[water running]
Do you recognise this symbol?
No.
The sun is about to set.
We must return to the royal palace at the earliest
or Queen Karpura Devi will start to worry.
Especially after the recent events,
everyone at the royal palace will start panicking.
A little while longer.
I am sure someone will recognise this symbol.
Let me ask a few more people.
I understand, Your Highness,
but we must not forget
that the successor to the throne will be announced tomorrow.
And the truth about who the King chose
is going to be out in the open.
So, we must leave right now
or we won't reach Ajmer on time tomorrow.
I hope you remember the promise you made to the Queen.
That you will return before the successor is announced.
[tense music playing]
[music fades out]
[solemn music playing]
[water dripping]
Father, your ashes were immersed in this very river.
I don't know when I'll get the chance to come back here.
Father!
Please show me the way.
Help me get to the people
who deceived you.
And took you
away from me for good.
Is Ajmer's downfall inevitable?
Come and place your bets.
Will history fail to remember Ajmer?
Who will be Ajmer's next king?
- We must return, Your Highness. - No.
Father dedicated his entire life to Ajmer.
This is where he grew up
and some people are speaking ill of Ajmer.
It is a disgrace
to his life and sacrifice.
And I won't let his sacrifice be in vain.
- I wager four gold coins. - I wager five.
Your Highness!
Wait, Your Highness. Please hear me out.
Why did you let Prithvi go in the first place?
[tense music playing]
The subjects and members of the court are waiting.
They are eager to know who King Someshwar Chauhan
chose as his successor.
[vocalisation]
As per the directive,
we must announce the name of Ajmer's new king tomorrow.
There can be no delay.
How could Prithvi leave the royal palace at such a time?
Especially when we all know
that Ajmer's enemies are still on the loose.
Please calm down, Queen Mother.
Prithvi is a child.
He has no understanding of his obligations.
When he left the royal palace last time,
Ajmer paid its price with the life of its beloved king.
He certainly can't run Ajmer with such naivet*.
Ajmer needs stability,
which my son Nagarjuna can provide at this time.
Had this been the basis,
then King Vigraharaj would have chosen Nagarjuna
as his successor, Desaladevi.
[soft dramatic music playing]
King Someshwar Chauhan has chosen his successor.
And we all must honour his decision.
Not too long ago,
in the kingdom of Devagiri,
the successor chosen by the king was not accepted
and Parsandmal was crowned king.
Authority should only be entrusted to someone who can carry its weight,
not someone who succumbs under that weight.
[soft dramatic music playing]
I don't know who Someshwar chose.
Given the circumstances, I feel
that right now,
Nagarjuna would be more fitting to handle this responsibility,
and also be preferred by the subjects.
Prithvi is quite devastated by his father's death.
It will take him time to gather himself.
[dramatic music playing]
'Who is more worthy of becoming Ajmer's ruler?'
'Place your bets.'
Come and place your bets.
Who will get the throne and who will be eliminated?
Will it be Ajmer's son Nagarjuna
or the young boy Prithviraj?
[unsettling music playing]
I wager two gold coins.
I bet five gold coins on Nagarjuna.
The subjects are favouring Nagarjuna so far.
Come one and all and place your bets.
Place your bets on the future of Ajmer.
Will Ajmer progress or fall?
Come, place your bets.
Will Ajmer prosper or collapse?
Come, my brothers.
[dramatic music playing]
[coins tinkling]
Your Highness!
[horse neighing]
[unsettling music playing]
[horse neighing]
[coughing]
[people coughing]
[coughing continues]
Oh, no!
Thief! Catch him!
He's getting away with the gold coins. Catch him!
Thief! Catch him!
The danger is growing.
And this time, the danger
is more internal than external.
According to our sources,
Nagarjuna and Desaladevi
spoke to some important members of the council in private.
It is clear.
They are devising a plan
that is not in favour of Prithviraj.
Not just that.
Our spies have also informed us
that the enemy is waiting to open an attack on us.
In such a situation,
if the internal discussion
in regard to the successor gets heated,
then know that
we've wittingly surrendered ourselves
to Ajmer's enemy.
Have this information sent to Subhao immediately, Uncle.
The successor is about to be declared tomorrow.
It is imperative for Prithvi to be here for it.
Leave the task of garnering support for Prithvi
to me, Uncle.
Return the gold coins.
I'm totally against
people speaking of Ajmer's downfall,
gambling over it and insulting Ajmer.
'Come, place your bets.'
'Will Ajmer prosper or collapse?'
'Come, my brothers.'
Is that why you stole the gold coins?
He deserved to be beheaded for what he did.
The motherland is akin to a mother
and he was using it to gamble.
Who is he to decide who should sit on the throne?
[music playing]
First, you followed us,
fought with us
and now, you returned our swords.
You're a bit strange.
I thought you were thieves
but I've now understood why you stole the gold coins.
What else did you deduce?
That you're like me.
Neither can you stand the motherland's humiliation
nor I.
[music playing]
[music concludes]
No matter how big the goal,
stealing is a vice.
There's a punishment in place
for people who don't respect their motherland.
Yes. Besides,
it's better to use the gold coins for a noble purpose
rather than spend them on futile things.
Noble deed?
Come along, we'll show you.
Wait!
You haven't told me your names.
Ranveer.
And they call me Veer.
- I'm Prithvi. - Prithvi!
Great name.
You know our names.
Won't you come along now?
[joyous music playing]
[music concludes]
Your Highness!
Where did His Highness go?
[music playing]
[tense music playing]
This belongs to His Highness.
Is he in some sort of trouble?
[animal call]
[mimics animal call]
Thank God for Kaimasa who deployed you here as a spy.
Have you seen Prithvi anywhere?
Yes.
He went that way with the two youths.
Listen!
At Queen Karpura Devi's behest,
Bhuvanikamal has sent an important message for you.
[music playing]
'Prithvi needs to return to Ajmer before the declaration'
'of the successor is made.'
'If that does not happen,'
'there will be no return for Ajmer or Prithvi.'
[tense music playing]
Listen.
Prithvi must reach Ajmer before sunrise tomorrow.
So, you will arrange for the fastest horse for him.
- Yes. - Hmm?
Hey!
We taught him a lesson he will never forget.
Not by birth, but circumstances have made us orphans a family.
[poignant music playing]
Why the long face, Prithvi?
There's no place for sorrow here.
Here, we celebrate life.
Right?
[all laugh]
[music playing]
[coins jingling]
I know stealing is a vice.
But royalists like Veer and Rajveer
steal this gold from dacoits,
and that's what provides for these kids.
From dacoits!
Then you must know all the dacoits.
Not all of them,
but we know everything about some dacoits.
Do you recognise this?
[music playing]
I've never seen this symbol
but this seems to be from beyond the Narmada.
Which we can find out
provided we get the right price for it.
You'll get whatever you ask for.
We'll get whatever we ask for!
Who are you, friend?
Where have you...
[unsettling music playing]
[music playing]
- Are you all right? - Yes.
Do you belong to the royal family?
[tense music playing]
Royal family!
No.
We are travellers. We were just leaving.
We're headed to another village.
Let's go, we're getting late.
Would it be right to assume
that the dagger bearing the seal of Ajmer's royal palace is stolen?
[dramatic music playing]
That's great.
If you have relations with the royal palace,
then you could get us anything we wanted.
Right?
Prithvi!
Tell us your real name.
[tense music building]
Prithviraj Chauhan!
The older son of the late King Someshwar Chauhan.
[music playing]
You're King Someshwar's son!
[music playing]
When I saw his ashes being immersed,
something within me died too.
[sentimental music playing]
Ajmer and the Kshatriyas
didn't just lose a patriot,
but also a great human being.
[poignant vocalisation]
Despite belonging to the royal family,
he was close to the people,
and the people were close to him.
He belonged to everyone.
Everyone.
Did you know Father?
We were like brothers growing up.
But his destiny took him to Chalukya
while I stayed back
to prepare warriors like Veer and Ranveer
who would serve the motherland.
[sentimental music playing]
I feel
that like your father, you too have a sincere and pure heart.
But what are you doing here?
Isn't the new king going to be announced in Ajmer tomorrow?
Your Highness!
The Queen has sent a message
that we must reach Ajmer before dawn tomorrow.
We must leave immediately.
[pensive music playing]
What's on your mind, Your Highness?
Let's go.
Veer!
Ranveer!
Will you come to Ajmer with me?
It's for a very important task.
[vocalisation]
Which you could help me with.
[vocalisation continues]
[joyous vocalisation]
[horses neighing]
"Hail Goddess Bhavani..."
'Listen one and all.'
According to the scroll
of Ajmer's late king His Majesty Someshwar Chauhan,
the name of Ajmer's new king
will be announced in a short while.
The king's son ascends the throne.
But His Highness Prithviraj is very young.
His Highness Nagarjuna is befitting.
Ancestors say
that the throne chooses a deserving king.
[vocalisation]
'Where are you, Prithvi?'
[music playing]
[horses neighing]
[Sudhwa] 'King Someshwar's scroll'
in which he wrote down the name of his successor
was safely stowed away in these chests as per his order.
Now that he is no more,
the contents of the scroll will be read today
so that Ajmer's throne
gets a worthy ruler.
[horse neighing]
- [lock turning] - [chest opening]
[chest closing]
[lock turning]
[chest opening]
[horses galloping and neighing]
[gripping music playing]
[music playing]
'I'm a few moments away from the throne.'
[horse neighing]
We must go faster.
'I, King of Ajmer Someshwar Chauhan,'
'hereby discharge my duties'
'towards my motherland Ajmer'
'by appointing my successor.'
'After me,'
'the responsibility of Ajmer's throne and governance...'
[gripping music building]
[horse neighing]