(melancholic music)
- Nurse. - Yes?
Uncle, she's doing fine now.
May I meet her?
Nurse, let him meet her for five minutes.
Yes, sir.
Thank you, dear.
It's okay, Uncle. But we'll have to operate on her in a day or two.
- We're losing time-- - I'm meeting the bank officials tomorrow.
I'll do something.
Okay.
Come, sir.
(door squeaks)
(melancholic music rises)
(monitor beeping)
(exhales)
You and...
your habit of attracting attention!
(chuckles)
What are the doctors saying?
They will operate on you in a day or two.
Two weeks to recover and then home.
What are the bank officials saying?
I'm meeting them tomorrow.
You don't worry. Relax.
I saw Param (swallows spit)
in my dreams.
Was he happy?
Hmm. (sighs)
He was saying,
"Ask Dad not to worry too much."
(chuckles)
Did Param say that, or are you making it up?
Fine. You relax. I'll see you tomorrow.
- Okay? - Yes.
(kisses)
Sleep.
(melancholic music continues)
(bustling traffic)
- (intense music) - (engine revving)
(crowd clamouring)
What do you mean by we can only withdraw ₹1,000?
How can you stop us from withdrawing our money?
My daughter has got admission in a medical college.
I need money to pay the fees. And you're saying there is no money!
What's going on?
Listen. Please calm down. Everyone will get their money.
We are trying to ensure you face no trouble.
Give us our money back and we'll calm down.
Right.
We just want to talk to the manager. Ask him to come out.
- Ask him to come out! - (crowd) Yes...
Call the manager...
- Don't try to fool us. - Sir...
(crowd yelling)
- (tense music) - (phones ringing)
Please try to understand, sir. This much security is not enough.
Yesterday, after I left the bank, these people started following my car, sir.
Done, sir. Thank you, sir.
(exhales)
- Hi, sir. - Subramanyam.
- Yeah. - (phone ringing)
I'm really sorry, sir. Actually, you know what's going on.
So, for now, I'm not meeting anyone.
- But then, Mr. Mathur asked me to meet you. - Thank you.
Tell me, sir. How can I help you?
Well--
But let me tell you I won't be able to do much, sir.
- I'll just take five minutes. - Sure, sir. Please come.
How can anyone say no to Mr. Mathur?
Please. This way. Please come.
- Please have a seat, sir. - Okay. Thanks.
(landline ringing)
(sighs)
So, tell me, sir.
I want to withdraw some money.
It will only take two minutes, sir. The withdrawal limit is ₹1,000.
No...
Not ₹1,000. I want to withdraw more.
(sighs) Sir...
That won't be possible.
Look, there is a medical emergency back home.
I'm not asking for a loan. I just want to withdraw my money from the bank.
(sighs)
I understand, sir. But maybe you don't understand the situation.
No, what I'm not able to understand is...
- my money is deposited in this bank, right? - Yes.
Why can't I withdraw that?
Okay.
So, sir, actually, what happened was...
this bank gave loans to business houses
using the money of its account holders.
Like PDIM.
But PDIM has defaulted, sir. So, RBI imposed a sanction
that the account holders can only withdraw ₹1,000 from their accounts at a time.
It's just for some time, sir.
Who committed the fraud?
- Sorry? - Who committed the fraud?
Who defaulted? Whose fault is it?
Sir, PDIM didn't repay the loan on time...
Sir, Jignesh Dholakia. He's absconding, sir.
Okay. PDIM and Jignesh Dholakia...
- They defaulted. - Yes, sir.
- They committed the fraud. - Correct.
- It's their fault. - Yeah.
So, why should I suffer?
Look, over the past 20 years, I have saved some money.
So that I can use it during an emergency.
So that I don't have to be at anyone else's mercy.
And today, you're saying I can only withdraw ₹1,000. This is not fair.
(exhales) Sir, I can understand this. But it's the RBI's directive--
(loudly) Was the RBI sleeping
when these irregularities were going on in the bank for so many years?
Sir... The government has assured
that no one's money will be lost, sir.
And this assurance is worth only ₹1,000!
Sir...
- I'm just an employee. - That is not the point.
You have to do something.
Look, I or the people standing outside...
This can be a matter of life and death for most of us.
I do understand that, sir. But this is the system. What else can be done?
In the last four days, I have explained the same thing to 200 people, sir.
I'm really sorry, sir.
(intense music)
(crowd clamouring)
(phone vibrating)
(title music)
(playing soft piano music)
(speaking in Russian)
- (music stops) - (door clicks)
Why don't you go to the nanny?
(door thuds)
(sighs)
(chuckles)
- (exhales) - (hitting a few keys)
(continues in English)
(ominous music)
You've had too much to drink, dear.
I told you this is a bad influence on our son.
Natasha.
Ever since your husband, my partner, passed away,
I've done nothing except my level best to be good to you.
Have I ever misbehaved with you?
Tell me.
Have I ever misbehaved with you or your son?
(sobbing)
(whispers) I can't hear you.
And have I been good to you?
Then what's the problem?
(kisses)
You're just tired.
You just need to rest. Okay?
- (shushes) - (continues sobbing)
You just need to rest.
Natasha.
(intense music rises)
(suspenseful music)
(crows cawing)
It's locked, sir.
- Break it open. - Okay, sir.
(engine starts, whirring in background)
(metal clanks)
- (door thuds) - (suspenseful music)
Sir, there's no one here.
- Did you check properly? - Yes, sir.
He didn't return from duty last night, sir.
And his family?
His wife and children went to their village last week.
- They went to their village. - Yes.
- Anil. - Yes, sir?
- Get the address of the village from him. - Sure.
Sir, Shekhawat's bodyguard is not here.
- (Himmat) Family? - He sent his family to their village last week.
Find him anyhow, Abbas. He is the key to solving this case.
- I'll come to the office in an hour. Okay? - Okay.
Here's your tea.
Thank you.
- (soulful music) - Mmm.
You make such wonderful tea, Himmat. It's amazing.
Don't tell anyone about it.
It's a secret. You promised.
I won't tell. (chuckles)
(clears throat)
- (suspenseful music) - (car tyres screech)
- Hi. - Sanjeet.
I'm Arjun Sharma, your dad's colleague.
Please come in.
(melancholic music)
(melancholic music continues)
Ma'am, I have come from the agency.
I used to work with your son.
Since Vinod used to work
in the secret wing of our agency,
our government can never give
the details about his heroic acts for our nation in writing.
Vinod told me
that if he ever died on duty,
one person would visit from his office
to thank me.
Ma'am!
(clicks tongue)
This nation will always be grateful
to you and Vinod.
What is your name, dear?
Well...
(whispers) Himmat Singh.
Himmat, Vinod's death won't go in vain, right?
(phone ringing)
- Good morning, sir. - Morning, Himmat.
Sir, I want the details of Vinod Shekhawat's current assignments.
Okay. So, tell Kamlesh to compile a report for you.
No, sir. I want the details of his undisclosed undergoing assignments.
I have to seek permission from the NSA and PMO.
That's the protocol. It will take time.
There is another way if you agree.
- I can follow the money. - What do you mean?
I mean, if you get me access to his operational expenditures
as a routine investigation,
then I will get to know everything about his current assignments.
But that means you will have to investigate both--
Exactly, sir.
Is this getting personal, Himmat?
Not at all, sir.
- Go ahead then. - Thank you, sir.
(dramatic music builds)
Yes.
- These notes will go to Nepal. - Okay.
These will go to London, Bangkok and Ukraine respectively. Okay?
- (whistles) - (cell phone vibrating)
(machine whirring)
Oh, no! What does he want now?
Yes, sir. Tell me.
How can I help you?
Come out.
(tense music)
What happened, sir? You... Is there anything urgent?
That's why I am standing outside.
(tense music continues)
Uncle, if I don't return, Raju will handle the business.
Okay.
(engine whirring)
Suleman, your Armenia's hawala network cheated us.
Are you in cahoots with them?
Sir, what are you saying?
I don't want to get shot by the police.
My man delivered your money there, sir.
Your man delivered it, but my man didn't get it.
So, did the money vanish?
I swear on the Lord. I swear on my two wives and four kids.
There has been no mistake from my end.
I am sure someone has caused a problem.
Tell your aides to stay alert.
- Okay, sir. - And call me if you get to know anything.
- Okay. - Get out.
Jai Hind, sir.
Even I love our nation a lot, sir.
That's nice. Good.
- Suleman. - Yes, sir?
I have an ongoing operation in Europe.
I'll send you an account number. Deposit some money into it. Okay?
H-How much money do I deposit?
You can deposit as much as you love your nation, you wretch!
- Jai Hind. - (engine starts, accelerate)
Now, Himmat Singh will investigate us.
This is not done, you know.
(exhales heavily)
Tell me, why are we here?
You know, I am going to call up the PMO and the NSA for this complete mess-up.
It's not an investigation, Mr. Chaddha.
It's an inter-departmental verification.
It's clearly mentioned in the memo.
Mr. Banerjee, I can even read things that are not mentioned in the memo.
It's our fault as well, Mr. Chaddha.
Well, the secret service funds will be secretive.
But for that, we grilled Himmat Singh so hard.
He must have felt bad.
(phone ringing in background)
Just reminding you, Banerjee. We got orders from the top.
We were doing our duty. We were just doing our freaking job!
In our field, we are sandwiched between
the people at the top and at the bottom.
We should have been less aggressive.
Wow!
Your tone seems to have changed.
I am being honest, Mr. Chaddha.
Sir, Mr. Himmat Singh has asked you to sit inside. Please come in.
Shall we go?
Let's go.
(dramatic music)
(exhales) I can't believe this is happening.
Now, we will sit on the other side of the table.
Yesterday, I read a chapter of the Bhagavad Gita. Life is a circle.
I had no idea that God would make that a reality in our case so soon.
- Will you drink tea? - No, thanks.
Get me a cup of tea without sugar.
- Get me some biscuits as well. - Okay, sir.
- Morning, sir. - Morning, Sahil.
Sir, I need one more hour. I've offered proxy deals from multiple accounts.
- As soon as Pedro-- - Half an hour.
Sir.
Where is Farooq right now?
Sir, half an hour ago, he boarded a flight from Patna to Delhi.
Tom and Jerry?
They are waiting for you inside.
Did you find out anything about Dr. Bhargav's second-in-command?
Yes, sir. It's Dr. Harmindar. IB is taking care of her security.
Sir.
(phone vibrating)
- Yes, Himmat. - Hello, Vasant.
There is Dr. Harmindar, Dr. Bhargav's second-in-command...
Who is taking care of her security details?
I think it's Madhukar.
What do you want to know? I have Madhukar's DR.
Where is Dr. Harmindar? (chuckles)
Can you send me her profile, ID, etc.?
We have been given orders to fully cooperate.
(chuckles)
So, hang on for a second.
Dr. Harmindar is in Athens
to attend her brother's engagement ceremony.
I'll send you her profile in two minutes.
- Thank you, Vasant. - Hmm.
(clock ticking)
As soon as Farooq lands, put him on a flight to Athens.
Yes, sir. On it.
(dramatic music rises)
- Mr. Banerjee, good morning. - Good morning.
- How are you? - I am good.
I'm having a strange feeling of déjà vu. Just the positions are reversed.
Mr. Chaddha, good morning.
Good morning, Himmat.
Please sit.
As you know,
yesterday, Vinod Shekhawat was martyred in Delhi.
And Dr. Bhargav was kidnapped in Budapest.
So, you must have understood why I called you here.
- Yes. - Actually, no.
Why did you call us here?
Oh! In that case, I'll explain it to you, Mr. Chaddha.
This is a file on Vinod Shekhawat's classified projects
and covert operations.
I was aware of a few of them, but I didn't know about the others.
I got to know everything after reading it. These...
These are a few documents.
These carry the list of the operations and their funding
approved by you.
(suspenseful music)
Okay. So, what's the problem?
Mr. Chaddha, the expenses against those projects
aren't justified.
That means...
Shekhawat was involved in some other operations
that are not mentioned in this file.
You need to say it clearly, Himmat Singh.
Mr. Banerjee, I clearly feel
that both Vinod Shekhawat and Dr. Bhargav
were involved in a common operation or project.
And, Mr. Chaddha, I also feel
that both of you know
what is not mentioned in this file.
(sighs)
(clocks ticking)
Our time is running out, gentlemen.
We couldn't save Vinod.
But if you cooperate,
we will save Dr. Bhargav for sure.
Please.
(breathes heavily)
You may start, Mr. Chaddha.
You were the one involved in the beginning, right?
(tense music)
This is strictly off the record--
It will remain off the record, Mr. Chaddha.
Please proceed.
In 2014, there was a cyber attack on our Prime Minister's Office.
China was behind that attack.
(alarms beeping)
They used gateways in Russia, South America and California.
National Research Technical Organisation's signal intelligence
intercepted constant communication near Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh.
When Computer Emergency Response Team took action,
we found out that a Chinese student, Xi Lee, was operating from Gurgaon.
Then, National Security Agency came in.
Vinod Shekhawat was appointed.
And Vinod conducted a raid.
(dramatic music)
(door thuds opens)
(enthralling music)
(siren wailing)
(enthralling music continues)
(crowd screaming)
(metal thuds)
(yells)
(metal thuds)
(dramatic music builds)
Yes. Tell me, Sanjay.
Sir, we have blocked all the threats. It was a very close call.
Good job.
(all applauding)
(Chaddha) That cyber attack was foiled.
For the first time, we found concrete evidence.
During a 15-minute-interrogation, Vinod Shekhawat found
an address from Arunachal Pradesh
and the name of a Chinese national.
Vinod went to Arunachal Pradesh with a crack team.
(phone ringing)
(speaking in Mandarin)
(suspenseful music)
(suspenseful music continues)
(crowd clamouring)
(crowd yelling)
Back off! Step back!
I'll shoot you!
Come on. Let's go.
Vinod Shekhawat wanted to keep this whole thing confidential
and did not want to involve the State in any way.
Neither the police nor the army.
That's why the expenses of the entire operation are not in this file.
I hope this answers your question regarding the money.
- Then, in 2019-- - One second, Mr. Chaddha.
A Chinese spy is caught on home turf.
And we do not raise this on international forums and media.
Why?
Mr. Chaddha, as far as I remember,
something went wrong after that incident. Am I right?
- Nothing went wrong, Mr. Banerjee. - (door lock beeps)
Excuse me, sir.
Excuse me.
Sir, Pedro's location has been triangulated. Avinash is on the line.
- Avinash. - Hello, sir.
We have only one lead. Be careful.
Copy, sir.
(intense music)
Sir.
(phone vibrating)
Yes, Saroj?
- Are you busy? - A little. Tell me.
Actually, Pari wants to go to her friend Shikha's place for a sleepover.
- Sleepover? - Yes.
Children go to their friend's place for a night to have fun.
Why? Can't they have fun at home?
Why does she have to go out at night, Saroj?
Come on, Himmat. These days, all children do that.
I am giving her permission. That's it.
Hey!
(whispers) I'm taking your red dress. That's final.
- (kisses) Love you. - You are spoiling her, Saroj.
Someday, things will get out of hand. Then, don't plead with me to handle it!
Why would I plead with you? She is your daughter as well.
Oh! Now you want to be funny!
Yes.
Send me her friend's address and details.
Hey, listen.
When you get irritated, you look very cute.
(chuckles)
I'll send you the address. Bye.
Okay, fine.
- Mom. - Yes?
What is this?
Where did you find this?
I went to get your red dress. I found it at the bottom of the cupboard.
- What is in this box? - Nothing.
From now on, if you need anything, tell me. I will give it to you.
But why are you so angry? What is in this box?
Nothing.
Yes, Mr. Chaddha. Now tell me why we did not make Zhang's arrest public.
Even I am curious, Mr. Chaddha.
(exhales)
Vinod brought Zhang to his safe house in Delhi.
(speaking in Mandarin)
(Chaddha) He was interrogating him, but...
Shekhawat!
Sir.
We have to release him.
Why, sir?
Because you have the wrong guy.
The intel has confirmed. The orders have come from the top.
We will make a huge mistake. If we embolden him--
Shekhawat!
Come here.
(exhales heavily)
There are people waiting outside to take him.
And they have assured me
that there will be no inquiry or action against you.
- What nonsense is this, sir? - Language, Vinod!
You should learn to respect the system.
Let him go. Send him outside within two minutes.
- Do you understand? - Very clearly, sir.
Good.
(engine starts, revs)
There is an Indian businessman named Rajeev Manohar Mehta from Mumbai.
He funds a political party.
Rajeev Mehta had a partner based out of Hong Kong.
A Chinese company was involved in their businesses
and had an investment of around $10 billion.
One of Rajeev's Chinese partners threatened and pressurised him
by saying that, if he didn't get Zhang released within 12 hours,
he would withdraw his investments.
In India, the elections were near.
The political party needed the money and the support of such men.
Sir.
The party members must have made calls to influential people.
I'll do something.
The last call in that chain came to Shekhawat's boss, Virendra.
As a result, Shekhawat had to let Zhang go.
For an investment and party fund, we let Zhang go.
(exhales)
That question, Himmat, is above your and my pay grade.
Mr. Chaddha.
You never told me about this.
I tell you everything.
Mr. Banerjee, it's okay.
Then?
Then, after the Indo-China stand-off in Doklam in 2017,
we had 35,000-40,000 cyber attacks
from Beijing on our small and big government institutions.
These cyber attacks became a cyber war, and we were losing it.
Our government appointed Vinod for Project China
and gave him the mandate to compile a list of those Chinese nationals
who were exceptional threats to us.
The attacks have taken place from these three IP addresses.
And all three IP addresses carry the same user ID.
And that is... Weapon.
Do you get it, guys?
Then, in 2018, Shekhawat made a request for funds.
And from here,
Mr. Banerjee gets involved in the story.
Yes.
I can continue.
In 2018, Vinod got a tip about a huge impending cyber attack.
Something like the one in 2014 on the PMO.
He needed some funds.
He wanted to get the best brains in the field of cyber warfare.
We immediately approved the request.
Vinod kept the NSA and the PMO in the loop
and offered Dr. Piyush Bhargav to participate in Project China.
(dramatic music)
Dr. Bhargav was an American national.
He was once a top FBI cyber security consultant
and also a top scientist in the field
of Artificial Intelligence and next-generation technologies.
Vinod, along with Dr. Bhargav, formed a team overnight.
It was an expensive team.
In 2019, our country's biggest--
(phone vibrating)
I'm sorry, I'll have to take this.
- Hello. - Himmat?
Try again.
I have information that this man, Jignesh Dholakia,
will take the evening flight and--
Please try to understand. He...
This is not my department.
I can't do it even if I want to.
No. Hello...
- Hello. - (eerie music)
(intense music builds)
- Sahil. - Sir?
Find out whether Jignesh Dholakia is leaving for Portugal this evening or not.
Sir, Red Corner is suspended. The Lookout Circular Notice is still there.
- With no-fly-- - You're giving me the details again!
- Don't I know all this? Find out. - Sorry, sir.
Hello. Ashraf?
I want to find out about a passenger. Jignesh Dholakia.
Yes, Ashraf.
Hmm.
Hmm. Sure?
Okay, thanks.
Sir, Jignesh Dholakia has boarded an Indian Air flight.
The flight will leave in half an hour.
It has got special clearance, sir.
Sorry, sir.
What happened after that, Mr. Banerjee?
You said something big happened in 2019.
Yes. 2019.
In 2019, China carried out the biggest cyber attack against our country.
The target was Gundukali Nuclear Power Plant, Tamil Nadu.
- (alarm blaring) - (machine beeping)
(monitors beeping)
Keep monitoring.
- System update? - Servers are blocked.
(siren blaring)
Frankly, it seems a very unprecedented situation.
- What kind of an attack is this? - It's a denial-of-service attack, sir.
- Nature? - It's very aggressive.
The more we try to stop it, the more its speed increases.
How much control do they have?
Sir, in three minutes, we're going to lose control over all the nuclear reactors.
(Dr. Bhargav) Damn! They can damage the facility
and disable the nuclear reactors' cooling devices.
Stop fighting it. It's a decoy.
- Move. - Sir.
(captivating music)
(intense music)
They have stopped, sir.
(Banerjee) This was Beijing's show of strength.
Vinod used his sources to find out who was behind this attack.
Finally, they found out
that a Beijing-sponsored cyber group RedEcho was behind this.
And the company's owner was Zhang.
The same Chinese national caught by Vinod in Arunachal.
Right.
(Chaddha) Vinod understood that Zhang needed to be eliminated.
Six months ago, he got a tip-off
that Zhang would be in London to meet one of his clients.
Vinod got the clearance, and he planned Operation Noodle.
He named it for obvious reasons.
He met us for the funds and we cleared them,
but we couldn't document the operation details.
The amount was big as the operation was big.
Vinod had an asset whom we knew as Abhay.
He was the one to lead Operation Noodle.
(soft violin music)
(music intensifies)
(speaking in Hungarian)
What was that?
(laughs) Nothing.
(continues in Hungarian)
I have something for you.
What is it?
It's a surprise.
(intense music)
(intense music continues)
(tense music)
(grunts)
(screams)
(elevator beeping)
(suspenseful music)
(screams, yells)
(bone cracking)
(knocks)
Leave.
(tense music continues)
(speaking in Mandarin)
(screams)
(glass shattering)
(bone cracking)
(glass shattering)
(bone cracks)
(panting)
But three months
after Zhang died...
the scientists and technicians associated with our special programme
started being murdered one by one.
- (suspenseful music) - (siren wailing)
(eerie music)
Dr. Bhargav's security was tightened, as you know.
But unfortunately, that was not enough.
What... Hey!
When everything was so clean,
how did they know?
Do you remember that model?
- Yes. - Abhay gave her a lot of money
and asked her to go underground.
But she was very fond of shopping.
She got caught.
- Who is the guy? - (crying)
I don't know.
(landing punches)
- Who is the guy? - I don't know anyone.
- (crying) - (landing punches)
So, in this case, shopping killed her.
Like other scientists, why didn't they kill Dr. Bhargav?
Why just kidnap him?
What does Dr. Bhargav have that they need?
Access.
To everything.
Meaning?
Defence Research and Development Organisation.
Indian Space Research Organisation.
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.
Prime Minister's Office.
Army, Navy, Air Force.
Bhabha, AIIMS, nuclear power plants.
Means each and every critical organisation.
It just means that Dr. Piyush Bhargav
has the key to our country.
(tense music)
Mr. Chaddha, you should tell Himmat Singh about that, too.
About what?
About what happened between you and Vinod.
Even I don't know what exactly it was, but...
around 3-4 days
after the model was caught...
(speaking in Bengali)
What happened inside, Mr. Chaddha?
I don't know what you are talking about.
26th May.
It was 26th May.
Actually, it was my marriage anniversary.
And I'm not allowed to forget that day ever.
So, that's why...
I remember it.
Mr. Chaddha.
(sighs) Okay.
Our operation was a partial failure. Our cover was blown.
But Vinod had stumbled upon something huge.
Our asset's performance is 100 percent.
If he says something is going to happen, then it's going to happen.
This is the result of our years of hard work, Mr. Chaddha.
Today, we are in a situation
where my asset is standing in the place
from where conspiracies are being hatched against our country.
What else is Beijing going to do in retaliation for Zhang's death,
and who will execute it... He has all the intel.
Finally, we are one step ahead of them.
What you are asking me is impossible, Vinod.
How is it impossible, sir?
My asset is an Uyghur. And what does he want?
During the Chinese PM's visit to India,
he should raise the issue of atrocities against Uyghur Muslims. That is it.
It won't be possible. (chuckles)
Such things impact...
our international relations.
Our top minds are being killed one by one, sir. What relations?
Your boss, Virendra, said no.
Sir, one minute.
Sir, have a look at this.
This.
Here.
This one.
I understand.
But orders are orders, Vinod.
(emotional music)
As we did not agree, Vinod's asset did not share the information.
- And Vinod got killed. - (gunshot firing)
And Dr. Bhargav got abducted.
What... Hey! Hey!
We had all the intelligence.
Yet, we could not avoid this.
(intense music)