Bose: Dead/Alive

A battle is raging outside India

and soon it will be fought in India.

You have to fight for your freedom,

nobody gives it to you.

We'll have to shed blood for this freedom struggle.

Our blood.

The cost of our freedom will be our blood.

Every story has a beginning and an end.

If you are born, your death is inevitable.

Except few stories

which don't conclude at all.

The number of people who died...

is still yet to be confirmed.

It's been confirmed that Subhash Chandra Bose...

Chief of the Indian National Army

and also a freedom fighter

has died in the plane crash.

It is a sad day for Japan also

because they've also lost a general in the crash.

We'll be back with more information on the crash as soon as we get it.

This story is about Subhash Chandra Bose

whose death gave birth to countless stories.

It's a telegram.

Bibhavati.

Gandhiji says we shouldn't perform a post-death ritual for Netaji.

Subhash.

Is Subhash alive?

If Netaji is alive, why doesn't he come out?

Who would want to see his own funeral?

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's childhood friend,

Hemant Sarkar.

He has only one dream.

To kick the British and their government out of India.

So that people like you and me

can breathe in free India.

Do you think it's the first time

that Subhash has disappeared?

Karna accepted Parshuram as his guru

but, Parshuram didn't know that Karna was a kshatriya , not a Brahmin .

I curse you.

-Sire... -During the war,

you won't be able to use your knowledge.

-My dear nephew... -Yes, uncle.

It's our only chance to finish off the Pandavas.

Uncle, your wish shall come true.

Duryodhan!

Grandsire!

You bunked school to watch a play.

God, I've been looking for you since morning.

Now answer me.

Father, I think...

-I shouldn't go to school. -Why not?

From tomorrow, you'll go to school and come back home straight.

You won't step out of the house without my permission.

Understood?

You can leave.

Subhash.

Eat something before you sleep.

All right.

Boys of his age

crave for sweets.

They want to see fairs.

But...

what's with Subhash?

Subhash, why did we run away from home?

Because we are free now.

And what will we do with this freedom?

We'll do whatever we want!

What if we make mistakes?

Only humans are fortunate enough to make mistakes.

Look at those cattle, do they make any mistakes?

No, right?

It's up to you. Do you want to live like humans

or meander like cattle?

Come on.

"This is my destiny."

"To be free! Be free!"

"This is my destiny."

Rein in him now or cry later.

Well, I'm crying now.

Subhash came back home after seven months.

Back then, Subhash was only 14

and yet he stayed hidden from his parents for seven months.

Can't a 48-year-old man stay hidden from the British government?

Bose is alive and...

he'll be back soon.

There's neither a dead body nor a photo.

Why should we believe that Netaji died in the plane crash?

Netaji has tricked the British government.

He's just biding his time to strike the British Raj

and blow it to smithereens.

Long live the revolution!

Free India!

25th August, 1945.

The world thinks that Bose is dead.

Because Bose wants the world to think that he's dead.

He's alive.

And we should be worried.

He's dead, Stanley! Everyone says he's dead.

You can get over this now!

There's a rumor that says he faked his own death!

What if it's true?

We have guests here and they are waiting for you.

What if it's an error in judgment on my part again?

You can let go of all this.

Bose is dead! Give your obsession a decent burial!

I'll be there in five minutes.

You can cage me, but you cannot suppress my voice!

Mr. Bose is alive and he will be back.

No food or water for him today.

Long live Mr. Bose!

Long live Mr. Bose!

No matter what rumours they spread,

the whole country knows the truth. Netaji is alive.

Netaji has contributed greatly to the Indian freedom struggle

and even our children know that.

Netaji's demise has sent shockwaves throughout India.

Netaji is immortal.

One has to die first to become immortal.

Netaji is alive.

How do you know that?

Just like you know.

Dear...

God makes everything in pairs.

Like man and woman, cigarettes and matchsticks!

There's another fellow who is as crazy as you are.

Even he believes that Netaji is alive.

I say, the British are playing us. Netaji is alive and will be back soon.

Stop harping about Netaji! When will he be back?

What a wretched man!

He only talks about one thing.

-Look here. -Yes.

I fought with him in Burma.

I know Netaji is alive.

But where is he?

-Have you met him after Burma? -No.

So how do you know he's alive?

Because I know there was no plane crash.

You say there was no plane crash, but people are saying it happened.

There was no plane crash!

Because no plane flew that day.

-I see, the plane didn't take off. -Yes.

Where did you find this moron?

Ram Singh.

Open the door.

For a few more days, I mingled with the prisoners

and tried to find out if Bose was alive or dead.

But I couldn't find out anything.

Perhaps, nobody wanted to tell me anything.

Sir, I'm telling you it's all in your mind.

Were you really convincing with the prisoners?

If they were hiding something, would they have shared it with you?

Everyone spoke their heart out.

I know about their kids, their wives, about their families...

They even shared intimate details about their wives.

But they know nothing about Mr. Bose.