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'I am Sahyadri.'

'Today, I am going to tell you a story.'

'His story.'

'He was a saviour.'

'He rekindled humanity in them.'

'He brought back the honour to our language.'

'He guarded the Hindu religion in every home.'

'This is the story of a Man before he became God.'

'This is the story of my Shivray'

'before he became the Chhatrapati!'

'I'm about to reveal the secret that lays hidden in my peaks and valleys'

'I am Sahyadri.'

'I am going to tell you the story of my Shivba.'

'For three hundred and fifty years an evil spell had befallen.'

'Maharashtra was silent even as it suffered the brutality of the Adilshah.'

'Why?'

'Because the Marathas though born brave'

'they were forever divided.'

'To keep their rebellion at bay'

'the vicious Adilshah made sure that the Twelve Deshmukhs of the Twelve Mavals'

'were always fighting each other.'

'The Jedhes of Kaari'

'and the Bandals of Hirdas-Maval were arch rivals for generations.'

'Mindless brawls over caste supremacy'

'stained the black soil of Maharashtra red with their blood.'

'And when a man becomes mad with blood-lust,'

'the consequences are faced'

'by women.'

Not this way.

Take that route.

Through the forest.

Go through the forest?

And fall prey to the wild animals?

You can fight the animals.

But this village is haunted.

There lives an evil ghoul here.

Yes.

When it sees a bride in her wedding dress it goes mad.

Let's go... get out of our way.

What a hindrance to my daughter's wedding procession.

Come.

Don’t worry little one.

Come... come... come

We'll get done with this quickly.

No need to worry.

The Patil will give gifts and blessings to the new bride

and send her back with you.

Come inside.

Come on now.

This wretch raped & killed my newly-wed daughter.

Listen to me.

The wrath of the famine; the force of the flood

and the mood of the Patils.

Are all unpredictable.

Consider it your destiny and let it go.

My Lord… but my daughter...

Under this Adilshahi rule

Rape is not a Crime!

So, there will certainly be no punishment.

But I am here to help you.

Hey Patil,

Compensate him for his loss.

Yes.

I have it right here with me.

Give it to him.

Give it.

Take... take it.

I'm not a bad person.

But a thirsty person needs water.

It is just that.

Take it.

All of you morons gathered here...

Go on... go back home.

You bloody idiot.

Get a grip on your lust.

Spare the little girls at least.

Please...

just this one time...

Let it go...

Get lost.

- Lichu, let's have lunch. - Yes, let's go.

So, Deshmukh...

Come...

Come to my fort, join me for lunch.

What is it?

That Shivaji won't let us eat in peace.

What do you mean?

Both of us have received threats from that Shivaji.

You know what he wrote?

Be a part of Swarajya.

Or else… die!

How can I save you now?

Huh?

In the Twelve Mavals

only you have the man

who can stop that Shivaje Raje.

We want Baji Prabhu Deshpande.

Then you must surely come to my fort.

The bulls in the forest have gone wild.

Baji has gone to break their horns.

Come.

"While the fire rages,"

"While all hell broke loose."

"Har Har Mahadev,"

"The war cry echoes."

"Steadfast and determined,"

"He stands in the battlefield,"

"He slaughters the enemy,"

"Without mercy."

"He is Baji..."

"Valiant… He is Baji…"

"He is fire… He is Baji."

"Har Har.. Har Har"

"Har Har Mahadev"

"Har Har...."

"Har Har Har Mahadev"

"Har Har Mahadev"

You just had a child yesterday, didn’t you?

- What are you doing here? - I have taken a vow.

Till I kill at least one of the Jedhes,

I won't see my child's face.

You dimwit!

Get the hell out.

And take Gopya's goats with you.

I'll be right back.

Stop.

Let me go... Let me go.

Why?

So that you can steal the Bandal's goats?

Stop Deshpande.

Stop.

Let him go.

Welcome Kanhoji Jedhe.

Watch your nephew die.

Stop Deshpande.

Let him go or else I'll kill him.

Go ahead.

Do you know

who slaughtered your entire family outside the temple of Goddess Vinzai?

He is the only person in the world who knows the secret.

If I kill him...

You will never know the name of the killer.

Dada...

What are you thinking Deshpande?

Sure your father got killed…

but it is your own brother’s betrayal

that gives you sleepless nights… doesn’t it?

Will you tell me now?

Or should I just slit your throat?

Yes, I will tell you.

The one you serve night and day,

your Lord,

Bandal-Deshmukh.

You idiots.

I've been looking for you for so long.

What are you doing here, Mahadba?

Hey Gamchya...

My father loves crab curry.

You get the good crabs of the new moon night, only in this place.

Count them.

Tell me Mahadya.

Why have you shaved your head?

Don't I look just like...

my father?

Perfect.

How about growing a moustache?

Tani...

Don't mock me.

Stop it you two.

You shouldn't come here without any elders.

They say this village border is haunted

Let's go back right now.

Hey.

The one whose mere mention makes the Twelve Mavals tremble,

I am the eldest son of that Baji Prabhu Deshpande.

My name is,

Mahadji Prabhu Deshpande.

Who can dare touch me?

Yes

The one whose mere mention makes the Twelve Mavals tremble,

I am the future daughter in law of that Baji Prabhu Deshpande

My name is,

Tani Pradhan Bandal

Who can dare touch me?

Tani...

I don't want to marry you.

I will wait till you grow a moustache…

Dear husband!

Let's go.

Hey...

Dear husband…

If your mother sees your shaved head, you've had it.

Dear husband, listen to me.

Should I show them?

Tani...

Wait till I tell your mother.

Tani, stop.

Why is she giggling?

When a woman's husband comes back from war; victorious and unhurt....

A wife is obviously happy.

So, Deshpande Bai

Why aren't you happy?

Because you have come unhurt...

not victorious!

The one whose mere mention makes the Twelve Mavals tremble,

In that Baji Prabhu Deshpande's Hirdas-Maval

lives a brute who continues to rape young girls.

Is this Baji Prabhu Deshpande's victory?

Or defeat?

I heard about it.

Times are bad for women and girls, Deshpande Bai.

They must stay at home.

Where the Goddess & her temple isn’t safe,

How will a woman in her home be safe?

What if someone abducts me from our home right in front of you?

Will you say the same?

Times are bad Deshpande Bai

Times are bad!

That Shivaji Raje

punished the Patil of Ranja by chopping off all four limbs.

And here?

You men kill each other over goats and sheep...

However, when someone rapes a girl?

All of Maval falls silent?

Strange is the justice of your Maval.

Wake up Deshpande.

Before this dand-patta rusts away

wake up.

Hey Bajya.

Tell your men

they must bow in respect when they see me.

Get lost.

I'm going out.

Tani

- Catch me. - Don't run.

- You little devil. - You'll rip my dhoti off.

- Dhondiba... - Yeah?

Teach him how to hold a sword.

He keeps messing in the kitchen all the time.

Forget it.

This generation is useless.

My youngest, Sada.

Hey...

I would have rather had a strong-willed daughter instead.

What are you gawking at?

So, Bajiba?

How many Jedhes did you butcher?

They stole Gopya's goats.

Because Gopya burnt their farm.

But how does it matter.

The Bandals got an excuse to butcher the Jedhes.

That's it.

Baji Prabhu Deshpande.

I'm Anaji Mhaskar's eldest son, Dhanaji.

Please take me in your platoon.

Anaji Mhaskar.

Remember him Dhondiba?

Of course.

Once, that Anaji

stole Jedhe's cow.

So...

Those crazy Jedhes

chopped off his right leg.

It was quite a mess that day.

He wants to join my platoon…

Shave of his moustache and he would look like a sissy.

The Lord has sent a message for you.

He has called you to the fort.

He said come immediately.

He said come instantly.

He said come right away.

He said come as fast as you can.

He said come just now.

Go Phulaji Go...

Hit the target.

Hey...

Who is he?

You've asked this now.

Don't you ever ask again.

He is Baji's elder brother.

Phulaji.

It was years ago.

Baji, Phulaji and their brother Anaji

along with their father and grandfather

had been to the temple of Goddess Vinzai.

But some monsters

were waiting in ambush for them.

Anaji

If I kill you in front of the Goddess

I'll go straight to hell.

So come outside.

Krushnaji Deshpande knew

it was impossible for everyone to leave the temple alive.

That is why

he took an important decision.

Baji...

remember what I am telling you.

Keep our fields well tilled.

Keep our women happy.

From now on Hirdas-Maval is your responsibility.

And Phulaji

from now on Baji is your responsibility.

I don't know who ordered to have us killed.

Just let my children go.

Baji, Phulaji run.

Phulaji and Baji were very fond of each other.

But at that crucial moment Phulaji lost his courage.

And he did

what Baji could've never imagined.

Dada...

You morons...

Don't you dare touch the kid.

Bandal-Deshmukh saved Baji.

But the betrayal by his own brother hurts Baji deeply even to this day.

It has been only a few years since Phulaji has come back.

Where was he all these years?

He was screwing himself.

Mind your own business, will you?

Hey Bajiba...

Come.

How many Jedhes did you butcher?

One of our men, Shipru Bandal

died without seeing the face of his new born.

What for?

For these goats and sheep?

When two mighty bulls fight each other

the grass below gets trampled upon, Baji.

Enough of these mindless brawls.

Make peace with the Jedhes.

What did you say?

Make peace?

Make peace with the Jedhes?

I have seen the Jedhes dance over my father's dead body.

You would've never said such a thing if you were a Bandal by birth.

What do you know of revenge?

I am doing what no son in the world must have ever done.

I am embracing the man

who killed my father.

Why?

Tell me Deshmukh

Why?

Baji...

It was a dispute over the waters of Neera-Velvandhi…

Those were crazy times.

But you take your revenge

Kill me.

I am letting go of my revenge.

You let go of yours.

End this mindless spiral of revenge between the Jedhes & Bandals.

Baji...

To tell you the truth

You too were supposed to be killed that day.

I don’t know why...

I saw your face...

and my heart melted.

Forgive me my son.

Forgive me.

Will you leave this old man and go?

I have promised my dying father that I will always protect our Hirdas-Maval.

But there is someone who is trying to destroy our Hirdas Maval.

The younger son of Jahagridar Shahaji Raje Bhosale

Shivaji Raje Bhosale.

And his new way of governance…

Swarajya!

Yes.

Under the name of that Swarajya

he is conquering one Maval after the other.

He has already won over three Mavals

and now he is coming for ours.

The one whose mere mention

makes the Twelve Mavals tremble...

that Baji Prabhu Deshpande has anything to say at all?

Everyone is curious to know.

By meddling in the politics of Maval,

that Shivaji Raje

has directly challenged the great Baji Prabhu Deshpande himself.

I...

Stop provoking my tiger, will you?

Where were you when the Jedhes were attacking us?

Don't try to drag us into your mess.

When the neighbour's house is burning

we cannot watch quietly.

There is only one way to protect the Hirdas-Maval

that my dying father left in my care.

I will take my best Bandal men and attack that Shivaji raje right away.

- Hmm... - Yes.

Baji...

didn't you just tell me

you don't want meaningless brawls.

And suddenly you’re itching to get into a new one?

These are not disputes over goats and sheep, my lord.

This is a fight for our existence.

That is why this Baji Prabhu Deshpande is standing

between that Shivaji Raje and his Swarajya.

Tell me something Baji,

why do you hate

that Shivaji Raja so much?

That Shivaji has rebelled against his own father.

And he who betrays his own family

cannot be loyal to anyone!

Look at this dand-patta.

It can cut every living thing in this world.

Even the rocks of our land have life in them.

Give me something that can

cut someone’s ego.

There you are.

That you would have such a demand…

I just knew it!

But for that you need to wait,

Shivba.

Tavji,

I need strong shields.

And swords as well.

And make it quick.

I don’t produce in bulk.

My work is not mere labour.

I am an artist.

I am the chief of the army of Hirdas-Maval’s Bandal Deshmukh.

My name is

Baji Prabhu Deshpande.

Your name rings a bell.

Scratch your knees. You might remember.

Tell me.

What brings you here today?

I want solid weapons.

I want to kill a rebel.

What is the name of this rebel?

Shivaji Shahaji Bhosale.

Aye Baji.

You once saved my life.

I will save your life today.

Shivaji raje is fire.

Do not play with this fire, you’ll be burnt to ashes.

I have doused many such fires to protect my Hirdas-Maval.

Join me.

We’ll fight together.

I am about to crush a rebel.

I don’t have time for mere rebels.

I want to destroy the Sultan’s throne.

- Be careful. - Hey.

Stop it!

I have made these weapons to kill that evil Sultan.

I don’t want our own people to spill each other’s blood.

I will quash his arrogance today.

I have friends too.

Everyone has friends.

A man’s character is not defined by the friends he keeps.

It is defined by the enemies he makes.

Baji Prabhu Deshpande,

You have wasted half your life,

And you haven’t even made a worthwhile enemy.

Not all fires burn down houses, Baji.

Look within yourself Baji.

Some fires burn everything they touch.

And some fires give light!

Four days.

Your weapons will be ready.

Hey… Baji…

Baji…

Baji…

Hey…

Baji… enough.

Listen to me Baji.

He has Fazal Khan’s support.

If you hurt him, Bijapur will raze our Hirdas-Maval to the ground.

Have you forgotten your promise to your dying father?

O righteous Deshmukh,

this time what price have you put on the honour of a woman?

How dare you scoundrel?

You were not at your fort.

That is why I have come here.

I am Abaji Vishwanath.

I have a message from Shivaji Raje for you.

He has invited you to join the Swarajya.

What exactly am I expected to do?

Whenever our king beckons,

you must fight for Swarajya with your best warriors.

You were the landlord,

but from now on you lose all rights.

You have served the Adilshahi long enough.

Now you will answer to

Swarajya.

You won’t collect the tax anymore.

We will collect the tax from the peasants.

For Swarajya.

And most importantly.

You will use your head only to wear your turban.

All the decision making will be done in…

Swarajya!

Correct.

Yeah.

And… what if I say No?

Anyone in Maval who refused to obey…

were brought to their knees.

Why refuse and put,

unnecessary strain on your old knees.

Our King’s friendship is as precious as gold.

And our King’s decision,

is as solid as iron.

The one who’s mere mention makes the Twelve Mavals tremble,

that Baji Prabhu Deshpande's opinion,

our Shivaji Raje is most corious to know.

Tell your Shivaji Raje,

if he is so powerful, why wait for tomorrow.

Fight me today.

This Baji Prabhu Deshpande will be waiting for him.

I’ll surely tell him so.

'In his quest to keep past promises, Baji was ignoring'

'his responsibilities towards future generations.'

'Because of such attitude Maval continued to perish;'

'Adilshah and Siddi took disadvantage of this helplessness.'

'Maratha women & girls would be abducted in broad daylight'

'and auctioned off in this market in Shirwal.'

'They would be shipped off to foreign lands to work as prostitutes.'

Why will anyone buy this old hag?

To sing a lullaby?

Throw her away.

Mother…

What is our fault?

That we were born as women.

I regret that I gave birth to you in such a terrible time.

My dear,

wherever you may be,

- please forgive your mother. - Mother...

Mother…

There is no one who can save us from these monsters.

"The enemy is here… it’s moment of truth…"

"Taking a leap of faith…"

"Steadfast like a sword…"

"Bravo Shiva…"

"Renounce the caste and embrace victory…"

"This is the principle of life…"

"That is the ultimate truth…"

"Bravo Shivaji…"

"You slaughter the abusers…"

"You are more than God to us…"

"You slaughter the abusers…"

"You are more than God to us…"

"Your style, your swagger…"

"You’re tall as the skies to us…"

"The enemy trembles at the mention of your name…"

"Bravo Shiva"

"In forts and jungles…"

"In the hearts of the people…"

"Is the pride of their motherland…"

"Bravo Shiva…"

"Bravo Shiva…"

"Bravo Shiva…"

"Arrows, bows and sword…"

"Spears, daggers… strike terror…"

"The shields will defend… all at once…"

"The shields will defend… all at once…"

"You slaughter the abuser…"

"You are more than God to us…"

"Bravo Shiva…"

"Bravo Shiva…"

No more crying.

Don’t ever be afraid from now on.

I am here for you.

Laari…

Come.

Laari…

Mother...

Mother...

Mother...

Laari…

Let this be a final warning to you.

Every single woman of this land is my mother.

And if you touch my mother,

it means you’re challenging my Bhavani sword.

Bring him here.

I am going to say this only once.

Slavery is a crime in my Swarajya.

If you ever help Siddi and Adilshah to fight against me,

I will rip you apart.

I don’t understand.

I don’t know your language (Marathi).

Then learn how to speak Marathi.

My land,

My rule,

My language!!!

What is the news from Hirdas-Maval?

Bandals didn’t agree.

Bandals maybe obstinate but they are spirited.

They are brave.

They are gallant in the battlefield.

And what is Deshpande upto?

He is eager to see you.

Baji Prabhu Deshpande is a valiant warrior.

To honour his wish is my wish.

And my wish is the God's will!

Let’s go.

Why don’t you eat?

Can’t you be careful?

Of course, I am.

Why are you so angry?

Hey.

Talk to me properly.

Or I will give you one tight slap.

How dare you even think of hitting a woman?

And that too your own mother?

Beg for her forgiveness.

Right now.

- Do it or I’ll slap you. - Hit me… hit me!

I don't have clout at the Bijapur court.

Wait.

I will make this easy for you.

Mahadji.

Mahadji…

Enough.

Enough.

Shivaji Raje has been spotted near Shirval.

Tauji will deliver the weapons by evening.

Shall we leave tomorrow?

Bajiba?

Shall we leave tomorrow?

Not tomorrow.

Today.

Where’s Dhanaji?

I haven’t seen him since morning.

Dhondiba…

Here comes, Anaji Mhaskar.

We were just talking about your son.

Where the hell is he?

Here, Dhanaji has come with me.

Please train him under Baji.

Are you drunk, Anaji?

He…

He is not Dhanaji.

Dhondiba…

Stop smoking and getting high.

This is my Dhanaji.

Then who the hell is that boy who who has been with us all these days?

Boom.

Fire...

Run... Fire...

Fire...

Run... go...go..go...

Everybody run...

What are you looking at... fire... run...

Har Har...

Har Har Har Mahadev!

Har Har...

Har Har Har Mahadev!

Har Har...

Har Har Har Mahadev!

Scoundrel

Traitor

Phulaji...

Shivaji!

Had I recognised you last time, I would have killed you right there.

Your words are quite sharp.

But what about your sword?

Give me the Baji of Maval.

I will give Maval it's freedom.

Why do you need this Baji?

Only to betray him?

I betray my enemies.

Not my friends.

Be my friend Baji.

Hey... Hey!

Baji, Swarajya needs an iron-fist like yours.

I have nothing to do with your Swarajya.

I am fine.

As long as my Bandals are fine.

I'm a Bandal...

I'm a Maratha...

I'm a Brahmin...

I'm a Jedhe...

Your caste-politics has ruined Maharashtra.

Open your eyes, Deshpande.

He, who has the people’s blessings...

He’s a true Maratha.

He, who has renounced castes...

He’s a true Maratha.

He, who worships the saffron flag...

He’s a true Maratha.

He, who has power in his arms and devotion in his heart,

He’s a true Maratha.

This Shivaji is a Maratha.

This Baji is also a Maratha.

All of us have a single identity...

a singular existence.

One motto and one power...

Maratha!

Baji...

As a mark of respect for your courage, I'll let the Bandals keep their fiefdom.

But remember...

your lands,

your people,

your cattle,

belong to Swarajya.

And Swarajya

belongs to the people.

Let the Deshmukh's sons inherit his legacy.

Bandal Deshmukh was a brave warrior.

Give him the most respectable funeral.

Dhanaji is my spy.

But he wants to join you now.

Baji...

now that you have become my closest friend,

as a symbol of our friendship, I would like to gift you

something very special!

Come...

Let me go.

Where are you taking me?

How dare you bring me here by force?

Don't you know who I am?

Huh?

You'll regret this moment for the rest of...

Shut up, you pig.

Lower your voice.

You're standing in front of Shivaji Raje Bhosale.

There are tons of complaints against you.

So what?

Are you holding a trial against me?

Right here?

And you are going to judge me?

This land is my mother.

And what I serve is justice.

But what is my crime?

You've raped fifty-three girls.

Fifteen of them were underage.

Not fifty-three.

Sixty.

Sixty.

Do what you want about it.

Rape is not a crime.

It is a crime!

Rape is a crime in Swarajya!

From today

it is a law in Swarajya!

I...

Shivaji Shahaji Bhosale

with Goddess Bhavani as my witness

remembering my oath of Lord Raireshwar,

with the power vested in me by the people,

by the law of Swarajya, since the charge of rape has been proven

I hereby sentence you to death.

Baji Prabhu Deshpande,

he is the first criminal of your free state of Maval.

I've given you the law.

Now you give people the justice.

Hey...

Put me down.

Put me down... why have you tied me like this?

Hey..

Untie me...

Hey...

Help me...

Help...

Shivaji roasted our dear friend Bhamta Patil to death.

He has captured the strategic Javli and now

he has a grip on all of Twelve Maval.

Lost territories can be won back Fazal Khan.

But what Shivaji has been doing

is much more dangerous.

If you wish to rule over a civilization,

first suppress the women that live there.

Haven’t you learnt anything from Alladin Khilji?

This land

where women are treated like Goddesses.

By plundering their temples and raping their women

have we been winning half the battles.

In this mighty Bijapuri kingdom

rape is our most powerful weapon to rule.

And that inconsequential Shivaji thinks he can stop us?

And that too by declaring rape as a crime?

'Considered to be the most powerful warrior in the world.'

'This rogue was addicted to crushing at least one skull every day.'

'That monster pledged to kill Shivba.'

'That barbarian was'

'the wazir of Bijapur'

'a hater of Hindus'

'Afzal Khan Bhatari'

'On his campaign'

'he desecrated numerous temples like Pandharpur and Tulzapur.'

'He massacred my innocent people.'

There is no God in this statue who will save you.

This is nothing

but a mere stone.

Just a life-less stone.

You're wrong Afzal Khan Bhatari.

One day the Lion God Narsimha will emerge from this stone

and he will tear you apart.

'That demon ripped the holy robe off Goddess Tuljai...'

Enough Kanhoji.

Vahinisaheb, we must leave immediately.

Saibai's health is deteriorating by the day.

Travelling may prove fatal for her.

You leave immediately.

Gather the brave-hearts of Maval and assemble at Pratapgad.

Yes.

Kank, Shilimkar, Dhumal, Bandal send messages to everyone.

But why the Bandals?

Yes definitely, Bandals too.

And their lion-hearted warrior Baji Prabhu Deshpande!

Sure

Where is Shivba now?

We have received a message.

He is on his way here.

Here?

Yes.

Sai, Shivba is coming here.

Listen to me.

If he sees how ill you are, he'll want to stay by your side.

He might be a brave man, but his heart is gentle.

He is about to fight the mighty Afzal Khan.

I don't know how you will do this

but remember...

You must see to it that

Shivba leaves for his mission immediately.

Although it's the men who go to war;

it's the women who risk everything.

Eight

Nine

And

Ten

Well done.

Manya,

show him.

Right leg forward, Mahadji.

Why don't you pay attention?

This idiot should know I'm still learning.

How dare you speak so rudely?

He is my man.

Not your servant.

Even I don’t talk to him like this.

Why? Are you scared of him as well?

'A father may do without a son's love.'

'But seeing disrespect in your own son's eyes...'

'Nothing can be more painful for a father.'

Greetings, Deshpande.

I bring a message for you from Rajgad.

We have a mission.

What mission?

A courageous warrior

first accepts the mission.

Then asks, "What mission?".

Why me?

That is what I am wondering too.

Why you?

End the rivalry between the Jedhes and Bandals.

Only then will I come.

The course of fate can change Deshpande.

But this Jedhe-Bandal rivalry is unchangeable.

In any case,

fighting the mighty Afzal Khan is way out of your league.

Are you going to fight Afzal Khan Bhatari?

Hmm.

Wait outside.

I'm coming.

Lunch is ready.

Have lunch and then leave.

No, daughter.

No time for lunches.

Deshpande...

The Jedhe-Bandal rivalry

ends right here, right now.

Henceforth,

not a single Jedhe sword will ever taste the blood of a Baandal.

I'll be waiting outside.

'For everyone this was a mission.'

'But for Deshpande, this was an opportunity.'

'To win back his son’s respect for him.'

'A father's impassioned quest'

'was about to create history.'

'Little did Baji know it then.'

What is this mission all about?

Where are you going?

I don't know where I am going.

But I know why I'm going.

And this time Deshpande Bai,

I will come back Victorious.

Promise me you'll come back unhurt as well.

Of course; who else will fix that roof?

I'll be back.

You're here...

See the miracle of Goddess Jagdamba.

The mere thought of seeing you and…

I am back on my feet.

I'm fine.

Trust me.

- Sai, you... - No

This is no time to relax.

You...

You must leave immediately.

You must destroy that monster Afzal Khan.

Swarajya is a dream

that both of us saw together.

If you want it to come true, you must leave now.

Sai...

I'm here...

I'll be right here.

Waiting for you.

It is time.

Hmm?

You must leave.

For what you did today;

this land and it's Swarajya will forever be grateful to you my dear.

Shivba

we must charge on to Wai

and crush Afzal Khan there.

No, Uncle.

Afzal Khan used to be the Commander of Wai.

He knows every nook and corner of the territory.

But he is destroying our temples and harassing the people.

He calls himself ‘kufr-shikan’.

Meaning… the one who breaks Holy idols...

Your Majesty…

There's news from Rajgad.

What is the matter?

News from Rajgad means...

Her Majesty...

Saibai is no more.

This shouldn't have happened just when we're about to clash against Afzal Khan.

Afzal Khan...

we must lure him into the jungles of Javli.

But why will he change his route?

I'll make him change his route.

Deshpande...

Your petty local tricks won’t work here.

Abaji...

Give me some masons.

I'll give you the best workers.

Not the best.

Give me the worst of the workers.

'Feeding Afzal Khan’s hatred for Hinduism,'

'the Marathas built fake temples.'

'Afzal Khan kept destroying them and thus changed his route.'

'The roads to Jawli were narrowed down.'

'Khan had to leave behind his elephants and cannons.'

'Shivba was going to meet him at the foothill of Pratapgad to make a truce.'

'Alone.'

'Unarmed.'

'Baji was distressed by this plan.'

You said I am a friend to you.

And a friend should always speak the truth.

Go on, I'm listening.

I have seen Afzal Khan Bhatari at close quarters.

If death had a face,

It would resemble Afzal Khan Bhatari.

If you enter that shamiana tomorrow,

he'll crush you like an ant.

- If revenge is all you want- - What revenge?

Everyone knows.

He killed your elder brother, Sambhajiraje.

And for that

we'll certainly make him pay…

- but... - But what?

I'm here with three hundred fine Bandal warriors from my Hirdas-Maval.

But to sacrifice so many brave men for the personal revenge of one man is...

Take your three hundred Fine Bandal warriors and get out of here, Baji!

Go back to where you came from. Stay in that tiny puddle and die there!

That is where you belong!

I haven't come so far to go back.

You won our province; we must fight for you.

That is our duty.

Duty?

Duty?

If you're standing by me just because I won your province...

then my judgement of you was wrong, Baji Prabhu.

And you're not a dumb mule that blindly follows his master.

Swarajya doesn't stand on the hollow walls of duty.

It requires the strong pillars of loyalty.

I...

Shivaji Shahaji Bhosale

will wait for the day when Baji Prabhu Deshpande

will firmly hold the dand-Patta in his hand not because it is his duty.

But out of loyalty.

Shivba...

- Maasaheb... - Aausaheb.

May you live a long life.

May victory be yours.

What do you think Baji?

Is Shivba fit to be a king?

He speaks well.

Is he even worthy of being the Chhatrapati of this Swarajya;

I shall know tomorrow.

- I must leave. - Yes.

I don't know how much it will help you.

But… Afzal Khan is left-handed.

Always keep this man close to you, Shivba.

He isn’t scared to speak the truth.

Just like Lord Rama had Hanuman by his side.

Shivba should always have Baji.

We'll destroy the Shamiana and then capture Pratapgad by tonight...

Hot mutton dinner followed by the hot Maratha women.

No...

Your king is on a suicide mission.

All of you stay here in the jungle of Paar and stop the Khan's army from advancing.

And you?

I'll be right back.

Welcome Shivaji... welcome.

Raje...

I killed your brother Sambhaji with these very hands.

Now Shivaji too will die.

And with him dies… Swarajya!!!

Raje...

"Jagdamba's blessing protecting him"

"This end is a new beginning"

"Determined, he charges,"

"Shiv Narasimha.."

"The enemy,over bearing..."

"The danger, life threatening"

"He is poised to slay..."

"Shiv Narasimha.."

"Cowards plot deviously..."

"But he is the face of death for them..."

"Cowards plot deviously..."

"But he is the face of death for them..."

"To brave the storm,"

"He has vowed"

"Shiv Narasimha.."

"Jagdamba's blessing protecting him"

"This end is a new beginning"

"Determined, he charges,"

"Shiv Narsimha"

'One day the Lion God Narsimha will emerge from this stone.'

'He will tear you apart.'

"Narsimha Shiva"

Khan has such a big army here; that means his other forts are under-staffed.

I will meet you at Panhala Fort, you leave right away.

We have eighteen days, to capture twenty-one forts.

Then we march on to Bijapur.

And this time… don't improvise the plan.

Hmm?

'The unexpected death of the mighty Afzal Khan,'

'shook the entire Deccan to its core.'

'Shivba's veterans'

'Moropant Pingle'

'Kanhoji Jedhe'

'Annoji Datto'

'and Netaji Palkar'

'captured twenty one of Adilshah's forts'

'Afzal Khan's son Fazal Khan with revenge in his heart'

'was about to leave with Adilshah's army to destroy Shivba.'

'when all of a sudden, a huge black army crossed their path.'

How dare you cross paths with the Bijapur army, Siddi Jauhar?

I'm not here to cross your path.

I'm here to change your route.

Here... A Gift!

My father's ring...

You dug up his grave?

His grave was dug by Shivaji.

I merely dug a tunnel to it.

Siddi, you scoundrel.

He ripped apart your father's intestines.

Imagine how & where he'll tear you apart.

Siddi...

Badi Sahiba...

Afzal Khan fought Shivaji as Afzal Khan.

I will fight Shivaji as Shivaji.

From here.

Are you just shooting off your mouth or do you have a concrete plan?

Fort of Panhala

That will be Shivaji's first step in his ambitious campaign against Bijapur.

This Gudhi Padwa, Shivaji will step into Panhala.

Let the rat enter the burrow.

I will trap him inside.

Listen to me carefully Badi Sahiba.

Shivaji's glorious story started at Shivneri fort...

I shall end it at Panhala fort.

Panhala...

Yes Your Majesty.

Some of us are planning on going back home for a few days…

we'll be back in five days.

Home?

Yes, I have some domestic matters to settle back home.

Domestic matters?

Yes.

Domestic matters.

Domestic matters?

May I ask you something?

Don't you miss your son?

Baji, Aurangzeb has just become the Emperor in Delhi.

And he is eyeing our Maratha territory.

Before he attacks us we must destroy the Adilshahi.

My son obeys my orders Baji.

Aurangzeb is yet to comply.

You please go ahead and settle your domestic matters.

What is it?

What did the king say?

I am longing to meet my son Mahadji.

And our king...

How can he live without his son for so long?

That's Abaji

He always brings in bad news.

Surely some shit has happened.

What is the news?

The Black King Siddi Jauhar is on his way with an army of thirty-thousand.

Who is Siddi Jauhar?

Six hundred years ago Africans were brought to Hindustan as slaves.

They are black in colour and a tough people.

They have a small kingdom in Kurnul.

This Siddi was a slave at the court of that king.

So, he was a slave of the slaves?

Yes.

Not an ordinary slave though.

He assassinated his own king with a master plan.

A belief runs in the Siddi's tribe that he who kills the king gets the crown.

But he also inherits a curse.

The new king also gets killed in the same manner.

So Siddi Jauhar hatched a plan.

He poisoned...

not the king...

but the king's young son.

He gave the king two options.

If the king wanted an antidote for his son,

he would have to himself consume the poison.

To save his son, the king did exactly

what any father would do.

Thus, Siddi Jauhar became the king

and he averted the curse of the Siddis.

Why is he interested in attacking Shivaji Raje?

Badi Sahiba has promised him.

That if he captures Shivaji Raje…

Kurnul will get its independence from Bijapur.

And every slave has but one dream...

Freedom!

How many provinces did Siddi plunder on his way?

Not a single one.

It's shocking.

Why are you shocked?

Khan razed down every region he crossed

because he never wanted to establish settlements over there.

He had but one goal.

To kill me.

But this Siddi...

is coming here with different designs.

His has a singular strategy.

Siege.

You must go to Rajgad.

I will block him here.

And what about...

your ‘domestic matters’?

The sword shouldn’t… avoid using the shield.

I'll be here.

You leave.

Wherever my Mavlas stand,

this Shivaji will be by their side.

Where Shivaji stands for his Mawlas,

this Baji will be by his side.

We have such a big army with us,

why don't we go up Panhala and capture Shivaji?

Chhote Khan...

If you want different results; you must employ different means.

Otherwise Afzal Khan wasn’t any less a warrior.

Hello Jauhar.

Hello

Surve, Sawant...

Meet Rajapur’s Gifford and

Henry Revington.

Namaste

‘It's a pleasure meeting you’.

You speak Marathi very well.

It's called the ‘Shivaji Effect’.

Surve, Sawant...

- Yes... - Have you received your rewards?

Yes we have.

You just give us the order…

We will attack where you want.

I don’t want you to attack.

I want you to wait.

Be ready as if the enemy is going to attack today. Be alert.

Get going.

I haven't received the count of the cannon balls for today.

Dhanaji...

or whatever that your real name is...

We've reached a hundred today.

The night shift workers

have already started breaking the stone near Pusati bastion.

May I...

May I say something please?

Umm...

I mean...

I know…

You must be angry with me.

I...

I broke your trust. I haven’t even apologised to you.

I have a request.

I want you to forgive me.

I have a request too.

What?

I want to kick your ass.

Hmm…

Go ahead.

Kick me.

Vent your anger.

Go on.

Bloody Joker…

Come on.

Baji?

Look at this.

All my life I have only heard stories.

Afzal Khan,

Aurangzeb,

Mughals.

I used to wonder are they for real or just stories?

Then one day Shivaji came like a hurricane in my life and…

And?

Now I feel even I am a part of this story.

You’re not just a part of this story Baji.

You are the actual story...

which shall one day be narrated in every house in Maharashtra.

'Three months went by.'

'Every one stuck on the fort began to lose patience.'

Don’t you understand?

We guard the towers for long hours every day;

Don’t we need to eat properly?

We don’t know how long we’ll be stuck here.

The granaries are all but empty.

Leave him alone.

Baji…

Our Shivaji raje is himself going hungry everyday.

And these gluttons want feasts.

'Siddi Jauhar’s siege was tightening'

'around Panhala like a python squeezes its prey.'

'Aurangzeb, English, Adilshah, Portuguese…'

'All of them were waiting for Shivba’s death.'

'But Shivba was waiting…'

'for the rains.'

'Ashadh passed and then came the month of Shravan.'

'Finally, it began to rain.'

'This was a signal.'

'As planned, Netaji Palkar attacked the siege from outside.'

'And Shivba, Abaji, Baji set off from Panhala'

'to break the deadly siege.'

'Netaji always brought down the enemy flag after defeating the enemy.'

'But seeing Siddi’s flag intact... Shivba realized'

'that Netaji had failed to defeat Siddi'

'And this was a trap laid out for them.'

'Thus Siddi had conquered the relentless Sahyadri rains.'

'Now it was impossible for Shivba to escape from this seige.'

Gautami… come…

Coming...

Come on.

Hurry up.

Give it to me.

Give.

I can’t reach up there.

I had told him.

Move aside.

Let me handle this.

Forget about father.

I will take care of this house now.

Give it to me.

Yes.

And I will provide for this house now.

Sure.

Anybody home?

Who…?

Who is it?

Anybody home?

May I come inside?

My husband is not home.

Which is why I have come here.

Now, since your husband is away…

I must look after you.

All your needs…

all your desires.

You never know whether he is ever coming back or not…

You must get used to it.

Isn’t it?

Lichu, get out.

Leave right now.

Or else I’ll pack you off to meet your brother.

In after-life.

Get lost.

Hey…

I meet him every day.

In my dreams.

He keeps whispering in my ears...

Revenge...

Seek revenge.

Take care.

I’ll be back.

Let’s go.

Bhauji...

Any news from Panhala?

Last that I heard, everything was going to be fine after rains...

I hope Shivaji Raje is safe?

Of course.

Isn’t our Baji standing by his side.

But who is standing by Baji’s side?

Hey, Bajiba…

Come here.

Here.

Baji, may I ask you something?

Hmm.

You’re with our Shivaji Raje…

but sometimes you’re not.

Why don’t you trust him?

My own brother left me to die.

How can I ever trust anyone, Dhondiba?

Once Shivaji raje gets out of here safely...

my job is done.

Wait...

The cannons need some time to cool down.

Fine, we’ll wait... a while to capture Panhala.

Take him away; dress his wounds.

Raje…

You’re hurt.

These long-distance cannons…

I’m sure they are a gift from the British of Rajapur.

These British are not here just for trade.

Once we are free from here, I will destroy them with their own cannons.

For these British cannons to cool down and be ready to fire again,

It takes six hours.

We have only six hours.

- Thankfully there are only 2 British cannons. - You scoundrels.

What did you think?

You will come here, damage our cannons

and go back so easily?

Yes. That was the plan.

But we never thought an idiot will cross our path.

That’s right.

So Abaji…

Shall we go for it?

Yes.

Hmm…

Hmm.

- Hmm… - Hmm…

So Abaji…

Tell me…

Shivaji Raje will be so happy to see this gift, won’t he?

You know what…

Why don’t we trade him in the Bijapur court?

Him?

Bijapur won’t even give us scrap in exchange of this idiot.

Come off it Ibrahim.

You’re right.

Ibrahim?

You’re a Muslim and you still fight for Shivaji?

Just being circumcised doesn’t make you a Muslim, Fazal Khan.

If every Muslim reads the Holy Quran with a pure heart,

then each one of them will proudly stand by Shivaji Raje's side.

Come.

My God these are finished forever.

What the hell are you waiting for?

- Father, we can’t do anything. - Finish them.

Aim for Fazal’s ass.

He’s a useless ass himself.

What is this?

Run…

Wait... I am with you.

Hey...

Run…

Hey…

- He is running away. - Let him go.

Are you mad? Come.

Wait.

Ibrahim?

Your Majesty…

Ibrahim is no more.

Hand over Shivaji to me and let’s put an end to this matter.

I am here for my Dhanaji.

Or else I would have

shoved your teeth down your throat.

He isn’t Dhanaji.

He is Ibrahim Mujahir.

From Dabhol.

With a widowed mother, two brothers and three sisters.

It will take my men seven hours...

to reach your house in Shind village’s, Deshpande Wada.

Once there, my men won’t be fixing your leaky roof.

First, they will kill your son Mahadji…

Then chop him to so many pieces that…

Rest assured.

You are not betraying Shivaji.

You are protecting your own son.

Seven hours.

Seven...

hours.

Are you sure we can break this siege?

That is what I wish for.

And my wish is the Lord's will.

And when you are by my side, why do I need to worry, Baji?

Baji...

I'm listening...

Speak up.

A father and a warrior are at loggerheads.

And... the father is winning.

Right?

I don’t know why the others are with you.

I came on this campaign with you because

I wanted to win back the respect in my son’s eyes.

This Swarajya…

this people’s rule...

I don't have such big dreams.

I am an ordinary man.

I live for myself.

I live for my family.

I live for my Hirdas-Maval.

Close your eyes Baji.

Go ahead… close your eyes.

Bring Mahadji,

your son, in front of your eyes.

Close your eyes.

The world in which your Mahadji will grow up…

What kind of a world do you see for him, Baji?

The way it is now?

Where there is mad violence?

People betting on who kills how many men.

Arson, looting…

Women living in constant fear?

And men being miserable slaves to outsiders.

Is that the world you see?

Is that the world you see?

What do you see Baji?

Or do you imagine a world that is beautiful.

Where our people have the freedom to breathe.

Where children spend their time counting the colours on butterflies.

Where heads bow down not in shame but in respect, in front of our parents.

Where the goddess in the temple and mothers and sisters all have a safe world.

Which I call Swarajya…

and your dear Mahadji, growing up in this Swarajya.

Do you imagine such a world?

Who is going to create such a world, Baji?

Only you and I can create this world with our sweat and blood.

And that’s why sometimes…

To become a good father, one has to be a good warrior!

But if every warrior keeps his own house safe.

Why do we need this quest for Swarajya?

He who treats the whole world as his home

The one whose mind is clear.

He’s truly the man… who is on the path to salvation.

This is Dnyaneshwar’s teaching.

Baji,

with your palm you are protecting

only one lamp.

But I want to

protect every lamp that is lit in every home in the world.

Only we have that strength.

How do you manage to do this?

What?

Each time, you conveniently forget your family.

Don’t you long for your son, Shambhuraje?

Even when we got the sad news of your wife's death,

you were so unaffected and stable.

- How can ordinary men like us- - Sai was not just my wife, Baji.

She was my lover.

Sai was my first love.

Sai was my breath.

When I went to...

Rajgad to meet her…

I could see the darkness under her eyes.

The blood clots under her nails.

Her shivering feet…

and her last moments.

She had staged a pretense.

Only so that…

I don’t get distracted from my goal...

and I don't wander away.

So, I played along...

In her final act.

I bid her farewell, knowing fully that

it was our last meeting.

I would never be able to see my Sai ever again.

People think it is very easy to be Shivaji.

Just hoist a couple of saffron flags and you become Shivaji.

They see only the Shivaji who fights battles, swings a sword.

But that Shivaji has a heart.

A heart that loves.

A heart that grieves…

Feels pain…

Suffers through memories.

So what should that Shivaji do?

Let go of everything?

If I don’t do this, Baji, there’s no else who will.

Before you win wars on the battlefield, Baji,

you must win the battles within.

I’ve started this holy ritual of sacrifice called Swarajya,

In that before you sacrifice yourself,

you must sacrifice your loved ones.

And I shall keep making this sacrifice.

Emperor Aurangzeb’s uncle, Shaiste Khan,

has arrived at the outskirts of Swarajya with a cavalry of one lakh.

He’ll be there in ten or twelve days.

If he reaches Panhala, it will be the end of Shivba.

Somebody must warn him.

We cannot wait anymore.

But your majesty…

the siege is so dense that let alone any man,

even his thoughts can’t enter through.

The chains of such a siege can only be broken,

by the bonds of blood.

Your Majesty,

your respected mother has sent a message that Shaiste Khan

will be here anytime now.

Even an ant can’t pass through, how did you get in here?

An ant can’t...

but an elephant surely can, Baji.

There’s a stream that runs through the dense forest in the north.

I waited the entire night for it to overflow.

The heavy morning rains were a blessing.

- And your Majesty- - We must break the siege in three days.

Pratapgad Fort is a hundred and twenty-five miles away.

Not Pratapgad Baji,

Not Pratapgad.

The only link between Konkan and the ghats.

Fort Khelna.

What happens when Siddi comes and lays siege to Khelna?

Khelna is such a huge fort that it is impossible to lay siege to it.

Also, from Khelna we can descend into Konkan.

And…

Our Bandal Deshmukh is also at Khelna.

Abaji…

Baji…

You shall meet Siddi today itself and tell him

in your robust voice that…

Considering the whole situation,

finally, Shivaji Raje has accepted defeat.

He will surrender to you tomorrow night.

I will treat your Shivaji Raje with utmost respect.

Son, Masood, why don’t you show them the arrangements

where we are going to keep their king?

Yes father.

Please come with me.

Not tomorrow, tonight he’s going to escape. You must-

Also the rest of the plan…

You… must go through it.

Come on.

We are breaking this siege.

Tonight.

Tonight?

But hadn’t we planned for tomorrow.

Circumstances have changed so we have to improvise our plan accordingly, Abaji.

No one will move till our King instructs.

I have full faith in Baji.

Look into the eyes of God, Abaji.

Put all your virtue at stake.

Carry only your weapons with you.

The journey ahead is tough.

Shivaji Raje will go in the palanquin.

The rest six hundred of us,

will leave Panhala from from the Raj Dindi side,

Baji?

We had decided to leave from the west gate.

Yes, the enemy is sparse over there.

You have trusted me thus far.

Trust me with all your heart.

Your majesty.

We don’t have much time.

Let’s go.

Har Har Mahadev!

Har Har Mahadev!

Let’s go.

The platoon on the east has thrown a feast for us.

I will celebrate only once Shivaji is dead.

You think Baji Deshpande will betray Shivaji Bhosale?

Baji is not betraying Shivaji Bhosale.

He is protecting his own son.

After all blood is thicker than duty.

"The sword is drawn from the sheath..."

"Shivaji’s army is poised…"

"Everybody charged with passion"

"Ready to fight this battle."

"Fear is cast off the cliff..."

"Darkness is a friend…"

"Charging on the blood soaked soil…"

"The Marathas advance…"

"The danger is enormous…"

"The war cry in their hearts is their mantra to victory…"

"Har..."

"Har..."

"Har..."

"Har Har Har Mahadev..."

"Har..."

"Har..."

"Har..."

"Har Har Har Mahadev..."

"The darkest darkness and relentless rains…"

"The perilous path obstructing their way…"

"Guided by wit and charged with patriotism…"

"The Maratha warrior fights bravely to the end…"

"They will hold the gorge and slaughter anyone who tries to cross…"

"This passion to fight is dear to them…"

"Be it day or night…"

"The war cry in their hearts is their mantra to victory…"

What is it?

Abaji,

Go from the north.

Check whether the road to Khelna is free and safe to pass.

Hurry up and be careful.

Janab Siddi Jauhar?

Yes.

Come... embrace me.

No, thanks.

My intestines are fine inside my stomach.

The tent is yours.

The soldiers are yours.

Why would you be scared?

Fear not.

Come sit.

Sit. Sit.

No…

I told Afzal Khan we must talk and settle our disputes...

But he…

Let me go!

He is the one who killed my father.

I will rip him apart!

Fazal…

I shall give Shivaji Raje an easy death and set an example...

Let this be known in history,

we, the black African Siddis aren’t beasts.

Under this black skin we too are humans.

Shivaji Raje Bhosale…

Where is your famous Bhavani sword?

Where the hell is the other palanquin?

Where is Shivaji Raje?

Abaji…

I am safe.

When I was preparing for the siege, I had been to Nebhapur village

to arrange for food…

I saw him.

He was singing praises of our king…

and he looked quite like Shivaji Raje.

Such a big coincidence was a sign of danger or a way out of it?

I hatched a plan.

I brought him up to Panhala through a secret passage.

And kept him inside a secret chamber unbeknownst to anyone.

Once we broke the siege, time would be a bigger enemy than Siddi.

To buy us more time,

to mislead Siddi,

I sought Shiva Kashid’s help.

He agreed without thinking of his own safety.

Only on one condition.

He wanted to meet his king at least once.

Your Majesty.

Be brave and take the lord’s blessings.

My king.

You are my only god.

My king.

Once we set off to break the siege,

I secretly put Shiva Kashid in the other palanquin.

As decided, the second palanquin took a different route.

Siddi Jauhar must be thinking he has Shivaji Raje in his custody.

The only way to break the siege was to…

fool the person who thinks he cannot be fooled.

You scoundrel.

Hey,

Mind your tongue.

I may be just a dummy,

yet, I am Shivaji Raje.

Where is Shivaji?

My king?

My king is right here in my heart.

And he’s right there up on your head.

My king is safe and sound.

My king wears an impregnable armour called Baji Prabhu.

No…

Baji cannot sacrifice his own son for Shivaji.

You have no idea,

who our Baji Prabhu is.

A million Marathas will die but they won’t let the saviour of a million die.

My king.

A final salute from Shiva Kashid.

Wow, Siddi Jauhar, wow.

Fooled by an impersonator?

I see.

This is why Baji pretended to help us so that

they may get a safe passage.

And we may capture this fake Shivaji.

He wants me to take this one to Bijapur

while the real one is safe up there in Panhala?

Masood.

Take two thousand men.

Hurry up.

Wait, you go to Khelna fort.

If he goes there, he will get killed anyways.

You go to Pratapgad.

I will stay right here. In this chaos, what if he comes here...

and tell your men to destroy Deshpande’s house.

Let it be known that under this black skin

runs the blood of the black devil!

We must go.

Khelna fort is only a few miles away.

I have bad news.

We've been betrayed.

Surve, Sawant and Dalvi have created a blockade ahead to Khelna.

Their only job is to block us.

And with Siddi's army following us

and the soldiers at Khelna

we're trapped between these two.

When our own Marathas backstab us...

They don’t deserve to be called ‘Marathas’.

- We’re six hundred. - No Phulaji…

Siddi has literally bought Surve, Sawant and Dalvi.

They have only one goal.

To capture our King.

So, shouldn’t we fight them at all?

- I say we crush them- - Raje, you must leave.

You must leave for Khelna immediately.

Raje leave, right this moment.

This is the only way to Khelna.

I will stay here with three hundred Bandals

and stop Siddi’s army from reaching you.

No Baji.

My Shiva Kashid laid down his life for me.

Not anymore.

They want Shivaji.

Then Shivaji will stay right here.

The blood they spill not be that of my Mawlas,

It will be mine. It will be Shivaji’s blood.

You’re speaking like a hot-headed Mavla.

Not like the protector of a million Mavlas.

Baji, Abaji…

You go ahead.

If I make it to safety,

we’ll build our Swarajya together.

If I die in this very gorge,

then you should fulfill my dream.

Weapons rust… Wars end…

This body may perish.

But the goal must live on…

And all of us have but one goal-

Don’t you understand what I am telling you?

None of us can accomplish what you are asking us to do.

Your impossible dream…

Only you can accomplish.

You’re not that young Shivba anymore.

Open your eyes and look at that Shivaji whom I have seen.

Soldiers die for their king…

But for the first time I saw a King willing to die for an ordinary soldier.

Just so that each of his soldiers gets a quarter of a roti more,

I saw a king who starves himself for eleven days.

And not just this country,

the entire world will never see such a noble King.

Many a Baji will come and go…

there will never be another Shivaji.

But Baji…

The world that I want my son Mahadji to grow up in,

only you can build that world, my king.

When you meet my Mahadji,

tell him,

his father is going to miss him a lot.

Baji…

In this endeavour for Swarajya,

one must sacrifice our own people before sacrificing oneself…

Isn’t it?

Then why do your hands tremble today?

Why do you hesitate today?

For me?

No, my king.

You once told me...

To win wars on the battlefield, one must win the battles within.

Today, one more time, you must win this battle within, my King.

Don’t get entangled in your Baji.

Leave now.

Leave, my king…

Take three hundred men with you and go to Khelna Fort.

Fire the cannons to signal your safety.

My three hundred Bandals and I will hold off Siddi right here in this gorge.

Till I hear the cannons go off, I swear on Goddess Vinzai,

Not a single enemy soldier will cross this gorge.

This is Baji’s final promise to you my King.

Before you leave, remember one thing...

No matter what happens tonight.

No matter who survives and who is killed.

But my king,

don’t you ever forget this night.

Till you become the first Chhatrapati of this country,

this one night of mine will be a debt you owe me… Shivaji.

Go.

I am there for you.

Go.

Let’s go on foot.

When the time comes, this dand-patta must reach me, come what may.

Long will be this night.

And the enemy is much stronger.

How many will each of you take down?

Come on. Give me a number.

Tell me.

Sada?

Ten.

Do one thing.

Go home and shove your head in your father, Dhondiba’s behind.

He is right to ridicule you.

Bloody Ten?

Each one of you must kill at least a hundred enemy men.

This world is built by Great men,

but when the time comes, it is protected by mad men.

Madmen…

Insane… Maniacs…

Just like you...

And you... Each one of you…

Each one who thinks that three hundred men

will hold off an army of fifteen thousand in this gorge.

Three hundred versus fifteen thousand.

Bloody hell…

You morons; you all suck at mathematics… don’t you.

And the maddest man here is me.

Because I believe that with your help I can make this impossible possible…

I will hold this gorge for one whole night.

Come on.

Let’s show this world.

What three hundred mad Marathas can achieve.

If at all we survive this night,

then we’ll see…

how history bows down in front of us Marathas.

This gorge belongs to mad men.

Bhala Bhala

This victory belongs to mad men...

Bhala Bhala...

This history belongs to mad men...

By the name of Goddess Vinzai...

Bhala Bhala...

Chaang Bhala!

Har Har...

Mahadev!

Har Har Mahadev!

Har Har Mahadev!

Har Har Mahadev!

Din-Din… Din-Din

"Bloodshed at every step they take…"

"The brave warriors like tigers they fight…"

"Strong and agile masters of warcraft…"

"This is their ultimate war…"

"The battleground is a raging fire…"

"They butcher the enemy in fervour"

"Sentencing a gruesome death…"

"A death to their enemies…"

"Their enemy will tremble in fear"

"The war cry in their hearts is their mantra to victory..."

"Har..."

"Har..."

"Har..."

"Har...Har... Har Mahadev"

"Har..."

"Har..."

"Har..."

"Har...Har... Har Mahadev"

"Har..."

"Har..."

"Har..."

"Har...Har... Har Mahadev..."

Our mission is not to kill the enemy.

It is to stop the enemy.

Tonight, we are not the king’s sword.

We are his shield!!!

Jai Bhavani!

Jai Bhavani.

Jai Bhavani.

Jai Bhavani.

Let’s go back.

Those mad Marathas have blocked our path.

How many?

I don’t know how many but they are there.

And that brute demon Baji Prabhu Deshpande has gone crazy.

I must kill Shivaji before he can reach Khelna.

And anyone who tries to stop me, I shall slaughter him.

You take charge of the troops behind.

Har Har...

Mahadev!

Har Har...

Mahadev!

If you run away today…

you’ll spend your whole life running away.

Get the rifle-man. Go.

'Till I hear the cannons go off,'

I swear on Goddess Vinzai, '

'Not a single enemy soldier will cross this gorge.'

'This is Baji’s final promise.'

Look…

The God of Death, Yamraj has come on his buffalo to take me away.

Tell Yamraj to wait for a while.

Go tell him….

This Baji has no time to die because my king is yet to reach safety.

Wait, you moron, wait.

If you take one more step before the cannons go off…

I will hack you to death.

Surve, Sawant, Dalvi get out of my way.

Let me go.

Every moment we waste, is the death of one of my Mavlas in that gorge.

Each one of them is waiting for me to reach safely.

Let me go up to Khelna.

Let you go?

Bloody hell…

That pride of Swarajya,

That Bhosale pomp,

And your

Maratha arrogance…

Where is all that today?

We’ll lock horns some other day Sawant.

I don’t have time for this today.

And to waste that very time, Siddi Jauhar has rewarded us with lands.

So while we keep chatting,

Siddi’s army will reach here...

after massacring your men in the gorge.

That is our deal.

Deal?

My innocent, self-less Baji,

has left his family behind, left his own young son behind,

just to honour my word, to build this Swarajya,

is getting chopped to pieces…

And you?

You’re selling your souls for a mere fiefdom?

You’re stooping so low?

Yes.

We are stooping so low.

What can you do about it?

I am going to say this only once.

Move out of my way.

Let me go to Khelna.

Because today, if I draw out my Bhavani sword,

Then even if destiny stands in my path,

I will cut it to pieces.

Out of my way.

Har Har…

Mahadev!

Once again...

and one last time I'm leaving you Baji.

Take care of yourself.

Baji…

Baji…

"His eyes spew deathly fire…" "You draw the lines of fate…"

"His sword strikes as swift as lightening…"

"Cross him and meet your maker…"

"His eyes spew deathly fire…"

"He draws the lines of fate…"

"His sword strikes as swift as lightening…"

"Cross him and meet your maker..."

"When he gets angry, the battle field sees the dance of death."

"You are more than God to us…"

"With Jagdamba's name"

"This end is a new beginning"

"Determined, he charges,"

"Shiv Narasimha.."

Bajiba…

Tell my father,

I was not a sissy.

Aai,

Sumee, go inside.

Sumee.

Grab her.

"Baji..."

"He is Baji..."

"Har... Har... Har..."

"Har... Har... Har..."

"Har... Har... Har..."

"Har... Har... Mahadev..."

"Har... Har... Har..."

"Har... Har... Har..."

"Har... Har... Har..."

"Har... Har... Har Mahadev..."

"Fire runs through his veins."

"Courage knows no age nor fear."

"The saffron flag flies high."

"It conquers defeat…"

"With the blessings of Goddess Vinzai,"

"The brave Mavla throws caution to the wind"

"The war cry echoes through the Sahyadri"

"Har Har Mahadev."

"He is Baji"

"Valiant… He is Baji…"

"He is fire… He is Baji."

"He thundered"

"He gushed"

"He fumed"

"He flared"

"He arose"

"He shone"

"He is a tempest, turbulent and wild."

"The bravest of all warriors…"

Attack!

Come on!

Har Har Mahadev!

Shivba,

My king...

My friend...

My story ends here.

My body has become a sieve, now let me go.

If God asks me, “Baji, what did you achieve in life?”

I will tell him,

"Out here is a man far greater than you."

“I earned the good fortune of dying for that man, Shivaji.”

I lived on borrowed breaths.

I cheated death a hundred times.

But I did keep my word.

Now you too

must keep yours.

Chhatrapati

Shivaji

"Body ruthlessly battered…"

"Soul flown away to eternity"

"Life has achieved it’s ultimate goal"

"A martyr with great honour."

"The wheel of time has come to a standstill"

"Death is the ultimate surrender."

"The wheel of time has come to a standstill"

"Death is the ultimate surrender."

"He is Baji"

"Valiant… He is Baji…"

"He is Baji"

"He is fire… He is Baji."

After Shivba's historic win... '

'Badi Sahiba lost her sanity.'

'It is said Siddi Jauhar consumed poison and killed himself.'

'After bringing Adilshahi to its knees…'

'Over the years Shivba fought & defeated nine enemies in a single-handed blitz.'

'And the roots of Swarajya spread deep into the Deccan soil.'

'And finally the day dawned...'

'when Shivba’s glory dazzled the entire world.'

'I had waited three-hundred and fifty years for this day.'

'On the thirteenth day of Jyeshta.'

'Shaliwahan shakey 1595,'

'our Shivba vanquished the mighty Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb'

'and became Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.'

'Baji gave his life to Shivba.'

'Shivba gave Hindustan its Swarajya.'

'And Hindustan gave the world the formidable war cry…'

HAR HAR MAHADEV…!