King Janaka, the ruler of the kingdom of Mithila,
had many treasures, but his most precious was
his daughter, Princess Sita,
and the bow of God Shiva.
Many kings and princes, lords of the earth, heaven and hell
came seeking his daughter's hand in marriage.
Yet, King Janaka would not part with her unless the suitor could prove his valour.
To have one treasure, they needed to conquer another.
All failed.
A seemingly impossible task, for who could match the might of Shiva?
Even the King of Lanka tried.
But left humiliated in defeat.
And then came Ram.
And the impossible was achieved by a mere boy.
And the treasure of King Janaka was joined with the treasure of King Dashrath.
Since that day, Princess Sita has shared every joy
and every hardship with her husband.
Knowing that with Ram at her side, she would never be afraid.
Make your peace with the gods.
I shall give you that moment.
Strike then. My god is my beloved.
With him in my heart, do you think I am afraid of death?
I have been here before. I will be here again.
So be it.
No! No, my Lord!
Please do not kill her!
Mandodari!
My Queen. Why have you come here?
To save you, my love. To save you.
Why, my Lord? Why? She is not worthy of you.
Kill her and you dishonour yourself forever
in the eyes of our people.
Send her back to her husband and never think of her again.
The Ravan I worship would not allow any woman to create such anger in him.
No, Mandodari, not anger.
But love.
A love which I have not felt in all my thousands of years.
Not even with me, my husband?
I have loved you with every ounce of my being.
With every thought. Is that not love?
It is, my Queen.
But this passion I feel...
is something different.
Mandodari is right though.
I have allowed my passions to take control of my judgement.
It's unfair to both of us.
Your wife loves you so much, but you are too blinded
by your so-called passion that all you bring her is pain.
You destroy everyone around you.
And is your precious Ram so different?
How many of my people has he destroyed?
Ram inspires life. He doesn't desecrate it.
He's even turned stone into flesh.
Yet another magical fairy tale about your fallen Prince.
I've heard enough of them.
It's true. The story of Ahalya is known by everyone in my kingdom.
The beautiful Ahalya was created by Brahma.
She was later married to the Sage Gautama
who lived in an ashram near my kingdom.
Poor Ahalya was too trusting, too innocent of the ways of deception.
As I once was.
She thought the man who returned that day was her husband.
But it was Indra in disguise.
His pleasures taken, the God fled.
But not before being cursed by Gautama.
But the real consequences of his lust fell upon poor Ahalya.
The gods are cruel.
Gautama cursed her into stone.
Poor Ahalya.
But then, along with Lakshman and Vishwamitra, my husband found her.
With one touch, he freed her, at last.
As he will free me.
Maybe that's not what really freed Ahalya.
Is it true what my spies have told me?
That your father found you as a baby,
grown miraculously from a furrow in the fields?
I know nothing about my birth. Just rumours.
Tell me, Princess Sita, did you ever visit Ahalya
when she was trapped as a stone?
What's the point of this?
Humour me.
It was before I knew Ram.
But yes, a few days before he freed her,
I also visited her statue.
Felt for myself how cold and lifeless it was.
For me, she wasn't just a statue but a symbol.
In a society dominated by men,
she stood for all the cruelty borne by women for centuries.
Perhaps Ram didn't free Ahalya. Perhaps it was you.
What trick are you playing?
You are the daughter of Mother Earth herself.
Something far more powerful than you can imagine.
The very incarnation of life.
More lies.
Life flows through you, Princess Sita.
That is why I am drawn to you.
Nothing here is real, honest or true.
Is it any surprise, Princess Sita?
That the bringer of death, would be so drawn
to someone who is the bringer of life?
Free me or kill me, but you will never have me.
Not even to save the lives of your people, your father?
Stop speaking in riddles, Ravan.
Then I'll make things clear for you. There is a new world rising.
One in which the humans have no place.
My armies will begin their march towards Mithila and Ayodhya.
They'll wreak such destruction that all human life will perish.
There are women and children there. Babies!
Innocents always suffer. Unless...
Unless what?
Forsake your husband for me...
and I'll recall my armies.
There will be no destruction,
and the human cities will be spared.
I will allow even Ram to live in peace.
As if I could ever trust you?
I am many things, Princess Sita, but not a liar.
Why is this even such a difficult choice?
Very well. My armies will be ready in 30 days.
You have until then to decide.
Prepare my Pushpak Viman.
I shall return to the palace.
Face your reality. No one is coming to save you.
I give you this one chance to save humanity.
Take it, Sita.
How do I approach her?
If I jump down,
she'll think I'm another rakshas sent by Ravan to trick her.
What should I do? What should I do?
Will this be enough to convince her?
Think, Hanuman! Think!
Ungrateful wretch!
How dare you defy our master?
Who do you think you are?
The sun and the moon obey our King's commands
and yet you spurn him?
You deny the master of the three realms!
Are all mortals so vain? So arrogant!
I've seen women like her before.
They protest, to begin with, but they learn their place in time.
My place is with my husband.
We should teach her humility, sister.
Yes, we will teach her thoroughly.
She will bend, or she will break.
Get back, all of you!
What do you think Ravan will do to you if she's hurt?
Don't be scared.
I know it's all been a shock, being brought here.
Everything seems strange.
But consider me your friend, Sita.
Ignore them and listen to me.
You don't know Ravan the way we do. He's not the monster you think.
Ravan is as great as Ram. He is loved by his people.
Ravan will always protect you.
I only need protection from one thing.
Say it, Sita, and it shall be so.
From Ravan himself.
There's no hope for her.
The longer you live the more our King suffers.
In time, Ravan will be grateful to us for doing what he couldn't.
Kill her, sisters. Divide the body between us so not a bone is left.
Come on then!
You'll find I'm not the weak little flower you think I am.
What's happening? The tree is moving!
It is just the wind.
No, Shankukarni, there's something going on. Something strange.
Quickly, let's make a feast of this princess.
What? Is it magic?
Who's there? Ravan?
Is this one of your ploys? Reveal yourself! Come out, demon!
I am no demon, Princess. I swear it.
Then why do you hide?
I am afraid.
Come down.
Who are you?
I am Hanuman and your servant, Princess Sita.
For now and always. I have been sent to find you.
Sent? By whom?
That ring...
I have neglected you, dear wife.
Will you forgive me?
That depends.
Lakshman and I have been so busy clearing the forest, building our new home.
Maybe I should take an axe and join you?
I have a gift for you.
I found it in a lonely glade.
A treasure that surpasses all the jewels you have left behind.
A crown of fragile beauty. It is worthy of you.
Ram, you have given me the most precious treasure.
Why do you cry, my love?
Because I am so happy. So happy to be here with you.
My lady? What's wrong?
He gave you this? My Ram?
By his own hand did he put it in mine. I swore to deliver it to you.
Much has happened since you were kidnapped.
Prince Ram has forged an unbreakable alliance
with my king, Sugreev.
The entire vaanar army has been searching for you.
We were alone in the forest for so long.
But to know they have found friendship with the vaanars, with you.
Meeting your husband transformed my life.
Gave it purpose for the first time.
I see his strength within you, Hanuman.
You were meant to find each other. I have no doubt of that.
And I see that you are equal to him in all ways.
Who else would be able to defy Ravan for so long?
It has been hard without him.
Then we should delay no longer, Princess.
I will take you back to Prince Ram this very night.
You...
You can do that?
It took me a single leap to jump over the ocean to Lanka.
It'll take just one more leap to return.
Now, let's go, for Prince Ram awaits.
I wish to come with you, wish it with all my heart.
Good, then let's move quickly.
But I cannot leave.
Why?
Because for humanity to survive, I must stay in Lanka.