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Wherever the ship takes you...

...you call Red Cross

and claim refugee status.

I've spoken to the captain.

lt will be 200 dollars per person.

You can all afford it.

I personally feel,

it's a risk worth taking.

This is the army tank,

these are guns and this is the Police.

Baby, WhY?

Amrita, Simmu isn't ready yet?

You haven't packed either.

Why pack when we

aren't going anywhere?

Papa, give me my book.

Give it back.

Don't be childish.

I think you've forgotten Punjabi.

"|'|| go wherever my husband goes."

Don't force me, Ranjit.

I'm not going anywhere without you.

And like you said...

Our fate is entwined

with the fate of the others

Why don't you just admit

that your real problem is the garbage.

Hello.

Sanjeev Kohli, Mr. Katiyal.

You've called after quite a while

Where were you all these days?

We||...| couldn't figure anything out

But now we're talking to Jordan...

...t0 let the Indians in Amman.

Amman?

Amman is 1000 kilometres from here.

And we'll have to go through Iraq.

Kohli sir, you can say it so easily.

But how will we get there?

You see...this is

the only option we have.

And even that is not confirmed.

Then confirm it

Because we can't stay here for long,

and that's confirmed

Another thing Kohli sir.

I'm sending 500 people

on a ship from here.

P|ease...try to get them asylum.

I'll give you the details.

And don't just stop there.

There are still 150,000 left here.

Sir...how will we go with them...

- you go with Kurien

Kurien, look after them.

Don't worry.

Come.

Ranjit.

Thank you, buddy.

- Good luck.

Look after everyone.

Ranjit. What did you say?

First women and children

and then old men.

But here only the rich are going.

- This is really, really unfair Mr. Katiyal.

Just because we can't give

the money... - Mr. Poonawala...

...| know you don't have money.

And all the people with

you don't have money either.

I d0...but I am not going.

There's no point in getting

jealous of those who are going.

And anyway, they're paying a price.

- And us?

Should we look out for ourselves?

- I didn't say that.

I am still here with you.

Joseph, take the bus.

- Yes, sir.

Look, Mr. Ranjit..

- Hey..

Enough...in one moment

I'll prove Amrita wrong...

...and go back to

being the old Ranjit...

...which none of you will like.

I am doing whatever I can.

Don't ask for more.

Heads down. Heads down.

Spicy Indian food and whiskey.

I know you're a man of your words.

then...why are you cheating?

Cheating?

You said...| am the Emir now.

Wouldn't I know that...

...you're illegally

sending 500 Indians out?

They can still go...

Just pay the price to the Amir.

I've already have.

2 bottles of whiskey and this.

I want 100,000 dollars.

I said I was wrong.

You're not the Emir.

If you were the Emir...

...then you would've know about

the deal I made in Baghdad.

What deal?

Talk to the External Minister.

Everyone knows...

if the US intervenes...

...|raq will no longer have Kuwait.

But they will definitely

have the riches looted from Iraq.

All that money

goes to the Swiss Bank.

And your government

has asked me to do this for them.

Call Baghdad and let the bus go.

Otherwise your President

Mr. Saddam Hussein will

hang you like he did Fawad...

I want 100,000 dollars right now.

May I please speak to Mr. Tariq Aziz

this is Ranjit Katiyal speaking

- Mr. Ranjit.

Please, stop.

This is not necessary.

Please, finish dinner.

I insist Major, please.

Ranjit,

you never told me about the deal.

There was no deal.

Did you...

I had no other option.

What if he cross-checks?

No one can risk

cross-checking with Saddam.

But that Major

He'll definitely do something.

I was just thinking that

I hope I didn't risk

the lives of 150,000...

...in order to save 500.

Mr. Katiyal, at this hour?

Mr. Kohli, I am leaving

for Jordan in the morning...

...a|ong with my people.

Jordan?

What happened?

I never trusted the Iraqi army.

The situation here is getting worse.

But you can't go to Jordan just yet.

Look...we just started

negotiating with them...

...and they haven't

made a decision yet.

Then get a decision taken, Mr. Kohli.

We don't have an option.

Trying to get there with

so many people is dangerous.

Staying is

Kuwait is even more dangerous.

Give me a few days.

I'm talking to the

Civil Aviation ministry...

Mr. Kohli, please hurry up.

Get the Jordan border to open for us.

Because we're leaving.

Goodnight.

Hello.

Can I talk to Amrit Pal?

I know it's late,

but it's very urgent.

This is Kuwait and this is Jordan.

The distance from here

to here is 1091 kilometres.

And for that I need all your help.

Take as many men as you can.

Ahmed, here you go.

Why can't I come?

- Why don't you understand?

We're doing this for a reason.

Mr. Poonawala, you get on that bus.

Meher, go with your dad.

Joseph, tell everyone...

...that everyone leaves in

groups of 3-4 vehicles. - Okay.

And we all meet at Jahra border.

- Okay.

And from there we go together.

- Okay, sir.

Did you make sure some young men

are in each vehicle

- Yes...| did.

Okay.

Where's Ibrahim.

Sir, I don't know.

Ok don't worry about it.

S0 now you're making

a fuss instead of George.

Sir, I won't go.

Not without Shazin.

It's not right for me to go.

I'll stay here, and look for her.

If you want to find

her then move ahead.

By staying here you're proving...

...that you've lost

all hope to see her.

Try to look for her where

all Indians are going.

Maybe...

Good thing we are going from here.

God knows what it will be like there.

Whatever it is,

it will be better than here.

What did she say?

- What?

She's your sponsor, right?

Sponsor...

- She's a Kuwaiti?

You worked for her, didn't you?

N0, sir...

Why are you getting involved?

He's the kid, not me.

She spoke in Arabic.

You're a Kuwaiti, aren't you?

I'm telling you...

Do you think I'm an idiot?

George sir.

Where are you going?

Why did you get off the bus now?

You need me to get something

in writing from Saddam?

You weren't able to,

but I found out.

A time-bomb is ticking

in the bus. - What?

The woman travelling with Preethi,

she's a Kuwaiti.

I know that.

- You know.

And yet you let her stay in the camp.

If the Iraqi army would have found out...

...they would've cut

us all to pieces that day. .

They didn't find out,

you're still alive, aren't you?

Let's go.

ls this a joke, Mr. Ranjit?

If the Iraqi army finds out...

...that we're taking

a Kuwaiti in our bus...

...then our lives will be in danger.

Leave a woman and

a child behind to die...

...0n|y because she's a Kuwaiti?

I can't do that, George.

What?

That Kuwaiti life is important to you,

...not ours?

You have no right to do this.

This is wrong.

Ranjit.

Ask her to come out.

- Sir.

Tell her to come out.

- Sir, where will she go?

You come out first.

Come out.

Come out.

Give me the kid.

Sir.

Come.

Sir, please.

Sir...

- Come on.

Let's go.

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