[Narrator] 13th April, 1919.
Everyone knows about the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
[soldiers marching]
Fire!
[gunshots]
Everyone thinks that General Dyer was responsible for it.
But was General Dyer the only one responsible?
Was it a conspiracy between Punjab's Lieutenant Micheal O'Dwyer
and the British government?
[gunshots]
To investigate this massacre a committee was formed, chaired by Lord Hunter.
This was known as 'The Hunter Commission'.
I was also a part of this commission.
My name is Kantilal Sahni.
A lawyer who blindly trusted the British government.
But then my eyes opened...
This is a story about me and the wakening of my nation.
[Eight Months after the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre]
[10th December, 1919]
[lock breaking]
[Proclamation]
[suspenseful music]
[indistinct footsteps]
- [Jaspal] Break it down. - Yes, sir!
[banging]
Look for him.
[Jaspal] Hey!
Kantilal Sahni.
He's gone there. [gunshot]
He's going down the back. Catch him.
[gunshot]
He got away.
[Next day, 11th December, 1919]
[organ playing]
You're almost there.
Off you go.
God save the King.
Indeed, with talents like yours, it'll be up to God to save our king.
Governor O'Dwyer, that situation won't be repeated.
All we're doing is keeping a discreet eye on him.
Commissioner Kitchin. I don't know what bothers me more
that you tried to kill Kantilal Sahni or that you failed in doing so.
Kantilal Sahni killed in Amritsar.
This will be the headline in Inquilaab tomorrow.
Is this what you want?
[O'Dwyer] By shooting at him
and missing,
you've not only put him on high alert,
you've practically confirmed his suspicions.
And, if you'd succeeded in killing him,
this might have read, 'Hunter Commission Murder:
A web of lies!'
It's wonderful publicity for the Empire.
- Sir, please accept our apology-- - Stop!
Leave the thinking to me.
Leave Kantilal Sahni to me.
- I know how to handle-- - Gentlemen!
Good morning.
Morning, Lord Hunter.
Off you go.
Michael.
You look stressed.
Well, I'll be a lot happier when this
bloody commission's wrapped up.
What are you going to say at the commission today?
Today, the entire nation will witness...
Witness what?
What the British government has done...
at Jallianwala Bagh... to our country.
I'm going to expose them, Sister.
Does it not worry you that this Indian lawyer,
Sahni is delivering his statement today?
Listen to me.
There are only three days left for the commission to end.
I beg you... be quiet.
Once we let an Indian speak,
they can't call us biased anymore.
That's the whole idea behind Kantilal Sahni being on the committee.
So we appear...
fair and impartial.
I have to speak up.
For my friends.
[suspenseful music]
But what if he says things that...
that we don't want heard?
If the truth gets out,
the Empire could lose India.
Oh, calm down, Billy!
This Indian lawyer is not going to set your commission on fire.
Do you know who you are warring against?
- I'm aware. - Really?
The entire British Empire on one side,
with all their might...
And on the other... it's just you.
What if he proves the massacre was pre-planned?
What then?
You and I know
that the Jallianwala Bagh massacre was a conspiracy.
But how will you prove it?
What's he going to say? There is no proof.
How will you prove it?
I'll do it, Sister.
I'll prove it.
Now, as much as I would love
to hear Kantilal Sahni talk,
duties of state deny me the pleasure.
Lord Hunter, good luck.
[soft tense music]
- Namaste, Kanti brother. - Namaste.
Ahmed brother, you gave up your daily wages for me.
- Thank you. - Don't thank me.
A coachman's job is to ferry people.
And triumphing over Lanka is Lord Ram's duty.
Go, the entire Amritsar is with you.
- Namaste. - Namaste.
Son...
This is a very important day for all of us.
A lot has happened...
Jallianwala Bagh... this commission.
- You go ahead. - God bless you, son.
[optimistic music rises]
[Bailiff] All sit down, please!
December 11, 1919 AD.
Morning of day 27
of the Disorders Inquiry Committee sitting in Lahore.
Statement of advocate Kantilal Sahni.
[Kantilal] Lord Hunter, if I may?
Yes, please.
[grim music]
Esteemed gentlemen,
members of the Disorders Inquiry Committee,
MLC Wilson,
Advocate Shah,
Lord Hunter and Justice Rankin.
For the last one month
we have been trying to comprehend
what happened on the 13th of April
at Jallianwala Bagh.
13th April.
The day of Baisakhi.
An auspicious day
that turned into a bloody day.
On 13th of April, 1650 bullets were fired in Jallianwala Bagh.
More than 400 Indians died.
More than 1500 Indians were injured.
Many testified to this Commission
about the 13th April massacre at the Jallianwala Bagh.
As Deputy Commissioner Irving testified last month... [ A month ago]
There was a rumor going around about a meeting being planned at the bagh.
[crowd chatting]
[soldiers marching]
There was such a crowd.
I went there to find my son.
Company, halt!
General Dyer gave the order to fire. The firing started.
Fire!
[bullets fire]
There were dead bodies all around.
[gunshots]
More than 700 people died.
I was buried under dead bodies.
[gunshots continue]
But who is responsible for turning a celebration into a funeral?
What does he mean?
Everyone knows General Dyer is our culprit.
- He must be punished. - [Hunter] Quiet, please!
[crowd murmurs]
I wish to present certain facts in my statement today.
In the hope that along with us, the entire country will know the truth.
I will first shed light,
on the conditions that prevailed then.
Five days before the Jallianwala Bagh massacre
[Kantilal] on the 8th of April, a few Britishers
visited Deputy Commissioner Irving.
So sorry, please don't stand. Thank you very much.
Hello.
Lovely to see you as always, Dr. Innis.
- Thank you. - Everyone.
Please meet Ms. Sherwood and Dr. Innis.
- Are you coming from the hospital, Dr. Innis? - Yes, from the hospital.
All okay?
Yes, all good. I am just not sure if you...
Do you realize how serious things are?
There are protests happening every second day
and slogans are being raised against us on every street.
And if that isn't enough, now we're hearing
that this Gandhi fellow is coming to Amritsar to incite the people.
We are living in a state of abject terror.
Dr. Innis, at this exact moment I'm living...
in a state of utter bliss.
For God's sake, Crompton. Stop making light of everything.
[Deakins] Well, making light...
You'll have to forgive my... samosa loving colleague, Dr. Innis.
but I will say that these slogans...
as you say are not exactly being raised against us, are they?
Absolutely.
They're being raised against the Rowlatt Act.
- [shouting slogans] Take back... - The Rowlatt Act!
- Take back... - The Rowlatt Act!
[Deakins] The protesters are raising slogans against
"the no lawyer-no plea-no appeal",
and "indefinite detention" clauses of the Rowlatt Act.
The Rowlatt Act is not unfair.
It is necessary to keep the natives in check.
It's a dastardly act, Dr. Innis.
- Sorry, what's dastardly about it? - Well...
it authorizes the police to arrest anyone on the suspicion of being a rebel.
That too without proof.
Those arrested can be kept in custody for upto two years.
This law goes against the very idea of fairness
and justice that we all stand for.
Absolutely, and you know...
the protests themselves are rather peaceful.
Exactly, Mr. Jarman.
You see, these Indians... they are a peace-loving folk.
That's why they are following Gandhi's peaceful Satyagraha.
There is absolutely nothing peaceful about Gandhi's agitation.
The last thing we want is him coming to Amritsar
and rousing the natives against us.
They are savages.
You see, you sit in the comfort of your banks and your offices
and you talk about peaceful Indians.
Step into the streets, Deakins. Look around you with open eyes, dammit!
Then you'll see these Indians for the vile breeds they are.
The natives are in my opinion, at least...
rather lovely.
Have you forgotten 1857?
Our cook of 20 years, slit open my mother's throat.
[Dr. Innis] The mob massacred hundreds of British women and children,
ruthlessly butchered by these Indians.
[Dr. Innis] We cannot let that happen again.
[soldiers march in background]
The law and order of Amritsar is under control.
[soldiers marching]
Nothing will happen. I assure you.
Commissioner Kitchin is meeting with Lt. O'Dwyer, as we speak.
[That day, 8th April]
Hindustan is ours.
Which means that Amritsar
is also ours, it belongs to the British Empire.
Bearer.
So...
if Amritsar belongs to us, who is pulling the strings in the city?
Us or them?
These Satyagrahis!
Gandhi!
They are anarchists.
They don't play by the rules of war.
They're non-violent. "Turn the other cheek!"
How do you fight someone who keeps turning the other cheek?
They turn your strength into weakness.
What shall we do?
Shall we activate Hans Raj?
Yes, sir. Understood.
That was Lt. Governor O'Dwyer with Commissioner Kitchin.
There's a protest tomorrow.
You know what to do, Hans Raj?
Yes, sir. I know.
Are you sure it will be done?
Yes, sir.
[suspenseful music]
[exciting music]
You and I know
that the Jallianwala Bagh massacre was a conspiracy.
But how will you prove it?
[suspenseful music]
I'll do it, Sister.
[Kantilal] Four days before the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
A crowd gathered in the bazaar on 9th April.
And three satyagrahis were part of this crowd.
- [crowd shouting slogans] - Take back... - The Rowlatt act!
- Take back... - The Black Act!
[Kantilal] And reporting this was Ali Allahbaksh.
[Allahbaksh] Move aside.
Editor of Inquilaab Newspaper.
Brother Kanti, how was London?
Great. Thank you, Surjan uncle.
[Hans Raj] Quiet down, everyone!
- Please shut your shops. - Shut the shops!
- [Allahbaksh] Hans Raj, - Yes?
what's your opinion on the Rowlatt Act protests?
Under the guidance of Dalbir and Bhullar...
we are silently and calmly protesting the Rowlatt Act.
The crowd was upset, yet peaceful.
When DSP Plomer and Inspector Ashraf Khan learned of this protest,
they approached the crowd.
- What the hell is going on here, Khan? - They won't listen, sir.
- Rowlatt Act... - Down! Down!
Get Satyapal and Kitchlew. Quickly.
- [crowd shouting] - Take back... - The Black Act!
Is there a native lawyer here?
Someone who can drill some sense into this lot?
[crowd shouting slogans]
Hey, get that lawyer.
- Rowlatt Act... - Down down!
Officer Plomer.
I need you to explain to these people that gathering here is illegal.
I can have them all jailed under the Rowlatt Act.
Go on, tell them.
[crowd talking]
If you don't stop protesting, they can jail you under the Rowlatt Act.
- Really? - I'm just here to explain.
You will explain the law?
Did you write the law?
- Take back... - The Black Act!
- Rowlatt Act... - Down down!
Listen you brown savages, disperse right now!
- Rowlatt Act... - Down down!
- Take back... - The Black Act!
Satyapal sir, Kitchlew sir.
There's going to be a riot in the market.
Bhullar and Dalbir are arguing... Please come quickly.
[Kantilal] Dr. Satyapal and Dr. Kitchlew
echoed satyagraha's philosophy of religious unity and non-violence.
Should I inform Gandhiji about the riots?
There's nothing to tell. Riots won't take place.
Bring Gandhiji here from Delhi.
We'll handle the city.
[crowd shouting]
[Kantilal] Tensions arose.
It felt like riots would begin any moment.
By the count of five, I want this place cleared.
Even we know how to count. We'll also count.
You count in English and we, in Hindi.
Count!
- One. - One.
- Two. - Two.
- Three. - Three.
[Kantilal] Fire.
A fire was going to breakout in Amritsar.
- Four! - Four!
[mob shouting]
One second. Wait, DSP Plomer.
What're you doing?
- My name is Kitchlew. - Yes, I know.
Calm down!
Allahbaksh...
I will explain. Just give me one minute.
- [crowd shouting] - No! No!
No!
I'm not going anywhere.
[sword clanks]
It's actually a festival day.
This is nonsense.
They were shouting political slogans five minutes back.
Sir, it's a misunderstanding.
- We were protesting. - We were protesting peacefully.
They are trying to provoke us.
The protest has angered everyone.
Ramnavami. It's Ramnavami.
Everyone, listen!
Like every year,
even today, on this auspicious occasion of Ramnavami
Hindus and Muslims will all drink water from this pot.
And everyone will hug each other. Understood?
Then let's begin. Hug each other.
If I drink from the same pot as the lawyer, hope I won't become as British as him?!
You'll become brothers.
[everyone laughs]
- [crowd] Glory to... - Satyapal and Kitchlew!
[Kantilal] Satyapal and Kitchlew, once again
maintained peace in Amritsar.
[Kantilal] And they convinced DSP Plomer, Inspector Ashraf Khan, and the crowd
to refrain from any violence.
They reminded the crowd that the strength of satyagraha is in non-violence.
Why is Kanti talking about the protests?
What does that have to do with Jallianwala Bagh?
Lord Hunter,
what is the connection between the protests on 9th April
and what happened on 13th April?
The truth is hidden in this connection,
by which I'll prove why the Jallianwala Bagh took place.
Because the calmness of 9th April
made some Britishers
unhappy.
Some were upset
that there were no riots that day. Some were angry...
that there was no violence at all on that day.
- You're telling me nothing happened. - Those two meddlers, Satyapal and Kitchlew?
Yes, Commissioner Kitchin.
Those two stepped in and stopped a potential riot.
They wield a great deal of influence over the people of this city.
What about your man, Hans Raj? He failed his assignment?
He did his best, Commissioner.
Satyapal and Kitchlew, they have the ear of the natives.
Then you need to try harder.
Yes, sir.
We must do something about these rogues, Satyapal and Kitchlew.
It's time I updated Lt. Governor O'Dwyer about this situation.
[Kantilal] Under the guidance of Satyapal and Kitchlew,
Amritsar was a city of love and brotherhood.
It was a city of peace and brotherhood.
Not violence.
[Kantilal] And soon after, on 9th April,
peace was restored.
[camera shutter clicks]
[temple bell rings]
Bansal uncle.
- How are you? - Hello, Kanti.
I am good, son. How about you?
Absolutely fine.
Were you fine in London?
I was fine in Amritsar too.
- I don't see Sattu. Where's he? - Sattu.
Satish!
Brother Kanti.
He's all grown up now!
- Greetings, Brother. - Bro...
What are you doing?
Brother, I want to be just like you.
Like me?
Yes.
I want to study abroad and become a lawyer like you.
Sattu's been really focused on his studies lately.
Please mentor him a little, son.
Of course, I will.
On that note, have a sweet.
Here's a candy.
Take it, son.
This is unfair, Uncle.
Only one?
Understood, son.
Three candies for three friends.
[Bansal] Kanti, Allahbaksh and Hari.
You're always one for free candy.
See you, Uncle.
- [Kanti whistles] - What are you doing?
Our signal.
Did you forget?
No. Let's go.
Hari's waiting for us, and you're signaling him.
[Allahbaksh] Sing that song of Kabir.
[Kantilal] I've got my Ektara.
[Allahbaksh] Hari, look who's here.
It's okay.
Sister.
Is anybody home?
Kanti?
You're looking like a complete Britisher.
How are you?
- I am okay. How are you? - Will you have some water?
Here you go.
- Thank you. - Tell me more...
When did you return?
- Wait a second. - It's been a week...
You offer him water because he's come from London.
No greeting or a glass of water for this brother from around the corner?
[Poonam] Fair. You get a soft drink, too.
[Allahbaksh] You salvaged it, or your gift money
on Bhai-Dooj would've been canceled.
You'll cancel it?
You may be the editor, but I am the accountant.
I'll take it from the till.
By the way, sister, what spell have you cast on Hari?
He forgot his friend and our signal.
Not at all! I can still whistle.
[whistles]
Fantastic.
Suit, shoes and tie. You look like a Britisher.
Isn't it, Punnu?
Mister lawyer from London.
Your arm...
You didn't tell me...
[Hari] Don't worry. It's okay.
What happened?
[emotional music]
[Hari] It's nothing.
Uncle, what happened?
Nothing, Teju.
My friend has returned from London. He couldn't handle Amritsar's spice.
[Hari] You know how hot our chillies are!
Run along.
Decorate the entire alley.
And what will you chant when Gandhiji arrives?
[shouting] "East or West, India is the best!"
[O'Dwyer] This is our Hindustan.
We will not lose it to these satyagrahis.
[elephant trumpets]
Does my Maharani unnerve you?
It's that rope.
Is it strong enough to hold such a beast back?
[elephant trumpets]
This elephant is used to being tied by this rope.
It's been tied up like this since it was a baby.
The funny thing is it has no idea.
Now it's fully grown...
it could easily break free.
My Maharani is a prisoner of her own ignorance.
For nearly 200 years,
we've used this rope of ignorance to rule on behalf of The Crown.
It's our job to ensure that the people of Amritsar
never wake up to the reality of their situation.
If they do,
you know what will happen.
Have an unruly, undisciplined mob of natives.
Just like 1857.
Unruly and undisciplined.
[O'Dwyer] Just like 1857.
You know, I was raised in a house with 14 children.
And so many others around often,
unruly... undisciplined.
My father swore by one simple code.
Spare the rod and spoil the child.
How else would we become civilized adults?
[O'Dwyer] The responsibility,
the burden to civilize these people rests on our broad shoulders.
It is the white man's burden.
So, Commissioner...
we know what we have to do
about these rogues, Satyapal and Kitchlew.
We fight on our terms, not theirs.
Our terms.
Not theirs.
[elephant trumpets]
[Song] ♪ O Saint, O Saint ♪
♪ My guru gave me signs... ♪
♪ that were stunning and bold ♪
♪ Silent wonders that cannot be told ♪
♪ O Saint, silent wonders that cannot be told ♪
Remember?
[Allahbaksh] Yeah, right.
- I remember. - Come on.
Three friends...
for life!
[Poonam laughs]
I haven't come empty-handed.
[Poonam] What've you brought for everyone?
[Hari] The Royal Empire.
Great!
We're going to drink up the entire British Empire.
[both laugh]
Did you prepare my lime soda?
Right away.
- Single malt... - [Poonam] What did you bring for me?
Scotch...
- What is it? - [Hari] What is it?
- See for yourself. - This looks...
Sunglasses?
Fantastic.
- [Hari] Fantastic! - [Allahbaksh] Let's see.
[Kantilal] It'll protect you from the sun.
- [Allahbaksh] Cute. - How do I look?
- [Kantilal] Doesn't it look cute, Hari? - Cute.
- [Poonam] I accept this gift. - Cute.
- [Poonam] Is it cute? - Oh!
- [Allahbaksh] What's this? - It's for you.
Open it.
[Poonam] What is it?
Take a look.
[Poonam] Show me.
[Hari] The pen has been inscribed "Allahbaksh".
Amazing.
Return it to him.
- Why? - No...
[Poonam] Didn't you like it?
You know this, Sister.
Those who make a living working for the British,
their gifts reek of slavery to me.
- I cannot... - What else do I do?
Should I stop working?
Should I?
[Kantilal] What's the point of this higher education?
The British have done some good too.
The post-office, railways... where did it come from?
Listen, you British advocate,
what you believe are bonds of love,
in reality, are chains of slavery.
[Hari] Enough.
My missing arm is witness to who is right or wrong.
The one that held the gun for the British.
I've left that witness in a jungle in Europe.
The war that he is talking about...
The Great War,
it was never for us Indians to fight.
- [Hari] Leave it... you've started again. - Wait. Let me finish.
Michael O'Dwyer, Punjab's Lt. Governor, forcibly sent
lakhs of Indians to fight that war.
No one was asked.
- They forced us to go. - [Hari] Not again.
At gunpoint.
[sirens blaring]
[gunfire in the distance]
Teju, come here. Sit.
- What're you doing here? - [Kantilal] Teju, how are you?
- I am okay. - How is your father?
He is in jail.
Why?
Is your mother alright?
It's nothing...
[Hari] Kanti...
[Allahbaksh] It happened a few weeks ago.
A few satyagrahis were eating at Sudarshan's diner.
A soldier must have tipped them off.
The police came and arrested everyone.
Sudarshan was baking bread.
[Allahbaksh] He knew nothing.
Teju and sister-in-law were left crying.
The Rowlatt Act allows Britishers
to indefinitely detain anyone at will.
[grim music]
What is your opinion on the Rowlatt Act?
[One year ago, London]
The Act should extend the powers of the British government
to take emergency measures of...
indefinite detention.
Indefinite detention!
Nice touch.
You know, if it wasn't for the color of your skin,
I would think you are British.
[Sidney Rowlatt] It's good to go.
Thank you, sir.
Do you know what I wished for on Ramnavami?
For you to find your voice.
[Today, 11th December]
[Lord Hunter] Mr. Sahni.
[sound of gavel striking]
Mr. Sahni. [sound of gavel striking]
Lord Hunter,
my friend Allahbaksh made a wish for me
to find my voice.
[Kantilal] It has taken me a considerable time to find my voice, my identity.
Lord Hunter, do you know why I traded my suit for a dhoti today?
Because whenever I wear a suit,
it never lets me forget that I am not a Britisher.
I am not white. I am not British.
And when I wear a dhoti,
it always reminds me
that I am an Indian.
[crowd claps]
And we Indians feel suffocated
in British clothes and with British Law.
- [shouting] - Long live... - India!
- Quiet! - Long live India!
- Down with the... - The British Empire!
Quiet, I say!
Mr. Sahni.
As a member of this committee,
it is your responsibility to maintain its decorum.
If you choose to wear a dhoti, it is no concern of ours.
Let me remind everybody, this is not a boxing match.
But, Lord Hunter, this is exactly like a boxing match.
Where in the whitewash cor--
Sorry, the white corner, we have the British.
And in the bloody red corner, or should I say brown corner,
we have the Indians.
And like a boxing match, Lord Hunter, this commission is about violence.
Violence that took place on the 13th of April in the Jalliawnwala Bagh.
Get on with it, Mr. Sahni.
On 9th April,
Satyapal and Kitchlew maintained peace in Amritsar.
British administration realized the power of Satyapal and Kitchlew.
They knew they were respected in the city.
They were also aware that
Satyapal and Kitchlew
could become an obstacle in their plans.
How to deal with them?
Three days before the Jallianwala Bagh massacre
[Kantilal] on 10th of April,
the British Government made their move.
Good morning, gentlemen.
As per the Rowlatt Act, you're both being taken into custody
and are to be sent to jail with immediate effect.
Don't think of resisting.
We have soldiers outside to stop anyone from coming to your aid.
We believe in non-violence.
[Kitchlew] We are Satyagrahis.
Going to jail will only strengthen our movement.
[Kantilal] The morning of 10th April,
Satyapal and Kitchlew were arrested and deported.
Just here, gentlemen.
[Kantilal] And this was the plan of the British administration.
The arrest should have been covert.
But the news was spread in the city.
[Kantilal] Why?
Because the riots that couldn't be incited that day
could be done now.
Brother.
Satyapal and Kitchlew have been arrested.
The Britishers have sent them somewhere in a car.
And we've just learned
the trains were stopped and Gandhiji was arrested, too.
- Come on. Call the people. - Gather everyone.
[Kantilal] A peace loving city was about to burn.
[Bhullar] Listen, Satyapal and Kitchlew have been arrested under the Rowlatt Act.
This is unfair.
- [Hans Raj] Totally unfair. - It's unfair.
[crowd] It is totally unfair.
We will all go to
the Deputy Commissioner's office in Civil Lines.
- That'll put pressure on the Britishers. - Okay.
That's right.
So now we will...
Wait. Listen to him.
go to the Deputy Commissioner's office at Civil Lines to request them.
- Will you join? - [everyone] Yes!
Did everyone understand what brother Bhullar is saying?
- We will politely request him. - Yes, politely request him.
Okay, let's go.
We must maintain non-violence.
Come on, let's go.
[Kantilal] The crowd was calm. Sure, they were upset
but not violent.
Even those Britishers agree
who saw the mob leave.
And they were unharmed.
[shouting] Set Satyapal and Kitchlew free!
Set Satyapal and Kitchlew free!
[phone trills]
- Hello? - [Ashraf] Plomer sir.
There's a huge crowd gathered around the post office.
- Dalbir and Bhullar are also with them. - Okay.
What are the orders for us?
Wait.
- But sir, it's a huge crowd-- - I said wait!
[Kantilal] If he wanted, Inspector Ashraf could've stopped the crowd.
But that didn't happen.
In such an instance, only two people could maintain peace in Amritsar.
[Kantilal] As long as they were in the city, there was peace.
But those two voices were quashed.
[Constable] Where are you two going?
Nobody is allowed to enter Civil Lines today.
What happened, constable?
We have orders from senior officers. No one's to be allowed inside.
[mob shouting]
Why? What happened?
Kanti.
[crowd] Release Satyapal and Kitchlew!
[Kantilal] On the morning of 10th April, a peaceful crowd
headed towards Civil Lines
to demand the release of their leaders, Satyapal and Kitchlew.
Release them!
[horse neighs]
Release them!
Kanti, they'll shoot people.
Sir!
Hold.
Don't do anything.
There's no one allowed inside here today.
- Get back and stay where you are. - Sir, it's a peaceful protest.
Just don't do anything. I'll talk to them.
- Tell your men to get back right now! - I will...
Kanti, they'll shoot at the crowd.
[shouting]
- Close the barricade. - I've spoken.
Kanti... Check with them.
- I'll find out. - [crowd shouting]
Sir, they just want to know if Satyapal and Kitchlew are inside.
- If they just get an answer, sir. They'll be fine. - No.
There'll be no talk. Tell your men to go back right now!
Tell them to go back right now!
He's gone to find out.
Calm down.
[Hans Raj] They will lie to us.
[Kantilal] Lord Hunter, who were these people?
Savages hunting for British blood?
Or satyagrahis demanding the release of Satyapal and Kitchlew?
The truth is, this was a peaceful crowd.
What's their crime?
But a ringmaster
sitting miles away
created a spectacle in the city.
[dramatic rousing music, shouting]
Satyagraha?
Is that what Gandhi is calling it?
Strength of the soul.
Soul force.
He thinks he can use this soul force to overturn the entire British Empire?
[intense dramatic music]
It's time to show Gandhi and his followers
that we have a force greater than soul force. Yes?
Fist force.
[guns cock]
[gunshot]