01x03 - A message from God

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[Salim] Where is Daniyal?

[Salim] He should be here
with us to bask in the glory.

Who cares?

We are here.

To celebrate.

My dear aunt.

You should not have
sided with the black sheep.

Man Singh.

Take her to the highest wall.

Throw her off it.

[Salim] No!

This is a matter of blood,

and only our father can be the judge.

Fine.

Take her to the cells.

Until father gets here.

Then I will have the
pleasure of bleeding you dry.

Murad.

My apologies aunt.

But for a man of action,

he has a fewer way with words.

Thank you Salim.

I owe you.

If the chance ever arises,

I shall return the favour.

My lady.

Good news my Lord.

Your sons have taken Kabul.

Excellent.

Excellent.

How far away are we?

Half a day my lord.

We will arrive by morning.

It reminds me of the days,

when my brother and I first took Kabul.

How things have changed.

How true.

What have you decided about Mirza Hakim?

I have not decided.

But he will be treated as a rebel.

Wise choice.

As kids, we were very close.

But as we grew older,

the crown caused a rift between us.

Apology my lord,

if I had my own lands
and power from appanage

I would likely behave
in the same manner.

Blood of Timur. Blood of Timur.

Daniyal!

Where were you?

Come help me out.

I am outnumbered by these ladies.

I appreciate the offer brother,

but I am fine.

I just wanted to thank you...

for saving me today.

Thanks to me?

Daniyal

Before death finds you,

it must go through me, little brother

and if you were not alive
what would I do with this life?

And then who would drink all this wine?

A toast...

to my victory.

Roshe Roshe Kaara.

Roshe Roshe Kaara.

Blood of Timur.

Blood of Timur.

Congratulations on a battle well won.

You have earned this great city.

- Blood of Timur.
- Congratulations brother.

Kabul is a fine prize.

You will surely go down in history,

as one of the empire's
greatest generals.

Blood of Timur.

General?

If you stop wasting your time
with concubines,

you would know the difference
between an emperor and a general.

Brother please don't use
such language today.

What language Daniyal?

It is his profession.

You should thank Allah,

that Allah made you q*eer.

Brother.

Stop.

Control yourselves.

The Emperor approaches.

What would he do
if he found you fighting like dogs?

I won the battle,

on my own.

- Father will know...
- He will also know...

it was you
that let Mirza Hakim escape.

[Birbal] Stop this fighting at once.

First you missed
all the action Durjan,

and now here you are celebrating.

Look outside.
There is a storm raging.

Salim!

What is this?

A gift for you.

It's the most prized
possession of Kabul.

One more drag,

be it heaven or hell,
they won't matter anymore.

Prince Salim.

I did not know you were such an artist.

It's beautiful...

The Anarkali!

It has been a while since
we saw this many dead.

So much bloodshed over a family feud?

Family feuds rarely
end without spilling blood.

Men die protecting the borders,

so their homes can stay safe.

Where are my sons?

Anyone injured?

Not from the battle,

but from fighting each other.

Release her immediately.

Certainly my Lord.

These cells are meant
for thieves and murderers.

Not for soldiers who lost in w*r.

It appears you chose
the wrong side of the family.

I am not here to choose sides brother.

My only concern is Kabul,

and the people that live here.

Where is our dear brother?

He is no longer here.

Then where is he?

No one knows where
deserters seek refuge.

You didn't go?

Fighting or running away

will neither end this hatred nor this w*r.

The w*r has ended.

Now it's time for new responsibilities.

I have a proposition for you.

Greetings my sons.

Long live the Emperor.

Congratulations on a successful victory.

You have brought pride
and honour back to the empire...

I am proud of you.

Thank you father. It was my honour to...

And to mark this special day,

I bring you here.

To the tomb of Zahir
ud-Din Muhammad Babur.

Do you know the significance
of the person that rests here?

The Mughal empire and I owe him.

We are grateful to him because,

he understood

the true responsibility of an emperor,
is not gold, silver and wealth...

but loving his subjects.

He ended personal differences,

spread the message of brotherhood.

Father I assure you...

I have not finished.

I have decided to leave Kabul

in the charge of my sister Bakht-Un-Nisa.

She has all the qualities
of a considerate ruler,

and is the only one responsible
enough to govern in my name.

You are being unfair Father.

It was I who won Kabul.

Why let someone else rule?

A single victory does not make
you into Babur the great.

- But father, I...
- I sent you three...

to Kabul as a test.

I didn't know you were

such amateurs that from a walled city,

you would let my brother throw dust
in your eyes and escape.

I also learnt once the battle was over,

your petty infighting began.

Not one of the three of you
is ready to sit on my throne.

And as my brother proved,

spoilt princes always want more,

no matter how much land
or riches they are given.

Which is why I remove
all of you from your estates.

No longer will princes receive
independent kingdoms.

The Emperor is almighty
and must stand unopposed.

And let me remind you,

only he who is most worthy
shall be my successor.

Allah sends us these
things to test us Prince Daniyal.

And I fail every time.

Father would have never done this
if I hadn't let my uncle go.

Your brother is to be blamed for this.

If Prince Murad had
captured Mirza Hakim,

you would not be forced
to make such decisions,

and neither would your father.

No.
It is me who is responsible.

I love my father,
but I also love my faith.

I know Mirza Hakim is a threat to him,

but he is also defending our faith.

And Allah is with him.

I had no choice but to let him go.

But now I feel like I have
betrayed my father and my brothers...

What's done is done.

No one must know what happened.

They would not understand.

Never speak of this again.

Perhaps Mirza Hakim is right?

Emperor Akbar seems detached
from his religion these days.

[Salim] This has f*cked my plans
for the future Durjan.

I also lost my Appanage.

How will I maintain this lifestyle?

To hell with estates.

Behold the entire universe.

Is it my fault I
was born into this family?

How can I become the
great Babur in a single night?

He was probably just
angry at the three of you.

I'm sure he will not revoke the appanage
He'll come around.

No Durjan.

I need to speak to him.

Talk some sense into him.

Then he will come around.

Come... come...

Anarkali.

I hope your journey...

was comfortable.

Years later, I breathed some fresh air.

It felt good.

Show me the dance,

you have prepared for me.

The caged bird can only dance four steps,
my lord.

You are still talking about such things.

I did prepare something new.

I hope you will like it.

[Anarkali] My lord.

What was that noise?

My Father may be in trouble.

Get out of my way!

Prince Salim he has company.

Emperor.

Emperor.

We could lose our heads if we defy him.

I will personally cut you,
and all of your family's heads,

if there's even a scratch on him.

Move.

Father.

He fainted.

Call physician Hakim Gilani.

Call physician Hakim Gilani.

It's okay. It's okay.

Come.

[Salim] Gently.

It's alright.

It's you I saw at the Harem.

Prince Salim, is everything okay?

Wait.

Your name?

I cannot tell you.

Abul Fazl.

Come quickly.

My Lord.

Are you alright?

And then, as I looked down the mountain,

I could see all the people in the world,

of all races and religions,

standing there in perfect
harmony...

looking upon me.

[Badayuni] My Lord!
Of such dreams I have never heard.

[Abul Fazl] What could it mean?

[Akbar]
I was hoping one of you might know.

My lord, could it be a premonition?

[Birbal] A vision of the possible future.

[Abul Fazl] Maybe Allah has chosen you,

[Abul Fazl] to deliver a special message.

Such blasphemy you speak Abul fazl.

Allah has already delivered
his final message.

Through his messenger.

What do you think father?

Perhaps it was not the angels
our Emperor saw,

but God himself.

For heaven's sake.

You speak like a heretic. How dare you?

Let him finish.

My Lord this would
not be the first time,

that a monarch would
act as a conduit,

from God to his people.

Prince Murad.

You must have much
on your mind right now.

Do not despair.

No matter who runs Kabul,

it was your courage that won the day.

I wish my father were proud of me

instead he has punished and ridiculed me.

Your father is very
proud of you, as am I.

But an emperor must
keep his emotions in check.

But for now, you have proven
you can lead the royal army

and that to me,
is a very important step.

Towards the throne.

Yes it is.

Tell me Man Singh.

When the time comes
to back a successor for the throne,

can I count on your support?

Let us focus on today Prince Murad.

We shall see what the future holds.

[Salim] I have no words
to describe her beauty.

If the damsels in heaven
are anything like her,

I will eagerly leave this world.

If damsels are dwelling on earth,
then why do you want to leave it?

If you saw her
you wouldn't be laughing.

Durjan.

Hold this.

Prince Salim has not been the
same since we returned from Kabul.

Is that why you are here?

Things are going to change.

There are forces at work that
would look to disrupt the status quo.

We are going to have to
work extra hard to maintain peace.

A lot of responsibility will
fall on Prince Salim's shoulders.

You must be there for him.

Help guide him down the right path,

as I did for emperor Akbar.

This is our destiny.

God has given us this responsibility.

- Do you understand?
- Yes father.

[Father Monserrate] Prince Murad.

[Father Monserrate] Prince Murad.

May I ask the reason for this angst?

What do I need to do

to make that man love me?

He has a heart of stone.

I can understand.

What you think is stone,

is actually a block of ice.

It will melt someday.

- Give it some time...
- How much longer?

He is considerate of my brothers.

Why not me?

Prince Murad, I understand.

Show him

some love.

And you shall get love

in return.

Daniyal!

Has Father summoned you,
to the Divan-i-aam as well?

Guess our troubles are not over yet.

Wherever I go trouble follows.

Be serious!

Guess we will be publicly
humiliated in the Divan-i-aam.

Otherwise,
he would have invited us to Divan-e-Khas.

I suppose.

Daniyal.

You have spent time in the Harem.

Do you know of a certain
concubine that belongs to Akbar?

One that is kept privately?

Are they all not private?

This one is more so.

Sorry brother,
but I have no knowledge of this woman

and I have no interest
to go where I am prohibited.

You really are a party pooper.

That is one of the benefits
of being a true Muslim,

not to stray from their path.

Come, Muslim.

The Emperor of India,

Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar is arriving.

[Salima] Jodha,

why does your son keep
looking at the harem?

What has possessed him?

You have all been invited
to the Divan-i-aam,

to hear a special announcement.

My dear subjects...

The victory in Kabul,

marks the dawn of a new era
of the Mughal empire.

But this announcement
is more important.

As my close advisors know,

recently I was granted a vision,

and after speaking to the greatest
minds and thinkers in this kingdom,

I realised what it meant.

Everyone was of the opinion,

that this was no ordinary vision.

The vision was a message
from God Almighty.

And I have been chosen
to deliver this message.

It has been my deepest desire,

to annihilate religious intolerance,

spreading hatred,

and shedding each other's blood
in the name of religion forever.

Forcing those to believe
in someone else's god.

From now on every person,
regardless of creed,

will be equal in
the eyes of this empire.

To carry out this intention,

I am announcing a new religion!

Din-i-Ilahi.

The foundation will be laid on humanity,

love and peace.

Whose founder, head and guide,

will be the emperor.

Am I dreaming?

Did he just call himself God?

Seems that way.

Come join me.

This is not an order, but a request.

Allah O Akbar!

Allah O Akbar!

Allah O Akbar!

Allah O Akbar!

Allah O Akbar!

Allah O Akbar!

Allah O Akbar!

Allah O Akbar!

May his glory be glorified.

May his glory be glorified.

May his glory be glorified.

Emperor Akbar has lost his mind.

May his glory be glorified.

May his glory be glorified.