"Whether we remain alive or not.."
"..memories will."
"We may or may not meet in future."
"Let's halt here."
"Why this always happens.."
"..in love?"
"Hearts come together.."
"..only to separate."
"Just don't say anything."
"Accompany each other."
"Cherish the memories."
There should never be any secrets between a lawyer and his client.
I want to know the truth.
If you don't tell me the truth right now..
..when the prosecution's lawyer asks me the truth in front of the judge..
..and I am unable to say anything then we will lose the case.
Your daughter and you will never be able to go to your country.
You will languish within these four walls!
I don't want you to defend me.
It is too late for that..
..because this is no longer only about your case.
This is about the truth. It is about the truth for me..
..because I want to know the truth. It is my right.
I trusted you!
Please go away!
I will not leave until you tell me the whole truth! You get that?
Mother, father, you must be receiving my letters.
I have shamed you, haven't I?
No matter how much I apologize it isn't enough.
It was very easy for Farouq to say..
..that he no longer loves me.
I no longer had reason to live.
In that helplessness and anger I did not think..
..that Farouq wasn't the only one in my life. I had you as well.
How is junior? My love to him.
There are some good people here.
One of them sends my letters to you as an act of humanity.
Life seems to be conspiring in my favor.
Kainaaz.
This..
..if for you.
Cookie.
The one I gave you the other day was plain.
That was plain and this is sweet.
Is it right to punish one person for another person's mistakes?
Huh?
Just because none of the others extended a hand of friendship..
..you won't be friends with me too?
Try it.
It's good.
How is it?
I made it myself.
Did you post the letter? - Yes.
I know you're waiting for a response to the letter. Everyone does.
But it takes time. Keep writing.
Yes.
I wish to congratulate you all today..
..on the occasion of the 48th republic day of India.
Our constitution gives equal rights to everyone in prison.
Jai Hind.
"Thou are the ruler of the minds of all people."
"Dispenser of India's destiny."
"Thy name evokes the hearts of Punjab, Sind, Gujarat and Maratha."
"Of the Dravida, Orissa and Bengal."
"It echoes in the hills of the Vindhyas and Himalayas..
..mingles in the music of the Jamuna and the Ganges..
..and chanted by the waves of the Indian sea."
"They pray for thy blessings and sing thy praise."
He was a terrorist, wasn't he?
Which group did he belong to?
Jihad-e-Watan.
You came to India to see him, didn't you?
I am from Abbowalla village.
I have been through hell in my life.
I leapt into the river. You told me complete lies!
The truth is what everyone says.
That you are a Pakistani militant!
Even you deceived me.
Come on. Come on. Get down to work. Go.
Hey! Go away! Why have you come here?
Is there any reply to my letters?
No.
But it will come.
Take this.
It is getting colder.
No. I can't take it.
It won't look good if an unmarried man wears a ladies shawl.
There's nobody in the house who I could give it to.
Have mercy on the poor shawl.
No.
I can't take it.
Then what shall I do?
Shall I throw it?
Shall I burn it? What should I do? Tell me.
Sir. - Mohammed.
Mohammed Siddique.
It will look good on you.
Goodbye.
Listen.
She's a Pakistani.
Take care. - Mind your own business!
Take your medicine, aunt.
Aunt. Take your medicine.
Aunt!
What's the matter? - She's not taking her medicine.
What? - She is not taking her medicine.
What happened? Attack.
Is she suffering an attack?
Rakhya! Look here, Rakhya!
Look at me, Rakhya! Open.. Open your eyes.
Give me the medicine.
Open your mouth! Open your mouth!
Open your mouth, Rakhya! Open your mouth!
Open your mouth, Rakhya!
Shut your mouth.
Even my mother suffered such attacks.
Rakhya, look at me! Open your eyes! Open your eyes!
I had to force her to take her medicine.
Rakhya, be quiet!
Easy. Easy.
You will be okay. Easy. Easy.
There was nobody in my house.
Father left us..
..when I was ten years old.
Seeing her..
..has reminded me of my mother.
Rakhya.
Mother went into shock..
..and like this..
Father had left.
Why am I telling you this?
Take care of her and if you need anything..
..I'll be standing over there. Call out to me.
Okay.
Thank you.
Look at what I brought you.
This. Have some.
He brings her food. - She is eating with him.
What's going on? - Look, they are eating together.
Oh! They are flirting.
I forgot to bring dessert. Please begin. Start eating.
I'll be right back.
Okay?
Eat.
Sorry.
Hey!
Madam.
Do you know what you're doing?
At the age of ten he killed his father.
His father used to beat his mother hard.
I am telling the truth.
He is a lunatic.
Be careful.
Okay, bye.
Do not worry.
We shall leave her in the hospital for the night.
She will be fine.
Ever since I have seen you..
..I can't take my mind off you..
You are very pretty.
What's the matter?
What are you doing?
I'm expressing my love.
Let go!
What's the matter?
I thought..
I thought you like me.
Not in that way.
What do you mean, not in that way?
Huh?
You even accepted the shawl from me the other day.
You wore the shawl I gave you, right?
But that.. - But?
So I wouldn't be hurt, right?
But who would you not want to hurt? The people we love.
And..
I have done so much for you. Tell me.
I used to post the letters for you.
I have personally prepared food for you. I brought the shawl for you.
Remember?
Look.
You are nervous. It is okay. Nobody is here.
Don't be nervous.
Look.. - Hush.
Kainaaz. - No.
You are very pretty. - No!
No!
You were playing games with me?
You were playing games with me! - No. No.
Am I a pet dog?
No.
- Scoundrel!
You are a good human being. But..
But what? But what? But I am not worthy of you?
Talk!
Pakistani witch. Am I not worthy of you? - No!
I am not worthy of you. Tell me.
I shall show you who I am. - No.
I will show you.
No. No. No. No. No. No. No.
No. No. No. No.
Quiet! Quiet! Quiet! Quiet! Quiet!
No. No.
Quiet. Nobody is here. Nobody is here. Quiet.
Down.
Look down!
Mohammed. What went on here when I was on leave?
Hey!
Take your letters.
No reply is coming from Pakistan.
One. Two. Three.
Four. Five. Six.
Seven. Eight. Nine. Ten. - Seher!
How many times have I told you not to do that?
Don't do it, child.
Don't do it. Okay?
My baby.
I did not expect you to come.
Thank you for coming.
I said many mean things to you.
So much so, I even called you a Pakistani terrorist.
Please forgive me if possible.
Ask me what you want to ask with regards to the case.
I want to put Mohammed Siddique on the stand.
Don't do that.
It is imperative I present Mohammed Siddique as a criminal to the judge..
..to enable you to return to your village.
I request you to trust me this one time.
This is exactly what I was afraid of.
My innocent will not be embarrassed in front of the world.
Seher will not be embarrassed.
I promise you that.
People who endure this incident shut up because of embarrassment..
..and other people take advantage of the fact.
Your place is not here.
Your place is in your house.
This place is for Mohammed Siddique.
For that monster.
Just support me once.
My daughter will not endure..
..the humiliation that I endured.
Seher will never suffer humiliation.
Mohammed Siddique will suffer humiliation..
..when the judge sentences him in your presence. I promise you that.
Just give me a chance one last time.
But.. - No buts. Right now Seher needs you to be strong.
One has to make space to bring in new time.
What happened, mummy?
Do you remember the story of Abbowalla's birds?
The crows from the story that throw stones in pots early morning..
..and drink all the water from it.
You want to see the bird from Abbowalla?
Sir, the case registered against my client Kainaaz Akhtar..
..was under and International movement control order.
She was convicted to undergo one year of imprisonment..
..with a fine of rupees 500.
Due to financial problems and not knowing anyone in India..
..she could not pay the fine..
..and her sentence was increased to 15 months..
..and she was sent to the District jail in Poonch.
Sir, bear in mind this happened in January 1998..
..and seven years have passed since..
..but my client Kainaaz Akhtar is in jail even today.
Thank you so much.
Public prosecutor.
Your Honor. It's a very simple case.
Kainaaz Akhtar is a Pakistani.
In fact, she is a militant.
Objection, sir. At no point was it proved that my client is a militant.
It hasn't been proved but it will be proved.
It's under investigation, your Honor.
Who is investigating? Who has seen the charge sheet?
Have you seen it?
The charge must have been made at the time to detain her.
Isn't it true that she is a Pakistani?
Sir, it is not a crime to be a Pakistani.
You are talking nonsense.
I am not talking nonsense. You are..
If you are rendering the verdict then why are you making investigations?
Counsel, please.
The case should not have been admitted at all.
So, you're going to decide legal procedure as well?
This is not right! - Counsel, please. I will take it as contempt of Court.
I sincerely apologize, sir.
Your Honor, this involves national security.
The case is under investigation and observation.
Such matters take time.
That's all.
Sir, I sincerely object to the casual approach of the state prosecutor.
My client has been illegally detained..
..and during this time she was underwent and ordeal..
..that nobody should have to undergo in life.
Sir, I request your permission to call..
..Head Constable Mohammed Siddique to the stand.
Head Constable Mohammed Siddique, tell the Court..
..how you know my client Kainaaz Akhtar.
Yes, your Honor.
I loved her.
I would post letters for her from jail.
When she would not eat the jail food I used to prepare food for her.
Many times when she would shiver in the cold I gave her shawls.
And look at her.
Look at what she did to me. - What did she do to you?
She used me, sir.
How? How did she use you? Tell me.
Just now you said you acted of your own free will.
Is it possible that when you crossed your limits..
..and she prevented you from having your way..
..that's when you felt that she used you?
There is no question of having my way.
I take anything I want.
I don't need anybody's permission.
'I take anything I want. I don't need anybody's permission.'
That is Head Constable Mohammed Siddique's belief.
Please make a note of that, your Honor.
Next.
Next? What do I say next?
You can ask anyone. Ask any guard.
She was having a blast.
She was treated like a queen.
How was she having a blast and how was she treated like a queen?
Did she ever tell you, "Mohammed Siddique, post the letters for me..
..and in lieu of it I will have a physical relationship with you?"
No, but.. - Did she ever tell you, "Prepare food for me at your home..
..and in lieu of it I will be your girlfriend?"
No, but she would starve.. - Did she ever tell you "I am feeling cold..
..bring clothes for me and I will be your slave in lieu of it?"
No. But she used to look at me!
How does it matter if she looks at you?
How did that make you deduce that she is using you?
Your Honor, please make a note.
Everything this person said just now is a lie and baseless..
..because the fact is that this person..
..never posted the letters that Kainaaz Akhtar wrote.
And my client always felt she owed him..
..because she felt everything this man was doing was out of humanity.
But like he said just now, I take what I want.
I don't need anybody's permission.
That is exactly what happened, your Honor..
..because when my client refused to return sexual favors..
..he forced himself on her. He raped her. He raped her!
She wanted it herself.
She wanted to sleep with me.
She is a prostitute! She was dying to sleep with me!
Bloody prostitute!
She was yearning to sleep with me! - Lies!
She wanted it. - Lies!
I said no! I said no over and over again! I said no!
You were over there!
You heard it! No! No! No! No!
I wish I had taken your life with my own two hands.
I would have accepted life sentence. - Really?
You think you've done something great by putting me on the stand today?
Bloody prostitute!
She is a Pakistani militant, sir.
A Pakistani militant. I will finish you right here!
I will strangle you, witch! I will finish you!
With my own hands I will...
...Let go of me! Let go! - Order! Order!
Let go! Let go! - Order! Order!
Order!
Head Constable Mohammed Siddique..
..you are placed under arrest and charged with contempt of Court.
Thank you, your Honor.
The Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant General Sriniwas Kumar..
..Sinha took a tough stance towards terrorism in his speech..
..and said that he is convinced infiltration of terrorists on the LOC..
..is encouraged by the Pakistani army.
Another side related to this has come to light.
A girl from Pakistan Occupied Kashmir has been in jail for 7 years..
..and there is no proof of any crime against her till date.
Sir, why did you take on a Pakistani's case?
Tell us, sir. Please.
Sir, please say something to our channel.
This is Kainaaz Akhtar's advocate Vedant Rathod.
Compassion for someone can't be associated with the person's identity.
There are some people in the jails of the country across the border..
..who are innocent and yet they are in jail.
Kainaaz Akhtar and Seher Akhtar aren't simply Pakistanis to me.
One is a mother and one is a daughter.
They should surely get their right..
..and I will do whatever it takes to in aiding them to get their right.
So, when so much happened with you as your advocate suggests..
Objection, sir. I didn't simply suggest it.
I have proved it in the Court of law. Thank you.
Okay. Yes. Yes.
My question is this.
Why didn't you tell anyone about this at the time?
I mean, what were you waiting for back then?
Hey! Pay attention to me.
Know that if you open your mouth and anyone outside finds out..
..you have only been raped by one Mohammed now..
..I will send dozens of Mohammeds to you in future..
..and you will be debauched by them. Get that?
Following the incident it was decided to I be sent to Rajouri jail.
They examined me in the hospital before going to jail.
Over there I learned..
How long has it been? - What?
You don't know?
What don't I know?
You are pregnant.
I want to be a mother.
Never thought like this...
I will be like this.
Your mother must be a witch.
Bring me water.
So, you followed me here, princess?
What's the matter?
He is a Policeman.
You are a prisoner and a Pakistani at that.
Who will believe you?
Why are you trying to do something you have no control over?
You will be released from here in ten months.
Take the child and return to your country.
Tell everyone.
Tell them, "I was pregnant when I leapt into the river."
He wanted a child, didn't he? Give it to him.
Don't cry. Don't cry.
Didn't you think of abortion?
I wanted to be a mother.
I never imagined this is how I would be one.
My child has nothing to do with this cruelty.
When Dr. Shabana asked me if I want to abort the child..
..for the first time in my life I realized..
..I could do something of my own free will.
I wanted this child.
13 December 2001, your Honor.
Your Honor, this was the date she was meant to be released..
..but to her misfortune the Indian Parliament was attacked that very day.
Hatred is the first thing that breaks trust..
..and the same happened on that day too, sir.
The hearing of this case was postponed.
Gradually everyone forgot about this case.
Seven years ago she leapt into a river to commit suicide..
..but, your Honor, the LOC between these two countries..
..intervened like a line between life and death..
..and Kainaaz Akhtar drifted towards India.
This has not happened for the first time, your Honor.
Oftentimes people mistakenly cross the border..
..but our Security forces can discriminate between the criminals..
..the militants and ordinary villagers.
Taking responsibility they allow them to return.
Luck and intent favor people at times..
..but not even death favored Kainaaz Akhtar, your Honor.
Not once did she tell the Security forces, "Send me back to my country."
She kept saying, "I want to die. Throw me into the river."
"I want to die. Throw me into the river."
Looking at the situation today, I feel it would have been best.
I conclude, your Honor.
Ms. Kainaaz, I have to do some paperwork for the final hearing.
You please proceed and I shall see you in a little while.
Sir. Sir. - Please. Please.
Sir. - Please. Please.
Sir! I found one more body over here.
Hey! Hey! Are you Pakistani?
Are you from Pakistan? Talk.
Jai Hind, sir. - Jai Hind, sir.
Jai Hind.
She is from Pakistan Occupied Kashmir.
Maybe she accidentally fell into the river.
What do you say, sir?
Shall we release her after a warning?
Yes, sir. She must be a...
She does not look like a militant.
In any case, there is no point in nabbing an innocent person, sir.
Throw me in the river. For God's sake.
Throw me in the river.
Don't trust these Pakistanis!
They are all militants!
They are murderers!
Don't let her go!
That is true.
One can't tell by the face the person is a militant.
Take her away.
Yes sir.
Let's go.
Throw me in the river. For God's sake.
Throw me in the river.
Greetings.
I think we will get a verdict at the next hearing.
I am confident, Ms. Kainaaz, the verdict will be in our favor.
I was talking to Rafiq on the phone just now.
I told him that Mohammed Siddique is a Government employee.
We can demand compensation from the Government.
The money will be useful to Seher and you in future.
Everything is going in our favor, Ms. Kainaaz. Do not worry.
And I never imagined the media would be so supportive.
You may assume that Seher and you..
..will go home very soon.
When I drifted to India..
..how do you know what happened over there?
Throw me in the river.
I said it. How do you know?
Till date I never told anyone this.
'Never trust these Pakistanis.'
'They are all militants!'
'They are murderers!'
Isn't that what you said?
The soldiers saw a human being in me.
They were letting me go.
But you..
..could only see a Pakistani.
Because of you everyone thinks I am a militant!
Because of you I've been in jail for the past seven years.
Because of you that monster raped me.
Because of you my child was born in this squalor.
Because of you.
You. You. You talk about the truth.
You always say I should tell the whole truth.
Then how could you keep such a big secret from me?
How did you keep it secret?!
Why are you arguing this case?
To satisfy yourself.
To unburden the load off your heart.
I certainly won't make a statement in Court tomorrow!
I won't!
I feel disgusted with you!
I can't even bear to look at you!