Baghavat (1982) - full transcript
The region under Maharaj Singh's control is under-going drought and famine-like conditions, and the Maharaj orders that the treasury be made open so that his public does not suffer. His orders are not followed by his Senapati, Dhurjan Singh, and Mahamantri. When Singh finds out and confronts them, they kill him. They send their men after the Maharani and the Rajkumar, Amar Singh, however, Sher Khan helps them to escape. They hide Amar in Bhagwan Shri Ganesh's temple, and a poor gypsy couple find and adopt him. In the meantime Sher Khan and a devastated Maharani start organizing a rebellion amongst the people. They gather together an army and start training them. Dhurjan passes away and he leaves behind a son, Vikram, and a daughter, Padmavati. Vikram assumes the throne and he is even more cruel than his dad. In the meantime, Amar has also grown up, has fallen in love with Padmavati and would like to marry her. His foster mother has a secret to share with him, but before that could happen, Amar is captured by Vikram's men, held and tortured in a prison cell, and finally he must meet his death when he is to be trampled by the feet of an elephant.
Long live His Highness!
Mercy, Your Highness
Mercy, Your Highness!
- Shut him up!
Killed me! Save me, Your Highness!
Killed me!
General, why is the complainant
being stopped from coming to me?
It is against your pride to talk
to every other man, Your Highness
A king and his subject
are like father and son
Sher Khan, present the complainant
before me
Tell me.
- We had no rains this year
Searing drought prevails. Our children
are starving. We're in a predicament
Instead of waiving the tax,
we're being burdened even more
What am I hearing, general?
I had ordered for the use of official
treasure, and the foodgrain...
in the storehouses to be distributed
among the subjects. Execute the order
Your order will not be executed.
If all the foodgrain are distributed...
the army will starve. If that happens,
who will protect the nation?
Commander, a piece of land
doesn't make a country
Citizens make a country. If they
are dead, whom will the army protect?
Your Highness, this is against
administrative policy
Swords, not emotions, run a monarchy.
- And the army wields swords
How dare you unsheathe the sword
before me? What does this mean?
Simple, Your Highness. When a Rajput
unsheathes a sword...
he draws it back only after quenching
its thirst for blood
No! No!
This is no time to mourn Queen Mother.
The assassin is on his way here...
for the prince. He wants to ensure
there's no successor to the throne
My son!
Kill the Queen and the prince.
- No heir to the throne must live! Go
Be brave. This is the time to
save the only heir of the king
Surround the palace.
No one must escape
Let's hide the prince inside the
temple of Lord Ganesh over there
In the temple?
- Yes, Queen Mother. We're surrounded
The successor to the throne must live.
For God's sake, heed me. Come on
In this basket
Not to fear, Your Majesty.
Allah will protect him
Lord, we leave the prince to You.
- Save my son, Lord
Queen Mother, let's split. I will lead
them away. We'll meet at the temple
May Allah protect you
Chief, the horse is abandoned.
- Just one shot killed them both
The prince and the Queen
Hail Lord Ganesh
Lord, grant me my wish
A kid.
- Kid...? Let me see
A kid in a basket?
- What a lovely boy
Yes. There must be someone with him.
Let's go out and check
Whose kid is this?
Anyone...?
Quiet now!
- Whose kid is this?
Shut up now! Why are you yelling? Who
is going to hear you in this forest?
I've been praying all along.
This kid is mine. The Lord gives me
Hey... that's his mark.
- Mark? Hold it dear, all right?
Look...
Queen Mother, the prince is not here.
- What...?
No... no!
Where's my son, my baby?
No! No!
Give me back my son!
Be brave, Queen Mother.
Our prince isn't lost
The Almighty has surely placed him
under the care of a noble soul
Look at the fresh flowers.
Had our prince not been safe...
we would've found this place
stained in blood, not flowers
Believe me. Some devotee has certainly
visited this place and offered flowers
He must've taken the baby with him.
Trust me
The Almighty cannot be so cruel.
He is merciful and benevolent
Pray, son
Where did our chief ind the baby?
- In the temple of Lord Ganesh
The Lord has been kind to him.
- Take a good look at him
Recognise him. He's going to be
our tribe's chief after me
Long live the little chief!
Jwala is here
Tell my son's future, Santoni
Arise, Jwala.
Arise, unravel the mystery!
Predict. Where does he come from?
Why is he here?
Suraj (Sun). Your son is Suraj. He
will rule the world when he grows up
But you will not live.
You will not live to see that day
So what? Every man has to die.
But my son's future is bright
Sire, the Queen and
the prince are dead
Long live, His Majesty Durjan Singh
We, your faithful, have assembled here
to proclaim that...
we shall certainly avenge
your martyrdom from the enemy
Unless we ind the prince
and restore the throne, we shall...
iercely counter the atrocities done
to the poor, under the Queen Mother
So that the ires of rebellion burn
forever in the hearts of the people
We're rebels. Rebellion is our right.
- Long live the rebellion!
"Moti..."
"never forget our friendship"
"Never forget our friendship..."
"my childhood chum, my elephant"
"You could die for me"
"You love me"
"You scare everyone
but you are scared of me"
"You are crazy about me..."
"so am I about you"
"Never forget our friendship"
"Together we shall play,
together we shall live"
"May not we ever part"
"May we never part,
may we never be lonely"
"Even if that happens,
may we never stop loving"
"Never forget our friendship..."
"my childhood chum, my elephant"
That elephant will be good for
the prince's rides. Catch it
Why must you?
This elephant belongs to me
it's the king's order! Get it?
- Nloti is mine
I won't let anyone touch him.
- Why won't you? Get out of the way!
No! As long as I alive,
no one will touch him
All right, you won't live
Baba!
Vikram, look my son,
there's an elephant for you to ride
See Padma? An elephant for me.
There's not even an ass for you
Sher Khan...
- Yes Your Majesty?
When I saw that kid today...
- Yes...?
What state have I come to?
I ind my son in every boy
I had put my son under Your care.
You must return him to me
How long will You delay mercy, Lord?
So many years have passed
in the pining to see my son
Where must my son be?
What kind of justice is this, Lord?
Even today, a sinner...
is occupying the throne that ought
to have been my son's
Vikram...
The king is no more.
The sun has set in Suryagadh
Should the sun set
on one end...
it rises on the other
Hail king Vikram Singh
Hail the Queen Mother
What news do you bring
from the city, Sher Khan?
After Durjan Singh, his son
Vikram Singh has succeeded him
And instead of rejoicing,
his subjects wallow in misery
Son turns out to be ruthless
than his father
How have the subjects reacted?
- The sword of tyranny silences them
I wish, we could tell them that their
Queen and their prince are still alive
But where's the prince?
Who will answer them if they ask?
"Gypsies... we're gypsies"
"Gypsies... we're gypsies"
"We're one of a kind"
"In hearts, we live"
"We make merry among ourselves"
"Like the river, we flow"
"Gypsies"
"We're gypsies"
"We're one of a kind"
"The world laughs over us"
"We laugh over the world"
"Today here, there tomorrow,
we pitch in wherever we wish"
"We exchange hearts for hearts,
we live and die for love"
"We're lovers..."
"we're lovers, we're Iovestruck"
"Gypsies..."
"we're gypsies..."
"We're one of a kind"
"We use our hands to work,
we use words to entertain"
"Rainy days, we fear..."
"but not along night of love"
"We aren't mean friends"
"Flowers, we cherish"
"Thorns..."
"even thorns we accept"
"Gypsies..."
"we're gypsies"
Attention! Princess Padmavati's
royal carriage is on its way
Clear the village square
Why are you running off?
- The princess is coming this way!
Run, if you want to live.
- What if I wish to see the princess?
Your eyes will be gouged out!
Amar, come on! You want to die?
- No, I want to see the princess
Come on!
Closed buggy...?
Her Majesty is inside the buggy
I thought you were ugly, that's why
you prefer to stay inside the buggy
But you are so pretty.
- Anybody there? Arrest him!
It's so crowded here.
I'll come to meet you in private
Insolence!
Who is this man?
Easy...!
- They've been ruthless
Why did you have to go there?
- Shallo...
how many marks on my back?
- Many
The whip marks on my body
shows how much she loves me
Loves...? Who? The princess?
- Who else? You?
Stay in your limits. Her brother,
Vikram Singh, is a tyrant
If you try to meet her,
he'll slit your throat
If the swine cuts my throats, the
princess will kill herself my for sake
As if you are married to her!
- Almost. I have chosen her
She's going to choose me now,
and then we'll be married bylaw
If you go there tomorrow, your heart
will bear as many wounds as your back
She's burning in envy,
and she's trying to burn me
Stay in your limits, son.
Why must you take on the royals?
Who's taking them on, Ma?
Her men flagged me. In fact...
they've challenged your tiger, Ma
And what a wounded tiger does,
I must show Her Majesty
Why must you stake your life
for him, Shallo?
Sarju! I'm marrying Amar. You get it?
- But he isn't marrying you
Someday he's going to dump you. Then
you'll come to me. So why not today?
I'd rather drown myself!
- Only if I let you die
I'll take you away by force!
- Let go of my hand!
Don't you dare, Sarju!
You ought to be ashamed
Ashamed? What for?
I'm proposing marriage
You know the rules of our clan.
No marrying a girl against her wishes
One is also allowed to talk to
spinsters. Stop me after you marry her
Whether I marry her or not, but
till such time as I am the chief...
I won't let anyone force a girl.
Shallo, go away
"Look at her..."
"setting water on ire"
Who's there?
"Covering her body..."
"the fair lady is taking a bath"
How dare you? Uncouth man!
Don't you know who I am?
"Are you a celestial beauty?"
"Or, are you someone else?"
"You aren't woman"
"You are a silken thread"
Fool! You think I'm thread?
Moron!
You have invited your death!
- Death...? So beautiful?
I could die for such a snakebite
"You're a serpent"
"And I'm snake-charmer in love"
"I shall lure you away..."
"and leave the world gaping"
You aren't getting away alive
out of the palace!
"Guard yourself as much as you can"
"Cover yourself as much as you can"
"But don't be so vain"
"Don't deny this poor heart"
"My heart is no less than a palace..."
"for, in my heart you dwell"
"You're a serpent"
"And I'm snake-charmer in love"
"I shall lure you away..."
"and leave the world gaping"
You'll die a horrible death!
- "Those in love..."
"don't fear death"
"For your lovely countenance..."
"a thousand moons could die"
"Your disheveled tresses..."
"could plunge the world into darkness"
"You're a serpent"
"And I'm snake-charmer in love"
"I shall lure you away..."
"and leave the world gaping"
"if not today, tomorrow it will be"
"Let's bet on it"
"Love will cast its spell on you..."
"and you will dance in joy"
"For a smile on your lips..."
"I'd drink your venom"
"You're a serpent"
"And I'm snake-charmer in love"
"I shall lure you away..."
"and leave the world gaping"
Disperse! it's such a lovely moment.
Her Majesty hates this intrusion
You'll be punished for this intrusion.
- Did you hear? You'll be punished!
What are you waiting for? Arrest him!
- What are you waiting for? Arrest me
Didn't hear? She wants me arrested.
She wants me to stay here
What...?
- You've fallen in love at irst sight
I must return. Now that I have chosen
a pretty bride for myself...
I want to break the good news to Ma.
- Insolent!
Thank you
Excuse me... my headdress is with you.
Take care of it, I'll return for it
Kill him!
He escaped? How could he?
Tell the soldiers...
if they want to live, they must
bring him to me, dead or alive
Alive, if possible
Why bother the soldiers,
Your Highness? He'll come on his own
He promised to come here, and he came.
He'll come again for the headdress
He's a man of his word.
- Shut up!
My hot babe, out of my way.
- To hell with your hot-babe!
Did you meet the princess?
Are you satisied?
Of course, satisied. And I'm frozen.
- Why? Does she have four eyes?
Four hands? Four legs? Four ears?
- She has four hearts
What...?
- Yes. One heart says...
Amar, don't leave me
The second says, Amar, embrace me
Third says...
- Stop it! Your brain is rusted
What has she got that I haven't?
Is she diamond-eyed? Silken-haired?
Do flowers rain when she speaks?
- Yes. Roses
She smells like sandalwood.
Today we even bathed together
You bathed with her?
- Yes, in the royal pool
Take a whiff. You'll smell sandalwood.
- Don't touch me. You've bathed...
with someone else. You're stained.
Unless you bathe in the Ganges...
the stink won't leave your body.
- I won't ever bathe. Never
Lest this lovely fragrance leaves me.
- It appears, you're off your wits
Come on, drop me home.
- No, you aren't sitting...
on my horse any more. Only she
will sit. I'll ride only with her
You will marry only me. I'm going
to mother your kids. You get that?
I have no plans to become father now.
Lay off
Goodness!
Lord, what am I to do?
Wasn't he so ine a while ago?
Princess, our army is amazing.
A man teased you at the pool...
and they picked up twenty men.
Go and identify the lover...
I mean, the rogue
it's none of them
Her Majesty says the offender
is not among them
Let them go.
- Let them go. By order
Wait!
Those who are arrested and brought to
me, don't return without a punishment
But brother, they are guiltless.
Why must you punish them?
One must fear the curse of the poor.
- Swords run a monarchy!
Otherwise, a monarchy
loses the power it wields
So these are the ones who dared
to enter our pool!
It's a lie, Your Highness.
We are innocent. Your soldiers...
brought us here by force
- You mean, my soldiers...
cannot differentiate between the
guilty and innocent? I trust my army
You trust your army but not your
subjects? This is unfair, Your Majesty
You suspect my justice?
- No, Your Highness
We're merely voicing our anger
against the army
The voice reeks of rebellion.
Soldier, silence the voice
Mercy, Your Highness. Mercy!
Has anyone else
to question my justice?
Take them away.
Throw them in the dungeons
So that their spiteful eyes
pine to see the sun
Come on
Where are they from?
- Village Gangapur, Your Highness
Uncivil men. Gangapur will not be my
territory any more. Execute the order
She's stranded. Get her. Go
Son, were it not for you he'd have
shot me. You have given me...
a new lease of life. Who are you?
- I'm Amar, the gypsy...
Well, I'm no prince that you'll know.
- You're very brave
You're very brave, Ma-ji.
You were great with the sword
May I say something, Ma-ji?
- Tell me, son
I don't why I feel like
touching your feet
We need brave men like you.
Join us
Please don't mind... what do you do?
- We're rebels
Rebels...? Good Lord! That demands
bloodshed. You must be killing many
What we gypsies do is just sing and
dance. Keep this, it might hurt
Goodbye, Ma-ji.
- Bless you, son
One bandit, a woman, defeats
such a huge kingdom
And all of you have come to me alive
with this news?
I feel like skinning you alive
and hanging you at the square
But then, warriors should not be
humiliated before the subjects
Commander, let my favourite elephant
trample all these brave men
At least they will die respectfully.
Execute the order
Past, present, future... manifest!
- Bibi Amma...
What is it?
- My lover doesn't talk to me any more
He has forgotten his childhood love
ever since he has met the princess
When will he marry me?
- Marry? Abracadabra!
This girl loves someone. He is
indifferent. Tell me the consequence
Showers of blood... ires...
destruction... nothing will be spared
Nothing will exist...
no throne, no crown
What will happen to my love?
- Will be decided on a full-moon night
Go and wait for the full moon.
Go away!
Pining,
I'm restless every moment
During the day I dream about my love,
and at nights I can't sleep
Lady, I'm here
How could you enter the palace?
- I came flying, counting on my love
Insolent! You came again?
I will clip your wings!
And hold them close to your heart.
- I'll ix you rightaway
Before you call someone in,
won't you accept your birthday gift?
Your lover has come to meet you.
And I bring you a pair of rabbits
Don't be surprised. Learn from them
the only thing that they teach
Make love and have kids
Take care
Go ahead, summon anyone
Arrest this savage!
Quick!
Will you use arrows and swords to
kill a lover? Kill me with love
Catch me if you can
I hate a crowd. I'll meet you
in private. Pretty soon
Arrest him and present him before me
What happened? Has he been caught?
- No, none could catch him
He jumped the wall and ran away.
- Ran away? Useless! All of you
I don't need anyone. Go away.
- Me too?
Yes, you too
Useless! Everyone!
Thank you for this lovely gift,
Your Highness
You...? How dare you lie on my bed?
You mind? In this very bed
we shall have our nuptials someday
Not a bed for nuptials,
it's your deathbed
Not dagger, nor sword can harm me.
My arms have taken all
It seems you don't love your life.
- You are my life
How will I survive without loving you?
- Only if you live
A human can kill another, Your Majesty.
But to kill love is beyond human hands
It is love that gave me the courage to
come here and return alive everytime
Like a thief you entered and left.
And you think you've been courageous?
Don't challenge a lover's courage!
If I wish I can take you away now
But I won't. On full-moon nights you
visit the temple on the hill, I hear
Make sure you come with the
entire Red Army. I'll come alone
If I whisk you away from amidst all
the soldiers, then you will have to...
shed your false pride
and embrace this gypsy. Agree?
Only if your head remains.
- Not you, the high of royalty speaks
For a while forget that you are
a princess, and look into your heart
You'll ind me in some corner.
And... you must give in to your heart
No, I won't return this.
My foster-sister is marrying today
I'll tell her that her sister-in-law
has sent this gift for her
My headdress is lucky, I'm not. Look
how majestically it lies on your seat
Take care of this weapon. You may
need it on the full-moon night. Bye
Look into your heart. You will
ind me in some corner. And...
you must give in to your heart
You threw the headdress away, but
how will you get over his memories?
Memories? Of the tumbler?
- All right he is a tumbler
But his jumps have
set your heart somersaulting
Well, my hot babe looks frozen today
Today it will be decided!
- Has the war begun?
Yes, the war has begun!
I'll kill you or I'll kill myself
You're coming from there, aren't you?
- Shallo, I can't help it
I don't go there, my legs take me
And now, even the princess' condition
is like mine. She's pining
She wasn't willing to let me go today.
- Then why did you return?
You could've stayed back?
- Can't digest the food...
when it comes on a golden platter.
Until I eat the food you cook...
I'm not sated. After I marry
the princess, make sure...
you teach her to make bread.
- Must you rub salts into my wounds?
If you want to marry that cursed woman
then take this and pierce my heart
What's wrong with you? You think
I'll thrust this knife into you?
I don't want your sympathies
Does she love you more than I do?
- Yes... she loves me... dearly
She calls me "My Romeo" these days
Swear it on me
No Shallo, I can't
swear falsely on you
Amar! I knew you can't
swear falsely on me. You love me
You won't even stab me! You want to
tease me that's why you take her name
But I'm not buying that!
- Don't dream unrealistic dreams
Say whatever you want to,
I'll get even with you after marriage
She's hurting herself
Stop
Bravo! Now you are capable
of taking on the enemy
What you have learnt, teach that
to the neighbouring villagers
Let them teach others. Finally
every village will become a fortress...
and every young man, a warrior
Princess, are you going to the temple
tomorrow with the soldiers?
What is it about tomorrow?
- The gypsy. The one who promises...
to come, comes,
goes back and returns again
What do you think? Will he come?
Doesn't he hold his life dear?
The text of Love says that true lovers
don't hesitate to give their lives
Basanti, talking about love and
sacriicing life for love...
are two different things.
He isn't coming
My darling Raja, know why I am
decking you up tonight?
Get the plan very clear. Today
the princess is going to ride on you
Don't mess it up,
else I'll whack you. Let's go
He's not to be seen.
- Who?
The one who always promises to come.
- He isn't coming. Poor Life is dear
So the Love texts lie that true lovers
don't hesitate to give their lives
It is true! He is here!
It's a dummy.
- That's a dummy!
The cheat! Coward! See? Talking
about love and sacriicing for love...
are two different things.
- Here! My life is for you, princess
Gypsies are true to their word.
Those foolish soldiers can't kill me
If you wanted to kill me,
you should've brought in cannons
Not like a thief, I'll take you away
amidst flying arrows
How will you ride?
On elephant? Or horseback?
Horseback will be the best!
Raja! Take the girl!
Halt!
No one tries to step forward!
Inform your king that...
Her Majesty has gone to see
her in-laws
Faster!
Jump, Raja!
Don't worry, Your Majesty,
your soldiers are sluggish
Amar...?
Insolent man! You'll know
when I get you hanged!
Hang me after the wedding,
I won't mind. But you must marry me
With the princess...?
Stop, Amar!
- Shallo, out of the way!
Where are you taking that witch? Stop!
- We're marrying today
Summon the priest, pronto.
- Stop, Amar! No!
Stop, Amar!
- Her Majesty wants sweet distributed
I'll kill her!
Stop!
Stop, Raja. Our castle is here
Well Your Majesty,
you like the place?
Come on, darling
What grace! The gypsy girl
is no better than you
And why not? A gypsy's company
does show its effect
Raja, did you enjoy taking the
princess on a ride?
And why not?
Both of us enjoyed
Well, do you commend
my act of bravery?
You kidnapped a girl using deception,
and you call that an act of bravery?
If not an act of bravery,
it is a tactic in love
This battle of war between you and me
has made me Iovesick, Your Majesty
And only wedding can cure me. So
tell me, do you like the bridegroom?
Do you intend to taint a girl
in this desolate ruins?
What a shame! This doesn't
speak well of you, princess
You consider my love a slur on you?
You ought to be proud of my love
I stole you away from amidst soldiers
risking my life. Didn't you see?
I had promised you. Remember?
I have fulilled my promise
Now fulill your promise
and embrace me
You dare to speak such things
because I'm in your custody
Who is in whose custody?
You or I?
I'm in your custody at the moment.
Entrapped in the shackles of your love
I swear by you,
I love the shackles
Still, if you think my love for you is
a crime, I'm willing to be punished
Punishment? I wish I had a sword.
Your head would've been at my feet
Is that all you wish?
I'm in love with you, so I shall
give you every wish of yours
My life isn't dearer to me
than your love, Your Majesty
Here you are
Have your wish
Shoot the arrow. Go on
Go on, shoot!
What are waiting for? Curse
my mother's milk if I waver one bit
Shoot!
You can't shoot, princess
Not the worst of your rage
can diminish my love
Those lovely eyes, fluttering lips,
those shivering arms...
all prove that your heart
has begun rebelling for me
If not me, you must listen
to your rebelling heart
Shoot, or embrace me
Shoot, or embrace me!
- Insolent! Blood gypsy!
Now that you have shot the arrow, you
have made me aware of where I stand
A speck of dirt that tried to reach
for the stars has got its punishment
That a princess would love a gypsy
was just a misconception I had
Thank you for making me aware
of my status
Raja, drop the princess safely
at the palace
Please...
What are you looking at?
Not a wound,
it is my love's grave...
in which I have buried
all my desires and dreams
Go on, princess. No gypsy
will ever come in your way again
"My beauty..."
"made me arrogant"
"Your love..."
"shattered..."
"that image"
"With the world
and its people..."
"today I revolt..."
"now that I have fallen
in love with you"
"I'm in love with you"
"ls today the day ofjudgement?"
"Such mercy you show towards me"
"You have fallen in love with me"
"You are a princess,
you reside in a castle"
"I'm 893/P53/1
a rustic"
"My crown..."
"I lay at your feet,
I'm crazed"
"Those who weigh feelings
with wealth..."
"are merchants who trade in hearts"
"I'm in love with you"
"I have forgotten all the norms..."
"everything I accept"
"I never knew, desires..."
"turn one impulsive"
"I have fallen in love with you"
"Make me or break me..."
"I'm a caged bird,
do what you want to me, O'hunter"
"My disheveled tresses,
my fluttering veil..."
"invite you..."
"now that I have fallen
in love with you"
"With the world,
with the people..."
"today we revolt"
"I'm in love with you"
"I'm in love with you"
Brother, I'm guilty. I ought to
be punished. You have no right...
to take an innocent's life.
- I'm not here to demand my right
I only want to make you aware that
your place is in the palace...
not among the gypsies. You will
not step out of the palace any more
Which means I am under house arrest?
- No. I'm just guarding royal honour
Brother, you can conine my body,
but you can't shackle my soul
A princess trying to defend a gypsy?
Don't you care for your royal status?
For me to shun my pride, the ordinary
gypsy ought to have something in him
Which is why he will be beheaded
and his head presented to you
To prevent a princess
trade the royal status...
we earned by the edge of the sword
Take the princess away safely
Shallo...?
- You recognise me?
You lured Amar and got him arrested.
Are you satisied now?
Who is satisied and who is burning,
how would you know, Shallo?
Love knows not deceit.
- Love? How'd a rich princess know?
Love is heart's treasure.
And a heart, we poor posses
You have destroyed my love.
I shall have your blood
Were my death to save Amar's life
I'd love to die
Shallo, if you really love Amar,
forget me and save his life
Take me out of this place. We must
get to the dungeon and save Amar
Another deceit, another ploy.
- Don't call pining a ploy, Shallo
Pining in your heart? Ask the heart
which pines for Amar since childhood
Amar's voice resonates in every
heartbeat. I'm only a sculpture
Amar is my soul.
- Then help me save the soul
Shallo, if we are late, in this
battle, Time will defeat Love
Whose love do you mean?
Yours? Or mine?
Shallo, this is no time to argue
but to save Amar
He must live, no matter if he
becomes yours... but help me, Shallo
If this be deceit, I'm willing
to accept this beautiful deceit
But on one condition
After Amar is released he will
belong to me, not to you
To save Amar's life,
I accept any condition
Then come on
Open
Your command, Your Majesty?
- Open the gate
I can open it only on official order
isn't a princess' order not official?
- I'm helpless, Your Majesty
Hand over the prisoner to me.
It's an order
Every prisoner is under the king's
custody. I'd rather lose my life...
than betray.
- Then you'll lose your life!
Your Majesty, don't compel me
to use force
Shallo, pick up the keys.
- Don't allow her!
Shallo, quick!
Move!
Take this!
Get out of here, quick!
- Come on
Don't let them escape!
Do as I say. The two of you
get out of here
And you?
- Not wise for all of us to go at once
I'll go this way
Your Highness, the gypsy has escaped
Someone is coming. Go on, I'll see
Did you catch the girl, too?
- No. She was shot, yet she escaped
Shallo?
- Shallo, my child!
I regret, those wrists that once wore
golden bangles wear iron handcuffs now
I'm not responsible but your wrong
step that maligned royal reputation
To each his own thoughts. You think
I maligned the royal reputation
But I think I have honoured love
Now that I've freed Amar from your
shackles, I care not for handcuffs
Nlisconception? it's your
misconception that Amar is free
None escapes Death. Likewise, no prey
escapes king Vikram's Singh's custody
Amar is still my prisoner.
And tomorrow morning...
you will witness the bloody scene
when he will be done to death
Death...?
- Yes, death. Tell me...
if you have a greater punishment
on your mind, I'll consider it
Half a glass? Fill it!
I'm the chief now
Not yet, boss. Yes, you will become
the chief after Amar's death
Not so long before he dies
Don't you know? No prey has ever
escaped king Vikram Singh's trap
And the slut went to save him!
- Boss, Shallo will be yours now
If not me, who else will
the slut belong to?
My Amar's life is in danger.
Save him Bibi Amma, I beg of you
No use begging to me. Look up,
the Goddess needs blood, a sacriice
Then offer me. Let my blood quench
the Goddess' thirst. Save my Amar
No one can save him. No one can
save him from the Goddess' wrath
Love can save him.
My love can take on any tempest
Don't take on this tempest,
you will lose your life
I'll give it! I'll sing, dance
and I shall earn the Goddess' favour
Don't! Don't do it, Shallo. This is
a harsh test. Not only your life...
you will have to sacriice
your love too
"Tonight
I shall give away my love..."
"and also give a test"
"Not only the heart..."
"I can give my life too"
"I shall sacriice my life
for this crazy heart of mine"
"I shall sing and dance
till my dancing-bells shatter"
"I have been deceived"
"Don't stop me tonight"
"The tears I shed
didn't work for me"
"I have lamented enough"
"Tonight I shall bare my heart..."
"to show my wounds"
"I shall sing and dance
until my dancing-bells shatter"
"My luck doesn't favour me"
"it's beyond my control"
"No matter how weak women are..."
"but we aren't cowards"
"Alone I shall take on the world"
"I shall sing and dance
until my dancing-bells shatter"
General, pronounce his crime
The accused Amar is the gypsy chief
Not only did he dare to sneak into
the palace on the sly...
he also committed the crime of
entering into the princess' rest-room
But for the merciful Her Majesty,
her guards would've beheaded him
Her Majesty ordered him to be
detained for sometime
But this ingrate took undue advantage
of her leniency and tried...
to escape from the prison
with the help of some accomplices
But our guards risked their lives
and foiled his attempt
Has the princess proposed
another punishment?
Yes
She wants this ingrate to be
trampled under an elephant in public
Princess Padmavati's justice
makes me happy
But before her order is executed,
according to the kingdom's law...
ask the criminal his last wish
Speak, if you have any last wish
If you boast of giving me
my last wish, then hear...
I want to see the
brave and pretty face...
that helped me escape.
- Impossible
Gypsy, know your status!
- Where does a great king stand...
who can't fulill a small promise?
- lnsolence! Behave yourself!
Don't you fear Death?
- Death, I embraced...
the day I desired her love,
whom you have bound in shackles
The moment you breathe your last,
the shackles will break by themselves
Thanks for the comprehension. But you
can't see the tears of a helpless soul
The tears will rejoice after you die.
- You are mistaken, Your Highness
You don't know, those tears of love
will turn into a tempest someday
It will wash away the kingdom of an
arrogant and heartless king like you
No more shall
the crown and throne be
The rule, the false grandeur
will be destroyed
None of you shall live, Your Highness.
But love will forever live!
Trample him!
Trample his head
No!
Moti...? it's you!
It's me
it's me. Your buddy. Remember me?
Don't let him escape!
After him! I want him.
Dead or alive!
Your Majesty...
Amar escaped
Amar is safe
How could he escape?
- A group of wild elephants...
blocked our path, Your Highness
General, this means our animals
are smarter than our army
But where will he go?
To his clan
General, destroy the gypsies.
Kill every gypsy kid
Behead the rebel and present it
before me. Do it!
Where is Amar?
- The king's elephant sauced him
No, he is alive.
- Amar is alive...?
He is on the run.
- My son is alive?
Yes, he's alive. I have come looking
for him. Vacate this place
Else, the king's army
will slaughter you
They are here I guess. If they see me
I'll be damned. Run, everyone!
Let's get out of here. Come on, Shalu
- I'm not going
Where will my son look for me?
Go on folks, I'll stay here
Come on, Shalu.
- I'm not going
Come on.
- I won't!
Why won't you?
- Let go of me! You cur!
Don't set the houses ablaze!
Slut! Sit there! Trying to run away?
Where will you run to?
I'm the chief now!
And you are marrying me!
I'll kill you if you force me!
Or I'll kill myself
I'm a gypsy! And a gypsy girl
never changes her man
I'm Amar's. I'll belong only to him!
- Only if he's alive
He's alive. Basanti said that.
- Is that some life?
Like hounds the king's men will
chase him. And he'll run scared
You get that? Bibi Amma too says,
you will never marry Amar!
Whether I marry him or not,
I have committed my life to him
Then get this! Stay right here.
You're being watched
Step outside, and I'll break
your limbs. Get that?
Ma...?
Nla!
Ma, what has happened?
- We're ruined, son
We're ruined.
- What are you saying, Ma?
I breathed only to see you.
I can die in peace now
No Ma, don't say that...
- I'm losing time, Amar, my son
Son, I must tell you a secret.
- What secret, Ma?
I'm not your mother.
- Don't say that. You are my Ma
Son, in the temple
of Lord Ganesh...
in the forest... I found you in
the temple of Lord Ganesh
Someone had left you there.
- Who left me there, Ma?
You come from a high stock, son.
- No Ma, I'm your son
No son... look at this
This was tied to your arm
This will lead you to your parents
Bibi Amma...
- What is it?
Make an amulet for me.
- Amulet? What kind, chief?
I want to win Shallo's heart.
- Shallo's heart?
Yes.
- Abracadabra!
Shallo...? She has flown, chief.
- What...?
Where is Amar?
- I too came looking for Amar
But I ind no one here.
- I thought he must have come...
so I returned. If Amar is not found,
the princess will die
What happened to the princess?
- As soon as the elephant...
raised its leg to trample Amar,
Her Majesty fainted
Perhaps, it still plays
deep inside her mind
It seems as if she'll die for Amar
God forbid such love.
- Will you take me to the princess?
How can I take you inside the palace?
- I'll show you the way. Follow me
Allah is great
Basanti, where have you been? How
could you leave the princess behind?
From a mendicant outside the city
I have brought some holy incense
Who is that with you?
- She serves the mendicant
She wants to see the princess once.
Her magic might just work
May I be given permission.
Allah is great
Take her inside, Basanti.
- Come
Your Majesty...
Your Majesty, I'm Shallo
I'm Shallo, Your Majesty.
Amar is alive
Your Amar is alive, princess.
- Who are you talking to, Shallo?
She has turned into stone
I'm stone-hearted. I couldn't fathom
her pining, how deep is her love
Today I know the difference
between selishness and sacriice
Forgive me, Your Majesty.
I wanted to snatch Amar away from you
I wanted to defeat you.
But your love has defeated me
Forgive me, Your Majesty.
Amar is yours, he'll be only yours
Yes Your Majesty, Amar belongs to you
Your Majesty believe me, Amar belongs
to you. He'll only be yours
Amar must be brought here at any cost.
Only Amar can save her
Amar has to be brought here. Only he
can give her a new lease of life
Come on
Allah is great
Did you make something out?
- Yes, Your Highness
But alas, I can do nothing about it
Why not?
- She's possessed by a great spirit
The spirit has entered right into
her soul. And to drive it out...
alas, alas!
- Can someone exorcise?
Only one man can drive it out.
- Who?
The great seer
Then get him over.
- From where, Sire?
It's been ages since I met him.
He's an ascetic, a nomad
Spends his day here,
night there
Can there be a way out to ind him?
- There is one way out
Set the drums beating. If he hears
that a devout woman...
is badly in need of his help,
he'll come running here, Sire
His sight will cure the patient.
Allah is great
Very well. Let's try this too
Attention.
Hear the royal proclamation
Hear one and all.
Princess Padmavati is possessed
If any common man, or an ascetic
can drive the spirit away...
and cure the princess, he shall be
rewarded with 500 gold coins...
and ive villages
Raja...? You?
Amar, you are alive!
- Shallo, someone will hear
Did you hear? The princess thinks
you are dead. She has lost her senses
Not spirits, she's possessed
by your love
There's only way she can be saved.
- How?
She must see you. All the seers
can't do what a lover's sight can
Shallo, does that come from you?
- You were the one who said...
those in love give their lives,
they don't take lives
Come to your senses, my child
Who are you reasoning with?
The poor thing isn't herself
Padma, my child...
- Padma, where are you going?
Open the door, Padma
Open the door
Open the door, Your Majesty.
Open up, Padma
Allah! Succour of the miserable,
shows us Thy mercy
Show us
Who are you?
- Foolish king! Come to your senses
Fear Allah.
Address the elders respectfully
I'm Ali the qalandar,
the merry dervish!
Nlendicant, in the king's presence
be humble, not vain
In humility I stand before Allah,
no human I fear
Keep your Lordship to yourself.
I'm going away to the King of Kings
Your Majesty!
What are you doing, Sire?
He is the great seer...
who can do wonders.
He has the Midas touch!
Mercy, O great seer. Forgive him,
he's ignorant. Mercy!
Hey mere mortal,
I'm a spiritual soul
I fear not Death. This world belongs
to none. You're born, so you shall die
Only love will prevail.
Love is love
Whose love, seer?
- Of the one with lovely tresses
Of the one inside.
Love inside everyone
Goddess of love! My love,
I salute your beautiful tresses
"My love, I salute you"
"salutations to you"
"My love, I salute you"
"When in distress
I called out to you"
"My love, I salute you"
"When you are near,
and when you are away..."
"you still hold me in amazement"
"No matter if you are near or away,
my heart is where you stay"
"I salute you, my love"
"You are my friend,
you are my Destiny"
"I have come to your doorstep,
love binds me"
"I'm in love with you,
yet you are unawares"
"Unknown to you,
I love you"
"Look at me and you'll feel
the agony inside me"
"I salute you, my love"
"I can wait no longer"
"I'm lonely"
"When will I see you?"
"Oh, when will I rejoice?"
"Sweetheart, break all the shackles
and come to me"
"Let all the hurdles in our path
go up in smoke"
"Let my lyric unveil the secrets"
"I salute you, my love"
"I behold only you.
- Wonderful"
"You, my only desire"
"Why are you indifferent?"
"Are you dazed?"
"Oh why am I in a daze?"
"Recognise me"
"Recognise my eyes,
the tears and the yearning"
"What do I say how I feel?
The feeling in my heart is..."
"like lyric without music,
like a chalice without wine"
"My love, I salute you"
Go outside, Your Highness.
- What for?
The seer has taken in his own body
the spirit that possessed the princess
When he drives it away, it can attack
anyone. Stay outside, Your Highness
Let's go, Sire.
- Quick
Abracadabra! Calamity begone!
Padma, I've returned
from the land of the dead
You talk of the dead?
Oh, how many times have I died!
They are thirsting for your blood.
Go away
Go away? Alone? No Padma, no
Deathly silence inside?
Not even a word?
Great seer, we can't hear the spirit.
Has it been exorcised?
Patience. Patience, lady. I'm trying
to... the spirit is trying to escape
Thank You, Almighty!
Allah is great
Let go! Let me go! I need
to talk to the king. it's urgent
Your Majesty, you're being deceived
it's the ratbag!
Allow him in.
- Stop her, she spells trouble
Run! We've been exposed
it's the gypsy inside. Amar.
He is disguised as the mendicant
Don't brother, I beseech you.
Kill me if you want to
You put on a farce to deceive me.
You ought to be ashamed. Step aside!
I don't miss my targets.
He must've died
Until you cremate your enemy's corpse,
consider him alive, elders say
Time demands that the princess
should be married off at the soonest
Ask the priest to take
the proposal today itself
So that when the need arrives,
we can take their help too
Help! Please stop!
What's wrong?
- Help us. My Amar is injured
The king shot him
Sher Khan, he's the valiant one
who saved my life. Pick him up
Nothing serious, Queen Mother
Look, Queen Mother
Thank Allah for saving you.
- I must thank you for saving me
May I ask you something, son?
Where did you End the armlet?
My Ma gave it to me.
- Your mother?
Yes, I considered her my Ma
Considered? You mean...?
She wasn't my mother, but she
meant more than a mother to me
She reared me, loved me deeply
She also told me that someone had
left me at the temple of Lord Ganesh
She had picked me up. That armlet
was tied to my arm at that time
Right. She was right.
She wasn't your mother
How do you know?
- Because I'm the unfortunate mother
You...?
- Yes
You abandoned me
in the temple? Why?
When a mother abandons her baby,
not even God can fathom her grief
it's a long tale, prince.
- What...? Prince?
Yes son, you are a prince
I'm a prince...?
What are you saying?
I lived just to have a glimpse of you
For once, call me Ma
Call me Ma, son. Just once
Ma
Once again
One more time
Ma...
- My son, Amar
Long live prince Amar Singh!
Prince, my job is over
To protect the truth, justice
and the subjects...
today I hand over
the royal sword to you
Prince Amar Singh, from this day
we consider you our king
We, your subjects, anoint you
with our blood
King Amar Singh...
- long may you reign
Long live king Amar Singh
Today you have anointed me
with blood in place of saffron...
and made me not a king, but you
have shackled me with love...
and made me your slave. I promise,
for the blood I'm anointed with...
I shall shed every drop of my blood
to repay it
I declare rebellion!
Hail Goddess Bhavani!
Hail Goddess Bhavani!
Rebellion...?
- Rebellion!
Rebellion!
My respected Father's statue
was broken today
The flag of rebellion was hoisted not
at the village square but in my heart
My commander, my general, governor,
vizier and my army...
everyone blindly stood watching me
being humiliated
And also kept assuring me that
the Queen and the prince were dead
And today the dead come alive?
How come? How?
Sire, don't the dead stand in for
their progeny? Is he an impostor?
Not Moon nor Sun makes a dawn. In any
other name, the enemy, is but an enemy
Before this rebellion rises
like a storm, quell it
Send the armies to every corner,
shoot every suspect
Let the voice of rebellion
be buried in the twang of gunshots
Speak! Where is your Queen?
- I know nothing
Where is the prince?
- I know nothing
Speak!
- I know nothing
Bloody rebel! Tell me the whereabouts
of the prince, or your head will roll
I'm not a rebel. Believe me.
- You've gotten used to lying!
Where is the prince?
- I don't know
All your men couldn't ind
the hiding place of the rebels
How will I face the king?
- Can't help it, general
The people are with them. Not even
flaying them has opened their mouths
What your power couldn't do till now,
I must use my brains to do it
Do what I have told you to do.
- Yes sir
No blunders
My message should be sent to
the Diwan of Rajgadh today itself
We need his help.
- Right sir
Long live the prince.
Long live the Queen
Old man...
- Let go!
Where have you hidden
the Queen and the prince?
Else, your sons will be killed
right before you
Destroy us. Kill us. We're rebels!
We won't tell you the whereabouts...
of the Queen and the prince.
We won't tell you
We won't tell you. Kill me,
but I won't tell you
Speak. Else, I'll kill you.
- Go on, kill me
But remember, the death of a rebel
breathes life into the cause
Kill me. Long live the prince.
Long live the Queen
Then die!
Bless you, warrior.
Great is your courage
You are great, sir.
I salute your patriotism
Does the princess know that
you are a prince in rebellion?
I don't know
You haven't informed her?
- No
Have you forgotten her?
She has loved you, and...
- Shallo, it's the time of war
Not the time to chant love
Amar, love is her life. How is she at
fault if you have turned a prince...
from a gypsy? Has she wronged you?
- No
Then why have you changed so?
- Shallo look there...
look at the Queen Mother. An atrocious
brute murdered her husband...
snatched away the throne from her
and made a beggar out of a Queen
And for years, quelling the ire of
vengeance in her heart, she waited...
for the day when her son would grow up
and avenge every atrocity...
that was committed on her,
regain the lost throne...
and turn her into a Queen again
And now that her dream
is about to come true...
should I tell her that I'm in love
with the enemy's daughter?
That, at this crucial juncture,
I can't choose between love and war?
Just imagine the predicament
she will be in
And what about the expectations
my father's soul has of me?
Think only about it, Shallo.
Forget everything else
Your Majesty! Know who
the rebelling prince is?
Who...?
- Your Amar
Amar...?
- Yes, Shallo told me
They shot two of sons
right in front of me!
Dragging us through the forest, they
were taking us to their commander...
when your men reached there.
- Had we not reached in time, this...
poor man's two other sons would've
been shot to death, Queen Mother
But I'm not grieving, Queen Mother.
Even if a hundred sons of mine...
were to sacriice for your sake,
I'd still consider myself blessed
I'm proud of your patriotism.
Sher Khan, arrange for his treatment
Hail the Queen Mother.
- What news?
Rajgadh's army has marched off
to aid Vikram Singh
Marched off...?
- When will the army reach here?
By night tomorrow.
- Then we must attack the fort...
before they arrive.
- So soon?
Yes Shallo, at this juncture the
enemy is weak. Half its troops...
are spread among the villages.
We must set forth tonight itself...
so that before the enemy awakes,
our cannons would mark our arrival
I agree with Amar Singh.
One who attacks irst wins the war
I've got to know, brother.
The throne you sit upon was snatched
And now the rightful heir
has come forth
Our Father had murdered. Humanity
demands that we wash away the taint
And hand over the kingdom
to the rightful heir
A kingdom is no plaything
that can be gifted lovingly
Crowns are wrested, and might
is used to preserve them
And I shall do it till my last breath.
- The people can't take it lying down
They seek an answer. If they don't
ind an answer, they rebel
Men confront a rebellion. Women must
stay quiet and watch the fun
Women don't only watch the fun.
If the need be, they wield swords too
Turn the pages of history, brother.
- Brave men don't read history
They write new history
by the edge of the sword
May Goddess Bhavani protect you,
my son. Return victorious
Allah willing, Queen Mother, we shall
annihilate the enemy and return...
with the royal carriage tomorrow,
and take you to the palace...
with great pomp and splendour. Amen
Hail Goddess Bhavani!
- Hail Goddess Bhavani!
They have left, general.
- Yes. Are the horses ready?
Yes sir. Behind the hill
Deathly silence. The enemy
is sleeping unawares
Behind the gate,
the throne awaits you
Uncle Khan, get the cannons
at the front
I shall lead the charge. Uncle Khan,
you will attack from the right
And you will stay here with your
forces and attack the fleeing enemies
Right.
- Shallo, if something untoward...
happens to me in this battle...
I leave my Mother in your hands
Take care of her as a son would
Nawaz Khan...
- Yes sir?
As soon as we charge,
blow up the gates
Hail Goddess Bhavani!
- Hail Goddess Bhavani!
Did you think I was
having a good sleep?
Uneasy rests the head
that wears the Crown
Fool! You think you can incite these
handful of peasants, give them toys...
and get them to face cannons?
- Not cannons, resolves win battles
And resolves of my men run higher
than the walls you defend
Even ants aim higher,
but they can't harm mountain
If I wish, I can slaughter you
and your men right now
But I don't want to punish
those poor men for your trespasses
So I give you one chance. Surrender,
and I shall spare their lives
We are prepared to die, Vikram Singh.
My soldiers aren't mercenaries...
the men whom your tyranny
has turned into rebels
Your father assassinated the king
and usurped the throne
And we're sworn to wrest it back
Halt!
Won't you pay obeisances
to the Queen Mother?
She is perched on the throne
that is truly hers
Look
Step forward, and your mother
will be blown to pieces
I give you my word. If you surrender,
I shall forgive your men
What keeps you, Amar?
This is no time to ponder
Step forward and snatch the right
that your father was deprived of
Right now it is your only duty
Don't waste my time, gypsy
If you don't surrender your arms,
at the fourth stroke of the drum...
the cannon will be ired.
Light the match
Wait!
I accept your every condition if you
will release the Queen Mother...
in exchange for me.
- No Amar! Don't think about me
Do your duty as a warrior.
This kingdom is yours. Seize it
No Ma, not for all the riches
in the world will I give up my Mother
Amar, don't forsake your duty
just for the sake of one relationship
Unto duty you are beholden.
Duty is God
If duty is God,
I hold my Mother dear
Vikram Singh, untie her
I surrender
Done
I kept my word, Vikram Singh. Fulill
your promise. Release my Mother
Fool, you can only lead the stupid
gypsies. How would you understand...
the intricacies of politics? In
politics, promises are never fulilled
Vikram Singh, you are one step ahead
of your father in treachery
I don't regard my vanquished enemy's
words as abuse
All I want to know is if the son
will see his mother die irst?
Or the mother will her son die irst?
Decide fast.
Death is catching up on you
In the face of courage, at times
even Death steps aside, Vikram Singh
Amar has been deceived!
- Blow up the gate!
Fire the cannon
Cannoneer, ire
Save the Queen Mother, quick
Let me see who saves you
from the cannon
Princess, you're helping the enemy?
- I'm in the side of justice
Arrest her!
- Who dares?
Bloody old fraud!
I'll see the end of you!
No!
Oh, what have you done?
I have given to you what is yours,
Your Majesty
His Highness Amar Singh...
- long may he reign
This victory is not mine,
I owe it to all my subjects
No Your Highness, justice wins!
- Truth wins
Victory of humanity!
May the truth prevail!
Let humanity prevail!
May justice triumph!