1 00:00:08,160 --> 00:00:11,770 Ruma's husband, Sugreev, made a grave oath to Ram, 2 00:00:12,240 --> 00:00:18,340 that his men would find Princess Sita within 30 days 3 00:00:19,510 --> 00:00:23,620 or they would pay for their failure with their lives. 4 00:00:25,740 --> 00:00:28,290 And now that time has run out. 5 00:00:29,740 --> 00:00:32,920 Out of the four generals who searched for her, 6 00:00:33,420 --> 00:00:36,030 only three returned. 7 00:00:36,930 --> 00:00:41,200 The first was General Shatabali, who searched the north. 8 00:00:42,610 --> 00:00:45,960 He journeyed to the top of Mount Kaal. 9 00:00:47,250 --> 00:00:51,030 But Princess Sita was nowhere to be found in the north. 10 00:00:57,230 --> 00:01:01,180 Mighty General Vinata went east 11 00:01:02,410 --> 00:01:06,930 and faced the gargantuan serpent Ananta and a sea of fire. 12 00:01:09,100 --> 00:01:13,730 But Princess Sita was nowhere to be found in the east. 13 00:01:16,700 --> 00:01:19,920 Clever General Sushena went west 14 00:01:21,290 --> 00:01:26,060 and told Sugreev of how he battled winged lions at the peak of Mount Somagiri. 15 00:01:27,670 --> 00:01:34,180 And yet, Princess Sita was nowhere to be found in the west. 16 00:01:35,580 --> 00:01:38,040 Sugreev was furious at their failure. 17 00:01:38,630 --> 00:01:43,180 It was the duty of Ruma, as wife and Queen of Kishkindha, to calm her husband's rage. 18 00:01:43,810 --> 00:01:49,910 She reminded him that one general still remained. 19 00:01:50,950 --> 00:01:58,260 That in Hanuman lay all their hope. 20 00:03:03,840 --> 00:03:05,130 Where are we? 21 00:03:05,430 --> 00:03:07,000 This doesn't look right. 22 00:03:07,870 --> 00:03:09,170 What do you mean? 23 00:03:09,250 --> 00:03:12,440 The stars. They're not in the right place. 24 00:03:14,270 --> 00:03:15,890 Oh, no! 25 00:03:16,960 --> 00:03:20,390 It's not the stars, Jambhvan. It's us. 26 00:03:24,840 --> 00:03:27,590 Time passed while we were in the cave. 27 00:03:28,170 --> 00:03:29,140 How much time? 28 00:03:29,220 --> 00:03:34,780 Based on the location of the stars, I fear weeks have passed. 29 00:03:36,980 --> 00:03:39,050 Weeks? How is that possible? 30 00:03:39,220 --> 00:03:44,530 We must have been in the cave for that entire time. 31 00:03:46,110 --> 00:03:50,920 It must have been the illusions of the cave when we first encountered Shurpanakha. 32 00:03:51,020 --> 00:03:53,920 So, the demoness had the last laugh after all. 33 00:03:54,070 --> 00:03:57,130 What... What does that mean? 34 00:03:57,210 --> 00:03:59,030 It means it's all over. 35 00:03:59,330 --> 00:04:02,310 Our time is up. We've failed. 36 00:04:03,880 --> 00:04:06,390 If we go back to Kishkindha, it's... 37 00:04:11,020 --> 00:04:13,150 What do we do, Hanuman? 38 00:04:24,470 --> 00:04:25,900 Welcome, King Sugreev. 39 00:04:26,240 --> 00:04:28,450 Would you like to share our meal? 40 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:33,450 No, Lord Ram... I... I am afraid I come bearing bad news. 41 00:04:33,610 --> 00:04:34,580 Once again? 42 00:04:34,660 --> 00:04:35,900 Patience, brother. 43 00:04:36,200 --> 00:04:38,220 King Sugreev is our guest. 44 00:04:38,430 --> 00:04:39,870 Please sit, my friend. 45 00:04:42,860 --> 00:04:47,140 As you know, the time that we were supposed to find Princess Sita 46 00:04:47,440 --> 00:04:48,600 has expired. 47 00:04:48,660 --> 00:04:51,580 And what have your men found? 48 00:04:52,950 --> 00:04:55,690 What are you so afraid to tell us? 49 00:04:58,630 --> 00:05:01,930 Three of my generals have returned... empty-handed. 50 00:05:02,570 --> 00:05:07,290 They found no trace of Princess Sita in the east, west or north. 51 00:05:07,700 --> 00:05:12,320 And now? Do you remember your oath? How you would slay your vaanars? 52 00:05:12,590 --> 00:05:15,270 My actions weigh heavily on my soul. 53 00:05:15,450 --> 00:05:22,000 Will they now pay the ultimate price for your failure? 54 00:05:22,230 --> 00:05:25,060 So, once again you break your word. 55 00:05:25,140 --> 00:05:28,460 You put your soldiers' lives on the line! And now what? You wish mercy from us? 56 00:05:28,520 --> 00:05:33,160 I don't ask for mercy. What I did to you was wrong. 57 00:05:33,690 --> 00:05:37,350 I lost myself in celebration. I forgot the debt I owed you. 58 00:05:37,610 --> 00:05:45,290 In my hubris and arrogance, I put my men's lives on the line. 59 00:05:45,880 --> 00:05:52,860 They are not at fault. I am. I failed at being a good king. 60 00:05:53,360 --> 00:05:57,270 So please, Lord Ram, punish me instead. 61 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:03,440 As one king to another, 62 00:06:03,610 --> 00:06:07,300 spare my men and let me die in their place. 63 00:06:09,560 --> 00:06:10,770 Has Hanuman returned? 64 00:06:13,060 --> 00:06:13,880 What? 65 00:06:13,930 --> 00:06:15,680 Has Hanuman returned from the south? 66 00:06:15,760 --> 00:06:18,920 No. We haven't received word from him or Prince Angad since they left. 67 00:06:19,200 --> 00:06:21,230 Then you have not broken any oath. 68 00:06:21,370 --> 00:06:25,380 You promised us that only when all your men returned 69 00:06:25,420 --> 00:06:28,340 would their lives be forfeit. 70 00:06:28,720 --> 00:06:31,320 We shall wait. 71 00:06:31,670 --> 00:06:36,380 Go back to your kingdom. No one needs to die today. 72 00:06:38,750 --> 00:06:42,190 What if Hanuman returns empty-handed as well? 73 00:06:47,250 --> 00:06:48,740 Have faith, Lakshman. 74 00:06:48,800 --> 00:06:54,420 There is more to Hanuman than any of us can imagine. 75 00:06:55,630 --> 00:07:01,940 And he will never give up until he finds Sita. 76 00:07:05,250 --> 00:07:06,740 You seem lost, my friend. 77 00:07:07,840 --> 00:07:10,500 Jambhvan... I need to speak with you. 78 00:07:10,620 --> 00:07:13,010 I sensed as much. 79 00:07:14,200 --> 00:07:15,270 But not here. 80 00:07:17,280 --> 00:07:18,920 Where do you suppose they're off to? 81 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:21,320 Probably to discuss how we're going to return to Kishkindha. 82 00:07:21,600 --> 00:07:23,460 We're not really going to return to Kishkindha, are we? 83 00:07:23,520 --> 00:07:26,360 Only if we're eager to die at King Sugreev's hands. 84 00:07:30,680 --> 00:07:31,990 What is it, Hanuman? 85 00:07:34,080 --> 00:07:35,170 Hanuman? 86 00:07:38,140 --> 00:07:39,130 Hanuman! 87 00:07:40,550 --> 00:07:42,290 Son... 88 00:07:43,650 --> 00:07:46,460 Hanuman? Are you all right? 89 00:07:47,040 --> 00:07:49,530 I'm not. 90 00:07:50,800 --> 00:07:52,850 Something's wrong with me, Jambhvan. 91 00:07:53,580 --> 00:07:54,580 Tell me. 92 00:07:57,810 --> 00:07:59,560 Let me show you instead. 93 00:08:06,160 --> 00:08:08,200 How am I doing this, Jambhvan? 94 00:08:09,190 --> 00:08:11,150 When did this start? 95 00:08:11,290 --> 00:08:15,330 Last night. I crushed a stone to dust in my hands. 96 00:08:19,550 --> 00:08:24,640 Did Shurpanakha do something to me? Did the demon curse me? 97 00:08:27,090 --> 00:08:27,850 What is it? 98 00:08:28,010 --> 00:08:33,830 Can't you hear it? These sounds in the air... The humming noises. 99 00:08:34,320 --> 00:08:36,840 Hanuman, listen to me. You must-- 100 00:08:37,000 --> 00:08:38,500 Enough! 101 00:08:38,580 --> 00:08:39,390 That was Angad! 102 00:08:39,530 --> 00:08:42,190 Hanuman, wait! We must talk. 103 00:08:44,680 --> 00:08:50,270 You are all vaanars of Kishkindha! Born and bred to be our strongest warriors! 104 00:08:50,680 --> 00:08:54,920 And yet you sit here like cowards, questioning your leaders! 105 00:08:55,430 --> 00:08:58,290 What else can be done, Prince Angad? 106 00:08:58,460 --> 00:09:02,610 We've failed to find Princess Sita. Only death awaits us in Kishkindha. 107 00:09:02,780 --> 00:09:04,240 Hanuman has led us to our doom! 108 00:09:04,390 --> 00:09:08,210 Watch what you say about Hanuman! 109 00:09:08,550 --> 00:09:12,880 He could have left me to die, and yet he saved my life. 110 00:09:13,500 --> 00:09:16,880 If you want to be angry at anyone, be angry at me. 111 00:09:18,920 --> 00:09:22,310 If it weren't for me, we would never have entered Rikshabila. 112 00:09:22,390 --> 00:09:25,570 Maybe we would have found Princess Sita in time, too. 113 00:09:26,980 --> 00:09:30,640 I owe you all my life. You stood by me and now it has cost you. 114 00:09:32,070 --> 00:09:38,010 Which is why I shall not stand by and allow any of you to die! 115 00:09:38,550 --> 00:09:39,560 Angad? 116 00:09:39,700 --> 00:09:47,200 No, Hanuman. You fought for me, so now let me fight for you. 117 00:09:48,020 --> 00:09:50,180 What's going on? 118 00:09:51,340 --> 00:09:53,800 Our quest has failed. 119 00:09:54,080 --> 00:09:58,360 We do not know where Princess Sita is or how to find her. 120 00:09:59,310 --> 00:10:02,620 Returning home would mean death for everyone. 121 00:10:03,340 --> 00:10:06,680 And so, we should not return. 122 00:10:06,800 --> 00:10:12,700 We must make a new home! Start over! What say you? 123 00:10:12,900 --> 00:10:17,420 Praise Angad! Hail Angad! We won't return! We won't go back! 124 00:10:17,620 --> 00:10:20,520 And you, Hanuman? What say you, my brother? 125 00:10:20,900 --> 00:10:23,180 I say this is madness. 126 00:10:23,380 --> 00:10:27,110 You are too tied by your loyalty to Ram. 127 00:10:27,190 --> 00:10:29,810 You have lost sight that this quest is lost. 128 00:10:29,890 --> 00:10:33,700 We can't just abandon our mission. 129 00:10:33,860 --> 00:10:36,780 There is more at stake here than just our lives, Angad. 130 00:10:38,230 --> 00:10:43,370 Look at the evils we have seen since we left home. 131 00:10:43,450 --> 00:10:45,240 The evil Ravan has unleashed! 132 00:10:45,630 --> 00:10:48,110 Finding Princess Sita may be the only chance we have 133 00:10:48,190 --> 00:10:52,490 to help Ram destroy this darkness forever! 134 00:10:53,120 --> 00:10:56,280 If we stray from our path, our dharm, 135 00:10:57,010 --> 00:11:00,500 then we are allowing the world to be consumed by the rakshasas! 136 00:11:00,700 --> 00:11:02,460 We will be worse than cowards! 137 00:11:03,230 --> 00:11:07,300 At least cowards live to see another day. We'd live to be with our families. 138 00:11:07,480 --> 00:11:09,640 And could you live without honour? 139 00:11:09,680 --> 00:11:13,400 Could you stomach that shame every time you meet your family's eyes? 140 00:11:15,960 --> 00:11:20,620 Even if we were to continue, we don't know how to even find Princess Sita. 141 00:11:21,290 --> 00:11:25,080 Why allow so many vaanars to die for the cause of one human? 142 00:11:25,280 --> 00:11:29,080 Prince Ram would not give up on a life. Any life, so neither shall I. 143 00:11:29,730 --> 00:11:38,040 We are vaanars of Kishkindha! Kishkindha is our home and nowhere else! 144 00:11:38,810 --> 00:11:42,270 It is up to you to decide. I shall not force you. 145 00:11:44,610 --> 00:11:47,620 But if you choose to lay down and give up, 146 00:11:47,700 --> 00:11:53,100 then you may escape from Lakshman's arrows, but can you run away from yourself? 147 00:12:00,730 --> 00:12:02,960 You did the right thing, my friend. 148 00:12:03,260 --> 00:12:05,340 Why must Angad always oppose me, Jambhvan? 149 00:12:05,380 --> 00:12:08,430 His heart is in the right place, even though his mind is not. 150 00:12:09,790 --> 00:12:11,870 Do you... do you hear that? 151 00:12:13,840 --> 00:12:16,050 That... I do hear. 152 00:12:33,330 --> 00:12:34,920 What is this? 153 00:12:35,000 --> 00:12:38,650 It cannot be. I thought they were merely legends. 154 00:12:38,730 --> 00:12:43,600 A legend that can smell you from a mile away, you stinky old bear! 155 00:12:48,420 --> 00:12:49,590 What are you creatures? 156 00:12:49,670 --> 00:12:52,240 They are the Vila-- 157 00:12:52,460 --> 00:12:57,760 Quiet, you walking rug! We can tell our own story. 158 00:12:59,540 --> 00:13:06,770 You are looking at the Vaalakhilya. 159 00:13:06,850 --> 00:13:11,700 Powerful and venerable sages and esteemed devotees of the gods! 160 00:13:11,780 --> 00:13:13,300 Now, who are you, monkey? 161 00:13:13,610 --> 00:13:18,390 I am Hanuman of the vaanars. This is Jambhvan. 162 00:13:18,520 --> 00:13:21,310 My brothers, perhaps we have been stuck here so long 163 00:13:21,310 --> 00:13:23,840 that this era has been taken over by monkeys. 164 00:13:23,880 --> 00:13:27,790 No, our home is in Kishkindha. We've journeyed far on a mission. 165 00:13:27,870 --> 00:13:33,760 You, however, seem trapped here... How did this happen? 166 00:13:34,450 --> 00:13:36,950 The tale of how we ended up here 167 00:13:36,950 --> 00:13:40,720 must surely be told across this world in song! 168 00:13:41,030 --> 00:13:45,500 It isn't. No one else has heard of you. 169 00:13:46,120 --> 00:13:50,720 An injustice! Wrinkled old bear! 170 00:13:50,800 --> 00:13:53,120 Sit then and hear the song of legend! 171 00:13:53,280 --> 00:13:56,160 Make yourselves comfortable, it will take a few days to hear the telling. 172 00:13:56,220 --> 00:13:58,970 We don't have that kind of time. Let's go, Hanuman. 173 00:13:59,120 --> 00:14:03,130 Okay! I can shorten our story. It'll only take a few minutes. 174 00:14:03,260 --> 00:14:07,840 Wait! Hold on! Don't go! Come back! 175 00:14:07,960 --> 00:14:10,920 Please, it has been so long since we saw anybody else. 176 00:14:18,320 --> 00:14:21,740 Very well. But please, we don't have much time. 177 00:14:22,060 --> 00:14:24,040 Hanuman? Jambhvan? 178 00:14:24,080 --> 00:14:28,370 I'm sorry, Hanuman, but I've made up my mind. I cannot let you just throw away your life... 179 00:14:28,760 --> 00:14:29,880 What in the world? 180 00:14:30,020 --> 00:14:34,010 Another listener! Good! The more the merrier. 181 00:14:34,600 --> 00:14:35,800 What's going on? 182 00:14:35,880 --> 00:14:37,210 Just sit down and listen. 183 00:14:37,290 --> 00:14:39,330 Maybe you'll learn something. 184 00:14:42,440 --> 00:14:46,720 Ages ago, Saptarishi Kashyap, 185 00:14:46,820 --> 00:14:52,200 one of the most powerful sages in the universe, performed a great ritual. 186 00:14:52,430 --> 00:14:56,300 All creatures on Earth were asked to bring something 187 00:14:56,300 --> 00:14:59,200 to contribute to the great ritual. 188 00:14:59,260 --> 00:15:01,480 Even we, the mighty Vaalakhilya, 189 00:15:01,480 --> 00:15:04,800 protectors of all life on Earth from the burning sun, 190 00:15:04,950 --> 00:15:09,540 brought what we could carry on our backs to gift the great sage. 191 00:15:10,370 --> 00:15:14,210 But the great God Indra found the sight of us amusing. 192 00:15:14,290 --> 00:15:18,080 He laughed at us! 193 00:15:19,630 --> 00:15:27,090 We Vaalakhilya might be small, but our pride is as vast as the ocean. 194 00:15:28,400 --> 00:15:32,630 And so, with our collective might, we cursed Indra, 195 00:15:32,630 --> 00:15:37,020 but then he too cursed us to return the favour. 196 00:15:37,100 --> 00:15:41,720 We were trapped within this tree, cursed to be scorched 197 00:15:41,800 --> 00:15:44,770 by the heat of the sun day after day, 198 00:15:44,850 --> 00:15:48,940 until a great being came to shade us from the blistering noon-day sun, 199 00:15:50,250 --> 00:15:53,220 which scorches us for our hubris in cursing a god. 200 00:15:53,340 --> 00:15:55,340 It has done so for endless years. 201 00:15:55,480 --> 00:15:59,960 We prayed, and the great vulture Jatayu would come to shield us with his mighty wings. 202 00:16:00,220 --> 00:16:00,710 Oh, no. 203 00:16:00,870 --> 00:16:03,930 What does the young monkey mean by that? 204 00:16:04,810 --> 00:16:07,840 He... Jatayu is dead, great sage. 205 00:16:10,210 --> 00:16:13,040 I bet there are juicy berries at the top, Nil. 206 00:16:13,690 --> 00:16:15,080 Don't remind me, Nal. 207 00:16:15,600 --> 00:16:18,870 Remember the berry tree Mother planted in our yard? 208 00:16:21,050 --> 00:16:23,250 What was that? 209 00:16:23,870 --> 00:16:28,270 If Jatayu is no more, then there is no hope. 210 00:16:28,660 --> 00:16:35,720 And now, once again, the sun will shine its curse upon us. 211 00:16:37,720 --> 00:16:43,000 You best leave. The heat will be unbearable. We're stuck here anyway. 212 00:16:47,150 --> 00:16:50,490 Come, Hanuman. It is their destiny to face this curse. We should go. 213 00:16:50,810 --> 00:16:54,090 I will protect you from the sun. 214 00:16:57,060 --> 00:17:02,130 What? Why do you keep trying to throw your life away? 215 00:17:02,240 --> 00:17:05,300 Spending your life protecting and saving others is not throwing it away, Angad. 216 00:17:05,380 --> 00:17:07,190 That is the lesson Prince Ram taught me. 217 00:17:07,300 --> 00:17:11,140 I will find Princess Sita, and I will save these sages. 218 00:17:11,220 --> 00:17:13,960 I will save everyone I can. 219 00:17:22,070 --> 00:17:24,340 Why won't he listen to reason? 220 00:17:26,390 --> 00:17:29,390 Because he tends to listen to his heart. 221 00:17:32,440 --> 00:17:35,430 Who knew monkeys could be this brave? 222 00:17:50,150 --> 00:17:55,710 Jambhvan, am I seeing things or is he... growing? 223 00:17:57,470 --> 00:18:00,550 A trick of the light perhaps? 224 00:18:00,800 --> 00:18:04,130 Yes, it has to be, but... 225 00:18:06,950 --> 00:18:11,180 Monkey, you are no ordinary monkey, are you? 226 00:18:20,240 --> 00:18:22,340 Hanuman, are you all right? 227 00:18:24,150 --> 00:18:25,540 I'll be fine, Angad. 228 00:18:25,670 --> 00:18:27,590 Great sages, how do you fare? 229 00:18:35,050 --> 00:18:38,900 The curse is finally broken! 230 00:18:40,570 --> 00:18:41,950 Jambhvan, look! 231 00:18:48,510 --> 00:18:56,610 You have helped free us, monkey... Hanuman. We can never truly repay you. 232 00:18:56,690 --> 00:18:58,200 I simply performed my duty, great sage. 233 00:18:58,210 --> 00:19:01,550 You better listen, or I'll curse you! 234 00:19:01,880 --> 00:19:10,370 Rarely does the Earth see a creature so devoted to their principles as you. 235 00:19:10,810 --> 00:19:14,860 We Vaalakhilya will not forget you. We will sing songs of your praise. 236 00:19:16,640 --> 00:19:17,980 That is not necessary, great sage. 237 00:19:17,980 --> 00:19:21,280 Instead, sing songs in memory of the great vulture Jatayu. 238 00:19:21,650 --> 00:19:24,760 If he had not been mercilessly killed by the demon Ravan, 239 00:19:24,840 --> 00:19:28,270 he surely would have been your saviour, instead of me. 240 00:19:28,870 --> 00:19:33,350 Praise be to Hanuman! And praise forever be to Jatayu, 241 00:19:33,430 --> 00:19:38,300 whose death will be remembered by the Vaalakhilya for all eternity! 242 00:19:41,890 --> 00:19:45,000 Hanuman... I think we should talk. 243 00:19:49,850 --> 00:19:53,790 Hey, wait up! Don't leave me behind! 244 00:19:55,630 --> 00:19:57,040 What kind of birds are those? 245 00:19:57,480 --> 00:20:03,320 Praise be to Indra! Praise be to Hanuman! And praise forever be to Jatayu, 246 00:20:03,400 --> 00:20:08,730 whose death will be remembered by the Vaalakhilya for all eternity! 247 00:20:09,250 --> 00:20:11,980 Well, those were some weird talking birds. Must be parrots. 248 00:20:16,700 --> 00:20:18,550 Something is weird about this. 249 00:20:23,890 --> 00:20:26,960 This is strange! 250 00:20:28,790 --> 00:20:30,970 Jatayu! 251 00:20:39,100 --> 00:20:45,420 Grab my hand, Nal! Mother will be furious if you die! 252 00:20:47,330 --> 00:20:49,220 This is so not good.