'The sun rises and sets at its own pace.'
'The fight of justice and injustice..'
'..continued in the Kurukshetra.'
'One day follows another.'
'The story is the same, War continues as people die.'
'I stand in the arena, pierced by arrows..'
'..wondering when this war will end.'
'From the manner in which it is fought..'
'..it seems the war will never end.'
'Sometimes the Kauravas win: Sometimes the Pandavas.'
'Day by day..'
'..Gandhari's sons are lessened.'
'On the ninth day..'
'..she had only 74 sons living.'
'O sun god! My respects to thee!'
'I, too, shall take..'
'..refuge in darkness and..'
'..wait for you to rise.'
'Tonight is the night to stay awake..'
'..the night to think.'
'Tonight is a night to respect because it is going to..'
'..unveil a scene never before witnessed by..'
'..any other night and never to be witnessed again.'
'Everyone in Yudhishthir's camp is thinking.'
'That is tonight's focus.'
O King of Matsya! Is there a way to win this war?
Not as long as Bhishma lives.
But he has the boon of wishful death.
That's the problem or I would have killed him by now.
Brother!
Don't use harsh words against him.
Should I fall at his feet?
Should I thank him for prolonging..
..this one-day war to nine long days?
That's a worth while thought!
Do you really want me to touch his feet?
Why not? It will be your good fortune to do so!
There can be nothing more divine than his blessing.
There's no point in your going.
Yudhishthir should go..
..and return his blessing of victory.
Return his blessing?
Yes, brother!
What use is his blessing if he himself stands..
..in the way of its fulfillment?
An empty gold plate in front of a hungry man.
Will the hungry man eat the plate?
If he has given you a blessing of victory..
..then he must also protect it.
- But Krishna.. - Parth..
There can be no 'buts.'
He knew he would oppose you in this war.
He also knew of his boon of wishful death.
He knew he was the chief of the Kaurava army..
..and the Pandavas could not win till he died.
Why then did he bless you with victory?
Don't you know the answer?
Don't think about what I know.
Why should I interfere between elder brother and grandsire?
This is son and grandsire's personal problem.
Either elder brother should know or grandsire should know.
Brother! You may take Arjun with you.
Our respects!
Come!
May you be victorious!
We are not here for your blessing.
We are here to thank you for the opportunity..
..to see Sage Parshuram's disciple in battle.
Also, to thank you for our wounds..
..which are your gift to us.
But please do not bless us!
What are you saying, my child?
Does refusing my blessing mean..
..you consider me to be an enemy?
We cannot even think of that!
Still we cannot take a blessing from you.
Why, my child?
Because we don't want..
..your blessing to remain unfulfilled.
You yourself stand between us and victory.
You yourself.
You are right, my child.
I stand between you and victory.
But I am helpless.
I cannot stand aside.
Neither my defeat nor my death is possible.
That's why Krishna said..
..I return the blessing given before the war.
O so Krishna said that!
Tell him I do not take back what I have given.
Not even a blessing!
But Grandsire..
You may cut my bow or my arrows..
..but please do not interrupt me..
..like Duryodhan.
Forgive me!
May you live long.
What was I saying?
I can't take back..
..what I have given..
..not even a blessing.
Also tell him that he very well knows that..
..he'll win in the end..
..because he is the beginning and the end..
..as also the middle.
He also knows..
..how to remove me from the path of victory.
If a woman comes before me..
..I'll not raise my weapons.
Then there'll be no difficulty in..
..removing me from the battlefield.
How can a woman come on the battlefield?
It is contrary to the warrior code.
I have told you what Krishna wanted to know.
Ask him to solve your other problems.
My respects.
May you live long!
Will you eat a guava?
I don't feel like it.
- They are sweet - No.
Will you eat one, Arjun?
Answer elder brother's question.
Where do we get a woman to fight Grandsire?
Cannot anyone see me?
I will face Grandsire tomorrow.
There you are! Your problem is solved.
Draupadi will face Grandsire.
Will that not violate the warrior code?
If women fight when there are men..
..men will be shamed.
That's true!
Why should women fight when there are men.
Don't talk to me of men.
I, too, know a few men.
These five great men are hoping that..
..they need not kill the Kauravas.
After all, they are all related.
I am an outsider.
So what if I have been insulted.
Now that is doing them an injustice.
As great men they cannot counter-attack ordinarily.
You are an extra-ordinary woman.
Learn to behave like one.
Do you want history to say that..
..lakhs died for your unbraided hair?
Can you bear the burden of so many losses?
You are not only a woman.
You are a symbol of pride for all women.
So, don't talk of your insult when..
..fundamental questions are being debated.
You are right, brother.
Draupadi cannot fight when you are there.
But surely Shikhandi can fight!
Shikhandi!
He may be a brave warrior but..
..he cannot fight Grandsire.
Besides, Grandsire had spoken of a woman.
Shikhandi may be half a man but he is a man!
He may be half a man for you but..
..Grandsire won't raise his bow when he sees him.
Why?
Because, dear Sahadev..
..for Grandsire, Shikhandi is a woman.
Grandsire will recognise Kashi Princess Amba in him.
It is true that Bhishma did not..
..knowingly or unknowingly insult Amba..
..but an insulted Amba did not agree.
She even vowed in the Hastinapur court that..
..she would take birth after birth..
..to become the cause of Bhishma's death.
So, she was born again and again..
..till she took the form of Shikhandi.
But will Grandsire recognise her?
Had he not been Bhishma he would not recognise her..
..but he is Bhishma..
..and so he will surely recognise her.
Mother.
My respects, mother.
What blessing shall I give you?
The blessing of salvation.
How did you come here at this time?
I was thinking.
Weighing the past days.
Tying to decide whether my life..
..was worthwhile or useless.
Someone who has done nothing for himself..
..his life cannot be useless.
Amba's debt is balanced.
When Krishna sent Yudhishthir..
..to return my blessing, I realised..
..the time to return her debt was at hand.
I recognised Amba..
..hidden in Shikhandi's form.
What are you doing here, mother?
Honouring this piece of land.
What's so special about it?
Tomorrow your bed will be placed here.
You are very tired, son.
You have a right to rest.
You have served me well..
..like sons serving their father.
I am pleased with both of you.
We hope to serve you in your next life.
Don't talk of the next life.
From today I release you from slavery.
From this moment, you are free citizens.
What have we done to deserve this?
Slavery is a taint on mankind.
Man is born free and he should die free.
Now go!
Begin your free life from today.
When you return at sunset who will help remove your armour?
Who will fetch you fresh clothes?
Don't worry about me.
Now go! I need to be alone.
May you always be born free!
"Bhishma frees his slaves"
"There shouldn't be any slave.."
"..left in whole India."
My respects, brother!
I have no blessing worthy of you.
Your stature has grown so much..
..that no blessing can match it.
Your stature is bigger than victory.
Victory is now your shadow.
If you do not wish to bless me, don't but..
..you must accept a request of mine.
What can an ace archer like you want?
What do I have to give you?
There is something!
I want you with me in today's battle.
It will be my last battle with Grandsire.
I cannot win it without your help.
Will you ride with me on my chariot today?
By the grace of God! Of course O son of Kunti!
You don't know how restless I am..
..to fight with your grandsire.
My respects!
May you live long!
I would rather have a blessing for victory.
Accept what has been given, my son.
Do not embarrass the giver by asking questions.
How do you know..
..if the giver has what you are asking for.
Even if he has, he may not want to give it.
If he does not have it he will be shamed.
Both the giver and taker have their limitations.
As your son, I want to know whether..
..you don't have it or you don't want to give it.
Are you questioning your father?
Then allow me to kill Duryodhan.
I cannot bear his barks any longer.
He says you and Grandsire favour the Pandavas..
..in spite of being in the Kaurava army.
He has already told me that.
Duryodhan is like the child who cannot..
..distinguish between the moon and the flame.
Don't listen to him!
How can I not listen to him?
When he says that, Karna smiles.
His smile pierces my heart like a dagger.
That's why I am questioning you.
Tell me on whose side are you?
Maybe I am on your side.
You cannot understand Bhishma's and my pain.
We are like the setting sun.
Till we do not set..
..the new sun cannot rise.
So, don't worry about us, we are about to set.
This is our nature and historical duty.
Relationships mean nothing while doing one's duty.
Every person is alone in doing his duty.
I am responsible for what I am doing.
You are responsible for what you are doing.
So, do not ask why..
..I do not bless you with victory.
Accept with respect whatever blessing I give you.
If you wish to win this war win it on your own merit.
You cannot win this war with a blessing.
You cannot win this war.
What is this that Sage Drona said?
He is right, my lord.
If the Kurukshetra is a holy ground then..
..this war cannot be won with blessings.
Few people know the limits of a blessing.
A blessing is a matter of responsibility.
Even the queen did not bless the prince with victory.
A blessing is not a gift..
..to be given to anyone who asks for it.
I perceive that your tone is slowly..
..becoming bitter like that of Vidur.
The bitterness is not in the tone but..
..in the heart of the speaker or listener.
Had you not been the king or Duryodhan's father..
..whom would you have blessed with victory?
But I am the king and Duryodhan's father.
I will remain what I am.
I may not remain king of Hastinapur..
..but I'll always be Duryodhan's father.
Son, control your bitterness.
And let me live with my own bitterness.
Just look at the extent of my bad luck.
None has blessed my son Duryodhan with victory.
The Pandavas are amply blessed.
Look at my son's courage.
He is facing all that alone.
Which day of the war is it?
The tenth day.
What will history say?
Don't ask this question.
You cannot bear the truth..
..and I cannot lie.
You are not saying anything speaks volumes.
Speaks volumes.
Truth is reality.
It is shapeless, but is effective.
The wind treats the flower differently from the dust.
Their duties are therefore differently from the dust.
So, it would be unjust to compare the two.
I know it is a holy war for Krishna.
It is also a holy war for me.
Whether Drona blesses his son with victory or not.
Whether Gandhari blesses her sons with victory or not.
Duryodhan represents me in this war.
For the wind, the flower and dust are equal.
The flower has pollen.
The dust has nothing.
The flower is attached to the stalk..
..the stalk to the stem, the stem to the roots.
The dust has no roots.
It flies and gets into the eyes.
Like you get into the prince's eyes.
Wait!
Hail Prince!
Shikhandi is riding the chariot with Arjun.
Shikhandi on Arjun's chariot?
What is he doing there?
When he could not do anything alone..
..what will he do with that impotent's help?
But my two warriors on one chariot?
In any case, ask Grandsire.
Yudhishthir met him yesterday and..
..today, Arjun is with Shikhandi.
I suspect a plot.
Go find out!
Take me to Grandsire.
My respects!
May you live long.
Why did Yudhishthir meet you yesterday?
He did not ask me to give you up.
Even if he had, I would have refused.
He must have come there to say something.
He had come to return something.
He had come to return my blessing.
What blessing?
The blessing I had given before the war..
..something you had resented.
He came to return the blessing of victory.
Actually, that blessing was futile because..
..I cannot be defeated.
If I cannot be defeated they cannot win.
What did you say?
I cannot take back a blessing.
So I had to tell him how to eliminate me.
You told him how to eliminate you?
What could I do?
I had to protect my blessing.
I don't understand on whose side you are.
Mine or theirs?
Neither on your side..
..nor on theirs only for Hastinapur.
Nothing deserves greater respect than the motherland.
If God asks me whether..
..I want heaven or Hastinapur..
..I'll ask for Hastinapur.
If he asks me thousand times.
I'll opt for Hastinapur a thousand times.
Grandsire, even I am asking Hastinapur.
But you don't have rights to leave this battlefield.
You don't have any rights!
Grandsire, being the commander of king Hastinapur..
..Kuru clan Dhritrashtra..
..order you that..
..you will not leave this battlefield.
I give you my word that..
..I'll not leave the arena till the war is over.
Why did you tell them how to eliminate you?
It was nothing special.
Any warrior can be made to leave like that.
I told Yudhishthir that I would not fight if a woman..
..is my opponent.
Even your uncle would do the same.
Then why is Shikhandi on Arjun's chariot?
Is Shikhandi on Arjun's chariot?
Yes, Grandsire!
In that case don't let Shikhandi face me.
But why are they together?
Because he is also a woman.
A woman!
What the news?
The news is: Grandsire won't fight Shikhandi.
He will lower his weapons on sighting him.
And that coward Arjun will attack him..
..from behind Shikhandi.
So, don't let Arjun's chariot go near Grandsire.
Order all your warriors..
..to keep Grandsire and Arjun apart.
"Bhishma will not.."
"..attack Shikhandi."
"How then does one.."
"..protect Bhishma?"
"All, including Shakuni, think.."
"..of an appropriate solution."
"What can be done.."
"..to save his life."