1971: Prisoners of War Page #4

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But there are orders to celebrate...

...14th August in pomp and grandeur.

It is the first independence day of General Zia.

He has come to power after a long time.

Let's see what he does.

What arrangements have been made Major?

I have talked personally to Begum Sultana, sir.

She has agreed to it.

Every camp on the border will bathe in festivities, sir.

Very good. - Sir that...

Sir one more thing.

Sir they want to celebrate their Independence Day...

...on the 15th of August.

They have demanded some...

...new clothes for the occasion.

And also asked for some colours...

...and some dyes to paint the flag, sir.

Are they in a position to demand?

Give them. Give them.

But everything should be done...

...under your observation. - Be rest assured, sir.

'The next morning, parade...

...for the Pakistan's Independence Day...

...had started in the Chaklala camp.'

'The sound of the Pakistan band was echoing all around.'

'And along with them we started our preparations.'

Take this. Take this. These are new uniforms.

Wear them for 15th August.

Come, my beloved.

It is been ages since we wore new uniforms.

Paint it completely. Completely.

Hey! Hey! Hey!

Bother, this green colour has spilled.

Can we get some more?

Don't put all at once.

Listen, don't ask for more colour. They will doubt us.

There is quite enough. - Let's see.

Will they appear like Pakistan uniforms?

They will appear after drying.

But listen, the question is of dyeing them.

For that we need fire. - For that we will need a kiln.

They will not allow us to dig a pit to make a kiln.

Do one thing. - What?

Fill up the jaggery.

Adrink of jaggery? - Yes sir.

It is very delicious, sir.

There is place near Delhi called Gurgaon.

It is prepared there, sir.

How will you prepare it?

First we will fill the pot with jaggery...

...and bury it in the ground...

...and then take it out and boil it. That's it.

Which means that you will need a kiln.

Yes sir. - Ok. The pit should not be 1 feet deep.

It would not be, sir.

Look. - Yes sir.

Everything will be done under your observation.

Yes sir.

Take back the instruments after the work is done.

Yes sir.

'Ahmed's court-martial had started.'

'They were happy that our attention...

...would be diverted from other plans.'

'And it was our attempt that using this court-martial...

...we could some how take Ahmed into...

...Major Karamat's office.'

How do you plead, Subedar?

Guilty or not guilty!

He pleads not guilty.

Now before you... Lieutenant Gotu will explain!

Explain! - Sir!

First we removed the bark of the Shikar tree!

Removed!

Then put it in the urn! - Put it!

One minute. One minute.

Why did you put the bark of the Shikar tree?

Brother, for flavour! Flavour!

You see further.

After that the jaggery is poured in the same urn!

Poured it! - Now you will close the urn! Close the urn!

Closed it! - Now wait for 1/2 and hour and then you have it.

Will wait! Wait! - Yes!

"I was present, she was too."

"I was present, she was too."

"I was present, she was too."

"And the weather was colourful."

"And we got our prestige back, brother."

"Did you understand?"

"That means love is in the air."

"Dear, you are set. Now what will happen of me?"

"Dear, you are set. Now what will happen of me?"

"Our kiln has started burning."

"Our eyes started burning."

"You cried and I also cried."

"Just like the cow's milk this fresh one is prepared."

"You saw, I saw."

"Our fighter plane, crashed suddenly."

"You died and I died."

"And the weather was colourful."

"And we got our prestige back, brother."

"Did you understand?"

"That means that the thing is ready."

The court is adjourned till tomorrow.

I object sir. Subedar Ahmed should be stopped...

...from being included in the parade on 15th August.

No crime has been proved on Subedar Ahmed as yet.

But he is under trial sir.

And an under trial cannot participate in a parade.

This is injustice, sir.

After all we have fought for the Indian Armed Forces.

And we are in-charge of the very same Indian armed forces!

Objection of the prosecution is sustained.

Subedar Ahmed is stopped from being included...

...in the 15th August parade.

Ok then, today's job is done.

You will get the drink later. Ok.

We had taken care of every possibility.

We had taken care of every point of view.

And we had come to a conclusion...

...that during the night of festivities of 14th August...

...there will be a big stampede.

So that we could escape under that pretext.

For a stampede we needed a bomb.

And for the explosion we needed a bomb.

We did not have a bomb.

Captain Jacob came up with an old idea.

Sir, how much will be the explosion power, sir.

Just like a lab explosion. - Tight! Tight!

Hold it from down.

Give the bigger end.

Hold it tight! Very tight! - Yes, sir!

Tight! Tight!

Turn it. Turn it.

Nobody saw who raised hands on whom first.

Why didn't you give the same punishment...

...to Captain Jacob.

Don't mind major.

Were you not taking Subedar Ahmed's side...

...because he was your confidante.

Please don't mind sir. You have been hating...

...Subedar Ahmed because he is a Muslim.

Major, you can complain against me after reaching India.

The question is of the present.

Of his mental state.

If he goes against the country because of this torture.

Will he be considered a culprit?

Such people, spy for other countries and work for them.

What is the guarantee that he will be loyal...

...to the Indian Armed forces. As he is of now.

Yes sir, I had called because we wanted our man...

...in the Indian Army Headquarter, sir.

Yes sir. The name is Subedar Ahmed.

He is a Shia Muslim.

Yes sir. The problem is that he is one of them.

Yes sir.

It means that we have to declare one of them alive, sir.

Yes sir, the man is very useful.

Yes.

That is what I am saying...

...that we will try him for a year or two.

I am giving the permission for the parade to disperse!

Everything is going smoothly.

You will have to come where I have told you.

Ok. Come.

Whatever, Major Suraj Singh has said, is it true?

Yes, sir.

Then why don't you refuse this court-martial.

It will be even difficult after reaching India.

Major will not be there.

And after reaching a common place...

...all of them unite.

You do not know what the condition there is.

I am being taken out of one camp and sent to another

camp.

Can I be of any help?

I mean to say that a way in which it will be very useful to

you.

Sir, free me from the court-martial.

But this is a very minor job.

Anything more than this.

I mean you can stay with your family...

...comfortably back in India.

Something where you can have lots of money.

I did not understand, sir.

It is late in the night. We will talk later. Ok.

Come.

What happened!?

Look there!

What happened there?

Sir! - Check it out!

Sir, there was nothing. There must be an animal.

Tell them to report to me! - Yes sir!

Go fast!

Come.

Come fast!

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