LOC: Kargil (2003)
Ajay Devgn: Lt. Manoj Kumar Pandey, 1 by 11 Gurkha Rifles
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Lt. Manoj Kumar Pandey, 1 by 11 Gurkha Rifles : At ease. I've ordered you to rest. Even though I know for the next few days resting will be sin for us. Because we've been given such work that we won't get rest. Our aim is Kukarthang post. 3 Punjab and 16 Grenadier soldiers are trying to capture that post since some days. But the strength and ammunition of the enemies is such that our soldiers couldn't move at all. We've to go to help them. I know the task isn't simple. But looking at the guts, strength and history of the Gurkha regiment the task doesn't seem so difficult too. Any doubts?
All soldiers : No, sir!
Lt. Manoj Kumar Pandey, 1 by 11 Gurkha Rifles : We'll go with ammunitions. But we'll have to go with stretchers too.
Soldier : It means many of us won't return.
Lt. Manoj Kumar Pandey, 1 by 11 Gurkha Rifles : All of us will return, whatever state they're in. That's my promise. We won't leave even one soldier behind. Any doubt?
All soldiers : No, sir.
Thapa : But sir, some men will die.
Lt. Manoj Kumar Pandey, 1 by 11 Gurkha Rifles : Sure. Maybe you don't know that angel of death is choosy too. It picks the most handsome of soldiers.
Thapa : Then I don't have any chance, sir. I'm not handsome.
Lt. Manoj Kumar Pandey, 1 by 11 Gurkha Rifles : That's what you think, Thapa. Ask your mother how handsome you are.
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Lt. Manoj Kumar Pandey, 1 by 11 Gurkha Rifles : [Talking to CO via radio] Gomti's support to Alpha. Over.
Col. Lalit Rai, 1 by 11 Gurkha Rifles : Congratulations, Manoj. This is a great day. First victory of Operation Vijay. Over.
Lt. Manoj Kumar Pandey, 1 by 11 Gurkha Rifles : Thank you, sir. Over.
Col. Lalit Rai, 1 by 11 Gurkha Rifles : Manoj, what's the matter? You don't seem to be happy. Over
Lt. Manoj Kumar Pandey, 1 by 11 Gurkha Rifles : It'll be a great day for you, sir. But for me, it'll always be a day when I lost my men. I lost 9 Gurkhas today. I'm sending their bodies back to their families. I hope you'll understand what I'm going through, sir. The lives of these people were my responsibility. Over.
Col. Lalit Rai, 1 by 11 Gurkha Rifles : Manoj, when a soldier goes to war, he leaves his emotions behind. Over.
Lt. Manoj Kumar Pandey, 1 by 11 Gurkha Rifles : You're right, sir.
Col. Lalit Rai, 1 by 11 Gurkha Rifles : Over and out.
Lt. Manoj Kumar Pandey, 1 by 11 Gurkha Rifles : Over.
[Looking at Thapa's dead body after talking to CO]
Lt. Manoj Kumar Pandey, 1 by 11 Gurkha Rifles : But these emotions enter my heart stealthily.
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Lt. Col. Amul Asthana, 1 by 11 Gurkha Rifles : What are you thinking?
Lt. Manoj Kumar Pandey, 1 by 11 Gurkha Rifles : Sir, this can't be the work of infiltrators: blowing up the ammunition dump and TV tower with artillery. The Pakistani army has the artillery, right?
Lt. Col. Amul Asthana, 1 by 11 Gurkha Rifles : You're right, Manoj. But keep your anger and courage for the enemy.
Lt. Manoj Kumar Pandey, 1 by 11 Gurkha Rifles : I'm not angry on anyone, but myself. How did the enemy come inside, crossing the LOC?
Lt. Col. Amul Asthana, 1 by 11 Gurkha Rifles : The bunkers were empty, they just came in. They came fearlessly as bunkers weren't guarded.
Lt. Manoj Kumar Pandey, 1 by 11 Gurkha Rifles : But sir, even if our doors are unlocked, the neighbors should be ashamed to barge in.
