A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES
'STRIKE THE DEAL WITH YOUR BLOOD…
AND OUT OF THE SMOKELESS FIRE...
THE GHOUL WILL COME...'
THE NEAR FUTURE. THE COUNTRY HAS CHANGED.
SECTARIAN VIOLENCE HAS REACHED CRISIS POINT.
SECRET DETENTION CENTRES ARE ESTABLISHED.
A MILITARY CLAMPDOWN IS IN EFFECT.
THE ORCHID STAR CONTINENTAL ABANDONED
SUSPECTED TERRORIST SAFEHOUSE
34 GMD for command. We have identified their position. Over.
Copy 34 GMD. Move ahead.
SANCTUARY
I can see someone.
Who is it, Captain?
Difficult to identify.
Everyone is dead.
Hands up.
Raise your hands!
Everyone is dead.
Is this our target, Captain?
I don't know, sir.
We want him alive, Captain!
Sir! He's hiding something in his shawl.
It may be a bomb, sir!
Everyone is dead.
Stop.
Stop where you are!
Everyone is dead.
Stop where you are!
Everyone is dead.
Where is Ali Saeed?
Back there.
It is him.
Captain.
I want to ask you something.
Come closer, Captain.
Don't you get it? Leave the captain or we will shoot you!
-Ali Saeed has caught hold of the captain. -To your right, Officer!
One month ago
TERRORISTS ARE AMONG US
BE VIGILANT
Scheduled Religions Zone 12
Leaving the sector
I wish you'd seen it for yourself, Nida.
They came into our neighborhood and ordered us to leave our homes.
As per the revised ethical actions of first May,
all residents have been ordered to surrender
all dangerous articles which have been prohibited.
If the orders are not followed, strict action will be taken.
They took away all our belongings.
Our legacy, our books.
They said our belongings were sacrilegious.
They say our holy books are anti-religious.
What good can come of burning children's books?
First, they closed the universities, and now the schools.
This is seditious literature. It's a crime, it's anti-national.
Crime?
They raid our homes in the middle of the night.
They pick up innocent people for reconditioning.
And you call this a crime, without any valid reason?
Please let him go. Let him go!
Why are you taking him?
Let go of him! Let go of him!
He has not done anything!
Let go of him! I said, let go of him!
He has not done anything!
Where are you taking him?
Let him go! I said, let him go!
They don't take innocent people.
The Force only takes those in need of reconditioning.
Reconditioning.
Nida, your thinking is nothing but naive.
And your thoughts are crazy.
The government wants the best for us.
But our community has always been misguided. Always.
And some people will never understand this fact.
And what about all that I have taught you over the years?
Taught you how to read and write, educated you...
trained you.
Gave you a good upbringing. Was all that wrong?
I made a mistake.
I should have gone back to the academy alone.
Nida?
-This-- -Don't worry.
Stop.
Nida, my books?
Stay calm.
It's not just about the books.
My lecture notes are in the bag as well.
You're teaching what's not in the syllabus again?
There is a limit to stupidity, Dad!
ID please.
"Shanawaz Rahim."
Yes.
-Please step out of the car. -Why?
We need to conduct a search.
But why?
Dad.
Come out!
Dad!
If there is anything you are hiding from us,
it would be wise to tell us now.
It is my constitutional right to travel anywhere in this country.
What are you hiding in there?
Weapons? Contraband?
Or have you got beef in there?
Stop!
He is my father and he's taking me back to the academy. Understand?
Ma'am, you're...
you're from the Protection Squad?
Let go of him.
Let's go, Dad.
Let's go!
Hey, move aside. Let them go.
The enemy has not yet been completely defeated.
External powers and false ideologies
have resulted in the spread of terrorism from within.
To eliminate such traitors, the government has instituted
some tough policies.
And an outcome of these policies is...
this academy.
Recent terrorist attacks in our country have proven one thing:
The enemy... is not an outsider.
He is one of us.
The one who is easily misled.
Anyone can be a terrorist.
Our neighbor,our friend.
You saw everything with your own eyes.
You saw it, Nida!
Just see how far they've gone.
No.
They will have to pay a price for this.
They will have to.
We'll see to it.
It is therefore your responsibility
to report any suspicious and illegal activities immediately.
That's your duty.
Even if someone from your family is involved.
From now on, your country is your only friend and family.
-Long live... -Our motherland!
Nidu.
MINISTRY OF NATIONAL PROTECTION
I want to know...
why you have arrested me?
You have to answer. I have the right to know!
It's my unalienable right.
You have no rights.
What?
Look...
I haven't done anything wrong.
Surely, there's some misunderstanding,
you've been mistaken.
Just call my daughter.
She's a member of the NPS.
Call her up.
Call her here.
She'll sort everything out. Call her up.
Call her. This is sheer injustice.
There is some misunderstanding. How can I make this clear to you?
He'll be released unharmed, right, sir?
Yes.
It takes a while...
to make the intellectuals understand and create an ideal citizen.
Why don't you understand?
I'm telling you to call my daughter.
She'll come and sort everything out.
Nidu!
Listen to them. Do as they say.
No, my dear, no.
Dad, Dad, if you cooperate, you will be released early.
-For once, Dad, be reasonable. -This is wrong.
What you're doing is wrong, my dear, absolutely wrong.
Take him away.
Nida.
These people have taken my daughter away from me.
Nidu!
NOW
Miss Nida Rahim, your father is on the road to recovery.
In the ongoing investigation, quite a few things have surfaced,
which are very essential to national security.
So you have to immediately step out of your training.
This assignment is under the orders of Lt. Sunil Dacunha.
MEGHDOOT 31 ADVANCED INTERROGATION CENTRE
Colonel Dacunha for command. Over.
Sir, Nida Rahim is joining today. Over.
And the package? Over.
It will arrive tonight. Over.
Chawla, prepare a welcome team for Rahim.
First familiarize her with this place.
She'll be a part of our interrogation team.
What?
Colonel. Whatever information we have about Rahim,
and about her religion...
wouldn't it be better to stop playing games
and get as much information from her at the earliest?
How will we question her loyalty?
All her past academic records are clear.
But, sir, she is connected with all these activities.
But how?
How will we establish it?
I'm a patriot. It is my duty to defend my country.
And it is my mission to ensure the enemy is brought to justice.
-No matter what? -No matter what.
Welcome to Meghdoot 31.
Come, I'll show you around.
Your religion won't be a problem, will it?
No. Why, ma'am?
The group we're fighting against now,
it has quite a few Muslims.
They think they're Muslims, ma'am.
But Islam forbids the murder of innocent women and children.
The people imprisoned here are just murderers and terrorists.
The colonel says music helps us cope with stress.
So classical music is always played on a loop.
The windows are all blacked out.
This way, no civilian can peep inside
and no prisoner can know the time.
But it messes with our body clock too.
So the sooner you adjust, the better.
This is our prison entrance. The only way in and out.
Not very high-tech, it's simple.
It was built after the first Emergency,
in the event of a nuclear attack.
A totally self-sustaining underground city.
Yet it was never used.
There's no mention of it in any official records,
no information at all.
Which means, it's the perfect place for our mission.
As of now, there are five prisoners and eleven soldiers in the cell.
-Twelve. -Why are there so few prisoners?
Can't keep anyone in custody beyond three weeks.
Government rule.
Hey, mute boy.
Want some mutton? Tell me.
Broke him too quickly.
Yes, probably.
Why isn't he in a cell like the others?
-He's still on the active list-- -He hasn't opened his mouth yet.
The name of this bastard is Ahmed.
Looks innocent,
but he's got many things clammed up.
My dear.
I'm cold. May I get a quilt or a blanket?
Our main interrogation chamber.
Every new prisoner is brought here... for their induction.
Interrogating Officer Mathur.
Babloo.
Rahim.
It's time to meet the colonel. Come.
Sit.
A guided tour of our base...
with our finest interrogating officer.
How was it?
Sir, it's such an honor reporting to you as a commanding officer.
What is it?
It's my job to study human behavior, Officer.
Sir, I've five weeks left to complete my training.
So... suddenly my posting...
Why, sir?
Highest scorer in Advanced Interrogation.
A consistent top performer.
But going beyond your duty... what you sacrificed for the country...
turning in your own father...
that's a brave example for all the civilians and officers.
Ali Saeed Al Yacoub.
The leader of United People's Front?
Yes.
He is coming here today.
Those rotting in our cells...
their last unit member.
Ali Saeed.
Compiled through our interrogation techniques and years of hard work.
I want to add one more confession to these.
Ali Saeed.
You were assigned here to interrogate him.
Showing mercy and kindness to these people...
feeling sorry for them...
it’s a sign of weakness.
We're not just doing our duty. We're delivering justice too.
Rahim, report for duty.
Right now.
Trusting this girl is a mistake.
Even you know that she's a suspect, sir.
I've made my decision.
She should be in one of the cages.
This is my final decision and a direct order for you.
Started early today, sir?
I just want to talk to her once.
Please, just once.
Prerna, why are you talking like that?
Listen. It's raining heavily and...
getting through is difficult.
I just want to hear her voice once.
In recent times, Ali Saeed Al Yacoub has proved
to be the most dangerous and powerful name against our government.
During the last decade, of the most dreadful bomb blasts
that our country has seen--
Be careful.
Do you think...
after the way we treated Ahmed,
he would have remained tight-lipped had he known anything?
We agreed we wouldn't talk about this again.
But I want to.
What if his being here is a mistake?
What if he's innocent?
No one is innocent here.
All are guilty.
They are all monsters.
And that fucker Ahmed?
He's fooling us. He's not mute.
He is hiding something.
Don't let these bastards mess with your head.
We're just doing our duty.
Ali Saeed is nearing Meghdoot 31. Over.
He is outside a two-kilometer radius. Over.
Attention. A new guest is arriving.
I need the welcome team at the main entrance within ten minutes.
Chaudhary, Gupta,
and Rahim.
You three will be on the first rotation.
Chaudhary, if you lose control again,
you will be court-martialed, understand?
I did nothing wrong.
Lamba?
Is everything okay with the colonel?
Isn't he drinking too much these days?
No, no.
No.
I was just checking.
It won't be good if anyone doubts his judgment.
Does anyone doubt his judgment?
Our work is not easy.
This job can break even the best.
Our new recruit will soon realize that.
This is going to be your trial by fire, right, Rahim?
This is your opportunity to prove your loyalty.
How can you question the colonel's judgment before the whole unit?
I'm not the only one who is having doubts, Lamba.
Are you keeping an eye on him?
Because we all are, keenly.
It shouldn't so happen that he stirs up a hornet's nest...
and we pay the price for it.
Ali Saeed.
No.
-Ali Saeed. -Impossible.
It's Ali Saeed.
They will never be able to catch him alive.
Parthiva?
Do you think it's Ali Saeed?
There's not a single soldier down there.
Have you ever seen that before?
I'm telling the truth.
It cannot be Ali Saeed.
He's not foolish enough to fall into their trap.
It is possible.
Only when...
he has laid a trap for these people.
I only know one thing.
It was that wretched, unholy being who was the last person to meet him.
Show some mercy, Rajan.
That poor boy...
is going through such hell, which no one should go through.
Sir, the roads are all waterlogged.
I hope I can make it back, sir.
Careful, soldier.
Give me a pen.
He doesn't speak much, but when he does, sir--
-Open it up. -Yes, sir.
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