I didn't learn much while staying comfortably in a palace,
but I gained knowledge during my 14 years of exile.
I, your Sita, am capable enough
to adapt to all kinds of circumstances.
All right.
We won't stop you if you wish to go there.
We'll talk to Rama and make arrangements for your departure.
[mellow music playing]
But, Mother,
I have one more concern.
I can't go to the ashram empty-handed.
I'm wondering
what gifts I should give to the people in the ashram.
Please be rest assured.
We'll make arrangements for the gifts tomorrow.
[dramatic music playing]
'The royal family set a bad example!'
'We can't help it!'
[vocalising]
Lord, when we feel dejected, extinguishing diyas
and dimming the lights
don't help us fall asleep.
[melancholic song playing]
Lord, I understand your problem.
Your worry for your subjects,
kingdom, and Sita
isn't letting you relax.
[melancholic music playing]
But, Lord, your worries
aren't greater than my faith.
I'm confident that you'll set everything right.
You'll help this kingdom become a happy, peaceful,
and religious place
under Rama's rule.
[melancholic music playing]
Our eyes often well up
at inopportune moments.
[gloomy music playing]
[melancholic song playing]
[melancholic song continues playing]
It's a lamp of love and hope.
It will neither extinguish
nor will you ever extinguish it.
Lord, the word "hopeless"
also has "hope" in it.
Rama's rule is a great hope.
One lamp is enough
to bring light into the darkness.
[song playing]
[bell clanging]
[theme song playing]
'- Hail Siyavar Ramchandra! - All hail!'
Do you know why you are here?
Lord, I apologise.
I'm trying to understand the same.
I'm clueless.
You are summoned for justice.
Both the accused and the complainant
are produced in court.
I'm neither a complainant
nor an accused.
Despite that, I'm trying to remember
the crime
I have been summoned for.
Isn't abandoning one's wife a crime?
Forgive me, King Rama.
That is my personal decision.
And my personal decision
didn't flout a rule
or harm the kingdom.
Why is my personal issue
being discussed in court?
Aren't the people in your kingdom
free to make their personal decisions?
- Insolent Launderer! - Lakshmana!
[dramatic music playing]
Your decision and this issue might be personal
but a woman was mistreated.
She used her personal freedom
and sought a resolution.
Launderer, a ruler resolves such issues.
Serving justice is a king's duty.
This is why you are summoned.
King Rama, justice should be served.
I hope you won't be biased simply because the complainant
is a woman.
You shouldn't be biased
against the accused, who is a man.
Quiet, Launderer!
Or else, I'll chop off your tongue!
[dramatic music playing]
Prince, you have power and strength,
while I have just words to defend myself.
If you chop off my tongue,
how will I be able to confront
actions against me?
Neither will his tongue be chopped off,
nor will you be stopped.
You will get a chance to present your side of the story.
Launderer, why did you renounce your wife?
She didn't come home the whole night.
She says
that she was at the riverbank with this boatman the entire night.
So, Your Majesty,
I doubt her chastity.
Doubt can be dangerous
for a family, a friend, and the entire kingdom.
Launderer, if a doubt isn't backed by evidence,
it's merely an accusation.
Your Majesty, it might be an accusation.
Can both of them prove themselves innocent?
Trust.
You've been staying with your wife for years.
You've also known this boatman for years.
Did the boatman ever give you a chance to doubt?
Did you ever see this boatman
misbehave with a woman?
Launderer, can you prove your mistrust?
If you close the door of your house
and refuse to come out,
it doesn't mean the sun didn't rise.
You're right, King Rama!
If we close the door and stay indoors,
we wouldn't know
if the sun was eclipsed.
[whispering]
Moreover, Your Majesty,
she admitted that she was with this boatman.
We can't be sure
if they weren't involved in anything immoral.
[whispering]
Your Majesty, it's not just about me.
I might trust my wife
and my friend.
Launderer, if you trust your wife,
what is the problem?
Society.
What about our society?
[suspenseful music playing]
This society will disintegrate my family
and bring disrepute to my relationships with their taunts.
They will also taunt my children.
People would gossip behind my back.
Your Majesty, we get married
to stay happy.
If there is no happiness,
the relationship is redundant.
I'm a launderer.
I wash the stains on the clothes.
How can I live with a black mark?
[dramatic music playing]
Launderer, the black mark you're talking about
could be your imagination.
What do you mean, King Rama?
Just ask the boatman.
If I had stayed alone with his wife overnight,
what would he think of it?
Ask my wife.
If I had spent an entire night with an unknown woman,
would she have believed me?
Ask the courtiers.
If their wives had stayed overnight with a stranger,
would they have accepted them?
Even if they had accepted them,
wouldn't this society
gossip about them?
Wouldn't they tarnish their image?
[whispering]
Trust is founded
on love.
If love is true,
there can't be mistrust.
If there's love,
why don't you trust her?
Please forgive me, Your Majesty.
The taunts of society rob us of our happiness
and, ultimately, our love.
I don't hold a high position.
Nor am I a wealthy businessman
whom people fear.
I'm an ordinary launderer.
People badmouth me
if I don't wash their clothes properly.
Maybe my thinking is wrong
and my wife is chaste.
However...
However, I...
Don't fear, Launderer.
I'm not the supreme man, Rama!
[thunder cracking]
I was not born in a palace!
I can't accept a woman
who has stayed with a stranger!
[song playing]
[song continues playing]
[song playing]
[dramatic music playing]
[melancholic song playing]
'If the Raghuvanshis want to build a society'
'which covers up the faults of women,'
'it would be better for us to move to another kingdom.'
''The royal family set a bad example!'
'We can't help it!'
'I'm a launderer. I wash the stains on the clothes.'
'How can I live with a black mark?'
'Ask the courtiers.'
'If their wives had stayed overnight with a stranger,'
'would they have accepted them?'
'I'm not the supreme man, Rama!'
'I was not born in a palace!'
'I can't accept a woman'
'who has stayed with a stranger!'
[dramatic music playing]
[dramatic music intensifies]
Leave!
[poignant music playing]
Lord, will I have to prove my chastity in Ayodhya
as I did in Lanka?
'Agnipariksha!'
[thunder cracking]
[song playing]
[gloomy music playing]
Sita, you are the queen of Ayodhya
and I'm the king.
The subjects follow their king.
If you repeatedly prove your chastity,
all husbands in the world
may expect their wives to do the same.
Lord, gold is tested
repeatedly, right?
Sita, every metal isn't gold.
Everyone can't be
completely pure and pious like my Sita.
Sita, only Lord Agni knows
who should be punished for their sins, not humans.
We can't make a decision
that sets a bad example for society.
[song playing]
Lord, if 'agnipariksha' isn't the solution,
what could be the solution?
Education.
An educated mindset.
Sita, only pure actions can purify one's thoughts.
Sita, I don't know how to educate our society.
How do I stop the questioning minds of my subjects?
I can see their questioning eyes
when they look at me.
Lord, just think about it.
I didn't want the golden deer
until I saw it.
What do you mean?
I mean
we worry about things
that we see.
We don't even think
about things we can't see.
Nor do we question them.
[melancholic music playing]
Sita, you're right.
There's just one way to get rid of bad thoughts.
Sacrifice.
[mellow music playing]
We'll renounce this kingdom!
Then nobody will question us
or expect answers from us!
[melancholic song playing]
Not both of us!
Only I, Lord!
[intense music plays]
If we leave together,
it won't be a sacrifice,
it will be escapism.
Raghuvanshis never escape problems.
- Sita. - Lord.
The moment
King Rama
renounces Queen Sita,
at that moment,
Ayodhya will get rid of all its problems.
Lord, all your problems will be solved.
No.
I can't do it, Sita.
[melancholic music playing]
Never!
Rama can never renounce Sita.
Lord, Rama isn't really renouncing Sita.
King Rama
must renounce his queen!
[thunder breaking]
[gloomy music playing]
Because, Lord, King Rama must fulfil his duty.
You are responsible for continuing the Raghukul legacy
and helping Ayodhya progress.
If you renounce the throne,
abandoning one's responsibilities
will become the custom in Ayodhya.
Lord, you would be breaking the promise
made to Ayodhya,
this throne,
and your ancestors.
[song playing]
What about the promise
we made to each other?
We promised to be together
through thick and thin.
Lord, we also promised to resolve problems together.
Lord, you aren't just a king
but also a would-be father.
Lord, please bear the responsibility
of educating your subjects akin to children.
While I'll educate my child
and instil values in them, Lord!
[dramatic music playing]
Please think with a calm mind.
Society
and subjects
are ready
to hurl insults
at me and our child.
Lord, how will we
instil values in our child in such a society?
This is both a father's duty
and a king's responsibility!
Lord, we must make this sacrifice!
[melancholic song playing]