He must have cursed me.
No wonder the throne of Ajmer keeps slipping through my fingers.
Are you conceding defeat?
You have no idea of the turmoil I harbour within!
No one knows.
Had I been declared the king today,
none of my past efforts would have been in vain.
I don't understand anything you are saying.
That's why I said
no one will understand what I'm going through.
Not all is lost though.
I have another way to usurp the throne.
Another way! What is it?
[sinister vocalisation]
[mouthing words]
[vocalisation fades out]
This is the last resort.
'Promise me'
'you won't declare my name tomorrow.'
'I promise you.'
'I will not declare your name tomorrow.'
'The responsibility of Ajmer's throne and governance'
'shall go to Prithviraj Chauhan.'
'What if His Majesty declares your name?'
'He promised me.'
'And no matter what happens, he won't break his promise.'
[poignant vocalisation]
[vocalisation concludes]
Mother!
Why did Father declare my...
Read this before you say anything.
[poignant vocalisation]
Your father left this with me before he went to war.
He told me to give it to you
in the event he does not return.
[poignant music playing]
[music concludes]
Your father would never
break his promise to you as long as he lived, son.
[poignant vocalisation]
That is why he wrote down your name on the scroll
which would have been announced only after his death.
[poignant vocalisation continues]
That is how much he respected your wishes.
He loved you.
[vocalisation concludes]
Mother!
Can I read this in solitude?
[sad vocalisation]
[vocalisation concludes]
[solemn music playing]
[poignant music playing]
'My dear son, Prithviraj.'
'When you read this letter,'
'I might not be with you.'
'You must be wondering'
'why I left you a letter before going to war this time'
'when I normally don't.'
'The reason is this.'
'This time, you're not reading this letter just as my son,'
'but also as the King of Ajmer.'
'Perhaps, you don't find my decision right or wise.'
'You might even think that I betrayed you.'
'But believe me, son.'
'The basis of my decision isn't that you are my son.'
'I've made this decision keeping Ajmer's future in mind'
'which can only be secure'
'when its king isn't greedy for the throne.'
'I saw that attribute in you alone.'
'That is why I went against your wishes'
'and chose you as my successor.'
'It's because only you will look at the throne'
'as a way of serving the people.'
'And only you'
'possess compassion and empathy.'
'Now that you are about to embark on this obligation's journey,'
'this is the right time, my son,'
'to share my experiences with you.'
[sinister vocalisation]
'It is time to give my plan its fitting culmination.'
Until yesterday, we were on Prithviraj's side,
but today, the circumstances have changed.
Now, Prithviraj can't become the king.
The time has come
to seat Nagarjuna
on the throne.
'Governance is an art,'
'but at times,'
'it gives rise to trials.'
'It puts relationships to the test.'
[sinister vocalisation]
'Now, no one can come between me and the throne.'
'To a king,'
'the welfare of his people must come above that of his own'
'and his family members.'
[hurried footsteps]
'If you wish to rule'
'only with strength and might...'
[sinister vocalisation]
'The subjects will distance themselves,'
'lose faith in you'
'and pray for your downfall.'
[hurried footsteps]
[clanking]
[sinister vocalisation]
'If you use justice as a weapon,'
'then every person will stand by you,'
'strive to help Ajmer progress'
'and be ready to sacrifice their life.'
'Always alleviate the problems of the subjects,'
'be a source of their happiness'
'and show sympathy towards them.'
'A lot of people will provide you their counsel,'
'but the final decision must be yours alone.'
'So that even if the decision doesn't prove to be good,'
'you do not hesitate to accept its repercussions.'
'A Kshatriya is always ready for battle...'
[sinister vocalisation]
'But a king gives priority to peace.'
[hurried footsteps]
'Before you wield a sword,'
'deliberate if it will bring you peace after the war.'
'More important than winning the war'
'is the safety of your subjects.'
[hurried footsteps]
[dramatic music playing]
'Look out for every soldier'
'willing to sacrifice their life at your orders.'
[hurried footsteps]
'My blood courses through your veins'
'but you need to make your own road.'
'Had I not given the throne of Ajmer'
'to the person whose intentions are the purest'
'and are firm in their resolve,'
'then I would have been betraying my motherland.'
'And most importantly, son,'
'whenever you need to understand what it is you must do,'
'go to that one person'
'who has stood by me in every situation.'
'Your mother.'
'She knows everything.'
'Probably, even more than I do.'
'She is your greatest well-wisher.'
'I am always with you, son.'
'In your thoughts,'
'decisions and memories.'
'Your proud father.'
[poignant vocalisation]
Prithvi wishes to be alone for a while
but I'll let him know you were looking for him, okay?
[hurried footsteps]
We must leave immediately.
Come with me, come on.
[unsettling music playing]
[dramatic music playing]
'Haven't you seen Prithvi?'
'You know how immature he is.'
'He jumps into action without thinking.'
'His own brother Hariraj'
'would have drowned in the river the other day'
'because of Prithvi's stubbornness.'
'Just think about it.'
'Will you leave Ajmer's future'
'in the hands of an obdurate and ignorant boy?'
'He will destroy everything.'
'Anyway, the decision is yours.'
'Are you on Prithvi's side'
'or Ajmer's?'
If you harm a hair on Prithvi's head...
Guards, hurry up!
Spread across the palace!
You will soon know what I am about to do, Your Highness.
[tense music playing]
[hurried footsteps]
[disconcerting music playing]
[hurried footsteps]
[tense music playing]
[hurried footsteps]
This is Ajmer's army.
Today, in this unprecedented situation,
we are compelled to take an unprecedented step.
We will never accept Prithviraj
as the ruler of Ajmer!
[dramatic music playing]
And if Nagarjuna isn't given Ajmer's throne,
there will be bloodshed!
Yes, there will be! [in unison]
Yes, there shall be bloodshed! [in unison]
Yes, there will be bloodshed! [in unison]
There will be bloodshed! [in unison]
'More important than winning the war'
'is the safety of your subjects.'
'Look out for every soldier'
'willing to sacrifice their life at your orders.'
[sinister vocalisation]
Look, I too love Prithvi a lot.
But what can a king do without the support of his army?
And the army has a strong desire
to seat me on the throne.
So, you are requested
to stay in your chamber until my coronation concludes.
You as well as your royalists.
If you do as I say,
there will be no bloodshed.
If you defy me,
then you will be responsible
for the body count.
[sinister vocalisation]
[intense music playing]
I don't trust a single word you say.
And you!
You took a different stand until yesterday.
Weren't you indebted to King Someshwar Chauhan?
Your Highness!
Ajmer's army needs a leader to guide it, not a child.
You don't know my brother.
There can be no king like him!
[suspenseful music playing]
[bugle sounding]
[intense music playing]
[gripping vocalisation]
[vocalisation concludes]
All of you know me as the son of King Someshwar Chauhan.
And you also know I never wanted to be the king.
Just like my father.
Stop the prince.
Wait.
No need to pay attention to what that child is saying.
Let him cause a ruckus.
Let the boy understand that no one will fall for his words.
Father knew that I wanted to be just his commander-in-chief,
yet he chose me as his successor.
Imagine what a big challenge it would be for me.
Great kings such as King Arnoraja,
King Vigraharaj
and King Someshwar Chauhan graced this throne,
and I was chosen to succeed them.
If I'm being honest, I am shaking.
You must be wondering
how the boy who has only played in the streets of Ajmer until now
will lead such a dignified and huge army.
And so you oppose, right?
But your perception only reaffirms
the love you harbour for Ajmer
and your resolve to go to great lengths for Ajmer's sake.
[menacing music playing]
I lack confidence in myself of being the king.
But how can I not have faith in my father's decisions?
[sentimental music playing]
I don't understand what he had in mind
when he chose me.
He also knew I was a child,
yet why did he choose me as his successor?
This is the very King Someshwar Chauhan
who vowed to bring back all the soldiers alive.
And he upheld his vow.
Did he choose me as his successor only because I'm his son?
Ask yourselves.
Would King Someshwar Chauhan ever betray Ajmer by doing that?
If your answer is yes,
then don't support me.
[glorious music playing]
[music concludes]
I am with you, Your Majesty.
[sentimental music playing]
I accept you as my king.
[sentimental music playing]
I too am with you, Your Majesty.
I am with you, Your Majesty.
- I too am with you, Your Majesty. I am with you, King!
[clanking]
[clanking continues]
Thank you.
I give you my word.
I will never let your faith
in me falter.
[glorious music playing]
I wish to say only one thing.
Do not look at me as the king.
Nor as King Someshwar Chauhan's son
or his successor.
Look at me as a brother
born to this motherland.
Do not look at me as the person
who will put your lives on the line first to save his throne.
Look at me as a warrior,
who, to protect his motherland,
would lay his life on the line before you
and march on to the battlefield.
[glorious music playing]
[music playing]
Hail Goddess Bhavani!
Hail Goddess Bhavani! [all]
Hail Goddess Bhavani!
Hail Goddess Bhavani! [all]
- Hail Goddess Bhavani! - Hail Goddess Bhavani! [all]
- Long live Prithviraj Chauhan! - Glory to him! [all]