As the friends celebrate the end of the war, Leing's lost father returns. Laxman is grief-stricken and believes that people were right about him now that Bharat has been killed.
They find a dead body, with Bharat's shoe-tag and declare him dead. With ceasefire declared, the Army begin bringing back corpses. As Laxman tries to explain his belief in 'faith', Narayan challenges him to move a mountain Laxman apparently succeeds as an earthquake is felt. He attempts to convince Laxman to not befriend Chinese people or he will lose Bharat forever Leing tearfully tells them that they are Indians too. Laxman's friend, Narayan tries to attack Won, considering him to be Chinese, but is stopped by Laxman. Laxman learns of his brother's capture and becomes heartbroken, but Leing consoles him and encourages his faith. The other guy however gets killed as well. Having no hope of survival, he exchanges his shoes with another soldier who has torn his, to give him a chance to escape. He too is shot and finds himself unable to move. Meanwhile, Bharat's escape plan fails and his fellows are killed. After some attempts, he succeeds in befriending them and learns that are Assamese and not Chinese. Banne gets angry, and advises him to follow the wisdom of Gandhi, and befriend the woman and boy. Judging them by their appearance, he considers them to be Chinese and tries to report them to the authorities. Laxman observes a woman Le Leing and a boy Gu Won, take a home nearby. He makes a plan with other prisoners to escape. Meanwhile, Bharat, while being evacuated after an injury, is ambushed and taken prisoner. A village elder, Banne says "Faith moves a mountain" and explains how Laxman will find his faith. Oblivious to it, he tries to repeat the trick to his villagers but fails.
Pasha tells Laxman that the secret is 'faith', and that faith can do anything. He meets a magician, Gogo Pasha, who shows him a magic trick by making him move a bottle without touching. Laxman anxiously waits for his brother to come back, running from post to post to find out about him. As they reach their post, war is declared and they come under heavy attack. From their village, only Bharat is selected and allotted the Kumaon Regiment. In October 1962, the Chinese invade India, following which the Indian Army begins to set-up recruitment camps. A montage shows them grow up, showing the time when Gandhi visits their school, India's independence in 1947, Gandhi's assassination and the death of their parents, which brings them closer as they grow up. In pre-independence India, Laxman Singh Bisht is a mentally-challenged child, who, although defended by his younger brother Bharat is bullied by his friends, who call him "Tubelight".