'Lord Krishna's letter to Rukmini..'
'..is very important from the..'
'..sociological point of view.'
'Today, we have forgotten..'
'..that in ancient India the girl chose her husband.'
'But in today's ..'
'..it is the husband who chooses.'
'If Rukmini does not wish to marry Shishupal..'
'..then no one can make her marry him.'
'If need be the Lord himself..'
'..will intervene because society..'
'..cannot seize this right from her.'
'Krishna's visit to Hindampur..'
'..on receiving the letter proves..'
'..that a woman was not a dependent.'
'She could take her won decisions.'
'Which is why I hail Rukmini..'
'..who lit a lamp on the doorstep of society.'
"What else can I say my Lord?"
"My soul, heart, body is yours."
"Please be sympathetic towards me?"
"Please listen to my request Lord!"
"You are the king of all, Lord!"
"Your crown is studded with peacock's feathers!"
"Please listen to my request Lord!"
What's it, child?
Why do you always emphasize my being younger?
I enjoy it.
- I am going to Vidarbha. - Vidarbh? Why?
- Someone has asked for help. - Who's that?
Vidarbha's Princess Rukmini.
King Bhishmat and Crown Prince Rukmi..
..are pressurizing the princess..
..to marry Shishupal.
Which means a woman has no rights in Vidarbha.
Why blame Vidarbha?
The Royal family is to be blamed.
We will have to teach them a lesson in culture.
- I'll prepare the army. - Why?
Rukmini has called for help.
Don't be stubborn.
- Rukmi will be waiting. - Brother.
Don't 'brother' me! I'll not allow you together alone.
That is my order!
Okay.
I'll go there now and you follow with the army.
You'll come, won't you?
You'll honour my trust won't you?
You'll come won't you.
Brave warrior!
Eldest son of the king of Chedi!
Crown Prince Shishupal!
Hail Prince Shishupal! Hail Prince Shishupal!
I'll welcome you Prince Shishupal.
Welcome me like a friend, Prince.
Please come.
Welcome Prince Shishupal.
Vidarbha King, Please accept my greetings king.
Father has sent some gifts for you.
Will you honor us by accepting these gifts?
Sure Prince.
Where are you going?
Where else, brother? I am going to the temple.
Sure, you can go.
By the way..
..You must have heard..
..that Shishupal is here to take you away.
I must leave the Lord must not be kept waiting, right, Brother?
"Hail Lord Ganesh!"
"Hail the image of Lord Ganesh!"
"Hail Lord Ganesh!"
"Hail the moon and her image!"
"Hail the Goddess of the world!"
"Hail the moon and her image!"
"Hail the Goddess of the world!"
"Please grant my wishes, Mother!"
"Please let me marry my beloved!"
"Hail Lord Ganesh!"
"Please listen to my request, Lord!"
"Please accept me and take me away."
"Please listen to my request, Lord!"
"Please accept me and take me away."
"Please let him come soon Mother!"
"And my house warming let it be done smoothly!"
"Hail Lord Ganesh!"
“Hail the Lord!”
"Hail Lord Ganesh!"
"Listen carefully my Lord! O golden complexioned Rukmini."
"Your husband will be the lord himself."
"Let Lord be my husband Who will take me away."
"He will take you away with full respect."
"You have been blessed be patient, brave beauty."
"Brave beauty.."
What are you looking at?
My future.
Wait charioteer!
You are welcome onto my Chariot.
Did you come alone from Dwarka?
With you, I won't be alone.
How can I thank you for coming here to fetch me.
There is no question of thanking me.
If anyone calls to me sincerely I have to answer the call.
There is no greater pleasure than this.
Can we leave now?
Why ask me.
Yes, Rukmini. Because you called me.
We can only leave when you order it.
In that case, let's go.
I came without announcing..
..but to leave like that will be cowardice.
I am not kidnapping you I am taking you away.
Throw the dice.
That is Krishna's Conch.
Krishna's Conch! Here?
This is the Vidarbha capital Kindimpur..
.. Krishna can't come here.
- Throw your dice. - No.
That's his Conch!
It means he's around here somewhere.
- Hail Prince. - What's the news, Sentry?
Dwarka's army is at the capital gates.
- Hail Priince. - What's the bad news you bring?
- Krishna has kidnapped the Princess. - What?
How dare the cowherd!
You go after Balram, I'll see Krishna!
No friend.
You are still not related to Rukmini.
You take care of Balram and his army.
I'll go after Krishna.
Wait Vasudev Krishna.
You cannot take away my sister.
Rukmi, I have already done that.
Rukmini is not a thing which you can pick up.
If you are a warrior, fight!
I am also a warrior Rukmi.
Any other weapons left, Rukmi?
Don't insult me by your mercy, kill me!
Why?
What have you done that I should kill you?
You came to protect your sister, Prince.
That was your duty.
I am forgiving you because that's my duty.
Let's go charioteer.
'When corruption enters politics..'
'..it becomes contaminated.'
'Definitions change.'
'Loyalty to the king becomes the norm.
'The one who does not agree is branded a traitor.'
'If truth does not side with the king..'
'..it becomes an untruth.'
'Riddles attain importance against this background.'
'Politics wishes to buy every person who stands before it.'
'Words like friendship..'
'..loyalty lose their meaning.'
'This is what happened in Hastinaput.'
'Things did not quieten after Yuddhishthir became Crown Prince.'
'Duryodhan and Shakuni were seething with anger.'
'Every moment was a burning hell.'
'Even Dhritrashtra's heart was burning.'
'Shakuni recognised this fact..'
'..and further fanned these flames..'
'..and kept them alive.'
'Shakuni advised Duryodhan..
'..to open the treasury.'
'It was Hastinapur's bad luck..'
'..that after Yuddhishthir become..'
'..Crown Prince Duryodhan was placed..'
'..in charge of the treasury..'
'..to undermine Yuddhishthir's popularity.'
'He was buying all those who could change opinion.'
'Loyalties were being bought.'
'Rebellion was being suppressed with gold.'
'Dhritirashtra himself was coming under psychological pressure.'
'..of his own dreams and Duryodhan. To the effect..'
'..that Kunti's son alone was the thorn in the path of his desire.'
'It was his helplessness..'
'..that he could not talk about it to anyone.'
'He was a lonely man.'
Even the wind's scent has changed and so is its flow.
Are we outside the city?
Yes. We are in a green forest.
Greenery?
How do I know what is greenery?
Even if God grants me sight I would not recognize myself.
What is a forest, Sanjay?
What is green?
Does the wind have colour?
Does the scent have colour?
Become my eyes, Sanjay.
I am honored my king..
..but how will you know I am telling the truth?
Truth and lies have different scents.
But truth can be sweet as well as bitter.
I know.
Then what do you wish?
I am not talking of the taste of truth.
I am talking of truth.
I trust you completely.
Don't you trust Drona, Vidur and Bhishma?
I have ordered you to speak the truth..
..not to ask questions.
Forgive me.
Speak now.
The first truth, my lord is this.
Yuddhshthir has become so popular that..
.. he can get back his father's Crown.
Is Yuddhishthir thinking of that?
No King. In that case, he would not be so popular.
The people will only prefer those who place..
..the people before the Crown.
But one thing is for sure King that if you do not make him a King..
..then The public itself will choose him as a King.
What do you wish?
I am your charioteer, King.
I only wish to drive your chariot through safe paths.
So, even you wish..
..that I give Duryodhan's right to Yuddhishthir?
Who am I to wish?
I say what is good for you.
I will listen to you Sanjay.
Uncle Bhishma loves the Pandavas also.
So, he looks to their interest.
Sage Drona's favorite disciple is Arjun.
He has accepted our favors..
..but his heart is full the Arjun.
And his blessings are for Arjun.
But no one tells me what is Duryodhan's fault?
Arrogance does not befit a warrior.
Return to Hastinapur.
As you wish, my King.
Victory to the Prince! Victory to the Prince!
- Victory to the Prince! - Charioteer, stop!
- What happened? - Prince..
I am the widowed mother of a girl.
There is none to help me marry her.
What are you saying?
No one is an orphan in Hastinapur.
I will get your daughter married.
But..
For the moment, take this gift and go home.
May God give you a long life! May God grant all your wishes!
Never call yourself an orphan again.
Let's go charioteer.
To the future king of Hastinapur this impatience does not befit.
The first rule of politics is..
..that no one should know the king's mind..
..apart from the king himself.
And in your case anyone can see what you are thinking!
Uncle!
I do exactly what you say.
But there is no result except..
..that the treasury is almost empty.
But Yuddhishthir continues to be popular.
My dear Duryodhan, the result will show themselves.
I have asked Purochan do carry out a task.
Purochan?
That old architect..
..what can he do?
Purochan will be more effective than an army.
The Shiva festival will take place in varnavat.
Yes. And I am going there.
No.
This year Yudhishthir will go.
Don't talk in riddles, Uncle.
The problem with you is that you don't listen.
You interrupt with you observation.
I am sending Purochan there to build a house of wax for Yudhishthir.
One tiny spark..
..and Yudhishthir's story will come to an end.
House of wax!
Forgive me, Uncle!
My mind is contaminated that I doubted your intelligence.
Your youth is at fault Duryodhan.
But your co-operation is very essential.
How come?
Your father sometimes takes their side without harming the..
..Pandavas he wants, to see you as a king.
He refuses to believe that it is impossible.
You have to persuade him..
..to send Yudhishthir to the festival this year.
If you are successful in doing, this then be assured that..
..Yudhishthir will be out of the way for ever.
Then we will surely win.
I will convince father.
My dear Duryodhan do you want to say something?
Don't be afraid, Duryodhan, say it.
Father, I have a request to make.
You broke your promise that..
..you would make me the Crown Prince.
But I kept quiet.
You allowed Yudhishthir to be the crown Prince.
I dept quite..
..and so did my brothers.
Dushyasan kept quite on my saying.
But now we cannot keep quite any longer
Duryodhan is speaking the truth.
But what is he saying?
I am saying you never leave the palace..
..We do not tell you many things because that will increase you worries.
what calamity has befallen?
What has happened is Yudhishthir has won..
..the hearts of the people.
Everyone should be happy about this.
I should not be happy knowing this nor should you be happy.
Why?
Father! Because Yudhishthir's popularity means..
..he now has one more..
..weapon to use against you.
But why, Child? Why?
Because he is impatient to become king.
The throne is a peculiar thing..
..it has defeated the most fervent patriots.
By God's grace you are still healthy.
And we hope you will live a long life So..
..rather than wish you were not there it is better..
..that the people pressurize you to..
..make Yudhishthir the king.
In any case you are Pandu's Representative.
You may have solution to this problem.
Because I have no solution to this problem.
Yudhishthir will never do this.
He won't do it himself..
.. the people will do this on his behalf.
This task will be done by kings who were the late Pandu's friends.
Don't you remember that..
..your army chief sided with Yudhishthir.
The main thing father is that..
..I do not wish to be dependent on Yudhishthir.
If you do not find a solution..
..soon I vow that I will commit suicide.
What are you saying?
What else can I do, father? I cannot order you, can
Okay.
Tell me what should I do?
The Shiva festival will take place in varnavat.
On your behalf send Yudhishthir..
..to Varnavat to take part in it.
Varnavat?
I have always gone there myself.
You went there..
..because no one else could go.
It is the Crown Prince who usually goes there.
So that he can meet the people.
Now Hastinapur has a Crown Prince.
It is right that he should go.
- But Shakuni? - Politics means not to ask questions.
You know that..
.. I will always do the best for you and your family.
I trust you Shakuni.
I will think about your proposal.
It is true that I wish to see..
..the crown of Hastinapur on my son's head.
But it is also true that I will never do..
..an injustice to Pandu's sons.
Yudhishthir is dear to me. He also obeys me.
Then please order..
..that Yudhishthir goes to Varnavat.
The matter ends there.
There is no doubt that..
..when Yudhishthir becomes king, Hastinapur will be secure.
But?
Why do you always add that but?
This is the era of 'but' Uncle?
Nothing is certain.
Things are altered at the last moment.
Who would have thought..
..that sage Kindam would die at Pandu's hands?
Who would have thought that Pandu would leave the thrown.
Who would have thought Dhritrashtra would be king?
But all this happened.
Who knows how many more thrones..
..and how many more 'buts' are in store for Hastinapur.
And remember Uncle..
..the most personal 'but' for Hastinapur..
..is King of Gandhar, Shakuni.
Shakuni.
Shakuni, who has abandoned Gandhar to stay here.
There must be some reason for it.
Are you saying that..
..Yudhishthir may not become king even now.
I have no doubt about that. But?
Go on! What is this but'?
Does it mean I cannot leave earth, as yet?
We made a mistake by putting..
..Duryodhan in charge of the treasury.
He is emptying it pretty fast buying at yalties.
The treasury is very important today..
..which is why I fear..
..Yudhishthir may not be crowned soon.
Don't see it.
"The future is volcano."
"The nation faces uncertainty."
"The brave are worried."
"The brave are helpless today."