'This epic's last chapter will be written in blood.'
'But the chapter you are about to see..'
'..is written with my tears..'
'..because this is the moment of parting.'
'This is the moment when decency and politics..'
'..were shamed.'
'India, the land of Gods and Goddesses..'
'..has closed its eyes for a moment..'
'..because the Queen of Queens, Kunti..'
'..her sons and their wife have come to..'
'..the royal court, Grandsire Bhishma..'
'..Sages Kripa and Drona and..'
'..the King of Hastinapur, Dhritrashtra..'
'..to take leave before going to the forest.'
'Of course, they could have left without this formality.'
'But they are doing this on purpose.'
'They want to show that they have not been insulted.'
'It is the throne which has been insulted.'
'It is Bhishma who has been insulted.'
'It is Sage Kripa who has been insulted.'
'It is Sage Drona who has been insulted.'
'It is the Kuru honor which has been insulted.'
'So, wait for their arrival..'
'..with downcast eyes.'
"The lords of the world, now impoverished.."
"..are walking on earth."
"They have left their home and city."
"Time is all powerful."
The youngest Kuru daughter-in-law, Kunti..
..greets her brother-in-law, King Dhritrashtra.
Vidur.
Yes, my king!
Is this Kunti?
Yes, my king!
Why has she come here?
I do not know, my king.
- Then ask her. - As you wish.
The king wishes to ask you..
..why you took the trouble of coming to court.
Without paying my respect to this court..
..how could I leave?
Where are you going?
I am going to the forest with my sons.
But why are you going?
It is your duty to stay in our palace.
Why should we take sides in this quarrel?
Forgive me!
Will it be proper for me to stay in the palace..
..which quietly witnessed Draupadi's disrobing?
Allow us to leave.
Who else will understand this better than you?
You are the essence of correctness.
Even I have a small house in this city.
If you wish to stay there I'll be honored.
- But Vidur.. - Do not decide in haste.
Yudhishthir. Look at how old and feeble your mother is.
Will it be right for her to go to the forest?
Besides, she was not staked.
Request her to stay here.
Even Duryodhan will not object to that.
Mother Kunti can stay with me, if she likes.
Never! If mother stays in your palace..
..we will be obliged to you.
And if we will be obliged to you.
How then can we seek vengeance?
Hastinapur! My ancestors!
Grandsire Bhishma!
Family Sage Kripa! Elder Father!
Sage Drona!
The Pandavas and Draupadi..
..salute you and..
..request for permission to go to the forest.
You did not pay respects on my behalf.
No, mother. Uncle Vidur is right.
I did not stake you.
- No, my son. - So, stay at uncle's house and wait for us.
No, my son.
- No.. I.. Arjun! - I give you my word..
- My son. - ..that we will return in 13 years.
- No, dear. - Bless us, mother.
- My son. - Bless us, mother.
No, my son. Without you..
Get up, my dear. Do not grieve.
Only a smile can get rid of unhappiness.
So, smile, my dear!
Remember one thing.
Take special care of my son Sahadev.
He is dearer to me..
..than my other sons.
Ask Grandsire..
..to bless you. Go!
"How the times have changed!"
How the times have changed!
The Pandavas roam the forest.
The Pandavas roam the forest..
..along with Draupadi.
Time is all powerful!
How the times have changed!
Those who have stayed in the palace..
..and walked on soft carpets..
..are now making their own cottage..
..unable to stop the flow of destiny.
What else does fate have in store for them, O God?
How the times have changed!
How life has taken an unexpected turn!
The royal life is now behind them.
Those who walk on thorns..
..know how to rise after a fall.
This is what life is all about.
"How the times have changed!"
Why this darkness, Grandsire?
Come, Vidur, come.
My respects!
Do you wish to be blessed with a long life in this era?
Youngsters should accept..
..both a blessing and a curse with respect.
But why was your room in darkness?
It is the darkness of my soul which has manifested outside.
Do not come near me.
Or else your pure thoughts will be contaminated.
You are the keeper of Hastinapur's present.
Protect it! Help it!
How can I protect or help the present..
..when it is about to set?
Don't use such heartless words, my child.
Don't allow the sun to set.
Why enter the water when you don't know how to swim?
I tried hard to stop it from..
..getting to the point of no return.
But..
Thank you for not completing your sentence.
You were about to say that you did your duty..
..while I failed in mine.
Sometimes one feels that helplessness in duty.
You think that is my major mistake.
But that is only half the truth.
The truth is that I, too, was..
..playing stake after stake during the game.
My stake was my desire that Yudhishthir wins.
I knew Shakuni was evil.
Had Yudhishthir won, Shakuni's hold..
..over Hastinapur would have declined.
It would have declined.
Apart from you, everyone is to blame.
That's why I request you to save Hastinapur.
India is standing on the shore..
..of a deep and vast sea of blood.
Our traditions, our values will sink..
..in this sea of blood.
Try to save them, my son..
..because you, too are a part of this tradition.
Tell Dhritrashtra that tomorrow is..
..the thirteenth day of exile which..
..according to scriptures, is like the thirteenth year..
..under special circumstances.
Go. Wake him up if he is sleeping.
Ask him to call back the Pandavas.
What if Duryodhan does not agree?
I have no loyalty towards him.
My loyalty is towards the king.
If he does not obey the king, it will be treason and..
..l'll punish him for that.
I am older. I cannot force Dhritrashtra.
But you are younger than him.
You can plead with him.
Go, my son, Go!
Try to explain to Dhritrashtra.
Vidur.
Come, Vidur.
My respects!
Looks like you could not even wait for sunrise.
What was the reason?
Seeing you is a reason in itself.
Which means you are about to say..
..something I won't like.
Whenever Vidur says anything..
..it disturbs you.
A bitter truth is still better.
I cannot digest bitter truths.
Why did Kunti refuse to stay at the palace?
She trusts Vidur more than me.
In the palace where..
..her daughter-in-law was humiliated..
..how can she stay?
I do not even know..
..how I continue to stay here.
Draupadi's honor was my honor.
It was India's honor.
Kunti has behaved correctly.
In her position, I would have done the same.
Which only means that..
..I am all alone.
I do not wish there should be war because..
..in war, there is only one victor.
I do not wish either my sons..
..or Pandu's sons to lose.
I even divided the nation to avoid war.
The dividing line is drawn on my heart.
Try to understand this.
Tell Kunti it is not right for her to stay with Vidur.
Either she stays with us..
..or with her sons.
My king!
If she stays with you..
..people will forget that Pandavas are in exile.
It is best that the people forget this.
I have come here with a solution.
Has Kunti decided to go to the forest?
No, my king.
She is old and feeble..
..and will not be able to stand the strain.
Then what is the solution?
At least allow him to speak.
Okay.
Tell me what is the solution?
The Pandavas have completed thirteen days in exile.
According to the scriptures..
..this is equivalent to thirteen years.
If you desire, you can send me to them..
..and call them back.
- Everything will be all right. - What?
Call them back and allow Duryodhan to commit suicide?
You have always been partial to them.
If you like them so much, why don't you go to them? Go!
My lord!
Is he my Prime Minister or theirs?
Now that I have pushed away war by 13 years..
..he wants me to call them back..
..and bring back the threat of war.
But I won't let that happen.
Vidur..
Vidur!
He has gone without my permission.
Why will he wait for permission..
..when he has been thrown out?
He must have gone to the Pandavas.
Let him go!
I am not dependent on him.
One more thing, Gandhari.
Vidur may try his best.
But Yuddhistir will not listen to him. He won't make use of the scriptures.
He won't count days.
He will complete 12 years of exile..
..and the last year of anonymity.
'Chanting'
My respects!
Let's go, brother.
Go where?
To attack Hastinapur.
Yes, brother.
Why?
I cannot bear to see Draupadi's unbraided hair.
Even I cannot bear to see them.
But that does not mean..
..we have the right to punish Duryodhan.
I had staked all of you at dice.
I am the reason for Draupadi's humiliation.
Have we tried to avenge her?
This mace! This shield! What is it but vengeance?
How can you forget that..
..we have to be in exile for 12 years..
..and in anonymity for one year?
Those 13 years are over today.
No!
Scriptures are for our guidance..
..not for our convenience.
The case you cite is for special occasions.
This is not a special occasion.
When I accepted to play..
..thirteen years meant exactly that.
Your brother is right.
The scriptures are not to be violated..
..except under special occasions.
For example, when you play dice..
..a husband's rights can be increased..
..and a wife's rights can be decreased.
A husband has the right..
..to treat his wife like cattle and stake her.
Do not debate ethics with your brother.
Learn to bear everything in silence.
I have accepted my mistake.
It is necessary to do penance.
I will not raise arms without doing penance.
You all are not bound by my mistake.
There was no need for you to come to me.
You need not count the days.
You are at liberty to leave me.
After completing 12 years of exile..
..and one year of anonymity..
..I will think of what to do.
You very well know that we will not leave you.
- Sahadev. - Yes, brother?
- Just see who has come. - Yes, brother
That is the thunder of a thousand chariots.
Maybe Duryodhan is not satisfied with our exile.
Won't you allow us to protect ourselves?
You have still not understood uncle Shakuni.
Why should he attack us?
He must be waiting for the thirteenth year..
..so that he can expose us..
..and send us into exile again.
He will not allow Duryodhan to take risks.
Besides, if the army wanted to attack..
..why would its chariots stop?
It must be a friend.
Do we still have any friends left?
Who else could it be?
Armies are not friendly or unfriendly.
It is the commander who decides the attitude.
- My respects. - Greetings, Prince.
My blessings!
Please sit, Prince.
My father has told me not to sit.
- The king has not allowed you to sit? - Yes.
I have been asked to tell you..
..that our army is ready to attack Hastinapur.
We will fight under your banner.
I have also been told..
..to remove the armor after a victory.
If we wanted war..
..we brothers would have been enough for Hastinapur.
But I don't want war.
Can it be true that King..
Bharat's heir, Emperor Pandu's son..
..Emperor Yuddhistir is saying he..
..does not desire war?
But I want war, my king.
You have forgotten about..
..the lady who was humiliated in Hastinapur.
But I have not forgotten. I cannot forget.
That lady is my sister.
May I leave now?
Your answer is just, Prince.
So, I cannot stop you.
If Draupadi feels that she is separate from us..
..and if she wishes you to avenge her own insult..
..then you must attack Hastinapur.
Please tell father that from now on..
..my fate is linked to..
..the fate of those five brothers.
You may succeed in separating water..
..but my humiliation cannot be..
..separated from theirs.
Please return to Kampilya.
No!
Can you run away from your battlefield?
I, son of Fire, I am bound to the earth.
I can do anything but run way.
But why do you ask?
Father knew that the Pandavas would not wage war.
Okay!
Whenever you decide to wage war..
..Kampilya's army will fight under your banner.
I am sure of that.
If you permit me I would like to..
..take Draupadi to Kampilya.
Remember I had asked you a question?
If you cannot run away from the battlefield..
..how can your sister do that?
Battlefield?
This exile is my battlefield and..
..these unbraided hair my weapons.
- Our respects! - May you live long!
My blessings.
Come!
I was thinking of you all.
Is everyone all right, uncle?
That's a difficult question.
How is Elder Father?
In despair.
Please sit, uncle.
You are the backbone of Pandu's family.
You will achieve your purpose without my blessing.
Do not think your mother did not come because of her age.
She is not so weak that she will not do her duty.
Like Grandsire Bhishma..
..Sage Drona and..
..King Dhritrashtra, she is Hastinapur's past.
You are the present.
So, be alert and think of the future..
..which you have to create.
This land of action is yours.
If you want to keep our memory alive, do so.
Or else, snuff us out like you would a lamp.
What are you saying, uncle?
When politics can no longer bear the truth..
..it means the foundation has moved and..
..the edifice is about to crumble.
Come, my son.
Only a fool will continue to sit..
..in the shade of a wall about to crumble.
Get out of the shade of these old walls..
..before they crush you.
Break these walls and construct new ones.
Yes, my son.
Yes.
I do not feel sad..
..that brother threw me out.
I feel sad that..
..he is now completely alone.
There is none besides him..
..who will dare tell the truth.
Uncle!
Yes, my son. No one.
Grandsire!
Why are you angry?
Have you decided to destroy Hastinapur?
At least do not light a fire under your own throne.
The throne will be burnt to ashes.
What is my mistake?
If you do not even know what your mistake is..
..you are not a worthy king.
You have thrown out the only man who spoke the truth.
However bitter the truth, it is still the truth.
Learn to hear, accept and profit from the truth.
Send someone to bring back Vidur.
If he does not come back, the sun will never rise..
..and this palace will remain in darkness forever.
Hastinapur will be sunk in darkness.
Hail Prince!
Welcome to our cottage, Sanjay.
Have you come to see uncle?
I have not come. I have been sent.
Come!
It is very surprising.
First, the king threw me out..
..and now he has send you..
..to bring me back.
Only the king knows that!
I heard the Grandsire had gone to him.
I don't know what he said..
..but it was after that he called for me..
..and asked me to fetch you.
He told me to tell you that it was an order.
Then I must obey the king's order.
When will we meet again?
I don't know.
Do not worry about your mother.
- Uncle, tell Duryodhan.. - No, Arjun.
I will send the message to Duryodhan.
Ask him to wait for the end of thirteen years..
..because after the end of 13 years..
..I will break his thigh and take Dushasan's blood.
I cannot solve this problem.
Can you help me solve it?
When father had thrown out uncle..
..why did he send Saniay to fetch him?
It is right that Vidur should return.
Why, my friend?
Because Vidur's thought is a mirror..
..in which one can see what Grandsire..
..Sages Drona and Kripa are thinking.
Vidur's presence is to our advantage.
Karna, you are talking like a politician.
But uncle may try to influence father..
..and bring back the Pandavas.
If father does that, I will starve to death..
..or take poison or jump into the fire..
..or I shall stab myself.
Think, uncle.
If this happens, I will not stay alive.
Why are you always ready to die?
I hate the Pandavas as much as you do.
But my hatred has not blinded me.
Haven't I told you that the first rule of war is..
..to recognize your enemy and understand..
..what he will do and when.
It is also important to know..
..which their most powerful weapon is.
Do you know that about the Pandavas?
If you know tell me..
..what is their favorite weapon?
Bhim's favorite weapon is the mace.
And Ariun prefers his Gandiva bow.
And Yudhishthir prefers his spear.
No! No! No!
Their most powerful weapon..
..is their righteousness.
It is their most powerful weapon.
That's why they will not return even if asked to..
..because they staked and lost 12 years of exile and..
..one year of anonymity.
They will not violate the terms of the game.
Which means you have thirteen years.
So, why are you worried?
Thirteen years is a long time.
"The treacherous are aware.."
"..of the impact of their treachery."
"Arjun is counting.."
"..every day that passes by."