Operation Safed Sagar (ऑपरेशन सफ़ेद सागर)

Hercules Formation, abort mission.

Negative. We can't return without Hyena Two.

Hercules One, it is too risky.

There are stingers out there, Hercules.

Nishi's alone. I won't return without finding him.

You're deviating from your planned mission.

Stinger spotted.

Chief, we have good news.

We just shot down an Indian Air Force jet in Kargil.

Brilliant.

Now let's see

how many more pilots will the Indian Air Force send to die.

The India-Pakistan border

has been the epicenter of war, suspicion and mistrust

for the past 52 years.

And last year, when both countries conducted nuclear tests within months,

this mistrust reached its limit.

This time in history was labelled

the most dangerous series of events post-World War II.

But after only seven months, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee

on accepting Nawaz Sharif's invitation,

announced a historical bus service to Lahore.

Now a question arises,

can the defense forces of both countries

accept this gesture of peace?

Gentlemen, peace or no peace,

this year too, the Western Command's war game exercise

will be conducted as scheduled.

Like every year, your flying skills, alertness,

innovation and bravery will be tested.

And as usual, all the squadrons will be split into two teams.

Red Land and Blue Land.

However this year, for the first time,

Team Blue Land

will also have a photo-recce squadron with them, the Golden Arrows,

led by Wing Commander Tony Dhanoa.

They will recce for Wolfpack, the bombing squadron,

identify the target for them, and post-strike also assess the damage.

In the coming month,

there will be five operational rounds.

Then the semi-finals and finals.

Any questions?

No, sir!

Gentlemen, I had asked you before this exercise started,

how according to you your squadrons could become war-ready.

And I have received your requirements.

Jammer pods, self-defense systems,

advanced flying simulators,

and someone has put in a demand for night vision goggles.

But Tony…

you haven't asked for a thing.

Sir, my squadron has the youngest fighter pilots

from the Western Air Command.

They are Academy trained,

but flying the MiG-21 for the first time operationally.

Sir, both you and I know,

the MiG-21 has the fastest take-off and landing speeds in the world.

So before being war-ready,

I want all of my boys to be MiG ready, sir.

And I don't think we need any equipment to do that.

What we actually need is a good coach.

And who is this coach?

Squadron leader Ajay Ahuja.

I can't think of anyone more capable for shaping my boys into men.

I'm sorry, Alka.

We have to keep moving all the time because of me.

Sorry?

But I was just about to say thank you.

For what?

For all the new sarees I have.

At every posting,

all my old sarees become new again.

What's up, champion?

So tell me.

Fourteen times eight?

One, one, two.

Too slow.

Don't you want to be a fighter pilot?

A fighter pilot has to be able to solve math problems in one second.

Seventeen hundred hours. You better be ready.

There's an even bigger swimming pool over here.

Okay, Papa.

- Bye. - Bye.

You're a a flight commander now.

At least get yourself a new motorbike.

I have 16 MiGs, madam.

If a flight commander rides an obsolete, ancient scooter,

what impression would he leave on the boys, huh?

Why does everyone hate my scooter so much?

Also, the way I see it,

our MiGs are a lot older than my scooter, right?

Right, Tony sir?

There's that twisted logic again.

Come here, bring it in.

Welcome to Golden Arrows.

Good to see you again, Ahuja.

Thank you, sir.

Oh, wow.

Annual War Game exercise, sir.

Semi-finals.

It's time for the boys to meet their new coach.

As the dedicated photo recce squadron,

our job is to fly low over the target and take photos of it.

Then these photos are to be enlarged

and the exact strike coordinates are to be shared with the bombing squadron.

The moment you cross this make-shift LoC, your timer will start.

Forty-five seconds.

If you don't make it back within 45 seconds,

Red Land's surface to air missiles will lock on to you

and for all practical purposes, you're dead.

Which means we lose points.

And that cannot happen.

- Jai Hind, Sir. - Jai Hind.

At ease, Arrows.

I want you to meet your new Flight Commander.

Squadron Leader Ajay Ahuja.

He was supposed to join tomorrow.

But I guess, he was dying to see you guys.

What do you think?

What exactly should our strategy be?

Sir, the enemy will have missiles.

Our missions should be flown in radio silence.

I'm not talking about that mission.

I'm actually talking about

the India-Pakistan Peace Summit on February 19th.

For the first time in 52 years,

India's Prime Minister is going to Pakistan by road.

I'd like to hear what you boys think about this bus journey.

I think it's a good step, sir.

Both countries have nuclear weapons,

so a permanent solution needs to be found.

Well, sir, a permanent solution is impossible.

Some tensions could ease, but that's it.

- But how? - Mistake.

It's a big mistake, sir.

A country like Pakistan can never be trusted.

Peace between India and Pakistan is also vital.

Yeah, but the other country's intention should also be the same, Baldy.

Ahuja, what do you think?

Sir, I don't think about all these things at all.

Exactly. You shouldn't think about these things.

Politics has nothing to do with the Air Force.

We are razor blades.

We are trained to cut with precision

and not think about anything else.

We are 17 points behind.

If we don't score 20 points in the semi-final,

no matter how many stunts we pull off,

the victory will go to Red Land.

Chou…

boys for the mission?

Dhali and Goofy.

Boys, this is the closest you'll ever get to experiencing war.

It's a war you've never lost, sir.

And I'm not losing it this time either.

Go get me those points.

- Yes, sir. - Yes, sir.

Pakistan Zindabad, sir.

Zindabad.

What brings you here?

The World Cup's around the corner,

so I thought I'd come and encourage the players.

In fact, the players are not very different from soldiers.

We're always preparing for the next war.

Very true, sir.

Junaid was just six years old

when he wanted to become a fast bowler.

It's amazing you still remember that.

Of course, Tauqir.

Inshallah , very soon he'll play for the Pakistan cricket team.

Not while Younis, Akhtar, Akram are all still in the team.

Looks difficult.

Listen, Tauqir,

when his own father is about to become

the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board,

- why would it be difficult? - Sir?

The PCB will get a new chair in December.

Who better to lead this post for us

than the star sportsman of the Pakistan Army?

The Pakistan team is a really big responsibility.

Are you afraid of responsibility?

No, sir.

Can you get Pakistan another World Cup victory?

I will do my best.

Then I'm sure Tauqir, you can get Kashmir for Pakistan as well.

Kashmir, sir?

Every year, both countries withdraw their armies

from the snow covered mountains of Kashmir.

As per the Shimla Agreement.

And your office as DGMO is the one to give these orders, right?

Right, sir.

But this time, our soldiers will stay where they are.

But it'll be a violation of the Shimla Agreement.

This is also a direct violation of the LoC,

because this time our soldiers will move forward

across the Line Of Control

to capture all the posts which will be vacated by the Indian Army

as they honor the Shimla Agreement.

Especially those posts from where India's National Highway One

will be in direct line of sight for us.