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'

(red stone)?

- 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.

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