Water.
Water in every direction.
Water as far as you can see.
And water, even beyond that.
Miles away from mainland India, there exists a mini-India.
Andaman and Nicobar.
Be it plants, animals or humans, there are such diverse lifeforms here
that can't be found anywhere else in the world.
The great treasure of nature is right here.
And this treasure is secured 24/7
by water.
Therefore, only those truly worthy of this treasure
are allowed to set foot here.
But then why do they call it "Kaala Paani?"
This is your first time out of Odisha, right?
Yeah, Mr. Pundi said if I wanted to earn some money,
I should come to the Andamans.
He also arranged an accommodation for my family at Jenkins Island.
Great. Now you're officially worthy of this treasure.
Do you see that?
You've arrived at the right season.
This New Year's eve, there'll be more tourists in Port Blair than in Goa.
MY BELOVED INDIA
-This-- -Is your new office.
The real Kaala Paani.
Sujoy uncle!
Chiru!
Are you alive or dead?
He's gonna take his own sweet time.
I've got a new kid, Muni.
Come on, we're waiting.
So all our freedom fighters were locked up in this jail?
My goodness.
God…
A jailer here, David Barry, believed he was God.
He used to say, "Even the Almighty halts outside the walls of my prison."
Hurry up, Sujoy uncle.
But, Mr. Chiranjeevi, why do they call it Kaala Paani?
-Chiru. -What?
Chiru.
My friends call me Chiru.
Had a good look?
Clean this place from 4:00 to 9:00, then drive my taxi from 9:00 to 9:00,
and never forget my compassion and my commission.
I would never. Thanks to you, my sister can go to school again.
A little more commission,
and we can finish your sister's admission today.
What's your sister's name?
Neelu! Neelu! Neelu!
-Neelu! -Over here!
Neelu! Neelu!
Neelu!
Neelu?
I'll head out, okay? See you in the evening.
Hey. Mr. Chiru!
At least tell me why they call it Kaala Paani.
Not "Kaala Paani."
This place used to be called "Kaal Paani."
Neelu? Neelu?
Neelu!
"Kaal" means death!
What happened to you?
And what are you doing here?
Meaning, if anyone finds themselves in the middle of these waters,
they can never escape alive.
"Kaal Paani."
Mr. Chiru.
Why would you scare me like that on my first day?
It was like you saw a ghost!
Mom, look! White-white clouds!
That's right, darling. White-white clouds.
Speaking of,
here's your white-white tablet. Go on.
Good girl.
Gargi.
They didn't serve me any water.
A bottle of water. Everyone got one.
I think they forgot to give me one.
-Let's ask for one. -Hey. What are you doing?
-What do you mean? -I'll find some after landing.
If you're thirsty now, why would you wait till landing?
Rubbish.
Yes, ma'am?
-Water bottle, please. -Sure.
Here you go, sir.
-How much? -It's free of cost, sir.
-Thank you. -Thank you so much.
That's it.
Why're you so afraid to speak up?
I'm not afraid.
I just don't want to get noticed, that's all.
Mom, look, blue-blue sea!
Yes, blue-blue sea.
Would you like some?
I'm good.
Ask him.
Guchhu.
Hey, Guchhu.
-Some chips? -No.
It's your favorite Hip-Hop Tomato flavor. Have some, Guchhu.
I don't want it!
And, Dad, please. It's Parth.
Son, what are you watching?
It's an English film, Dad.
Gone With The Wind.
When you scored 31% in English, you were "Gone with the Marksheet" no?
Your son is…
Looks like the whole of Bokaro has taken LTC and landed here.
Our neighbor Paul Babu is here too.
-Hey, Santosh and Gargi. -Greetings, Paul Babu.
I have to rush. Talk to you at the Sentinel Hotel.
Thing is, after the veg meal I drank some hot coffee.
-Now my stomach is rumbling. -He finished my coffee as well.
Yes, sir.
I just landed.
Yes, I'm directly heading to meet Dr. Singh.
Yes, sir.
-Madam, taxi? -Taxi?
-Central Hospital. -Okay.
Call me if you need a taxi!
Chiru's Travels comes with a guarantee.
Chiru!
I need change for 500, man.
All the passengers come here with large notes.
Nobody has change.
-Nobody has change? -No, that's why I came to you.
-Why would I have change then? -What a guy.
Ask the coffee guy.
Ma'am, I can't find any change.
Well, I don't have any either, I told you to go check.
-Sir, taxi? Ma'am? -No.
I can drop you to the hotel and take you sightseeing.
No, we'll get a prepaid cab.
So pay me the same rate, sister.
I'll include the sightseeing and give you a nice 5%, 10% discount.
One minute.
Our hotel is offering us a 15% discount on the whole travel package.
Which includes Neil Island and Havelock Island.
And you think 10% is a good deal? Come on.
Neil Island?
30%! Sister!
This is my own GST-registered company, sir.
I've also hired a driver, but he's sick, so I'm driving today.
I'm Chiranjeevi, sir.
Chiru for you.
And this is my partner, Pundi.
Pundi for you.
Our travel company is famous across the Andamans for being family-friendly.
Completely family-friendly, sir.
Are there any water-shortage issues here right now?
What can I say, sir?
A new pipeline was just installed,
but those illiterate Oraka tribals destroyed it with boulders.
The government has given them their own land,
but who knows why they still see us as their enemy.
Make it stop!
Are the Orakas an indigenous tribe of the Andamans?
Yes.
-Let them live! -Save the environment!
What's going on here?
The enemies' friends have arrived, sister.
Protectors of the environment.
These people can't bear to see development of any kind.
When they run out of weed, they step out to save the earth.
Hey! Move! This is a tourist car!
Continue once we leave!
-Let them live. -Stop Swaraj Mahotsav!
Make it stop! Make it stop!
-Deforestation! -Make it stop, make it stop!
Save the Orakas!
Let them live!
Let the Orakas live!
Let them live!
Save the environment!
ATOM, go back!
Let the Orakas live!
Let them live!
Save the environment!
ATOM go back!
After building a pipeline,
three pharma research centers, ten hotels,
and creating 12,000 jobs here, what do you get?
This?
Mr. Ketan, for us, this is a nuisance, not a concern.
Right now the entire ATOM team has only one concern.
The greatest tourist festival these islands have ever seen.
Swaraj Mahotsav.
Look, Mr. Wani, my hands are--
Look, sir.
Everything that was in my control,
be it festival security, locations, traffic permits,
everything has been approved.
Now all that remains is the clearance from the Health Department.
And you won't receive it from the SDPO, but the CMO.
I know. But we're out of time.
And you can make the Chief Medical Officer understand
how important their signature is for the festival, right?
Yes, sir, but the CMO, Dr. Singh, is a stubborn prick.
Trust me, sir.
My attempts at persuasion won't change a thing.
But my power of persuasion could change a lot of things.
It could get you transferred back to the mainland.
Isn't that the proposal you came to me with?
Time to prove your allegiance.
Speak to Dr. Singh.
Convince him.
I don't know what Dr. Singh's response would be.
But I definitely know that…
you know nothing about Dr. Singh.
-Mantoux test? -Negative, sir.
-Widal? -Also negative.
Sir, it isn't typhoid, tuberculosis or dengue,
but both CRP and ESR levels are still elevated.
With recurring bouts of fever.
How long have you had a fever, ma'am?
It's been over a month.
The fever comes and goes, comes and goes.
Sir, must be some kind of urinary tract infection.
-We could try antibiotics for UTI-- -Nope.
Not UTI.
So, Kameshwari ma'am,
how long has it been since your husband's death?
Around eight or nine years.
And how long have you been living at this old age home?
My son left me there six months ago.
Okay.
So who is your sexual partner at this retirement home?
-What? -Ma'am, she's 67.
ENT is right outside.
I won't feel guilty about breaking your nose.
-Tell me. -I'm old enough to be your mom.
Have some shame.
A doctor can either have some shame or have a cure.
The infection that made you sick, could claim someone else's life.
You've already lost one life partner.
You really want to lose another?
Who is it? Tell us.
Chittranjan.
Room number 110.
STI in old age homes is way more common than you think.
This time check her urine for STIs.
And ask the old age home to run the same test on Mr. Chittranjan.
And Inderpreet.
Room number 212.
I must say, Mrs. Kameshwari,
my concern for you is turning into jealousy now.
Got it?
Next time, before testing cancer or TB, run a test for gonorrhea.
I have said it a thousand times. Always look for the simplest explanation.
Because the simplest explanation is almost always the right explanation.
Stop using up my oxygen and get lost.
-Sorry, ma'am. -Sorry, ma'am.
You don't need to be so harsh.
They don't need to be so stupid.
They're residents, Soudamini. In the next few years, they'll learn.
They slow me down, Shashi.
And you know how fast I can run.
I'd rather kill myself before I take help from any of these morons.
You know, this is not funny anymore--
Hello, Dr. Singh, I have been told to meet the Chief Medical Officer.
Dr. Shashi Mahajan.
Dr. Singh.
Dr. Soudamini Singh.
And you must be?
Ritu Gagra.
I'm a post-doc fellow with NICD's Professor Khare.
He had to attend a UK conference--
I don't believe this.
I asked the Institute for an expert, and they saddled me with a child.
Ma'am, I have two published papers.
Wow. Then a call from the Nobel Prize Committee is due.
-Listen, Ruchi-- -Ritu.
Richa, go home. There's nothing for you to do.
Everything's great here. Okay?
Ma'am, you wanted an expert in communicable diseases.
So everything can't be…
that great.
I mean, if you guide me, I might be of some use.
A few days ago, 11 patients were admitted
across three different hospitals in South Andaman.
All with similar symptoms.
High fever, dry throat, nausea.
And one particularly rare symptom.
The other symptoms subsided after long bouts of fever,
but that one symptom…
That got worse.
She's with me.
Since then, all 11 patients have been under special observation.
Right here.
In front of my own eyes.
But, ma'am, what is that rare symptom?
Zaira. Patient number five.
How are you feeling now, Muni?
Rashes.
Psoriasis-like black rashes in the nape region of the neck.
Strangely, the combination of these symptoms
do not fit any known disease profile.
But on digging further…
I found something.
In 1989, there was a mystery disease outbreak in the Andamans.
It appeared out of nowhere, killed a bunch of people
and then just vanished.
And strangely, the most common symptom of that disease was this.
Black rashes.
So, ma'am,
the patients from the 1989 Andaman case,
if you could share their detailed case histories--
"1989," "Andamans," "case histories"?
How can you even form a sentence with those words?
This is the only available photo in our archives.
So…
Ma'am, why are you so scared of this disease
-when we don't even know what it is? -Exactly.
It's the unknown I'm scared of.
Over the next few days, thousands of tourists
will visit Port Blair for the festival.
And before they get here, I need to find out what this disease is,
and how it spreads.
Or it could be a huge disaster.
That plant is dead, Mom.
You're just watering the earth.
Nature continues to be at work even under the earth, Veenu.
Sometimes it takes a while, but somehow, nature always finds its way.
Just half an hour today as well?
Good thing I filled up the water for cooking.
Else, I'm not sure about nature,
but the food delivery boy would have to find his way here.
Where have you been all morning?
-Where were you? -Mom?
Has Dad's soul entered this one's body?
And don't use that tone with me.
Show your elder brother some respect.
Why don't you tell Mom you've been out with Pundi?
Mom, I was taking the tourists around,
Pundi just got out on parole.
I'm helping him with some work.
"Help?" What help are you talking about?
The last time you helped him,
he was arrested for poaching and thrown into jail.
And you almost joined him.
What do you mean, "poaching?"
He just stole four turtle eggs. What else could he do?
The people who come here to create jobs, to help development,
you guys drive them away by chanting, "Save the Orakas!"
When he couldn't find a job, what else could he do?
So we should just let them raze the forest and build hotels?
We shouldn't raise our voices?
Why are you raising your voice at me, though?
I was just helping a friend, okay?
Mom, I don't care what he thinks.
You know me, right?
Would your son ever do a bad deed?
Do you remember, the Panchatantra tale of the frog and the scorpion,
I told you when you were little?
Mom, I know you speak in Tamil whenever you're pissed.
But I've done nothing wrong, and don't plan to either.
And I don't remember any tales.
Once, there was a flood in the jungle.
A drowning scorpion pleaded to a frog, "Please save me.
Carry me on your back to the other side of river."
The frog said, "But you're a scorpion.
If I carry you on my back, you will sting me."
The scorpion said, "But why would I sting you?"
"If you die, wouldn't I drown with you as well?"
The frog thought that made sense.
So he let the scorpion climb his back.
As soon as they reached the middle of the river,
the scorpion stung the frog.
The dying frog asked the scorpion,
"Why did you do that?
Now both of us will die."
The scorpion said--
"What can I do?
It's in my nature."
Helping Pundi is in your nature.
Now you're either the frog,
who dies helping him,
or you're the scorpion, who joins him to sting someone else.
This jerk is a scorpion!
Wow, Grandpa!
So, now you can hear fine? Good.
Good.
The one who works all day and brings money into the house
is a scorpion.
And the one who writes and chants for the tribals is great.
I see.
But, Veenu,
if you're so great…
why don't people remember you?
Jyotsna didn't even come to meet you.
Jyotsna?
Yeah.
I saw her at the airport today.
She's here.
But she didn't even think of you.
Madam, it was just a fever.
Now I'm perfectly fine.
I think you should discharge me.
Vaidhraj-ji, I know you take your name very seriously.
But let a real doctor decide that.
Give the patient some water.
Ma'am.
Ma'am, like you asked, I've checked all the patients' travel history.
And?
And I may have found something.
Ma'am, point A, B, and C.
In the last 14 days,
all the patients have been to at least one of these three points.
-All in the same island, Jenkins. -Proves nothing.
We're looking for one source of origin of the disease.
Not three different sources of origin.
But, ma'am, they all have Jenkins in common--
It's a huge island.
Area-wise, say bigger than Chandigarh.
With a population of just 400.
Six to seven fisher-folk settlements, and some of them barely have 20 people.
The majority of the patients never came in contact with each other.
There has to be a simpler explanation.
Anyway, let's continue later.
Right now, I have to go feed my Mister.
I thought…
Are you married?
Well, not technically.
But he is definitely my soulmate.
Hi, Mrs. Kameshwari. Please come.
No more discomfort I hope?
No, I'm completely fine.
I even got discharged today.
So, I wanted to thank you before I left.
One minute.
I've seen that.
I've seen it.
Where?
Many years ago.
Around 1988, '89.
I had a friend.
Just a friend, ma'am.
He fell sick all of a sudden.
And had marks like that on his neck.
Then he recovered.
But after a few days,
the fever came back.
And within a day or two, he…
was dead.
Do you have the contact details of his family?
-Will you have some tea? -Send some juice for the kid.
Get some orange juice for the kid in the car!
Hey, this…
Guests. I told you.
This man purchased a boat for 11 lakh rupees.
Says he sold off his property on Chidiya Tapu.
I don't want this.
Chiru.
Chiru, I'm in a car. How far will you get on foot?
Ketan sir. I thought it was you!
Mr. Feroz, how are you?
Parvez.
What are you eating? Doink chips?
What flavor? Masala Jazz?
Hip-Hop Tomato.
How can you guys live here?
You don't even get Masala Jazz here!
-I mean I don't like this either. -It's just not the same.
Shit.
So…
I was involved only once in life…
I mean, I thought my case was closed, sir.
It didn't close by itself, Chiru.
I closed your case.
Right?
What did you tell me then?
"Mr. Ketan!
"If I can ever be of any use to you, just think of me. Please!"
-That's how he said it, right? -An uncanny imitation of me.
So I thought of you.
That's your driver, right?
How long has he been in the hospital for?
Jyotsna!
Remember me?
It's me, Vinayak Prabhu.
Nirmala International. I was always late to the class.
Before you moved to Pune,
we were quite close.
Yeah, Vinayak.
I vaguely remember. How are you?
I'm good.
Chiru told me you're in Port Blair.
I thought he was pulling my leg.
And then I came here…
If you're busy…
If you're busy, I can come back later.
Later…
Okay.
One-Love.
Didn't I tell you?
That if you came to my house without a racket again,
I'd claim an extra point?
What is this "Vinayak" business?
You're Veenu, okay? Latecomer Veenu. And you're late again!
Better late than never.
Sometimes late is never.
Where were you? No message, no call.
Keep following me on social media,
but don't ever reply to my chats!
I've told Sahil so much about you!
Sahil is my--
Fiancé. I know.
I saw the photos last year.
Anyhow, how are you suddenly here?
Man, to deal with this property.
After mom's death, I didn't know what to do with it.
So I found a good buyer and sold it.
And I'm leaving day after tomorrow.
What?
-The day after? -Yes.
It happened 40 years ago, madam.
Whatever I knew about Dad's death, I have already told you.
Look, every detail is important.
-Many lives depend on it-- -Listen!
These vegetables are bland. Fry me an egg.
I told you, it's a sacred month.
For this entire lunar cycle, not just eggs,
forget onions and garlic as well.
-"Fry me an egg." -What's wrong, son?
Why are you crying? What's in your hand?
-Look at this. -You brat!
You ate chilies again?
Let it go. I told you to watch him!
-I was busy-- -Busy eating.
Madam on one side, a kid on the other--
I have to do everything.
He's got the hiccups. Get some water quickly.
Don't cry. The hiccups will soon go away, son.
Madam! Madam!
I remembered something.
Dad started having hiccups.
No, I mean, after the fever subsided,
he was fine for a while.
But suddenly, he got the hiccups.
And then the fever returned.
Mother used to say that till the time he died,
his hiccups never stopped.
Zaira, check on patient Vaidhraj immediately.
If he's having hiccups, then shift him to Ward--
Your phone seems to be working fine.
So I guess you've not been answering my calls by mistake.
I don't do anything by mistake.
You can't tell from my face, but my heart is shattered to pieces.
I can't see you being mad at me.
Get in the car. Please.
I will have your car sent over.
Please. Get in. Come.
Have a seat.
Please.
I insist.
The public safety specifications for the Swaraj Mahotsav.
And here are the WHO protocols for mass gatherings post-COVID.
You can verify it.
Everything is up to the required health standards.
Great.
And remind me, where did you get your doctoral degrees from?
Look, if we don't have your approval by tomorrow,
then we might have to cancel the fest.
And LG sir has given strict orders.
There should be no hindrance to the festival.
So you're doing this on LG's orders?
If only there were more sincere IPS officers like you.
If only.
The DCP of Delhi?
-He's an old friend. -I see.
He was telling me about this corrupt officer posted in Delhi.
The guy would create fake witness testimonies for his cases.
When he was caught, he got kicked all the way to the Andamans.
Poor chap.
In a bid to go back,
he's gone from being a public servant to a private limited one.
But then there are officers like you.
I just…
try to serve people with all honesty.
But I'm sorry to say
your Central Hospital scores low in matters like these.
-Really? -Yep.
There's a doctor, even I won't take their name,
who has forced eleven patients to stay put in a ward.
It looks like
she wants to create the threat of an imaginary disease for publicity.
But just to have an interview published,
is it okay to make so many people suffer?
Not at all.
Because once patients get impatient…
there wouldn't be anyone left to be treated.
You fucking idiots!
Ma'am, we were told.
Don't you dare touch him! Move!
Sorry, Muni. But it is imperative that you stay right here. Please.
If everyone could look outside, we are 150 kilometers north of Port Blair,
in Laathikaata Forest.
This area is reserved for the Oraka tribal community.
A few years ago, you could even come across some tribals on this road.
If the tourists gave them bread and biscuits,
they would even do a little dance.
Hey, brother.
The kid has some holiday homework.
She has to collect 50 flower and leaf specimens in her scrapbook.
Can we go down and get some?
That's not advisable, sir. Day after tomorrow, we'll be in Neil.
Plenty of time to do all this over there.
We're going to Neil day after?
Hey, would you like some egg fritters? They're fried.
Hey…
It's just eggs!
Aren't they vegetarians?
Hand it over. Giving them eggs!
Dad, why are we going to Neil day after?
Didn't I tell you the festival at Port Blair starts on that day?
That I want to see the concert.
And Kaddu would love the Ruby Rhino Playhouse!
Why did you change the plan suddenly?
Son, your mom and I wanted to see Neil, so we changed the plan.
And what about what I want?
Is that not important to you?
You've neither gave me a phone, nor a video game.
You didn't even let me go to Goa with Bablu and Sumit.
In this Andaman trip, I just asked for one thing.
To watch the concert. But no! You won't let me have that either.
-It's not like that, Guchhu-- -It's Parth!
Do you ever understand what I'm trying to say?
Or are you a total moron?
When I'm saying--
Just because I haven't hit you in years doesn't mean you can be disrespectful.
If you ever speak to your dad like that again, I'm telling you,
I won't stop at one slap, Parth.
Come. Come.
Wonder what's wrong with the AC? It's not cooling.
That's right. One can't talk to his dad like that.
All right, time to leave. We can't stay here too long.
Let's go.
The words with wings
The river that sings
Are just a few things
That I send for you…
You remember?
How can I forget your mom's lullaby?
It's more effective than any meditation app.
Hasn't it gotten really crowded here?
No wonder the Orakas are becoming hostile towards the tourists.
I don't know, man.
As far as I know, they have always been friendly,
non-violent people.
This kind of vandalizing…
It's not in their nature.
It's almost, like, somebody else is probably doing it…
I can't say or…
Jyotsna?
Are you okay?
-Yes… -What happened?
I'm absolutely perfect.
I think I should go.
Right now?
Thing is, my flight's tomorrow and I haven't even packed.
Are you okay? Did something happen?
-I can sense something's wrong-- -Nothing's wrong, Veenu.
I just want to go home. Now.
Of course we can't keep them here against their will!
There are health guidelines that we need to follow!
This is why I prefer working alone.
Shashi, the operative word in health guidelines is "health,"
-no matter what. -Every patient…
I'm here to see Dr. Singh.
I'm sorry, sir, she's in a meeting.
I don't think she'll mind me interrupting her.
Especially when she's working in the wing
that was inaugurated by me.
Admiral Zibran Qadri. Lieutenant Governor, Andaman and Nicobar.
In the last season of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,
it was the answer to the 25 lakh rupee question.
No, this is not done!
This I will not accept.
-How do you know-- -What do you mean how do I know--
Sir.
Afternoon, sir.
I'm glad you could take some time out to come here, sir.
There's something very important I need to discuss with you.
And likewise, Dr. Singh.
But before we do that, do you mind if I invite someone else to join us?
Sure.
Sir.
So you think that this is the same disease from '89?
Sir, there is no other explanation.
One second, are you listing a hiccup as a medical symptom?
Did some genius give them of a glass of water,
before throwing them into the ICU?
Before we could diagnose anything, all the patients were discharged.
When we called and asked them to come back,
most of them refused to talk or were unreachable.
I wonder why.
Because I, for one, always go to the hospital after I've recovered.
Sir.
Are we really going to cancel Swaraj Mahotsav
because ten people have hiccups and boils?
We're going to do what the experts advise us to do.
Now, Dr. Singh.
This disease that you're talking about,
in the last 48 hours, how many new cases have we found?
None.
That we know of.
Okay. And in the past week, how many do we… know of?
The eleven cases that we had last week,
those were the only ones, sir.
Okay.
And in 1989,
how many people were killed by this disease?
Is the number really important?
To understand the severity of this disease, I would say yes.
Seven.
Seven?
Sorry.
I had a hiccup, sorry.
So you're suggesting
that we cancel a festival that can bring thousands of tourists into these islands,
because there might be a disease
which killed seven people 40 years back?
Sir, I know this sounds extreme,
but this unknown disease is the only explanation we have.
I'm afraid not.
The SDPO has brought new evidence to light.
Sir.
Do you recognize them?
The opening batsmen of your sickly eleven.
They sell hooch out of Jenkins.
Their alcohol has made people sick before.
But this time around, the adulteration was so high,
that people developed skin infections as well.
I have the recorded confessions of these two.
I'll send you the link.
Watch it at your leisure.
What you are calling a mystery disease,
is actually
an ordinary case of alcohol poisoning.
Yeah.
The simplest explanation for these symptoms is dubious liquor.
And the simplest explanation
is almost always the right explanation.
Isn't it?
You know what he's saying is not medically incorrect.
Dr. Singh.
I'm no medical expert.
But I know of a disease
that has killed far more than seven people in these islands.
It's called poverty.
Poverty.
Swaraj Mahotsav might be a holiday for these tourists.
But for the local population here, it is a vaccine.
Which, after years,
is giving them a chance to fight this disease called poverty.
But still,
if you have any valid proof, of the existence of this disease,
I'll scrap the entire festival right away.
But if you can't,
then there's no point in holding back the permissions.
…three, four.
Okay. Thank you, sir.
Brother, I think we should scrap Neil Island.
Cancel Neil?
Sir, the advance payment for the ferry is non-refundable.
No, don't worry about that.
I just can't see my kids unhappy like this.
Okay? Cancel it.
Santosh sir…
it's not my place to say,
but are you going to come to the Andamans every year?
No, sir.
You come to the Andamans one time,
and you want to miss something as beautiful as Neil?
I'll give you an idea.
It's a question of 36 hours.
Paul sir's family is here, at the same hotel.
For one day, they can take care of the kids.
For one night, ma'am and you can go to Neil and come back, sir.
This way the kids will be safe and both of you…
will get some personal time as well.
So that's it.
Back to your perfect life.
-Perfect job. -What?
How do you always just
up and leave, out of nowhere?
On that Friday, we kissed for the first time.
By the time Monday came around, I learned that you were gone. Forever.
Veenu, Dad was transferred to Pune--
Jyotsna, it isn't your fault that you left.
That didn't hurt me.
What hurt me is that before leaving me forever,
you didn't even bother to say goodbye.
Okay.
Then I won't repeat the same mistake.
Goodbye, Vinayak.
What's up, Mr. Guchhu?
How about a cold drink?
Go on, have it.
Hey, Guchhu.
Guchhu?
Hey.
So you won't talk to me unless I call you Parth?
Do you know…
I was a little younger than you,
when your grandfather died.
He was an angry man.
He would beat your grandmother for the smallest of reasons.
One day when I tried to stop him,
he dragged me by the hair, outside the house
and started beating me for all to see.
The neighbors kept watching,
your grandma kept weeping,
and he carried on beating.
That day I decided…
no matter what happens,
I would never hit anyone.
The humiliation you felt yesterday,
I understand that.
Mom should not have hit you.
But, look,
you got a little too angry yourself, didn't you?
What do you think?
That I travel with you because I want to restrict you?
No, not at all.
I feel happy with you.
And it's been like that since you were little.
But it was easier to make you happy then.
I'd hand you a cold drink, and you'd be happy.
Now you're growing up.
What you find happiness in
is something I'm trying to learn as well.
Dads, you see,
stay in training their entire lives.
But now I have decided.
For one day of the festival, you stay here,
take care of Kaddu,
and Mom and I will go and return the next afternoon.
And before that, if you'd like to talk to me, then…
So, now I have to appease you, do I?
Hey?
How about a thank you? I spent a lot of money on that thing.
Thanks.
Come on, son. Come on.
Now you want that cold drink?
Come on.
Soudamini, I know you find it difficult to trust others.
But I just want to help you, man.
Instead of secretly working by yourself,
it will be great if you involve the entire team.
I hope at today's weekly department meeting,
we get to see you.
Discharge him.
Can I go now, madam?
Go, but don't drink so much that you have to return again.
I don't drink alcohol, madam.
Also, the sacred month is on.
During this lunar cycle, for us,
consuming meat or liquor is forbidden.
In Jenkins, doesn't Vaidhraj live in the same village as yours?
Give it to me, sir. You say goodbye to them.
Bye, Mom. Bye, Dad.
How would I answer you when there's no network at Jenkins?
Yes, the water will come today.
Time, how…?
Once the siren starts,
the guys at the pump-house will turn it on.
Anyone here?
Mr. Vaidhraj?
Sujoy uncle!
Mr. Vaidhraj?
Is anyone here?
Help!
Anyone here?
Help!
Mr. Vaidhraj…
Help! Help--
Child…
What are you doing here?
-Are you okay? -Water.
Water… water…
-Water? -Water.
I'll get some right away.
Here you go. Water.
-Here. Drink the water. -No.
But, water--
Water.
The simplest explanation.
Veenu! I told you, right?
Nature always finds a way.
Stop the pump!
This lake is infected!
No!
Nature is the invisible force
that sustains all life on earth.
And controlling it,
is beyond the capability of humankind.
Stop!
Because whatever happens…
nature always wins.
Help!
This water can't reach Port Blair!
Help!
She won't change.
She'll only work alone.
Let's start.
Not just outside in the environment,
nature also resides inside the DNA of every living being.
It determines the body and behavior
of each life form.
Only it gets to decide
who is a frog,
and who is a scorpion.
Many a times, we resist changing our nature.
And many a times, despite wanting,
we fail to change it.
You have three days.
Brother, how much luggage will you carry?
You've carried our bags all the way from the hotel.
What can I say, ma'am, it's in my nature.
Sir, the main source of water in Jenkins is this lake.
We need to inform the people there.
Four hundred lives are at risk.
Not 400.
Half a million.
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands will be isolated from the rest of the world.
The tourists won't be able to go back home,
and the locals won't be able to leave theirs.
The infection has spread to all our habitable islands.
What do you think? Those prison walls are ten feet high?
The actual walls of the prison are outside.
And they aren't made of bricks. They're made of water.
There's a fire! Fire!
You can't see it, but it's burning everything.
People are dying, Chiru.
To save lives, we have to attempt the impossible.
We need to find a way to escape from Kaala Paani.