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- You never asked.

And that's why you never told me?

May Allah be with you.

But Ranjit...te|| me..

Where will you go

with all these people?

Yes, sir?

Joseph.

My medicines are almost over.

I'll look into it, sir.

What if the soldiers come back?

There's nothing we can do, sir.

Joseph.

- Yes, sir.

Excuse me.

Make a list...

...of the people here.

Write down all their names.

We should know how

many people are here.

And what are we doing about food now?

Sir, we still have food for 2-3 days.

Ibrahim managed

to hide half the food.

Thank God.

Well, that's good.

But why are you calling me?

I already passed on

the number to the Gulf Desk.

Sir, no one has called

from the Ministry yet.

And they probably never will.

I need your help.

- What?

Look, Saddam Hussain has permitted...

...us Indians to get out of Kuwait.

But we don't know where to go...

...when or how?

lf you could help us,

then it'll be really great.

Let me speak to the

Minister and call you back.

Excuse me, sir.

Yes, Kohli.

Those Indians stuck in Kuwait...

Talk to Sharma at the Gulf Desk.

Sir, if you could just

put in a word. - Kohli!

The Prime Minister's waiting for me.

Father's name, Vasudevan.

Trichur.

Okay, please.

Next.

Father's name, Amit.

Look.

We must tell sir now.

Ibrahim, have you lost your mind?

You shouldn't have

hidden this from me!

If those Iraqi soldiers

had found out...

...that she's a Kuwaiti.

They would've shot

everyone in the camp.

Sir, I didn't think about that.

I only thought about what

they would've done to her.

But honestly, sir...

...what is the proof

that we're not Kuwaiti.

Most of them don't have any documents.

Agents have their passports.

Who will believe we're Indian?

Mr. Ranjit Katiyal.

Look, I couldn't find out much.

But I was informed

by the Gulf Division that...

...you could possibly go to Jordan.

Possibly?

But Mr. Kohli,

many of us don't have passports.

What do we do?

- I don't know about that.

But...

D0 you have any contacts in Baghdad?

Are you crazy?

He'll go to Iraq?

Do you think it's a picnic?

Those boy soldiers,

who haven't even reached puberty...

Crazy!

Ashok, what choice do we have?

You said that so easily

but what choice do we have?

Those crazy Iraqis

can come back anytime.

They can blow up

ourscho0L

And what can we do?

Isn't it better that I go to Baghdad?

...Ta|k to some people.

I know some people.

We must do something.

We can't just sit here

with our hands tied.

Sir, there's a hospital up ahead.

Can we stop there for a minute...

If you don't mind...

Thank you.

Sorry for the trouble, sir.

Come on, let's get out of here.

Papen

Papen

Indian. Indian.

Sticker!

How did he get this?

Okay, let him go!

QDen the way!

- G0! Go!

- Thank you!

ls someone at the hospital?

I got married 8 days ago.

My bride's name is Shazin.

The ceremony was

to be two days later...

...a|ong with the send-off.

But...Saddam sent

his cavalry that night.

Shazin is a nurse at the hospital.

And she's been busy

at the hospital since then?

No, sir. She's not at the hospital...

...n0r was she at home.

I've been looking for her...

...but I haven't

found any trace of her.

Don't go, Ranjit. It's not safe.

Why don't you understand

me these days?

Neither of us understands the other.

It's the circumstances

that are wrong... Not us.

"| am going to love you so much."

"l'm going to love

you 100 times in a moment."

"|f you ever live me."

"| will only wait for death."

"|'ve forsaken the world for you."

"My breath stops on you."

"| love you so much."

"You can never imagine."

"|'ve forsaken the world for you."

"My breath stops on you."

"| love you so much."

"You can never imagine."

Sir, we've

setup camp in a school...

You haven't tried it yet.

Have some...

It's called Kleicha.

It's considered Iraq's

national biscuit.

I am talking about my prob|em..

I've heard a lot

about this boy lately.

But he made only 10

runs in the first innings...

...and then 27 in the second.

I think the selectors

don't have a clue.

I mean...they put anyone

in the Indian team.

Look, I'm not here

for your biscuits...

...nor to discuss anyone's future...

...on the Indian cricket team.

We're all trapped in a

war-zone in a foreign country.

And you are... - I am trying

to change the subject, Mr. Katiyal...

...because I know what you're facing.

I have no interest in hassling you.

How would we know if...

...everyone in your camp is Indian.

What if they turn out to

be Pakistani or Bangladeshi?

We can't issue them passports, can we?

I get it.

Thank you.

Sorry, Mr. Katiyal.

All I can offer you is this Kleicha.

Please take one.

At least take one.

Sir, anything?

Iraqi biscuit. Kleicha.

lt doesn't feel like these

are the guys who just attacked Kuwait.

Thank you.

What now, sir?

D0 we even matter to Delhi?

We matter to ourselves.

We'll have to keep trying, what else?

We can't blame Delhi either.

There are many here...

...who didn't care

about Delhi until now.

They thought they were Kuwaiti.

That's human nature, Ibrahim.

When you're hurt,

you first call out to your mother.

I'll go call Kurien.

Yes, Kurien.

Nothing. Kuwaitis were of no help.

Just as the Indians weren't.

That leaves us with just one option.

I know some Iraqis.

I'll try asking them for help...

...to meet Saddam's

Foreign Minister Tariq Aziz.

Mr. Katiyal.

Hello.

- Hello.

Please.

- Thank you.

Would you like some tea?

- No. Thank you.

Have some.

- Thank you.

Mr. Katiyal,

this is what I can do for you.

There's a ship called Tipu Sultan...

...coming from India.

With 10,000 tons of food

and medical supplies for Iraq.

Indians have been good...

...when the whole

world was against us.

I can allow the Indians in Kuwait...

...t0 go on their ship back home.

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Aziz.

Thank you very much.

"The Night's over...and

the morning has arrived."

"Happiness has crossed all |imits."

"The Night's over...and

the morning has arrived."

"Happiness has crossed all |imits."

"My heart leaps and jumps..."

"...with the beat of the drums."

"Today I want to..."

"Today I want to dance."

"Today I want to dance."

"Today I want to dance."

"Today I want to dance."

Show me that step. Show it.

Hello, Mr. Ranjit.

How many people can get on that ship?

I don't know.

Women and children first.

And then the old men, I know.

Hold on.

Did you take it in

writing from Tariq Aziz?

What? Ranjit?

You simply took his word for it?

You must do things properly.

Paperwork is highly important.

I don't know how you handled

such a huge company.

That's good news, Mr. Katiyal.

See you soon.

Papa, what else will we see in India?

Well theres...there's...

You don't remember?

- No, sweetheart. Of course I do.

But if I tell you now,

it'll ruin your surprise.

"Every heart's high on joy."

"Life will be filled with bliss."

"|'m going to lift my

feet and dance all night."

"No 0ne's going to

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