I swear...
I swear on my Ayodhya
and my Brother Rama
that after I get hold of that evil plotter...
[sweeping music playing]
I won't spare them alive!
[thunder rumbling]
Son, please don't say that.
Mother, it should have been done by now!
You should have already awarded them a death sentence!
- That evil... - That evil person is standing in front of you!
[thunder rumbling]
You may punish
your mother!
[suspenseful music playing]
During the war with Sambarasura,
His Majesty gave me two boons for saving his life.
I could ask those boons at any point in my life.
And you asked these boons!
Did you think of such an evil plan?
Mother, tell me the truth!
Did my Mother think of such a terrible plot?
I'm your mother!
That's the reason I thought of it.
Bharata, this was the only way
for me to ensure a secure future for you.
Bharata!
You are naive.
You don't understand politics.
His Majesty declared Kausalya's son Rama
Ayodhya's king right after you left!
As soon as my Bharata left,
he cleared Rama's path to the throne!
He did injustice
to my Bharata.
However, I,
a mother,
asked for my boons
and caused a coup, Bharata!
[dramatic music playing]
Son, I did it only for you!
Kaikeyi, don't you dare call me your son!
[thunder rumbling]
Don't call me your son!
[dramatic music playing]
The word that sounded as sweet as nectar to me
is piercing my ears like venom today!
Your sin has ruined your image in my eyes!
How could you even think that Shri Rama's shadow, Bharata
will accept a throne snatched deceitfully?
I was always scared of this.
I didn't want you to end up as merely Rama's shadow.
Bharata, please don't sacrifice
your future because of your emotions.
You sacrificed your motherly love!
You sacrificed it because of your greed!
Please be mindful
that henceforth, nobody will name their daughter
Kaikeyi!
[dramatic music playing]
However, it's equally true
that henceforth,
this world will doubt the name "Bharata"!
Bharata...
Please don't say this, Bharata.
I did everything
for you.
I didn't want you to live your life
as a servant but as a king.
Also,
your path is cleared off
Rama as well as
Lakshmana and Sita!
[thunder cracking]
[theme song playing]
Amazing!
You sent off Lakshmana and Mother Sita to the forest too!
Are you a woman or a demoness?
You sent your sons and the eldest daughter-in-law into exile!
- It disheartened my father and... - No, Bharata.
- It was just a coincidence. - Don't lie!
Kaikeyi, it wasn't a coincidence but your conspiracy!
My father died because of the vows he made to you!
You killed him!
Bharata, don't you dare lay this blame on me!
Kaikeyi, this world will blame you and not me!
I'll carry the burden of this black mark.
You betrayed
your affection for two sons and just one.
Rama respected you
more than his biological mother.
You betrayed him.
You besmirched the life
of your other son Bharata whom you gave birth!
[dramatic music playing]
Does a mother behave this way? Really?
It's believed that a son could be thankless
but a mother
can never flout her duty!
No, Bharata!
However, Kaikeyi,
you are the first woman in history who chose to overlook her duty!
[dramatic music playing]
Bharata, I did everything
for you.
- Bharata, I did it for my love for you. - Stop it!
Enough!
It's the duty of parents to guide their children on the right path
and not to send them away to the forest!
I won't be able to get rid of the disgrace
brought about by your sin in this life!
No, Bharata.
You are the reason
my Brother Rama
and my mothers
must be suspicious of me.
I'm the only mother you have.
Kaikeyi, don't disrespect the word "mother"!
I feel like beheading you on the charges of sedition!
[dramatic music playing]
However, this decision
will hurt my Brother Rama.
You will surely be punished though!
You turned my heavenly Ayodhya into hell
because of your love for your son and this relationship!
I sever that relationship today!
Henceforth, you are Queen Kaikeyi to me and nothing more!
No, Bharata!
Son, please don't give me this punishment!
I swear on my Brother Rama
that I'll never accept the throne and the crown
for which you hatched this conspiracy!
I'll never accept Ayodhya's throne!
Nor will I ever enter
this room again!
Bharata... Bharata, hear me out!
I, Raghukul's Prince Bharata,
renounce you, Kaikeyi!
Bharata! Bharata! Bharata!
Bharata!
What have I done?
I did a blunder!
Bharata, please forgive me!
Bharata. [whimpering]
[thunder rumbling]
'Come on, sinner!'
Please save me!
Somebody help me!
Evil woman, if somebody comes to help you,
I'll punish them even more severely.
- Shatrughna... - Sinner!
Let go of me!
I'll kill you!
[dramatic music playing]
Bharata! Bharata, help me!
Bharata, please help me!
Bharata, please move aside.
- Nobody can save this evil woman from me today! - Shatrughna!
Shatrughna, control yourself.
We are Raghukul's descendants
and we don't hit women.
"Woman?"
Bharata, she can't be called a woman.
She is a demoness in the form of a woman!
Shatrughna!
Bharata, you have no clue that she sent our Brother Rama,
Mother Sita,
and Brother Lakshmana to the forest!
Shatrughna, Queen Kaikeyi is also an accomplice
in this conspiracy!
[morose music plays]
She must also be punished!
Please be mindful
that if we become unrighteous,
we'll be the culprits in the eyes of Rama.
He could renounce us!
Bharata, do you want to let her off?
This evil woman
deserves a death sentence!
A king decides the punishment
to be awarded to a criminal!
Let Rama return.
He will decide the punishment she deserves!
Also,
make arrangements for Rama's return!
Imprison this evil woman in the meantime!
No! No, Bharata!
- Soldiers! - No!
Take her away and imprison her!
Bharata, please don't imprison me! Please save me!
No! No! No!
No, Bharata! Please don't do this!
I won't go there!
Bharata, please save me! Please save me!
Our Rama
is the epitome of decorum
but I don't understand
why Lakshmana didn't punish these culprits!
Why did he go into the forest instead?
Why, Bharata?
Please tell me.
Lakshmana chose good fortune.
He chose to accompany Rama proudly.
If we were in Lakshmana's place,
even we wouldn't have been able
to let go of righteousness because of Rama.
[pensive music playing]
Father!
[wailing]
You can't leave us as orphans!
[tense music plays]
Mother.
Bharata,
it's not right for the future king
to wail like this!
[dramatic music playing]
Congratulations, Prince!
You got hold of the throne ultimately,
now that your father is dead!
Queen Kaikeyi must be feeling proud today!
She must be ecstatic!
You set
a new record in the history of Raghukul!
You sacrificed relationships
for the greed of the throne
and became the first such king in the Ikshvaku lineage!
So please stop crying and putting on an act.
Enjoy
this political power
and this royal life!
Bharata, shoulder the responsibility of your actions!
[dramatic music playing]
No, Mother!
Please don't say this.
Mother.
Mother, please believe me.
Mother, I have nothing to do with this.
Mother Kausalya!
Do you also feel
that your Bharata could ever imagine this?
Mother, you have loved me the most since childhood.
Mother, the world could question my character but your silence
and your anger
are unbearable for me!
Mother, I'm innocent!
I'm not behind this.
I didn't do it.
I have nothing to do with this.
[suspenseful music playing]
I swear
on your Narayana!
[dramatic music playing]
I swear on my Brother Rama!
If I'm a part of this conspiracy
even a little,
I'd die right now!
Mother, I should die right away!
[sweeping music playing]
Please believe me. I didn't plan it.
I didn't!
[gloomy music playing]
Please don't say that again.
We have already been distanced from two sons
and one daughter-in-law.
If you utter such unacceptable words,
- we, mothers, will be as good as dead. - No.
Please believe me
there isn't a bigger throne for me
than Rama's feet.
There's no position securer
than his supervision.
My biological mother
turned out to be evil
but, Mother, you...
Why did you allow Rama to leave?
I tried my best.
I tried to convince him
but you know Rama well.
He preached to me about duty, promises
and a wife's duty.
He renounced everything and left along with Sita and Lakshmana.
Also, Narayana
has made me heartless.
Though he left,
I didn't die!
[Bharata gasping]
Sumitra, didn't I tell you
that my Bharata
could never be involved in Machiavellianism?
Son, please forgive me.
I failed to understand your emotions
as I was mourning for my sons and my husband!
No, Mother!
Please don't apologise!
I should be apologetic!
I should be blamed
as I was born to Queen Kaikeyi!
Mahadeva has given me such a huge setback!
I don't understand
how I should atone
for the sin of being her son, Mother.
Mother!
[sobbing]
Mother!
[sobbing]
Bharata,
Rama ignored my words
but
will you do me a favour?
Can you please take me to the forest
to be with my Rama?
[dramatic music playing]
No, Mother!
Never!
It's neither justified
nor an atonement.
Mother, I can't take you into the forest.
In fact, I'll bring the forest dwellers
back to Ayodhya.
I'll bring my Brother Rama,
Mother Sita,
and my darling younger brother Lakshmana back to Ayodhya!
[gloomy music playing]
'Prince Bharata, I laud you.'
'You are great!'
[pensive music playing]
The world lets go of duty
to achieve good luck
but you
are following duty
and renouncing good fortune.
Your decision
and your dedication
are the very definition of duty.
[dramatic music playing]
One shouldn't regret the past
and instead handle
the present.
You must fulfil your duty.
Son, wipe off your tears
and begin the arrangements of your father, King Dasharatha's
last rites!
[dramatic music playing]