Ravan's forces will attack our camps soon.
The men are prepared, Lord Sugreev. All of them.
It won't be enough.
Our numbers are too few.
Now, you all need some rest.
Let's meet again before dawn.
Perhaps we'll have some fresh ideas then.
Hanuman, a moment, please.
(solemn music)
The stresses of this war are taking their toll on us.
I fear we are one disaster away from collapse.
No, my Lord.
We will stand by your side no matter what awaits us.
I rely on your strength, Hanuman. Yours and Lakshman's.
If I should lose either of you...
That will never happen.
Yet, Lakshman came so close to death from Indrajit's Naga-astras.
But we saved him.
We saved both of you.
That time. But what about the next?
I see Vibheeshan and Sugreev, how much they suffer
from losing their brothers.
I'm in awe of their strength.
I don't know if I have it.
Lakshman has given up so much for me,
and yet he is still only a boy.
We've seen so many brave young men perish, Hanuman.
In all of them, I see Lakshman's face.
I am haunted by it.
I promise you, Lord Ram.
As long as I breathe,
Lakshman will never die in this war.
Hanuman, how can anyone make such a promise?
War often has a way
of taking that which we love the most.
(eerie music)
(title song)
- (crickets chirping) - (owl hooting)
(dry leaves crackling)
Huh?
(suspenseful music)
(sighs)
Apologies, my friend.
I did not expect to find anyone
deep in the woods so late.
They can be dangerous.
I shall find somewhere else. Sorry to disturb you.
No. No. You were not disturbing me.
You looked troubled, Hanuman. Why so?
Surely, you should be celebrating today's...
great victory over Ravan.
Great?
We won by the barest of margins. If Ravan had known
how close we were to defeat, he would have...
I feel the pain Prince Ram
has in his heart for all who have died.
His devotion to his brother...
(sighs)
...and the fear of losing him weighs heavy on him.
If anything happens to Prince Lakshman,
grief would overwhelm him.
A powerful bond runs between them. Not all brothers have it.
Look at Vibheeshan and Ravan.
But it does make you wonder about him.
Anyone willing to plot and kill their own brother,
can they ever really be trusted?
It is hard for Vibheeshan,
but he knows what must be done. What is best for his people.
But even now, despite everything, I see the love he still has for Ravan.
I doubt he will always be with us.
Though even with him, I fear
we will not be strong enough when Ravan unleashes his full powers.
(grunts)
But you're the great and all-powerful Hanuman. Nothing can hurt you.
(Ravan chuckles)
You have slain countless rakshasas...
Including two of Ravan's own sons.
Surely reasons to celebrate.
There is no celebrating the death of a noble soul.
Ahiravan was evil and deserved what happened.
But not Akshay.
He could've been a great hope for this world.
(emotional music)
I begged him to stand down.
- I only wish he had listened. - (wolf howling in distance)
As do I.
(sniffing)
I imagine Ravan also grieves the death of those he loved.
They say rakshasas are creatures of immense passions.
Great rages and great sorrows.
But still,
he has united so many of them.
You sound as if you admire him.
(laughs)
Hardly. Ravan is a monster.
He deserves only death.
Don't you agree?
You've actually seen him.
(wolf howling continues)
I have seen a great and mighty king
beloved by his people
and devoted to his family.
(Hanuman chuckles)
If he'd only stayed true to the path of dharma,
there would have been no king greater than Ravan.
(chuckles)
Sounds like you admire him.
Both admire and pity.
I admire what he once was and pity how far he has fallen.
Fallen or not,
he is cunning.
What do you think he is planning?
If you were Ravan, how would he try to defeat you, Hanuman?
Ah!
A fine game!
Okay then, I will play the role of Ravan and you play the part of Hanuman.
(dramatic music)
Hmm. A good strategy game.
Your move first.
Very well...
(Hanuman) If I was Ravan, I'd unleash the Agneyastra weapon on the vaanarcamp.
It can produce a fierce fire capable of burning an army to ashes.
Fur burns easily.
The vaanars would be wiped out with such a firestorm.
(thunder rumbles)
(Ravan as vaanar) I'm sure Ravan has thought of such a tactic.
But he knows it would fail.
After all, you are the son of Vayu.
And even the deadliest of fire
can be snuffed out by a strong enough wind.
(Hanuman) True.
Now your turn.
Pretend to be me.
(Ravan as vaanar) Let's see. If I were the mighty Hanuman,
I would just storm the gates of Lanka
and grow larger than ever before.
Twice... no, five times the size of Kumbhakaran.
Then as Hanuman, with my massive hands I would crush the entire city
into dust and rubble, erasing Lanka from existence.
(Hanuman) But Ravan knows that would never happen.
I'd never cause such suffering to those within Lanka's walls.
(Ravan as vaanar) Well, you did try to burn the place down once.
(Hanuman) But only his soldiers and palaces suffered then.
Not innocents. Never the innocent.
(Ravan as vaanar) How about you? Give it one last try as Ravan?
Maybe you could defeat Hanuman this time around.
(Hanuman) It seems we are too evenly matched,
but very well...
(sword swishes)
As Ravan, I would give in to all the rage and hate
that I keep under control.
I'd unleash my dark powers,
become a force of destruction the world has never seen.
Nothing could stop my ten heads.
- (crickets chirping) - (fire crackling)
Except maybe yours.
From what I hear, your five heads could be more powerful than his ten.
(laughing)
Very good. Not many people know about my five heads.
Your spies are well informed...
- Ravan. - (chuckles)
How long have you known?
Sometime before we began our game.
My presence no doubt.
Hard to hide the regal aura of a king even when disguised.
(wolf howling in distance)
Actually, it was your bad vaanar accent.
No regal aura there, I guess.
You dare mock me!
(laughs)
(tense music)
It's been a long time since someone dared to tease me, Hanuman.
You're braver than I thought.
Only Vali could dare get away with such comments.
God, how I miss him.
You know, in the end, Vali regretted what he'd done, the evil he became.
Maybe it's not too late to learn from that lesson.
Vali was touched by an evil that overtook him.
Corrupted him.
There is no outside force controlling me, Hanuman.
I've made my choices, and I will live with them.
Or you will die with them.
Tell me, Ravan, why did you come here tonight?
To meet you, Hanuman.
To understand you.
The last time we properly talked, you were in chains in Lanka.
(chuckles)
As I remember, that didn't work out so well for you, did it?
No. No, it didn't.
I have met many immortals,
many children of great gods
like your father.
Yet, you are different.
Why?
Such power, such loyalty,
and you give it all to a lowly human... to a boy.
What could Ram possibly teach you?
Everything.
Before meeting him, I was nothing. Just... lost.
Any power I have is the smallest fraction
of the infinite power Lord Ram possesses.
He is the source of all my strength...
my hope... my purpose. I believe in him.
(laughs)
And when I destroy what you believe in?
When I kill Ram...
what will be left of you then, Hanuman? Maybe you'll be just like me.
I will never let that happen.
Let there be peace between us, Hanuman.
At least, for this night.
We both respect the old ways.
No battle or blood shall be shed until dawn.
Your strength reminds me of Vali as well.
But aren't you the least bit curious if you're stronger than me?
We'll find out on the battlefield soon,
I'm sure.
Why wait?
(epic music)
I don't have anything to prove to you, Lord Ravan.
It's just a game, Hanuman.
Come on, where's your sense of sport? A harmless challenge.
All right, Demon Lord.
Let's put it to the test.
Good man.
On three then. One...
Two...
Three!
(rock crackles)
(stammers) It... it seems we are evenly matched.
Not for long.
Fall... relent.
Never!
(wind whooshing)
(thunder rumbles)
Nil! Nil! Wake up! What's happening?
(tense music)
Whatever you are doing...
make them suffer, my husband.
Hanuman...
(upbeat music)
(Ram) Hanuman...
Hanuman.
(grunts)
Ram.
(pants) What... what did you say?
Ram!
- (epic music) - (groans)
(thuds)
Forgive my outburst.
I lost my concentration for a second and you were able to beat me.
You were just lucky in that moment.
It proves nothing. I hate to lose.
Then you should not have started this war, Lord Ravan.
Maybe it's still not too late to end it.
(laughs)
If only life were so simple, Hanuman.
Too much blood has already been spilt.
Then tomorrow we fight again.
Tomorrow then.
(dramatic music)
Hanuman has shown me
how to destroy Ram.