Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran Page #2

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you'll ace the exams.

Who cares about acing the exams?

We just want a government job.

A huge house and a car with a red beacon

will be more than enough.

This...

This attitude of your generation...

Do you even know

what being a civil servant means?

If you can't do that...

dont waste the position.

Hey, you havent put on your shoes yet!

Go get them, you will be late.

Run!

Did you put all your books in the bag?

Prahlad.

Where's your science project?

I fell asleep by

the time Papa returned.

Couldnt you help him a little bit?

Huh?

My class went on till late, Sushma.

Anyway, he's a big boy now.

He can do his work. Right?

He does everything on his own, Ashwat.

He is very mature and

independent for his age.

He's so cooperative.

Can't you make some time for him?

I am, Sushma.

Go and make your bed.

Already done.

Done already?

Then go and fill this water bottle.

How long will this go on, Ashwat?

Do you know that they charge

tuition fees by the hour now?

And your class go on for

over five hours instead of two.

Civil examinations are tough.

I need to give my students time.

And Prahlad?

Who will be responsible

for his studies?

Is his father capable of paying

for his school fees, extra classes

IIT entrance exams

and IAS preparations?

He's only nine years old, Sushma.

I dont believe this.

When it comes to his projects,

you say he is old enough.

And when it comes to

your responsibilities...

You say, "We have time!"

Our savings are almost over.

When will you take up a proper job

and stop these part-time tuitions?

Come here. Come here!

I have no idea what this burden is

that you're carrying

for the last three years.

It hasn't just affected you,

but us as well.

Understand your responsibilities, Ashwat.

Take care of your family...

and I'll give you a medal for it.

Come on, we are getting late.

You got yelled at because of me.

Okay.

Darkness will fade away

The sun will shine

and the lotus shall bloom.

Thank you very much.

India's hopes rise as Mr. Atal Bihari

Vajpayee becomes the Prime Minister.

I do swear in the name of God

that I will not directly or

indirectly communicate or reveal to

any person or persons any matter which

shall be brought under my consideration.

The Vajpayee Government

with its cabinet of ministers

might be the answer to the problems

of political instability

that the country has been

facing for the last three years.

All those who are carrying bouquets,

please leave the room.

In the time it has taken me

to reach my office from the car,

Pakistan's newly

launched Ghauri missile

would've destroyed

the entire city of New Delhi.

While Pakistan and China continued with

their numerous tests,

we tried to conduct one in 1995

which failed, by the way.

Does anyone remember?

Whoever doesn't remember, get out!

Mr. Tripathi, where are you going?

Well, I...

You were a part of that committee, right?

Let's start with you.

How are you ready so early today?

Papa helped me with

all my homework as well.

Really?

Mummy and Papa are coming home tonight.

Dont forget to receive them

at the station.

I have received a job offer

from Delhi Open University.

For the Engineering Department.

They have called me

for an interview day after tomorrow.

I will go and meet them.

Have some yogurt and sugar.

Uttar Pradesh Transport

Gorkha School, Dehradun Cantonment

-Ashwat Raina?

-Yes.

Please come. You are...

Himanshu Shukla.

This interview is

regarding your work in 1995.

I dont want to talk about it.

You needed my permission to get in,

you need the same to go out. How did your plan fail?

The plan that failed was not mine.

You should have done your homework.

Anyway, the floppy disk

has all the details.

All the files on the disk were coded.

No one could crack the code

or no one bothered to?

This is an official enquiry.

Please answer my questions.

You can't hold me responsible now.

What happened in 1995

was a failure for our country.

I've left all this behind me.

Anyway, your system does not appreciate

talent that I have.

Arent you Ajitabh Raina's son?

He was awarded a

bravery medal in that war.

If he were here instead of you,

he would have put his country first.

The files on this floppy can't be opened.

You can keep it.

There are two parts to this plan.

First are the scientists and

the engineers who build the bomb.

Secondly, we have the army

who install these bombs.

And then, there was the third part,

the most important one

which nobody paid attention to.

We were caught because

the Pokhran range is open and spread out.

All the preparations were made

in broad daylight.

Because Mr. Yadav and his team

had not read my whole plan.

No one bothered to open the files

and I wasnt given a chance

to explain the details.

What was so important?

The American Lacrosse satellites

keep a watch on us all the time.

These Lacrosse satellites also helped

America immensely during the Gulf War.

Their zoom lenses are powerful

to even read

the time on somebody's wristwatch.

They also use thermal imaging

to capture images at night.

Nothing stays hidden from them.

Their vision can

penetrate through clouds.

So my plan was to avoid them completely.

How would you do that?

Indian Space Agency.

But isn't that a

civilian organization?

This is the only organization which

could monitor the American satellites

and give us a timeline

during which we could work in Pokhran.

My plan was to accommodate

science and common sense.

But nobody listened to

what I had to say.

India would have been

a nuclear state today.

We will be.

We are planning another test.

After listening to your plan, I have a

feeling we'll be successful this time.

The plan isn't as simple as it seems.

Since you arent interested.

And why would you be?

Anyone who takes up this job, won't get

any official post, salary, medal, nothing.

If you come across anyone

who would be interested...

This is not a one man's job.

We have to assemble

a team for this mission.

Go ahead.

Ashwat?

Ashwat!

Why are you sleeping here?

Why dont you sit with Mummy

and Papa while I make breakfast?

Please take off your slippers.

We are watching Mahabharata.

How did only five Pandavas

manage to defeat the hundred Kauravas?

They took Lord Krishna's advice.

While there were only five Pandavas,

each of them had a specific goal.

This focus made them very powerful.

Powerful enough to

take on a hundred of them?

Yes, of course.

Come and sit here.

The eldest was Yudhishthir,

the righteous one.

He always took the

morally correct path.

Then there was Arjun, the one standing

behind Lord Krishna on the chariot.

He never missed his target.

That's how focused he was.

And then, there was the third part,

the most important one

which nobody paid attention to.

Secrecy.

Sehdev could look at the sky

and gauge what problems lay in the future.

Nakul was known for his good looks

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