[flute playing]
'You will be away from the apple of your eye too.'
'You will die in wait of your duty-bound son.'
'Not you, '
'it is Rama I want.' [echoing]
[poignant vocalisation]
Rama.
[flute playing]
I will not ask you
what the matter is, Father.
I understand your predicament.
I am glad to know that you understand the predicament I am in.
Brahmarshi Vishvamitra came here to seek a King's help
and not a father's.
Do not forget that along with being the King, I am a father too.
Does being a King mean
that one must suppress any fatherly feelings he has?
Is being human a crime?
Or is being a father a crime?
Had you been in my stead,
would you have acted as a king or a father?
I would have fulfilled my duties as a father.
I would have sent my son to trial
- so that he returns more competent. - Rama...
The ones you are about to battle are rakshasas!
The one we will be fighting for
is Brahmarshi Vishvamitra, Father.
I have heard his tales, Father.
Being a king,
he had the prowess to perform severe austerities to become a Brahmarshi.
He has the power
to send a living being to heaven.
Why fear when he is around, Father?
He possesses numerous celestial weaponry.
There must be a reason
why he left everything and came here
to take your son along, Father.
Father, or you could say,
it is not Brahmarshi Vishvamitra who needs your son
but your son who needs Brahmarshi Vishvamitra.
Rama, you said that you would stay with me
after Bharata left.
I am with you, Father.
In my eyes,
King Dasharatha is synonymous with righteousness and covenant,
and I stand by it.
Why did you covet a son, Father?
So that
I could give Ayodhya a successor
and my ancestors
with someone who would perform their libations.
So, if today,
you stop me from leaving with Brahmarshi Vishvamitra
and break your promise as a Raghu,
would I
be worthy of becoming Ayodhya's future king, Father?
After having brought disgrace to our ancestors
and sullying their name...
Would I be worthy of performing their 'sraddha', Father?
I am your son, Father.
It is my duty to follow your order.
You are the King of the Raghu clan.
The choice will be yours.
The decision will also lie with you
whether I
shall leave here as Brahmarshi Vishvamitra's aide
or whether I will witness
Ayodhya's pride and the Raghu clan losing its honour.
[intense music playing]
[vocalisation]
[theme song playing]
[theme song concludes]
[flag fluttering]
[flute playing]
[teardrop landing]
[sentimental music playing]
[conch blowing]
Mother, where is Lakshmana?
Will he not bid his older bother adieu?
He has gone to get your weapons, son.
[music playing]
[intriguing music playing]
What is this, Lakshmana?
Why two bows?
How can two warriors fight with one bow, Rama?
Two!
I am going alone, Lakshmana.
Why, Rama?
How come you get to honour Father's promise
whereas I am expected to dishonour the promise made to Mother Sumitra
of always being by your side?
[sentimental music playing]
No, Rama.
I will always be with you. Here you are.
[sentimental music playing]
[sombre music playing]
Forgive me, Sage.
I am aware
that you asked Father only for Rama.
Let me tell everyone
that my brother Rama and I, his younger brother Lakshmana,
are no different.
If he is the body, I am its soul.
[sentimental music playing]
Pardon my impudence,
but what good is the body without a soul?
[sentimental music playing]
I hope that you
and Father will allow me to go along with Rama.
[poignant music playing]
It is quite evident
that Lakshmana is his elder brother's shield.
Rama is coming with me for the battle.
The decision and choice of whether his shield
goes with him or not
rests with you.
[sombre music playing]
[poignant music playing]
Brahmarshi...
I am not surrendering my sons to you,
but my life.
From now on,
you are their mother as well as father.
[poignant vocalisation]
It's like His Majesty is giving his eyes to me.
Your son will forge a path
which will change
everyone's perspective including his own.
[conch-shell playing]
Please be rest assured.
Both your sons
will be safe with me.
[joyful music playing]
[theme song playing]
Mother, please look after Father.
[theme song playing]
Mother Sumitra, I'll look after Lakshmana.
In Rama's presence,
I don't need to worry about Lakshmana, son.
Make Raghukul proud.
[joyful music playing]
Be victorious.
[theme song playing]
Father, please take care.
[theme song playing]
Rama!
I'll wait for you, son.
Please come back soon.
[wheels rolling]
[theme song playing]
Bharata, please pay my respects
to Grandfather and Uncle.
Rama, I'm heartbroken
to leave you!
Bharata.
Bharata, please calm down.
Bharata...
Bharata, I'm proud of you.
My younger brother
is going to take on a responsibility without me for the first time.
- Shatrughna. - Yes, Rama.
Please take care of Bharata and yourself.
Bharata, you may leave.
Lakshmana.
[mellow music playing]
You may leave.
[melancholic music playing]
Rama, you didn't flinch
to bid goodbye to the family and go along with Sage Vishvamitra but
you can't take your eyes off them while bidding goodbye
to Bharata and Shatrughna.
Lakshmana, even a farewell
brings joy on the path of duty.
You must also feel happy to see your younger brother take responsibility.
You should be happy
as you are accompanying me for the first time
without Bharata.
[amusing music playing]
[mellow music playing]
[mellow song playing]
Why does our life take a turn for the worse?
I had children after waiting for years.
Later on,
my children stayed away from me for eight long years
to get educated.
They came back
and I spent just a few days with them.
Now, I'm pining for my sons
yet again.
Acharya, I'm scared.
Could it be
that Shravan's father's curse
is going to come true?
It's beside the point that you'll die
due to a curse.
The problem is
that every moment of your life you remember that curse.
Why do you forget
that you can't control death?
You are the master of your life.
Spend all your time
with your sons
and stay happy.
It won't make you regretful
about not spending time with your sons.
Son, you shouldn't
stop living
for the fear of death.
[inspirational music playing]
[adventurous music playing]
Rama, hear me out.
Do you know where we are headed?
- You may ask him. - Me?
No. It's okay.
Dasharatha's son, are you tired?
Acharya, no. Rama, let's go.
[dramatic music playing]
[suspenseful music playing]
Rama,
we walk all day long
and guard during the night.
We don't get food or water.
What does the guru want from us?
Lakshmana, there must be a reason behind it.
If it was an easy task,
the guru wouldn't have travelled all the way to Ayodhya.
The path to a difficult task is laden with difficulties.
Please be patient.
All right, Rama.
[dramatic music playing]
Guru!
There's a water body.
[mellow music playing]
[suspenseful music playing]
This water is fit to drink.
[joyful music playing]
But you can't drink it.
Excuse me, guru, but what's the reason?
Is it some kind of test?
Lakshmana, situations and tests occur unannounced.
I brought you two with me
for a challenging task.
I want to check
if you two are capable enough to accomplish this task or not.
Your war with the Asuras could go on for many days.
If you can't stay hungry and fight with them,
you may drink water and go back.
[dramatic music playing]
They are Asuras.
They can't control hunger and worldly desires.
When they are hungry,
they steal and snatch things.
They loot people
and satiate their hunger and desires
by committing crimes.
Do you know what it means?
I understood, guru.
If we sin like them,
we can never defeat them.
So we must control our hunger and distractions.
Right?
Acharya, we get your point.
My Lakshmana is strong
and tolerant.
He didn't get your intention
so he made this mistake.
Guru, please forgive him.
Yes, guru. I assure you
that I'm ready
to endure hunger and thirst.
Lakshmana, physical strength and hard work can help
to control our hunger
but to stay away from distractions,
one must be compassionate.
You must control all your senses.
Will you be able to do it?
[suspenseful music playing]
[conch-shell playing]
So let's proceed.
We'll reach our destination
after four days.
[dramatic music playing]
[dramatic music continues playing]
[suspenseful music playing]
[sweeping music playing]
[melancholic music playing]
[mellow music playing]
[mellow music continues playing]
[joyful music playing]
[mellow music playing]
[dramatic music playing]
'Shri Rama and Lakshmana continued their journey'
'with Vishvamitra.'
'On the other hand, Mithila would soon witness Sita's 'svayamvara'.'
I can't believe
that invitations for Sita's 'svayamvara' are being sent.
We never imagined
that our childhood bond would suddenly...
[mellow music playing]
Will Sita be able to live without us?
Mother left her mother's home to stay here.
Isn't she happy?
[mellow music playing]
Sita,
shall we play chaupar?
Right now?
Sita, please play with us
until you are here.
How will the three of us play
without you after you go to your in-laws'?
[melancholic music playing]
[mellow music playing]
Come on, let's play chaupar.
Let's go.
Why are you smiling away?
Because Sita won't leave us.
The rule made by our father is such.
It requires hundreds of people to move Shiva's bow.
Then who could pick it up
and fasten the bowstring?
Your point is valid
but then how did Sita pick it up?
Yes, Sita. Please tell us.
What were you thinking when you picked up Shiva's bow?
I don't know.
I can only remember
that I was fearless
and calm.
I just prayed to Mahadeva
to return our ball.
Mahadeva is also called Bholenath.
If we are full of gratitude,
Mahadeva will shower us with affection.
Yes, and He will also give you the suitor
who will pick up Shiva's bow and marry you!
[melancholic music playing]
By the way, princes from all over India will come here.
You three may also decide
the kind of suitor you want to marry.
You never know, your search might end along with mine.
Would it not be great if that were to happen?
Just as the four of us live here,
what if we all got married into the same family?
Yes, then we can play chaupar every day.
Yes. Nothing can be better than that.
Look, I really won!
This is a good sign.
If Lord Mahadeva wills,
all four of us will live happily under the same roof.
[pleasant music playing]
'Sita has such a good heart.'
She gives everyone hope.
A virtuous girl like her is bound to marry Lord Rama.
This is where fate plays games, Goddess.
It is not necessary
for that to happen.
There was another girl
with pure thoughts just like Sita's.
She was equally virtuous,
but destiny had something else in store for her.
Who?
The daughter of the great architect Mayasura.
Mandodari.
[pleasant music playing]
Mayasura built many celestial weapons
after which he built an extremely powerful spear.
What a sharp and strong spear, Father.
- It is for someone special. - Yes, my daughter.
This is the world's most powerful spear.
It is more powerful even than Indra's Vajra.
Do you know who I made this for?
[door opening]
[Sanskrit chant playing]
- You! - Yes.
It is I, the King of Lanka,
Ravana.
Mayasura,
I hear you possess something worthy only of me,
and so I have come to collect it.
What a marvellous weapon!
I cannot give the spear to you, Dashanan.
Dashanan is not here for the spear, Father.
[intense music playing]
Incredible.
You are exactly what I had heard about you.
You have a rage in your eyes,
a boldness in your voice,
a voluptuous body
and a sharp intellect.
[unsettling music playing]
Only you can give me a son
who will fulfil my dream
of usurping Indra's throne.
No!
I cannot give my daughter's hand in marriage to a monster like you.
[dramatic music playing]
'Veer bhogya vasundhara', Mayasura.
The one who is brave shall forever rule.
And there is no one braver than Dashanan in all ten directions.
Intimidating an elderly architect with a spear on his shoulder
is no act of bravery, Dashanan.
[dramatic music playing]
Are you not afraid of taking that tone with Ravana?
Perhaps, you have not heard of me.
I have heard
that you snatch the wealth of people,
the lives of the helpless and the modesty of women!
I have heard everything.
Watch out, Mandodari.
You have outraged a woman's modesty many times.
Today, commit the sin of killing a woman too.
Mandodari!
[suspenseful music playing]
[music fades]
I will not kill you.
Beautiful women are not meant to be killed.
Rather, lives are meant to be sacrificed for them.
Mayasura!
Your daughter belongs to me.
As for this spear,
I accept it as a gift.
A weapon can be snatched, Dashanan,
but companionship has to be sought.
I am not a commodity.
So, be a gentleman and respectfully
ask my father for my hand in marriage.
[dramatic music playing]
Demon architect Mayasura,
I, Dashanan, the King of Lanka,
admit that
my Lanka's splendour
pales in comparison to your daughter.
Your daughter
is worthy of being the Queen of the rakshasas.
I ask you
for your daughter Mandodari's hand in marriage.
Do you and your fearless daughter consent to this union?
I will tell my answer to my father...
In private.
[dramatic music playing]
[sinister music playing]
Father! Get up, Father.
Please get up.
Father!
Mandodari, you...
- You cannot do this. - Father, he is Dashanan.
If he wishes, he could destroy everything
and take me away by force.
It would be better if I went with my dignity intact.
In order to protect your father,
will you leave your dignity in the hands of a sinner?
What a disaster!
No, Father.
This is not a disaster but an opportunity.
You have to grab a person's hand to drag them out of the mire.
I must make this sacrifice to bring the demons on the right path.
It is impossible to reform Ravana.
I am aware.
Father, I can't change the present
but I can improve my future.
I can guide Dashanan's children
and the upcoming generation of Asuras.
I can make sure that the future Asura generation
follows righteousness, Father.
Father, please permit me.
[dramatic music playing]
Ravana and Mandodari got married.
On the one hand, Mandodari sacrificed herself
for Asura's future
and on the other hand, Ravana
wanted to procure a powerful weapon.
[intense music]
'Ravana was confident'
'that his brilliance and Mandodari's piousness'
'would bless him with a powerful son.'
[mantra chanting]
'His son would then get hold of the Indrasan'
'which couldn't be procured'
'by his brother Kumbhakarna.'
The planetary positions aren't favourable
but my son
will be invincible and immortal.
I couldn't get it through penance
but my son will earn it through luck.
The unfavourable planetary positions
will have to become favourable!
[dramatic music playing]
This is
Lord of Lanka's order!
Lord Surya,
go to the first house.
Lord Moon,
occupy the second house!
[dramatic music playing]
'Ravana used his power and terror'
'to compel all the planets to become favourable'
'in his son's horoscope.'
Lord Shani,
the seventh house, please!
[vocalising]
[dramatic music playing]
[joyful music playing]
[suspenseful music playing]
[conch-shell playing]
[dramatic music playing]
[sweeping music playing]
Shani, you flouted my order
and occupied the eighth house!
[dramatic music playing]
Ravana, you can't change destiny
with your power and insolence!
Ravana, I'll adversely affect
your son's horoscope and you too!
You fool!
I think you forgot to check your horoscope today.
[mantra chanting]
[dramatic music playing]
[dramatic music intensifies]
Henceforth,
you'll stay put under my feet!
You will always
look downwards!
You will never be able
to look up at Lanka
or my son.
[dramatic music playing]
Do you mean Ravana held Shani captive forever?
It was just an illusion.
This time Ravana was confronting Shani, the judge of karma.
Lord Shani's judgement never fails.
Ravana was unaware
because Shani never affected Lanka adversely.
Although he forgot
that he had already affected Ravana adversely.
Also, Kala in the form of Shri Rama
would soon begin the first phase of nearing Ravana.
[leaves rustling]
[eerie music playing]
This is an eerie forest.
The atmosphere suggests that rakshasas live here.
Not rakshasas, Lakshmana,
but a female rakshas.
[ominous music playing]
I will...
[thunder rumbling]
[wind whooshing]
Rama!
'Who dare enter my forest?'
'Who are you?'
'Is it a Brahmin?'
[thunder rumbling]
A Brahmin!
I warned the sages against coming into my forest.
[screaming]
Be prepared to die!
[screaming]
[thunder rumbling]
[continues screaming]
Rama, give me the order to attack.
[thunder rumbling]
[screaming]
Give me the orders, Rama!
[screaming]
[music fades]