'Mathura's prince the powerful..'
'..but arrogant Kansa..'
'..had let loose a reign of terror.'
'Maybe he liked the blazing ruins of homes..'
'..because whenever his army passed by..'
'..it seemed not an army but a dark ominous whirlwind passing by.'
'Probably he didn't like..'
'..any other living creature.'
'..which is why whenever he returned to his capital Mathura..'
'..one could smell the odour of devastation.'
- Welcome, King of Magadh. - My son-in-law.
I was going to Mathura to congratulate you on your victory.
But when I heard you were on the way, I returned.
There is none in India greater than you.
This armour and weapons seems to be a part of your body.
I've seen many warriors but none greater than you.
King of Magadh, what are you saying?
I speak the truth, Prince.
Let's dine at my camp nearby and then proceed to Mathura.
How's that possible?
You're within the Mathura border.
You'll dine with me..
..and then come with me to Mathura.
There's no need to go to Mathura now. I merely wanted to congratulate you.
Yes, I'll surely dine with you.
Come, let's go.
If you praise me so much..
..I'm afraid I'll start believing you.
Don't think, Kansa..
..that I'm praising you because you're my son-in-law!
I'm praising you because you deserve it.
You're the future of India.
Your father and I..
..we represent the past.
The last rays of the setting sun.
It's your time now to be king.
Kansa, the king of Mathura.
With your blessings, King of Magadh.
My blessings are always with you.
Attention! Attention! Attention!
Mathura's King Ugrasen is on his way.
Yes, Akrur.
King, a local delegation would like to see you.
The doors of the palace and my heart are always open to all citizens.
But your eyes bespeak that it's a grave problem.
King, the problem is grave.
What is the problem?
It's better that the delegation tells it..
..because it's best heard from the horse's mouth.
Bring them to the court with respect.
Guard.
Present the delegation.
Long live the king!
Why this delegation?
King, I was afraid to come alone.
You were afraid to see your king?
Which means I'm unworthy of the throne..
..because even the palace should be open for the subjects.
State your problem without fear.
King, the subjects face only one problem.
What's that?
Prince Kansa.
Prince Kansa? What has the prince done?
Whatever it is, it isn't right, King.
You're Kansa's friend, Vasudev.
King, friendship doesn't mean..
..that one should support a friend's atrocities.
Prince Kansa has bloodied the very soul of Mathura.
May God grant you a long life.
It's your duty as a king to think of Mathura's future
Long live the king.
Go ahead, citizens.
We regret to say, King that Prince Kansa's atrocities..
..and our grief has crossed all bounds.
Neither our lives nor our culture is safe.
The women in the house feel unsafe and we men outside fear for our dignity.
Our city based on the banks of the sacred Yamuna..
..has become a city of terror with an endless flow of problems.
I'll talk to Kansa.
Glory to the Prince.
A delegation of citizens came to the court.
Okay.
What did father say?
Vasudev did most of the talking rather than the king.
Even so, sire must have said something.
He gave him his full attention and was pained.
Is that so?
He was pained, too.
Where's the king now?
Prince, consulting the royal astrologer about our sister Devaki's marriage.
Royal Astrologer, find an auspicious day..
..so that my Devaki's married life..
..will be eternal happiness as never before.
Of course.
Glory to the King. The Prince is on his way here.
Without bathing?
Smelling of the blood of innocents?
That, too, at this auspicious moment..
..when I'm fixing Devaki's wedding with the royal astrologer?
My respects, Father.
You should've had a bath at least, Son.
It seems my father dislikes the smell of victory.
Son, success soaked in the blood of innocents is defeat.
I've begun to think you unworthy of being the crown prince.
And you're unworthy of being king.
You can't be serious, Son?
What you heard, Father..
..is exactly what I said.
It's the truth, too.
You may as well give your last order.
Will you yourself take off the crown or should I do it?
You're taking a long time to decide, Father.
Tell me.
Will you take off the crown..
..or should I?
I'll take off the crown myself.
But remember this, Kansa..
..the sinner's sins are enough to kill him.
Your end is near.
Fear the wrath of God.
I'll take care of God later.
First, let me deal with you.
Take Mathura's deposed King..
..to the darkest dungeon.
You're not even worthy of my curses, Kansa, my Son.
- See that my father has no problems. - As you wish.
The only problem I have is that you're my son.
Father, it's time for you to renounce the world.
This is your forest.
Consider this to be your forest and begin your prayers.
And if you still want to think of politics then you should realise..
..that a powerless, lazy weakling..
..has no right to be a king.
History has insulted Mathura by making you its king.
I can say nothing about history..
..but Time has certainly insulted me by making you my son.
You're not my son but punishment for past life sins.
You're not my son..
..but a curse to me, Mathura and India.
But every curse has an end.
Kansa, I shall wait for your end.
Do that! Wait for my end!
It'll help you pass the time.
Lord..
..in my next life grant me a son if I deserve one.
If not, give me a stone..
..which I shall worship as a symbol of Lord Shiva.
But, Lord, don't give me another Kansa.
Don't give me another Kansa.
How did this calamity happen, Akrur?
Kansa imprisoned the king in the dungeon and we could do nothing?
Such a big insult to Mathura's throne and humanity.
Anger is man's greatest enemy, Vasudev..
..because logic is the first casualty of anger.
So, should we watch this injustice silently?
Don't we have a duty towards Mathura?
Does friendship mean that we silence our conscience?
Yes.
Diplomacy demands it!
In it lies the ultimate good of Mathura and the Yadav clan.
He needs your friendship now.
He'll ask for your support. Give him whatever he asks.
People like you must live so that Kansa can be destroyed, friend.
So, stay on despite the humiliation and sorrow.
Glory to the King.
What's it?
Yadav prince, Vasudev would like to see you, King.
Bring him in.
Yadav Prince Vasudev, come in.
Come, friend. Come.
Come, have a seat.
Hey, sit.
You may not like the manner..
..in which I became king.
How does my like or dislike figure in it?
You were to be king if not today, tomorrow.
Even then..
..tell me the truth as a friend.
If I were eyeing Mathura's throne..
..I'd certainly have felt bad.
If you're really happy on my becoming king..
..will you heed my suggestion?
You have to merely order, King.
Not an order, friend.
A friend is not to be ordered about.
A mere suggestion..
Among friends, a mere suggestion is an order, friend.
Tell me!
I'd like you to wed my beloved sister, Devaki..
..so that friendship will be tied..
..in the bonds of kinship.
But Rohini?
Vasudev, is your heart so small that you cannot..
..find place in it for both Rohini and my Devaki?
Won't the king give me some time to think?
No.
There shouldn't be a ponderous wall between friends.
So, honour my friendship..
..by accepting my proposal without pondering.
I cannot decline my king's order..
..nor a friend's suggestion.
Come, then.
Embrace me.
We're related now by a sacred bond.
Find an auspicious day for the marriage between my best friend..
..the warrior Prince Vasudev and my sister, Devaki.
As you wish, Crown Prince.
Not Crown Prince.
Call me King.
- Call me King. - As you wish, King.
Astrologer, find such an auspicious date..
..that this marriage strengthens the bond between Vasudev and me.
I'll celebrate this marriage with such great pomp and grandeur..
..that the whole of India will be left watching.
Bless you with joy.
Friend, I'm so happy to see you..
..as a bridegroom today.
Till today you were a friend.
Now you're my brother and brother-in-law, too.
Take good care of my sister Devaki.
Long live the King! King, the chariot is ready.
No, Charioteer. Not you..
..but I myself will be my sister's charioteer today.
As you wish, King.
Come, Vasudev. Come, Sister.
Praise Lord Shiva!
Greetings, Sage.
Welcome.
You've come at an auspicious moment.
Sage, bless Devaki and Vasudev.
I've come here to bless them, Mathura's king.
I've been long waiting for this marriage.
May your marriage prosper!
May you have eight sons!
Mathura's King, not only I..
..but Time itself was awaiting this auspicious marriage..
..because Devaki and Vasudev's eighth son will cause your death..
..and free Mathura from your atrocities.
Don't invite your own death, Sage!
I've heard the prophecy, Mathura's king.
I've been waiting for this moment for years as I meditated in the forest.
Both of you, don't fear. This tyrant can't harm you.
You're a liar, Sage. Your prophecy is a lie, too.
Sages don't lie.
Lord.
'Kansa..'
'..the scale of your sins has tipped.'
'Devaki and Vasudev's eighth son himself will cause your death..'
'..and free the world from your atrocities.'
Good you warned me.
I won't allow any son of Devaki and Vasudev's to be born.
Then what will you do, God of the Sky?
I'll kill Vasudev and Devaki.
Then, how will they give birth to sons?
Don't do that, Kansa. Don't do that.
Don't kill your sister.
It's her son who'll cause your death. Kill him if you wish, not her.
What if you don't hand over the sons to me?
Put us in the dungeon..
..and release us only when you're free of fear.
Kansa.
Kansa, I'm an old friend of yours.
I've risked my life for you countless times.
Why penalise us for the fault of our son?
You loved me..
..and yet that brave warrior will now kill his own sister?
Yes, Kansa, you're a brave warrior.
Fight and vanquish your fear.
Draw a new fate line on your palm.
You imprison them in the dungeon and kill their sons.
If you kill their eighth son, then you'll become immortal.
So be it!
Throw Vasudev and Devaki into the dungeon.
Till I kill the eighth son..
..imprison this sage, too.
I'll punish the sage after killing Devaki's eighth son.
Put this sage into the lepers' cell.
What wrong has Devaki done to you, Kansa?
Kansa, how can this delicate..
..one bear the rigours of the dungeon?
Not Kansa, Father.
Learn to address me as King Kansa!
Put these two in this cell.
Devaki will bear eight sons in this cell.
Inform me of every pregnancy.. every birth.
As you wish, King!
Listen to me, Brother.
Brother. What have I done?
What is my fault?
Have you forgotten that I'm your favourite sister?
Brother, then why this crime?
If I didn't have to prove to Brahma..
..that a brave man can write his own destiny..
..then I'd never have punished you.
Your fate line doesn't favour your brother it favours Brahma.
You joined hands with Brahma to cause your brother's death.
If I didn't have to show Brahma..
..that I'm not afraid of my fate..
..I'd have given you the death sentence for treason.
But I'll allow your eight sons to be born..
..kill them and then ask Brahma..
..what happened to my prophesised fate.
Glory to the king!
Rohini would like to see you.
Rohini?
Who's that?
- Oh, Vasudev's first wife? - Yes, King.
- Bring her in. - As you wish, King.
Come, Sister.
You've betrayed a friend. King, how then am I your sister?
I'd just come to see..
..what a man becomes when arrogance, the fear of death..
..and atrocity mars friendship.
Please sit, Sister.
When you have no place for a sister like Devaki why bother about me?
Sister!
I'm still fond of Devaki and Vasudev.
My fight is with Brahma.
My fight is with the prophecy.
I don't like seeing..
..my best friend in prison.
The very thought makes me spend sleepless nights..
..thinking of my favourite sister in the dungeon.
But what can I do?
Please go and tell them..
..that I'm still fond of them.
After killing their eight sons..
..I myself shall bring them back to the palace.
But the prophecy concerns the eighth son.
Why then do you want to kill all eight children?
That's the problem, Rohini.
How does one decide which is the first son?
What's the problem, Mathura's King?
Can you not count up to eight?
I know to count, Rohini.
But from where does one start the count?
Suppose someone draws eight points on this circle.
Now, if I wasn't present when the points were marked..
..how will I know which is the first point..
..and which, the eighth point?
It's my duty to protect my life. It's my moral duty, too.
What else can I do?
Rohini, go there and give them courage..
..because I've heard that Devaki is pregnant.
Oh God!
How unlucky am I!
I cannot show my happiness at becoming a mother.
Because I know..
..that this child..
..is condemned to death at birth.
Trust in God, Devaki!
For only He knows what's in our fate.
Man is helpless.
If this dark dungeon is the essence of our present..
..then it's certain that our eighth son..
..is the essence of our future.
Learn to await our eighth son, Devaki.
He'll be our fate..
..our religion and our prayer, too.
When He comes, He'll be the salvation of the world from Kansa's atrocities.
You..You're blessed, Devaki.
For, you'll be the child's mother.
And blessed is the dungeon..
..for this will be His birth place.
Vasudev is right, Devaki.
Waiting is now the essence of all our three lives, dear.
Waiting alone.
Wait for that great man..
..for the entire world is awaiting him.
There's none brave enough to challenge Kansa among warriors of today.
If our eighth son is his death..
..then why kill seven innocent children?
Devaki, this is how sin accumulates.
No.
Calm down, dear.
Calm down.
Have you remembered any other prophecy?
If so, tell me, Ascetic.
I'll say only this.
King Kansa, I've come to say that your death is just eight steps from you.
You cannot escape the prophecy.
You're a great wit, Ascetic.
But, Ascetic, Kansa's sword..
..can cut through every prophecy.
That's enough. Take him away.
What kind of an uncle is he who'll kill his own nephew?
Is this a punishment for our past deeds?
Don't be sad, King.
This isn't a punishment for our past deeds.
If that is not the case..
..then why are we here?
We've gathered here to welcome that great man..
..who'll destroy Kansa and his atrocities.
King, this is a great honour for us.
You're my son-in-law, Vasudev..
..and I'm ashamed at this treatment.
On behalf of Mathura's royal clan, I seek forgiveness.
This is not a penalty, but a blessing, King.
We've been entrusted with the future.
Just dream of Kansa's downfall..
..and the dungeon will not seem all that bad.
Vasudev, God Himself will have to take birth..
..to rid the world of Kansa's atrocities.
May your marriage prosper.
How are you, son of Arya?
Rohini, I'm all right..
..but I cannot bear to see Devaki suffer.
I don't have the strength..
..to give her courage.
Please explain to her.
Give her courage.
Come, Rohini.
Come, Sister.
Please lie down.
No. I'm okay.
It's my bad luck, Sister.
That I had to meet you here.
There's no place for you to even sit.
Don't be sad, Devaki.
Wherever my lord is..
..that place is honoured for me.
Kansa didn't permit or else..
..I'd have come here to wait for your eighth son.
Wipe your tears, Devaki.
And remember that even God needs a mother..
..to be born on this earth to destroy Kansa.
Learn to bear these days, Devaki.
Because you're the guardian of man's salvation.
There are no days here, Sister.
So, how can I bear them?
Here, there's only one long night.
The sun cannot even be glimpsed.
I'll be happier here..
..once the child is born.
Son of Arya..
..do you think Kansa will kill this child, too?
Why will he kill this son, Devaki?
He's waiting for our eighth child like us.
Devaki, don't take me for a stranger.
My sister.. I'm aware of the pain you are going through.
Sister, please do keep visiting.
I'll surely come.
Okay.
I'll take my leave now.
Women, Lord Narayan is..
..depressed When you are depressed.
Don't cry, as God will be born..
..through your womb.