1 00:02:54,460 --> 00:02:56,210 There was a time when India regarded China, 2 00:02:56,340 --> 00:02:58,170 not just as a neighbour, 3 00:02:58,880 --> 00:03:00,340 but as a brother. 4 00:03:00,840 --> 00:03:04,210 Chants of "Indian-Chinese are brothers", echoed in Indian cities. 5 00:03:05,720 --> 00:03:08,660 But on 20 October 1962, 6 00:03:09,130 --> 00:03:11,050 it was clear the feeling 7 00:03:11,760 --> 00:03:13,010 did not run both ways. 8 00:03:14,050 --> 00:03:15,710 For many years 9 00:03:16,130 --> 00:03:18,920 the Chinese had their eye on Ladakh's Aksai Chin. 10 00:03:19,090 --> 00:03:21,710 They attacked India without warning 11 00:03:21,790 --> 00:03:23,620 and took control of Aksai Chin. 12 00:03:24,050 --> 00:03:26,170 This attack was a betrayal. 13 00:03:27,510 --> 00:03:30,420 And to stop the enemy, India's brave soldiers 14 00:03:30,760 --> 00:03:33,010 were ready to sacrifice their lives. 15 00:03:34,010 --> 00:03:35,960 As the war raged on, 16 00:03:36,590 --> 00:03:38,050 the Chinese army advanced, 17 00:03:38,170 --> 00:03:39,840 swallowing more of our land. 18 00:03:41,050 --> 00:03:44,710 Their next target was Ladakh's Chushul valley. 19 00:03:45,300 --> 00:03:50,050 They knew if they got control of the airfield at Chushul, 20 00:03:50,590 --> 00:03:53,460 Jammu-Kashmir would soon be in their grasp. 21 00:03:55,050 --> 00:03:57,510 This is where our story begins. 22 00:03:58,340 --> 00:04:00,800 The story of the battle that 23 00:04:01,210 --> 00:04:04,800 today we know as "The Battle of Rezang La". 24 00:04:05,510 --> 00:04:07,380 This battle was led by 25 00:04:07,590 --> 00:04:09,920 Major Shaitan Singh Bhati 26 00:04:10,670 --> 00:04:13,670 and his 120 brave soldiers. 27 00:04:14,170 --> 00:04:17,010 "120 Brave" 28 00:05:55,380 --> 00:05:57,130 I must tell the CO. 29 00:05:57,260 --> 00:05:59,590 I must get to Chushul. Warn the CO. 30 00:05:59,840 --> 00:06:03,010 Sir, give him time. He's in shock. 31 00:06:03,170 --> 00:06:06,170 - He's clearly been through hell. - I must warn the CO. 32 00:06:06,630 --> 00:06:10,170 - I must get to Chushul. - Tell me, where is your Major? 33 00:06:10,840 --> 00:06:12,130 I cannot leave you here, sir. 34 00:06:12,420 --> 00:06:13,800 I will not leave you here. 35 00:06:14,510 --> 00:06:16,050 Sir, I will not leave you. 36 00:06:16,260 --> 00:06:18,460 Sir, I will not go... 37 00:06:19,460 --> 00:06:20,460 Sir... 38 00:06:22,050 --> 00:06:23,010 Sir, I will not go... 39 00:06:24,090 --> 00:06:27,090 I will not leave you here... sir... 40 00:06:29,920 --> 00:06:32,300 Let me know as soon as he's able to talk. 41 00:06:33,010 --> 00:06:34,090 Yes, sir. 42 00:06:49,260 --> 00:06:52,550 My name is Ram Chander Yadav. 43 00:06:53,050 --> 00:06:56,800 Two days ago I was sitting at HQ in Delhi, 44 00:06:57,420 --> 00:06:59,880 shuffling files from here to there. 45 00:07:00,340 --> 00:07:03,840 But as the situation on the border got worse, 46 00:07:04,210 --> 00:07:07,510 I was given the chance to join the 13th Kumaon Regiment at Chushul 47 00:07:07,630 --> 00:07:10,210 as their new radio operator. 48 00:07:11,090 --> 00:07:13,760 I did not know then that four days later, 49 00:07:14,340 --> 00:07:17,760 not just for me personally, but this battle 50 00:07:18,170 --> 00:07:22,460 would change the country's history forever. 51 00:07:39,170 --> 00:07:40,920 - Morning, Colonel. - Morning, sir. 52 00:07:43,840 --> 00:07:45,880 - Ram Ram, sir! - Ram Ram. 53 00:08:00,300 --> 00:08:01,550 Ram Ram, sir! 54 00:08:04,960 --> 00:08:06,630 Orders from high command. 55 00:08:06,840 --> 00:08:10,170 We cannot lose the Chushul airfield under any circumstances. 56 00:08:10,840 --> 00:08:12,010 What's your plan? 57 00:08:15,010 --> 00:08:16,710 Sir, on the north bank of Pangong Tso, 58 00:08:16,960 --> 00:08:19,130 the 1/8th Gorkha Rifles are deployed. 59 00:08:19,340 --> 00:08:21,550 They're facing heavy infantry and artillery attacks. 60 00:08:21,710 --> 00:08:24,380 On Gurung Hill, the Bravo Company, the 1/8th Gorkhas 61 00:08:25,510 --> 00:08:27,420 are saving this gap. 62 00:08:27,880 --> 00:08:31,510 If the Chinese attack our airfield, they'll come through this gap. 63 00:08:31,880 --> 00:08:35,090 Charlie Company will protect Rezang La. 64 00:08:36,010 --> 00:08:37,960 - Charlie Company? - Yes, sir. 65 00:08:38,460 --> 00:08:42,010 The Ahir boys are from Haryana? Aren't they from the Plains? 66 00:08:42,920 --> 00:08:44,010 Can they handle it? 67 00:08:44,710 --> 00:08:46,550 Sir, this isn't my decision, 68 00:08:46,920 --> 00:08:49,510 the Charlie Company Commander volunteered. 69 00:08:49,710 --> 00:08:51,170 Major Shaitan Singh Bhati. 70 00:08:55,170 --> 00:08:56,840 Shaitan! 71 00:08:58,090 --> 00:08:59,090 Where is he? 72 00:08:59,460 --> 00:09:01,840 Gone on a recce to the mountains, sir. 73 00:09:02,840 --> 00:09:06,090 He said: "The Brigadier will wait, not the enemy." 74 00:09:31,510 --> 00:09:32,630 Where's the Major going? 75 00:09:33,050 --> 00:09:34,420 There's a sniper up ahead. 76 00:09:41,550 --> 00:09:44,260 Stop him! The Major is walking straight into his rifle range. 77 00:10:26,920 --> 00:10:27,800 Ready, sir! 78 00:10:31,550 --> 00:10:34,170 Rock pile, seven o'clock, three degrees. 79 00:10:34,710 --> 00:10:37,300 Rock pile, seven o'clock, three degrees. 80 00:10:42,550 --> 00:10:44,010 Enemy sniper. 81 00:10:55,090 --> 00:10:58,420 Remember, Hari Ram, the wind is on your side. 82 00:10:58,960 --> 00:11:00,670 The wind is on our side. 83 00:11:24,960 --> 00:11:27,210 Sir, there's another one. Your permission? 84 00:11:27,340 --> 00:11:28,760 Permission denied. 85 00:11:28,960 --> 00:11:31,550 We need someone to carry the message back. 86 00:11:32,840 --> 00:11:35,170 Now they will not cross the border. 87 00:11:39,420 --> 00:11:41,380 Sir! You're hurt. 88 00:11:41,840 --> 00:11:43,090 Not me. 89 00:11:43,960 --> 00:11:45,550 Look over there. 90 00:11:48,340 --> 00:11:52,760 I had heard many stories of his bravery, today I see it with my own eyes. 91 00:11:53,550 --> 00:11:56,420 They don't call him the "Devil" for nothing! 92 00:12:06,760 --> 00:12:07,420 Drive! 93 00:12:11,210 --> 00:12:13,090 - Ram Ram, sir! - Ram Ram. 94 00:12:15,460 --> 00:12:16,710 - Ram Ram, sir! - Ram Ram. 95 00:12:16,920 --> 00:12:18,380 Sepoy Ram Chander Yadav. 96 00:12:18,510 --> 00:12:20,340 Charlie Company's new radio operator. 97 00:12:20,630 --> 00:12:22,130 Where the hell did they find you? 98 00:12:22,460 --> 00:12:24,510 Not found! I came of my own accord. 99 00:12:24,880 --> 00:12:26,550 Only God can save you! 100 00:12:26,880 --> 00:12:29,260 Take this medicine for the next three days. 101 00:12:29,880 --> 00:12:32,840 But I'm fine! 102 00:12:33,050 --> 00:12:34,710 Have one after each meal. 103 00:12:35,210 --> 00:12:36,130 Sir! 104 00:12:42,130 --> 00:12:44,670 Sir! Any chance of a jacket? 105 00:12:44,920 --> 00:12:46,840 You see I'm not used to the cold. 106 00:12:47,130 --> 00:12:48,800 You'll get a jacket. 107 00:12:49,170 --> 00:12:51,710 Tell you what. Just cross the border, 108 00:12:52,260 --> 00:12:54,960 the first Chinese soldier you shoot - take his jacket. 109 00:12:57,880 --> 00:13:01,170 No jackets in stock. Make do with the sweater. 110 00:13:03,760 --> 00:13:05,090 Where do I find the Charlie Company? 111 00:13:05,630 --> 00:13:08,300 It looks less like a camp and more like a party - 112 00:13:09,420 --> 00:13:11,050 Charlie Company's there. 113 00:13:17,880 --> 00:13:20,670 Come on, Baingan! Get his knees! 114 00:13:26,630 --> 00:13:28,380 He's murdering all discipline! 115 00:13:28,510 --> 00:13:31,300 Now see how I murder this chocolate! Baingan, way to go! 116 00:13:33,800 --> 00:13:35,340 I'll fix you! 117 00:13:49,710 --> 00:13:50,920 What's all this? 118 00:13:52,510 --> 00:13:54,920 What if an officer shows up? 119 00:13:55,300 --> 00:13:56,260 It's their daily routine! 120 00:13:58,210 --> 00:14:00,880 They're best friends, from the same village. 121 00:14:01,710 --> 00:14:04,510 We're all from the same village! 122 00:14:04,760 --> 00:14:05,960 Sir! Where's that? 123 00:14:06,130 --> 00:14:07,210 Rewari. 124 00:14:07,460 --> 00:14:09,210 Brother! I'm from Rewari too. 125 00:14:12,460 --> 00:14:13,960 Hail Bajrang Bali! 126 00:14:16,880 --> 00:14:18,130 Now I'll mash you, Eggplant! 127 00:14:23,880 --> 00:14:25,380 I won! 128 00:14:25,920 --> 00:14:29,010 Put your stuff down and watch the fun. Go on! 129 00:14:29,130 --> 00:14:31,090 Watching these idiots is a blast! 130 00:14:32,800 --> 00:14:33,710 My chocolate? 131 00:14:36,510 --> 00:14:37,630 Damn you! 132 00:14:37,760 --> 00:14:41,090 - He ate up my chocolate. - Stay out of it! 133 00:14:41,800 --> 00:14:42,670 Hey brother! 134 00:14:44,260 --> 00:14:47,220 - You crazy? You fools! - What happened to him? 135 00:14:47,460 --> 00:14:48,800 Get up! 136 00:14:49,710 --> 00:14:51,340 Company! Attention! 137 00:14:51,590 --> 00:14:53,130 Ram Ram, sir. 138 00:14:54,010 --> 00:14:55,010 At ease. 139 00:14:57,050 --> 00:14:58,880 You here to fight the enemy or each other? 140 00:14:59,090 --> 00:15:00,340 The enemy, sir! 141 00:15:02,090 --> 00:15:03,880 - Name? - Nanha. 142 00:15:05,010 --> 00:15:08,510 Sorry, sir! Sepoy Shiv Ram from Dhevada, District Rewari. 143 00:15:12,920 --> 00:15:13,920 And you? 144 00:15:14,130 --> 00:15:17,510 Sepoy Ram Lal Yadav, sir. Village Dhevada, District Rewari. 145 00:15:18,460 --> 00:15:20,260 So they both belong to your village, Surja? 146 00:15:21,760 --> 00:15:22,880 If only they didn't, sir. 147 00:15:23,420 --> 00:15:26,260 And they don't like each other's faces! 148 00:15:27,460 --> 00:15:29,210 They're forever at loggerheads, sir. 149 00:15:31,260 --> 00:15:34,300 So you like fighting. Well, why not? 150 00:15:35,090 --> 00:15:38,130 You're Ahirs. It's Only natural you like fighting. 151 00:15:40,300 --> 00:15:44,090 Do you know why I chose to lead this Company? 152 00:15:45,510 --> 00:15:47,010 Because I know 153 00:15:47,380 --> 00:15:50,300 the blood that runs in your veins has great power. 154 00:15:51,760 --> 00:15:53,670 - Uncle Jairam? - Yes, sir. 155 00:15:54,260 --> 00:15:55,920 Weren't you the first to join us? 156 00:15:56,050 --> 00:15:57,090 Yes, sir. 157 00:15:57,380 --> 00:16:01,340 Tell them how many Ahir Companies served in the British army. 158 00:16:01,460 --> 00:16:03,630 They made up the whole regiment, sir. 159 00:16:03,840 --> 00:16:06,670 - And now? - Only one battalion left, sir. 160 00:16:07,300 --> 00:16:08,630 Why did that happen? 161 00:16:08,880 --> 00:16:12,170 Why was a whole regiment reduced to one battalion? 162 00:16:12,300 --> 00:16:16,960 Because the British felt we lacked the discipline required by soldiers. 163 00:16:19,920 --> 00:16:21,170 Were the British right? 164 00:16:23,170 --> 00:16:24,380 No, sir. 165 00:16:26,920 --> 00:16:28,340 Were the British right? 166 00:16:28,510 --> 00:16:29,510 No, sir! 167 00:16:29,670 --> 00:16:33,840 The Chinese have invaded our land. It's up to us to stop them. 168 00:16:34,130 --> 00:16:38,090 This can only happen if we fight the way a war is fought. 169 00:16:38,420 --> 00:16:39,300 United! 170 00:16:39,420 --> 00:16:41,130 With weapons in our hands and a storm in our hearts. 171 00:16:41,340 --> 00:16:43,670 So, shall we prove the British wrong? 172 00:16:43,840 --> 00:16:45,630 - Yes. sir! - What do we need for that? 173 00:16:45,760 --> 00:16:47,960 Weapons in our hands and a storm in our hearts! 174 00:16:48,090 --> 00:16:52,130 You're sons of farmers. All your life you've seen your ancestors fight. 175 00:16:52,380 --> 00:16:54,170 Sometimes against drought. Sometimes against floods. 176 00:16:54,300 --> 00:16:56,800 Fighting for your land runs in your veins. 177 00:16:57,050 --> 00:17:01,090 This time the fight isn't about your land, but your motherland. 178 00:17:01,880 --> 00:17:03,670 - Any questions? - No, sir. 179 00:17:05,460 --> 00:17:07,380 - Surja, take over. - Sir. 180 00:17:08,760 --> 00:17:10,510 And you, radio man... 181 00:17:12,510 --> 00:17:14,510 Sepoy Ram Chander Yadav, sir. 182 00:17:14,840 --> 00:17:15,960 Come with me. 183 00:17:16,760 --> 00:17:20,090 That was the first time I met the Company Commander. 184 00:17:20,460 --> 00:17:23,380 Seeing him and listening to him 185 00:17:23,960 --> 00:17:25,510 doubled my fervour. 186 00:17:25,760 --> 00:17:26,670 In line! 187 00:17:29,670 --> 00:17:31,800 Tomorrow we head for Rezang La. 188 00:17:32,420 --> 00:17:34,340 Ever been posted to a high altitude region? 189 00:17:34,460 --> 00:17:35,550 No, sir. 190 00:17:36,840 --> 00:17:41,170 So a new chapter in your life is about to begin, Ram Chander. Get ready. 191 00:17:41,960 --> 00:17:43,170 Here's your radio set. 192 00:17:44,050 --> 00:17:44,670 Sir. 193 00:17:51,050 --> 00:17:52,130 How many in your family? 194 00:17:54,760 --> 00:17:57,920 There's my mother and two younger sisters. 195 00:17:58,210 --> 00:17:59,420 Done, sir. 196 00:18:07,800 --> 00:18:10,800 Make sure you lie low at the front. 197 00:18:11,300 --> 00:18:14,090 Wear your helmet at all times, and stay alert. 198 00:18:15,960 --> 00:18:18,260 We lost a radio operator recently. 199 00:18:18,840 --> 00:18:20,010 Understood? 200 00:18:20,380 --> 00:18:21,960 - Dharam Pal. - Sir! 201 00:18:22,630 --> 00:18:25,710 Check his nose. Make sure he has no broken bones. 202 00:18:26,090 --> 00:18:27,260 Yes, sir. 203 00:18:28,670 --> 00:18:29,670 Sir! 204 00:18:30,920 --> 00:18:33,260 Wear a helmet. Stay alert. 205 00:18:33,510 --> 00:18:37,420 Surja sir, you know in our village we get 4 glasses of milk every day. 206 00:18:38,090 --> 00:18:41,300 You told us eating a chocolate is like having a glass of milk. 207 00:18:41,800 --> 00:18:43,760 This Ram Lal ate my chocolate. 208 00:18:45,090 --> 00:18:47,550 I knew your father and your grandfather. 209 00:18:47,760 --> 00:18:50,840 They both enlisted in the army and proudly did their duty. 210 00:18:51,260 --> 00:18:53,340 And what are you doing here? Hein? 211 00:18:53,760 --> 00:18:55,130 Fighting over a chocolate? 212 00:18:55,760 --> 00:18:58,090 Want to disgrace your forefathers? 213 00:18:59,710 --> 00:19:02,510 Why are you so quiet now? Tell me why you're here. 214 00:19:02,760 --> 00:19:05,420 I came to be a soldier like my father and grandfather, sir. 215 00:19:05,550 --> 00:19:07,300 I'm here to do my duty for my country. 216 00:19:07,420 --> 00:19:09,960 A soldier fights for his country, 217 00:19:10,340 --> 00:19:12,960 he does not fight with his mates over nothing. 218 00:19:13,340 --> 00:19:14,420 Get it? 219 00:19:15,630 --> 00:19:18,840 Get your bedding. You won't be sleeping in the tent tonight. 220 00:19:19,090 --> 00:19:20,010 So where will I sleep? 221 00:19:20,170 --> 00:19:22,210 Over there... with the cattle. 222 00:19:22,670 --> 00:19:26,260 Those who do not respect humans, sleep with animals. 223 00:19:26,920 --> 00:19:27,920 Uncle... 224 00:19:28,260 --> 00:19:29,380 I am not your uncle. 225 00:19:32,420 --> 00:19:33,420 Now move it. 226 00:19:33,550 --> 00:19:34,460 Get moving! 227 00:19:36,510 --> 00:19:37,710 Ram Ram, sir! 228 00:19:47,550 --> 00:19:48,380 Good evening, sir. 229 00:19:48,920 --> 00:19:50,420 Shaitan. At ease. 230 00:19:52,630 --> 00:19:53,510 What news? 231 00:19:54,130 --> 00:19:56,260 They're setting up base in Spanggur. 232 00:19:56,840 --> 00:19:59,420 I don't think they'll attack from there. 233 00:19:59,920 --> 00:20:00,420 Why not? 234 00:20:00,550 --> 00:20:02,880 I talked to some locals on the way here, sir. 235 00:20:03,170 --> 00:20:06,300 They were coming down from the hills with their cattle. 236 00:20:06,960 --> 00:20:09,880 They said there was a chance of a storm breaking in a few days. 237 00:20:10,630 --> 00:20:12,460 The weather report didn't mention any storm. 238 00:20:13,010 --> 00:20:14,420 With all due respect, sir, 239 00:20:15,010 --> 00:20:17,090 these people have been living in the mountains 240 00:20:17,210 --> 00:20:19,170 long before we could even reach them. 241 00:20:19,840 --> 00:20:20,880 In all honesty, 242 00:20:21,050 --> 00:20:23,510 I trust their experience more than a weather report. 243 00:20:23,840 --> 00:20:27,550 You're saying the enemy will wait till the storm passes and then attack? 244 00:20:27,840 --> 00:20:29,800 Definitely a possibility, sir. 245 00:20:30,420 --> 00:20:31,840 But I believe, 246 00:20:32,210 --> 00:20:35,630 they'll use the cover of the storm to try and capture Rezang La. 247 00:20:35,920 --> 00:20:36,760 Rezang La? 248 00:20:37,590 --> 00:20:39,710 That's what I would do, sir. 249 00:20:41,840 --> 00:20:44,590 No. I disagree with you, Shaitan. 250 00:20:45,550 --> 00:20:47,550 Sir, the Rezang La Pass is very narrow. 251 00:20:47,710 --> 00:20:50,800 The enemy won't easily get through with troops and artillery. 252 00:20:51,260 --> 00:20:53,010 To attack the Chushul airfield, 253 00:20:53,170 --> 00:20:54,920 they'll come through the Spanggur gap. 254 00:20:55,380 --> 00:20:57,420 Sir, it's a direct and easy approach. 255 00:20:58,380 --> 00:20:59,550 What do you have to say, Major? 256 00:21:00,840 --> 00:21:01,960 He's right, sir. 257 00:21:03,510 --> 00:21:06,010 The enemy will assume we know that too. 258 00:21:08,460 --> 00:21:09,340 With your permission. 259 00:21:09,760 --> 00:21:10,760 Go ahead. 260 00:21:13,090 --> 00:21:15,800 Sir, they'll expect to see our forces in Spanggur, 261 00:21:16,670 --> 00:21:19,760 but they will not expect Rezang La Pass to be defended. 262 00:21:20,630 --> 00:21:23,710 That's why we need more troops and artillery support, sir. 263 00:21:26,050 --> 00:21:27,210 I'm sorry, Major. 264 00:21:27,460 --> 00:21:29,710 We cannot send more troops to Rezang La right now. 265 00:21:30,130 --> 00:21:32,050 But, if the weather is on our side, 266 00:21:32,170 --> 00:21:34,010 I'll try and provide you with artillery support. 267 00:21:34,170 --> 00:21:35,510 Thank you, sir. 268 00:21:36,510 --> 00:21:37,340 Carry on, Major. 269 00:21:42,380 --> 00:21:43,670 So what do you think? 270 00:21:44,130 --> 00:21:44,840 No, sir. 271 00:21:45,630 --> 00:21:49,380 I agree with you. Rezang La is a very narrow Pass. 272 00:21:59,340 --> 00:22:03,460 We were busy preparing ourselves for the Chinese to attack. 273 00:22:03,800 --> 00:22:08,800 The command of the Chinese army was in the hands of Chairman Mao. 274 00:22:09,670 --> 00:22:13,380 He sent orders to the front through General Gao. 275 00:22:38,950 --> 00:22:41,760 Mao wanted to see the Communist flag 276 00:22:42,260 --> 00:22:45,210 flying over Chushul airfield in three days. 277 00:22:46,510 --> 00:22:48,760 The world was putting pressure on Mao 278 00:22:48,880 --> 00:22:50,420 to end the war. 279 00:22:51,260 --> 00:22:54,090 And he knew, once a ceasefire was declared, 280 00:22:54,550 --> 00:22:56,210 the land they had already seized 281 00:22:56,420 --> 00:22:58,210 would belong to them. 282 00:23:16,840 --> 00:23:18,840 The Chinese believed they'd found 283 00:23:18,960 --> 00:23:20,630 the weak link in the Indian defence, 284 00:23:21,090 --> 00:23:24,710 because the soldiers in our Company 285 00:23:25,840 --> 00:23:27,960 were from the Plains, 286 00:23:28,340 --> 00:23:31,210 not used to fighting, 287 00:23:31,710 --> 00:23:34,630 or even breathing at high altitudes. 288 00:23:39,340 --> 00:23:41,550 Chairman Mao's ordered their army 289 00:23:41,630 --> 00:23:45,330 to capture Rezang La without delay. 290 00:24:54,760 --> 00:24:57,710 Brother, it's freezing. 291 00:25:02,210 --> 00:25:03,380 What you staring at? 292 00:25:03,710 --> 00:25:04,880 Your face. 293 00:25:06,130 --> 00:25:10,130 You look like a shy bride on her wedding night. 294 00:25:10,590 --> 00:25:11,840 Dharam Pal! 295 00:25:12,050 --> 00:25:15,050 You've studied medicine, right? Can he be cured? 296 00:25:16,460 --> 00:25:19,300 Don't drag me into this, Baingan! 297 00:25:19,800 --> 00:25:21,590 My father used to say: 298 00:25:21,920 --> 00:25:25,170 "All soldiers are your brothers. Treat them all the same." 299 00:25:25,510 --> 00:25:27,010 Learn from this good man, 300 00:25:27,210 --> 00:25:29,630 and stop making fun of everyone! 301 00:25:29,880 --> 00:25:33,840 They all call him "Eggplant"! I'll cut off your stem! 302 00:25:34,260 --> 00:25:35,380 Now stop! 303 00:25:35,800 --> 00:25:37,760 I'm writing to your sister-in-law. 304 00:25:38,260 --> 00:25:40,510 Tell her about the tough times we're having. 305 00:25:41,840 --> 00:25:43,960 Nihal isn't married yet. 306 00:25:44,590 --> 00:25:46,170 But sister-in-law came first. 307 00:25:46,760 --> 00:25:49,840 Not married? Sister-in-law came first? 308 00:25:50,260 --> 00:25:51,420 How come? 309 00:25:55,620 --> 00:25:57,260 The heartthrob of our nation! 310 00:25:57,590 --> 00:26:00,210 Our "so-called" sister-in-law! Madhubala! 311 00:26:04,050 --> 00:26:05,590 Writing to the star Madhubala? 312 00:26:05,760 --> 00:26:07,920 I hear she doesn't go to work 313 00:26:08,050 --> 00:26:11,840 till she knows her Prince's heart still beats for her! 314 00:26:12,050 --> 00:26:14,840 Keep laughing! One day you'll be crying. 315 00:26:15,340 --> 00:26:18,840 You know nothing of the power of love. 316 00:26:19,090 --> 00:26:20,380 Nihal Singh. 317 00:26:20,630 --> 00:26:23,260 There are many stones on this mountain, 318 00:26:23,710 --> 00:26:28,840 but the number of Madhubala's fans in India outnumber them all. 319 00:26:29,010 --> 00:26:32,550 You can't compare our brother to a stone. 320 00:26:32,960 --> 00:26:34,760 He's a real diamond! 321 00:26:35,090 --> 00:26:36,800 Let this war be over, 322 00:26:37,010 --> 00:26:40,420 then I'll catch the next train and head straight for Bombay. 323 00:26:41,840 --> 00:26:43,880 I want to go to Bombay too. 324 00:26:44,210 --> 00:26:45,840 You know... 325 00:26:47,090 --> 00:26:49,460 I'm dying to meet the great singer Mohammed Rafi saab. 326 00:26:49,670 --> 00:26:51,010 Take a look at the sea too! 327 00:26:51,130 --> 00:26:52,960 If you're all heading to Bombay, 328 00:26:53,170 --> 00:26:54,800 take our hero with you. 329 00:26:58,130 --> 00:26:59,590 Radio man looks like the star Dev Anand of Rewari! 330 00:27:13,170 --> 00:27:14,210 Brothers, 331 00:27:16,260 --> 00:27:19,380 if I wasn't responsible for getting my sister married... then I'd... 332 00:27:21,260 --> 00:27:23,630 What do you mean? Your sister's marrying? 333 00:27:24,050 --> 00:27:25,800 Then we shall all go! 334 00:27:26,510 --> 00:27:31,420 An Ahir wedding! They'll be serving us turmeric milk! Congrats! 335 00:27:31,550 --> 00:27:32,840 Won't you invite us? 336 00:27:32,960 --> 00:27:33,960 Of course I will! 337 00:27:34,090 --> 00:27:36,340 When will this war end? 338 00:27:51,960 --> 00:27:54,590 Have you ever killed anyone? 339 00:28:03,210 --> 00:28:04,670 We're Ahirs. 340 00:28:07,090 --> 00:28:09,170 If you ask us sweetly, 341 00:28:10,260 --> 00:28:12,170 we'd lay down our lives. 342 00:28:13,920 --> 00:28:16,170 But when it comes to our motherland, 343 00:28:18,130 --> 00:28:20,130 I swear on Lord Krishna, 344 00:28:21,800 --> 00:28:23,380 not just one life, 345 00:28:24,840 --> 00:28:26,840 we can take a hundred lives. 346 00:28:35,010 --> 00:28:37,760 - For you? - No, sir, I don't drink. 347 00:28:38,170 --> 00:28:39,460 - Thank you. - Thank you. 348 00:28:42,130 --> 00:28:43,260 How is Mrs. Bhati? 349 00:28:44,630 --> 00:28:45,840 She's fine, sir. 350 00:28:46,800 --> 00:28:49,340 - And your son? - Don't ask, sir. 351 00:28:49,920 --> 00:28:52,760 I may be called "Shaitan", but he's the real devil! 352 00:28:54,840 --> 00:28:55,670 Miss them? 353 00:28:58,130 --> 00:28:59,210 Yes, sir. 354 00:29:23,960 --> 00:29:27,710 I saw my beloved 355 00:29:32,590 --> 00:29:36,010 Holding a wedding garland 356 00:29:39,130 --> 00:29:43,550 Everyone thought I'd go for pearls 357 00:29:45,920 --> 00:29:50,840 It was respect for my beloved that I chose 358 00:30:08,300 --> 00:30:12,800 Since you came into my life, the world turned new, O love 359 00:30:17,510 --> 00:30:22,210 You're everything I could ever want, O love 360 00:30:23,510 --> 00:30:26,260 I lost my heart to you 361 00:30:26,420 --> 00:30:27,590 Wait! 362 00:30:29,300 --> 00:30:33,920 The world is now soaked in colour, O love 363 00:30:35,960 --> 00:30:40,760 My eyes long to see you 364 00:30:42,010 --> 00:30:45,840 O beloved, when will you come home to me? 365 00:30:47,960 --> 00:30:51,090 My heart is racing, my breath quickens 366 00:30:53,090 --> 00:30:55,800 See how flustered I am 367 00:30:57,710 --> 00:31:00,710 O beloved, when will you come home to me? 368 00:31:04,170 --> 00:31:06,420 My eyes long to see you 369 00:31:44,760 --> 00:31:46,960 Oh! That's your father's watch. 370 00:31:48,380 --> 00:31:51,300 He proudly gifted it to me. 371 00:31:51,710 --> 00:31:52,800 Do you know why? 372 00:31:53,010 --> 00:31:54,880 There can only be one reason. 373 00:31:55,420 --> 00:31:59,090 Your childhood dream was to join the army like your father. 374 00:31:59,920 --> 00:32:01,760 Today that dream has come true. 375 00:32:12,960 --> 00:32:15,130 If this tiny scratch upsets you, 376 00:32:16,050 --> 00:32:18,550 what will you do when I confront the enemy at the border? 377 00:32:18,840 --> 00:32:21,340 I'll hold my head up high and tell everyone, 378 00:32:21,630 --> 00:32:23,960 I'm the wife of a true patriot. 379 00:32:26,380 --> 00:32:28,300 What if I don't come back? 380 00:32:30,010 --> 00:32:32,260 Don't say that, even in jest. 381 00:32:36,460 --> 00:32:39,340 I know this uniform does not only stand for bravery, 382 00:32:39,840 --> 00:32:41,300 it demands sacrifice too. 383 00:32:44,130 --> 00:32:46,010 When I married you, 384 00:32:46,760 --> 00:32:48,840 I accepted this is how our life would be. 385 00:32:53,840 --> 00:32:55,130 Forgive me. 386 00:32:56,300 --> 00:32:57,920 I didn't want to upset you. 387 00:32:58,760 --> 00:33:01,210 You mean everything to me. 388 00:33:02,710 --> 00:33:07,010 If anything happens to you, my heart will be in pieces. 389 00:33:12,050 --> 00:33:13,800 But I promise you, 390 00:33:14,550 --> 00:33:16,670 I will always hold my head up high. 391 00:33:21,550 --> 00:33:24,260 I'm a Rajput, I promise I'll never let you down. 392 00:33:28,260 --> 00:33:30,920 Now smile. You'll brighten my day! 393 00:33:34,260 --> 00:33:35,090 A little more! 394 00:34:51,960 --> 00:34:54,840 Long live Mother India! 395 00:35:02,840 --> 00:35:08,630 The Chinese patrolling units had infiltrated India and started spreading fear. 396 00:35:09,340 --> 00:35:11,840 We were on our way to Rezang La. 397 00:35:12,880 --> 00:35:15,010 This was the first time that 398 00:35:15,210 --> 00:35:17,670 I was climbing to an altitude of 17,000 feet. 399 00:35:17,800 --> 00:35:19,670 Brother, slow down! 400 00:35:20,590 --> 00:35:25,340 Have you been this high before? To Rezang La? 401 00:35:25,670 --> 00:35:29,090 - Our Major is always well prepared. - Yes! 402 00:35:29,300 --> 00:35:34,010 He's been training us to climb up and down for the last two weeks. 403 00:35:34,210 --> 00:35:35,840 With all our kit! 404 00:35:37,920 --> 00:35:39,670 Did you have the pill? 405 00:35:39,840 --> 00:35:45,170 The pill? Why's everyone after me about the pill? 406 00:35:45,300 --> 00:35:46,710 - I'm perfectly fine. - Right! 407 00:35:46,840 --> 00:35:49,840 I'm just... feeling cold. 408 00:35:51,670 --> 00:35:53,090 Hey, brother! 409 00:35:54,380 --> 00:35:55,420 There! He's done it! 410 00:35:55,550 --> 00:35:57,880 That's why you're told to have the pill. 411 00:35:59,510 --> 00:36:02,880 We know you're not sick. It's to get you adjusted to the altitude. 412 00:36:03,010 --> 00:36:04,010 Come. Rinse your mouth. 413 00:36:04,260 --> 00:36:07,800 It's no joke climbing to a 17,000 foot altitude. 414 00:36:09,260 --> 00:36:11,380 - Why have you stopped? - Sir! 415 00:36:11,630 --> 00:36:13,380 At ease! What's wrong with him? 416 00:36:13,630 --> 00:36:16,760 Sir, the poor fellow is in a really bad state. 417 00:36:17,300 --> 00:36:20,340 With your permission, can I wait here with him? 418 00:36:21,050 --> 00:36:22,380 I'll catch up with you soon. 419 00:36:22,510 --> 00:36:24,550 You can fool him, but not me! 420 00:36:24,760 --> 00:36:26,880 No, sir, what are you saying? 421 00:36:27,010 --> 00:36:29,460 Just look at him. He's trembling. 422 00:36:29,670 --> 00:36:32,840 You've become very generous? Give the pill, hurry up! 423 00:36:33,090 --> 00:36:34,210 Sir. 424 00:36:34,670 --> 00:36:36,010 Vishanchand! 425 00:36:36,260 --> 00:36:37,840 - Hey, Eggplant! - Sir! 426 00:36:38,050 --> 00:36:40,960 It's your duty to get these two fellows moving. OK? 427 00:36:41,340 --> 00:36:42,920 - OK, sir. - Thank you, uncle. 428 00:36:43,710 --> 00:36:45,670 I'm not your uncle, but you'll turn me into one. 429 00:36:46,090 --> 00:36:47,340 Sorry, Surja sir. 430 00:36:47,800 --> 00:36:49,510 - Catch up soon. - Sir. 431 00:36:50,050 --> 00:36:50,920 Drink up. 432 00:36:51,130 --> 00:36:52,300 Oh man! 433 00:36:52,710 --> 00:36:56,710 I could hardly sleep, thanks to uncle, who made me sleep near a herd of yaks. 434 00:37:16,460 --> 00:37:17,010 All OK? 435 00:37:17,300 --> 00:37:21,630 Yes, sir. Our radio operator ran out of breath. 436 00:37:21,920 --> 00:37:24,420 It's his first day. He'll get used to it. 437 00:37:24,710 --> 00:37:25,840 Yes, sir. 438 00:37:30,630 --> 00:37:32,010 - Good day! - Good day! 439 00:37:46,550 --> 00:37:48,090 - Greetings! - Julley, sir! 440 00:37:48,670 --> 00:37:50,260 - Julley, Tsering! - Julley, sir! 441 00:37:50,800 --> 00:37:54,920 He never stops playing with the football you gave him. 442 00:37:55,630 --> 00:37:57,550 This is the age for him to play. 443 00:37:57,840 --> 00:37:59,130 He won't be playing at your age! 444 00:38:00,420 --> 00:38:02,380 - Where to? - My wife is pregnant. 445 00:38:03,090 --> 00:38:03,840 Congrats! 446 00:38:04,380 --> 00:38:07,510 I'm taking her to her mother's. She'll be there for a few days. 447 00:38:08,260 --> 00:38:11,010 That's good. You two should stay with her. 448 00:38:11,710 --> 00:38:13,630 There's a war on. Anything can happen. 449 00:38:15,880 --> 00:38:17,550 - Greetings! - Julley, sir! 450 00:38:17,960 --> 00:38:20,090 Go down to the valley for a few days, 451 00:38:20,340 --> 00:38:21,960 come back when the war is over. 452 00:38:37,090 --> 00:38:39,300 I want three Platoons of 40 men each. 453 00:38:39,670 --> 00:38:40,300 Sir. 454 00:38:40,420 --> 00:38:43,010 9th Platoon. Take position here with three LMGs. 455 00:38:43,210 --> 00:38:43,840 Sir. 456 00:38:43,960 --> 00:38:45,960 This position is the closest to the border. 457 00:38:46,840 --> 00:38:49,880 Hari Ram, 8th Platoon. Three LMGs will be behind them, 458 00:38:50,130 --> 00:38:51,920 at a distance of 900 metres. 459 00:38:52,130 --> 00:38:55,090 - Here. Bang in the middle of the Pass. - Sir. 460 00:38:56,010 --> 00:38:58,090 Surja, 7th Platoon. 461 00:38:58,460 --> 00:39:01,300 Take position on the mountain range, near headquarters. 462 00:39:01,630 --> 00:39:04,300 The mortar section stays 400 metres away. 463 00:39:04,920 --> 00:39:06,670 - Behind the mountain range. - Yes, sir. 464 00:39:06,920 --> 00:39:08,550 - Any questions? - No, sir. 465 00:39:08,800 --> 00:39:09,670 Ram Ram, sir. 466 00:39:09,800 --> 00:39:10,960 Ah, radio man! 467 00:39:11,420 --> 00:39:12,920 There's disturbance on the signal. 468 00:39:13,130 --> 00:39:15,630 Report back to me when it's fixed. 469 00:39:15,960 --> 00:39:17,880 I need to contact the battalion headquarters. 470 00:39:18,170 --> 00:39:19,670 - Yes, sir. - Carry on! 471 00:39:26,880 --> 00:39:29,630 Hey, you spoilt Mama's little pets! 472 00:39:33,130 --> 00:39:35,340 Listen carefully, boys. 473 00:39:35,960 --> 00:39:37,920 It takes two hours to boil water. 474 00:39:38,170 --> 00:39:40,340 It took me two hours to make this soup. 475 00:39:40,710 --> 00:39:42,670 If anyone complains... 476 00:39:42,800 --> 00:39:45,090 they'll get a good whacking 477 00:39:49,510 --> 00:39:51,380 Brother! Love it! 478 00:39:51,840 --> 00:39:53,510 How can you say you love it? 479 00:39:53,670 --> 00:39:55,130 I swear on Lord Krishna, 480 00:39:55,260 --> 00:39:57,260 I was starving, after building the bunkers. 481 00:39:57,920 --> 00:40:00,460 Uncle's soup tastes superb! 482 00:40:00,800 --> 00:40:02,840 No kidding. I'd happily pay for this soup. 483 00:40:03,420 --> 00:40:04,380 Drop it! Enough flattery! 484 00:40:04,510 --> 00:40:07,670 Tell you what. When I retire, my pension is yours! 485 00:40:08,880 --> 00:40:11,760 When a buffalo takes a dump, you'll be sprayed. 486 00:40:13,590 --> 00:40:14,710 - Who you talking to? - You! 487 00:40:14,840 --> 00:40:16,260 Hey you, sour face! 488 00:40:16,670 --> 00:40:19,260 Don't act smart. Drink the soup. 489 00:40:19,590 --> 00:40:20,760 Uncle is offended! 490 00:40:21,510 --> 00:40:22,590 Smartasses! 491 00:40:22,670 --> 00:40:25,800 Uncle! Give this soup to the Chinese! 492 00:40:25,910 --> 00:40:29,730 They'll run away. Weightless and tasteless! 493 00:40:30,710 --> 00:40:34,840 Your comments are tasteless. You always spoil things. 494 00:40:35,170 --> 00:40:38,130 - Tell him there's a war going on. - "There's a war going on." 495 00:40:38,380 --> 00:40:40,710 - Tell him it's not his friend's wedding. - As if! 496 00:40:40,840 --> 00:40:42,210 - Did I say anything? - Well? 497 00:40:42,340 --> 00:40:43,840 - Didn't hear it. - I did! 498 00:40:43,960 --> 00:40:45,920 - I'm not responsible for his hearing. - Is he? 499 00:40:46,050 --> 00:40:47,630 - Am I responsible? - Then who is? 500 00:40:47,880 --> 00:40:49,090 Ram Ram! Sit down! 501 00:40:49,590 --> 00:40:50,510 Keep sitting. 502 00:40:51,420 --> 00:40:52,460 The Major! 503 00:40:53,090 --> 00:40:55,300 - Ram Ram, sir! - Ram Ram. 504 00:40:55,630 --> 00:40:57,170 Did you like Jairam's soup? 505 00:40:57,300 --> 00:41:00,260 Nanhe loved it, sir. He was licking his cup! 506 00:41:00,710 --> 00:41:02,340 I was licking my fingers, sir! 507 00:41:04,510 --> 00:41:05,420 Sir! 508 00:41:07,170 --> 00:41:09,760 With your permission, may I ask you a question? 509 00:41:10,550 --> 00:41:11,340 Go ahead. 510 00:41:13,760 --> 00:41:15,840 Sir, what's the story behind your name? 511 00:41:16,590 --> 00:41:18,710 He's the Major. Not some uncle of yours. 512 00:41:19,260 --> 00:41:20,550 It's OK, Surja. 513 00:41:21,090 --> 00:41:24,260 I'm sure everyone has the same question in mind. 514 00:41:24,460 --> 00:41:28,130 - Yes, sir. - We even bet on it. 515 00:41:28,380 --> 00:41:29,300 I said, 516 00:41:29,710 --> 00:41:32,260 your parents called you "Shaitan" 517 00:41:32,460 --> 00:41:34,340 because you were devilishly naughty. 518 00:41:35,050 --> 00:41:36,760 A great imagination. 519 00:41:37,090 --> 00:41:42,510 Ram Lal said your parents gave you that name to ward off the evil eye. 520 00:41:42,840 --> 00:41:45,550 Like some call their kid after the demon Ravan. 521 00:41:46,090 --> 00:41:47,050 Sir, I didn't say that. 522 00:41:47,170 --> 00:41:49,710 I'm glad they didn't call me Kumbhakaran! Right, Surja? 523 00:41:50,510 --> 00:41:53,260 I doubt your parents named you "Shaitan". 524 00:41:53,590 --> 00:41:55,550 It must've been some nasty teacher. 525 00:41:55,670 --> 00:41:57,800 - He's right. - That's what he said. 526 00:41:58,090 --> 00:42:00,090 - You crazy? I didn't say that. - You did! 527 00:42:00,260 --> 00:42:01,130 Sir, he's kidding. 528 00:42:01,590 --> 00:42:02,630 That's enough! 529 00:42:03,050 --> 00:42:06,010 The Major is being kind. It doesn't mean you can cross the line. 530 00:42:06,420 --> 00:42:08,010 Sorry, sir. 531 00:42:09,710 --> 00:42:11,420 - Dharam Pal! - Yes, sir. 532 00:42:11,960 --> 00:42:15,670 I heard you singing when we climbing up. You have a good voice. 533 00:42:16,800 --> 00:42:17,710 Thank you, sir. 534 00:42:18,050 --> 00:42:19,260 He sings very well, sir. 535 00:42:20,260 --> 00:42:24,340 All India Radio asked him to come and sing for them, but he didn't. 536 00:42:24,840 --> 00:42:26,760 A great loss for the country! 537 00:42:27,420 --> 00:42:28,380 You should've gone. 538 00:42:29,010 --> 00:42:31,880 Today Dharam Pal Singh Dahiya could've been a famous singer. 539 00:42:32,340 --> 00:42:33,840 Take sir's blessings. 540 00:42:34,510 --> 00:42:36,090 All my family joined the army, sir. 541 00:42:36,460 --> 00:42:38,130 My father said: 542 00:42:38,510 --> 00:42:41,630 "Join the army. You might be saved from an enemy bullet, 543 00:42:41,880 --> 00:42:44,920 "but if you become a singer, my bullet won't spare you!" 544 00:42:46,420 --> 00:42:49,420 - He was saved! - Saved from Papa! 545 00:42:49,710 --> 00:42:53,710 Your father isn't here, so don't worry. Sing for us. 546 00:42:54,670 --> 00:42:57,550 - Go on, sing! - He's a better singer than soldier! 547 00:42:57,850 --> 00:43:00,420 The Major is asking you, so sing! 548 00:43:23,170 --> 00:43:25,630 The day I left home 549 00:43:26,260 --> 00:43:28,340 The day I left my village 550 00:43:28,960 --> 00:43:31,260 The love that flowed 551 00:43:31,800 --> 00:43:33,510 How I miss it 552 00:43:34,460 --> 00:43:36,710 My mother held me tight 553 00:43:37,260 --> 00:43:39,420 Saying: "Go, my soldier, go!" 554 00:43:41,260 --> 00:43:43,670 How I miss those moments 555 00:43:44,010 --> 00:43:46,630 Those courtyards, those terraces 556 00:43:46,840 --> 00:43:49,050 Those lanes, those paths 557 00:43:49,550 --> 00:43:51,800 Those childhood friends 558 00:43:52,260 --> 00:43:54,420 How I miss them all 559 00:43:54,920 --> 00:43:57,300 Her veil flying in the air 560 00:43:57,760 --> 00:44:00,380 Her bewitching kohl-lined eyes drove me mad 561 00:44:03,260 --> 00:44:05,380 How I miss them 562 00:44:07,050 --> 00:44:09,210 The day I left home 563 00:44:09,880 --> 00:44:11,800 The day I left my village 564 00:44:12,760 --> 00:44:16,340 The love that flowed. How I miss it 565 00:44:18,260 --> 00:44:20,380 My mother held me tight 566 00:44:20,840 --> 00:44:22,960 Saying: "Go, my soldier, go!" 567 00:44:23,710 --> 00:44:27,090 How I miss those moments now 568 00:45:01,710 --> 00:45:03,840 The sparkling Diwali lights 569 00:45:04,460 --> 00:45:06,760 The sprinkling colours of Holi 570 00:45:07,260 --> 00:45:09,420 Those wonderful nights 571 00:45:09,840 --> 00:45:12,260 Those wonderful days 572 00:45:12,670 --> 00:45:14,920 My heart raced seeing her 573 00:45:15,300 --> 00:45:17,420 No matter how annoyed she was 574 00:45:18,010 --> 00:45:20,340 I could never find peace without her near 575 00:45:23,840 --> 00:45:25,590 Without her near 576 00:45:30,260 --> 00:45:31,760 Those moments of love 577 00:45:33,010 --> 00:45:35,340 The sound of wedding drums 578 00:45:35,840 --> 00:45:37,800 Those familiar songs 579 00:45:38,420 --> 00:45:40,550 How I miss them 580 00:45:41,340 --> 00:45:45,460 Those folk songs of old 581 00:45:46,710 --> 00:45:50,840 Known and unknown, how I miss them 582 00:45:53,460 --> 00:45:55,670 The day I left home 583 00:45:56,300 --> 00:45:58,380 The day I left my village 584 00:45:58,960 --> 00:46:01,260 The love that flowed 585 00:46:01,760 --> 00:46:03,670 How I miss it 586 00:46:04,590 --> 00:46:06,800 My mother held me tight 587 00:46:07,260 --> 00:46:09,010 Saying: "Go, my soldier, go!" 588 00:46:09,920 --> 00:46:13,590 How I miss those moments 589 00:46:14,130 --> 00:46:16,050 How I miss them 590 00:46:45,300 --> 00:46:46,630 How I miss them 591 00:46:48,510 --> 00:46:52,130 We will all chant in one voice: 592 00:46:52,380 --> 00:46:54,840 Run, Chinese, run! 593 00:46:55,260 --> 00:46:57,550 Run, Chinese, run! 594 00:47:01,670 --> 00:47:02,760 Sir! 595 00:47:05,130 --> 00:47:07,630 Good evening, sir! All set at Rezang La! 596 00:47:07,800 --> 00:47:09,760 Awaiting further orders. Over. 597 00:47:10,130 --> 00:47:11,710 Three Alpha, listen carefully. 598 00:47:12,050 --> 00:47:15,260 The enemy has captured the area surrounding the Eastern Post 599 00:47:15,380 --> 00:47:16,800 and Daulat Beg Oldie. 600 00:47:17,130 --> 00:47:19,920 We have no eyes on the Xinjiang-Tibet Highway. 601 00:47:20,090 --> 00:47:22,630 Reports of heavy troop movement there are coming through. 602 00:47:22,840 --> 00:47:25,460 But we have no way to confirm this. Over. 603 00:47:25,710 --> 00:47:28,090 I'll get up higher and set up a Listening Post, sir. 604 00:47:28,340 --> 00:47:30,210 With your permission. Over. 605 00:47:30,630 --> 00:47:33,840 Three Alpha! This is your Commander speaking, request granted. 606 00:47:34,090 --> 00:47:36,260 Report back to us as soon as you get any intel. 607 00:47:36,510 --> 00:47:37,510 Out. 608 00:48:12,920 --> 00:48:13,920 Here. 609 00:48:14,670 --> 00:48:16,920 I want a Listening Post set up here by sunset. 610 00:48:17,050 --> 00:48:17,710 Yes, sir. 611 00:48:17,840 --> 00:48:19,670 Ram Chander! Check the radio. 612 00:48:19,920 --> 00:48:21,130 Nanha. 613 00:48:22,880 --> 00:48:26,170 Your attention should be focused only on that approach. 614 00:48:26,760 --> 00:48:30,130 Hear any movement on the other side of the gap, inform me at once. 615 00:48:30,460 --> 00:48:31,130 Yes, sir. 616 00:48:32,210 --> 00:48:33,090 Out. 617 00:48:33,260 --> 00:48:34,960 - The radio is working, sir. - Good. 618 00:48:35,210 --> 00:48:38,420 - Your call sign is Charlie 7. - OK. 619 00:48:39,590 --> 00:48:42,300 Bhanu. Ram Chander. You two, come with me. 620 00:48:42,710 --> 00:48:44,340 - OK. Good luck, boys. - Sir! 621 00:48:44,960 --> 00:48:45,960 Come, Nanhe. 622 00:48:47,420 --> 00:48:50,710 The Major has asked us to watch that area. 623 00:49:08,380 --> 00:49:09,090 Sir! 624 00:49:10,090 --> 00:49:11,210 That's Chagga village. 625 00:49:13,800 --> 00:49:14,460 Let's go. 626 00:49:50,630 --> 00:49:55,130 Sir... I told them to go down to the valley. 627 00:49:56,340 --> 00:49:57,920 But they didn't... 628 00:50:04,630 --> 00:50:06,210 Where would they go, Bhanu? 629 00:50:08,510 --> 00:50:10,090 This is their home. 630 00:50:11,380 --> 00:50:12,800 Their land. 631 00:50:23,960 --> 00:50:25,670 Take care of Bhanu! 632 00:50:26,050 --> 00:50:27,710 Bhanu, you'll be OK. 633 00:52:57,050 --> 00:52:58,380 Sir, you OK? 634 00:53:03,670 --> 00:53:04,550 Radio! 635 00:53:04,960 --> 00:53:06,340 We're in danger of losing NEFA. 636 00:53:07,300 --> 00:53:09,380 Sir, Major Bhati is calling in. 637 00:53:10,010 --> 00:53:11,960 Sir, the Brigade Commander. 638 00:53:13,670 --> 00:53:15,630 Three Alpha, report. Over. 639 00:53:15,840 --> 00:53:21,130 The enemy's motorised infantry is advancing towards Rezang La. Over. 640 00:53:22,920 --> 00:53:24,710 Enemy strength? Over. 641 00:53:27,550 --> 00:53:29,090 About 3000, sir. 642 00:53:29,630 --> 00:53:30,550 Over. 643 00:53:33,340 --> 00:53:35,210 I'll have to talk to the Division HQ. 644 00:53:35,710 --> 00:53:38,010 Hold your positions for further orders. Over. 645 00:53:38,210 --> 00:53:39,840 There isn't enough time, sir. 646 00:53:40,760 --> 00:53:43,550 They'll be here soon, sir. Over. 647 00:53:43,880 --> 00:53:45,760 Then fall back, Major, fall back! 648 00:53:46,090 --> 00:53:49,800 I can't send you additional forces, you know that. 649 00:53:50,090 --> 00:53:51,960 Retreat with your Company. 650 00:53:52,090 --> 00:53:55,960 Reinforce Alpha and Bravo Company at Chushul's Eastern approach. Over. 651 00:53:56,380 --> 00:53:59,550 Three Alpha, if we retreat now, 652 00:54:00,340 --> 00:54:03,920 they'll be at Chushul and Kashmir within days. 653 00:54:06,260 --> 00:54:07,960 With all due respect, sir, 654 00:54:09,260 --> 00:54:11,420 I cannot concede defeat without fighting. 655 00:54:12,130 --> 00:54:12,920 Over. 656 00:54:14,460 --> 00:54:15,760 Roger that. 657 00:54:18,510 --> 00:54:19,920 Think it over again. 658 00:54:23,340 --> 00:54:27,920 Talk to your JCOs and report back to me. Out. 659 00:54:40,210 --> 00:54:41,260 Sir? 660 00:54:46,460 --> 00:54:49,920 3000 Chinese soldiers are advancing towards Rezang La. 661 00:54:52,550 --> 00:54:55,510 But Shaitan does not want to retreat. 662 00:54:57,460 --> 00:54:59,130 He was right. 663 00:55:01,130 --> 00:55:04,420 Sir, we have only 120 soldiers there. 664 00:55:05,300 --> 00:55:08,090 The enemy has a definite advantage. 665 00:55:11,800 --> 00:55:13,840 You're goddamn right. 666 00:55:21,090 --> 00:55:22,260 Sir? 667 00:55:24,380 --> 00:55:26,300 What does your heart say? 668 00:55:27,880 --> 00:55:29,340 "You cannot retreat." 669 00:55:30,130 --> 00:55:31,090 And your mind? 670 00:55:32,090 --> 00:55:33,760 It says listen to my heart. 671 00:55:35,210 --> 00:55:36,210 Sir... 672 00:55:37,840 --> 00:55:41,090 then you have your answer. 673 00:55:43,960 --> 00:55:47,300 I can follow my heart when deciding my own fate, 674 00:55:49,130 --> 00:55:51,420 but not the fate of 120 soldiers. 675 00:55:57,210 --> 00:55:58,880 Ram Chander, the radio. 676 00:56:05,670 --> 00:56:07,840 Connect me to all three Platoons. 677 00:56:11,420 --> 00:56:15,630 Sir, the Company Commander wishes to address everyone. 678 00:56:16,760 --> 00:56:18,840 - 8th Platoon? - Yes, sir! 679 00:56:19,420 --> 00:56:21,300 Gather around me. 680 00:56:31,670 --> 00:56:35,670 Charlie Company, this is your Company Commander, Major Shaitan Singh Bhati. 681 00:56:37,380 --> 00:56:40,420 Tonight a perilous storm is coming our way 682 00:56:41,710 --> 00:56:43,550 in the shape of 3000 Chinese soldiers. 683 00:56:44,630 --> 00:56:49,170 We could retreat and take a defensive position at Chushul's Eastside. 684 00:56:51,050 --> 00:56:54,840 Or hold our current position and try to stop the enemy. 685 00:56:58,130 --> 00:57:00,090 We can protect this land. 686 00:57:01,960 --> 00:57:03,130 This land 687 00:57:04,800 --> 00:57:07,380 where a single blade of grass does not grow. 688 00:57:08,800 --> 00:57:11,760 But it's not about the land, it's about a dream. 689 00:57:12,380 --> 00:57:16,460 A dream that came true after years of struggle. 690 00:57:17,050 --> 00:57:21,130 The dream of freedom that so many sacrificed their lives for. 691 00:57:22,510 --> 00:57:26,710 The dream of one India - from the Himalayas to Kanyakumari. 692 00:57:33,800 --> 00:57:37,550 Today our enemy has its sights on our forefathers' dream. 693 00:57:38,340 --> 00:57:40,800 On Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir. 694 00:57:42,170 --> 00:57:43,840 It's likely 695 00:57:44,510 --> 00:57:48,090 this is a mere piece of land won in battle for them, 696 00:57:48,840 --> 00:57:50,420 but for me, 697 00:57:51,010 --> 00:57:53,460 this is Mother India's crown. 698 00:57:54,710 --> 00:57:57,380 And to abandon my mother's crown 699 00:57:57,630 --> 00:58:00,670 at the feet of the enemy is unacceptable to me. 700 00:58:05,460 --> 00:58:07,300 Someone once told me: 701 00:58:09,130 --> 00:58:10,960 "This uniform does not only stand for bravery, 702 00:58:11,090 --> 00:58:12,760 "it demands sacrifice too." 703 00:58:15,550 --> 00:58:16,960 That time has come. 704 00:58:23,170 --> 00:58:28,800 I will fight till my last bullet, till my last drop of blood falls. 705 00:58:28,920 --> 00:58:30,880 But I will not retreat. 706 00:58:31,630 --> 00:58:34,670 If any of you wish to leave, you may. 707 00:58:36,130 --> 00:58:38,300 I shall not hold it against you. 708 00:58:39,670 --> 00:58:43,130 But I... will not retreat. 709 00:59:16,130 --> 00:59:17,710 Charlie Two. 710 00:59:18,420 --> 00:59:21,760 Sir, you once said we were the sons of farmers. 711 00:59:23,210 --> 00:59:26,300 No one knows the value of land better than us. 712 00:59:26,510 --> 00:59:30,010 This time the fight isn't about us, it's about our motherland. 713 00:59:30,300 --> 00:59:32,300 No one will retreat. 714 00:59:37,760 --> 00:59:41,130 We're lucky to have the chance to fight and die for our country, sir. 715 00:59:41,260 --> 00:59:43,710 9th Platoon is going nowhere. 716 00:59:43,920 --> 00:59:46,880 We're all with you, till our last bullet. 717 00:59:47,090 --> 00:59:50,010 I speak on behalf of 8th Platoon, sir. 718 00:59:51,010 --> 00:59:53,550 There's no question of us retreating. 719 00:59:55,130 --> 00:59:57,840 We stay here with you. 720 00:59:58,880 --> 01:00:01,550 We fight here, we die here. 721 01:00:02,630 --> 01:00:04,420 Till our last breath, 722 01:00:04,840 --> 01:00:06,760 till our last bullet. 723 01:00:07,880 --> 01:00:08,710 Over. 724 01:00:43,590 --> 01:00:46,880 The People's Republic of China has stated 725 01:00:47,010 --> 01:00:50,340 they have decided to stop hostilities against India, 726 01:00:50,510 --> 01:00:51,840 and have declared ceasefire. 727 01:00:52,960 --> 01:00:56,590 Their armies are now deployed behind the Line of Control. 728 01:00:56,800 --> 01:00:58,710 Sir, careful. 729 01:00:59,210 --> 01:01:00,510 Sir, careful. 730 01:01:11,340 --> 01:01:13,260 I want to talk to the CO. 731 01:01:14,130 --> 01:01:15,840 I want to talk to the CO. 732 01:01:16,670 --> 01:01:18,510 I want to talk to the CO! 733 01:01:19,130 --> 01:01:19,920 Now! 734 01:01:23,380 --> 01:01:26,210 Our entire conversation will be recorded. 735 01:01:28,670 --> 01:01:30,670 Tell me your service number, name and rank. 736 01:01:32,760 --> 01:01:37,170 Serial number 4182091. 737 01:01:38,670 --> 01:01:40,630 Sepoy Ram Chander Yadav. 738 01:01:41,800 --> 01:01:45,380 13th Kumaon, Charlie Company's radio operator, sir. 739 01:01:45,550 --> 01:01:47,300 Today is the 21st of November. 740 01:01:47,590 --> 01:01:49,510 Time: 11.20 am. 741 01:01:49,840 --> 01:01:52,630 I warn you whatever you may say must be the truth, 742 01:01:52,760 --> 01:01:55,550 and if you lie or mislead us, you'll be court martialled. 743 01:01:56,300 --> 01:01:57,510 Understand? 744 01:02:04,210 --> 01:02:06,760 There's no reason for me to lie, sir. 745 01:02:11,010 --> 01:02:13,710 I'm only alive so I could tell you the truth. 746 01:02:19,210 --> 01:02:21,260 So Sepoy Ram Chander Yadav, 747 01:02:21,880 --> 01:02:24,510 what happened on the 17th November night? 748 01:02:31,300 --> 01:02:32,920 We were waiting for the enemy. 749 01:02:34,630 --> 01:02:37,130 As darkness fell around us, 750 01:02:37,920 --> 01:02:40,420 the cold became unbearable. 751 01:02:42,550 --> 01:02:45,510 It was minus 24 degrees. 752 01:02:47,800 --> 01:02:53,130 The icy wind felt like a dagger piercing through us. 753 01:02:55,130 --> 01:02:58,710 Only the Major seemed oblivious to the freezing cold, 754 01:03:02,880 --> 01:03:05,840 as though a fire was burning inside him. 755 01:03:31,260 --> 01:03:33,670 Hey. Ram Lal! 756 01:03:34,880 --> 01:03:36,710 See something out there? 757 01:03:43,550 --> 01:03:46,210 There is something. Tell the Major. 758 01:03:46,460 --> 01:03:47,710 Charlie 7! 759 01:03:48,510 --> 01:03:50,210 Charlie 7, pass your message. Over. 760 01:03:50,510 --> 01:03:52,670 Sir, we see some movement at the Myna gap. 761 01:03:52,880 --> 01:03:54,760 Looks like the enemy is knocking at our door. 762 01:03:54,960 --> 01:03:58,460 Charlie 7. Be Alert. Out. 763 01:03:59,710 --> 01:04:00,510 9th Platoon! 764 01:04:00,710 --> 01:04:01,670 Yes, sir! 765 01:04:01,800 --> 01:04:05,010 Get ready. Uninvited guests were seen at the gap. 766 01:04:17,510 --> 01:04:18,760 Charlie 7! 767 01:04:19,710 --> 01:04:21,170 Charlie 7. Pass. Over. 768 01:04:21,510 --> 01:04:24,840 Sir, it doesn't look like the enemy. I think it's a herd of yaks. 769 01:04:25,300 --> 01:04:25,880 Over. 770 01:04:26,050 --> 01:04:27,510 A herd of yaks? 771 01:04:27,760 --> 01:04:29,510 Are you sure? Over. 772 01:04:29,760 --> 01:04:32,210 The fog is making it difficult to see, sir. 773 01:04:32,510 --> 01:04:34,920 But I can smell them, sir. Over. 774 01:04:35,260 --> 01:04:37,300 I don't understand. Say again? Over. 775 01:04:37,510 --> 01:04:40,550 I can smell them. Thanks to Surja sir, 776 01:04:40,920 --> 01:04:43,210 I spent a night sleeping next to some yaks. 777 01:04:43,630 --> 01:04:45,920 Their smell has settled in my nose. 778 01:04:46,130 --> 01:04:47,260 Over. 779 01:04:47,760 --> 01:04:51,380 Charlie 7! Today we'll test your smelling powers. 780 01:04:51,710 --> 01:04:52,710 Out. 781 01:05:13,630 --> 01:05:15,010 Charlie 7. 782 01:05:16,420 --> 01:05:20,130 My hunch was right, sir. They're not the Chinese, they're yaks. 783 01:05:20,670 --> 01:05:22,420 Charlie 7! Well done! 784 01:05:23,010 --> 01:05:27,300 They probably wanted to learn our position by sending yaks through. 785 01:05:27,710 --> 01:05:30,130 Your nose saved us! 786 01:05:30,460 --> 01:05:32,550 Stay in position. Over and out. 787 01:05:35,170 --> 01:05:38,510 Yes, brother! So it was a herd of yaks! 788 01:05:40,630 --> 01:05:44,130 This time the Chinese trap did not work. 789 01:05:44,460 --> 01:05:49,630 Did we know if they cared if their yaks or men were killed? 790 01:05:51,210 --> 01:05:53,460 They laid another trap for us. 791 01:06:05,510 --> 01:06:09,800 Whatever happens, happens for the best. 792 01:06:11,460 --> 01:06:12,880 Why say that? 793 01:06:13,260 --> 01:06:17,670 Look, if I hadn't beaten you up that day, 794 01:06:18,420 --> 01:06:20,800 Surja sir wouldn't have made me sleep near the yaks. 795 01:06:21,510 --> 01:06:24,210 And I would not have recognised their smell. 796 01:06:24,590 --> 01:06:28,880 So my nose would not have saved our Post today. Right? 797 01:06:31,510 --> 01:06:33,630 Be happy the Major Sahib showed up. 798 01:06:34,380 --> 01:06:38,510 Or I would've walloped you and smashed your ear drums. 799 01:06:40,210 --> 01:06:42,260 Stop dreaming! OK? 800 01:06:43,210 --> 01:06:44,760 You should be happy the Major turned up, 801 01:06:45,010 --> 01:06:48,800 or you'd be in two pieces. Neither fish nor fowl. 802 01:07:06,510 --> 01:07:07,630 Did you write home? 803 01:07:09,550 --> 01:07:11,130 Look, brother Nanhe. 804 01:07:13,260 --> 01:07:15,550 I'm already sitting in Mother India's lap, 805 01:07:17,170 --> 01:07:20,090 and as for my family - they're all right here. 806 01:07:20,460 --> 01:07:26,340 There's Nihal, Baingan, Jairam Uncle, Surja sir, 807 01:07:30,210 --> 01:07:31,590 and you. 808 01:07:35,420 --> 01:07:38,130 So who do I write to? 809 01:07:49,880 --> 01:07:53,340 Nanhe. The damn Chinese are coming. 810 01:07:55,380 --> 01:07:57,460 Charlie 7! Over. 811 01:07:57,630 --> 01:08:00,880 Send a message to 7th Platoon. I need the mortar section 200 metres up ahead. 812 01:08:01,050 --> 01:08:02,130 Sir! 813 01:08:02,550 --> 01:08:04,010 Charlie 7! 814 01:08:05,300 --> 01:08:06,920 Charlie 7. Go ahead. Over. 815 01:08:07,130 --> 01:08:09,170 Sir, a Chinese patrol is heading towards the gap. 816 01:08:09,380 --> 01:08:11,170 About 15-20 men. Over. 817 01:08:11,510 --> 01:08:13,550 We're coming to back you up, Charlie 7. 818 01:08:13,800 --> 01:08:16,880 Till we get there, no one must fire. Out. 819 01:08:18,260 --> 01:08:20,840 Don't fire. The Major Sahib is on his way. 820 01:08:21,050 --> 01:08:23,510 Ram Chander, you stay here. You come with me. 821 01:08:23,710 --> 01:08:25,920 Hari. Govind. Come with us. Hurry. 822 01:08:51,340 --> 01:08:52,170 Hold! 823 01:09:00,800 --> 01:09:02,460 Let them get closer. 824 01:09:05,130 --> 01:09:05,710 Hold! 825 01:09:07,590 --> 01:09:08,550 Fire! 826 01:09:32,130 --> 01:09:33,840 - Grenade! - Sir! 827 01:09:48,590 --> 01:09:50,090 RPG! 828 01:09:59,460 --> 01:10:00,630 Ram Lal! 829 01:10:03,460 --> 01:10:05,380 Ram Lal! Sir! 830 01:10:05,510 --> 01:10:08,880 Carry him back to the Company. Hurry! 831 01:10:09,010 --> 01:10:11,460 Nanha, go with the Major Sahib. The rock's too heavy, you can't move it. 832 01:10:11,590 --> 01:10:14,050 We won't leave you here, Ram Lal. 833 01:10:14,170 --> 01:10:16,880 Sir, take everyone back to the Post. 834 01:10:17,170 --> 01:10:19,010 I'll cover you. 835 01:10:19,840 --> 01:10:22,130 If I don't kill 10 or 15 of them, 836 01:10:22,260 --> 01:10:25,510 I swear on Lord Hanuman, dying won't be any fun. 837 01:10:29,800 --> 01:10:32,170 Give me a few grenades, sir. 838 01:10:35,260 --> 01:10:37,340 A few grenades, sir. 839 01:10:43,170 --> 01:10:45,130 Hail Lord Krishna! 840 01:10:46,340 --> 01:10:47,550 Hail Lord Krishna! 841 01:10:55,550 --> 01:10:56,590 Fall back! 842 01:11:03,090 --> 01:11:05,210 Nanhe, listen to me. 843 01:11:08,210 --> 01:11:09,760 I have something of yours. 844 01:11:13,510 --> 01:11:15,630 Here. Take this chocolate. 845 01:11:17,510 --> 01:11:20,170 I can't die indebted to you, my friend. 846 01:11:23,840 --> 01:11:24,880 Go! 847 01:12:19,050 --> 01:12:19,920 Grenade! 848 01:12:44,550 --> 01:12:46,300 We can continue tomorrow, if you prefer. 849 01:12:48,590 --> 01:12:49,880 No, sir. 850 01:12:54,630 --> 01:12:57,420 If we stop after every incident, 851 01:12:58,260 --> 01:13:00,380 it will take very long. 852 01:13:02,590 --> 01:13:03,760 Let's carry on. 853 01:13:13,340 --> 01:13:16,800 We lost our Listening Post. 854 01:13:18,710 --> 01:13:20,340 But we knew 855 01:13:22,420 --> 01:13:24,630 this was just the beginning. 856 01:13:26,880 --> 01:13:30,050 The Chinese could attack at any time. 857 01:13:35,760 --> 01:13:37,420 It was a very long night, sir. 858 01:13:39,630 --> 01:13:42,010 One of us had already been martyred. 859 01:13:52,630 --> 01:13:53,760 Here. 860 01:14:11,260 --> 01:14:13,510 Son, we're soldiers. 861 01:14:14,670 --> 01:14:17,170 The day we put our uniforms on, 862 01:14:17,550 --> 01:14:20,130 we tied death to our chest. 863 01:14:21,920 --> 01:14:25,880 Ram Lal was a brave soldier. 864 01:14:27,210 --> 01:14:30,050 He died like a brave soldier. 865 01:14:31,300 --> 01:14:33,630 And when a soldier dies, 866 01:14:34,260 --> 01:14:40,340 you don't mourn him... you salute him with your head held high. 867 01:14:43,090 --> 01:14:45,050 We're Ahirs. 868 01:14:45,630 --> 01:14:48,210 Lord Krishna's devotees. 869 01:14:49,050 --> 01:14:52,170 We take His name before we go to battle 870 01:14:53,380 --> 01:14:55,920 and cry: "Hail Lord Krishna!" 871 01:14:59,170 --> 01:15:01,300 If you want 872 01:15:02,630 --> 01:15:05,550 Ram Lal's sacrifice not to go in vain, 873 01:15:07,170 --> 01:15:09,510 then pull yourself up, 874 01:15:10,510 --> 01:15:13,510 and get ready to face the enemy. 875 01:15:15,340 --> 01:15:19,630 It's time to hold Lord Krishna's weapon and enter the battlefield. 876 01:15:55,590 --> 01:15:59,130 The Chinese had the upper hand in this war in every respect. 877 01:15:59,840 --> 01:16:02,210 They had the weapons and the food. 878 01:16:03,170 --> 01:16:06,460 Only one thing was working against them: 879 01:16:07,630 --> 01:16:09,800 General Gao's hastiness. 880 01:16:10,880 --> 01:16:15,760 He wanted to seize Rezang La and advance towards Chushul. 881 01:16:38,510 --> 01:16:42,460 They decided to attack us with all their might 882 01:16:43,130 --> 01:16:45,170 under cover of the storm. 883 01:16:45,550 --> 01:16:48,510 He believed we Indians would not know 884 01:16:48,760 --> 01:16:50,840 what hit us. 885 01:16:58,580 --> 01:17:03,380 Sir, what do you think? Will they come through here again? 886 01:17:05,800 --> 01:17:07,420 Yes, through here. 887 01:17:08,800 --> 01:17:10,420 And the attack will be even fiercer. 888 01:17:14,300 --> 01:17:15,380 But not immediately. 889 01:17:17,630 --> 01:17:18,590 Meaning? 890 01:17:21,840 --> 01:17:22,800 Look over there. 891 01:17:23,920 --> 01:17:26,300 The storm will hit in two hours. 892 01:17:27,510 --> 01:17:29,090 When it does, 893 01:17:30,170 --> 01:17:31,300 they'll attack. 894 01:17:32,300 --> 01:17:33,510 In the storm? 895 01:17:38,630 --> 01:17:39,880 I'd do the same. 896 01:17:45,510 --> 01:17:47,010 Get some rest. 897 01:17:47,550 --> 01:17:49,380 We still have two hours. 898 01:18:00,630 --> 01:18:01,920 Your son, sir? 899 01:18:04,880 --> 01:18:06,590 Mine's about the same age. 900 01:18:08,590 --> 01:18:11,380 We never realised how quickly our children would grow. 901 01:18:12,920 --> 01:18:15,010 Sir, I'd go home whenever I could. 902 01:18:15,590 --> 01:18:18,510 He was so small the last time I saw him. 903 01:18:19,040 --> 01:18:20,210 Now he's grown so much. 904 01:18:22,880 --> 01:18:24,510 A soldier's life 905 01:18:27,090 --> 01:18:29,340 demands sacrifice at the border, 906 01:18:31,130 --> 01:18:33,380 while his family makes sacrifices at home. 907 01:18:36,340 --> 01:18:37,050 Get some rest. 908 01:18:44,840 --> 01:18:46,420 I want lots of firecrackers. 909 01:18:46,710 --> 01:18:49,130 Flowerpot, sparklers and a rocket. 910 01:18:50,090 --> 01:18:52,130 But you're too young. 911 01:18:52,550 --> 01:18:55,710 If the rocket flies you away, who'll bring you back? 912 01:18:56,710 --> 01:18:58,340 - You! - Me? 913 01:19:00,130 --> 01:19:02,800 OK. I'll get your firecrackers. Now take this. 914 01:19:03,090 --> 01:19:04,130 OK. 915 01:19:04,420 --> 01:19:06,710 Sir, greetings. 916 01:19:07,010 --> 01:19:07,960 Greetings. 917 01:19:16,880 --> 01:19:18,340 What is it? 918 01:19:18,840 --> 01:19:22,300 A telegram from headquarters, I must leave today. 919 01:19:24,710 --> 01:19:26,840 Son, Diwali is in four days. 920 01:19:27,510 --> 01:19:30,510 That's the only festival you spend with us. 921 01:19:31,710 --> 01:19:34,170 Sugan, tell him to stay. 922 01:19:38,920 --> 01:19:40,130 Let him go, Ma. 923 01:19:42,170 --> 01:19:45,590 Before being a son, father and husband, 924 01:19:48,300 --> 01:19:50,010 he's a soldier of this land. 925 01:20:16,800 --> 01:20:21,090 Glory to Mother Lakshmi! 926 01:20:22,590 --> 01:20:26,550 Glory to Mother Lakshmi! 927 01:20:29,210 --> 01:20:33,090 Glory to Mother Lakshmi! 928 01:20:34,590 --> 01:20:38,090 Worshipping You, day and night 929 01:20:38,670 --> 01:20:41,670 Worshipping Mother, day and night 930 01:20:42,590 --> 01:20:46,130 Are Lords Brahma and Vishnu 931 01:20:47,210 --> 01:20:50,920 Glory to Mother Lakshmi 932 01:21:01,590 --> 01:21:03,130 Sugan, these lights...? 933 01:21:07,510 --> 01:21:10,460 For me it's Diwali whenever you are here. 934 01:21:29,960 --> 01:21:32,170 Next year we'll have a grand Diwali 935 01:21:32,710 --> 01:21:35,090 and forget I was away this year. 936 01:21:36,340 --> 01:21:37,800 I'll be waiting. 937 01:21:51,710 --> 01:21:53,010 What are you doing? 938 01:21:55,920 --> 01:21:57,670 Taking you with me. 939 01:22:11,630 --> 01:22:12,960 I'll go now. 940 01:22:43,170 --> 01:22:45,550 Hail Lord Krishna! 941 01:22:45,760 --> 01:22:47,800 Hail Lord Krishna! 942 01:22:53,420 --> 01:22:55,210 LMG team, take position! 943 01:22:56,760 --> 01:22:59,010 Aim towards the gap! 944 01:22:59,670 --> 01:23:02,010 We must stop the enemy from crossing the gap. 945 01:23:02,510 --> 01:23:05,630 Everyone must fire at two minute intervals. 946 01:23:06,050 --> 01:23:09,510 Don't waste ammunition. 947 01:23:10,010 --> 01:23:11,760 One bullet, one enemy. 948 01:23:12,130 --> 01:23:16,300 If an enemy soldier crosses the gap, then let him go. 949 01:23:16,630 --> 01:23:18,420 Do not waste a bullet on him. 950 01:23:18,590 --> 01:23:20,630 The rifle team will deal with him. 951 01:23:20,760 --> 01:23:22,010 Alpha Three? 952 01:23:22,510 --> 01:23:25,710 - Alpha Three? - All eyes on the gap. Understood? 953 01:23:25,840 --> 01:23:26,710 Yes, sir! 954 01:23:26,840 --> 01:23:28,960 Sir, there's no radio signal. 955 01:23:29,210 --> 01:23:31,380 Maybe it'll work on the 8th Platoon. Shall I check? 956 01:23:31,550 --> 01:23:34,590 OK. As soon as you contact the CO, report back to me. 957 01:23:34,880 --> 01:23:35,550 - Yes, sir. - Go! 958 01:23:50,420 --> 01:23:51,760 Fire! 959 01:24:15,010 --> 01:24:19,510 Nanha, there are two men to your right. Shoot them. 960 01:24:26,510 --> 01:24:28,550 One bullet, one enemy. 961 01:24:50,800 --> 01:24:54,050 Sir! We must destroy their mortars. 962 01:25:03,090 --> 01:25:05,710 We'll soon be in their firing line. 963 01:25:08,510 --> 01:25:09,630 Sir! 964 01:25:10,710 --> 01:25:11,380 Yes, sir? 965 01:25:11,550 --> 01:25:14,090 See that rock over there? 966 01:25:14,550 --> 01:25:17,920 Maybe the snow has loosened the rock base. 967 01:25:21,590 --> 01:25:24,670 Shall we try throwing a grenade at the target? Maybe... 968 01:25:25,380 --> 01:25:26,880 - Nanha! - Yes, sir? 969 01:25:27,050 --> 01:25:29,920 Get two men and two bags of grenades and follow me. 970 01:25:30,550 --> 01:25:32,170 - Operate the LMG. - Yes, sir. 971 01:25:32,420 --> 01:25:33,880 Let's go! Nanha! 972 01:25:34,380 --> 01:25:36,380 Tara. Jairam. Hurry, come with me! 973 01:25:40,550 --> 01:25:42,050 Kundan Lal! 974 01:25:45,510 --> 01:25:46,880 Operate the LMG. 975 01:25:47,010 --> 01:25:48,420 Keep firing! 976 01:27:41,920 --> 01:27:44,300 - Grenade! - Give it to me. 977 01:27:46,050 --> 01:27:46,670 Sir! 978 01:28:06,630 --> 01:28:07,760 Let's go. 979 01:28:08,760 --> 01:28:10,010 Hurry. 980 01:28:24,260 --> 01:28:28,880 Major Sahib's tactics frustrated the Chinese. 981 01:28:29,210 --> 01:28:33,090 They came to ambush us, but we ambushed them. 982 01:28:34,550 --> 01:28:40,160 Perhaps the enemy realised the power of the officer who challenged them. 983 01:28:51,050 --> 01:28:52,380 But there 984 01:28:53,460 --> 01:28:56,960 we found 40 martyred soldiers of the 9th Platoon. 985 01:28:57,920 --> 01:29:01,010 The war had started to show its deadly side. 986 01:29:01,340 --> 01:29:02,260 Sir... 987 01:29:04,090 --> 01:29:05,210 Sir... 988 01:29:15,960 --> 01:29:18,960 Sir, my time has come. 989 01:29:19,090 --> 01:29:20,170 No. 990 01:29:20,550 --> 01:29:21,550 Can you... 991 01:29:24,090 --> 01:29:25,960 take my medical kit? 992 01:29:27,920 --> 01:29:29,840 You'll need it for the others. 993 01:29:31,840 --> 01:29:36,010 Before I go, can I ask something? 994 01:29:36,920 --> 01:29:37,840 Yes. 995 01:29:39,510 --> 01:29:44,210 Sir, will my father be proud of me? 996 01:29:49,090 --> 01:29:53,710 Yes, Dharam Pal... the whole country will be proud of you. 997 01:29:57,590 --> 01:29:59,840 Sir, I... 998 01:30:02,300 --> 01:30:03,800 Lord Krishna... 999 01:30:24,960 --> 01:30:26,840 - Nanha! - Sir? 1000 01:30:27,460 --> 01:30:30,550 Take all the ammunition you can find. 1001 01:30:31,800 --> 01:30:34,510 - We're heading to the 8th Platoon. - Yes, sir. 1002 01:30:34,840 --> 01:30:36,010 Hurry! 1003 01:30:43,300 --> 01:30:47,010 Three Alpha. Three Alpha. Three Alpha. Over! 1004 01:30:51,630 --> 01:30:52,590 Keep trying. 1005 01:30:52,840 --> 01:30:54,630 Three Alpha. Three Alpha. 1006 01:30:54,920 --> 01:30:56,840 Can you hear me? 1007 01:31:02,590 --> 01:31:05,170 Three Alpha. If you can hear me, message me. 1008 01:31:05,760 --> 01:31:07,130 Three Alpha! 1009 01:31:45,630 --> 01:31:48,170 Sir, I tried hard. 1010 01:31:48,670 --> 01:31:50,010 Can't get through to Chushul. 1011 01:31:50,170 --> 01:31:52,210 But I can get through to the mortar section and 7th platoon. 1012 01:31:53,000 --> 01:31:53,920 Keep trying. 1013 01:31:54,340 --> 01:31:54,840 Sir. 1014 01:31:55,090 --> 01:31:57,380 Sir, we're waiting for your orders. 1015 01:32:08,630 --> 01:32:10,510 8th Platoon, get ready! 1016 01:32:10,960 --> 01:32:13,670 The enemy will soon be in our sights. 1017 01:32:14,210 --> 01:32:16,010 Prime the grenades! 1018 01:32:16,340 --> 01:32:18,170 Check the fixed lines for the LMGs. 1019 01:32:18,300 --> 01:32:20,340 Make sure all the magazines are loaded. 1020 01:32:20,670 --> 01:32:23,380 Remember! Let the enemy come closer. 1021 01:32:23,760 --> 01:32:25,800 One bullet, one enemy. 1022 01:32:26,170 --> 01:32:30,210 The 9th Platoon have dealt a heavy blow to the enemy. 1023 01:32:30,510 --> 01:32:33,590 It's our turn now. Be ready! 1024 01:32:33,800 --> 01:32:35,210 Yes, sir! 1025 01:32:35,420 --> 01:32:36,340 Yes, sir! 1026 01:33:01,670 --> 01:33:03,420 Hail Goddess Kali! 1027 01:33:12,420 --> 01:33:14,840 Ram Chander! 7th Platoon. 1028 01:33:15,340 --> 01:33:16,300 7th Platoon, sir. 1029 01:33:16,840 --> 01:33:18,340 Company Commander, sir. 1030 01:33:19,340 --> 01:33:20,420 Charlie 2. Over. 1031 01:33:20,590 --> 01:33:21,710 Charlie 2, OK. Over. 1032 01:33:21,960 --> 01:33:25,340 The mortar section must target the enemy's MMGs. 1033 01:33:25,760 --> 01:33:27,510 Destroy all their MMGs. 1034 01:33:27,630 --> 01:33:30,380 As soon as that's done, join 8th Platoon. 1035 01:33:30,760 --> 01:33:31,420 Over. 1036 01:33:36,880 --> 01:33:38,380 Charlie 2 to Charlie 5. Over! 1037 01:33:38,880 --> 01:33:40,300 Charlie 5, OK. Over. 1038 01:33:40,420 --> 01:33:42,380 Charlie 5. Target No.6. 1039 01:33:42,710 --> 01:33:45,010 The enemy MMG position. Rapid fire! 1040 01:33:45,130 --> 01:33:47,550 Mortar section! Rapid fire! 1041 01:34:36,880 --> 01:34:38,590 Can't get through to the mortar section. 1042 01:34:38,880 --> 01:34:41,170 Keep trying. 7th Platoon! 1043 01:34:41,550 --> 01:34:43,300 The enemy is advancing towards us. 1044 01:34:43,550 --> 01:34:45,760 Every bullet must hit a target. 1045 01:34:45,880 --> 01:34:48,340 Throw a grenade if they get any closer. 1046 01:34:49,380 --> 01:34:50,420 Cover! 1047 01:34:50,590 --> 01:34:51,840 Down! Down! 1048 01:34:59,380 --> 01:35:01,010 Drag him out. 1049 01:35:01,210 --> 01:35:02,630 Save him! 1050 01:35:08,710 --> 01:35:11,380 Drag him out, Sher Singh! 1051 01:35:13,050 --> 01:35:13,960 Jairam! 1052 01:35:14,710 --> 01:35:15,880 Jairam! 1053 01:35:16,340 --> 01:35:17,300 Jairam! 1054 01:35:55,670 --> 01:35:57,800 Victory to Mother India! 1055 01:36:27,010 --> 01:36:28,090 Bhup Singh! 1056 01:36:28,710 --> 01:36:29,960 - Baingan! - Sir? 1057 01:36:30,090 --> 01:36:31,050 Baingan, medical! 1058 01:36:31,170 --> 01:36:33,260 Stay strong, Bhup Singh. 1059 01:36:34,960 --> 01:36:36,050 Hurry. 1060 01:36:40,210 --> 01:36:41,260 Where's Jairam? 1061 01:36:54,630 --> 01:36:56,050 Any contact with the CO? 1062 01:36:56,170 --> 01:36:57,050 No, sir. 1063 01:36:57,170 --> 01:36:58,210 Keep trying. 1064 01:36:58,340 --> 01:37:01,130 - How many rounds left? - Only one magazine, sir. 1065 01:37:01,260 --> 01:37:03,800 - Same here. - One magazine, sir. 1066 01:37:04,630 --> 01:37:07,050 Keep firing, then grenades. 1067 01:37:08,340 --> 01:37:10,170 - Get the grenades. - Yes, sir. 1068 01:37:13,380 --> 01:37:15,420 Three Alpha, Three Alpha. Over. 1069 01:37:17,510 --> 01:37:19,510 Three Alpha for Two Alpha. Over! 1070 01:37:38,590 --> 01:37:41,300 Three Alpha. Any station? Over. 1071 01:38:45,340 --> 01:38:47,460 We didn't have any bullets left. 1072 01:38:47,800 --> 01:38:50,050 The gunpowder was dust too. 1073 01:38:50,880 --> 01:38:52,590 - Charlie Company! - Sir! 1074 01:38:52,760 --> 01:38:55,300 - Fix your bayonets. - Yes, sir! 1075 01:38:55,880 --> 01:38:58,050 There were only twenty of us left. 1076 01:38:59,130 --> 01:39:02,880 Like a flood, the Chinese army kept advancing. 1077 01:39:03,800 --> 01:39:07,130 But a flood has no chance against a man like Shaitan. 1078 01:39:07,920 --> 01:39:10,050 Your land demands blood. 1079 01:39:10,380 --> 01:39:12,460 Soak it with the blood of the enemy. 1080 01:39:12,590 --> 01:39:15,050 Wrap the enemy in flames. 1081 01:39:15,260 --> 01:39:18,300 Show them! So what if they are 1000! 1082 01:39:18,630 --> 01:39:20,170 To protect Mother India, 1083 01:39:20,300 --> 01:39:23,130 each of her sons is equal to a hundred. 1084 01:39:23,670 --> 01:39:26,090 Hail Lord Krishna! 1085 01:39:26,380 --> 01:39:29,590 Hail Lord Krishna! 1086 01:41:24,010 --> 01:41:24,840 Hari Ram! 1087 01:41:25,800 --> 01:41:26,840 Hari Ram! 1088 01:43:37,670 --> 01:43:39,630 The wind is on your side. 1089 01:44:09,460 --> 01:44:12,130 Sir, slowly. 1090 01:44:12,550 --> 01:44:13,590 - Baingan! - Sir. 1091 01:44:13,710 --> 01:44:15,260 Bring all the ammo you have. 1092 01:44:15,590 --> 01:44:17,510 Cover the Major! Hurry! 1093 01:44:21,510 --> 01:44:23,050 Make cover for the Major! 1094 01:44:27,510 --> 01:44:28,960 - Get the LMG! - Sir. 1095 01:44:35,050 --> 01:44:36,170 Ram Chander, 1096 01:44:37,460 --> 01:44:38,550 tie it tight. 1097 01:44:47,010 --> 01:44:47,550 Sir! 1098 01:44:48,920 --> 01:44:50,170 Load the LMG. 1099 01:44:53,010 --> 01:44:54,170 The revolver... 1100 01:44:56,210 --> 01:44:59,010 Take me near the LMG. 1101 01:45:00,550 --> 01:45:01,420 Easy, sir. 1102 01:45:26,840 --> 01:45:28,880 Sir! 1103 01:45:29,880 --> 01:45:32,170 Ram Chander, Nanha, Baingan... 1104 01:45:33,130 --> 01:45:35,170 He must not be captured. 1105 01:45:35,550 --> 01:45:36,630 Get up, sir. 1106 01:45:38,170 --> 01:45:41,880 Sir, it has been my honour to have fought by your side. 1107 01:45:44,090 --> 01:45:44,760 Take him away. 1108 01:45:46,210 --> 01:45:48,170 - Cover! - Covering! 1109 01:45:57,050 --> 01:45:57,840 Easy, sir. 1110 01:46:08,010 --> 01:46:09,760 I'll fight, sir! 1111 01:46:48,760 --> 01:46:51,010 Hail Lord Krishna! 1112 01:47:05,200 --> 01:47:07,200 Sir, Be careful 1113 01:47:09,090 --> 01:47:11,090 Careful, sir. Easy. 1114 01:47:11,420 --> 01:47:12,920 Stay with sir. 1115 01:47:14,130 --> 01:47:15,210 Don't move from here. 1116 01:47:15,840 --> 01:47:17,300 We'll show the rascals. 1117 01:47:17,710 --> 01:47:19,130 Baingan, let's go. 1118 01:47:20,090 --> 01:47:21,210 Hail Lord Krishna! 1119 01:47:37,340 --> 01:47:38,630 No, sir... 1120 01:47:38,960 --> 01:47:41,460 No, sir, no. It's nothing, sir. 1121 01:47:43,170 --> 01:47:44,090 Sir! 1122 01:48:37,460 --> 01:48:39,090 Baingan! 1123 01:48:55,720 --> 01:48:59,010 Yes, Nanhe. 1124 01:48:59,210 --> 01:49:01,170 You OK? 1125 01:49:08,170 --> 01:49:11,550 I miss home, my friend. 1126 01:49:21,460 --> 01:49:22,920 Letter. 1127 01:49:26,510 --> 01:49:29,550 You'll be OK. 1128 01:49:30,800 --> 01:49:33,380 Want a chocolate? 1129 01:49:38,460 --> 01:49:40,510 Here, a chocolate. 1130 01:49:42,210 --> 01:49:44,420 Baingan... 1131 01:49:47,170 --> 01:49:49,880 Baingan... 1132 01:51:21,800 --> 01:51:23,510 Major Sahib. 1133 01:51:54,130 --> 01:51:55,460 Hail Lord Krishna! 1134 01:52:23,880 --> 01:52:25,630 Sir, let's go. 1135 01:52:25,920 --> 01:52:28,300 Your aim needs improvement! 1136 01:52:29,170 --> 01:52:31,710 But you're a fabulous radio operator. 1137 01:52:31,840 --> 01:52:33,760 Sir, we must move. 1138 01:52:33,880 --> 01:52:36,550 Listen to me, Ram Chander. 1139 01:52:37,260 --> 01:52:40,880 Find a way to get to Chushul. 1140 01:52:42,210 --> 01:52:43,880 When you get there, 1141 01:52:44,510 --> 01:52:45,760 report to the Commanding Officer. 1142 01:52:47,710 --> 01:52:48,880 Tell him, 1143 01:52:50,630 --> 01:52:52,630 tell him what happened here today. 1144 01:52:53,170 --> 01:52:54,380 Sir! 1145 01:53:02,260 --> 01:53:03,840 This watch... 1146 01:53:09,920 --> 01:53:12,010 This watch and this letter... 1147 01:53:14,010 --> 01:53:15,380 Give them to him. 1148 01:53:16,300 --> 01:53:19,840 I can't do that, sir. I won't leave you. 1149 01:53:20,420 --> 01:53:21,960 It's an order, Ram Chander. 1150 01:53:22,170 --> 01:53:25,670 I'm staying right here. Don't send me away. 1151 01:53:25,840 --> 01:53:27,340 My last order. 1152 01:53:28,840 --> 01:53:29,460 Go! 1153 01:53:31,630 --> 01:53:32,380 Go! 1154 01:53:33,300 --> 01:53:34,300 Go on! 1155 01:53:44,590 --> 01:53:45,380 Radio man... 1156 01:53:52,880 --> 01:53:54,590 Hail Lord Krishna! 1157 01:54:07,510 --> 01:54:09,340 Hail Lord Krishna! 1158 01:54:17,090 --> 01:54:18,130 Go! 1159 01:57:17,960 --> 01:57:21,590 Every step I made towards Chushul could have been my last. 1160 01:57:22,960 --> 01:57:27,010 Then perhaps this story would have stayed buried in the snow. 1161 01:57:36,170 --> 01:57:39,460 Over a thousand Chinese soldiers were killed. 1162 01:57:39,800 --> 01:57:43,800 After hearing the news, General Gao lost his courage. 1163 01:57:44,460 --> 01:57:51,470 He thought if 120 brave Indian soldiers could destroy his battalion, 1164 01:57:52,260 --> 01:57:57,840 then what would the waiting Indian army at Chushul do to them. 1165 01:58:18,420 --> 01:58:21,050 Who knows what effect seeing all those corpses had on the Chinese, 1166 01:58:23,510 --> 01:58:24,840 but one thing was clear, 1167 01:58:27,090 --> 01:58:28,760 though they did invade, 1168 01:58:30,050 --> 01:58:31,840 they went no further. 1169 01:58:41,340 --> 01:58:42,590 Tell me the truth. 1170 01:58:43,920 --> 01:58:45,210 Do you believe what he's saying? 1171 01:58:46,170 --> 01:58:48,550 Sir, when the storm subsided, 1172 01:58:49,760 --> 01:58:52,460 the search party found no signs 1173 01:58:52,920 --> 01:58:55,510 to confirm a war was waged there. 1174 01:58:58,590 --> 01:59:01,420 It's also possible that the signs of war 1175 01:59:02,460 --> 01:59:06,210 have been buried deep in the snow. It was one hell of a storm! 1176 01:59:11,130 --> 01:59:13,420 I want this story to be true. 1177 01:59:14,880 --> 01:59:17,670 But without proof... how? 1178 01:59:19,840 --> 01:59:20,510 Call him in. 1179 01:59:21,920 --> 01:59:24,260 Sepoy Ram Chander Yadav. Come in. 1180 01:59:32,380 --> 01:59:33,460 Ram Ram, sir. 1181 01:59:34,010 --> 01:59:35,460 Sepoy Ram Chander Yadav, 1182 01:59:36,300 --> 01:59:39,380 were you of sound mind when you made your statement? 1183 01:59:39,710 --> 01:59:40,760 Yes, sir. 1184 01:59:41,300 --> 01:59:43,840 We found no evidence of war, 1185 01:59:44,340 --> 01:59:47,170 nor did we find a Charlie Company soldier or martyr. 1186 01:59:56,210 --> 01:59:57,880 Now we know this, 1187 01:59:59,210 --> 02:00:00,920 do you wish to change your statement? 1188 02:00:07,170 --> 02:00:09,670 You will find their blood in the soil, sir. 1189 02:00:12,550 --> 02:00:14,670 The blood from their hearts, 1190 02:00:16,510 --> 02:00:17,800 not from their backs. 1191 02:00:27,050 --> 02:00:28,420 Sepoy Ram Chander Yadav, 1192 02:00:28,960 --> 02:00:31,510 until the army investigation is complete, 1193 02:00:32,670 --> 02:00:36,460 whatever you have told us must remain between us. 1194 02:00:37,670 --> 02:00:38,550 Is that understood? 1195 02:00:47,170 --> 02:00:49,380 - Is that understood? - Sir! 1196 02:01:26,670 --> 02:01:28,210 The Major asked me to give you this. 1197 02:01:40,170 --> 02:01:41,210 Sir. 1198 02:02:02,920 --> 02:02:04,840 Three months passed. 1199 02:02:05,800 --> 02:02:10,210 There was still no proof that anyone had been martyred in the valley. 1200 02:02:11,710 --> 02:02:13,550 Then the season changed, 1201 02:02:14,340 --> 02:02:15,880 and the snow melted. 1202 02:02:35,260 --> 02:02:36,460 Father! 1203 02:02:37,460 --> 02:02:38,630 Father! 1204 02:03:04,130 --> 02:03:07,670 Being a commander made me forget 1205 02:03:09,460 --> 02:03:11,590 that I was once a soldier too. 1206 02:03:13,210 --> 02:03:16,550 These brave soldiers not only saved Chushul, 1207 02:03:17,010 --> 02:03:21,170 but also saved Jammu-Kashmir from falling into Chinese hands. 1208 02:03:23,590 --> 02:03:27,130 This battle has been our greatest victory. 1209 02:03:28,460 --> 02:03:30,710 The story of their bravery 1210 02:03:31,630 --> 02:03:34,710 must be known by every Indian child. 1211 02:03:36,210 --> 02:03:38,630 The sacrifice they made for their motherland 1212 02:03:40,710 --> 02:03:44,590 is the great debt that we owe them. 1213 02:03:46,840 --> 02:03:49,210 We will never forget it. 1214 02:03:51,510 --> 02:03:52,800 Never. 1215 02:04:36,550 --> 02:04:40,210 Who was with him in his last moments? 1216 02:04:48,010 --> 02:04:49,760 His 120 brave soldiers. 1217 02:05:33,460 --> 02:05:34,630 My dear son, 1218 02:05:35,550 --> 02:05:37,420 I am writing to you from the border, 1219 02:05:38,590 --> 02:05:40,800 knowing this is my last letter. 1220 02:05:43,420 --> 02:05:46,300 But there's another more important reason. 1221 02:05:48,960 --> 02:05:50,800 Today the 120 soldiers, 1222 02:05:51,550 --> 02:05:53,170 who stand with me at the border, 1223 02:05:53,670 --> 02:05:56,170 know this war will take their lives. 1224 02:05:57,550 --> 02:05:58,880 They had all the freedom 1225 02:05:59,960 --> 02:06:01,340 to leave their posts. 1226 02:06:02,880 --> 02:06:04,170 But they did not. 1227 02:06:05,130 --> 02:06:08,590 They were ready to sacrifice their present for India's tomorrows. 1228 02:06:09,760 --> 02:06:11,760 Like them, I am hoping that you too 1229 02:06:12,380 --> 02:06:15,300 will keep the same flame of courage burning in your heart. 1230 02:06:26,960 --> 02:06:28,920 Whatever you do in life, 1231 02:06:29,460 --> 02:06:32,670 show courage and honesty to your country. 1232 02:06:41,760 --> 02:06:43,760 Whether or not I am around tomorrow, 1233 02:06:45,010 --> 02:06:47,210 I will always be with you. 1234 02:06:49,840 --> 02:06:52,710 "Look after your two mothers, son. 1235 02:06:54,340 --> 02:06:58,010 "One mother is reading this letter to you, 1236 02:06:59,420 --> 02:07:01,960 "and the other is our Motherland. 1237 02:07:02,420 --> 02:07:04,340 "We are all her children. 1238 02:07:06,760 --> 02:07:08,300 "Your father."