISI handler
to ask his Chinese friends
to send you the pictures of the Indian Army's movements
in Bandipora, Akhnoor, Poonch, and Uri.
He gave you credible intel.
The Indian Army has intensified its movement in these areas.
Sir, what's the next move?
I have an idea.
Ask him to call his base again.
-Sure. -And listen.
Finish him off once Surgeon returns safely.
The Indian Army will finish him off anyway.
We can't release all three, Kartik.
You will have to.
Sir.
I've suffered a huge loss, all thanks to you.
Now it's your turn.
Are you getting me?
No, Kartik.
We had a tough time convincing the government to let one go.
For three of them, it's a big no.
Okay, sir.
Release Abu Bakar for now.
We'll release Abu Bakar by tomorrow evening.
One more thing.
The Indian Army will catch you if not today, then tomorrow.
Tomorrow… never comes.
You're quite smart, Captain.
Good job.
Congratulations, my warriors!
By the grace of Allah,
Surgeon will be released soon.
Tonight, we celebrate.
Ten kilo meat and khamiri rotis are ready.
God willing,
next Friday, we'll have biryani with Abu Bakar.
Praise the Lord!
The Almighty is the greatest!
Masood and I are going to see the clergy.
You should celebrate.
Keep an eye on that soldier while we are away.
-Okay. -Sure, bhaijaan.
Bhaijaan.
Shall we?
Breaking news from Mumbai.
This is big.
A massive convoy of Mumbai Police
and national security agency vehicles is seen heading towards
Arthur Road Jail in Mumbai.
Abu Bakar, the head of a dreaded terror outfit,
is currently imprisoned at this facility.
As you know, the terrorists
had demanded Abu Bakar's release
in exchange for Capt. Kartik and a RAW agent.
In the end, the Indian government was forced to give in to their demands.
But Capt. Kartik's release is proving to be a costly one.
Sir, Kartik is playing them well.
Oh, yes, he is.
Sir, a call from unknown number.
Now it's your turn to understand along with your intelligence team.
Listen to me very carefully and try to understand.
Give me the entire transcript.
Especially the keywords.
By letting the Indian government illegally occupy…
…will reveal all the details for Project Bapu.
Sir!
Bandipora, Akhnoor,
Poonch, Uri.
Hello? Yes.
…you'll also release Arif Anjum, Hilal Ghilani.
We had a tough time convincing the government to let one go.
For three of them, it's a big no.
Okay, sir.
Release Abu Bakar for now.
We'll release Abu Bakar by tomorrow evening.
One more thing.
The Indian Army will catch you if not today, then tomorrow.
Tomorrow…
never comes.
Breaking news from Mumbai.
This is big. A massive convoy of Mumbai Police
and national security agency vehicles
is seen heading towards Arthur Road Jail in Mumbai.
Abu Bakar, the head of a dreaded terror outfit,
is currently imprisoned at this facility.
Jaggi.
Thank you very much.
You set up the whole show in crunch time.
-Really appreciate it. -Sir.
Colonel.
Put our entire teams on alert.
Our boy is planning something big.
He slices it really well.
Please slice it nicely.
Bhaijaan!
I want to pee.
Please, bhaijaan!
Please let me go.
Masood is so fortunate
that he got a chance to kill an Indian army officer.
He prays five times a day.
Munawar, I pray the day comes
when I run into an Indian Army officer,
I swear I'll break his neck with my bare hands.
Then do it!
Capt. Kartik Sharma.
Indian Army.
Commissioned on 18th October, 2021.
Indian Military Academy, batch 141.
7th Battalion Maratha Light Infantry!