"One early morning" "Lifting the dark misty veil of the night" "From its pillow of its mountain peak the Sun rose and saw..." "The valley is filled with the season of love" "And the branches of memories have sprouted... innumerable blossoms of moments past" "Unspoken, unheard yearnings" "Half asleep, half awake" "Look out sleepily at life" "As it flows in wave after wave" "At once new." "Also the same" "Yes the very same life Which encompasses love and desire" "Meeting and also parting and a sense... that time is flowing like a river, whispering as it flows... that the valley is filled with the season of love" "And the branches of memories have sprouted... innumerable blossoms of moments past" ""Why is the wind singing today?"" ""Why is the wind singing"" ""Why is the season raining colors"" ""My heart wonders What is going to happen today"" ""Why is there moonlight in the day"" ""Which way is life moving"" ""My heart wonders what are these events foretelling"" ""Why is the wind singing today"" ""Whose face am I seeing in every flower"" ""Whose face do I see in every flower"" ""Whose unheard voice is in my ears"" ""Whose are these sounds... "" ""vibrating in my dreams"" ""My heart wonders Whose arrival is awaited"" ""Why is the wind singing... "" ""singing, singing"" "Today your dream is coming true Papa, today your daughter begins her first case" "You devoted your entire life for truth and human rights" "Today I am taking my first step into the same battlefield" "As always, I'm taking your faith and blessings with me" "Karim Khan do you know how to cook?" "No Sir the wife cooks" "Better start learning." "Now women have started doing men's jobs." "Never know... when you'll have to sleep on an empty stomach" "Now may I meet the Indian prisoner?" "Most certainly!" "Now you have the right to, Madam Lawyer" "Come, I'll escort you myself" "That way I'll get to spend a little more time with you" "Shall we?" "Excuse me Madam, but you're wasting your time" "This man is here for 22 years but no one's heard him utter a single word" "We think he is very happy here, never fights, never complains... seems like he doesn't want to be free at all" "Freedom is every man's birthright and it's my duty to see that he gets it" "You do your duty and let me do mine" "Hey Seven Eighty Six..." "Oye, look who's come to meet you" "You imbecile, Madam Lawyer is here, at least greet her" "The State of Pakistan has decided to reopen cases of some Indian prisoners" "So find your lost voice quickly and start blabbering" "This opportunity won't come again" "What did I tell you?" " Open the cell" "I want to speak to him alone" "Well, you've signed the papers, what do I care" "Aye Karim Khan keep an eye on her" "There" "I've done my duty now it's up to you and your God" "Let's begin with names" "I'm Saamiya Siddique and you are...?" "Do you want me to call you?" "Seven Eighty Six like the others do?" "Your name can't be so unpleasant that you prefer a number to it?" "Veer Pratap Singh" "It's ages since you've heard your name, isn't it?" "Please talk to me Veer Pratap Singh, I've come to help you" "Twenty two years ago you remained silent And no one could defend you" "Today God is giving you another chance." "Talk to me... and I promise to get you back to your country" "Please talk to me" "I don't know why you don't want your freedom." "But I want you to know why... your freedom is important for me and other girls of this country" "My father fought his entire life for women's empowerment in Pakistan" "But he could not do as much as he wanted to" "Today, after years of hard work, I have earned my first case" "But everyone knows it's impossible to win this case." "They want me to lose... so that no woman will tread into this male domain again" "But I'm not going to lose" "I will not let down my father's dream." "Or the women of my country" "I just need your help." "Talk to me..." "Please talk to me" "Talk to me Veer Pratap Singh" "That's an F 16 flying at the speed of 1200mph" "When a plane tears through the skies, plays with the clouds... no one but a pilot can understand that feeling" "I can still feel my hands throbbing, the blood rushing and the winds lashing... when I used to take my helicopter... into the mountains" "Ahead..." "left..." "Help..." "Let's go get them" "This was me and this was my life" "Squadron Leader Veer Pratap Singh, a rescue pilot with the Indian Air Force" "I loved my work" "Flying was a childhood fantasy." "And saving people's lives... was my father's legacy." "He was an army officer... who gave his life for the country" "I was alone and free" "And I lived every moment as if it were the last" "Little did I know that three days later... my life was going to change because of a girl" "A girl who was then sound asleep in Pakistan" "Wake up, Zaara." "It's seven o'clock" "Seven!" "I've never woken up this early" " Whatever has not happened till now... will begin from today." "Yesterday your marriage got fixed" "Now you're just a guest here for some time" "Soon you'll have to go to your husband's house" "Your mother wants you to change your habits" "Wake up every morning at seven, make your own bed" "Then learn cooking from Iqbal Chacha..." " I'm not going to change for anyone" "I am who I am, tell them that" "Aahaa, your cool attitude won't work anymore" "You're lucky they've chosen you because of your beauty" "I hope your manners won't turn them away." "Or you'll be a spinster for life" ""I am the way I am and I will always be"" ""Whether someone is happy, Or even if they are unhappy"" ""I will never change my style"" ""Whether they understand or they don't I will keep saying"" ""I am the way I am And I will always be"" ""I am the princess of my feelings And the queen of my mind"" ""Why should I wear a veil If the scarf drops, so let it"" ""Whether they smile of they pout. "" ""It does not bother me if What I say causes a rift"" ""I am the way I am And I will always be"" ""I have no desire to adorn my palms with henna"" ""Or to hear the wedding flute play. "" ""I am quite happy in my own home, thank you"" ""If you can hear me O priest, let me clarify"" ""I don't know that I will ever agree to marriage"" ""I am the way I am And I will always be"" "Dr. Yusuf, is everything all right?" "Just pray." "Now there's no time to take her to the hospital" "She's repeatedly asking for Zaara" "Yusuf, I'm Zaara's mother but it's Bebe who brought her up" "Where is Zaara?" "She's gone to the temple to get holy water for Bebe" "I'll break this news to Zaara, no one will say anything to her" "Zaara, is that you?" "Yes Bebe, your Zaara has come and look what she's got for you." "The priest... sent special holy water for you and..." "I know little one... no holy water will help me now." " Bebe..." "Since you were a child you have been chattering non stop" "And I have been listening." "Today I'm going to speak." "And you'll only listen" "You know that I've been here ever since the inception of Pakistan" "I was 16 years old when your grandfather left India... and he came to Pakistan and he brought me along with him" "Your family, this country has given me lots and I took it all with all my heart" "But today I've this one last wish, will you fulfill it?" "Immerse my ashes in my India, dear child" "I may be an orphan but I am an Indian, that's my only identity" "I told you about Kiritpur haven't I?" "For us Sikhas... it's a very important pilgrimage." "All my ancestors are there." "Just immerse me there." "I will get my refuge." "You'll do this for me?" "No." "There's going to be no need to do any such thing." "All our Visas to go to Delhi are ready." "You just get well soon." "Then we'll both go to your Kiritpur and you can pray there to your heart's content" "Bebe..." "Now quickly drink this holy water" "She was here in Pakistan and you in India." "Then how and when did the two of you meet?" "Three... three days later... and what an unusual meeting it was..." "A bus had toppled over in the mountains." "There were no serious casualties." "All passengers were rescued." "And I was on my way down to bring the last girl up." "Pull us up." "It wasn't that I'd never seen a more beautiful girl than her." "But I don't know why I couldn't take my eyes off her." "Her eyes were lowered and she was breathing heavily." "She was very scared." "A tendril of hair was bothering her right eye." "She was trying to move it, but the wind was strong and the hair stayed there." "As I lifted my hand from her waist to move the hair... she looked at me in fear." "We looked at each other for the first time." "She kept staring at me scared... then she lowered her gaze, but..." "I kept staring at her..." "and then my dream was broken..." "Stop... stop... stop." "Ranjit." "Stop." "What happened?" "What happened?" " My bag has fallen down." "Please take me down." "It's only a bag ma'am let it go." "I can't let it go that bag is very invaluable to me." "Not more valuable than all our lives?" " Yes it is." "Now will you please take me down or should I go myself?" "My bag." "Stop it." "Ranjit take it down." " Veer have you gone mad?" "Do as I say." "Take us down." "Here." "Ranjit, pull us up." "You endangered the lives of so many people for a little bag." "What kind are you?" "You know we risk our lives everyday to save lives... of people who are complete strangers, who aren't related to us in any way" "But still on our way home our hearts swell with pride... that we saved someone's sister, wife, brother or mother... gave someone a new life." "But today for the first time in so many years..." "I'm doubting my work" "For the first time sacrificing my life for someone else is seeming worthless... is seeming wrong" "I'm sorry ma'am but it was disgusting" "Get out!" "I don't want to see your face." "Who asked you to give Zaara your money?" "You know I can't say no to Zaara." "Even if I did she would've taken it forcibly" "And she's not off to the market to buy bangles, but to India... wasn't important enough to tell me?" "She made me pledge our friendship" "Pledge of friendship!" "There's a limit to childishness." "Who got her onto the bus?" "Call Akram." "Call him immediately." "How irresponsible." "Zaara..." "Zaara are you all right?" "Ma, I'm perfectly all right, please don't worry" "What is this nonsense Zaara, do you know what I'm going through?" "Only when I was going to the police that this godforsaken Shabbo told me" "Just come back home right away ... come home immediately" "Ma, the border closes at four thirty and I haven't even reached Kiritpur yet" "God, for what sin am I being punished ... now it's about to be evening..." "Why did you go alone?" "I promised you that I would send the ashes to India" "I also promised Bebe that I would take her ashes myself." "Zaara is this a little trip from Lahore to Pindi that you just took off like that?" "Have you gone mad?" "I'm really sorry Ma." "But after all my explaining, you were still unable to understand me" "Until now, I've done nothing really important in my life Ma" "Nor will I be doing anything great in the future" "My life, like yours, will be spent being a good wife and a good mother" "But after doing this, I will always be proud of myself..." "That I helped someone attain salvation." "Ma, now that I've come so far, I will return only after completing my work" "But if you stay angry with me, then my journey will get bad luck..." "Stop it." "Can a mother ever wish bad luck on a daughter?" "I've been crying since eight hours, you want me to cry some more?" "Relax Ma I'm cool." "Yes, you're the only one who's cool and we're all fools" "If your father returns before you do then..." "Don't worry, Ma" "Papa's only back next week and I'm back tomorrow." "Please" "Ma I've to hang up now, there's a long queue" "Listen, take care of yourself, and don't eat any junk" "And don't talk to any strangers and keep calling me... right?" "And don't be scared, my blessings are with you... good bye..." "Good bye" "Yes how much money?" "Why are you worrying?" "Our Zaara is no less than any boy." "She can get her way anywhere" "Thank God that she's safe, this girl scared the life out of me" "Why're you talking to me?" "I told you to get out of my sight" "You say that all the time." "Now cool it" "Cool it my foot!" "You godforsaken fool" "Go do your work... what are you standing like statues for?" "Go." "Ranjit, permission for my leave has come from the base" "Mom and Dad had asked me to come home to celebrate Lodi" "I'll leave from here in the morning, that way I'll reach sooner" "Negi will accompany you back" "Okay, see you on Monday." "Enjoy..." " Thank you." "Here are the logs..." "Mister, are there any buses to Kiritpur from here?" "No Ma'am, no buses leaving right now." "There's one for Kiritpur at seven am" "Then is there a hotel where I can spend the night?" "Hotel!" "Of course..." "look there's Kake's Dhabha." "Our five star hotel" "For ten rupees you'll get a blanket for twenty five rupees you'll get a cot" "Ok Ma'am, please excuse me, I'm getting late." "Good night" "You risk your life to save the lives of strangers" "There can't be nobler work than that" "I would not like you to stop taking pride in your work because of me" "That's why I've come to tell you the reason for my behavior" "These are the ashes of my Bebe" "She was an Indian... who spent her whole life in Pakistan serving my family... and never asked for anything in return." "Just one dying wish... that her ashes be immersed along with her ancestors in Kiritpur" "This is more important to me than my life" "Perhaps you were not happy saving my life" "But I am sure you'll be proud that you saved this urn that was in my bag" "Please try and forgive me." "I'm sorry." "Sir, here's your buttermilk." " Thanks." "If only I'd drunk it in the morning, I wouldn't have lost my temper then" "Here's the bus" "One by one... who has tickets?" "I've got a ticket." "Ladies first." " No pushing." "Easy... easy... no crowding." "That's it." "No more." " But I've got a ticket." "Madam, here everyone has a ticket but here it's first-come-first-sit" "So then where do I go?" " You go up there..." "Hey baldie, move on over there." " Why should I move?" "Is my wife your sister that you want to sit beside her for the entire journey?" "Shove, before I break your teeth." " Sir, I was just moving." "You must be wondering what am I doing here...?" "Can you see that bus over there?" "Actually I should've been on that bus" "But I noticed you and I saw how graciously you took this wonderful seat" "I thought to myself either you are extremely brave or extremely foolish... to do this long journey all by yourself." "Then I realized that... although I'll reach my village, I'll be bothered throughout my journey... and probably my entire life whether... that silly Pakistani girl reached her destination safe and sound" "So please don't think that I've come to help you" "I'm simply ensuring your thoughts don't bother me for the rest of my life" "Thank you" "Would you like to eat some nuts?" "By the way I'm Squadron Leader Veer Pratap Singh" "I'm Zaara, Zaara Hayaat Khan" ""Below the blue skies"" ""The earth is prospering. "" ""Every season is joyful"" ""O' my beautiful land"" ""My land"" ""The earth is golden, the skies are blue And every season is colorful"" ""This is my land"" ""This is my land"" ""The sparrow hawk calls and the nightingale sings"" ""And the monsoon clouds arrive This is my land"" ""A crow is calling on my terrace"" ""A letter from my beloved will arrive"" ""And there'll surely be a mention of me"" ""When the wind moves like a comb Through the fields of wheat"" ""It lifts a hundred colorful scarves"" ""When the water carriers come to the well to fill their pots"" ""Someone entrances them with the sweet sound of his flute"" ""And so at every step a new love story is born"" ""This is my land"" ""Where children, carried on their father's shoulders... "" ""are taken to see the fair." "And treated to comic shows"" ""And ice cream and snacks"" ""And to candy and savories"" ""These innocent children as dear as dolls"" ""Are entertained by their grandmothers with fairy tales"" ""This is my land"" ""In my country a guest is revered as a god"" ""And no matter what land he comes from, He becomes a part of this land"" ""I have seen and understood your country"" ""I have seen and understood your country"" ""I don't know why it all seems familiar"" ""These evenings are familiar As are these mornings"" ""Such is also my country." "Same as your land?"" ""This is my land Same as your land?"" "What are these people doing?" "These are last rites." "It is done before the ashes are immersed in the river" "So why aren't we doing it?" " We aren't doing it because... you are a Muslim." "And this is a temple of the Sikhs" "And it's in our interest to quietly immerse the ashes and leave from here" "No, I want to immerse the ashes with the complete rituals" "Hey no, no Zaara." "It's like this..." "some priests are fanatics" "So you'll get insulted and I'll get unnecessarily beaten up" "Should I go and ask?" " No, no you don't ask." "You wait here." "I'll ask." " You wait right here... please" "Dear God, it's all in your blessings" "I'd told you about Kiritpur, right?" "Just immerse me there." "I'll get refuge"" "Is your name Zaara?" "Yes..." "You've come from Pakistan?" "Yes..." "I've been in this temple since forty two years" "But I have never seen such devotion" "You've done more than a real daughter would" "It would be an honor for me to do the last rites for your Bebe" "Come child, come with me." "Come..." "Dear God, it's all in your blessings" "Come here, please" "Now what?" "Put your hand out and fulfill Bebe's last wish with me" "But how can I...?" "Look here, neither I nor you are Bebe's children." "But..." "But... if it weren't for you I wouldn't have been able to get Bebe here so easily" "Like me, now you too have formed a bond with Bebe" "So the right... to perform this final rite is just not mine, but yours too" "Come..." "Zaara... here's your bus ticket." "You'll reach Atari." "And from there... catch a train straight to Lahore." "And here's your change" "Have you finished eating?" "Anything else...?" " No thanks" "You've already done a lot for me." "I just don't know how to thank you" "I'm very frank about these things." "If you ask me..." "I'll tell you what I really want..." " Tell me what I can do for you?" "Be careful, I will ask but you will not be able to give it" "You don't know what you've done for me." "Ask for anything you want" "It's a promise that I'll fulfill it" "You are making a promise without knowing the price... you might regret it" "A Pakistani has made a promise to an Indian" "Now my country's honor is at stake." "Now even if I want to I can't back off" "Please tell me what can I do for you?" " Give me this one day from your life..." "What?" "You drew me close into your life." "You created a bond between me and your Bebe" "You're leaving me with a lifetime of sweet memories" "I want to share my world with you." "I too wish to give you memories... that stay with you for the rest of your life" "I know a day is very precious to you." "But I promise that... you'll never forget this day" "I warned you that you'd regret making this promise" "So you fell in love with her?" "What I felt..." "I still can't understand..." "Why I asked her for a day I don't know..." "I just asked her" "But yes at that time I did feel that our acquaintance... was not destined to end right here." "We hadn't met just to come till here" "Our relationship was still incomplete, there was still something more to happen" "With this thought, the words blurted out of my mouth... and that poor girl listened to me silently..." "Did she come with you?" "Saamiya... the honor of your Pakistan was at stake" "How could she not come?" "Why have you made that strange face?" "Your mother scolded you on the phone?" "I'm scared of heights..." " Why didn't you tell me earlier?" "You said this is a shorter route" "The other way would take half a day more... so what could I do...?" " Does that mean... you'll wear this scary expression for the entire journey?" "Please smile a little or I'll get scared too" "Okay look, eat some nuts." "It'll take your mind off this" "Hold out your hand..." " No..." "Okay open your mouth" "More?" "Brother Veer has come." "And there's a girl with him." "Brother Veer has come." "And there's a girl with him" "Hey Pappu's mother see our Veer has come and has brought his fiancé with him." "Oh a girl won't come just like that with her fiancé." "Veeru must have married her, she must be his wife." "Maati..." "Maati..." "Oh, what's happened, who died now?" "Maati Veeru's here..." "Veeru?" " Yes." "And he's got his wife along with him." " What rubbish?" "My Veeru will never get married without telling me." "I'm telling the truth Maati." "The whole village has come out to see them..." "What the hell..." "let him come..." "I'm not going to talk to him" "Oh Chaudhry Sumer Singh where the hell are you?" "Where's he gone now?" "Bauji..." "Maati's calling you..." " Yeah right..." "I heard her..." "She always calls me at the wrong time." "Come here son, I'll tell you something" "Don't ever make the mistake of getting married." "If you do... you won't be able to score a goal for the rest of your life" "All right Sir." "Oh my dear one, how many times do I've to tell you." "Not to disturb me during a game." " And how many times do I tell you... if you want to die then lie down on a bed and die... don't play... with kids old enough to be your grandchildren and get your bones broken" "Let me tell you one thing." "In this entire village... there's not a single player who can compete with Sumer Singh" "Except your son, look what he's been up to" "Veeru's come?" "Where...?" " But not alone." "He's got married" "What are you saying?" " Look there..." "How're you Kamli?" " Fine..." "I'll say hi to Bauji ... your blessings, Bauji..." "You son of an ass... without asking or telling us, you got married?" "I'll thrash you!" " Married?" "Who told you that?" "Then who's she, my wife?" " No no... your wife is right here." " I'll hit you" "Then who's she?" " You're too much Maati" "Is there only one kind of relationship between a man and a woman?" "She's our guest Bauji." "After saving her in a rescue operation..." "I got her here to show her our village and to make her meet you" "Of course!" "I understood the moment I saw her... such a beautiful girl with an ass like you... impossible!" "What's your name dear?" " Zaara, Sir." "Zaara Hayaat Khan" "What a lovely name, where are you from, child?" "From Pakistan" "Oh wow, that's fantastic then you're our extra-special guest!" "Look... we've served the people of our country a lot" "But this is our first chance to be hospitable to our neighboring country" "What would you like to eat?" "Should I get some butter milk?" "Some milk some...?" " Oh enough now" "You come with me." "If you get caught up in his chatter it'll be nightfall soon" "Move aside..." " Okay, never mind me." "Make way." " Oh yes." "Oye Veeru, where're you going?" "Wait a minute." "All of you get going..." "Yes... one minute..." " What?" "Yes?" " Well... have you got my things?" "Yes!" "Here's your bottle of rum." "Don't drink it all alone." " No way." "If Maati catches you this time, I'm not going to lie to her." "Just once more..." "one last time...?" " Okay last time." "Now go on... go." "Cheers to the neighboring country." "Come, I'll do that." " No, I'll manage." "The way you're making it, it's evident." "Someone else ties your hair at home." "Come, I'll make it for you." "Just feel at home." "Come." "This's Veer's room, right?" " Yes." "Whenever he'd get a medal or a photo I'd hang it up here." "And when he's not at home, then Bauji and I... warm our eyes looking at them." " There's a lot of love... between the three of you." " Because there's no one else to share our love." "His mother and father passed away when he was really small" "Since then we're the only ones for him." "We're actually his aunt and uncle." "But he calls us his father and mother." "We don't have any children of our own" "So it's just the three of us." "Look... your plait is ready" "Hey!" "I look just like all of you." " This is nothing." "You'll look like a true Punjabi girl tonight... tonight's Lodi" "And here we celebrate it with a lot of pomp." "I'll take out the dress." "I wore for my first Lodi for you." "No Maati, I'll wear my own clothes." " Hey, you call me mother... and at the same time argue with me?" "Look you've come to our house... just for a day." "For this one day at least become one of us." "Are you comfortable?" " Yes." "Like I was telling you..." "when I was young..." "I used to take Maati on a cycle like this right till Amritsar." "Now she's so become so fat that she doesn't fit on a cycle." "No Bauji, she's not fat at all..." " Oh you don't know..." "I know." "Veer was telling me that Maati and you have built this village on your own" "That's right." "At first there were just fields here." "Then after writing many letters we arranged for electricity." "Do you see that hospital?" " Yes." "That was a cow shed earlier." "... how are you Doctor?" "Doing fine Sir." " Very well friend." "And look, the children's school." "Maati and I were the first teachers here." "No one knew how to read or write." "Now the kids study here till eighth grade." "After that the boys are sent off to Kartarpur, for further studies." "And what about the girls?" " It's not possible for us... to send the girls so far." "And anyway they have to learn to... look after the household, so what use is higher education for them?" "That's not fair Bauji." "Not fair?" "What d'you mean by that?" " I hope you don't mind this Bauji... what you and Maati have done for this village... would've have taken people centuries to achieve" "But while you made the men capable of facing the world... you disabled the women." "That's why a Veer has become an Air Force Pilot... and the girls of the village remain illiterate and unpolished" "Girls today have reached the moon." "They walk shoulder to shoulder with men" "With education perhaps a girl from this village could've outdone Veer" "Don't you think so Bauji?" "Oh Chaudhry Sumer Singh..." "where are you loitering?" "Oh man... whenever I'm doing something really important... she comes and bugs me." "Yes Madam, now what?" "It's time to light the Lodi." "Come and get ready..." "All right, I'm coming" "Come, dear." "Let's light the Lodi" "Listen everybody... come here... come on." "Coming Bauji." "Let's go there... coming" "Listen everyone..." "to what I have to say" "The cricket pitch that was going to be made here... will not happen now" "Why...?" " Why Bauji?" "Relax, I'm telling you... because now we're building a Girls High School." "The girls are glad." "I promise you that once this school is built... the girls won't have to leave the village for higher studies." "And one more thing, the first brick for the school... isn't going to be laid by Maati or me, but will be laid by the girl... because of whom this school is being built." "Miss Zaara Hayaat Khan" "Come dear..." "Bauji how can I...?" " Why not?" "When being so young you've taught me such a big lesson" "Then why can't you do this little thing for me?" "Come dear, come." "Oye Kamli." "I, Ginda Singh..." "I really like you." "O'Soumitre..." "I Darshan Singh Aulakh." "Will die for you." "Maati is this the custom of Lodi?" " No... this's your Bauji's custom" "What d'you mean?" " In our time... romance was taboo." "On top of that I was from Madras and he from Punjab." "So one night during Lodi he asked for my hand in front of everybody" "My parents didn't know what to say." "And we got married" "After that ever since we've come here and started celebrating Lodi... he's started this custom that if a boy is in love with a girl... he confesses his love in front of everyone." "If the girl wants to refuse... she quietly throws a fistful of sesame into the fire" "If she wants to accept she calls out the boy's name and breaks sugar cane" "Then after that we get them married" "Wow, this's such a lovely custom... that means... when the bride and the groom agree, what's the need of a priest...?" "Hey Saraswathi Kaur..." "My lady from Madras..." "I Chaudhry Sumer Singh... ask for your hand in marriage for the next seven lifetimes" "Come on girl" "I'll set him right" "What... my proposal... rejected?" "Maati... what're you doing?" "Bauji doesn't stand a chance?" "Tell him if he wants to spend seven lifetimes with me... he has to fulfill certain promises." "Is he ready?" "Promises?" "What promises Maati?" "Sorry Bauji that's it." "Now drop the sugar cane" "Okay, I'll drop it" ""Was that you or was that just a fragrant wind"" ""Was that you or were there colors everywhere"" ""Was that you or were those shining pathways'" ""Was that you or were those songs resounding in the atmosphere"" ""Was it you I found, or was it my Destiny"" ""Was it you or was there magic in the air"" ""Just for two moments, the caravans of our dreams made a stop"" ""And then you went your way and I went mine"" ""Just for two moments existed the story of our hearts"" ""And then you went your way and I went mine"" "Today's my wedding day Abbaji" "Aren't you going to give me away?" "Aren't you going to put your hand on my head and bless me?" "Please forgive me, my child" "I don't know whether this is my obligation or my weakness" "Please forgive me" "This is a holy amulet." "This will protect you" "The moment you cross the border, take out the coins... and give them to someone needy" "My religion does not permit, but still from now on..." "I'll pray to Allah everyday and ask Him to give you Zaara in every other birth" "I'm leaving..." "Listen..." "Sign here" "What's this?" "It says here that my name is Rajesh Rathore" "I work for the Indian Intelligence RAW ... critical... political... secrecy... sending Pakistani secrets to India...?" "That's correct" "No way." "My name is Veer Pratap Singh, ex-Indian Air Force" "I'd come here just two days ago to visit somebody and now I'm going back" "My passport's in my bag, you can check." "We've found this in your bag" "Your name is written clearly as Rajesh Rathore" "Let me see" "We have witnesses also who can recognize you" "What's going on, why are you doing this?" "Okay... you were just saying that you were here to meet somebody" "Tell us their names, we'll call them" "Yes..." "I'm..." "I'm here..." "Tell us" "I didn't come to meet anybody" "Wow, what love" "If you take her name she will be disgraced?" "You'll ruin yourself but won't let your love be damned" "Yes Mr. Veer, this's exactly what I expected of you" "Mr. Veer, there's one thing that is very special about both our countries" "On the basis of power and money anything is possible." "Isn't that so?" "What were you thinking?" "That you could come here... and declare your love for my wife-to-be in front of everyone and leave... and I'd stand aside and watch the whole show...?" "Mr. Veer I'm about to live my life with a woman... who's in love with someone else" "And it's my bad luck that I can't even back off from this marriage" "Can you imagine... can you imagine... everyday of my life, will be a living hell" "You and Zaara were the ones who dared to love... why should I be put to test" "Either your life should be a living hell... or Zaara's," "Not mine" "You take great pride in your love, right?" "So now you're being tested" "I can make Zaara's life heaven or hell." "But it's all in your hands" "As long as you sit silently within the four walls of a prison... till then Zaara's life will be more beautiful than heaven" "The moment you open your mouth Zaara's life will become worse than hell" "Veer Pratap Singh's identity has to be destroyed... in order to give Zaara a good life" "Now this... is the true test of love" "I'll take your leave" "It's time for the wedding" "Either you disgrace the names of Zaara and her family and buy your freedom" "Or else sign on those papers and ensure life time of happiness for Zaara" "The decision is in your hands" "Goodbye" ""Why is there a tradition of cruelty"" ""Why is the society the way it is"" ""These traditions of this world..." "I am completely overwhelmed by them"" ""Do not ask what my complaints are Or why I've been given this unhappiness"" ""What can I tell you, Why is love a crime"" ""Why does one cry Why does this happen"" ""Why is everyone a stranger to his heart"" ""What turn has this story taken"" ""What sort of world is this that we live in"" ""Where sorrows wear the face of happiness?"" ""Whom do I call my own and who is a stranger"" ""What turn has this story taken"" "Miss Zaara Hayaat Khan daughter of Jehangir Hayaat Khan" "Your marriage has been fixed with Raza Shirazi... son of Abdul Malik Shirazi at a dowry of... five million Rupees." "Do you accept this marriage?" ""What turn has my story taken"" "Do you accept that your name is Rajesh Rathore or no?" "I accept" "I accept" "The bus that left from Lahore met with an accident before it reached India" "Nobody survived" "My name was also on the passenger list" "I was happy that Maati and Bauji would hear about my death" "If they got the news that I was missing... then they wouldn't have been able to live or die in peace" "Now in India Veer Pratap Singh was dead and in Pakistan... there was no sign of Veer Singh left" "Now his only identity was... prisoner number seven eighty six" "Prisoner... number," "Seven eight six" "My country owes you, twenty two years of your life" "I can't bring back these twenty two years" "But I take a vow... that I won't put flowers on my father's grave until..." "Veer Pratap Singh doesn't get his name, his identity and his country back" "So Miss Saamiya Siddiqui, this is your first case?" "Yes." " Congratulations" "Thank you sir" "And you're Defense Counsel on behalf of the Human Rights Commission...?" "That's right sir." " Good that's good" "No one representing the Prosecution?" "Well Sir they should be coming." "May I come in sir?" "Oh it's you Mr. Zakir..." "Good morning sir." " Morning." "Come in, take a seat" "That's Mr. Zakir Ahmed" "I know." "I know him very well" "Sorry Your Honor, you know the traffic of Lahore..." "Zakir sa'ab, are you presenting the case on behalf of the Government of Pakistan?" "Yes Sir." "Actually, I've not been to court since many days" "People may be thinking that Zakir Ahmed has forgotten how to fight a case" "And anyway, I think this case is very interesting" "What do you think Saamiya?" "So you both know one another?" "Of course!" "Saamiya was working for us earlier" "But perhaps she didn't approve of the way we worked... so she went over to the Human Rights camp" "She's a very capable lady, it'll be fun to fight the case opposite her" "There was a special purpose for calling both of you here" "It would be better if both the parties can have an out of court settlement" "Otherwise the court has fixed the date for day after tomorrow" "But yes, if the case does not start day after tomorrow... then the next date could be after six months or maybe even a year" "We're ready Sir." "But if the Defense needs more time then..." "Defense is ready Sir." " But Saamiya..." "Sir you can fix it for day after tomorrow." "My client has waited... for twenty two years to get justice." "I can't make him wait any more" "Okay then that's fixed" "I thank you both for coming here" "Good day." " Good day, Sir" "Okay Saamiya I'll see you in court." "Good day" "This was an impossible case right from the start" "And now with Zakir Ahmed's arrival there's absolutely no chance" "But this case is too small for his portfolio..." "I don't know why" "I can't understand anything." "Listen, just make any excuse and drop this case" "This is your first case and the way Zakir Ahmed insults the opposition... he'll ruin your career." "That's exactly what he wants" "What do you mean?" "Saahil, do one thing, you go back to the office  make a list of the witnesses" "I'll be there in a while..." "But where're you going?" " To meet Zakir Ahmed" "What...?" "Miss Saamiya Siddiqui you'd sworn that you'd never step into my office" "Then how could you bear to come here today?" "There's nothing like that Sir, just my principles differed from yours" "And I thought that if I could not respect working by your principles... then it's better that I leave." " Interesting, very interesting" "You've developed great principles at a young age" "My principles have been passed on to me as my father's legacy" "Do you know that you're the first person, Saamiya... who refused to take a case offered by Zakir Ahmed" "Here people wait for years in the hope of getting their first case" "But I recognized your capability, I chose you..." "I ignored your age, your inexperience... and even the fact that you're a woman." "And what did you do in spite of that?" "You threw the case back in my face." "It would've set a criminal free, Sir" "And according to me that would've been wrong" "It's not a lawyer's job to decide what's right or wrong." "It's the court's job" "A lawyer's duty is to win the case under any circumstance." "Nothing else" "Well, that's the difference between you and me, Sir" "Your principle is to fight to win and my principle is to fight for the truth" "Interesting, very interesting!" "So now you're giving me lessons in law" "This was all that was left for me to experience" "Let's forget the past, otherwise we'll keep opening up old wounds" "If you've taken the trouble to come all the way here... then it must be something important." "Sit." "What can Zakir Ahmed do for you?" "Look Sir, being my first case it's obvious that..." "I will make some mistakes... and now that you're the opposition the problems will increase" "Because of some trifle on my part..." "I don't want that Indian prisoner's freedom to be revoked." "Because... he's completely innocent." "That's true." "A great injustice... has been done to him Sir and he truly deserves his freedom" "Finally you've stooped down to our level" "Basically you've come asking for help to win your first case, right?" "Defeating Zakir Ahmed takes your career off to a flying start!" "No...?" "Have you forgotten that Zakir Ahmed has never lost a case as yet?" "And now it's very important for me to win this case... because I want to teach a lesson to headstrong youngsters like yourself... the repercussions of not following Zakir Ahmed's principles" "What's the matter Miss Saamiya Siddique?" "Lost faith in your principles of truth that you come begging for a win?" "Please forgive me Sir, for a while I thought that you were almost human" "I just came to discuss if there's any possibility of... giving this man his freedom without taking this case to court" "But you mistook my humanity to be my weakness" "Now we'll meet in court." "Be prepared to lose your first case... because now prisoner 786 is being sent to India... and... neither you nor the State of Pakistan is stopping me" "Interesting" "Very interesting" "Can I ask you one question...?" "You hadn't spoken to anyone in all these years... then why did you tell me your story?" "You called me by my name" "What...?" "You're the first person who didn't doubt my innocence... that I am Veer Singh" "The truth is that in all these years I'd forgotten my own identity... you reminded me of who I am, you gave me respect by calling me by my name" "Veer Pratap Singh" "For a prisoner who has been insulted for the last twenty two years... this was a great thing!" "Great thing" "Now I'll eat some more, okay?" "Tomorrow is our first day in court." "You remember your promise, don't you?" "That you're going to change out of the garb of seven eighty six and come as..." "Squadron Leader Veer Pratap Singh" "No." " What?" "Do you remember your promise?" " Of course I remember it" "Under no circumstances am I to mention name of Zaara or the Hayaat Khan family" "You keep your promise and I'll keep mine" "Your Honor, Defense would like to call its first witness" "Defense calls its first witness" "Defense rests Your Honor" "I call upon the Prosecution to present its case" "Your Honor... a man has been in prison for the past twenty two years... and that prison is in Pakistan." "And that man... who was imprisoned in a Pakistani jail since twenty two years is... an Indian" "Hearing this, you, me, and everyone sitting in this courtroom... will have tears in their eyes." "And we'll hope for some way... that man can go back to his country... to his home" "Because we are human and we've been taught... to respect all human beings." "But Your Honor... in a court of law what man can't see the law can... and according to the law the State is bigger than the individual" "And for a person who works against the interests of the country... even being sentenced to death twenty two times is less" "This case is as transparent as water" "There's no question of any doubt" "Prosecution will in a matter of just thirty minutes... and with the help of just three witnesses prove without a doubt... that the defendant Rajesh Rathore is not worthy... of going back to his country or his home until his dying day" "That's all Your Honor" "Now I call upon the Defense to present their case" "Ms Siddiqui, best of luck" "Your Honor, Prosecution Counsel Mr. Zaheer Khan was very quick to..." "Zakir Ahmed say that this case is as transparent as water" "But Mr. Zaheer Khan forgets..." "Ms Saamiya Siddique..." "My name is Zakir Ahmed!" " Being called by another name once... has infuriated you to such an extent?" "Then just think... if you were called by another name every single day for twenty two years... can you imagine, what would it feel like then?" "Your Honor this case is not being fought to send an Indian back... to his country or his home." "This case is being fought to give a man back... his identity, his individuality..." "Someone is asking you... to give him back his name!" "He's telling you that..." "I am Veer Pratap Singh ex-Indian Air Force Officer Squadron Leader Veer Pratap Singh" "Just give me back the respectability of my name" "I don't want anything else" "Maybe not in thirty minutes like the Prosecution Counsel... but I will definitely prove that this man is not Rajesh Rathore... but he is Veer Pratap Singh." "Then whether you send him to India... or keep him in Pakistan, that is in your hands" "That's all Your Honor" "Now Prosecution may call upon it's witnesses" "I'd like to call upon my first witness Police Officer Dilbaaz Khan... who had arrested Rajesh Rathod twenty two years ago" "Could you tell the court without any doubt or hesitation... who this man is?" "Yes Sir, I remember very well" "This man is an Indian spy." "He's an agent of RAW, Rajesh Rathore" "Some twenty two years ago, Anwar Ali and myself... we forced him to get off a bus going from Lahore to India and arrested him" "We had received an intelligence report... that this man was conspiring against Pakistan." "Good" "Mr. Anwar Ali, can you tell me, if you found in his bag... a passport identifying him as Rajesh Rathore... then how is it possible that this same man's ticket... was booked in the name of Veer Pratap Singh?" "But Sir, that was the thing..." "Honor, this person also had a passport in the name of Veer Pratap Singh" "And how could one person have two passports?" "For this reason our suspicion changed to certainty" "And after we questioned him, he himself signed the affidavit..." "I, Rajesh Rathore" "I've being seeing him for the last ten years" "He was always quiet and kept to himself" "He never communicated with any one" "But whenever a prisoner was ill or upset... he would go forth to heal him and comfort him" "I don't know if he is Veer Pratap Singh or Rajesh Rathore... for me he's just 786" "God's own man" "Yes Sir, this Hindu here is Allah's noble servant" "He spent twenty two years in prison." "Can't be greater punishment than this" "Send him back to his homeland... send him back" "Looks like you, Mr. Majid Khan, have no great love for your country Pakistan" "If it were up to you then every person who had spied upon Pakistan... every conspirator, should be set free by the court?" "Sir, that's not what I meant..." "Just reply with a yes or a no" "Mr. Majid Khan, only with a yes or no" "No." "Good" "Your witness" "No questions Your Honor" "The next date for this case is after a week," "Before me, on Monday, 21st March" "On that day I will hear the Defense's case" "And immediately after that I will give my judgment" "Defense should be ready with their case" "Adjourned" "I'll have to mention Zaara's name..." "No..." "Please... for once... let me bring Zaara or any one person from the Hayaat family to the court... and in a moment the verdict will swing to our favor" "Absolutely not..." "Why don't you try and understand?" "We're losing this case" "The court does not have time for prisoners like you... in this country there are too many prisoners and too few courts" "A lot of prisoners' cases come up after they're dead" "You'll never get such an opportunity again" "You'll die lying right here..." "you'll die!" "Don't you understand?" "Zaara must be the mother of two by now" "She perhaps has a 21 year old daughter and a 19 year old boy" "She must've passed through all the good and bad times of her life" "Her days, her evenings must've settled down to a fine rhythm" "Must be a peaceful life now for Zaara" "And tomorrow you'll drag her to court and in front of everyone... you'll ask her who's Veer Pratap Singh?" "Questions will be raised, what is the relationship between Veer and Zaara?" "And no one will be able to understand the answers... no one will understand" "In an instant that Raza Shirazi will divorce her." "Zaara's life... will be ruined." "She must be living peacefully" "For the last twenty two years I have been guarding her honor" "Today how can I trample upon her honor and go home?" "I can't do this Saamiya" "And I know you won't be able to do it either" "I'm sorry, for a while being a lawyer made me forget my humanity" "I forgot..." "That Veer and Zaara's names can never be taken together" "Now there's only one way out..." "I'll have to go to India... to bring Veer Pratap Singh's identity from his country" "Time is short" "I'm leaving." "Take care" "Saamiya..." "Until now this amulet has protected me, now it will protect you" "If I lose... will you forgive me...?" "On one condition... every day you must bring me... laddoos" "Take care" "Excuse me... can you show me where Chaudhry Sumer Singh's house is?" "Yes... the largest house at the corner there... that's Chaudhry saab's house." " Thanks" "But who're you looking for?" "For Mr. Singh and his wife..." "It's been years since both of them died..." "But if you want to see the house you're most welcome" "That house is always open" "I'm in a bit of a hurry, please forgive me, goodbye" "Zaara, oh Zaara..." "I'm not sparing you" "Hey who're you, what d'you want?" "Hey why're you crying?" "Say something, are you deaf or what?" "Hey Shabbo, look here's a visitor" "And you Jassi... come here" "Oh you'll be the death of me" "I'll tell your Ma, you aren't studying..." "Yes... tell me... what do you want?" "You're Shabbo...?" "Who else can I be?" "And she's..." "Zaara?" "You came asking this?" "Is she Zaara Hayaat Khan?" "How do you know this name?" "She's Jehangir Hayaat Khan's daughter from Lahore?" "Who are you?" "After hearing about Veer's death, Zaara called off the marriage" "Abbaji himself got her divorced" "Zaara came here to help Bauji and Maati ... to make Veer's dream come true" "Raza settled overseas." "Abbaji left politics" "He died two years afterwards, a few years later Ma'am also died" "The Hayaat Khan name no longer existed" "Today Bauji and Maati are also no more" "But she won't go back." "She says..." "My soul is embedded here." "Now I'll live and die here" "Which century are these people from Shabbo?" "There's a Veer who so easily sacrificed twenty two years of his life... to protect Zaara's honor... and there's Zaara who spent twenty two years of her life... in a strange land to keep Veer's dream alive" "Are they humans pretending to be Gods or are they Gods disguised as humans?" "This... was my mother's" "Twenty two years ago Mariam Hayaat Khan had tied this amulet on an Indian... while bidding him goodbye so that it would protect him" "That person did not reach India but for twenty two years... this charm has been protecting him" "That person's name is..." "Veer Pratap Singh" "He's in prison, in a jail in Lahore" "I am his lawyer" "And I've come to take you to him" "For the last twenty two years God has been testing you both intensely" "But now not even God can separate Zaara and Veer" "Not even God" "Mr. Saahil Farrouqi I'm asking you where is the Defense Counsel?" "Your Honor, she must be on her way" "Looks like she has decided to give up the case" "Please begin with the proceedings" "Irresponsible... absolutely irresponsible of the Defense Counsel not to have arrived" "Mr. Saahil Farrouqi, do you have anything to say?" "Your Honor, Saamiya..." "I mean my learned colleague should be here soon" "There's no problem..." "There is a problem Mr. Farrouqi, there is a problem" "It's no small matter to waste the court's time in this manner" "Especially when I had clearly specified... that this day has been reserved for the Defense's case... then what is the reason for her absence from the court?" "It's obvious that the Defense does not have a case" "Silence on the defendant's part and no one appearing on behalf of the Defense..." ""For you, I have lived all these days"" ""With my lips sealed"" ""For you, I have lived all these days, with my unshed tears"" ""But in my heart, the flames of love"" ""Have always been burning for you, only for you"" ""Life has brought me... "" ""A volume of old times"" ""And I am surrounded by countless memories"" ""Unasked, I have now found all the answers I sought"" ""Look, what I yearned for"" ""And what I got"" ""But in my heart, the flames of love"" ""Have always been burning for you, only for you"" ""How can I describe the cruelty of this world"" ""I was ordered that I have to live but without you"" ""Unwise are those who say that to me you are unknown"" ""So many ordeals, were heaped on me by this world"" ""But in my heart, the flames of love"" ""Have always been burning for you, only for you"" ""For you, I have lived all these days"" ""With my lips sealed"" ""For you, I have lived all these days, with my unshed tears"" ""But in my heart, the flames of love, have always been burning for you"" ""Only for you"" "Zaara Hayaat Khan's testimony... and photographs and documents presented by her prove that... this man is not Rajesh Rathore but that he is Veer Pratap Singh" "And to prevent disgracing the honor of a Pakistani girl..." "Veer Pratap Singh signed that affidavit" "Squadron Leader Veer Pratap Singh, this court exonerates you" "Go on Veer Pratap Singh, go on" "You have the right to return to your country with your head held high" "And for the precious twenty two years of your life wasted in prison... the State of Pakistan and this court asks your forgiveness" "If you wish to speak, you may" "I prisoner number seven eighty six..." "Look through the bars of the jail" "I see days months years change to eons" "From the soil of this land comes the fragrance of my Bauji's fields" "This burning sun reminds me of my Maati's cool buttermilk" "This rain brings along with it the swings of my seasons... this winter fills me with the warmth of the fires of my Lodi" "They say that this is not your country then why does it feel like mine"" "He says that I am not like him then why does he look like me...?"" "I prisoner number seven eighty six look through the bars of the jail"" "I see an angel who has come down from heaven" "She calls herself Saamiya and she calls me Veer"" "She's a complete stranger but treats me as her own"" "Hearing her truthful words I feel like living once more"" "Hearing her promises and vows I feel like doing something more"" "They say that she is no one of mine then why does she fight the world for me?"" "He says that I'm not like her then why does she look like me...?"" "I prisoner number seven eighty six, look through the bars of the jail"" "I see my Zaara wrapped in the colors of my village" "In making my dreams come true she has forgotten her own... "" "in serving my people she has left behind her own"" "Now I feel like filling her being with happiness" "I feel like living another lifetime for her" "They say that my country is not hers then why is she staying in my home"" "He says that I'm not like her then why does she look like me... "" "I prisoner number seven eighty six, look through the bars of the jail"" "Saamiya" "Congratulations" "Thank you" "This was my last case" "I'm giving up law" "Because you've taught me that I'm not fit for this work" "I always thought that a country's progress is measured... to it's judicial system." "But now I understand that... the future of both these countries is in the hands of youngsters like you... who do not measure humans as big-small, man-woman, Hindu-Muslim... who don't rake up bitter war memories of 1947-1965 and 1999 on every pretext" "Who wish to address the future with the truth and only the truth... and there's no stopping a country where Truth prevails" "Thank you Saamiya" "Thank you for teaching me the value of truth and justice" "Your father would've been proud of you, he would've been very proud" "I am" "Goodbye" "Veer had lost Zaara in Pakistan." "So Veer and Zaara... will be joined together on Pakistani soil" "Here take this..." "make our Zaara yours forever" "You said, Veer and Zaara's names can never be taken together" "Now Veer and Zaara's names have been joined together forever" "What Veer says is true" "You're an angel..." "sent only for us by God" "Go on..." "look your country awaits you" "Come Zaara" "Let us go home" "Ripped by:" "SkyFury"