I am a beast in service of one far greater than you will ever be.
Why is it so quiet here? Where are the armies?
There's just one place we will find our answer.
Lanka.
Their blood is on your hands.
I congratulate you, Hanuman.
I am beginning to understand the nature of Patal Loka.
But it doesn't need to be like this, does it?
This world reflects the mind of its ruler.
Our world is threatened.
There is one who seeks my death. Can you succeed?
Rakshasas are creatures of passion.
They are ruled by their hearts,
their fears and, most of all, their desires.
But I am only half a rakshas.
I have learned to control those passions
through countless years of tapas and austere discipline.
Though, when I was younger,
this was not always the case.
I had seen so much death, so much ugliness in my life.
Was it any surprise I was always drawn to beauty?
I had never seen anything more wondrous
than the sight of the apsara,
known as Rambha.
I wished to speak with her. To know her.
I asked for her hand.
But her husband, Nalakuvara, misunderstood my intentions.
In his rage, Nalakuvara cursed me.
He vowed that should I ever touch a woman
who does not willingly allow it,
then instantly each of my heads would be split into a hundred parts.
But Nalakuvara misunderstood me.
For such savage actions...
against a woman are beneath me.
Beneath a king.
Though I have many wives and many concubines,
each only knows love when they gaze upon me.
For I am only half rakshas
and it is not my demon passions that draws me to Princess Sita...
It is my human heart.
Sita's love must be given to me freely.
I must be worthy of it. If I can't be...
then I am worthy of nothing!
I will not fail you, Father.
I fear for you, my son.
He defeated you once already. I do not want you killed, Makardhwaj.
You mean too much to me. Perhaps it is better I face him.
If I should die, at least you will live.
Father, I am your son. My life is yours!
I shall face this monster again,
and this time I will not fail.
But who is he, Father?
He seems familiar, yet I have never met him before.
He is a liar!
A trickster who will have you believe
he is the mighty Hanuman,
just to have you falter.
Hanuman?
Lies, my son. Think.
I told you the real Hanuman perished when he invaded Lanka.
No, this vaanar you face will pretend
to be your true father, but only to make you weak.
I would never permit you to attack your true father.
It is true I have had no child until I found you.
I have made mistakes.
But they were made with love, Makardhwaj.
Failed?
You gave me a home, a purpose.
You have my loyalty.
I would spill my last drop of blood for you, Father.
My heart fills with joy to hear such words.
No father could have a more loyal son.
I will make you proud, Father.
He will be defeated.
Yes.
Makardhwaj is no match for Hanuman. But he'll distract him for a while.
We just need to stall him
until the auspicious time to perform the pooja.
You will help too.
Me? What can I do?
Did I ever tell you why my father banished me from Lanka?
There are darker powers I was playing with.
Powers even he forbid me from using.
Just imagine what could be so dark
that it would be forbidden even in a kingdom of demons.
I have big plans for you, Murkhawa.
Very big, indeed.
It seems Ahiravan's guardian also came this way.
He'll be waiting for us.
Strange creature.
He seemed so convinced he was my... son.
Anything is possible here, Hanuman.
Have you not realised that?
The story I heard is that
he was born of a drop of sweat
from some great hero that leapt over a vast ocean.
That drop was swallowed by a makara.
It then birthed an egg which it left on the shores of Patal Loka.
Ahiravan found it
and raised the creature as his own.
What ocean?
The sea off Lanka. So I hear.
But that was only a short time ago.
A week your time could be a lifetime here.
Time works differently in Patal Loka.
So... this Makardhwaj
could have been created from me?
He could be my... son...
If that is true, then how can I fight my own child?
Make no mistake, he is Ahiravan's creature,
loyal only to him!
Ahiravan will exploit your feelings.
Push such thoughts aside.
Remember your duty.
You are here to save the princes. We must do whatever is necessary.
Whatever is necessary? No, that is a dark path, my friend.
I'll not commit an act that would shame me or the princes.
That includes fighting someone who might be my son.
Once he knows the truth, he'll understand.
There need be no conflict between us.
Makardhwaj serves Ahiravan.
In the end, what child would betray their father?
Ahiravan is determined to outdo his father.
But what he has in ambition he lacks in taste.
This world reflects his dark soul.
Makardhwaj will see that.
We should find another way in.
Something less obvious.
Ahiravan knows we're coming.
Time to face our demons.
This is where your path of destruction ends.
Do not take another step.
I do not want to fight you.
Lower your weapon. Let us first speak.
My father said you would be full of tricks.
No tricks, Makardhwaj.
There should only be truth between a parent and a child.
Just as father warned me. He said you would deceive me with lies.
Enough talk. There is only one way to end this.
We have to fight him.
No. I will not raise my hand against him.
If he truly is my son,
he will not hurt me.
Will you put your nobility aside just this once?
Fight him, Hanuman! Or he will destroy us!
If I can only win by betraying myself, then I have already lost.
I will not fight.
Hanuman!
The truth cannot be hidden.
The truth lights up the skies like lightning.
And I serve the truth.
Ram.
Ram... Ram...
Hanuman!
Who are you?
I am Hanuman. I am your father.
And that is the truth.
Father.
Please forgive me for doubting you, disrespecting you.
There is nothing to forgive.
If I'd known of your existence sooner,
nothing would have stopped me from finding you
and being by your side.
It's a gift that somehow, through all of this struggle,
we've found each other.
My son!
But what will you do now, Makardhwaj?
I...
I cannot fight Ahiravan.
Please do not ask this of me, Father.
No son. I would never ask that of you.
Your loyalty to Ahiravan is only right.
He raised you and gave you a home.
But you must know the palace well.
I know every room and hall, all that is, except one.
That my fath... that Ahiravan has forbidden me to ever visit.
Do you know why?
It is a place where he performs his pooja.
All I ask is that you show me the way.
I cannot fight for you.
But I will lead you to the chamber.
But be warned...
Whoever Ahiravan takes there never returns.
His pooja is beginning. We don't have much time left.
We need to stop him.
Then... I'm going home.
Soon, my friend.
One last challenge remains. Then what are we--
Now that doesn't sound good.
What is it?
I don't know.
Prepare yourselves.
Murkhawa? Is it you?
Stay back. Leave this to me.
No, Father! This is my fight also.
I'll not leave you to face this alone.
I've come too far to back away now.
I want to go home.
Let's finish this.
So the battle is joined. One last job for you, Murkhawa.
Distract them just a little longer before you die, please.
Goddess, please grant me my boon.
That I should be elevated to godhood.
How they laughed at me.
Thought I was a joke.
Even my own wife lost faith in me.
She abandoned me as they all have... But none worse than him.
Do you feel the world changing, Father?
That your lowly, despised son will achieve what you could not?
Will you finally be proud of me when I take everything from you?
Will you finally show me respect?
Will you finally love me then?
Hail Goddess!
Why won't he fall?
He draws his power from being near Ahiravan
and this place.
So we must find a way to break his connection.
But how? Look at the size of him!
You know what they say. The bigger they are...
the harder they fall!
That's it.
We'll hold him off, Hanuman.
Come on then, you ugly toad.
Let's see how much fight you've really got in you.
We need to leave!
That's enough, Makardhwaj!
No!
That was my father's sword.
Your wounds are severe, my friend.
A wounded lion is more dangerous, Hanuman.
Just get me to my feet.
You need to rest. Let me take--
Get me up, Hanuman.
It's over for me.
This wound is too great and you know it.
I have only a few minutes left in this world.
But I will die on my feet.
Like a warrior.
Please, Hanuman, give me that.
Go and protect your boy.
I'll deal with the monster.
No. It would be better if--
You've got places to be, Hanuman.
This Ram and Lakshman you speak of,
you need to save them. There's no time!
The world needs them now.
Just promise me one thing.
Anything.
When your war ends,
find my kingdom,
find my princess.
Free them from the rakshasas
that have taken hold there.
I promise you I will free them.
They will know of your courage.
Go! Save your son.
Come on, son.
Murkhawa!
Come and face me, demon!
Oh, no, you don't! You're coming with me.
Father?
I'm here.
Let... let me help.
You have done more than enough.
Leave the rest to me.
Where... where's Harsha?
He's free.
It's just you and me now, Ahiravan.