Chaar Sahibzaade: Rise of Banda Singh Bahadur (ਚਾਰ ਸਾਹਿਬਜ਼ਾਦੇ: ਬੰਦਾ ਸਿੰਘ ਬਹਾਦਰ ਦਾ ਉਭਾਰ)

There is one God

Truth is His Name

God is the creator

God is without fear

God is without enmity

God is immortal

God is beyond birth

God is by Himself, self-existent, and self-sufficient

He is attained by the Grace of the true Guru

Recite his name

This was true in the beginning of creation

This was true in the beginning of the ages

This is true today

True Here And Now.

Satguru Nanak says that

He will prevail forever more

For six long years, The Mughal Empire

could not curb the power of Banda Singh Bahadur!

He fulfilled the dream of his Guru

By establishing the Kingdom of Punjab, right next to the capital of the Empire

He punished those who tormented the common man,

and established the first Kingdom of Sikhs.

Then marched from Lahore, the ugliest of all processions known to Man.

To humiliate Banda Singh, he was dressed as an Emperor,

and was marched to Delhi along with his

two and half year old son and 740 Singhs in chains.

Grant me this boon, God

May I never refrain from the righteous acts

Grant me this boon, God

May I never refrain from the righteous acts

Grant me this boon, God

May I never refrain from the righteous acts

May I fight all foes without fear in life's battles

With confident courage, claiming the victory!

Grant me this boon, God

May I never refrain from the righteous acts

May I fight all foes without fear in life's battles

With confident courage claiming the victory!

Whoever utters this shall be happy and fulfilled, 'Truth is the ultimate God'

Rabindranath Tagore, the revered poet who wrote the National Anthem of India

also wrote a poem paying tribute

to the bravery and martyrdom of Banda Bahadur.

Called "Bandhi Bir"

Finally Banda was captured by the Mughals...

Finally Banda was captured by the Mughals...

Like a tiger he was caged, And brought to Delhi.

Grant me this boon, God

May I never refrain from the righteous acts

May I fight without fear all foes in life's battles

With confident courage claiming the victory!

Whoever utters this shall be happy and fulfilled, 'Truth is the ultimate God'

'Truth is the ultimate God'

Emperor of India, we have killed almost all of the Singhs in Punjab. And we have brought

a few here in Delhi to be punished as you please, Lord.

Spare the ones who accept our religion. And Those who don't, behead them!

I am asking for the last time!

Anyone who accepts our religion will be spared!

Whoever utters this shall be happy and fulfilled, 'Truth is the ultimate God'

Ay! Soldiers! Get me one of them!

Executioner! Take me in...

Take me in first!

First me! Let me die first

No no!! First me! First me!

Behead that one!

May Thy Glory be grained in my mind and my

Each Sikh pleaded to be beheaded before the other.

Each day the sun rose, a 100 Sikhs were killed.

Highest ambition be singing thy praises

In 7 days, 700 were martyred.

Three months have passed since we Killed 700 Sikhs.

We killed 100 each day. Yet none of them showed any sign of nervousness.

After every beheading, we were starting to loose hope Yet they remain as stubborn as ever

Three months have passed of them rotting in hell,

Yet neither Banda, nor any of his forty remaining men..

have agreed to accept our religion.

Behead them all!

When this mortal life comes to end

When this mortal life comes to end

May I die fighting with limitless courage..

I hope your not feeling fearful, son?

Fear? What is that?

Ah yes how would you know! It is not in the blood of Singhs

Yes, just like how Baba Fateh Singh was.

I'm inspired by him to uphold the principles of our religion.

Here, its an order that you will kill your son!

Singhs never harm or attack women and children..

its you people who have mastered this monstrosity!

Take it!

The Kazi handed over Banda's son To the custody of the Executioner

Grant me this boon, God

Banda kissed his son's red turban..

Looked at him and whispered in his ears, 'Glory to the Guru',

He asked him to be strong.

With confident courage, claiming the victory!

The son said he had no worry...

'Glory to the Guru' were the last words he said

Whoever utters this shall be happy, shall be fulfilled (chorus)

'Truth is the ultimate God'

Banda Singh!

I admit it, the look in your eyes terrifies me!

It burns deep into my conscience!

I shall destroy your eyes first, thrust you into darkness.

Then cut you to pieces...

Why did you stop? You can destroy my eyes...

but what about the million other eyes which can see the sins you all commit?

How will you destroy them?

Was flayed with pliers.

He was cut into pieces.

Even such a torture could not shake

Banda's faith in his being a Singh..

a Khalsa, till his last breath

The very Khalsa Panth which was established at

Anandpur, by Guru Gobind Singh Years back

Anandpur, where calmness and serenity were in abundance...

Where the energy and laughter of the Four Sons

of The Guru lifted the atmosphere with love and peace

But the joyous times were short lived, as if cursed.

Wazir khan, the Governor Of Sirhind cheated on a peace treaty...

in order to get Anandpur Fort vacated and attacked.

While crossing the overflowing River Sirsa, The Guru's family got separated.

The Guru took refuge in the Mud Fort

at Chamkaur with his 40 Singhs and two sons.

Wazir khan attacked him with a force of a million.

Along with other Singhs, his elder son Baba Ajit Singh was martyred

and later his 14 year old son Baba Jujhar Singh

The greedy cook Gangu, in lieu of a big reward handed over..

the custody of the mother and the younger two sons of

The Guru to Wazir Khan, who along with the Kazi

conspired to pass a death sentence on the two children.

The wall in which they were buried alive..

fell as if refusing to partner in the heinous crime.

Seeing his unsuccessful, Wazir khan asked

the executioners to behead the two young ones.

This is to the extent, Guru Gobind Singh sacrificed his family

as his commitment, to protect humanity.

1708 SIRHIND.

Three years had passed since...

The place where Guru Gobind Singh's two innocent

youngest sons were walled alive..

and then martyred, was left as it was by Wazir Khan

This was done in order to instill fear of his authority in public.

But instead people would bow before the broken wall to pay their respects...

Some even claimed they heard the sound of 'Waheguru'

'Waheguru' coming from the broken wall....

Every month on the date of their martyrdom,

someone would come and light a diya(candle) on the broken wall

but one knew who this was...

Today as well, is the same date of this month....

Who was this? Who dared to challenge Wazir khan's authority?

Razia quickly, light the candle and leave

Kammrudin! Who lit this candle?

I don't know Sir. I've just returned from my namaz prayers.

Hey, you lady! Come back here.

Kammrudin, tell me, didn't this woman cross the square just now?

My eyesight has gotten weaker with age, Sir.

But I can still see the difference between good and bad

And no! I've never seen this woman here before.

Did you light this candle?

The light has been forver lit in our hearts by the Guru

and it will remain so for generations to come..

Hey Girl! How dare you talk to an officer like that?

Leave before you're jailed like all the others

who remain loyal to the Guru and His family!

Go! Go away!

Kammrudin...!

Yes sir?

We can arrest people

but how can we curb the voices which come from this wall!

That's exactly why every time she comes Here to light the candle

I let it burn for a while... and then put it out!

That way her tribute is paid and no one loyal to the governor sees it.

I don't know about others but

every time I pass this place, I hear the sound of "Waheguru... Waheguru".

Did you hear, Sir? 'Waheguru... Waheguru...'

Rumours, my Lord, rumours!

What voices saying 'Waheguru'? And from where?

Who is left to lead the Sikhs, anyways?

You killed the Guru's elder two sons at Chamkaur..

and the younger two here at Sirhind.

The Sikhs and Hindus are now Frightened and as quiet as mice!

There have been no disturbances from them at all.

And to outsmart the Emperor you have given Lordship..

to two Sikhs Aali Singh and Maali Singh in your court.

So, my lord, what is it that's still troubling you?

causing you sleepless nights?

Gobind!

The Guru of the Sikhs! Every time I've attacked him, he's survived!

I killed his sons, yet he's never come before me and accepted defeat.

Even if I kill all the Sikhs, I won't be at peace as long as he lives!

My lord! These two men will make the impossible, possible!

Will you be able to kill the man who's escaped my sword time and again?

Yes, Gobind will die with our first strike

And then all the Sikhs Will in grief

I feel reassured by your words already!

Suchanand, fill their coffers! Give them whatever they want!

Yes my Lord...

The Guru is somewhere in the west with the Emperor.

Let him never come here to the North. He must die! And go up there!

Khan Saab, attack the Guru...!?

It's not too late to reconsider the order you've just given...