'People may accuse me of..'
'..stopping the story at a point where..'
'..it should not be stopped.'
'If the arrow has been strung..'
'..and Arjun is ready to let go of it.'
'It should have been thrown.'
'I did not stop the story there..'
'..because it is a point for thinking.'
'It is a point to turn around and take stock of what has..'
'..happened and what will happen when the arrow is thrown?'
'Dhrupad is Sage Drona's sworn enemy.'
'While Arjun is Drona's favorite disciple.'
'It is impossible that Arjun will miss.'
'So, what will happen?'
'Brave Karna has already been insulted.'
'Which neither Karna nor Duryodhan will tolerate.'
'So, what will happen once the arrow is released?'
'This question is of importance..'
'..because the answer to the question..'
'..is the backbone of this story.'
'So, let us begin the story from the point..'
'..where Draupadi stops Karna..'
'..and no other Prince is willing to try.'
'So, Arjun left the group of Brahmins.'
The bow is not made of words, Brahmin.
Nor is the target easy.
The bow which none of us could string..
..will you be able to string?
He doesn't seem to be a Brahmin.
Look at the strength.
Look at those muscles.
Look at his height.
He looks like a winner to me.
Long live the Brahmin! Long live the Brahmin!
O King by allowing the Brahmin..
..to participate you have insulted us by allowing.
You have shamed yourselves by no achieving the aim.
Did you construct this device to insult us?
You have insulted us! You have insulted us!
Only Princes are allowed to participate in this ceremony.
Who says that?
I won't talk to a milkman and demean myself.
By saying this, you have insulted Dwarka.
Have you forgotten the day when we threw you out of Mathura?
He is our grandfather.
We must show him respect.
Do not waste your anger on him.
At least, see if the person is worthy of your anger.
Be careful while giving a blessing or a curse.
Nonsense!
We are getting side tracked.
The point is the King of Panchal..
..has insulted us by allowing the Brahmin participate in this ceremony.
He should be punished for this.
For what, King of Madra?
How can allowing a Brahmin to participate be a crime?
A brahmin gave birth to the warrior caste.
We will not listen to you.
I know that, O son of Gandhari.
Should I thrash them?
You are as bad as Balram.
Keeping calm can be a great strength.
Bheem, look after Arjun.
There is only one solution.
Order your daughter to choose one of us..
..or we will throw her in the fire where she came from.
- Yes. Yes. - Throw her.
Throw her into the fire!
Throw her into the fire! Throw her.
No Prince.
She is my responsibility now.
Throw her into the fire!
Throw her. Throw her into the fire!
Throw her into the fire! Throw her.
Throw her. Throw her.
Throw her into the fire! Throw her into the fire! Throw her.
Don't come nearer or else?
If you agree I have won your hand then honor me with your garland.
Here, Karna.
Beware!
No one could have done that except Sage Parshuram..
..Sage Drona, Lord Indra and Arjun.
I salute your teacher.
Admit that they are the Pandavas.
I am pleased to see them.
Is that Bheem?
Yes. The other one is Duryodhan.
Okay. Now stop this clash.
As you wish.
On behalf of the Yadavas..
..I congratulate Draupadi and the King of Panchal.
This youngster has established his right over Draupadi..
..in no uncertain terms.
Draupadi, too, has accepted him.
So, why should you be angry?
You should be ashamed.
My blessings.
Take Draupadi home.
Brother?
Let us tell mother that we have brought alms..
..and then present Draupadi.
Will you call her alms?
What's the harm? What do you say?
As you wish.
We have brought back alms
Share it amongst yourselves.
Who's this girl?
She's Princess Draupadi of Kampilya.
Arjun has won her hand.
A happy wedded life.
But mother?
You have ordered that she be shared.
Share her?
Am I an idiot that I'll ask her to be shared?
You spoke about alms.
You described her as alms.
Is a wife, alms?
You lied to your mother.
Now share her if you can.
What's the problem?
Ask your brothers for whom a wife is like chattel.
Is this Bharat's tradition?
You are the epitome of truth.
You tell me.
Woman is strength.
Man is incomplete without her.
She may be a mother or a wife..
..a daughter or a sister.
..she is to be respected.
Bheem and Arjun have insulted womankind.
A mother's word is to be obeyed.
Her order can never be unacceptable.
- What are you saying? - Yes.
Mother has never said anything unacceptable.
There must be something cosmic in her order.
Whatever is happening today has its roots in the past.
Are you saying that Draupadi should be shared?
I did not say that.
You said it. You ordered it.
I thought it was alms.
That's true but think mother..
..what's going to happen in the future neither you nor I know.
May be it was time who spoke through you.
Yuddishthir can you give an example?
Of course, mother.
Jatla had married seven sages.
Pachchitti had married ten brothers.
What's the difference?
I do not know how to escape the trap of reality.
Accept my greetings.
Live long, my child.
How's everyone at Dwarka?
Everyone is fine there.
What's wrong here?
We are facing a grave problem.
Bheem and Arjun brought Draupadi and said to me.
We have brought alms.
Without looking up I asked them to share it.
How can Draupadi be shared?
Ask Draupadi.
What will she say?
Ask her.
She was the one who asked for such a boon..
..in her past life form, Lord Shiva himself.
When he said it was impossible she would not listen.
Even for Lord Shiva it was difficult.
What boon did you ask for?
Will you tell them or should I?
She asked for five boons instead of one.
She asked for a husband who was an epitome of truth..
..had the strength of Hanuman, who was an ace archer..
..exceptionally beautiful and very patient.
Did you not ask for all this?
Did not Lord Shiva say one person cannot have all these qualities.
Before asking you should have thought about..
..whether your request was reasonable.
You asked for a boon and the Lord has granted it.
Yuddhishthir is the epitome of truth.
That's the first boon.
None is stronger than Bheem.
That's the second boon.
Arjun is today's ace archer.
That's the third boon.
Nakul is the most handsome man alive.
The fourth boon.
Sahadev is the most patient, the fifth boon.
Now if you wish to insult the Lord, by returning the boons, then do so.
Why are you looking at Draupadi?
Arjun you did win her hand but she is not chattel.
A mother is like God and you lied to her.
Aunt Kunti?
Being a mother does not mean..
..that you can give any order without thinking.
You have crossed the limits of motherhood.
From today, this life is your sacrifice and repentance.
"In your past life.."
"..Lord Shiva has granted a boon."
"Draupadi has married five husbands.."
"..each one of them with a special quality."
"Each one of them with a special quality."
This means that the Pandavas did not die.
So, the Pandavas had come here.
Which means that it was Arjun who hit the target.
Even I wondered how a Brahmin could achieve..
..a target meant for Arjun.
Aren't you happy that your sister is married to Arjun?
Queen Kunti wants her to marry all five or them.
- What? - Yes father.
Doesn't Queen Kunti know that Draupadi is not chattel.
If she is thinking so I will ask Draupadi to refuse.
Krishna told her that the marriage was her repentance.
Repentance?
Yes father.
Victory to the king!
Come Vidur.
You are sounding excited today.
There's news from Kampilya.
Has Duryodhan been successful?
No, but?
Then it must be Dushyasan. He, too, is brave.
That is good news indeed.
Forgive me.
Even Dushyasan was not successful.
Then what's the good news?
It was Arjun who was successful..
..at the ceremony.
Arjun?
But the five brothers?
The real good news is that..
..the five Pandavas are still alive.
What?
That is really good news, Vidur.
I am saved from being humiliated in front of my forefathers.
The question doesn't arise of being humiliated by forefathers..
..sir because you were not a part of the conspiracy.
God speaks through the people and the people say that the ashes..
..of Varnavat are smeared on your face.
Use this moment..
..by welcoming the Pandavas and the new bride to..
..wipe off the ashes from your face.
Send a messenger to Kampilya..
..to convey how glad you are at their being alive.
Bless them and say you are eager..
..to welcome the new bride.
Hence, they should return to Hastinapur at once.
But will they believe that I had..
..nothing to do with the wax house?
Yuddhishthir will believe it.
As far the others they will obey him.
Why are you waiting?
Go..
..and tell Queen Kunti and the Pandavas..
..that I am eager to meet them.
You know how glad I am that they are alive.
This unlucky king you unlucky brother..
..has forgotten what happiness is.
After Pandu's death this is the first such moment.
Go Vidur.
Go quickly.
As you wish.
Greeting Grandisre.
May you live long.
Come. Sit down.
Where have you been?
I was with the king.
But why are you?
An archer must keep his arrows sharp.
Who knows when they will be needed.
These, too, are bound to Hastinapur's throne.
You seem depressed.
This is an era of depression. Depression.
The values which were the foundation of society.
Are crumbling like sand castles..
..unable to protect us.
The nation is on the mouth of a volcano.
Who knows when it will erupt?
If we cannot stop this, nothing will be saved..
..neither life nor its values.
Looks like our society is beyond improvement.
It will break and from its ruins, will rise another society.
My father's blessing has become a curse. A curse.
With Mother Satyavati I could not renounce..
..this world burdened me with her sorrows.
But Grandsire?
I know the king is sending you to Kampilya.
That's why I am honing my arrows.
Grandsire!
Did you not think Vidur how one nation can have two Crown Prince.
I have thought of that whatever happens..
..the king cannot go against the wishes of the people..
..and the people want Yudhishthir.
Don't talk like a child, Vidur..
..filial love has enhanced Dhritrashtra's blindness.
He prefers to listen to Shakuni rather than me.
Do you want me to prevent them?
No.
But neither you nor I can..
..control the events any longer.
- Unfortunately, yes. - No bad luck.
Whatever is to happen is the result of past events.
The present is not born from the womb of luck..
..but from the womb of the past.
I am Hastinapur's past, Vidur.
What should I do?
Go to Kampilya and bring back the Pandavas.
Explain to Yudhishthir..
..that the season in Hastinapur is not right.
Is not right.
Actually, the moment I swirled the mace he started running away.
He refused to listen to me.
- Is it? - Yes.
Duryodhan, none could be more foolish than you.
But what have I done?
What else can I call you when you laugh instead of crying.
Karna and Dushyasan have nothing to lose. Yes.
Dushyasan will remain a prince for all times.
They won't seize Anga from Karna.
Who are they?
The Pandavas, Karna!
Pandavas? But Uncle they?
Don't be silly.
They are alive and safe.
Your father is happy to hear that.
Arjun is returning with his bride.
- Arjun? - Yes. Arjun.
The very same Arjun..
..whom you wanted to attack along with his brothers.
Let them be saved.
They cannot harm me. I am already the crown Prince.
The same stupidity again.
You have not understood your father as yet.
He will not be able to face Vidur's..
..and Grandsire's loyalty to Hastinapur.
Yes, so, do not laugh. Think.
What's there to think?
Those who don't want to think, say that!
The King has asked Vidur..
..to bring back the Pandavas to Hastinapur..
..so that he can bless them as well as my sister Gandhari can give..
..them the crown of Hastinapur along with blessings.
Impossible! I will not allow it!
If you sit here and laugh all this will happen..
..in this will happen in front of your eyes.
- Can I talk? - I know what you will say.
I also know what you'll reply.
Like true warriors we should kill them before they return.
One arrow was enough to break your bow.
You also saluted him for that.
I was not ready then nor was I warned.
Who would be ready against a mere Brahmin?
You wait here.
I will go and stop them.
Sit down, Karna. Sit down. Allow me to think.
Instead of reminding me..
..of my failures think of your own failures Since childhood.
You poisoned Bheem.
What happened?
He came back stronger.
You conspired against Yudhishthir.
What happened?
He became the Crown Prince.
You prepared the house of wax.
What happened?
They have allied with King Dhrupad.
That is why I say..
..let us face the situation like warriors.
In war, even the losers are respected..
..because cowards do not lose they run away.
I do not wish to test you.
- Who knows. - Uncle!
By God, had someone else said this..
..I would have pulled his tongue out.
- But. - Yes.
If there is a 'but'..
..sit down and learn to listen to your elders.
Remember, Shakuni is not a coward.
I may not have any divine weapons..
..but I know the art of warfare.
Uncle, please forgive my friend Karna.
Then ask him to sit down and listen to me.
My friend, this concerns my future.
Please sit down.
For you, I have sworn to die.
I'll sit.
Forgive me, Uncle.
What should we do?
The situation is very serious.
We can use Draupadi to cause quarrels between them.
Even you know Uncle, that we have been trying to do that.
The five bodies have one soul.
They will never quarrel between themselves..
..even for a beauty like Draupadi.
Why not tempt Dhrupad with the royal treasury.
Why would he forsake his son-in-law for that?
You are getting old, Uncle.
Besides it may prove expensive for us.
- How Come? - Because to get Drupad..
..we may have to lose Sage Drona.
The two of them are sworn enemies.
How can they stay in one camp I, too..
..do not like Sage Drona.
But we cannot lose him to that Drupad.
His disciple Arjun was enough to vanquish his army.
So, we need Sage Drona.
Whatever you say, Uncle there will be war.
Then there is only one solution.
Be stubborn.
Duryodhan, it is now in your hand.
Be stubborn.
"When the strength of treachery fails.."
"..the treacherous stand confused."
"When the dice falls in.."
"..a topsy turvy manner."