'Hail, peace. Peace.'
'That is the divine
catch-phrase these days.'
'Society stands on
the rim of a volcano..'
'..which will erupt at any moment.'
'This eruption will wake up society.'
'Which is why Lord
Krishna told Dhristadyama..'
'..that there should be..'
'..no 'buts' to peace.'
'That is also why..'
'..Draupadi never uses words..'
'..which may open the doors to war.'
'She merely wants Dushasan's blood..'
'..to wash her unbraided hair.'
'So, when she heard that..'
'..Lord Krishna will go..'
'..as the peace messenger..'
'..she decided not to mince words.'
I do not want you to go
as the peace messenger..
..and be insulted by
Duryodhan and his friends.
You already know how our
High Priest was insulted.
I know of everything.
I don't mind a insult
if we can get peace..
..but not at the cost of
Pandavas' self-respect.
I give you my word.
As long as my hair is unbraided..
..can there ever be peace?
Will not my unbraided hair..
..remind the Pandavas
of their humiliation?
Are you sure this is
peace and not surrender?
Those evil men deserve punishment,
not peace.
Just recall, my lord.
The Draupadi of thirteen years ago..
..born of the ritual fire.
King Dhrupad's daughter,
Dhristadyama's sister.
Wife of five warriors, and
mother of five warriors.
Caught by her hair and
dragged to the court..
..of the heir of
the Bharat dynasty..
..King Dhritrashtra
and our elder father.
The court was full of
Kurus and their well wishers..
..but none, except you,
protected the Kuru honour.
O Krishna! Neither
will I be blessed by them.
Nor will I bless them.
Don't I know that, Draupadi?
Of course, I know it.
I can see your unbraided hair..
..and smell the
odour of the Kuru court.
But Draupadi! Peace is still peace.
All I say is that
while talking of peace..
..do not forget that..
..Dushasan's dirty
hands had touched me.
Duryodhan stroked his
thigh when he saw me..
..and that
charioteer's son Karna called me..
..a whore in the Kuru court.
O Krishna, son of Devaki!
I do not want anyone of us..
..going to the same
court as a peace messenger.
If either Yudhishthir or Bhim..
or even Arjun..
..Nakul and Sahadev want peace..
..at the cost of their
self-respect then so be it.
My old father will bring me..
..Dushasan's blood
for my unbraided hair.
My brother will cut out
Karna's insulting tongue..
..and my five brave sons
will break Duryodhan's thigh
Don't cry Draupadi!
It is the other Kuru
women who are fated to cry
Crying thus does not befit you.
Your eyes will see the
dawn of India's future.
"Cry not O Draupadi!"
"Life is a struggle."
"Calm yourself and have patience."
"All will end well."
"All will end well."
"Truth, untruth is around us.."
"..whether you are powerful or not."
"The Lord stands behind her.."
"..when Draupadi cries."
"When Draupadi cries. "
Do we have the strength..
..to keep Hastinapur away from war?
War is coming near each day.
Years of penance
now demands its fruit
Every hand holds a bow.
Some believe in their ego,
others in their will power.
Whether it is Bhishma or Shikhandi.
Whether Sage Drona or Dhristadyama..
..whether Duryodhan or Bhim..
..whether Karna or my beloved Arjun.
None can sleep at nights.
The Virat war was
something else, O Sage.
It was not between the
Kauravas and Pandavas.
The war that is
going to take place now..
..will be the ultimate war.
Can we suffer the
wounds of this war?
Can our old age..
..protect
Hastinapur from destruction?
Maybe not, O Bhishma.
But we can try to protect
the nation with our corpses.
Till war is actually
announced keep hoping..
..that Krishna will
find a way to avoid it.
Tell Krishna that I am
waiting at the door.
You may enter, Prince.
No! Today I will not
enter without permission.
As you wish.
Hail O Krishna!
Prince Shikhandi is here.
- Send him in.
- As you wish.
You may enter, Prince.
My respects!
Welcome Prince! Please sit.
I won't take too much time.
None has excess time.
So, how can it be given?
None controls time. So, speak!
No background is necessary.
I only wish to know..
..whether there
will be a war or not.
How can I say that? Now
I am the peace messenger
Your father, too,
asked me the same question.
So did Dhristadyama.
Is it that the Dhrupad
family does not want peace?
Can peace be a balm for humiliation?
What humiliation are you talking of?
Draupadi's insult is not yours?
It is for the Pandavas to avenge.
Why do you want them
to avenge your insults?
Fight your own battles or wait!
That is what I am doing.
That is what I am doing,
son of Devaki.
Since you are going to Hastinapur..
..give my regards to
Bhishma and the throne.
I keep remembering
them day and night.
"Who waits for the other.."
"..who can tell?"
"Waiting silently and patiently.."
"..for time to pass."
"For time to pass."
My respects!
May you like long!
Don't stand before an
open window in autumn.
Don't you know that I
have death in control?
What will the weather do to me?
I was all alone..
..thinking of my mother.
My oath is at war with my mind.
I am the battlefield.
I can see the war being waged..
..but cannot interfere.
My oath pulls me towards Duryodhan..
..but my mind questions my actions.
I am an ill-fated person..
..who is compelled to go on living.
Tell me, Vidhur.
What does your ethics say about me?
This is not a matter of ethics.
Now close the window.
Your soul is like your clothes.
White and pure!
Do not be unhappy!
You are so great that..
..no dishonour can touch you.
India will always be proud that..
..a man like you
was born on its soil.
In case, the future
belongs to pygmies..
..then your life will always..
..guide the common man.
Your name will be enough
to protect this nation.
Hey Grandsire, on
behalf of this nation..
..I salute you.
If I had to bear..
..even half of your moral burden..
..it would have broken
the back of my ethics.
That's the truth!
What's this?
- No, Grandsire
- Sit here!
It is my fortune..
..to sit at your
feet when I want to.
Do not deny me my fortune.
I have too many duties..
..and few rights. Very few!
I know you cannot be
happy in this situation..
..or else I would have
blessed you with happiness.
No! Give that
blessing to Hastinapur..
..which will stay on
even after we die.
What news have you brought?
I have heard that Lord Krishna..
..has still not
given up hopes of peace.
He is coming here as
a peace messenger.
Krishna is beyond hope and despair.
It is impossible that he
does not get what he wants.
He is coming here to tell us..
..Sages Drona and Kripa, you and I..
..that war is not to be pursued.
He is coming here to
tell us.. us that..
..Pandavas still desire peace.
He is coming here to ask
for our permission to fight.
Because you just wait and watch..
..Duryodhan will scuttle the talks.
Make the king understand.
The king is beyond understanding.
The king is beyond understanding.
His ambition has negated..
..Hastinapur's benefits.
I know!
But at least try
explaining it to him.
He does not listen to me any longer.
Tell him that..
..he is responsible for
Hastinapur's protection.
History will not blame Duryodhan.
History will blame him.
If he cannot do
justice to Hastinapur..
..at least let him take pity on it.
Tell him to accept
the peace proposal..
..Krishna is coming with.
Because he has
himself closed every door..
..to Hastinapur's protection.
He has himself closed every door.
You are bound by your oath..
..to protect Hastinapur
You are bound by your oath.
Krishna's coming here is
not an ordinary event.
He is not Kampilya's high priest.
He is divine! He is religion itself!
So, don't reveal
your ambitions to him.
He is the scale!
If you do not pass
the test of truth..
..you will have neither
a present nor a future.
Also remember, he is not
coming to meet either..
..Duryodhan's father or
the Pandavas' elder father.
But the King of Hastinapur.
The heir of King
Kuru and King Bharat.
The future of
Hastinapur will depend on..
..what you say after
listening to his proposal.
I have received your
love after so long.
I was hungering for it.
You did not give me
an occasion, my child.
You isolated yourself in
your tower of ambition.
My voice did not reach you.
It was stilled by your ambition.
You have showered
enough love on Duryodhan.
Now, give a little
love to Hastinapur.
Forgive me, Grandsire.
Please organise Krishna's welcome.
No! Vidhur and
Duryodhan should do that.
Duryodhan! Listen to me with care.
Krishna is the ultimate truth.
Do not even touch it with your ego.
Truth cannot be insulted..
..but attempting to do
so can be disastrous.
My sons, except Duryodhan,
will welcome Krishna..
..ten miles from the city gates.
Innumerable dancers will..
..dance all the way to the palace..
..where Duryodhan will welcome him.
Water the roads so that
the dust does not rise.
Dushasan's palace is
larger than Duryodhan's.
Krishna can be put up there.
I will personally welcome him with..
..sixteen decorated gold chariots..
..a thousand virgins and slaves..
..18000 blankets of soft wool..
..innumerable deer skins..
..and a chariot which
will shine.. ..even at night.
What is the point in
giving this bribe, my lord?
Are you calling the king
a bribe-giver, Vidhur?
As a minister, it is my duty..
..to speak the truth to my king..
..or else I have no
right to be a minister.
When a minister begins
to lie to his own king..
..the end of the
county is very near.
I want to prevent that!
That is why I speak the truth.
The king's gifts
are not really gifts.
It is a bride!
But remember, my lord..
..no bride can
separate Krishna from Arjun.
Arjun is not his
friend but his very breath.
Don't make the mistake
of giving him this gift.
He is coming here
because he wants peace.
No one else there wants peace.
His coming here is to our benefit..
..Hastinapur's benefit.
Hence, my lord..
..try to accept what he says.
For the first time I
agree with uncle Vidhur.
This is not the time to give a gift.
He may think we are afraid of him.
Grandsire! Please him
as much as you want..
..but this war is inevitable.
Whether you welcome him or not..
..Krishna will do
what he has decided.
Do not think he will be insulted..
..if you don't
welcome him or gift him..
..he cannot be insulted.
He is beyond honour and insult.
He is not on Arjun's
side because of friendship.
He will only side with the truth.
Does it mean I'll
never become the Emperor?
In that case I'll arrest Krishna.
Don't say that, my son.
Even if you forget who he is..
..at least remember he
is a peace messenger.
Besides, he has
not harmed us at all.
How can you even
think of arresting him?
Your warped thinking
will invite disaster.
Change your thoughts!
I can no longer listen to
your warped son, my lord.
Before I leave let me warn you.
If Krishna is insulted in court..
..you will run out of tears..
to cry over your son.
Karna! You?
My respects!
May you live long!
Please sit!
What is it?
I am sure you are
surprised to see me here..
..but I am more
surprised than you are.
I am not surprised, Karna.
In my long life..
..I have seen too much to
be surprised of anything.
I would never have
thought that an Indian prince..
..would cheat at dice.
Who would have thought
that the king would tolerate..
..his daughter-in-law's
disrobing in open court.
But all this has happened!
So, do not be surprised.
Tell me, how did you think of me?
I have not come to
Grandsire Bhishma.
I have come to Sage
Parshuram's disciple.
In that sense, we are brothers.
Of course, we are!
What is your problem?
My first problem is that..
..I do not look on
myself as a charioteer's son.
You may be that by birth but
you are a warrior by actions.
Actually you are both!
You have no control
over your parentage.
So, keep faith in your actions.
How can I do that, Grandsire?
I am an ace archer, a
disciple of Sage Parshuram.
Like you, I am a great warrior.
This is not my arrogance speaking.
I have defeated many
kings and warriors..
..but I have always lost to Arjun.
Why is that so? Answer me!
That is because you do not
follow the warrior code.
You should side with
truth and not falsehood.
Duryodhan is a symbol of evil.
Leave him or you
will always face defeat.
Did you not see
that even Sage Drona..
..and I lost against
Arjun in the Virat war?
Why? Because we were siding with evil.
Can you forsake Duryodhan?
That is my helplessness.
Though I know everything..
I cannot forsake him.
I have got my answer.
I, too, cannot forsake Duryodhan.
He is dearer to me
than every victory.
My respects!
Victory to Lord Krishna!
Victory to Lord Krishna!
Victory to Lord Krishna!
Victory to Lord Krishna!
Victory to Lord Krishna!
Victory to Lord Krishna!
Victory to Lord Krishna!
Victory to Lord Krishna!
Victory to Lord Krishna!
Victory to Lord Krishna!
Victory to Lord Krishna!
Son of Devaki,
Vasudev Krishna is coming.
Welcome to Hastinapur!
Please, come.
O Messenger of peace!
Accept this humble gift of mine!
O King! You have
honoured me with this gift.
But I can give you
nothing in return but peace.
Rest a while O Krishna! The
journey must have tired you.
As you say, grandsire.
- Dushasan!
- Yes, father.
- Take Krishna with you.
- Yes, father.
No, father! First
I'll take him with me.
After lunch he can go
to Dushasan's palace.
No, Prince!
Food can be partaken at two places.
At the host's house or
at a friend's place.
You are neither my host,
nor my friend.
I'll go to Vidhur's house.
Aunt Kunti is also there.
I'll leave now.
- Let's go, Vidhur.
- Come, Krishna.
O son, Krishna.
Aunt!
Krishna.
Aunt.
Krishna, these tears..
..had not flown for years.
Let them flow. Exhaust
all your old tears..
..for now we enter
the land of tears.
What do you mean?
Don't worry, aunt.
Your five sons are safe.
Five!
Everyone on this
side is also my son.
Have you forgiven Duryodhan..
and his colleagues..
..for their
conspiracies against the Pandavas?
The point is not who
is a son and who is not.
It is a matter of truth and evil.
I am not on Pandavas's side
because they are your sons.
I side with them because
truth is on their side.
I am protecting truth.
That is my only loyalty.
So, tell me Aunt Kunti..
..what is your
message for your sons?
Tell Yudhishthir that the day..
..for which he was born is at hand.
Won't you return with me?
No! I must stay on in Hastinapur.
I cannot leave Grandsire,
Gandhari or Dhritrashtra.
Every time they see me
they are reminded of..
..the injustice done to my sons.
I am not only the daughter-in-law.
I am also the
conscience of this family.
O messenger of peace tell me..
..will there be a war or not?
I am only a messenger of peace.
So, I cannot decide about war.
Only the king of
Hastinapur can decide.
If he metes out
justice there won't be a war.
Never!
If he continues to
dole out injustice..
..war is inevitable.
In fact, the decision
is not in his hands.
Duryodhan will decide.
In that case, this
war will take place.
Be patient! Let us first find out..
..what proposal Krishna has brought.
He can do nothing, to us.
Come Krishna! Come!
My respects! Please sit!
I will always be unhappy that..
..you did not choose
to have lunch with us.
Always!
Always' implies eternity.
After all, I am a
messenger of peace.
How can I accept
favours before a truce?
So, come Duryodhan!
At least let us agree.
O Krishna! I do not
understand this outlook.
What do the outcome of
the talks have to do..
..with being a good host?
Besides, there is no
ill-will between us.
How can you, the perfect man,
insult your host?
O Karna! Whatever
happens I cannot give up truth.
A person lunches with another..
..if the other is a
friend or if he is hungry.
I am neither hungry
nor Duryodhan's friend.
How can you say that
you are not dear to me?
Because if that is so..
..you would have fought
with Arjun in Dwarka..
..that you wanted me
and not my divine army.
That doesn't not
prove anything O Krishna.
Arjun had already
asked for you and so..
..you had already
become his by right.
In that case, if I have
already become Arjun's..
..how can I accept
Duryodhan's favours?
An enemy of the
Pandavas cannot be my friend.
Because truth is
on Pandavas's side..
..and where truth is, I am!
In a sense, I am also
a messenger of truth.
If I partake the lunch you offer..
..it will violate
the limits of truth.
Do not be angry, Duryodhan.
Anger cannot negate humility.
That is what I want to tell you.
There is no quarrel
between us so, listen to me!
The path of peace is the
path of progress and growth.
The path of war
leads to the cemetery.
It is time for lunch!
Once again I request you.
If you lunch with me,
I'll be obliged.
If you really wanted
me to lunch with you..
..you would have accepted
my peace proposal by now.
I will have lunch at Vidhur's house.
- No!
- Duryodhan.
Who does he think he is?
I was only trying to honour him.
It is right that a milkman
should eat with a maid's son.
Uncle! I give you my word.
If he tries to be
too smart in court..
..I'll have him
arrested immediately.
"When the mind becomes warped."
"The era of destruction is at hand."
"It is now obvious that.."
"..the destruction of
the Kurus is near."
