[vocalising]
[song playing]
I...
I have a strange feeling.
[song playing]
[song continues playing]
[song playing]
[song continues playing]
Vandevi, did you call me?
Yes, I did.
Where are Luv and Kush?
They...
[dramatic music playing]
Boys, listen.
The protector of righteousness and the epitome of justice,
Lord Shri Rama is standing before you.
[mellow music playing]
Now, you must drop your weapons and talk to him.
Because every problem in the world
can be resolved by surrendering to my Lord.
Mother Sita surrendered her all,
but what did she gain in return?
[suspenseful music playing]
No!
[song playing]
[bell clanging]
[theme song playing]
[conch shell playing]
I was eager to meet the two of you again.
But not like this.
My mind is full of questions.
I first saw you in Ayodhya singing praises of justice.
I respected you for that,
and I felt you'd help fulfil the idea of a just kingdom.
You helped the helpless,
relieved the suffering, and destroyed dark powers.
I was eager to meet you
and laud you.
But why did both of you stop the horse symbolising justice
and act against your own kingdom?
You harmed my brothers and supporters.
Maybe I misunderstood both of you.
Now that this battle is inevitable,
you placed your bows on the ground.
Is it one of your tactics?
Or did the two of you accept your defeat?
Are both of you ready to bow down to righteousness?
Rama, our minds are also full of questions.
You saved the world by killing Ravana.
You uplifted our society
by liberating Devi Ahalya.
You gave everyone a lesson in decorum
and became famous as the supreme man.
Bowing down to such Shri Rama is the right action,
not wielding a weapon against him.
We know we might never win against you.
Moreover, we have considered you God
since we came into this world.
We have been hearing and singing the story of Rama.
We tried to spread the teachings of Ramayan all around the world.
Because Ramayan
doesn't just describe the great story of the supreme man, Shri Rama.
It describes the ideal way to live.
If you are truly devoted to me,
why did you go against me?
Because we want justice!
King Shri Rama, the Ramayan isn't just your story!
There's one more name in it.
Both Shri Rama and Ramayan
are incomplete without it!
[dramatic music playing]
That name is...
- Devi Sita! - Devi Sita!
[song playing]
"Sita!"
We don't want to fight you.
We want you to answer our questions.
[dramatic music playing]
What question?
Everyone who read,
heard, or saw the Ramayan unfold
has this question in their mind.
If you don't answer that question,
the story of Ramayan will never be completed.
[dramatic music playing]
What is the question?
Why did you renounce Mother Sita?
[song playing]
Som, I asked you something.
Where are Luv and Kush?
I asked Prasuta
to call you, Luv, and Kush.
Then, why did you come alone?
Mother, why did you call
the three of us together?
Please tell me.
I'll resolve your problem.
I don't have a problem.
It's about food.
I prepared 'kheer' that the three of you like.
So, please come and eat.
Food and 'kheer'!
Uh...
We got separated because of food.
I was with Luv and Kush,
but I came earlier
as I wanted to eat to my heart's content.
Mother, I have an idea.
Please serve food to me first.
You always insist
on eating with them.
But today, you forgot about friendship
for the love of 'kheer'!
Mother, hunger is above every relationship.
They will be late anyway.
"They'll be late."
Why?
What is keeping them busy?
Actually...
Luv and Kush...
Shri Rama!
- "Shri Rama!" - Uh...
The story of Shri Rama.
Mother, the story of Shri Rama.
They are trying to understand the Ramayan in depth.
Are they trying to understand the Ramayan?
But both of them
understand every word of the Ramayan
and help the world understand.
What compelled them
to suddenly understand the Ramayan in depth?
Mother, the thing is,
they have many questions
about the aftermath of Shri Rama and Mother Sita's return.
They are trying to find the answer to those questions.
'Did both of you meet Lord?'
'Mother, Shri Rama is the Lord of only valorous people,'
'not of women!'
Shri Rama, please answer us.
The most pious epic in the world
has taught us to burn the 'Ravana' within us.
It's based on good karma
and teaches us the meaning of love, mercy, sacrifice, and surrender.
However, it raised an important question at the end,
and we are asking you the same question.
If you couldn't fulfil your royal duties,
why did you promise to be an ideal husband?
Why did you renounce your wife,
who lived with you in the forest for years?
Rama is revered around the world
only because of Mother Sita.
- You renounced... - You renounced...
- Your devoted wife, Sita! - Your devoted wife, Sita!
- Do you, Rama... - Do you, Rama...
- Do you also have Ravana's trait? - Do you also have Ravana's trait?
[melancholic music playing]
Please answer.
Why did you renounce your wife?
What incident compelled you to make this decision?
It's a personal decision.
I may or may not answer your question.
A decision that can affect the entire female clan
can't be personal.
You must answer us!
[dramatic music playing]
We aren't the only curious ones.
People will have the same question
in their minds for ages.
They would seek an answer to this question.
This is your chance
to maintain your just image in our minds.
This single incident is like a black mark
on Lord Shri Rama's character.
It will definitely be a black mark for ages.
But it doesn't mean
you won't answer our question.
A king is like a father to his subjects.
We are like your sons, asking you a question.
Won't you answer your sons' questions as a father?
It was a decision made by a king and his queen!
[song playing]
It was a mutual decision.
[thunder rumbling]
'I'm confident'
'this decision was made by both Sita and Rama.'
You both lowered your bows
and asked this question with respect and decorum.
So, as a king,
it's my duty to answer your questions.
[melancholic music playing]
Both of you want to know
what transpired inside Ayodhya. Right?
So, listen.
'If she is a devoted wife,'
'why is she hiding her face?'
'How could someone as powerful as Dashanan'
'leave a woman he lusted after?'
'If the Raghuvanshis want to build a society'
'that hides the mistakes of women,'
'then it would be better to move to a different town.'
'I'm not the supreme man, Rama!'
'I won't accept my wife'
'if she has spent the night with another man!'
'We will renounce our kingdom.'
'So, nobody will question us'
'or expect answers from us.'
'Not both of us.'
'Only me, Lord.'
'The moment King Rama renounces Queen Sita'
'will also be the moment'
'when the problems in Ayodhya will disappear.'
[song playing]
I hope you got the answers to your questions.
I hope you're satisfied now.
Now, please answer my question.
Why did you do this?
How are you connected to Devi Sita?
We are connected
to every woman
who has been treated unfairly.
Lord Valmiki didn't just train us in weapons,
in fact, we have also learned to protect the honour of women.
As you have the answers to your questions,
please relent and help me establish righteousness.
Please let go of the horse.
Yes, sons.
Please return the horse to my Lord.
I hope all your doubts have been cleared now.
[suspenseful music playing]
You mean this yajna is organised to benefit the people of Ayodhya,
who falsely accused Mother Sita
and separated her from you and your family?
They snatched your happiness, comfort, and grandeur!
She spent 14 years in exile
with you without complaints.
She endured the test by the fire
after leaving Ravana's captivity.
You didn't punish the subjects who falsely accused
a chaste Sita!
You chose to separate from Mother Sita just to pacify them.
You forgot your wife's sacrifices because of your subjects!
[dramatic music playing]
A king's duty is to protect his subjects,
not to punish them for doubting us.
A king should guide his subjects on the right path.
He can't blame them.
I accept that King Rama
and his justice are unmatched.
However, was Rama
only a dutiful king of Ayodhya?
What about his duty as Mother Sita's husband?
She must be wandering around in forests.
However, you are living inside a palace and riding a chariot.
Didn't you empathise with Devi Sita's suffering?
Luv and Kush!
Please mind your language while talking to my Lord Shri Rama.
Half-truth is the most dangerous thing.
"Half-truth!"
Hanuman, don't be blinded by your devotion.
You're the one who is blinded.
I saw something that neither you
nor the subjects of Ayodhya know.
While fulfilling his duty as a king,
my Lord Shri Rama didn't forego his duties
as Mother Sita's husband.
[melancholic music playing]
My Lord Shri Rama wore bark clothes
after completing his royal duties and removing his royal attire.
My Lord has been eating fruits and vegetables
instead of royal delicacies.
[melancholic music playing]
My Lord Shri Rama
slept on a straw mattress, instead of his soft bed.
The royal dress is like a thorn to my Lord.
He feels more comfortable
wearing the bark clothes
he wore with Mother Sita for 14 years.
My Lord's happiness lies in the memories of Mother Sita.
[song playing]
We apologise.
We didn't know about Lord Shri Rama's sacrifices.
But our questions are still valid.
You were infuriated just because we criticised
your Lord about a few things.
Just think of how we must have felt
when we discovered
Mother Sita's ordeal.
She must be wandering alone in forests.
[melancholic music playing]
She is far away from her relatives
and Shri Rama.
Our question is still the same.
Why did you do injustice to your wife
while serving justice to your subjects?
[thunder cracking]
This sacrifice was imperative and it was my Sita's decision.
I accepted her request
for my subjects.
Wonderful!
Why didn't you forego your position as a king?
[thunder rumbling]
I intended to,
but my Sita reminded me
that I'm a descendant of a clan
where promises are fulfilled, even at the cost of one's life.
I had already promised my allegiance to Ayodhya and its throne.
Luv and Kush, the world is illuminated
when sun's rays depart from the sun.
Raindrops leave the clouds
to quench the thirst of the earth.
I belong to a dynasty
in which King Harishchandra sold his wife and son
to an untouchable to fulfil his promise to his subjects.
Your Majesty, although you fulfilled the tradition of Raghukul,
- it was incomplete. - Quiet!
[thunder cracking]
[dramatic music playing]
Your Majesty, you can't cover your mistake if we become quiet!
Please don't forget
that you're the descendant of a dynasty
in which King Dasharatha
fulfilled his wife's unjust promise.
And you cooperated
against the wish of subjects.
Because even the wife was a subject,
who was granted a boon by His Majesty.
You declared war against Lanka
not just to rescue your wife.
You did it
because he dishonoured the subjects of Ayodhya.
[dramatic music playing]
You rightly said
that the sun's rays leave the sun to light up the world.
It burns but it doesn't cast a shadow.
You are like the sun of the Raghukul.
How could you be unrighteous
while advocating righteousness?
[thunder rumbling]
Those who fail to understand my Sita's sacrifice
can never understand me, Rama, completely.
[gloomy music playing]
Your decision will be questioned
one day.
The Ramayan won't be complete
until those questions are answered!
[song playing]
[dramatic music fades out]