Father…
Can we please stop?
No one stops till we reach the village. Keep walking!
Jaja!
Leave!
Cross the valley and never come back!
But, Father…
The infected animal has contaminated the water
and now it's inside you.
Nothing can be done now!
The first… The first vanquisher!
The first vanquisher of the illness has arrived!
The first vanquisher!
Sir, LK-37,
the peptide we were looking for is present in that Oraka's system.
So, did he consume the plant recently?
Not him, sir, his ancestors did.
The Orakas have been consuming this plant for generations,
that they have developed an immunity against this disease.
-That would mean… -Yes, sir.
Orakas are not our guides to the cure.
They are the cure.
So, you mean to say that the plant might be extinct,
but that pesticide can be found inside the Orakas?
Peptide, sir. Peptide.
Same thing.
So if we extract the peptide from their body
and administer it to a patient…
Cisternal puncture, mass spectroscopy and intravenous infusion.
But, yeah, same thing.
So, this can save a patient's life?
We can't make any definite conclusions, but that's our theory.
Hypothesis.
Then what are we waiting for? Why don't we do it right away?
Because this procedure is risky.
We puncture near his brain and extract CSF…
I mean, extract a fluid,
and Orakas are neither immunized nor they have pharmaceutical resistance.
For someone like him, this'll be dangerous, sir.
What do you mean?
I mean, he'll die, sir.
And what about us?
I hope this procedure is not risky for the two of us.
Two of you?
You…
Are you pregnant?
I hope that's not an issue.
I don't think…
I don't think we should tell the LG about this.
His love for the Orakas is well known.
He'll scrap this procedure, but won't put them in harm's way.
But this is about a man's life.
This is about 5000 lives, Dr. Mahajan.
And if anything happened to Mrs. Shaw,
no one will be able to escape the Kaala Paani.
Actually, your problem is not LG sir.
Your problem is that girl
who has to do this procedure.
You confessed to it.
Be it informing the mainland at the wrong time,
or wasting resources on an extinct plant, she has failed you every single time.
Do you really believe…
Forget what you believe. Does she believe she can do it?
I can't do it. How can I win like this? I never get good cards.
This game is just played with cards.
But it's won with your mind.
I wouldn't need a break if my mind was working.
-Wouldn't I study for the test? -Is it tomorrow? Shall I help?
Dad, you did top the class, but in economics.
Tomorrow's test is for DNA and Genetic Code,
not for GDP and production cost.
That's not difficult either.
DNA is like a baggage, darling, that we inherit from our ancestors.
Sometimes we get something good, like good looks or a great physique.
And sometimes we get diabetes or short height.
Really? So what did you inherit from Grandpa?
Me?
A voice.
His voice that still echoes inside me.
"You're born to lose."
"You'll always remain beneath others."
Why did grandpa say such things?
Maybe it was generational conditioning.
He was a Dalit, but he believed in the caste system.
He thought, just like him, I'll remain socially inferior.
But I believed that we can't control the cards we are dealt,
but we can choose what to do with our cards.
And I chose to…
raise.
Dad!
What? Your cards are worse than mine!
Mr. Kuldeep!
Is this his house?
-This man is crazy. He followed me home! -Who is it, Dad?
-Kuldeep! -There's a 100-year-old tree on his land.
I already told him
the Municipal Corporation won't allow him to chop it down.
-Hey, Kuldeep! -But he refuses to accept it.
Sir!
-I told you it won't be allowed. -How long do I keep chasing you?
What do you mean by chasing? And don't shout!
You speak to me respectfully.
-You are disrespecting me at my home! -Listen up!
If I am being tolerant, don't forget your true place in society.
-What did you just say? -I'll show you!
Dad!
You got this job because of your caste,
otherwise, you'd be at our feet, just like your ancestors.
Hey, you!
-That's who you are. -Dad?
-Dad, are you okay? -Let's go, buddy.
Dad!
-Dad! -Guchhu!
Easy, easy.
God has helped you gain consciousness. But you still need a lot of rest.
Where am I?
While looking for the Orakas,
if the forest officials hadn't ventured deep into the jungle,
you would've never been found.
And these people…?
There were so many LHF patients in the hospitals nearby
that there was no room left for others.
And if God doesn't take care of the destitute, then who will?
Really? Then why didn't He help me?
I prayed to every God I knew still--
What happened, son?
Where did you find this bottle?
Basu Uncle! Parth!
Parth!
Jyotsna miss, why did my brother and Mr. Basu leave before us?
I told you, Kaddu,
lots of people want to flee this place like us.
They left early to reserve seats for us.
Yeah, Mom and Dad will be there, too. The two of them, my brother, me, and you.
-We need five seats. -No, Kaddu.
I'll have to stay back for a friend of mine.
I can't come with you, but I'll take you to your parents.
-Okay? -Okay.
And someone can help us get there.
You always wanted to know
why she did so much for them.
What did your mom get from the Orakas in return?
She got you.
You meant so much
to your mom that she felt indebted to help them,
all her life.
But you…
What did you do? What did you do to them?
I made a mistake.
I made a very big mistake, Grandpa.
What…
What do I do now?
Don't hurt others like the scorpion did.
Be a frog and help them.
Chiru?
-Jyotsna miss. -I wanted to talk to aunty.
Jyotsna miss.
What happened, Kaddu? What happened?
So, you mean,
we don't need the plant to save Mrs. Shaw.
Right, sir. Once we have the consent, we can start the trials.
I don't understand.
Chief Secretary already gave us the nod.
The patient and the doctors are ready.
Whose consent do we need now?
If we do this procedure on you, we might be able to save a lot of lives.
But…
it'll be almost impossible for you to survive.
So, think it through before you answer me.
Brother, please be polite to him.
What? You've been let in only at the Tribal Welfare's request.
But don't you dare teach me how to talk to this Oraka.
-Enmae. -What?
His name is Enmae.
Before asking someone to give their life, at least know their name, brother.
He's ready.
They believe that to die while saving someone is the most honorable death.
He'll help you, but on one condition.
What is it?
He says, "Do what you want to me, but do not harm my tribe."
We have no reason to harm your people.
You had no reason to bring back this illness as well.
Yet you destroyed the home of our ancestors.
-You angered them. -Wait a minute.
What did he just say?
Sir, he believes that the disease reappeared
because we angered his ancestors.
No, not that.
Repeat what he said last.
Attavous.
"Attavous." Atta-vus…
ATTAVUS.
She risked her life to help me.
Believe me, if your kids are with her, she'll take good care of them.
Did she tell you anything about herself? Where she lives? Where to find her?
She said she works at the Holy Spirit Hospital.
Holy Spirit. Where is it?
It's in Port Blair.
And we are in Diglipur, eight hours from there.
Except emergency services, one needs permission to get there.
And that'll take three-four days.
What did she say her name was?
Jyotsna Miss, when will Mom and Dad come?
Did that uncle tell you?
Kaddu, I'll tell you as soon as I find out, okay?
You keep drawing till then.
What is this?
Jalebi leaf.
Jalebi leaf?
I saw it in this.
Isn't this Basu Uncle's journal?
Why did you bring it along?
For Guchhu brother. He used to read it everyday.
When I give it to him, he'd be so surprised.
So she doesn't know about her brother.
Nor about her mom.
Here.
You came here to ask for this, right?
Here, take the car. Take the kid with you and both of you leave tomorrow. Leave.
Thanks.
And if you speak to Veenu, don't tell him about mom.
Who knows where he is, how he is. I don't want to add to his pain.
And what about you?
What will you do now?
I don't know.
Someone else is paying for my mistake.
I just want to meet that Oraka once and apologize to him.
But it's not possible.
-Why? -I don't know, it's some sort of a secret.
He's in the upper wing of the hospital.
Only the doctors are allowed to go there, not us.
What about nurses?
Can nurses go in there?
This pregnancy is an added complication for us.
So please finish all the required tests and check-ups by tonight.
Tomorrow morning, we start with the procedure, okay?
-Yes, sir. -All right, sir.
Dr. Vasi, Ritu.
Ritu, Dr. Vasi and I will handle the cisternal puncture,
but only you have the expertise in peptide sequencing.
You sure you'll be able to oversee it?
Yeah… Yes, sir.
Have you done this before?
Yes, sir, many times.
But until now, so many lives were not depending on it.
Dr. Mahajan, I'm so sorry, but Mrs. Shaw… Mrs. Shaw just…
I thought there's still time before I enter LHF, stage two.
Will this affect my child?
Mrs. Shaw,
Dr. Swaroop here is one of the best gynacs we have,
and she'll be with you all the time.
You guys know what this means, right?
She only has a few more hours.
We can't wait until tomorrow.
If we've to save the mom and the child, we must do it today.
Ritu,
you have to handle the most complicated
and the most important part of the procedure.
Can you do this by midnight?
I…
I… I don't know, sir.
I can…
-I can try. -You have to be sure, Ritu.
Are you sure?
No, I'm not sure.
Why would I call you if I was sure?
Kuldeep, you can't file a complaint.
You became Department Head just three months ago.
How would it reflect on you?
That such a senior officer couldn't even handle a common man?
So, what should I do?
Let him get away?
He abused me, man!
-He made a casteist remark at me! -So?
So what, Kuldeep?
Look, Kuldeep, you and me, we grew up listening to such remarks.
And we'll continue to hear them, always.
The only difference is that where you are today,
no one in your family history has ever come so far.
Today, people know you, respect you.
They can all see the name you've built for yourself.
But if you bother yourself over this nobody,
then all they'll ever see ever again
is your surname.
So, my dad was right.
My surname will always decide my fate.
It'll never matter what I think is right.
Kuldeep!
I don't think…
I don't think I can do it, sir.
What?
Sir, she's at the final stage.
In this condition, it'll be impossible to save both her child and her.
Please correct me if I'm wrong.
Brother…
Sorry. Sir.
"You people ruined the home of our ancestors and disturbed their sleep."
"That's why their angry spirits brought this illness back on earth."
-Is that right? -Sir, that's what he keeps saying.
"Attavous" means home of the ancestors.
The Orakas bury their dead, don't they?
What do their graveyards look like?
Sir, actually,
they sow seeds on the graves of their dead.
Over time, plants and trees grow over them.
And the land becomes a part of the jungle.
So it's difficult to locate their graveyard.
Is it possible
that there's an Oraka graveyard on Jenkins Island?
It's possible.
Before the British came, the Orakas lived on Jenkins Island as well.
To protect their jungle,
the administration even built a bio park there.
If they have a graveyard there, it must be around Jenkins Biological Park.
-Jenkins Biological Park. -Yes.
The plant Miss Ritu was looking for,
-what was its name? -Andamani Echinacea.
It should have been there.
It should have been, but it wasn't there.
Inform the Coast Guard
-that the SDPO will visit Jenkins today. -Sir.
Good.
One of my mom's old friends, Ghosh aunty, she works here.
She can get me two minutes
with the doctor assigned to the Oraka case.
If I find something out, I'll tell you.
Sir, someone is here to see you.
Sir, just once. Please let him see him once.
Look…
-Chiranjeevi, sir. -Chiranjeevi.
The procedure has almost started.
So, you can't meet Enmae now. I'm really sorry. Sorry.
But, sir…
Sir, will he die because of me?
Look, it's the procedure.
It's not your fault.
It's not my fault?
It's all my fault, sir. I brought him here.
He was living happily with his people,
I brought him here and took away his life, sir.
-I murdered him, sir. I murdered him. -It's okay.
Look, the CSF we're gonna extract from him might cure this disease.
I know this won't make you feel any better,
but his sacrifice won't be in vain.
No, no.
Please take him.
Please wear your mask inside the hospital.
Sir! Sir, I don't need a mask!
I'm immune to this disease.
What?
Yes, sir. My…
My biological mom was an Oraka.
Like Enmae, I'm immune to this disease. You can test me.
Whatever you are looking for in him, you'll find it in me too.
You can extract anything from me, sir. Just let him go.
Please let him go.
Chiru, do you know what you're saying?
-It's too dangerous. You might die. -It's okay.
When I meet my mom in heaven, she'll know that her son is a good person.
Otherwise, what will I say?
If my mom can give her life for the Orakas, why can't I, sir?
Please, sir.
Please admit me, sir.
Sir…
-I can test you… -Please.
But think it through.
I don't want to think.
You are going to sacrifice your life for someone else.
Sir, I…
All my life, I've only taken from others, sir.
From my mom, from my brother, from my friend,
from my tourists, I took from everyone.
But I never gave anything.
Sir, please, this is my only chance to give.
Please let me, sir.
Please, sir.
Please, sir!
-Let's go. -Listen!
Mr. Dhanmeet asked for you.
-He asked for us? -Yeah. Over there.
What is it about?
-Something about your payment. -Payment?
He didn't mention anything about it.
-Hey, what are you doing? -Stop!
-Where are you taking it? -Hey!
-Hey, stop the vehicle!
-Stop! -Hey, stop!
Hey, stop! Hey!
Have we reached Diglipur hospital, son?
Uncle, I have to travel very far.
Please forgive me.
How dare you?
How can you even suggest something like that?
Ma'am, the LHF bacteria is spreading
to your lungs, kidneys and liver right now.
The drugs to prevent organ failure,
we can't administer them because of your pregnancy.
And if we don't administer those drugs soon, then…
then you'll die.
Then let me die!
But nothing happens to my child.
And…
And what happens to the other children here?
Ma'am, your people have made it very clear that if anything happened to you,
no one will leave this island.
Thousands of families and their children won't get another chance to escape.
-But you'll have a chance, ma'am. -No!
I won't.
This is my last chance as well.
It took 12 years for me to get pregnant.
And…
And I… I can't just let it go.
I can't just let it go.
But, ma'am, the truth is, your baby won't make it.
Either we terminate the pregnancy now or it dies with you.
I dream of him, you know?
I see him in my dreams.
And he has my eyes.
Every time, each time he sees me,
he smiles at me.
I won't be able to see him again. Yeah?
Please, can I have this baby?
Sorry, ma'am, we're running out of time. You have to make a decision now.
You know what you're doing, right?
For thousands of strangers, you're asking a mom to kill her child.
It's not fair.
Ma'am, I know.
I know what I'm asking you to do is not a good thing.
But it is the right thing.
Please.
Stop the vehicle!
-Pass? -Hello, sir.
-Srikant Mondal. -Yes, sir.
Why is the photo missing?
-It was there. Maybe it came off. -Veera?
Veera, any updates?
Yes, sir. Yes, I think we got him.
Okay.
Get down.
So, tell me honestly, who are you and where are you going?
It's true, sir. I'm an ambulance driver and I'm…
I'm going to Holy Spirit Hospital.
Holy Spirit Hospital?
Holy Spirit Hospital!
Two families are waiting at Sanjeevani with their dead relatives
for the last three hours,
and you are going to Holy Spirit for your own gains!
No, sir.
-Arrest him! -No, please!
I'll go. I'll go wherever you want.
Go.
But, sir, an Oraka graveyard cannot be on a barren land like this.
I don't understand what we're doing here.
If you could understand, you would be the SDPO, brother.
This is the place, sir.
Echinacea plants were last seen right here.
No, sir, then they would have been here.
No one can touch the plants here.
This whole area is an environmental buffer zone.
Sir, over here! Someone dug a hole here.
Let's go.
Sir, we found something!
Look at this, sir.
-Parvez. -Sir.
Collect the soil samples here. Quick.
Not just from the surface,
at least four to five feet below ground. And send the samples to the lab. Quick.
But, sir, what are we checking?
Not to check, but to confirm.
That this is the place.
This is the ground zero of LHF-27.
Are you people insane or what?
Where the hell were you?
Sir, this driver was going the other way.
-I brought him here. -Hey, hello!
Hello! I'm talking to you.
At least have some respect for the dead.
It's been a tough journey, sir.
I'm here now, so I'll take them.
Here.
Don't you need a copy of the death certificate?
Are you new here?
No, sir. Please give it to me.
Go, load them into the ambulance.
-Who was he? -My dad.
Okay, you can go. I'll handle it now.
And who died in your family, sir?
He wasn't my family, but he was almost one.
Just 16 years of age.
Didn't he have a family?
He had a little sister with him, but we chose not to tell her.
She must've reached the evacuation center by now.
What about his parents?
They got stuck at Neil Island.
But at least, they will be able to meet their daughter now.
Come on!
Hurry up.
Carry him carefully.
Come on.
Please forgive me, son.
Hey, come out! What are you doing in there?
What happened? What were you doing?
Nothing, sir. Just strapping them in.
Come on, we have to reach the crematorium. Now!
Listen.
This is for you.
I'm not allowed to go there,
but please do his last rites, like he was your own.
Okay?
Please take care of Guchhu.
Parth.
Ritu, Mrs. Shaw is losing consciousness.
Her BP isn't stabilizing.
Dr. Mahajan needs you.
Dad, what happened? Are you okay?
He chopped that tree down, my child.
To get back at me…
he chopped down a 100-year-old tree.
He said,
"When he can't even file a complaint against me,
what action can he take?"
Dad…
Sir.
-She just had a seizure. -What?
How can she have a seizure?
Her fever is rising.
Her heart rate's dropping and now this seizure.
We have to stop!
Was it a seizure or convulsion?
What?
I think I know the difference!
But, sir, she's supposed to.
If the AMPs are spreading in her system, then she's supposed to have convulsions.
Sir, I think she'll stabilize. We just need to stay put.
Ritu…
Dad, it will all be fine.
It won't, my child.
It'll always be like this.
No, Dad, don't say that.
Your grandfather was a nobody,
I am a nobody,
and you'll be a nobody.
What's the point of this education?
Throw these books into the garbage!
Dad… Dad! No, Dad!
He's having extremely painful headaches. He vomited twice too.
We were about to give subfalcine…
No, sir, this procedure can't cause a midline shift.
Showing extreme sensitivity to light.
Which anesthesiologist is on duty?
-Dr. Burman. -Call him.
Ask him to check for a CSF leak. He'll know what to do. Go!
I'll be right back.
Dad!
Dad, no.
-Dad, please! Please, leave my books. -Let go!
Chemistry! Bio!
Dad, please don't.
Dad, no. Please!
You want to be a scientist!
-You want to be a doctor! -Dad, please.
No matter how many PhDs you get,
nobody will see the "Doctor" title before your name!
Dad, don't, please.
People will only see the surname after your name!
Dad, no!
You'll also be a nobody like me!
Ritu, it's getting worse. Should we call it off?
Sir, trust me, she'll stabilize.
Her heart rate is nearing 150. We must do something!
I did the same thing, right?
The injustice that was done to me, I passed it over to you.
Now in every difficult moment, you'll hear the same voice that I hear.
Antipyretics. We just give her some antipyretics.
That's it? That's all we do? Are you sure about this?
Don't listen to it. Don't listen to that voice.
What you can achieve will depend only on your training and your hard work.
Not the family you come from!
So, always believe in yourself, my child.
I'm sure, sir. I'm very sure.
And I take full responsibility of it.
You don't have to carry the burden of your forefathers, my child.
You have to be what you want to be.
Mrs. Shaw is stable now.
And so is Chiranjeevi.
Congratulations, Dr. Gagra, now you have a theory.
Are you okay?
But this means you found a cure for LHF.
But at what cost?
And in any case,
the plant we needed for a long-term sustainable treatment,
I think it has gone extinct now.
This plant?
Yes.
Echinacea, that's the plant.
Then let me tell you,
this plant is not extinct yet.
Subtitle translation by: Sheela Sijin Mathews