"The queen of Jhansi is immortal."
"Whose rule was very powerful."
"The one whose life and youth."
"Was decorated with the glimmerings of freedom."
"The one who attracted every heart."
"The queen of Jhansi is immortal."
"India where very brave and courageous men were born."
"Grandfather Bhisma, Parashurama..
..Arjun and mighty Hanuman."
'But his ears are concentrated on ..
.. East India Company's decision.'
Our company's government has taken the decision.
That Gangadhar Rao is the rightful heir to..
.. Jhansi's royal throne.'
And with this in mind he is pronounced..
.. as the guardian of Jhansi.
Congratulations, your highness.
And please accept my congratulations too, your majesty.
Thank you, colonel Solomon. Thank you Sada Shiv.
..claims to the fact that he will keep the army..
..of the company's government in his kingdom..
..to carry on liberty, compromise and business.
And for their expenses he will give two hundred..
..twenty seven thousand four hundred and..
..fifty eight rupees annually as salary..
..to the company's government.
And along with it he even agrees to this condition that..
..will be added to the army of the company's government.
Thank you dear. Thank you very much.
Take you highness. On the strength of our friendship!
Teacher, teacher!
Teacher!
What is the matter, Tara?
That foreign officer again in that book room.
Colonel Solomon, ensure the governor general..
..on my behalf that this agreement..
..will open new gardens of joy and happiness.
The orders of his majesty will be followed out sincerely.
And the company's government..
..has decided that the king of Jhansi..
I wish I had reached when it was being signed.
Then this agreement would have been written..
But royal teacher the conditions are same..
And this clause where Jhansi agrees to keep..
..the company's army in its kingdom?
Isn't it that very clause for which the senior officers..
..of the company were making rounds of this kingdom..
..since last four years so that we agree to it?
..of the company were making rounds of this kingdom..
But teacher, their army will be present in our processions..
..and also protect the kingdom of Jhansi.
The one who cannot protect himself..
..even God doesn't protect him.
Gangadhar Rao, the throne which..
..I have served for forty years of my life.
And you didn't even take my advice before selling it off.
You didn't even take my suggestion.
From this it is obvious that you no longer need me.
No, no teacher. Don't punish your Gangadhar so harshly.
What will do without your advice and direction?
That which you have done today.
If you had needed my advice then you wouldn't..
..have worn the chains of slavery in your feet..
..in the lust of wearing the crown in your head.
No, Gurudev you cannot forsake me and go.
I will never let you go. - Gangadhar Rao!
I am not your priest but the priest of Jhansi's throne.
And one day I will again come to serve this throne.
But with that power that can erase what you have done.
The one who can raise our bent heads.
The one who can make rewrite the broken history of Jhansi.
"The royal teacher left Jhansi by taking God's name."
"When one's birthplace is in danger then how can one rest?"
"The royal teacher left Jhansi by taking God's name."
"First he went to the temples."
"Then he reached the mid river."
"As the waves of river lapped gave the knowledge of life."
"He rode the elephants but still his mind was restless."
"He also rode the chariots but still he was restless."
"He rode the camels with the same enthusiasm."
"One very good day."
"He is crazy like the Yamuna he is crazy about his country."
"He was crazy about his country."
"He also walked on foot but he couldn't'..
..get rid of his restlessness."
"Jhansi's destiny at last took him to Vithur."
"At last to Vithur."
Get out of the way you shameless mortals.
Wait!
Wait, wait! This is a village of little children.
You bloody idiot!
Why are you hitting my father?
You run away! Otherwise..
Ramu, Govind, Gopal, Nandy, Munna, Sundar come quickly.
Come quickly. - What is the matter Manu?
What is it, what is it Manu? - I have come Manu.
What is the matter Manu? - I have come Manu.
Henry see this is the man who was about to beat my father.
Why don't you take the straight road?
Move you, boy! - Shame, shame, your nose is cut.
That's all right, children that's all right. Go have fun.
Driver move ahead.
See you have broken my doll. - Don't cry.
Shankar will bring you a new doll. - Isn't it Shankar?
Yes, I will do everything for Manu.
Why have you become so excited? He had a gun.
If he had killed you then? - I have seen many such killers.
Am I a coward that I will get frightened of the gun?
I know my Chameli you are very brave.
You are neither afraid of the gun nor the canon.
You are neither scared of the arrow nor the sword.
Now run and go.
That means the elephant will also be there.
Now if Nana and Rao doesn't sit on the elephant..
..then will you go ride on an elephant? - Yes, yes father.
There is not one but ten elephants in my fortune. Ten.
Look at the owner of ten elephants.
Nana! Rao! Stop the elephant! Stop it!
Won't you take me along with you? - Stop, Uncle!
Rao, let's take Manu with us too. - There is no need Nana.
Elephants are the rides of the kings..
..not for the daughter of their servants.
If you like rides so much then buy a donkey of your status.
Is it? Gajraj!
Rao! Let us take Manu along too. - No, ever.
Mahout, take the elephant forward.
Rao, Rao. Stop. Stop the elephant.
Rao take Manu along too. Uncle, stop the elephant.
Rao, stop the elephant.
Careful, child.
Uncle, stop the elephant.
Leave me. Leave me! I want to die. - My dear!
Your life is very precious. And if you want to die.
My child! Are you hurt? Henry told me that you are injured.
He may have said that Manu has fallen down; she is injured.
Manu is trampled under the feet of the elephant.
But see Manu is perfectly all right.
I thank god a million times.
Don't thank God, father. Thank him.
If he were not there then your Manu would have been dead.
Don't thank God, father. Thank him.
I don't have words to thank you. - Your daughter?
Yes sir, she is the daughter of a poor Brahmin..
..who after taking birth in a hut dreams about palaces.
Shrimant Peshwa's servant's daughter who dreams to be a queen.
I think I have to meet Shrimant Peashwa.
You are welcome sir.
Why have you grown thoughtful after seeing..
..Chameli's horoscope, royal teacher?
She is Lakshmi in luck, Saraswati in knowledge.
All the elements have come together in the horoscope.
Let it be, tell me if I have elephants in my hand or not?
No, there are no elephants in your hand;..
.. your hand is very small.
But there are any elephants in your destiny.
See father, didn't I say? - Come don't speak too much.
Run away from here. - Come Nana. Come Rao.
Wait a bit Moropant..
..the royal teacher wants to tell you something.
Moropant I have got such a thing in your house for which..
..I have searched the country, which I had spent four years.
You have got that thing in my house? That is my good luck.
Moropant, the royal teacher wants..
..Chameli to get married to Jhansi's king Gangadhar.
But teacher how can that be?
King Gangadhar Rao is nearly fifty years old.
And my Manu is not even nine years old.
Won't this marriage go against religion?
This marriage is not done on the pyre of religion..
..that we can count the age, symbols and years.
Or that we can see the pair of the groom and the bride.
..or for colorful display. It is for the country.
The freedom of this country is ..
..hidden in the veils of this bride.
You will see how the tinkling of the marriage bangles..
..will turn into the clanging of the swords.
And every child of the country will fight..
..till the whole country is not freed.
Now tell me Moropant, what is your answer?
Teacher, it is my good luck that my Manu..
But you know that I am Shrimant Peshwa's loyal servant.
My master's permission is necessary.
This marriage has got my blessings Moropant.
Then do I have the courage to refuse?
Shrimant today you have given Jhansi her Queen.
Tomorrow the Jhansi's queen will give your lost royalty back.
I will wait for that day, royal teacher.
Priest tie the knot firmly. It shouldn't open.
Manu you are no longer a young girl my dear.
Today you are starting your new life, never forget your duty.
Along with the veneration of your husband..
..do make sure that you always care about your subjects.
You have been raised in the laps of royalty.
We have got great hopes on you.
I will never disappoint you, father.
The head of royalty will always stay erect.
May God keep you happy my dear! - Take this Manu.
In my absence this pistol will protect you.
You are so nice, Henry. All right goodbye.
Goodbye to everyone.
Shankar, what have you done to yourself?
You are going to the palaces I am going to the huts, Manu.
But never think that I will forget you when I reach the palace?
I will certainly come to your hut one day.
That day I will celebrate Diwali in my hut.
"Come on let's burst crackers to celebrate our victory."
"Come on, we'll find them."
"Mohan will play the flute and floor us.."
"Shyam Sunder will dance.."
"Kunj Bihari, Krishna Murari.."
"I am your beloved, I'm your beloved.."
"O Kishan, where is your flute playing.."
"Good times have arrived, the days are wonderful."
"The days are wonderful."
Beware! The Queen of Jhansi is coming!
Born in Jhansi, brought up in Vithur!
The beautiful Manu is the friend of the Peshwa.
The one who played with thorns.
The one who smiles when hurt.
Brave, courageous, she is colorfully valiant.
The one who shines one's fortune.
The one who removes all misfortune.
The story of every house the luck of Gangadhar.
The queen of Jhansi is unique and alluring.
The people present in the court.
To day we at this joyous moment has come together..
..to fulfill the two customs of royalty.
The first custom the new bride our queen..
..will have that name which will be gifted by her in-laws.
And the king is acquainted about it.
..on Jhansi I have got the support of the whole kingdom.
..in the garb of a bride.
That's why I suggest that the name of my Queen be Lakshmi.
The Queen Lakshmi Bai! Hail her!
The second rule of our country is when the queen..
..comes to the royal court for the first time..
Now the queen will order and the king will carry it out.
Diamonds. - Pearls. - Gems. - Priceless things. - Jewellery.
My first wish that my Mundar.. Mundar? Mundar?
Where have you gone? - I am here, Manu.
Come here, come here Mundar. Come quickly.
Coming Manu.
This Mundar will always stay with me.
The Queen's wish is granted.
Now the queen can give the second order.
My second wish is that a elephant is sent to Nana sir of Vithur.
I agree. - Now my queen, give us your third order.
My third wish. My third wish.. Father, come here.
Why are you sitting so far away?
Father you have made me a queen.
You have given me so many elephants and horses.
Now you also ask him something.
My third wish is give my father whatever he wants.
You've got a good opportunity, ask anything Moropantji.
You can ask anything you wish to.
The kingdom of Jhansi will give you everything.
I have got everything by seeing Manu as the queen of Jhansi.
Now I have only one wish left that my Manu..
..who is an able bud becomes such a flower..
..that her fragrance spreads through out the nation.
Royal teacher you have made my Manu the queen of Jhansi.
Now you only teach her how to live like a queen.
And even how to die like a queen.
Even the third wish of the queen is granted.
The brave are venerated. - The brave are venerated.
Now write I will become brave.
I am brave.
India who gave birth to brave men like Shivaji and Tipu.
And brave women like Chandbibi and Durgawati.
Who thought it better to spend one day in freedom..
..then to spend a hundred years in slavery.
But traitors like Purni and Mir Jaffar sold our thrones to them.
And this little red spot which was like a red scar..
..in the face of our mother land became so big in a few years.
Well done! Well done!
This is the last year of your studies.
This year I will teach you the Bhagwat Gita.
This is that book, my queen, which teaches humans..
..how to live and even how to die.
You have got no right to expect its fruit.
From the court of Jhansi, the subjects are being informed..
..the royal teacher our queen's education is now completed.
And tomorrow our queen will give her teacher..
..his fees in the house of commons.
All the men and women of Jhansi.
The younger people and the elders, the rich and the poor..
..are invited to the house of commons tomorrow morning.
Glory to the Queen! Glory to the Queen!
Glory to the Queen!
Gentle folks, today on the chaste moment..
And offer flowers of tribute on the feet of the royal teacher.
O Queen since long we have this custom..
..that the one who is educated, after finishing..
..of his or her education gives his or her teacher his fees.
And the teacher gives him or her his blessings.
To revive this old custom again His majesty has..
..personal treasure that you can respect..
.. your teacher rightfully.
Along with it I am also ordered that if all these ornaments..
..are not enough then I can also provide you..
..with the hoardings of the royal treasure.
Order me, your highness!
Your majesty I am highly obliged to you..
..that you have left no stones unturned..
..to make my offering befitting a queen.
But all these priceless things and Jhansi's whole treasure..
..cannot pay off the debt..
..which I have got as knowledge from my teacher.
You have said the absolute truth, my queen.
Knowledge is such a priceless thing..
You have said the absolute truth, my queen.
..that no wealth on earth can pay it off.
Still the teacher should get his right.
Of course your majesty. The teacher should get his right.
Teacher the offering which I will offer to you now..
..will prove that..
..your hard work of ten years has not gone to waste.
And that offering will be my oath.
On this historic moment from when..
..I will spend my whole life protecting my country's liberty.
And I will face all those attacks of the enemy..
..whether from East or from the West.
From the North or from the South.
Not only this if at any time because of traitors within..
..and attackers from the outside..
..then I will not only risk my life but while fighting them..
..I will spend even the last breathe of my life.
Brave queen till today no teacher..
..has got such a big reward for his hard work.
Hail the Queen! Hail the royal teacher!
Hail his majesty Gangadhar Rao! Hail the royal teacher!
Hail the Queen!
Major Ellis what fun you nay be getting..
..in these beautiful details of music. - Why your highness?
Your work is amidst the roar of the canons.
Not amidst the tinkle of anklets and the clang of the bells.
I myself am a patron of drama, your highness.
And I have also heard your praises.
..his majesty himself is not going to enact this play.
Beware! Do pay attention the procession of the Queen!
I was waiting for you my queen.
..especially for you. I hope that you will like it.
So shall we start?
"Salutations to the great Ganesha!"
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you very much!
Thank you! Did you like it my queen?
Your majesty this pantomime of yours..
..has given rise to a new thought in my mind.
At least for today get rid of these..
What are you thinking about?
About your imagination the story of Sher and Shola.
Sher and Shola is nothing my queen.
The pantomime that I will present the next time..
..will be the masterpiece of my life.
I think that it is even difficult for you to prepare..
..a better pantomime then Sher and Shola.
This matter is not a bit difficult for Gangadhar Rao my Queen.
Your husband may be only the king of Jhansi.
But he is the emperor of art and culture. - I agree my king.
I believe that drama is an important aspect of life.
Yes, you majesty.
..for your interest I am preparing a play.
Which might give birth to revolution in our life.
Truly! And that also hiding from us.
I beg your forgiveness your majesty.
When will I get the chance to see your drama my queen?
On his majesty's birthday.
Then I will wait impatiently for that day.
What has happened to the procession today?
The white troop may have not come.
Even their thousand murders are pardoned.
They have not dealt with the queen till now.
They will remember their mother's milk.
Captain Gordon you are the commander..
..of the white army in my kingdom.
And we have also ordered you to stay present..
.. in today's procession.
Then what is the reason that you are coming alone..
..coming late and coming without your troops?
And we always have a holiday on Sunday.
I cannot order my soldiers to work on this day.
And we always have a holiday on Sunday.
But it was required that you acquaint me of this matter before.
So that we wouldn't have faced so much difficulty.
Well there is no problem.
So that we wouldn't have faced so much difficulty.
Why there is no problem your majesty?
Sunday is just an excuse.
They just want to show that even the most ordinary..
..English officer can keep the orders..
..of the king of Jhansi on his whims and fancies.
This is not the truth, my queen. We don't work on Sundays.
This is our rule. And we have always carried this rule.
But the time of one procession is bearing witness..
..against this rule of yours. - How your highness?
Twentieth June Seventeen hundred and fifty-six.
..against Siraj-ud-Daulah, that day was a Sunday.
Third January Seventeen hundred fifty seven was also a Sunday..
..when your Sir Grant captured Calcutta.
And that very year the Sunday of Seventeenth June..
..your army instead of making a holiday was..
..robbing the markets of Hugli to their heart's content.
Were there no Sundays in the wars of France and Portuguese?
When was rule sleeping then?
Where was the truth of these rules of yours?
By claiming which you want to oppose..
..the orders of the king of Jhansi.
Forgive me my rudeness, your highness.
According to me nobody plays with fire.
In the age of war not only the worldly rules..
..but also the religious rules are compromised. - I agree.
Now I want to know that when is the birthday of Queen Victoria?
Twenty-fourth May your highness.
And in Eighteen hundred and Forty..
..Twenty fourth May was a Sunday.
That day not only the English troops..
..but even the Navy had donned their uniform..
..and had attended the birthday of the queen.
Then how can you and your troops today make Sunday..
..an excuse and refuse to attend the king's procession?
I am sorry your highness.
Go at once and attend the procession along with your army.
This is your pardon. - I will right away come with my army.
See there mother the procession has come.
Hail the king! Hail the Queen! Hail the king! Hail the Queen!
Hail the Queen! Hail the king! Hail the Queen!
Hail the king! Hail the Queen!
Where is the commander? I want to congratulate.
At your service, your majesty.
What a beautiful net you have spread against me, helpless man.
Maybe you want to arrest me? - Your enemies your majesty.
Tara are you.. So how long till..
If you say shall I inform the midwife?
Move away, you just nonsense.
I talk nonsense! - Otherwise what?
If something had happened to me..
This I have prepared for the prince.
You are making such a thing that..
..if a princess takes birth it will go to waste.
Shut up! Why are you uttering such things?
Has pregnancy ever been concealed from a midwife?
I have gone and seen the queen. A prince will be born.
As god wishes.
My Lord you don't dishearten anyone.
If you want give me daughters all my life.
But fulfill the wish of the kingdom.
The subjects are very restless to see their prince.
What news have you brought?
All the boys in the city know that a boy will be born.
Say that a girl will be born.
Yes, my lord a girl will be born.
Have patience Gangadhar-ji. A little more time.
Not now, your majesty.
Not now, that only right.
Hail his majesty, hail the prince of Jhansi.
Prince!
Prince, have you heard? Prince. Prince.
Hail the prince! Hail the prince! Hail the prince!
Not now your majesty.
Hail the prince!
Yours.
Your servants have teased me a lot.
Whenever I see them not now your ma..
My little king! My darling king! My beautiful king!
Beautiful? He looks like a monkey to me.
See if you address my son as a monkey I will take him away.
You will go with me won't you my son?
Your mother addresses as a monkey.
You are not monkey, you are my son.
Manu!
I remembered my childhood by seeing you.
I remembered my childhood days.
I remembered the lanes of Vithur.
Manu I thought that..
Can anyone forget his or her childhood companion?
Henry I have remembered you many times.
I even searched for you, but I couldn't trace you.
Where were you for so many days?
I was roaming here and there.
And after entering the company's army I came to India.
I am very happy after coming here, after all this is my country.
Your majesty this is my childhood companion Henry.
Now Lieutenant Henry Ducat.
Like Nana and Rao even he used to play with me in Vithur.
Now Lieutenant Henry Ducat.
At that time he was my best friend.
And I trust that even in the future he will always..
..remain my friend. - I am your loyal servant.
We are very happy at your arrival lieutenant.
Come and also see the preparations of my new drama.
Thank you for the honor your majesty.
To my commanding officer.
You are already acquainted with the strict discipline of the army.
All right, all right not a problem.
Do give my greetings to your commanding officer.
And come whenever you are at leisure.
Do you recognize this, Henry? - Very nicely.
I have given you this very pistol while..
..biding you goodbye at Vithur.
And I will tell him that this is from your foreign uncle.
I forgot to congratulate you on the prince's birth.
I wish I were also here then.
I have heard that there were many celebrations.
Don't ask lieutenant. Our joys have reached its peak.
After the prince took birth all my tensions melted away.
Are you married? - Oh yes, your highness.
Congratulations Henry.
I wanted that you and your wife both attend the party..
..that we are hosting for Lord Clement.
Bring her along with you. I will be glad to meet her.
..that we are hosting for Lord Clement.
Your highness I don't have words to thank your bigheartedness.
Come Doris, I will introduce you to the king.
I am feeling shy Henry. He is a king and I am just a..
What big and what small? Everyone is equal in his eyes.
My wife Doris, your highness. - Very nice.
Lieutenant you have a good choice. - Thank you your highness.
Agnel the king looks so happy and calm.
But where is the queen? - What? Don't you know? - No.
The prince is ill. He is under medication
Prayers are being said temples and mosques.
Oh that sounds serious.
How is the prince? - He is under medication.
Prayers are being made.
Hello Colonel.
Will you excuse us your highness?
Hail to Goddess Mother Ambe!
The female army of the Queen is against..
..our agreement your highness.
Is the toy of our queen spelling danger for..
..the east India company?
No, your highness. - In drama sometimes a person says no.
But the other viewer deems it to be yes.
I don't want any misunderstanding to be..
..formed between our kingdom and your government.
With your permission your highness.
Prince Damodar Rao is no more.
Don't console me my queen. For you and me.
For both of us consolations have ended now.
My every heartbeat is saying one thing that the end has come.
Don't become so disheartened your majesty.
Trust God. Whatever he does he does it for good.
Your majesty all those people have come.
Permission granted.
Come, come.
I have called you people so that the kingdom of Jhansi..
The guardian of the empire the king is still present.
By the grace of God you will again become healthy.
The guardian of the empire the king is still present.
No, Gosht. Now this expectation is useless.
And you have already heard that the British are changing everyday.
The Britishers may change..
..but the aim of the patriots of the country cannot change.
I swear on God and the salt of the kingdom till this servant..
..is alive even the hair of Jhansi won't be touched.
I respect your loyalty Gosht.
But still the matter of concern is that we adopt..
..the son of Vasudev Niwalkar, Anand Rao.
And we name him Damodar Rao after our prince.
Minister, guard, you all go..
..and fulfill the custom of adoption as soon as you can.
But remember whatever happens..
..should be according to the holy books.
But she doesn't know that the outcome of keeping..
..two swords in one sheath is very bad.
Major Ellis. The adoption was done in front of you.
That's why after me Damodar Rao..
..will be the legal heir to this throne.
And till he attains his youth the administration of the country..
..will be vested in the hands of our queen.
I have full expectation on your friendship that..
..you will add this file along with your petition..
..and leave no stone unturned to..
..have it agreed upon by the governor general.
Be rest assured your highness.
I will leave no stone unturned on my part. - Thank you.
May God bless you. May you live long.
My Queen, now he is the lamp of the palace of Jhansi.
It is your duty to protect him from breeze, wind and cyclone.
But remember uncle the blood of the doings of Sada Shiv..
..cannot become some one else's royal mark on the forehead.
And the queen has to face that storm herself.
Against which mountains also fly away turned to stones.
Ill mannered how did you dare to say..
..bad things to my queen in front of me? - Sada Shiv.
This is nothing uncle..
..just let me see the beautiful scene of the setting sun..
..after that I will ask the queen's heart..
..how she feels the piecing rays of the new rising sun.
Your majesty! Your majesty!
Greetings!
Today so early in the morning, is there some new news?
It is the same outmoded way. It's the same as before.
What do you mean?
Did any news come for my request from Calcutta major sir?
Not till now but it is about to come soon.
Major sir I am the rightful owner of the throne of Jhansi.
I am the closest relation of Gangadhar Rao.
No body can doubt my right.
I understand why you are so restless.
King Gangadhar Rao has passed away.
He had no child of his own.
King Gangadhar Rao has passed away.
At least a dozen claimants must have surely stood up.
But I am the rightful owner major sir.
Every claimant says that I am the rightful owner.
According to me to save the governor general..
..from this continued harassment..
..I think even Jhansi should be neutralized.
Otherwise after every king's death a dozen claimants..
..will again start quarrelling the same thing.
Otherwise after every king's death a dozen claimants..
Major sir, I will stand firm to my word. I will prove my right.
And this the question of Damodar Rao..
..which king Gangadhar Rao, has created.
The rite of adoption was done according to the holy books.
It has happened when Gangadhar Rao was living.
It has happened in front of the political agent.
And the information was sent to Calcutta at that time itself.
According to me I think that the Queen's case is very strong.
Now there is no point.. - Why there is no point major sir?
Till now Damodar Rao has not been announced the king.
After all how can the Governor General deem him the king?
Well that is a matter of concern.
Hey, hey, fan! Fan!
Sada Shiv is a traitor and my queen..
..I have heard all this with my ears.
Whatever is happening is happening due to my mistake.
If I had thought that only I have the right on Jhansi's throne.
Then we should have announced..
..Damodar Rao as king at that time only.
There is still time left, my queen.
We should finish the ascending..
..of the throne custom as soon as possible.
Yes royal teacher.
Prepare for the royal custom for the price as soon as you can.
I will wait for no one's assent.
The loyal people of Jhansi!
According to the will of our late king Gangadhar Rao.
I request the priest that in this house of commons..
..of the prince Damodar Rao.
Wait!
Stop the rite of ascending the throne.
The rite of ascending the throne won't be stopped.
Today I on the name of the governor general order you..
..to stop the rite of ascending the throne.
And I at this moment order you at the name of..
..the queen of Jhansi that the rite of ascending the throne..
..should be continued without any hassle.
I have got this order from governor general Lord Dalhousie.
After the rite of ascending the throne ends..
This is the insult of the governor general's orders.
Hail the king Damodar Rao! Hail the Queen Laxmi Bai!
Major Ellis now you can read out your Lord's orders.
Calcutta, his Excellency the right honorable ..
He addresses the adopted minor son..
..of king Gangadhar Rao, Anant Rao..
..whose other name is Damodar Rao.
And Sada Shiv Rao Alkar who is the nephew of the late king.
The governor general and the members of his council..
..have come to this decision that neither of the claimants..
..are able to prove their right on the throne of Jhansi.
..have come to this decision that neither of the claimants..
And to continue with the peace and happiness of the state..
..the Kingdom of Jhansi is proclaimed as neutral and..
..is added to the company's empire.
I won't give my Jhansi.
..with the sword on my hand that I will protect the liberty..
If someone has the courage then they can have a try.
I will never give my Jhansi away.
Ram Chandra Rao you will protect the prince.
And besides giving a pension of five thousand rupees..
..a month, her personal jewellery and..
..her right on the city palace is honored by the company.
The treasury will be taken over by the company.
And after Damodar Rao attains age it will be given to him.
The treasury will be taken over by the company.
By this treaty it is announced that from today..
..the kingdom of Jhansi is taken under..
..the jurisdiction of the company.
Mother! Mother give me the strength..
..to take revenge of this injustice and insult.
Move aside from my road today, teacher.
So are our paths different from today?
Yes teacher. You trust words and I trust work.
You consider life to be death and I believe..
..that the death's name is life.
You don't move towards your goal and keep on thinking.
I have got no time to think. You have got no path.
And if there is then they are over the palaces and the thrones.
And your path? - My path!
I want to pave my path by tearing at the enemy in the battlefield.
They have thrown a flame on gunpowder.
I want to destroy their every limb by its explosion.
If an ant challenges the elephant.
If the molehill competes with the mountain.
Then what will you say of them, my queen?
I will praise their courage. - What will be the outcome?
Whatever it is? I don't care for it.
Then say that without caring for the outcome..
..you want to commit suicide by trampling..
..the brave and the valiant of the kingdom.
You are going to destroy all those golden dreams..
.. of freeing the nation of those patriots to fulfill which..
..they are standing with their lives in their hands.
- Teacher!
That's why before jumping into the flood..
Before stepping into the coals of fire..
..you have think of the trick to be saved from them.
But you had only taught me that..
..never fear the coals of fire..
But you had only taught me that..
..don't get scared of the waves off flood.
And even if a wave comes then die without any fear.
Without doubt I have taught you this.
And even now I will teach you that jump into..
..the coals of fire but with a jug of water in your hand.
Jump into the flood but first learn how to swim.
And never get scared of death.
But don't die the death of an ant die the death of a lion.
So that after death one doesn't feel sorry for one's death.
But don't die the death of an ant die the death of a lion.
Give, give me this sword. - What will you do with it?
I will take it and have slogans of freedom..
..shouted throughout the country.
I will rouse the sleeping lions of the country.
I will create such power that not only the head..
What shall I do till that time? - Tolerance.
Today times wants tolerance from you and endeavor from us.
And if the endeavor proves to be futile then?
Endeavors are never proved to be futile my queen.
It is possible that the result may come out late.
The seed of freedom, which you have sown today.
Whether we win or lose it but our children will only say..
..belonged to the Queen of Jhansi Queen Laxmi Bai.
By pulling out your swords along with..
..the queen of Jhansi you have announced that these swords..
..will not go back to their sheaths again..
..till we don't attain our goal. - Without a doubt!
..will not go back to their sheaths again..
I announce that I will prepare state of Awadh for war of freedom.
..Chandra Gupta Rathore will again repeat their miracles.
By the grace of God I will prepare..
..the state of Delhi specially for this war of liberty.
And I will take the Chatrapati Shivaji's Maharashtra..
..with me and launch myself on the enemy like cyclone and typhoon.
And I will instigate the valiant Punjab to lie down their lives.
Take care that in every state this work is done in utmost secrecy.
And we will celebrate the first meeting..
..of the war of freedom with lotus and bread.
The first war of independence will start on Sunday thirty-first May.
Remember Sunday the thirty-first of May Eighteen fifty seven!
"Our daring India. Our daring India." - " India."
"We will lay down our lives fro it." - "India."
"Our daring India. Our daring India." - " India."
"The back of India is the Himalayas."
"The golden lotus and glittering bread."
"When the fire was set in their chests then a cyclone was raised."
"India!"
"Far, far, far away dear soldier."
"He goes on the elephant drinking the poisonous milk."
"There is fat there, oh my dear."
"The soldiers will not tolerate this injustice." - "India."
"Our daring India. Our daring India."
"The wind of revolution is blowing through..
..Vindya, Himachal, Rajasthan."
"East, west, north, south."
"Make the country of India great."
"Brave valiant hail Hanuman."
"Make the country of India great."
Captain Gordon in this condition.
You know that your highness that everywhere..
Even our soldiers thirsting for our blood.
I have reached here hiding with great difficulty.
So that you can help us in our difficult time.
I wish I could do that, but an empty well cannot quench..
.. the thirst of the thirsty. - Your highness. - Captain.
The support of the shield you want, you have left it of no consequence.
Now neither can it save your life nor can it help you in anyway.
We don't care about ourselves.
We will risk our lives. But our wives and children.
Why don't you send them to sea? - Where is the time now?
That's why I have come to you.
That at least you offer sanctuary to our wives and children.
And I won't even turn you back disappointed captain.
Go and send them all to my palace through the tunnel.
I will not forget this favor of yours till..
..my last breath, your highness.
Kashi!
Lead Captain Gordon in the security of my troops to Star power.
It's so late and captain Gordon has not returned from the Queen's.
He shouldn't have gone there at all.
It is a waste to ask any help from the queen.
But why will she help us? - And even if she helps.
Nobody knows when she might change her mind.
Darling, at least you know that she might refuse to help us.
But she will never betray us.
Now the best way is to trust these rebels.
Right, but it is difficult for us to get out of here.
They will care about us at least a little.
If everyone has the same resolution..
..then I will unfurl the flag of compromise.
Surround the fort! Take the ropes and get prepared.
Bring the stairs, uproot the big trees.
Major Ellis I am giving you the last chance.
Open the door and come outside.
Otherwise if we come inside the outcome won't be good.
Promise us that you will let us go to sea with security.
I promise all of you people's well being.
You will be responsible for your men.
I give you my oath.
My Queen! My Queen!
And what happened to his wife and children?
By promising to lead them securely to the sea..
..Kale Khan and Guru Bakht went inside the fort and..
And what happened?
And then all the women and children were killed.
And I have given them security.
The world will only say that the Queen of Jhansi..
..murdered innocent women and children by deceit.
Hail to king Damodar Rao! Hail the Queen Laxmi Bai!
Hail! - Stop all these slogans of victory.
And why have you come here to..
..show me your black face Kale Khan. Answer me.
We have freed your Jhansi.
And we have taken revenge on the injustice done to you.
Now praise us, and order us what to do next.
I can order the soldiers in the battlefield.
I can praise the ones who can die for liberty.
But I don't want to see the face of a murderer like you..
..who regard it brave to kill innocent women and children.
Go away from here. - We are ready to go.
We will go to Delhi. - Give us our expenses for food-water.
Otherwise we will rob Jhansi, - Yes, yes we will rob Jhansi.
If you are thirsting only for money then..
..take this necklace and quench your thirst.
And now the Hindus on the oath of the chaste Ganga..
..and the Muslims on the Oath of the Koran..
..if anyone even touches my Jhansi.
Gentlemen! General the Hughes!
Sit down gentlemen.
Gentlemen according to our army plans from..
..places again which are still in the hands of the rebels.
First I will go towards Jhansi with my army.
Laxmi Bai who regards herself to be the queen of Jhansi.
I will take full revenge of the murders that happened.
According to me sir Sada Shiv has not told you all the acts completely.
Is it? Then maybe you want to add something more.
I was present there at that time, sir.
So Darker sir can also say that why did Laxmi Bai give..
..the necklace worth hundred and twenty five thousand..
..to those rebels whose hands were colored..
..by the blood of the English men, women and children.
But sir! - Enough I need no more proofs.
Brigadier Steward advance through Jabalpur.
I trust that after two weeks we will certainly meet in Jhansi.
Henry!
Lieutenant Henry Darker an officer of the British armed forces.
And an envoy of general Hughes.
Well officer you can say what you want to say.
From the office of the British armed forces..
..General Hughes to the queen of Jhansi Laxmi Bai.
By this letter you are being informed that..
..we have got firm proof that even you had..
..your contribution in the general revolution..
..that happened in the country.
And not only this you are held fully responsible for..
..the brutal murder of the English men..
..women and children in Jahonbaug.
Thus by this letter you are ordered that..
..without any condition you are to be summoned..
..minor foster son Damodar Rao and the fourteen chiefs..
If you do not carry out this order within the..
..stipulated time then we will attack Jhansi with full force..
..and we will arrest you dead or alive..
..after devastating the whole city.
..and we will arrest you dead or alive..
Silent officer! Go and tell your commander..
Gauz Khan this message is addressed to me.
This is from your commanding officer General Hughes.
Lieutenant Henry Darker, your General has wished to meet me.
Go and tell him that we wont disappoint him.
We will come to meet him, definitely.
And I will come with those fourteen chiefs whom he had remembered.
In fact there will be some more people whom..
We have also thought about the meeting place.
And also tell him that that he had tried to chomp iron fillets.
And our general Ghulam Gauz Khan..
..will give the answer of this handcuffs.
One more thing..
Give this gift on my behalf to your general and tell him..
..to use it when gunpowder gets finished in the war.
This cartridge will move away all his tensions.
'I am proud of you, Manu.'
Ghulam Gauz Khan, place all your canons on the forts.
And you repair all the entrance gates and make them secure.
You go and prepare all the guns and ammunitions..
And you repair all the entrance gates and make them secure.
..without heeding whether it is night or day.
You go and recruit youths into the army.
And you go outside the boundary and burn..
..all those farms, gardens and fields to cinders..
..so that the enemy receives no help of any kind.
Hail great Mahadev! God is great! Hail great Mahadev!
"The slogan of, hail great Mahadev."
"Started to echo from the earth to the shy."
"This very slogan started a new rebel on earth."
"Go ahead o brave men by matching your footsteps."
"Whatever blood there is in your body sacrifice it to the country."
"March forward valiant. March forward valiant."
"May the head don't bend, may our aim doesn't hover."
"May they won't come back, as the troops move forward."
"No, no in those bloody hands the bullets were pouring."
Brave men today by seeing you in thousands..
..only I am not happy, in fact every molecule of the country..
That was alerted at the call of the country.
And like crazy men you came here risking your lives.
Remember, the enemy may be very powerful.
But it cannot fight against our steel wishes.
If they have soldiers. We have got courage with us.
If he has got the powers of destruction.
Then we have got the desires of life.
They can erase us but cannot bend us.
Brave men this is the time for your test.
Without worrying about defeat or victory jump into the battlefield.
And like brave men die that death which will make you immortal.
Hail the great Mahadev! God is great.
Hail the great Mahadev!
You heard the enemies fire their cannons a lot..
As you say.
Lord, help us.
Alas my Queen alas!
The troops positioned South are deteriorating.
Why? What has happened?
The canons of the enemy are throwing bombs from a temple.
And since there is a temple there we cannot fire.
What is the matter Gauz?
The enemy is showering us with cannonballs..
..and your canons are silent. - What do I do my Queen?
The enemy is showering us with cannonballs..
Our God has come in between preventing our success.
If I fire it.. - Then what will happen?
Gauz do your duty. God will protect you.
If that is the matter mother then..
..these cannons will certainly roar.
But swear on God, no brick of God's house will be harmed.
Go ahead.
Canon Prithvi.
Canon Gagan.
Well done, Gauz.
Jhansi is proud on your skills of shooting the canons.
Yes. Sada Shiv I was telling you.
That your temple suggestion regarding was of no use.
Six days and six nights have gone to waste.
Hundreds of men were killed. It's shameful.
General if you assure me the royal throne then..
Certainly, certainly. That is yours.
..you have to cross the boundary walls first.
Still we are giving you the last chance.
But under the condition that you..
..will help us to reach the royal throne.
If that is the matter then I will leave no stone unturned.
It is my responsibility to take your men to their goal.
My companions are present there.
Your courage is still alive and will remain alive.
Hail the Queen! Hail the Queen!
Today you are guarding the entrance gate?
Very good. - Take, this is your token.
May God make Shrimant the king!
Move forward!
Get some more.
Empress, Empress, Gauz Khan is gravely injured.
There is no hope for his survival. - No! No!
Gauz! Gauz! - Goodbye, mother. - Gauz.
Wait a little longer. If we have to go then we will go together.
Poor Gauz is helpless in following out the orders of his mother.
Forgive me mother. I have a final wish.
Tell me. I will certainly fulfill it.
Mother let my grave be made on this fort.
So that on judgment day I can rise up from my dear nation Jhansi.
Long live, Jhansi!
"In your devotion.."
But they were in little numbers and the enemy many.
All of the were killed.
Some bride is seeing her dead husband..
And the one responsible for this destruction is Sada Shiv.
Now everything is finished.
..why should the queen of Jhansi remain alive?
Even she should burn. Prepare her pyre.
Teacher, tell me the truth. What news have you brought?
..tells me about your broken courage.
The courage of the valiant is not broken if a sword breaks.
But I am seeing something else here.
What were you going to do?
That which the brave queens of India do..
..when their wishes and hopes are broken.
I didn't know that that Manu who used to..
..fight the elephant in her childhood.
..fight the mountain by just being a molecule.
Would be defeated by the sands of changing time so easily.
Teacher, the loyal companions are being estranged.
The valiant of the state laughingly embraced death.
Jhansi is burning.
Now on what hope shall I tie my courage on?
In Kalpi. In Kalpi Nana and Rao are ready with their army.
Immediately reach Kalpi with the rest of your warriors.
And with their help again start the war of liberating Jhansi.
Liberty! The liberty of Jhansi! If it is possible?
Then I will surely go. In fact even you will go with me.
Liberty! The liberty of Jhansi! If it is possible?
I wish my shoulders were so strong that..
..I could take this throne away with me.
But this throne cannot leave its place and I cannot leave this throne.
You complete your duty and I will complete my duty.
Then bless me teacher, we might not meet again.
May God grant you success!
Acquire such a life, which even death couldn't kill.
I have got you the way I have presumed you to be Manu.
May God protect you!
Take those people inside who are poor and helpless.
And the rest of them fight and get martyred.
Chaste Jhansi's throne, no unchaste hand will touch you.
No traitor will be able to come near you.
Since sixty years we have lived together.
Even today we will bade farewell together.
"We don't want to stay here."
"This country has become empty."
"By taking the burden of society we have to move forward."
"We don't want to stay here."
Beware guards! We have only one way to go.
That we attack and move outside.
We have to correct the mistake done in the entrance gate.
Darker, immediately take some fine riders and go.
And bring that woman alive or dead. - Very good.
Did you get any news of the royal teacher from Kalpi?
No. - Uh!
General Jhansi has been defeated.
We have even taken over the royal palace.
Now I have come near you to talk about my rights.
But the royal throne has burned Sada Shiv.
So what? - With it even your right has burned down.
But I won't budge without claiming my right.
Even now I have got more army then the company..
..which can create mountains of difficulties for you.
Then even we have cannon Sada Shiv.
We are not affected by anyone's warnings.
And especially not yours when we have..
..paid you completely for your work.
General! I am the rightful owner of the royal throne.
And I will certainly take it. - Wait Sada Shiv.
If this is what you insist upon then captain take him there..
..with lightning speed where the royal throne has reached.
No, no. I don't need the kingdom. I don't need it.
And when we left we were around twenty-four.
May God grant that all of them are arrested!
May God grant that all of them are killed!
Beware!
My Queen, get out of here quickly.
Don't waste a single moment.
It is very important for you to reach Kalpi.
You are our last hope. - I will never go.
You have to go. Mundar, go with the queen.
Then forgive me my queen. Ram Chandra Rao.
Where is queen? - You cannot even reach her.
I will bring her. Alive or dead!
Manu!
Oh Henry! What have I done Henry?
My queen you have said to complete my duty.
Even I was doing the same. For my country. For England.
My queen you have said to complete my duty.
It's good that you have won. - Henry, Henry.
The poor thing was saved from the onslaught of the fort.
Was saved from the murder in Johanbaug.
But I regret that I have pushed me towards the jaws of death.
Laxmi Bai has reached Kalpi and had joined arms..
..with the army of Tatiya Rao. - No problem.
Captain! Tell the army to get prepared.
We will immediately march towards Kalpi.
'In this way the army of General Saguaros..
..kept on following the queen.'
'The queen had to leave Kalpi and take sanctuary in Gopalpur.'
'After Gopalpur she went and took over Gwalior.'
'Where Rao sir instead of listening to the queen..'
If make our soldiers strong.
They are wasting their time in songs and dances.
'May generations keep on taking turns!'
'The heart should keep on dancing.'
And wine should keep on flowing.
Fire!
18th June 1858.
We've won today but the queen will be crowned for bravery.
She was the bravest one amidst the revolutionaries.
Manu! Manu!
Do you recognise me?
I am Shankar. Shankar.
Shankar.
My childhood friend.
Look, during the last moments of life..
..I've come to your hut.
Don't say like this. Don't give up.
I was taught to die for the country.
Look, the sun is setting.
I wont be able to see the golden sun.
But in ten years or..
..in hundred years this sun..
..will bring the message of liberty.
Liberty! Liberty! May it become immortal!
O setting sun of India I salute you a billion times.
"This is the fire of liberty, unique and incredible."
"The proud people of the government..
..couldn't put out these coals."
"The proud people of the government..
..couldn't put out these coals."
"That brave soul went..
..to heaven giving this message."
"Great, great, is this chaste earth."
"Great is the water of India."
"Great, great, is this chaste earth."
"Great is the water of India."
"Great, great, is this chaste earth."
"The queen of Jhansi is immortal."