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- Thank you.

I'll give you plenty

of opportunities...

...to express your gratitude.

Like I gave him.

Fawad?

Fawad AI Sayyed.

Your business partner.

AI An Hazir Iraq, Mr. Katiyal.

Now this is Iraq.

And people like you...

...wi|| help us keep it that way.

I'm taking another step towards that.

A small gift.

This sticker.

Put it on the windshield of your car.

It'll be helpful at checkpoints.

Otherwise...we could

be meeting every day.

We're friends now, Mr. Ranjit.

If you ever need anything...

...d0nt hesitate.

In return...|'m sure

you too honor this friendship.

You can go.

Mr. Saini.

Mr. Saini.

Mr. Katiyal, over here.

Thank God you saw me.

It's okay.

Brij!

Brij! What the hell is happening?

What happened? Calm down.

A 16 year old Iraqi

soldier shot my driver.

They dragged me to the Dasman palace.

I couldn't tell if...

...that Iraqi Major

was being friendly...

...0r threatening me.

And you're asking what happened?

Come, sit.

Have some water.

We'll sort it out, don't worry.

I am sorry.

- No, it's okay.

What is the airport situation?

The Iraqis have control over it.

No one can come in.

And there's no question of leaving.

And the Indian Government?

As usual, must be watching the show.

Your Kuwaiti government...

...didn't even wait

for the show to start.

They fled.

Policy decisions

are not made in hours.

And the entire world's

watching the show.

Brij, do something.

Get me and my family out of here.

We have to get out.

Yes. And so do another 170,000 Indians.

But how will you?

Okay...do one thing.

Bring your family here.

Take her.

Look! What a fancy house!

- Look, a Kuwaiti Teddy!

- Dead Kuwaiti Teddy!

There's no point going home.

We'll just stay here and...

Joseph, did anyone call from home?

Ranjit.

D0 you know how scared I was?

- Papa!

You have no idea how I

brought Simu in here.

Where were you?

Ranjit, please. Let's just leave.

You were saying that

we should go to London.

Let's go to London.

Just get us out of here.

- Nair's been shot.

Are you even listening?

- Amrita, Nair's been shot.

Nair?

So were you at the hospital?

How is he now?

Ranjit.

Ranjit.

- He's dead.

What?

- Yeah...

They killed him...

right in front of my eyes.

Little kids are walking

around with guns.

Fawad AI Sayyed was

hanging off a crane.

Oh my...

- So what is Ranjit Katiyal worth?

I couldn't even ask

about Nair's body.

His wife just called.

Mr. Ranjit, why are you standing?

Please sit.

- Thank you.

Not here.

Here.

There's a price to everything,

Mr. Ranjit.

I am ready to pay.

The Kuwaiti Dinar is worthless now.

300,000 dollars for 3 people.

We are five.

- Five?

My driver's wife and his child.

Driver's wife...

This is your chance to

get out with your family.

Don't get involved in social work...

...you'|| only get stuck further.

I'm not the type who gets stuck.

Anyway...| can arrange for your money.

Very good!

Thank you.

How much do we have?

- Earlier, there were 200.

And n0w..

- I'm talking about cash.

Sir, thank God you've come.

It now feels like

things will get better.

We're scared.

Please tell us what to do.

Sir...

Joseph, make a list of our

staff and their families.

See if we can accommodate

everyone here.

Otherwise,

we'll make other arrangements.

Relax everyone.

Sit.

Relax.

What do you think you're doing?

Why aren't you getting us out of here?

I can'tjust desert them, can I?

But you can desert us.

Don't you have any

responsibility towards us?

Of course I do.

But these people work for me.

They have the same

expectations from us...

...as we did

the Kuwaiti government.

"How can anyone run from

their responsibilities"...

...these were your words.

- Yes, they were.

But it's easy to make tall claims.

That was my mistake.

But you're making an even bigger one.

And why this sudden

urge to be a Messiah?

I have no interest in being a Messiah.

I too want to get us out of here.

But... once I make

some arrangements for them.

Take care of yourselves.

Soon we'll make some arrangements.

Did you eat?

Did you eat?

Are you okay?

Give me some space.

Where do you expect me to sleep?

Strange problem.

Calm down.

Isn't there enough of

a battle for space outside?

Stop being childish.

Come here.

Here.

Come on.

There's space here.

Excuse me.

The toilets have become very dirty.

They're stinking.

You're the boss, aren't you?

That's why I am telling you.

Do you work here?

- N0!

Let me know when it's clean.

I'm in this room.

Hey, move aside.

I'm not going to be called a refugee

along with these drivers and coolies...

- Sir, any problem?

Who is he?

- I don't know, sir.

Around 100 more came here last night.

There are many like him.

More than 1000 Indians

are waiting outside.

How did they get here?

Sir, they say they're friends,

relatives, etcetera...

...0f our employees.

They had nowhere to go.

So they came here...

...because they feel

safer when they're together.

Sir...it's hard to arrange

food for 500 people.

What will we do with 1600?

If you want, I can identify

those who work for us...

..and ask the rest to leave?

No!

Hello, sir.

This way.

Ranjit Wasn't Ranjit heading here?

But I heard the situation

is pretty bad in the city centre.

Hello, everyone.

- Hello.

Hey, Ranjit.

- He's here.

How are you?

Thank you.

Ranjit, you too?

In the day?

Saddam has turned

everything on its head.

Ranjit, when all

this is over tomorrow...

...you'|| have an exciting

story to tell your grandchildren.

Like "When uncle Saddam

was swirling Kuwait around..."

"...| was swirling a glass of

scotch in Kurien uncle's supermarket".

So it'll all be over tomorrow?

- Of course, Ranjit.

You think America will stay quiet?

So what is America waiting for?

For us to finish our scotch.

Calm down, Ranjit.

They'll keep us afraid of

the villain for a couple of days.

Then tell the Arabs,

look at what happened to Kuwait.

Let us in...bui|d a military base.

And we'll keep you safe.

And everything will

be back to business.

It's a question of a few days.

So gentlemen, this is everything.

You guys can take what you want.

Ranjit.

Ibrahim.

- Yes, sir.

Ranjit sir...|m sure

you haven't brought a truck.

So Ibrahim will load up...

...and deliver it to your office.

Tell me something...

Why are we dividing all the food?

Why don't we all

gather at one place...

...and take all the stuff there.

You know,

if we Indians stay together...

What happened?

- We Indians?

Oh, come on!

Since when did you

become an Indian, Ranjit?

Weren't you always a Kuwaiti.

Ranjit, let's just take the

first flight out of here.

Saddam has attacked them.

Why should we be bothered?

What's the bother?

All we need is a big space,

that's all.

It's a question of

couple of days, Ranjit.

What's the problem?

- Hold on.

Ranjit is right.

- Let's solve our own problems.

Trying to help 170,000...

...wi|| only add to our problems.

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