'Can begging forgiveness
from the motherland..'
'..free a person from
the responsibility..'
'..of the acts of
betrayal against the land?'
'I do not wish to
answer this question.'
'Either, Bhishma or
Hastinapur should answer it.'
'However, a thorn was..'
'..stuck in Bhishma's heart.'
'Of course, no one
wanted to take note of it.'
'And it was not Bhishma
who was the lone sufferer.'
'All well wishers of Hastinapur
who were compelled to side..'
'..with Duryodhan were
also suffering helplessly.'
'One such person was Gandhari.'
My only prayer to Lord Shiva is..
..that the Pandavas return safely..
..and claim the crown
of Indraprasth.
Then I'll be relived.
I thank the day..
..I bandaged my eyes.
I am so ashamed that..
..I cannot look at
either Hastinapur..
..or at you, Kunti!
You are not even a part
of the political games.
Why should you be ashamed?
Why not?
If you considered me blameless..
..why didn't you
visit me in twelve years?
That would have meant
asking for your blessing.
What blessing could you give me..
..which did not go
against Duryodhan's interest?
A blessing for me
may be a curse for him.
I, too, am his mother.
God knows I have loved
him no less than my sons.
How could I seek blessing
from you and a curse for him?
A mother's curse is more
powerful than her blessing.
My only prayer is that..
..God protects our motherhood.
Why don't you sit with us?
Like us, you, too, will share..
..the fate of
Hastinapur and Indraprasth.
A balance has only two scales.
But you are the balance.
Without you, how would we know..
..which scale is heavier?
Today, words have no
meaning in Hastinapur.
Everyone stands on the
crossroads of loyalty..
..not knowing which way to turn.
If Hastinapur questions you,
what will you say?
Hastinapur does not give
this right to its women.
If that was so, Yudhishthir
wouldn't have stake Draupadi.
Duryodhan wouldn't have
ordered Draupadi's disrobing.
So, relax!
Hastinapur will not ask this question
of either you or me.
Like Vidur, you're an expert
at speaking bitter truths.
What would you have
done in my place?
Exactly what you did!
I, too, would have asked
Duryodhan to disrobe me.
Would you have cursed him?
A curse is not the
solution to a problem.
Giving a curse means..
..that one has been
defeated by circumstances.
Don't accept defeat, sister.
You are the scales as
well as the balance.
Go on weighing the two sides..
..till they are perfectly balanced.
Then, give Duryodhan
and Yudhishthir..
..their rightful shares.
Give me a solution, Kunti.
I cannot see their future clearly.
I cannot see, Kunti.
Do you think..
..I do not know my
responsibility as the eldest Kuru?
But what can I do?
A tree cannot reject its own fruit.
The groundnut seed does
not yield the sunflower.
Duryodhan is the
result of my blind ambition.
He is the executor of my dreams!
He is a sentence
uttered my own mouth!
I cannot recall him.
So..
So, pray that the Pandavas fail in
remaining anonymous.
What are you saying?
Accepting one's helplessness..
..reduces the burden
of responsibility.
Life becomes a little easier.
Protector of righteousness
and his subjects!
Justice-loving king of Hastinapur!
Emperor Bharat is on his way!
Bharat, son of Shakuntala..
..asks king Dhritrashtra
for justice.
Keep sitting, my son.
Keep sitting.
You are the present..
..and it should give
way only to the future.
If you do not respect it,
it will make you do so.
I am your past..
..which has given
way for the future.
I have merely come to tell you..
..that the royal court is
not your pleasure palace.
It is your hermitage.
Politics is your penance.
So, sit on this throne..
..because your ancestor..
..has come to ask for justice.
Justice?
But how can I do injustice to you?
You are my past.
How can the present do
injustice to the past?
Do you mean to say that..
..you are not answerable
to the past?
When the future becomes the present,
you will be the past.
So, it means that the present..
..is not answerable to
the future or the past.
You are your own lord?
Which means you have
not understood time.
The present is an heir to the past.
So, I have a right to question you.
But uncle..
- Not uncle!
You're the king and
I'm the complainant.
Listen to my complaint
and give me justice.
Today, you are sitting
on the throne I sat on.
My king, an injustice
has been done to me.
Who has done this injustice?
The king himself.
I?
What kind of a king are you?
You are insulting the
values you should protect..
..dragging them through
the mire of your ambition.
You have insulted me and my dynasty.
How did you forget that..
..I found my own son
unworthy of the throne..
..and crowned Bhoomanyu,
son of Sage Bharadwaj.
And you're doing
injustice to Yudhishthir..
..in order to crown your
unworthy son as the king.
Are you not ashamed?
Didn't you feel like
committing suicide?
Listen carefully to my complaint..
..and give me justice, if you can.
My own heir has
insulted me and the throne..
..and ignored his responsibility.
He has violated patriotism
and politics for filial love.
He has acted
treacherously against the Pandavas.
He encouraged the disrobing
of his daughter-in-law..
..by remaining silent.
O king of Hastinapur!
O keeper of justice!
O protector of righteousness!
This heir of mine
has defiled my dynasty.
Award him the most stringent
punishment. Do justice to me!
But I don't consider my
son Duryodhan unworthy.
I am king Vichitravirya's
eldest son.
And Duryodhan is my eldest son.
If he is worthy..
..then he has the first right
to the throne after me.
Besides, the present cannot decide..
..on the basis of past definitions.
Your era may have
defined worthiness differently.
I am not saying that
your decision was wrong.
Only you and your
era can decide that.
But this is my era..
..and it will decide
whether my decision is right.
So, forgive me because..
..I am not answerable to you.
If I am, then tell me..
..why did you not take
a similar complaint..
..to my ancestor Shantanu..
..whose love for a woman made him..
..deny his son
Devavrat his just rights..
..and give them to a son..
..who was as yet unborn?
Dhritrashtra, don't lie!
Don't lie!
Ask my son..
..whether your allegation is true!
I'd have given my life
for Satyawati's sake..
..but I'd never have done
injustice to my son or Hastinapur.
But, Dhritrashtra, you
have been openly unjust.
Neither the nation nor the
dynasty will forgive you.
How dare you compare
your son with mine?
You're taking
advantage of this great soul..
..this great warrior and tactician..
..who is bound by his oath.
His helplessness has
become your shield!
But what will happen
when the shield breaks down?
You are blind, my son, not stupid.
You know what you are doing..
..and you alone are
responsible for what's happening.
I'll never forgive you for insulting
Hastinapur and my son Bhishma.
Never!
What can I do?
Duryodhan is a
reflection of my personality.
Duryodhan is a
reflection of my personality.
Duryodhan is a
reflection of my personality!
Duryodhan is a
reflection of my personality!
Duryodhan is a
reflection of my personality!
Duryodhan is a reflection..
My lord!
My lord!
Was it a nightmare?
Yes.
Yes.
I don't know if it was a
nightmare or the truth.
Whatever it was, it was terrible.
They were saying..
No! No!
They were demanding!
They were ordering..
..that I forsake Duryodhan!
They! Who are they?
My ancestors.
Gandhari!
- Yes?
Have I really been
unjust to the Pandavas?
I gave them half my Kingdom.
What can I do if
they lost it at dice?
A king who loses his Kingdom
his brothers and wife at dice..
..is an unworthy king!
They did not lose. They
were tricked into losing.
Agreed!
But it was Yudhishthir who staked..
..his kingdom, brothers and wife.
Why should Duryodhan
be penalized for that?
Duryodhan will be penalized..
..because his intentions
were not honorable.
Are the Pandavas blameless?
Yes! That's why they,
too, are suffering.
If you really want
to protect Duryodhan..
..then call back the Pandavas..
..bless them..
..and ask them to
return to Indraprasth.
That's impossible, Gandhari.
Now it's impossible.
If I do that..
..Duryodhan will claim
that they were recognized.
As a result, they'll have to
go in exile for 12 more years.
As a father and king
you can order him.
How can this blind
Dhritrashtra find them?
Who knows where they
are in this year of anonymity?
'Dhritrashtra is right that he
doesn't know where the Pandavas..'
'..are spending the
year of anonymity.'
'But I know that
after a lot of thought..'
'..the Pandavas chose
the land of Matsya..'
'..to spend their year
of anonymity because..'
'..its king Virat is
not only powerful..'
'..but also because he
was not their enemy.'
'So, they went to Matsya..'
'..in a cemetery outside the city.'
'They hid their weapons in a tree.'
'One by one they joined
King Virat's service.'
'Yudhishthir joined the
court under the name of Kank.'
'Bheem became the chief cook..'
'..under the name of Ballav.'
'Arjun as Brihannala began
to teach music and dance to Uttara.'
'Nakul joined as the
caretaker of the stables.'
'Sahadev became a cowherd.'
'Draupadi, under the
name Sairandhri..'
'..was in charge of
the queen's make-up.'
Sairandhri, you're
an expert at make-up.
Queen Draupadi must
have been happy with you.
I try not to recall her.
Yes! I understand.
It must be painful remembering her.
I am surprised that
the brave Pandavas..
..should lose their
wealth and nation..
..and even queen Draupadi at dice!
If king Yudhishthir
hadn't lost everything..
..how would the world realize..
..that the game of dice is..
..very disastrous,
unlucky and deceptive?
You are right, Sairandhri.
How often have I asked the
King to give up dice..
..but he says it is a warrior's
right to play and wage war.
One day, when I
insisted that he gave up..
..he swore that he
would not stake me.
And now that Kank is here..
..they play all day.
It is thanks to my
brother Keechak's strength..
..that this country is safe.
You must have seen Kank there.
Was he as close to king Yudhishthir?
King Yudhishthir was
closer to his younger brothers..
..than he was to even himself.
That's good!
Tell me!
Did no discord ever arise among
the brothers regarding Draupadi?
I didn't notice anything.
Surprising!
If you're right in that case
Draupadi is worthy of respect.
She must have kept the
Pandavas spellbound.
She must be really beautiful.
Tell me about her beauty.
Uttara! Don't run like a deer.
Hasn't Brihannala
taught you how to walk?
Forgive me, Mother.
Is Brihannala really
adept at dance and music?
Anyone who has learnt
from Chitrasen..
..should be very good, my queen.
Her rhythm can be heard in heaven..
..where the
celestial nymphs dance to it.
Princess, now try this piece. Okay?
No, Uttara!
Not like that!
In dance, you must use your eyes..
..your eyebrows and
fingers effectively.
The audience must
understand your dance.
Silently..
..you must convey the meaning.
Dance is teacher, which
teaches you the meaning of words.
Dance is not mere entertainment.
Dance is penance of culture.
Practice hard. It is devotion.
Look at me.
Now, do it.
1, 2..
Yes!
Hail Princes!
The queen is waiting
for you in her chamber.
Do I have the permission?
- Certainly.
Bless you.
Sairandhri, come in.
Panchali, discard this
anger from your eyes.
There is no anger in my eyes.
It's the realization that I'm the
reason for your condition.
The ace archer Arjun,
plays the drum..
..as dancer Brihannala?
The powerful Bheem is a cook!
Emperor Yudhishthir
is a king's servant!
Panchali, it doesn't befit you
to cry due to circumstances.
These are testing days.
These can't be
destroyed by my arrows..
..nor the swords of
Nakul and Sahadev.
Brother's spear can't destroy it.
Brother Bheem's mace can't break it.
These days will pass
at their own pace.
Twelve years are over, aren't they?
This year, too, will pass.
Does not the queen treat you well?
It is not that!
But she keeps talking about us.
She must be talking about you.
Beautiful women are
always interested..
..in other beautiful women.
Some day, you must tell
her how beautiful you looked.
But no! Don't!
She will be jealous
because you worked for..
..the most beautiful women on earth.
How can you laugh at
a moment like this?
One has to laugh in
moments like these.
Danger is the only
thing worth laughing at.
Just think..
..how angry Duryodhan must be
for not finding us!
Uncle Shakuni must be
spending sleepless nights!
I don't want to think about them.
Whenever I think of them
my blood boils with anger.
These open tresses of mine choke me.
So, you are
Hastinapur's famous spies..
..who can even tell me the earth
receives what amount of sunlight..
..and moonlight!
But none of you can tell me..
..where the Pandavas are hiding!
If you are tired of
living then so be it!
Or else, go and
before the year ends..
..find out where the
Pandavas are hiding..
..and in what form.
Be it heaven or hell..
..I want to know where they are!
Or else, get ready..
..to lose your lives!
If you do not return
with the good news..
..of where the Pandavas are..
..I shall kill not only you..
..but your entire family!
Now go!
Brother has told us
not to meet openly!
What to do? I hadn't
seen you in two months.
As for the others, it will
be a year since I saw them.
Do you think I don't
want to see them?
We have never stayed apart.
But what can be done?
One day, I had taken a
few horses to the palace.
A palace servant asked me for lunch.
He said the new cook
makes tasty food.
And why not? He was
king Yudhishthir's cook.
So, I went to the kitchen.
Brother Bheem was so
happy that he cried.
What's this, Ballav? You are crying?
I was cutting onions.
Do you know Arishtanemi?
He was in king
Yudhishthir's stable boy.
I've seen him there occasionally.
How are you?
I'm well by God's
grace and your blessings..
Now that you are here,
have lunch and go.
That's why I brought him.
Let him eat well today.
You can feed him. I'll be back soon.
Sit.
Get me a plate, please.
Yes, Sir!
How's Sahadev?
A few days back I'd gone
there with the horses.
He is fine.
He, too, longs to see you.
He will have to wait
for some more time.
Had I known you were coming..
..I would have made
your favorite dishes.
Here you are. Real hot!
This curry is exactly the
way mother used to make it.
We ate it a lot as children.
How's elder brother?
How will a king turned a servant be?
He's well.
Arjun, as Brihannala, is
teaching Uttara dance and music.
Draupadi, who had a thousand maids..
..now looks after
the queen of Matsya.
After that I never
went to the palace again.
Don't cry Nakul!
Mother will know of it.
Learn to bear this sorrow.
I don't have your kind of
forbearance. I don't have it!
Listen to me, Nakul.
Bheem has sworn to kill
Duryodhan and Dushasan.
Arjun has sworn to kill Karna.
But everyone has forgotten Shakuni..
..who is responsible
for our humiliation!
Everybody has forgotten him!
Today I swear that..
..I shall kill that evil Shakuni!
Yes, I'll kill him!
"I shall kill the evil Shakuni.."
"..who has brought this unhappiness."
"This is the oath sworn by.."
"..Sahadev, son of Pandu."
