'Draupadi was unaware of how her irresponsible laughter..'
'..was going to cost dear to the Bharat dynasty..'
'..its history, its code of ethics..'
'..its present and future.'
'But now, she has already laughed.'
'Just like an arrow cannot be retracted..'
'..after it has left the bow..'
'..similarly, Draupadi cannot take back her laughter.'
'Yudhishthir is perturbed by this laughter.'
If you're sad about everyone going away..
..let's go to Hastinapur.
I can also meet mother Gandhari.
Panchali, the problem is not about meeting or separating.
Then what's the problem? Tell me.
When Duryodhan fell into the pool in the Maya palace..
..did you not laugh and say..
..a blind man's son is blind?
Yes, I did.
Having said it, I realized that..
..I shouldn't have said it.
Duryodhan is your younger brother.
Besides, I also insulted uncle in a way.
I'm willing to accept any punishment.
But, please don't be so depressed.
There can be no punishment for such offences.
You have to perform penance for it.
Duryodhan was our guest at that time..
..and a guest is akin to God.
I've accepted my mistake.
I know you've accepted your mistake.
But my problem is..
..will that end the problem?
Is your acceptance the solution to the problem?
You have pricked Duryodhan's ego.
He must surely be hurt.
Duryodhan is among those..
..who easily forget what they've done unto others.
But they never forget what others do to them.
Your one laugh may prove very costly..
..for both Indraprasth and Hastinapur.
"Words are invaluable."
"Speak them if you must."
"Weigh them carefully."
"Before you speak them out."
Hail O King!
Come Vidur. Sit.
As you wish, Sire.
Why are you worried?
Duryodhan has insisted that..
..the Pandavas be invited here.
That should be no cause for worry.
Why do you always talk so sharply?
That is the only way I know how to talk.
Only those who have a vested interest..
..hide the sharpness of their talk.
My only vested interest is Hastinapur's progress, prosperity..
..and enhancement of the honor and prestige of the Kuru clan.
Why should I hide the sharpness of my tongue?
Vidur, you're always ready with answers.
If you have a ready answer, you should immediately give it.
Because nothing is more valuable than time.
So, tell me your problem at once and..
..allow me to serve you.
What else does Duryodhan desire?
He..
..wants to play the game of dice with Yudhishthir.
What?
Sire, I don't think that is right.
Why?
Because dice blunts the intelligence of the player.
He keeps on playing..
..to regain what he has lost.
He does not know when to stop playing.
The same thing happens to the winner as well.
In his greed for winning, he forgets..
..where the game should end.
Both violate the very code of gambling.
Besides, brothers should never play the game of dice.
That's why I don't think it's right. I don't think it's right.
But your word will be final.
I wish that..
..you go to Indraprasth as my representative..
..and invite Yudhishthir to come here and play the game of dice.
Sire, if you've already decided..
..to write the last chapter of Kuru history..
..then I will..
..obey you and go to Indraprasth.
Go!
Return with the good news of their arrival.
As you wish.
Is everything okay with you?
- Yes. - Okay.
Uncle, how did you know..
..that I would need your help now?
I was sitting alone..
..when I thought I saw mother..
..telling me to go to Vidur.
I came here and found that you had gone to Dhritrashtra.
I never felt so helpless for being Vidur..
..as I feel today.
What did brother-in-law say?
How many times have I told you to call him 'king'?
Why?
He's your brother-in-law. Call him that!
You have not answered the question.
What did Dhritrashtra, her brother-in-law say?
The king has ordered me to go to Indraprasth..
..as his representative and invite..
..Hastinapur's disaster.
Is this another of Shakuni's games?
Uncle, this is his last game..
..and I have no move to counter it.
I cannot stop a warrior from..
..accepting an invitation to play dice.
This means that these are the days of changing ethics.
Like persons, even ethics have an age.
I have understood this today.
Does an oath have an age, Vidur?
It has, Grandsire.
The age of an oath is..
..the age of the oath-taker.
But I have sworn to defend Hastinapur!
No, Grandsire.
You had also sworn that..
..you'd see your father's image..
..in whoever sits on the throne of Hastinapur.
Yes, I had sworn that. I had sworn that.
But you have not taken any oath, have you?
Take Dhritrashtra's message to Yudhishthir..
..and tell him, no, order him..
..not to accept the invitation to the game of dice.
I am Hastinapur's representative.
I cannot violate the limits of a minister's duty.
It is Hastinapur's tragedy that..
..its well wishers..
..Iovers and worshippers..
..are either bound by some restraint or are helpless.
I don't know who will help this nation..
..in its moment of need!
Now I know why mother sent me to you.
Probably she wanted me to see..
..that, even an honest man like you can become helpless.
Looks like we cannot..
..prevent whatever is fated to happen.
My tragedy is that in case of war..
..I will be standing with Shakuni.
Oh, God!
Is this humiliation also written in my fate?
Dear, today you have seen..
..the most ancient and magnificent tree fall.
It has devastated my heart.
Krishna, too, is caught in war..
..otherwise I could have told him.
I could have told him.
Panchali, there can be no punishment for offences like this.
For this kind of mistakes..
Hastinapur's Prime Minister Vidur is here!
Greetings, uncle!
No, O King!
A king shouldn't bow to a representative of another kingdom.
Uncle, you're not a representative of another kingdom.
Why else would I stop you?
You are a representative to the king.
For me, you are respected uncle.
I will definitely bow to you..
..and ask for your blessings.
My blessings!
May you live long!
Please be seated, uncle!
Please sit!
Have a seat.
Now tell me, uncle..
..why did say you're a representative of another kingdom?
Hastinapur and Indraprasth..
..are independent nations.
And I.. I am Hastinapur's Prime Minister.
How's everyone there?
That is a relative question.
By itself, it has no meaning.
Everything depends on the circumstances.
Everyone there is fine and yet..
..not quite all right.
Don't my brothers listen to you?
A king ask a representative such a question.
Since you have already asked it..
..it is my duty to answer you.
Health-wise, everyone is all right.
The king's love is like a blessing to me.
The princes do not oppose me..
..and I obey the king.
He has sent me to ask about your welfare..
..and to invite you..
..and to invite you to Hastinapur..
..to play the game of dice with Crown Prince Duryodhan.
Uncle, who else would know better than you..
..that nothing is more destructive than gambling?
Dice is a weapon which separates even brothers.
Even then you have come here!
Dice is the root of all evil, my queen!
Did you.. Did you not tell this to uncle?
Your uncle is himself an intelligent man.
Panchali, dice is the root of all evil..
..but a friendly game of dice..
..is not gambling.
I also have to prove to uncle Shakuni..
..that I did not win in Indraprasth by chance.
In fact I won because I'm a good player.
There are no good players in dice.
The dice dominates everything.
Uncle is right!
Panchali, uncle is always right!
However, as a warrior I cannot refuse..
..a challenge to wage war or play dice.
Please tell uncle that..
..we will honor his invitation.
Draupadi can once again see Hastinapur.
- But, Sire? - I don't want to hurt Duryodhan by refusing.
If he wants to play the game of dice..
..I'll come to Hastinapur to play it.
O my dice! My army!
After this game of dice I'll never again ask for a favor.
I'll free you from my hands for ever.
This is the pinnacle of my revenge.
The destruction of the Pandavas begins now.
O my army!
Help me to win just once!
Just once!
Uncle, what are you doing?
I am encouraging my army.
My victory depends on them.
But, Uncle, gambling depends on dice.
No!
Only losers say that.
An expert player knows how the dice will roll.
He knows how to block his opponent at every turn.
Besides, one gambles only to win.
Remember Duryodhan..
..only the ends are important not the means.
Justice and injustice are meaningless words.
Did the Bharat dynasty do justice to your father? No!
Bheeshma too watched silently the injustice of Vidur's politics.
The same injustice was done to you.
This time Bheeshma's silence favored the Pandavas.
Thus half your ancestral kingdom slipped through your hands..
..just like sunlight vanishes at twilight.
Vidur, too, plays a good game of ethics..
..but he won't be able to counter my moves.
These are my dice.
Keep them carefully. These are your victory dice.
When the game begins hand them to me..
..and declare that uncle will play on your behalf..
..and will use these dice..
..so that no one can blame me of cheating.
Uncle, I don't understand.
Vidur won't allow me to play with my dice.
He'll never allow it!
But you need not worry.
You need not spend sleepless nights any more.
So, go and sleep peacefully. Sleep peacefully.
Now, the Pandavas and their supporters..
..will spend sleepless nights. Emperor Yudhishthir!
"Treachery is its own God."
"Treachery is its sin."
"Fear worships itself."
"Fear fears itself."
They agreed to come and you returned?
Don't you know that Shakuni considers the game of dice as war and not play?
And that he wishes to win this war?
Uncle, Duryodhan will play the game.
Yes, Duryodhan will play but..
..Shakuni will throw the dice.
- But? - Put an end to your 'buts'.
Kings wage war but the armies actually battle it out.
So, do not make the mistake of raising this question!
Agreed that you were the King's representative.
Agreed that you could not cross your limits.
You should have known that..
..you are not only the Prime Minister..
..but also the uncle of the Kauravas and the Pandavas.
As one loyal to Hastinapur..
..should you not have warned Yudhishthir?
Who are you loyal to? Hastinapur or Dhritrashtra?
- The question is not about loyalty. - Then what is it?
I even accepted the partition of the kingdom..
..hoping it would end tension in the family.
I allowed an injustice to the Pandavas because..
..I know Dhritrashtra had only one dream.
That Duryodhan should rule Hastinapur after him.
But Duryodhan has become ambitious and..
..wants to grab Indraprasth!
Didn't you see at the ritual that Duryodhan's heart was afire?
I saw that.
And yet you invited them for game of dice?
For the first time you've disappointed me, Vidur.
You've disappointed me.
I do not have the strength to carry Hastinapur's corpse.
I do not have the strength.
Whoever wins the game of dice..
..but Hastinapur will be the loser.
Hastinapur will be the loser.
Greetings, Uncle.
My blessings!
Please sit, Uncle.
The days to sit are over, my dear.
My entire body is..
..aching with disappointment.
Where is my resting place?
Uncle!
I do not know what to do?
You are Hastinapur's Queen.
Please help the nation.
You have to merely order.
If I could, would I not order Dhritrashtra?
I can only request that you help..
..Hastinapur, Dhritrashtra and the Kuru clan.
Ask Duryodhan to withdraw the invitation to play the game of dice.
If this game takes place..
..neither you nor I will be left with anything.
You will not be left with anything.
I tried hard to persuade my lord..
..but no one listens to me nowadays.
I am myself frightened.
I cannot do anything except pray to God.
Both my lord and Duryodhan..
..have reached the peak of their ambition.
Even I cannot reach that height.
Nor can my voice.
You are the elder of this family.
If you order..
..they cannot refuse to listen.
When shadows begin to lengthen, you should realize..
..that it is time for the sun to set.
I fear the moment when..
..Dhritrashtra will pay obeisance..
..and my hands will hesitate.
To bless him or not to bless him?
Uncle, please sit.
You must be tired standing.
Life itself has tired me.
I do not wish to see what I am fated to see.
Gandhari, your sons and Kunti's sons, both are dear to me.
I do not wish to side with any one of them.
I wished the status quo to continue.
That's why I agreed to the partition of Hastinapur.
I only hope that fate has not..
..left us in the labyrinth of action.
Uncle, do not despair.
I will pray that..
..Yudhishthir wins the game of dice.
If Duryodhan's victory means Hastinapur's loss..
..then I do not wish him to win.
Duryodhan is my eldest son.
But no son..
..is more valuable than the nation.
If you order me..I'll even curse Duryodhan!
No, my dear!
Save your curses.
Who knows when you may need them?
A mother should always bless her offspring.
So, bless Duryodhan that he should become sensible.
That he should become sensible.
Welcome to Hastinapur.
- Greetings, Brother. - Greetings.
Greetings, Sister-in-law
After hugging you I feel as if I've returned home after a very long time.
Brother, this house is also yours.
Thank God it is not a house of wax.
Should I call you Crown Prince, or brother Duryodhan?
Let bygones by bygones.
I am sorry for the incident.
We would have died.
Then I'd have committed suicide.
After the incident of the house of wax..
..you didn't commit suicide in so many years.
You took advantage and became the Crown Prince.
What are you talking?
Such talk between brothers is not good.
Don't mind, Duryodhan. They're still immature.
All this only means that my brothers..
..are still angry with me.
If that was the case, why would we have come?
Now that we've come to play the game of dice..
..we will win your heart as well.
Brother, your love has already won my heart.
Brother, allow me to serve you.
- Why not, Dushasan? - Come.
Serve them well, Dushasan.
"There was fire in the heart.."
"..and sweet words on the lips"
"To cheat them in play was the game."
"Evil was at the root of treachery."
Congratulations, Karna!
For what, Uncle?
Emperor Yudhishthir, his brothers..
..and Draupadi are here to lose everything.
Uncle, I've no interest in this game of dice.
I'm not a gambler.
I would rather lose everything in war..
..rather than win something in gambling.
Learn to share your friend's joy.
I do not want to win this game for myself.
I want to win for your friend, Duryodhan.
Uncle, I want to be known as a warrior..
..and not as a gambler.
Karma, do you ever feel happy?
Greetings, my lady.
The Queen is waiting for you.
Pay my respects to mother.
Tell her I am in seclusion.
I'll meet her after my ritual bath.
As you wish.
Crown Prince Duryodhan, Dushasan..
..Emperor Yudhishthir..
..Bheem, Arjun..
..Nakul and Sahadev are on the way!
Come Brother. Mother is waiting.
Come.
Father!
The Pandavas are here!
Greetings, Uncle. Greetings, Aunt.
May you live long!
I did not hear Draupadi's footsteps.
My lord, she will come three days later.
Oh. Yudhishthir!
Yes, Uncle?
Today, I am willing to trade my life..
..for one moment..
..in which my eyes can see.
I want to see all of you together.
I wish to see you smiling.
The entire Kuru clan is here today and..
..talking sweetly to one another.
Uncle, why do you consider yourself to be sightless?
You have one hundred and five pairs of eyes.
All of us are yours eyes.
Uncle, see the world through our eyes.
May you live long, Arjun!
India will always look upon you with pride.
Today your uncle welcomes you in this chamber.
Tomorrow King Dhritrashtra of Hastinapur..
..will welcome his emperor son at the royal court.
- Hail Emperor Yudhishthir! - Hail!
Accept the salutations of your sons, my king!
I bless my emperor-son..
..with success and a long life.
Come son, come and sit close to me.
As you wish.
Come O King.
- Greetings, Grandsire. - May you live long!
All of you sit down.
I thank God for allowing me to witness this day.
What can be a greater blessing for me..
..that I can welcome my brother's son, Emperor Yudhishthir..
..to the city of our ancestors?
Like my own eyes..
..Hastinapur is weeping with pride and happiness.
I wish all of you..
..will join me when I say..
- ..Hail Emperor Yudhishthir! - Hail!
- Hail Emperor Yudhishthir! - Hail!
God willing your name will always be respected in India.
God willing your reign will ensure..
..the progress of religion, justice and prosperity.
To this day, I could lay no claim to greatness.
Today, I can claim with pride..
..that I am Emperor Yudhishthir's uncle.
A clan in which elders are known by the..
..deeds of youngsters is indeed respected.
I bless you on behalf of India..
..and greet you on behalf of Hastinapur.
Now, let us all go to..
..the recreation palace where Duryodhan will..
..play the game of dice with his elder brother Yudhishthir.
"Treachery honors the gentle.."
"..in its own treacherous way."
"Greed has blinded them.."
"..to the ways of treachery."