Airlift Page #3

Come on, Ibrahim.

Ashok...

...outside of this supermarket...

nobody recognizes you or me.

We have no standing.

The only thing we

have is our identity.

We're Indian, not Kuwaiti.

Together we're something...

If not...

Nothing!

It's old whiskey... but not

worth 500,000 dollars, Mr. Ranjit.

I did try to tell you...

Getting involved

in social work is a trap.

That's not it, sir.

Once the camp is set up...

...|'|| leave with my wife and child.

As long as you're with us.

Aah...you're trying to flatter me.

Even the President considers

Indians as friends.

You can setup camp anywhere you want.

You have my permission.

- Thank you.

But why take your family to the camp?

Tell your wife it's safe at home.

You have my word.

Thank you.

Move.

Come on.

Excuse me.

There are classrooms at the back.

You can sleep there.

There are bathrooms here too.

There's water available

here.

And Ash0k's trying to find out.

You see...we can put up tents here...

...and let people sleep.

Why not.

Ranjit.

- Yes, Ashok.

The canteens on that side.

We can serve them meals in there.

Simu, out of the bus!

I told you to stay right here!

Come on.

Come here.

You can stay here.

This is my "199399-

What do you mean by that?

This is my room.

- No, we'll shift to some other room.

It should be first come, first served.

I saw it first.

What do you think this is...

finders keepers?

We'll g0..

- N0, no, not at all.

If she's okay...

Nonsense!

Come here.

Come on, let's go.

- N0!

We won't stay here.

We'll all be together here.

It'll be safe.

Safe!

I found Simu playing with this!

A bullet!

You can help them settle down,

if you want.

Don't involve us.

Amrita...

- N0.

When you're ready,

pick us up from home.

The Major has guaranteed

our safety, hasn't he?

I'm leaving.

Are you coming?

Okay, sit.

I'll drop her home.

- Okay.

Take care of things.

What are you doing?

Get lost.

Get lost.

ls this a picnic?

There's a war going on...

Do you have any sense?

No discipline at all.

Look at him screaming.

Who's that?

It can be only one guy?

- Who?

My husband.

Let me take him...

While you eat something.

I'll take it... We'll eat later.

Ashok, we've finished our scotch...

Where is America?

Forget America...Where's India?

Around 150,000 Indians are stuck here.

ls anyone concerned?

They haven't done anything for us.

It's not like we've done anything

for India either.

You might

not have done anything.

We send millions of Dinar to India.

They want our Dinar...

...but they don't care about our lives.

If this had

been a western country...

...their embassy would've

gotten their people out by now.

The embassy can do something...

...on|y if they know

that we've setup a camp.

How will they find out? When we..

- What's this?

There's no discipline in the camp.

What?

Didn't you hear?

I heard.

Good.

Let's go to the embassy.

Kurien, look there.

- Yes.

Where's everyone?

- Gone.

Gone?

Where's Brij?

The entire embassy has been evacuated.

I'm leaving too.

Saddam says there's no point in

having two embassies in one country.

All the embassies

are in Baghdad anyway.

So will all the Indians

go to Baghdad now?

N0 point yelling at me.

Talk to the External

Affairs Ministry in Delhi.

They'll tell you

what Indians should do.

What nonsense..

- Wait. Wait.

Do you have any number?

Someone we can call?

Mr. Mishra, come.

Come on.

Hello, Ministry of External Affairs.

This is Ranjit Katiyal

speaking from Kuwait city.

Yes.

We've been given a few numbers...

By the way, who is this?

Joint Secretary, Sanjeev Kohli.

I wanted to talk to you about...

...the situation of

Indians living in Kuwait.

We Indians have setup

camp in Apex School...

Look,

I don't handle the Gulf Division.

You've been given the wrong number.

Look Mr. Kohli, we need help.

And we need it right now.

Well...

I'll communicate this...

...to the Joint

Secretary of the Gulf division.

Give me the number to your school.

For two ?

Green chilly?

N0, thanks.

Meher! Meher!

This is where we're going to live?

With these people?

I'm leaving!

- Dad!

They are killing people outside.

Meher, Saddam has guaranteed...

...that Iraqis won't hurt Indians.

How would they know...

...wh0's Kuwaiti, who's Indian?

Meher...The bank has

my entire life's savings...

...not yours!

I'm leaving!

It's okay, dear.

It'll be okay.

Let me do it.

Can I tie that for you.

Allow me...

What?

What did you say?

Are you Kuwaiti?

You go ahead.

Sheer insensitivity.

There's no communication from

the External Ministry yet.

While taking our number...

- Papa!

My sweetie-pie.

Hello, stranger.

This is the first nice

surprise after 2nd August.

You hardly ever come home.

S0 I have to bring Simu

here to see her father, don't I?

Thank you.

What's going on?

Nothing much. We've been trying to

reach the External Affairs Ministry...

...in Delhi for four days,

but haven't managed to.

Hello, ma'am.

How are you?

- Fine.

Yes.

Come, Simu.

I'll show you something really nice.

I've kept it aside for you.

Are you enjoying all this?

- What?

I have no idea when you come or go.

I'm trying to sort all this.

Our peop|e..

- Our people?

Our people?

Calling Delhi every day,

playing Indian Indian...

Since when did you

start caring so much about them?

Whenever I spoke about

going to India... - Amrita.

Amrita, once we have some clarity

from Delhi about the status of our people...

...we|| get out of here.

Hello, ma'am.

- Yeah.

Will you answer one question?

And I'm not asking in anger.

Why? Why all this?

Why this charade?

And what are you

suddenly trying to be?

Ranjit?

Look at these people.

- Why?

Amrita, look at them.

Some of them have been

working in our office...

...for 5...10...12 years.

But I didn't even know their names.

Unfortunately, now I do.

If we walk away...

...we will be leaving these

names behind, notjust any crowd.

It's true, they're not related to us.

But neither was Nair.

And he lost his life.

And it's not like I'm giving up

my life for these people.

If I turn away now, won't you ask...

"Ranjit, what kind of a man are you?"

Ranjit!

Sir, we're Indians.

We have permission.

We have permission.

Run! Run!

They're coming!

Run!

Ismail, Mani. G0 hide the food.

- Okay.

Good to see you, Mr. Ranjit.

Where's my whiskey today?

Your soldiers came...

They looted our camp.

I am sorry.

But what can they do?

Baghdad sent us...

...but forgot our supplies.

They thought we could depend

on your hospitality.

But... why are you so worried?

It's not like they

really did anything to you.

Did they?

Maybe they will come back.

I can't stop them.

How do I ensure the

safety of my people?

Ranjit! Ranjit! Ranjit!

Now I know for sure you're trapped.

You can all leave Kuwait

anytime if you want.

The President, like me, is

a friend of Indians.

And he has already permitted...

...|ndians to leave.

You never told me that.

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