All language subtitles for The Warrior Queen of Jhansi 2019_track3_[eng]

[horse snorts]

[female voice] In 1600,

the East India Company
was set up by Royal Charter

to pursue trade with India.

They traded in many goods:
spices, textiles,

tea, cotton, salt, indigo...

[chuckles]
...and, of course, opium,

on the Calcutta Stock Exchange.

But that's a story
for another time.

[horse whinnies]

I was born
more than 200 years later

on the banks of the Ganges.

[horse whinnies]

By then, the company
had expanded

from trading into conquest

using its private army

to dethrone more and more
of India's rulers.

-[gunshots]
-[horse whinnies]

[horse grunts]

Despite being a commoner,

I spent my childhood
in the court of the Marathas,

raised by my father.

Here, hold.

By the time I was married
to the Maharaja of Jhansi,

at the mature age of 15...

[chanting]

...many rulers knew

that the company had
overstayed their welcome.

[in Hindi]

I was one of them.

[cheering and applause]

A baby was on the way.

[in Hindi]

[screams]

And we were blessed

-with a boy.
-[baby crying]

[in Hindi]

[Maharaja in Hindi]

[elephant trumpets]

[trumpets]

[Rani] But our joy
was short-lived,

and a gloom
descended over Jhansi.

[in Marathi]

We had to secure
the future of our kingdom.

We adopted our nephew

to be our son
and heir to the throne.

We thought our hardships were
over and we could stand united

against the East India Company.

I hereby declare Anand Rao
has been adopted.

His name
will now be Damodar Rao.

But little did we know,
this was just the beginning.

Careful with that. That's it.

Move.

Steady.

That's it. On there.

[in Hindi]

-[woman] Beatrice! Mary!
-[men shouting]

Where are the children?

[in Hindi]

Kill me if you must,
but please...

-Alexander!
-Please leave my family alone!

Please.

[in Hindi]

-[groans]
-[screams]

[sobbing]

[woman] Poor Captain Scene.

His whole family slaughtered
like animals.

What a terrible, terrible thing.

Your Majesty, regretfully,

a great number
of British subjects

have now perished
in this revolt.

And a great number
of Indians too.

You are quite correct, Salem.

This mutiny
must come to an end

as quickly as possible
for the sake of both sides.

I do wish we could have

this conversation
in private, Ma'am.

Anything you have to say,
I am happy for Salem to hear.

[sighs]

After all, he is from India

and I value his opinion
in these matters.

Well, the, uh, situation
has taken a bizarre,

even farcical turn.

"Chapati movement
mystery deepens."

Unleavened bread, Ma'am.

[man] We've no idea
where this practice originated

or for what purpose.

We suspect it's some sort of

underground movement
against the company.

They're advancing across Agra

at a rate, somewhere between
100 and...

200 miles a night.

Which is
particularly disconcerting

as it's rather a lot faster
than the Royal Mail.

[stifled chuckle]

They say lotus flowers
and bits of goat's flesh

are being passed
from hand to hand

and the words
"Everything has become red"

are being whispered everywhere.

[translates in Hindi]

Well, whatever
its meaning, Ma'am,

all this hocus-pocus
is spooking our men.

Seems to have spooked you
as well, Prime Minister.

I'm aware of it, that's all.

These archaic customs
are hampering our efforts

to civilize these people.

The whole affair
suggests this mutiny is about

much more than the unhappiness
of a few regiments of sepoys

and that the East India Company

is more disliked
than we were led to believe.

We have faced these difficulties

in other colonies, Ma'am.

What's happening in Jhansi?

Is that young queen
still refusing

to submit to company rule?

Yes, she is.

The Central Indian Field Force
is marching to Jhansi now.

Seems a rather dangerous time
to be opening other fronts.

Oh, Sir Hugh Rose has
everything well in hand.

In the past few days,
his men have captured

more than 18 rebel forts.

Does he think
she will surrender?

[prime minister]
She will have to.

She has no army.

Her neighbors are all in revolt.

We must seize Jhansi before
she decides to join them.

[Salem]
Doesn't attacking an ally

risk pushing her into the arms
of your enemies?

If she will not surrender,

Jhansi will
have to be destroyed.

[prays softly in Urdu]

[Queen] I fear if
cooler heads do not prevail,

the East India Company will
tarnish not just its own name,

but that of
the entire British Empire.

[Rani] Dear Ellis, my
Jhansi is beyond recognition.

As I foresaw,
the ground is turning red

with the blood of innocents.

Our army was in the north

trying to defend the kingdoms
from rivals

-when the mutineers struck.
-[banging on door]

I was helpless to prevent
violence against the British

who have made Jhansi
their home.

[screaming]

[in Hindi]

[banging on door]

[child crying]

[all shouting]

[child crying]

[Rani]
I've written to Sir Hamilton

of the East India Company

to suggest we work together
to challenge the mutineers,

but my letters
have gone unanswered.

This rebellion
threatens Jhansi,

my people and all I hold dear.

If you have any wise counsel,
I would gladly hear it.

Dear Sir Hamilton,

I write to you with
a matter of great urgency.

I will not be able to protect
the residents of Jhansi,

including the families of
the East India Company...

Please convey my message
to Lord Dalhousie.

...unless I am given
military support.

My own life is threatened.

I'm not sure
how long I can hold them off.

If we do nothing,
we will all lose.

Send help.

[chuckles]

[man] This is preposterous.

This damned mutiny
is completely out of hand!

Hear, hear.

It was a simple oversight.

No-one meant to offend
the Hindus and Muslims.

We've removed
the offending cartridges.

Well, there's no pig fat
or cow fat anywhere near them.

Intentional or not,
they have taken great offense,

and the unrest continues
to spread like wildfire.

It has adversely affected
the local economy.

Tax revenues are down.

And if they don't rise soon,

we could see a serious decline
in share price.

Perhaps even a run
on the stock!

Gentlemen, gentlemen,
let's keep calm.

We've succeeded in the past by
keeping the Indians divided.

We must simply do it again.

-Hear hear.
-Quite right.

[Rani in Hindi]

[all]

[Rani in Hindi]

[in English] And load.

And aim.

And fire!

-And ready.
-[groaning]

And load.

And aim.

[arrow clatters]

And fire!

[grunts]

And aim.

And fire!

-[urging horse]
-[horse snorts]

[in Hindi]

[all grunting]

-Man's dead.
-It's cholera.

Highly contagious.

The mortality rate is over--

I understand
all about cholera, damn it!

Sir, there's also sunstroke
and exhaustion.

-The heat...
-Don't talk to me

about the heat, sir!

All everybody talks about
is the bloody weather!

How bad is it?

Three quarters of the brigades
are under strength,

and a quarter
are combat ineffective.

If we press on?

We could lose
those still standing.

We must hold the march.

Surely, they need time
to recover.

[men coughing]

Sir.

[Rani in Hindi]

[men conversing in Marathi]

[in Marathi]

[in English] With due respect...

She's always been your favorite.

I see the same potential
in each of them.

-[woman whimpers]
-Hmm.

-Well, most of them.
-[chuckles]

Do you really think
you can train these women to

fight like men?

No.

I will train them
to fight better than men.

Nana Sahib...

can I count on your support?

When the time comes,
we will be there.

As always.

[horse snorts]

[birds chirping]

[in Hindi]

[in English] Rani Saheb,
your husband's health

has taken a turn for the worse.

I'm so sorry.

[in Hindi]

[sighs]

[sobs]

[men chanting]

[birds chirping]

[people crying]

[in Hindi]

[murmuring]

[indistinct arguing]

[in Marathi]

[chuckles]

[in English]
You are now a prince.

What does that mean?

[Rani] It means
you must always be just,

kind and an example
to your people.

[man] I must speak
to the Rani. Let me through.

[in Hindi]

Rani Saheb...

[greets in Hindi]

It is with deep regret
that I must inform you

that under Lord Dalhousie's
Doctrine of Lapse,

the East India Company
hereby renounces

the legitimacy of
heir apparent Damodar Rao.

[swords unsheathe]

With no legal male heir,

the company will proceed
with the annexation of Jhansi.

I am merely a messenger.

[all murmuring]

[indistinct arguing]

[call to prayer in distance]

What has happened to
the sanctity of the word?

The purity of trust?

I pleaded your case
as best I could.

The Governor General would not
be moved on the matter.

The British gifted Jhansi
to my husband's family

over 100 years ago.

He was a loyal ally and friend
to the company

until the day he died.

I cannot fail him.

You won't.

Then help me understand.

Profits aren't
what they used to be.

And annexing the kingdom will
provide much needed revenue.

They seized the throne
from my son,

forced us
out of the main palace,

and once again,
our neighboring kingdoms

of Orchha and Datya
are plotting against us.

Without a title, I have no army

with which to defend my people.

When sorrows come,
they come not single spies,

but in battalia.

-Ham--
-Hamlet.

[chuckles] Of course you knew.

We can approach another lawyer

and continue to pursue your
claim in court, but for now...

you must assume
you are on your own.

[in Marathi]

[in English]
It is so good to see you

dressed like the queen
that you are

rather than in your male attire.

[in Marathi]

[in English] She thinks
the way forward is to fight.

I think she should be patient.

Unfortunately, she does not
have the luxury of time.

But violence leads only one way,

to anger and more violence.

Maybe her father should remember

who gave her a bow and arrow,
rather than a doll.

[in Marathi]

[in English] The British
have not yet arrived.

Do not meet threat with threat.

Look to have a dialogue.

They are merely gathering
their strength.

As soon as they are able,

they will attack.

But we have lost too many men
in Datya and Orchha

to compete
with their military strength.

Who said anything about men?

If the British
are too weak to fight,

perhaps they will listen.

When have they ever shown
that they can listen?

-Calm down.
-Have you ever had any success

telling an angry woman
to calm down?

[in Marathi]

[Hamilton] I don't understand
why that bloody heathen

insists on carrying on
with this farce.

[man] What do you expect, sir?

Would you give up your kingdom
without a fight?

The bottom line is

the company wants her head
on a platter,

and it's our job to deliver it.

[scoffs] Have you seen the men?

We simply don't have
the strength to press on.

We must try to reason with her.

You can't reason
with that Jezebel!

If she surrenders,

it will save a good deal
of blood on both sides.

She will never surrender.

She needs to be broken
and destroyed!

I'm thinking of asking Ellis
to return.

You can't be serious.

Why bring in a man
whose loyalties

are questionable at best?

-He could be a great help.
-To which side?

You have no idea
what a storm he kicked up

-over the Doctrine of Lapse.
-Oh, that was four years ago.

A lot of water
under the bridge since then.

Let's use him while the men
regain their strength.

If the negotiations fail,

then we'll attack.

We have nothing to lose
by talking.

Except our self-respect.

Negotiating with these rebels
will only encourage others.

Rani Saheb.

[in Hindi]

They've been
stopped in their tracks

by an outbreak of cholera.

While they lie in their beds,

we shall strengthen
our defenses.

The British
have their own spies.

Last night, someone spiked
several of our cannons.

How many?

A dozen.

And the saboteurs may return
to finish the rest.

[in Hindi]

Double the guard this evening.

[in Hindi]

And, Rani Saheb,

we must also be watchful
of our inner circle.

Our movements
have been intercepted

far too many times.

Thank you.

-That will be all.
-[in Hindi] Yes.

What do you think?

Is it true
I'm no longer a prince?

Of course not!
Who told you that?

Because I'm not really your son.

So I'm not really a prince?

Just because we do not have
the same blood

does not mean you are not mine.

Remember what I told you?

-What makes a prince?
-My actions.

That's right.

We must both be brave.

For each other,
and for our people.

I love you.

Your father loved you.

Never forget that.

And no matter what anyone says,

you are a prince.

And you are my son.

-[horse whinnies]
-[men chattering]

Uh, Corporal Meiklejohn,
isn't it?

Yes, sir.

-Writing home?
-To my mother, sir.

Oh, do you mind if I...

-Of course, sir.
-Thank you.

"Dear Mother,

I feel certain
that I shall be...

killed in the storm to come."

Well, you will
with that attitude, won't you?

You're here to lead men.

Don't you dare
let them see that!

Good God, man,
where's your courage?

[drums playing]

[song playing]

Rani Saheb.

[in Marathi]

[Rani in Marathi]

[soldiers] ♪ We were
marching down the street ♪

♪ We heard the people say

[Hamilton] Isn't there a part
of you that wants to

fight and defeat her
on the field of battle?

Glory's an illusion, sir.

Veils the horrors of bloodshed
and death. No.

As a shareholder I can tell you,

the mood inside the company
is bloody.

They will not permit the stock
to plummet any further.

Oh, you're a shareholder,
are you?

Sixth generation.

And we will protect
our interests.

Our interests, sir.

Where? Kanpur,
Lucknow, Delhi. [scoffs]

Never forget Kabul, sir.
The bloody retreat.

We thought we had them licked

yet only one man survived.

What's your point?

My point is, sir, don't preen.

Don't underestimate the enemy.
Even if she is a woman.

She's fought many battles
against her neighbors

-and never been defeated.
-[man] Am I interrupting?

-Ah, Ellis.
-Sir.

Good to see you. Take a pew.

Uh, to business then.
We're talking about the Rani.

We don't have the forces to
succeed in a direct assault.

[grunts]
And our mere presence here

may lead her
to ally with the rebels.

We need a peaceful settlement
and we need it now.

She has the blood of
Captain Scene on her hands.

It was Skene's own troops
that mutinied against him.

Oh, don't be so bloody daft!
She incited them.

[Ellis] She has always been
a loyal ally,

and the mutineers threatened
to blow up her palace.

She wrote to you
and asked for assistance

which under the Treaty
you signed,

you were duty-bound to
provide, and you did nothing.

Is this true, Robert?

His imagination's running wild.

You seem to believe yourself
in some sort of fairytale

where your precious queen is
looking for a villain to blame.

Your treachery is no fairytale.

This wasn't even your first
breach of trust with Jhansi.

You witnessed
Damodar's adoption!

[man chanting in Hindi]

Told you. He's obsessed
with the Doctrine of Lapse.

Oh, enough, gentlemen!

This bickering
will get us nowhere,

whether she's guilty or not.

Is a rather
important question, sir.

We owe
these vulgar natives nothing.

They're barbarians.

[Ellis] After all these years,

you still denigrate this land,

its people and customs.

Just try to talk to her, hmm?

Convince her
that violence is not the way.

Otherwise, I fear the cost to
both sides will be staggering.

At once, sir.

You need another drink.

Mmm.

[birds chirping]

[in Hindi]

[in Marathi]

[all chuckle]

[in Hindi]

[in English] I want you
to always look

-and smell beautiful.
-[shouting in distance]

That way heads will turn
before they roll.

[all laugh]

It means so much to me

that I'm allowed to dress you
with the others.

You're like my sister.

I know your true value,
Jhalkari Bai.

You may be a Dalit,

but the word "untouchable"
means nothing to me.

We are not so different,
you and I.

We could not be more different.

You are royalty.

I am nothing.

It's the way of the world.

It does not have to be.

[in Hindi]

[gasping]

I did not know the British were
still able to show respect.

Some of us
have always shown respect.

It has been four years
since I last saw you.

Much has happened since.

You trusted me then,

you can trust me now.

There is someone
who wants to see you.

-Look who we have here.
-[both laugh]

Hello, Badal.

Hello.

Do you remember me?

You remember
how to bless his food.

Now more than ever,
we must ward off evil spirits.

[Rani] I would be lost
without my Badal.

When we ride,

we ride as one.

[Ellis] Rose wants you
to end your allegiance

to Tatya Tope and Nana Sahib

and turn over the province
to company control.

Why would I do such a thing?

To avoid further bloodshed.

So when we refuse,
we will be attacked?

"When"?

My decision is made.

Then yes, he will attack.

Then you may tell him I will
see him on the battlefield.

Rani Saheb,
their men may be depleted,

but they are still
very powerful.

They have captured
18 rebel forts already.

I would remind you
I am no stranger to battle.

I have led armies
into combat before,

and I will do it again
if Jhansi is threatened.

With all due respect,

fighting a few hundred men
from Orchha and Datya

is not the same
as fighting the British Army!

You cannot withstand
the firepower

they will bring to bear!

Do not presume to tell me
what I can and cannot do!

I apologize.

And I did not mean
to speak out of turn.

I simply... fear for Jhansi.

And for you.

I appreciate your concern,

but I must do
what is best for my people,

as your Queen must do
what's best for hers.

I would never stand
in the way of that.

Then we will fight
for what is ours.

And we will win.

[Hamilton] I bloody knew it!

[Rose] Did you reason with her?

You can't reason
with these people.

Her least of all.

[Rose sighs] Well, we tried.

Now we will do what we must.

I'm gonna go
and rally the troops.

What's left of them.

Promise me, whatever happens,
the Rani will be taken alive.

Her and her father
must be treated

with dignity and respect.

She really wouldn't surrender
to save herself?

Doesn't she want to live?

This isn't about what she wants.

That's what
you've never understood.

She's at one with her country
and the people of Jhansi.

[indistinct chatter]

[in Hindi]

[in English] Chapatis again!

[Rani] Have I ever told you
about Prince Arjuna?

[Damodar] No.

[Rani] Let me tell you a tale
of another warrior prince

from a very long time ago.

What will I learn
from this one?

Stories rarely teach us
one single truth.

Arjuna was leading his army
in a great civil war

against those
who unjustly took his kingdom.

On the eve of the final battle,

he rode out
to survey his enemy.

And there, in the middle
of the battlefield,

were his friends,
relatives and teachers.

Arjuna said he could not
oppose his loved ones,

but Krishna told him he must.

Arjuna was faced
with a dilemma:

fight the war
or go against his duty.

Of course,
Arjuna shouldn't fight.

You cannot
kill the people you love.

Krishna told Arjuna,

"Do not think
of the spoils of battle.

Of what you might win or lose.

Fight with a clean heart

and let your enemy
count his cost."

But then,
everyone he loved would die?

There is a lesson to this.

Life is impermanent.

We do not always
feel strong, Damodar.

But we must
always follow our duty.

I'm feeling scared, Aai Saheb.
Aren't you?

Of course I am, little one.

But a wise king once told me
not to fight my fear,

to listen to it instead.

[indistinct conversation]

Look what I found. Hmm!

[Ellis] Some snacks?

[Hamilton]
Secret bloody messages!

Will you please
stop shouting, sir?

[Hamilton] Captain Taylor
found them amongst chapatis

they've been spreading
all over the country.

I tell you, these Indians
are sneaky little bastards.

[Rose] Oh, it's in Hindi
or Marathi.

One of those dialects.

[reads in Hindi]

[Rose] Well?

"The sun will set
early tomorrow."

-What does that mean?
-It means, sir,

that we've lost
the element of surprise.

Call off the attack.
An assault against

well-defended walls is suicide.

Nonsense.

[bells ringing]

[in Hindi]

I received a telegram
from Sir Hugh Rose.

They're going
to begin their attack

on the Jhansi Fort this evening.

But, Ma'am, Hindu custom says
you cannot fight at night.

[sighs]

-Oh, why ever not?
-It is taboo.

And this superstitious nonsense

is exactly why
the civilizing presence

of the East India Company
is so vital.

It's time to leave these

ancient traditions in the past.

[prays softly in Urdu]

Why does he keep doing that?

I would assume
he is praying for his family.

They are also from Jhansi.

It's most unfortunate
that it's come to this.

If the people there
had been more reasonable,

perhaps bloodshed
could have been avoided.

As it is--

I want no excessive bloodshed!

The East India Company
have already done

incalculable damage
to British interests

with their heavy hand!

I've told Sir Hugh Rose
to keep it within limits.

No more than
is strictly necessary.

How do you judge
what is "strictly necessary"?

I thought you Hindus
believed in non-violence?

Isn't the killing of a mere
ant supposed to be sacrilege?

I am Muslim, sir.

Oh, right. Well,
the question still stands.

All world religions urge peace.

The sooner the lot of you
are converted to Christianity,

the sooner we can
all live in peace.

Religion may have provided
the spark, Prime Minister,

but this mutiny is about
much more than that.

The company's zeal for profit
has no doubt played a role.

The East India Company
is the greatest corporation

in the history of the world,

and it does not need me
to defend its good name.

I want to hear the news from
Jhansi as soon as it comes in.

Of course, Your Majesty.

My thoughts and prayers will
be with your family tonight.

-Thank you, Ma'am.
-[door closes]

Push those over to the left...

[indistinct conversation]

-Salaam,Rani Saheb.
-Wa alaykumu salam.

You should get some sleep,
Rani Saheb.

Jhansi does not sleep.

So neither can I.

How was your visit
to the temple?

For a few hours, it felt like
nothing had changed.

What is it?

Let me lead the army tomorrow.

We've never faced
these rifles before.

And we need to assess
their impact.

I trained this army

and I will not
sit back and watch

as they fight without me.

Gone are those days

when you could jump on a horse,

brandish a sword,
and gallop on to battle.

You must think
of your people now,

and your son.

Everything I do, I do for Jhansi

and for my son.

[in Hindi]

[sighs]

[Rani] "To do good to mankind
is the chivalrous plan,

And is always as nobly requited,

Then battle for freedom
wherever you can,

And if not shot or hanged,
you'll get knighted."

[horse snorts]

[Ellis] You are who
you were meant to be,

Rani of Jhansi.

I would love
to see snow one day.

[Ellis] Check.

Perhaps this is my lucky day.

At last.

Sometimes

a sacrifice is the only way out.

Checkmate.

[men shouting]

Left, right, left, right, left!

Left, right, left, right,
left, right, left!

Left, right, left, right,
left, right, left!

Left, right, left, right,
left, right, left!

Left! Left!

Left, right, left, right,
left, right...

[Hamilton]
The smell of the prey.

The taste of blood
in the balmy air.

Gives one a rush like
nothing else, doesn't it?

Have you ever killed a man,
watched him die?

The hounds are baying,
Ellis. Hm?

And our quarry
shall have no escape.

[Rose] My dear Sir Robert,

I hope you won't
be disappointed.

A siege is not a chase.

A siege is long days of
grinding drudgery and boredom.

[Hamilton] Bah.
We defeated most of our allies

on the road to Jhansi.

Their walls
were less well fortified,

nor were they
as well manned or provisioned.

That's just defeatism.

Furthermore,
the heat will mow us down

as effectively as any fusillade.

[man] Gun team four!

Elevation three.

[bugle plays]

[men] Fire!

-[soldiers yelling]
-[cannons firing]

Reload 12 pounders!

[indistinct shouting]

Focus flashed at 250 yards!

[cannons firing]

[rumbling]

[explosions,
cannons firing]

...0.8 degrees!

Fire!

[Rose] Good shot.

Sir, these men,
they need a break.

They've been out here for hours
and the heat is relentless.

Get back to your post,
Meiklejohn!

If I hear one more soldier
talk about the heat,

it'll be 30 days hard labor!

-Back to your post, Corporal.
-Yes, sir.

[man]
At least you tried, Corporal.

Come on!

[CANNON FIRE CONTINUES]

Come on, on to the next one.
There's a breach there.

Bloody good show.

[rumbling]

Fire!

[men] Fire!

Are we going to die?

[Rani in Marathi]

[in English] You must trust me.

Fire!

-Fire!
-Reload!

Fire!

[cannons firing]

-Reload!
-[indistinct chatter]

We can't keep up with this
bombardment much longer.

We're running out
of powder and shot.

Well, then let's stop
this charade

-and launch the assault.
-At what cost, sir?

Oh, damn the bloody cost, Rose!

We look like fools out here!

[man] Problem on the flank, sir!

What's that?

Cease fire. Cease fire!

[men] Cease fire!

[Ellis] Commander,
we're being flanked!

Tatya Tope has arrived
with a relief army!

Congratulations.

You've finally managed
to unite the enemies!

Now we can defeat two enemies
in one battle, can't we?

Save us having to march
on Bithoor.

Tell Company A and B
to join forces

on our northern flank.
Prepare for attack.

Yes, sir.

You men, come with me.

[Rani in Marathi]

[in English]
He's kept to his word.

[horn blows]

-[soldiers yelling]
-[weapons firing]

[rooster crows in distance]

Rani Saheb.

Rani Saheb, Tatya Tope's army

sustained too many casualties
to continue the fight.

And it is with great regret
he has ordered a retreat.

[in Hindi]

[in English]
If the fort should fall,

he insists you should flee
and join him there.

[Rani] You have shown
great courage.

[in Hindi]

[speaks Hindi]

We have lost our only hope
of breaking the siege.

Gather my counselors
and my generals.

At once.

If any more provinces rise in
rebellion and come to her aid,

we risk being forced to fight
on two fronts again.

We can't delay any longer, Rose!

Very well.

We'll wait till
the cover of darkness,

then launch our attack.

Rally the troops.

[Hamilton chuckles]
You know, I was just thinking

what a beautiful irony
it would be

for her to be shot off her
horse with an Enfield rifle.

-[laughs]
-Oh, for God's sake, Hamilton.

[Rani in Marathi]

[in Hindi]

[man] Fire!

[all yelling]

[Rani shouts in Hindi]

[men groaning]

[in Hindi]

[groans]

[man] On the wall!
Get on the wall!

-Go, go!
-Keep going!

[in Hindi]

[whimpers, screams]

[all screaming]

-[gunfire]
-[screaming]

[screams]

[Rani in Hindi]

[explosions]

[Rani shouts in Hindi]

[bugle fanfare]

[Rose] Search everywhere.
You, use the bloody rifle!

Come on.

Show the men no quarter!
Spare the women and children.

And burn every village
on the Grand Trunk Road.

We must find the Rani.
And I want her taken alive!

-[man] Oi, oi, stop it!
-[whimpering]

There'll be plenty of time
for that later.

Right, you, man,
secure the fort!

[shrieking]

[continuous gunfire]

Come. This way. Come.

Arrest that man.

Captain Robbins,
I want a man on every door.

This place is like
bloody Swiss cheese.

Where is she? Hmm?

Where is your harlot
of a daughter?

[Rose] He doesn't
understand you, sir.

You need a translator.

[Ellis] Unhand him!

That's no way to get
answers from anyone!

You heard him.

He's a prisoner, not an animal.

-[gunfire continues]
-[soldiers yelling]

[in Hindi]

[in English]
It may surprise you to learn

I understand and speak

the English language
perfectly well.

-Good. I...
-Assumed, didn't you?

I assumed, sir,
that you were our friend.

-Take him away.
-Sir, it's the Rani!

She's escaping
out the South Gate!

The wind is free
to come and go.

You cannot control or direct it.

Take him away.

Damn it!

[Hamilton] Come on,
out of the way!

You, go on, clear off!

I knew there'd be a chase!
Come on!

Come!

[soldiers yelling]

[woman] What can I do
for you, sir?

You can surrender.

I only surrender to Ma Durga.

Not to mere cowards and bullies.

[Ellis] You're not allowed
to touch her!

I'm allowed to do
whatever I damn well want!

[groans]

And you'd do well
to remember that, Ellis.

Ah, Hamilton,
a word please, sir.

Yes, sir?

You're only to threaten her.
Nothing more. Understood?

Of course.

Only what's
"strictly necessary."

Isn't that what the Queen,
Her Majesty, insisted upon?

Your forces are defeated,
scattered to the winds.

The Jhansi is ours.

[Hamilton chuckles]

[in Hindi]

What's she saying?

[Rose] For God's sake, man,
get over here!

[Hamilton] She's trying
to curse us, Ellis!

No, she isn't!

[gasps]

[Ellis] "Sometimes a sacrifice
is the only way out."

That wasn't the Rani,
it was her shadow.

[screaming, grunting]

[urges horse]

[Hamilton] Find the Rani!

[Rani grunts]

[Hamilton] Treacherous
little snake tricked us.

You have no-one to blame
but yourself.

What do you mean, Ellis?

A decoy only works if you
can't tell two people apart.

We must catch up with her
while we still have the time.

Ellis, you're with me.

Hamilton, you stay here
and sort out this mess.

It'll be my pleasure.

[horse neighs]

[urges horse]

[shouting]

Lick up every drop
of British blood, dog!

Taste it and remember
who your master is!

We can use him with
the hounds, chasing foxes.

Sully our fine hounds
with a mongrel like this?

He's only good for beating.

[whimpers, spits]

[baby crying]

[in Hindi]

You have other goods to share.

[begging in Hindi]

Right, love.
Give me some motherly loving.

[woman screams]

[chanting in Hindi]

[chanting continues]

[horse whinnies]

[Rani moans]

[Rani] Damodar.

[in Marathi]

[horse wheezing]

[gasps]

[in Hindi]

Rani Saheb.

[people gasp]

[Rani in Marathi]

[cocks gun]

[gunshot]

[man]
Well fought there, gentlemen.

-[laughter]
-Good to see you.

Unbelievable.

Our spies report that

she's already made it
as far as Kalpi.

She's covered
more than 100 miles

in less than 24 hours

on that damned horse.

[Hamilton]
Gentlemen, good morning.

Ah, Hamilton, you return.
Good.

Just in time
to discuss our next step.

Well, it shouldn't be too
difficult to route the rebels.

We now have our own troops

from Bombay, Madras
and the Punjab residency.

Says the man who never
fired a shot in his life.

[Hamilton] You really
are pathetic, Ellis.

Now, I think you're infatuated
by that woman.

She's more than just a woman.

She's an idea.

And ideas cannot be captured
or owned.

She belongs to her people,
not the East India Company!

Why is he even still here?

-We need a translator.
-[Hamilton scoffs]

How's her father?

Oh, I should think he's being
very well looked after.

You know, it's a shame
you're more concerned

with the enemy
than your fellow countrymen.

Ellis, sit down a moment,
would you?

Sir.

If you come to Kalpi,

I need to know
what side you're on.

I serve England and the East
India Company, as always, sir.

When she is captured or killed
in the field of battle,

I expect you to do your duty.

Understood?

Gwalior has refused
to support us in the mutiny.

And our men are beginning
to turn against each other.

They are tired of defeat.

We cannot keep fleeing
like a deer before a tiger.

You are the only one
who has fled.

How much more demoralized
would our armies be

if I allowed the British
to capture and execute me?

We lost over 3,000 men
on the banks of the Betwa.

[Tatya] Nana Sahib.

I was commanding the forces,
not the Rani.

We were simply outgunned.

What about the artillery?

You had more than
two dozen cannons.

Most were sabotaged
by British spies.

If we used
the ones that remained

to fire into the melee,

we would have slaughtered
as many of our men as theirs.

If I were there, things
would have been different.

[Rani and Tatya scoff]

We may have been friends
since we were children,

but that is no reason
to continue to act like them.

Or have you already forgotten
who usurped your kingdom?

I was a loyal ally
to the British,

and they repaid my friendship
with treachery.

Now we must show them
the price of betrayal.

Then maybe we should focus
on how to win the next battle,

rather than debate
why we lost the last one.

We must attack the British lines

at the ravines of Koonch.

[Rani] The terrain
does not favor us.

They have outflanked us
again and again,

forcing us to fight
from a position of weakness.

Rani Saheb.

I'm... I'm sorry,
but this is urgent.

Can I have a word
with you in private?

We've been betrayed.

Your... Your father...

Did he suffer?

I...

[in Hindi]

[in Marathi]

[laughing]

[speaks Marathi]

[Rani giggles]

[in Marathi]

Rose, look at this.

They cut them down like dogs,
the filthy little bastards!

Come on!

[in Marathi]

[in Hindi]

[in Marathi]

[in English] We women
have several forms.

Mother.

Daughter.

Sister.

Friend.

We must now all unite
in one incarnation!

[in Hindi]

[repeating chant]

[Queen] Did I not say
"No excesses"?

It appears they had no choice.

No choice?

Who forced them to pillage,
burn and rape?

[sighs]

Who forced them to murder
innocents by the thousands?

Sit!

These massacres
will stain the British Empire

to the end of time!

And granting the East India
Company this Charter

may go down as one of this
government's worst decisions!

These events,
tragic as they are, may...

well, either end this mutiny,

or see the start
of something much larger.

A war of independence.

[Queen] We cannot allow it

to be anything more
than the former,

though the rash deeds
of the East India Company

have certainly brought us
closer to the latter!

Sir Hugh Rose has asked
for reinforcements

from Madras, Bombay and Agra.

He will find the rebels
and he will crush them!

That will be all.

Thank you...

Henry.

[door opens]

Any news from your family?

[door closes]

They are safe.

Thank you, Ma'am.

[in Hindi]

[in Hindi]

[chants in Marathi]

[soldiers repeat chant]

[folk music playing]

[in Marathi]

[in English] But it's been
a very, very long time

since the Marata seat of power
has regained its strength.

This is too much
of an extravagance.

I need to speak to Nana.

[in Marathi]

[speaks Hindi]

[indistinct chatter]

[Nana in Marathi]

[in English] This is not the way
to be acting, Baaloo Nana.

We should be
marshaling our resources,

not wasting them on merrymaking.

We need to raise
people's spirits.

The men will fight better.

[SPEAKS MARATHI]

[in English]
I'm sorry, Lakshmi.

But important business calls.

[music resumes]

[chuckles]

[in Marathi]

[music tempo increases]

[men cheering rhythmically]

[Hamilton]
So, did the troops in Gwalior

do any damage
to her forces, at all?

They defected en masse
before the battle even began.

They were supposed
to augment our troops,

instead they joined the rabble.

She is becoming a powerful
symbol of resistance.

Now inspiring even our allies
to turn against us.

We should have killed her
when we had the chance.

Ha! We didn't have the chance.

If we had, it would have been
the right course.

Yeah.

Next time, if we take her alive,

she should be dealt with
severely and without delay.

On that, we're agreed.

And I was right about Ellis.

He's gone over
to the other side.

-We don't know that.
-Well,

he's disappeared.
What more proof do you need?

He may be trying to give
diplomacy a final chance.

And with the loss
of Scindia's men,

you would do well
to pray for his success.

He is an Angrazi spy.

We caught him
trying to sneak into the fort.

Mr. Ellis has long been
a friend of Jhansi,

and I will not
see him mistreated.

[in Marathi]

You have only just won
the trust of these people.

Their faith in you is fragile.
It needs to be nurtured.

If you defend this Angrazi,

it's like supporting the enemy.

[Rani] Am I interrupting
something important?

Sorry.

What were you thinking?

I was thinking
about something you said.

You told me you had to fight

because one has to be
true to oneself.

At the time,
I didn't understand.

But now I believe I do.

We hold two different worlds
in our hearts.

I have always held
the beauty of India

and her people close to me.

And I would have liked
to visit your country,

where you say there are
many good people,

like you.

I was sorry
to hear about your father.

I had hoped for a fair trial.

I did my grieving

on horseback.

And tomorrow it is where
my fate will be decided.

Let me fight alongside you.

I cannot allow that.

Is it not what Krishna
told Arjuna to do?

[sighs]

If you were captured,
you would be hanged,

and that was not
part of Arjuna's tale.

Perhaps it is enough
that I've expressed

what I would like to do.

I owe you much.

More than I can repay
in the time we have left.

Thank you...

for all you have done
for Jhansi, for my son,

and for me.

It is time for us
to follow our separate paths.

You must promise me

you will return to England.

[praying in Sanskrit]

[Rani]
Sometimes words are a burden

when conveying
the deepest emotions.

So I will say simply...

"My gratitude knows no bounds."

It is us that should
thank you, Rani Saheb.

For everything
that you have done.

Nobody else
would have showered us

with love, honor and dignity
like you have.

[in Marathi]

Rani Saheb.

[in Marathi]

-[bells ring]
-[man] They're coming!

Excellent news.
Excellent news, sir.

No, no, no. The rebels.
They... They are coming, sir.

Jesus Christ.

-Call the alarm.
-Right, sir.

[horn blows in distance]

[shouting]

[horn continues]

-[bugle plays]
-[all shouting]

[in Hindi]

[in Marathi]

[fanfare plays]

[in Hindi]

Attack!

[soldiers shouting]

[shouting]

Get a bloody move on!

Forward! Come on!

[Rose] Kill every
bloody one of them!

Fire!

My God.

[in Marathi]

Let's move away and attack

from the other quarter.
We can help that way.

-Come on! Let's go!
-[horse snorts]

[shouts in Hindi]

[screaming]

[Rani grunts]

[gasps]

She's like Joan of Arc.

Take aim!

[Rani urges horse]

Front rank! Reload!

Fire!

[gasps]

Fire!

[prime minister] We have
lately had our attention

called to scenes of barbarity

in India.

Scenes which would
make any man shudder.

But, at last,
the battle has been won.

The mutiny
has been suppressed.

And with such a conclusion,

the time for change has come.

We have a great duty
to fulfill in India.

We must use our power
in such a manner

as to promote the enlightenment

and the civilization
of those great populations

which are subject to our will.

For this reason,
we have decided

that our duty
will be best discharged

if we commit its performance
to the hands of men

who will be accountable to
Parliament for their conduct.

The East India Company
has done many good things.

But there can be no doubt,

so far as the impression
on the minds

of the people of India
is concerned,

that the name of the Sovereign

will be far more respected,

far more calculated to produce

moral and political impressions

than the name
of a company of merchants,

however respectable
and able they may be.

We propose, therefore,
that the East India Company

be abolished.

The company's shareholders
need not be alarmed.

They will keep their dividend
for more than a decade,

at which point, they will be
handsomely compensated

by the taxpayers of India.

I therefore ask to send
for the House to approve

the Act for
the Better Government of India.

Hear hear!

So that's it, is it?

We defeated the Rani,
but lost the company.

I tell you,
women are going to lose us

this whole bloody Empire.

Times are changing, Robert.

It would do you good
to keep up.

[Rani] But this cannot be
the end of my story.

It seems I, like Arjuna's tale,

eluded one single truth.

[people sobbing]

[Rani] Some say I was cremated
with great ceremony

under a tamarind tree
by the rock of Gwalior.

Some say I gave all my jewels
to my soldiers

worth far more than the bounty
on my head.

[horse neighs]

Some say I lived on.

And whenever or wherever

there were battles
to be fought,

I would appear
to help the righteous

triumph over the oppressors.

But whatever happened,

I live on in a far more
significant place.

In the hearts and minds
of my people.

[Rani] I was but one of many.

When you remember my name,

take a moment to also remember

the nameless men and women
whose blood soaked our soil,

nurturing the seeds of freedom,

allowing them
to take root and flower.

Use the rights
we could only dream of.

Then my spirit will live on
in each of you,

and you in me.