TLDR;
The series "Saare Jahaan Se Achha" is set in the 1960s and 70s, during a period of intense geopolitical tension. It follows the story of Vishnu, an intelligence officer, and the formation of RAW (Research and Analysis Wing), India's intelligence agency, to counter threats from other nations. The series focuses on Pakistan's efforts to develop a nuclear bomb with the help of other countries, and RAW's attempts to thwart these plans. Key events include the death of Dr. Bhaba, the 1971 war with Pakistan, and the complex relationships between intelligence officers from different countries.
- The series is set in the 1960s and 70s.
- It follows the formation of RAW and its operations against Pakistan's nuclear ambitions.
- Vishnu is the main character, an intelligence officer.
- Pakistan's key figures include PM Bhutto, scientist Munir, and ISI officer Murtaza.
- The series involves espionage, betrayal, and sacrifice.
Episode 1 [0:18]
In 1960s-70s, intelligence officer Vishnu warns of the dangers of mistakes in their line of work. Dr. Bhaba advocates for India to develop nuclear power to deter attacks, prompting the CIA to take notice. CIA officer James seeks permission to target Dr. Bhaba. Vishnu learns of CIA activity and discovers their target is Dr. Bhaba, who is about to discuss atomic power with another country. Despite Vishnu's warning, Dr. Bhaba's plane explodes. India establishes RAW, led by Aryan Cow, to counter such threats. Vishnu builds a network in India and Pakistan, contributing to India's victory in the 1971 war. Pakistan's PM Bhutto vows revenge and seeks to develop a nuclear bomb, tasking scientist Munir. Bhutto plans to eliminate CIA and Mossad agents in Pakistan, a mission undertaken by ISI officer Murtaza. Vishnu blackmails Pakistani officer Naushad Ahmed for information. Kau expresses concern over Pakistan's advanced spying capabilities. Vishnu learns of Pakistani physicists being summoned and Bhutto's visit to Saudi Arabia, indicating a major plan. Kau refuses Vishnu's request to go to Pakistan. Bhutto secures funding from Libya. Kau meets Mossad's Chief Ban, who reveals Pakistan's nuclear bomb plans. Kau urges Vishnu to go to Pakistan as a diplomat, advising him to take his wife Mohini to appear as a family man. Vishnu marries Mohini and departs for Pakistan, aware of being watched by ISI.
Episode 2 [7:29]
An Indian spy in Pakistan is caught by Murtaza, revealing a high-ranking army officer is also a spy. Vishnu identifies Sukhbir, living as Rafiq, as a key asset who invests Pakistani army money. Vishnu meets Ahmed in Budapest, offering him a new identity in exchange for nuclear program details, which Ahmed accepts. Ahmed searches Abid Khan's office for information but is stopped and searched by an officer under Murtaza's orders. Ghulam and Murtaza discuss Vishnu's suspected spying. Vishnu and Mohini are subtly threatened by the ISI. Mohini questions Vishnu's secrecy. Vishnu receives information about Pakistan's arms dealing from Paris via a fruit seller. Vishnu's informer Vikram gathers information in Paris about Bilal's arms deal. Kau orders investigation into the deal. Ahmed packs to leave Pakistan with his family, but Murtaza invites him to his daughter's birthday, raising suspicion. Ahmed visits Abid's house to deliver the card and searches for the nuclear bomb file, taking a photo. Murtaza visits Vishnu's house, befriending Mohini and giving a gift. Vishnu discovers a threatening message from ISI in the gift. Vishnu sends information through another asset, but Murtaza's team tracks it to a clothes shop. Sukhbir is sent to retrieve intel but is saved when a customer interrupts, leading to the cloth seller's capture. Sukhbir expresses his distress to Vishnu. Officer Rizwan and his sister Naseem meet Sukhbir, who is having an affair with Naseem. Vishnu plans to meet Ahmed himself to get intel and give him his passport. Ghulam informs Murtaza about the decoded intel regarding the nuclear bomb. Murtaza suspects the four people with knowledge of the bomb. Ahmed is called by Vishnu to a cinema hall. Murtaza learns about Ahmed's plans to take his children to Europe and realizes he is the Indian spy.
Episode 3 [13:36]
Vishnu and Ahmed exchange slips at a cinema hall, where Vishnu receives intel and Ahmed finds his passport. Murtaza catches Ahmed with the passport. Ahmed is tortured for the truth. Vishnu learns Pakistan is buying, not building, a nuclear reactor. Kau orders finding out who is selling the technology. Vishnu wants to save Ahmed, but Kau refuses. Murtaza tells Bhutto about arms dealing to increase international credibility. Murtaza confronts Ahmed, who reveals he was blackmailed with pictures of his son to giving intel to Vishnu. Murtaza promises to take care of Ahmed's family and then kills him. In Paris, Vikram meets Mossad's spy Maria, who seduces Charles for intel. Vishnu learns Charles and Bilal have connections with BFCI Bank. Vishnu decides to check BFCI Bank's ledger and asks Sukhbir for help. Vishnu assures Sukhbir his mother is fine. Sukhbir calls Rizwan for the ledger, promising profit. Murtaza meets Ahmed's son, telling him his father is dead and sending him to Europe. Kau wants Vishnu to get reporter Fatima Khan on their side to find out how long it will take for the nuclear reactor to come to Pakistan. Vishnu meets Fatima in Moscow, flirting with her and expressing his desire for India and Pakistan's welfare. Sukhbir is introduced to the manager of BFCI bank by Rizwan, but leaves when he sees Murtaza. Sukhbir gives Rizwan ₹50,000 for the ledger. Sukhbir sends the ledger to Vishnu, who notices big transactions whenever Bilal went to the BFCI Bank branch in Paris. Vishnu sends Vikram to watch Bilal. Vikram extracts intel from BFCI Bank in Paris, discovering HGN company is sending nuclear reactors to Pakistan. Kau asks Vishnu to talk to Fatima to get Munir's intel, otherwise Bhutto will attack India as soon as the nuclear bomb is made.
Episode 4 [19:05]
Fatima's office is raided, and she is warned against writing against the government. Sukhbir orchestrates this to anger Fatima against the government. Sukhbir romances Naseem, but Rizwan arrives. Rizwan talks to Sukhbir about Naseem's marriage, offering to arrange it if Sukhbir's family comes. Sukhbir lies about being an orphan. Vishnu attends a party with Mohini, where he talks to Fatima and speaks against the Pakistani government. Vishnu reveals he is from RAW and needs her help to stop Pakistan from making a nuclear bomb. Fatima refuses to betray her country. Vishnu suggests Pakistan should focus on its economy. He tells her to print a wedding ad if she decides to help. Mohini watches Vishnu and Fatima talking. Cow talks to the PM about HGA company, but the PM refuses to get involved. Vikram watches Bilal, who is beaten by Murtaza for being engaged in debauchery. Murtaza orders Bilal to make the last payment for the nuclear reactor. Mohini accuses Vishnu of not giving her time and talking to Fatima with a smile. Vishnu cannot tell Mohini about his work. Murtaza meets the manager of BFCI bank, warning him about secret deals taking place through the bank. The manager asks Rizwan about the laser. Rizwan calls Sukhbir, who has no answer. Rizwan threatens to tell Murtaza everything. Sukhbir kills Rizwan and stages the scene to make it look like Rizwan was an Indian informer.
Episode 5 [22:32]
Years ago, Vishnu met Sukhbir in prison and offered him a chance to go to Pakistan on behalf of RAW. In the present, Vishnu helps Sukhbir after he commits murder and sends him to Naseem. Sukhbir acts as if he knows nothing. Murtaza searches the house and finds radio wires, making them feel that Rizwan was an Indian spy. Sukhbir tells Murtaza not to defame Rizwan further. Cow meets the US Secretary and tells him that Pakistan is making a nuclear bomb, but Henry doesn't respond. Vishnu and his companions worry about how to find out further intelligence. Vishnu asks Vikram to do a job. Vikram and Maria call Bilal and take him to a secret place. Vikram tortures Bilal, but he doesn't reveal anything. Vishnu sends Sukhber to kidnap Bilal's son. Bilal gets scared after seeing his son's photo. Vikram makes Bilal talk to Murtaza. Bilal tells Vikram that the payment has been made and the nuclear reactor is coming via ship. Vikram asks about the date of arrival of the ship in Pakistan, which Bilal doesn't know. Vikram kills Bilal and stages his death as an accident. Murtaza understands that spies were after Bilal. Fatima is still thinking about the nuclear reactor in Pakistan. US Secretary Henry calls Bhutto and asks if he is making a nuclear bomb, which Bhutto denies. Bhutto tells Murtaza to get the nuclear reactor to Pakistan as soon as possible. Vishnu and his companions need to find out the date when the ship comes to Pakistan. Vishnu sees that Fatima has published a wedding ad in her newspaper.
Episode 6 [25:36]
Sukhbir meets Fatima and gives her a secret pen to listen to conversations. Fatima calls Vishnu and says she will publish news that will make her uncle Munir call her. Fatima publishes that Pakistan is making a nuclear bomb. Munir calls Fatima and scolds her. Fatima keeps a pen there so Vishnu can hear everything. Murtaza tells Munir that their ship is going to reach Pakistan soon. Vishnu learns the ship will reach Pakistan on the 15th. Vishnu tells Kau that the reactor coming in the ship will not be assembled. Kau gives permission to destroy it. Vishnu calls three spies living in Pakistan to destroy the nuclear reactor. They make a plan and start keeping an eye on ports. Vishnu tells Sukhbir that he will send him away with a new identity and he can take Naseem. Murtaza tells his companions to keep surveillance around the port. Vishnu and his companions go to a cave near the port to blow up the reactor. The ship reaches Pakistan. Pakistani soldiers see Vishnu and Sukhbir in the cave. Vishnu and Sukhbir kill him. Vishnu sends the rest of his companions to plant the bomb and goes to a tower to give instructions. Vishnu's companions reach the port, kill some soldiers, and start planting bombs in the nuclear reactor. More soldiers arrive, and all three of Vishnu's companions are killed. Vishnu sees Sukhber coming on a boat heading towards the ship. Sukhbir had a plan to blow up the reactor if they couldn't. Pakistani soldiers start firing at Sukhbir. Sukhbir rams his boat into the ship, causing the entire ship to blow up. Vishnu's companions had already planted a bomb on the ship. Vishnu comes to his office and is happy after completing the mission but is sad about the death of his companions. Vishnu is called to India and gets engaged in another mission.