Lal Patthar

This is Fatehpur Sikri, founded by King Akbar.

There is a strange appeal in its silence and desolation.

A kind of magic.

That is why I keep getting drawn here...

...and still don't feel satiated.

I am very tired, sister-in-law, serve me tea.

- Go, get the stuff from the car. - Me? Lmpossible!

I cannot walk any more, Leela, you go and get it.

Don't you feel ashamed? Lmpossible indeed!

Who asked you to insist that we see everything in a day?

And now? 'I am tired, I cannot walk anymore'!

Shameless!

What! Did you hear that, sister-in-law?

Why do you pay attention to that nut?

- Where are you going? - To get the food.

- I'll go... - Wait. I'll go.

Don't touch it!

Brother!

- Isn't that Leela's voice? - Yes.

Don't be afraid, dear.

I was forbidding you...

...so that your hands don't touch blood. - Blood?

- Yes, blood. - What nonsense are you talking?

I am not talking nonsense, I am speaking the truth.

There is a tale of blood in every stone here.

Tale of blood... in every stone.

- You'd come to see Fatehpur Sikri? - Yes.

- Have you finished going around? - Yes.

Did you see 'Lal Pathar' ?

- Lal Pathar? - Yes, Lal Pathar.

All the stones here are red.

No, I am not talking about all the stones.

I am talking about only those two stones which are red as blood.

Did you see those two stones?

But the guide book doesn't mention any such...

Does the guide book mention how many conspiracies...

...how many murders, were committed here?

How many lovers met here and parted ways?

Does it mention the story of Negro Suleiman?

Does it mention Kurshid and Mubarrak's woeful story?

No, it doesn't.

Likewise, even those two red stones are not mentioned.

But does that make it a lie?

Will that make it a lie?

- Shall I ask you something? - What?

- Who are you? - Why do you ask?

No reason. Just like that.

- Introduce yourself. - Introduce?

I tried hard to forget.

Very hard.

But where am I able to forget? I'm not able to forget.

- Can you give me some water? - Sure.

Here.

Blood! Blood!

- What is in this? - Tea.

He speaks Hindi and English very fluently.

Could he be some bandit?

Shh! He may hear you.

Will you hear the historic story of that red stone?

Even we want to hear. Please tell us.

- Yes, please tell us. - But it's getting late.

Sir, everyone sees the Taj Mahal by moonlight.

But if you don't see Fatehpur Sikri by moonlight...

...you have seen nothing in Agra.

You are right. It's a full moon night. And then, we have a car.

Please tell us.

Sure.

Rainagar's history was strange.

The first man of the royal family of Rainagar...

...King Raghav Shanker Rai...

...was a cruel and brutal bandit.

Break open the door!

Wow!

You all go to the other room.

Sonmai, I was looking for you.

You cannot escape me today.

When Gyanshanker, the only male heir...

...of the 7th generation of the Rai family...

...was eight years old...

- Hey! Who are you? - Kokha.

Anand's son? ...Who am I?

- Grandfather. - Yes!

Don't ever go there, you'll get the curse of Queen Sonmai.

I have sent an appeal to the Emperor abroad...

...that Anand has imprisoned me.

Don't tell anyone.

Son, when you grow up, get an education.

And be good to your subjects.

Mom, why has father imprisoned grandfather?

No, dear.

- Because he has gone mad? - Yes.

- Why does one go mad? - It's a kind of sickness.

Mom, why had Queen Sonmai cursed us?

- Who told you? - Haricharan, & even grandfather.

You will understand when you grow up. Now go to sleep.

- Tell me! - Go to sleep, Kokha.

I'll go and serve dinner to your father.

Leave me!

Come here.

Let her go, father!

Hurry! Run!

After this incident, Gyanshanker's mother...

...sent him to his uncle in Allahabad.

The uncle was a bachelor...

...and a professor of psychology in the university.

Gyanshanker grew up there...

...and became a double graduate in Psychology and History.

The father, a cruel man, and the mother, an angel.

Gyanshanker grew up with the blood of...

...two opposite personalities running in his veins.

Sit down.

Raja Bahadur of Kanchanpur has sent a message...

...that he cannot wait any longer.

Why?

He says the princess has grown up.

Anything else?

The Governor is coming to Barrackpur this month.

- He wants to meet you. - I will meet him.

And also present him a cheque...

...of Rs.100000 for the government hospital.

And also recommended the title of Raja Bahadur (king)...

...for yourself on new year eve.

But Kumar (prince), until you don't marry...

I won't get the title of Raja Bahadur.

Divan uncle, you are aware that I won't marry.

Write to the Raja of Kanchanpur...

...to get his daughter married elsewhere.

Where the title is concerned...

...I'll remain Kumar Bahadur in this birth.

You are aware of the curse of Queen Sonmai.

I don't want the lineage of this mad family to continue.

Sir, some men have come from Sultanpur.

They say the lion has attacked again.

Welcome, Kumar Bahadur!

- Hello. - Hello.

We are in the jungle since 5 days...

...and you want to kill the lion in a day?

That's what I intend, and then, I have your support.

That's true! Come, first enjoy our welcome.

Give us an opportunity to serve you.

- Please sit down. - Please be seated.

What would you like to drink?

I don't drink.

What kind of a joke is this?

Everyone here takes your family name before opening a bottle.

You should have more liquor running in your veins than blood.

So don't be formal.

Gulabjan, he is the Prince of Rainagar, Gyanshanker Rai.

Salute him.

Is this what you have been hunting since 5 days?

You are right. Watch the deer being hunted...

...before hunting for the lion.

Come!

I'll show you an evening in heaven

Come and rest among tresses

Come!

Even flowers cannot match the colour of my body

I'm a rose that has made this party fragrant

My style, my anklets, my alluring songs

Everything about me is incomparable

Meet my eyes, get intoxicated

So come!

You have come into this world for a short while, so enjoy

Who knows what tomorrow will bring

Life cannot be trusted, I swear

These joys may not exist for you tomorrow

We'll face whatever the consequences

So come!

Wow! That was fun.

What do you say Kumar Bahadur?

Kumar Bahadur has left.

Neither did he drink, nor look at that girl.

- He's eccentric. - Call him crazy.

Chhotu, don't ever get married.

Yes. But my mom says I must.

Lair! You yourself want to get married.

No master, I swear. But mom doesn't agree.

- Have you seen a girl? - Mom has.

You yourself are so young, how old is the girl?

- Five years. - Five years?

- You are a criminal. - Yes.

You should be shot dead.

Yes... what?!

Master, here. Shoot me dead.

- We are ready, sir. - Arranged the beaters?

- Everything has been arranged. - And those other hunters?

I checked on them. After the late night, they are still sleeping.

A palanquin in such a thick jungle?

Hira, you go and call out from there, I am going here.

Walk faster.

- Stop! Who is that? - Your father!

Open the door.

- Who is that? - It's Chhotu calling.

Call him.

- Chhotu, master is here. - I'm coming.

I heard the gunshots and came running, master.

She seems to be unconscious. Splash some water on her.

Hira Singh, look for the palanquin bearers.

Palanquin bearers, if you care for your lives, present yourselves.

Or I will shoot you dead.