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"Everybody has heard."

"The drums are beating. Wake up."

"Why are you lost in your sleep?"

"Wake up."

"Wake up."

"The earth and the sky are awake."

"The rivers and the oceans are awake."

"Wake up!"

"May peace be everywhere.."

"May peace be everywhere.."

"All the cities and homes are awake."

"All the villages are awake."

"All the gardens and trees are awake."

"All the shadows are awake."

"May peace be everywhere.."

"When the morning comes to bathe in the Ganges"

"the night leaves all the shores."

"When the sun reveals the sword of sunlight."

"When the sun reveals the sword of sunlight."

"The darkness is finished."

"Some stay at the shore."

"Some jump in, to see."

"Whoever comes, he gets what he wants."

"The sins of all births get washed away."

"The whole bazaar wakes up."

"All the businesses are commenced."

"Be it a merchant, priest or a soldier."

"Everybody is measured."

"A saint roams with his Ektara."

"He sings what is in his heart."

"The door to everybody's fortune is opened."

"Everybody becomes safe and happy."

"May peace be everywhere.."

"May peace be everywhere.."

"May peace be everywhere.."

"May peace be everywhere.."

'1857 A.D.'

'The entire nation is ruled by a company.'

'British East India Company.'

'The brightest example of a successful business deal.'

'The Company has its own laws, its own administration'

'and it also has its own army.'

'The Company is the decider of the fate'

'of 20 per cent of the world population.'

Get it over with!

Mangal Pandey

Sepoy, 34th Regiment, Native Infantry, Barrackpore.

You have been found guilty of committing mutiny in the army

You have been found guilty of committing mutiny in the army

of the East India Company and of hatching conspiracy

against the government.

And you have been awarded death sentence by the army court.

Come on, make it fast!

Mangal Pandey, do you have a last wish?

You will not be able to fulfil that.

But it will surely be fulfilled.

Time is up. Hang him!

Sir, the hangman..

H-He ran away! - What?

Yes, sir, he refused to hang Mangal Pandey.

We tried to persuade him, we threatened him but all in vain.

This is nonsense!

You.. You hang him!

That's not my duty, sir.

Forget that! It's an order! Move!

I'm a Brahmin, sir. It's against my faith.

Send a message to Calcutta and get another hangman.

And take the prisoner back to his cell for now.

Yes, sir! Take him down!

'The earth will be scorched! The sky will fall!'

'There will be bloodshed everywhere.'

'Millions will die.'

'And I, William Gordon..'

'I consider myself responsible for all this.'

'Four years ago, at the mountains of Afghanistan..'

Fire!

Fire!

Fire!

Soldiers, march forward!

Soldiers, march forward!

Hey, Mangal.. - Get up! - Get up!

Take them away! - Fast! - Make it fast! Go! - Help..

You did well, Captain.

The Afghans are on the run and we hold the pass.

The Afghans are on the run and we hold the pass.

Pandey..

No, sir, no.

Pandey.. - Let him be.

Pandey! - Captain Gordon! - Captain Gordon!

William, are you all right?

No, don't! Lie down.

Here..

My pistol..

This is the only thing I have with me now.

Please accept this.

'After four years.'

'31st December, 1856, Calcutta.'

'New Year celebrations at the Governor General's palace.'

Who's that?

Lord Canning.. Governor General. - I know that. Not him.

I mean, the chap next to him.

Mr. Lockwood, the Company auditor..

He has been sent here by the authorities in London

to investigate the corruptions taking place in the Company.

And next to him is Mr. Kent.

A business tycoon.

Many high-ranking Company officers dance to his tunes.

My Lords, ladies, and gentlemen..

Pray silence for His Excellency, Lord Canning..

Governor General of India.

My Lords, ladies and gentlemen..

As a servant of the Honourable East India Company

that has ruled the territories of Hindustan

for a hundred years..

I must profess pride and an equal humility.

It is my privilege to recall

that our forebears came to these territories as traders.

And we now find ourselves, by the will of God..

Masters of the entire Indian subcontinent

from Khyber to Comorin!

What did he say?

The Company has completed 100 years of rule over Hindustan.

They came here as traders and now, they are the rulers.

And..

Oh!

My god! What is she wearing?

And we bring to India the benefits of modern governance

And we bring to India the benefits of modern governance

scientific progress, and, above all.. Justice!

Has he mentioned the Queen yet? - No.

He says that they are doing us great help.

We have earned the love and gratitude of the people of India.

And we shoulder the burden of the white man without complaint.

Did he? - No.

He says that we Indians are grateful to them!

Now, ladies and gentlemen..

I call upon you to join with me

as I propose the loyal toast!

Your mother must be turning in her grave! Look at you.

Shame on you, Emily.. You look like a nautch girl.

Really? Do I look like a real nautch girl?

Captain Hewson, you must know.. - Emily!

I am unfamiliar with the detail of the attire

of dancing girls.

Ms. Kent, the costume is perfect.

Any nautch girl in India would blush with envy.

So, you keep the company of nautch girls, Captain Gordon?

So, you keep the company of nautch girls, Captain Gordon?

I pursue beauty wherever I can find it.

A toast.

The Queen.

The Queen.. To the Queen.. - The Queen!

Christ! - Oh! So sorry!

You black dog!

What nonsense do you think you are doing?

Please stop! Please stop it!

Hewson!

Sir, sorry, sir. Please.. - Make him stand up!

Make him stand up!

Hewson, that's enough!

How dare you touch her?

You will be punished for this. You black dog!

Forgive me, sir, it was an accident.

Enough, sir..

Enough!

The black dog will die.

Ms. Kent, on behalf of.. - It's not to me

that you owe the apology, Captain Hewson.

Come inside

Pull the fan!

Faster..

Harder, darn you!

Kamla..

Kamla..

Oh, God, just let me experience heaven for once..

I can pull the fan all my life then.

'The Quartermaster showed Captain Gordon the new rifle'

'which was about to be inducted in the Company.'

Absolute beauties!

And speaking of beauties..

I saw you appreciating Ms. Kent in a sari.

Me.. On the Company's pay?

But Kent is filthy rich!

Vultures and merchants of arms.

The only ones to profit from wars, yes!

Amazing! The Company has connected the entire country

through wires.

Messages can get sent all the way from Calcutta

to Delhi in the blink of an eye!

Oh, come on! That's impossible!

Oh, come on, Mr. Ghoshal! It's written on this!

They won't print just anything!

But sir, how do messages get into wires?

Actually.. - I know it all.

These foreigners have mastered the art of black magic.

Yes! They must have used some witch's hair to make those wires.

And even the name is so strange.. 'Telly' and 'Graph'!

What? What did you say? Against whom?

Sir.. - Yes? - Against all of us. We won't be spared now.

I am coming..

Hey.. Here.. Here I come..

Hey..

Hey..

What happened? Hey..

Here you go.. Here..

Here you go.. Here..

Here.. Here..

There's no breast milk left.

That foreigner's baby has sucked all your milk.

What will you feed him now?

Here.. - Here you go.

Smear this on your nipple. He will fall asleep.

Don't you dare give opium to my baby.

Hey, my baby is crying.. Let me..

He is crying.. - No, dear.. - Come.. Stop crying..

Stop crying now. You are the son of a valorous warrior, right?

Hey! Why does he always cry like this?

No, nothing.. It's just baby colic.

Veeru! Come on, make it fast. We are getting late for the fight.

Yes, coming.. - He..

Here.. Take care of him.. - We are getting late..

Take care.. - Come on now.. - Let's go.. - He would..

Come on, Mangal! Pin him down!

Pin him down! - Give him the scissor-throw!

Where's Mangal? - At the wrestling pit, sir

Captain..

How about a bout with a black man?

Yes, this will be something to watch out for!

Bravo!

Bravo, Captain, way to go!

Come on Mangal, don't spare him!

Yes.. - Mangal.. - Way to go, wrestler..

Why didn't you come today?

Tell me!

I was upset.

Yes! Great!

Why?

Hewson was about to kill that poor fellow

and you did nothing!

What to do? My senior was on one side.. And on the other..

The black dog!

The black dog!

Say it.. Why did you stop? Say it!

You won't understand.

I've spent half my life here and I'll spend the rest here as well.

I have become one among you now.

And you still did nothing!

You are right. I should've stopped Hewson.

I'm sorry, all right?

Now tell me.. Are you still upset with me?

Enough, enough now..

You have won.. Okay, I forgive you.

"Bhang, my friend, elixir of the Gods"

"is Lord Shiva's flavoured potion."

Hey, Mr. Rehmat!

"Bhang, my friend.." - Hey, Mangal!

"Bhang, my friend.." - Hey, Mangal!

Come on, have some.. You will feel great!

Want to have some Bhang, sir? - Bhang? Actually..

Don't worry, sir.

Once you drink it you'll feel as if you're on your mom's lap.

She will recite stories for you, sing lullabies

and caress you to sleep. - Wow! Yes.. I wanted just this.

Because my mother certainly never did any of that.

Yes.. Seems, he will reach London today. - Yes, he..

Hey! - Hey! - Hey.. - Mangal..

Take it easy, sir.

Or else, you will have nightmares instead.

The Company pays me a meagre amount.. - Yes..

Give us your life for a shilling a day!

Soldiers! - Left right..

Kill them and fight.. - Fight!

While the boom of the cannon may blow you away!

"The Company pays me a meagre amount.."

"Give us your life for a shilling a day!"

Gentlemen, should we have some fun?

Mangal.. - Yes?

That's Hewson's horse. The white one..

Come on!

Hello, lady.. - Hello.. - Hi.. - Hello, Daniel..

How are you?

Let's attack..

Who? Who did this?

Who? Who did this?

"My silly heart can't contain its excitement.."

"When everything gets going for a nobody like me.."

Greetings, Mangal.

Greetings.

Greetings, sir. - Greetings. How are you?

Is everything all right? - Yes, everything is all right.

Hey, you! You cock-eyed fool! Can't you see?

I can, Mr. Pandey! Twisted ropes are the strongest ones.

Hey, move back! Don't defile me by touching me. Go!

Come on, forget all that now. We all are equal now.

Mind your tongue, you dog. - Dog? Who? Me?

Who guards the Company? You or me?

I see. - Yes. - You need a proper thrashing, it seems.

And who wags his tail for the white man? You or me?

And who's going to bite the new cartridge

greased with animal fat? You or me?

Animal fat? - Yes. You heard it right. Cow and pig fat.

The new cartridges will be greased with that.

Pick up the cartridge, bite it..

Load it and fire!

Load it and fire!

And with that, all your religious feelings will go for a toss!

Go away!

Silence!

This is no fish market.

I want just one of you to speak.

Mangal Pandey. Sepoy, 5th Company, 34th Regt.

34th Regiment? At ease.

What is it?

Sir, we've heard that we will use a new rifle with new cartridges

which we need to bite before loading. - Yes. So?

And that, the cartridges are greased with cow and pig fat.

The cow is sacred to the Hindus.

And the pig is forbidden for the Muslims.

We can't even touch such cartridges. It is sacrilege.

Who is spreading this rot?

The news is all over, sir.

Nonsense! This is not true. Not at all!

Nonsense! This is not true. Not at all!

The Company has always cared for you. Hasn't it?

Some mischief-monger is misleading you.

Now don't worry and go home.

There is no such cartridge. There will be no such cartridge.

Dismiss!

"Come on."

"Come on."

"It's a market, come on."

"Come on."

"It's a business, come on."

"Come on."

"Everything can be found here."

"Everything is sold here."

"Everything can be found here. - Money."

"Everything is sold here. - Money."

"Everything is sold here. - Money."

"Ask anything. - Money."

"Get anything. - Money."

"All the snacks and food. All flowers and ornaments."

"Money.."

"All families, all pride. All friends, all affection."

"Money.."

"Money.."

Hey, Captain Gordon.. - Mangal!

She's Ms. Kent.. And he is Mangal.

"Muslin, silk, velvet, cotton. Muslim priest or Hindu priest."

"Lentils, rice, grams and peas."

"Money.. - Money.."

"Money.. - Money.."

"Astrologer, physician, poet."

"Money.. - Money.."

"Money.. - Money.."

"Status, fame, guava and mango. The gait and the mirror."

"Money.. Money.."

"Everything and every swag. All the beauty and dance."

"Money.. Money.."

"Everything can be found here. - Money."

"Everything is sold here. - Money."

"Everything is sold here. - Money."

"Ask anything. - Money."

"Get anything. - Money."

Take her, take her away

at a throwaway price.

Buy yourself a slave..

Look at her beauty, her curves..

Slave or servant..

Wife or maid..

She's what you want

and then some more.

Make your bid. - Eleven..

Stop kidding.

Rs. 15.. - Rs. 21..

Slavery is abolished in Britain.

Why does the company allow it here?

'Emily was surprised that although slavery'

'was abolished in Britain a 100 years ago.'

'then why has the Company allowed it in India.'

'Gordon explained that the Company buys these girls'

'and sends them to certain places'

'for the pleasure of white soldiers.'

'It helped prevent the spread of disease in the army.'

I have a gem here.

Let me show you.

Here.. - Hands off!

You wretched!

Don't mess with me.

She's a spirited mare. Quite wild.

Just waiting to be reined in. Move!

So start bidding. Come on, let's hear it.

Come on.. - Rs. 60..

I think I've seen enough.

Anybody else?

Rs. 70.. - Rs. 70.

Rs. 80. - Rs. 80..

That's better, eighty..

Anyone else?

Quick! Or this meat will go to the whites

and you'll be left ogling.

Wow, what eyes..

The entire Company would drown in them

What's your name?

Come on stand up.. Up.

Let's take a look at you.

Turn around.

Packaging seems all right.

My God! She's a gem, a real diamond.

Okay then, let's call her that. Heera.

But she needs polishing.

Get this straight, girl, I am Lol Bibi.

And I'm the boss here.

Many trinkets like you adorn my shoes. Got that?

And one more thing.

This is a pleasure house exclusively for the whites.

You'll have to work very hard.

Men aren't easy to please, no matter what their colour.

That's true! Ask me, I've experienced various shades!

You wretched!

'One of the Company's biggest trades was that of opium.'

'It forced Indian farmers to grow it'

'It forced Indian farmers to grow it'

'bought it from them at a pittance'

'and sold it in China at towering prices.'

'When the Chinese Emperor resisted'

'the Company waged a war against him.'

'To fight and die, Indian sepoys were there after all.'

'And they called it the Free Market.'

Captain Gordon, you were meant to be singing too.

I'm afraid I'm unfamiliar with the song.

Don't know it? What are you, some kind of a pagan?

Didn't they trash it into you, in school? - No, sir.

They should've. Which school did you attend?

Let me guess, it wasn't Marlborough or Rugby?

No, sir, my family are Catholics from Glasgow.

I was educated in a parish school.

A papist! Come to think of it, I haven't seen you at church.

I must have imagined you were with your famous nautch girls.

Aren't they beautiful? I picked them on our ride this evening.

Aren't they beautiful? I picked them on our ride this evening.

Ah, you must have ridden out in the direction of Kashigunj?

Yes, I was astounded. Acres of bright red poppies.

Are they part of some religious ritual?

No! No! It's Company land.

Why does the Company grow poppies?

The poppy, Miss Kent, is the sole source of opium.

The Honourable East India Company

forces Indian farmers to grow them.

Opium? - Indeed. Most of it is bought up

by the Company at prices fixed by them and then

shipped to China

to help turn an entire nation into opium addicts.

But why?

It's the only thing we can sell the Chinese

in return for the tea and silks that we Europeans

have become so addicted to.

I think, Gordon, the ladies ought to be spared this lecture.

But the Chinese Emperor resists

he no longer wants to trade in opium.

So the company decides to wage a war against him

So the company decides to wage a war against him

and in this war, it wants Indian sepoys to fight and die.

The circle is complete

and we call it the free market.

You abuse my hospitality.

If I have spoken out of turn, sir, I apologise.

After all, I'm just a common soldier.

It's a subject you'd know more about than I.

'When Kent humiliated Gordon about his'

'humble beginnings, Gordon couldn't take it'

'and he revealed the Company's evil colours.'

William, I'm so sorry. - Emily, there's no need.

Bye.

Gordon liked Emily, but that night, he realised

he did not belong in this elite circle.

he did not belong in this elite circle.

When traders become rulers, the common man pays the price.

But now Nana Sahib will make the Company pay.

Really? How?

Azimullah has returned from England

with Queen Victoria's letter

which clearly states that Nana Sahib is right

and the Company is wrong.

Futile. Nana Sahib has only a letter

while the Company has guns.

But sir, the gun is a treacherous lover.

There's no telling whom she'll set her sights upon!

What's up?

What the heck is going on?

Broken axle, sir. Two boxes of cartridges have fallen down.

The new Enfield rifle

is the best rifle in the world.

It will feel no different

than your Brown Bess musket.

This one is a bit lighter.

Accurate to a thousand yards

five times the range of your old Brown Bess.

And now, the new cartridge.

It consists of gunpowder and a lead.

It consists of gunpowder and a lead.

You pick the cartridge and bite the end off.

Fill the gunpowder through the barrel

followed by the lead.

And then

you ram the Johnny down.

Then you're ready to fire.

Come on. You try it.

You and you too.

Come on, lads, look lively.

Come on, it won't bark back.

Subedar!

Yes, sir? - What is the matter?

The grease, sir. We cannot put it in our mouths.

Where else do you intend to put it? Come on, be sensible.

Where else do you intend to put it? Come on, be sensible.

What's the matter, Captain?

It's the cartridges, sir.

The sepoys say they saw dogs licking grease off them

in the bazaar. - So what?

Dogs licking the new cartridges.

The men believe they've been greased

with the fat of pigs and cows, sir.

And are they?

The Company's supplier, sir.

I checked with him and he assured me

there was no truth to it.

There you are, Captain. White man's word.

Knock the superstition out of them.

Even so.. Don't you think.. - You heard me, Captain.

'The Quartermaster claimed that the cartridges were clean.'

'A white man's word was good enough for the General.'

'He ordered Gordon to set the soldiers' fears to rest.'

'And assure them that the cartridges weren't greased'

'with the fat of pigs and cows.'

The Company respects all religions

and will never deceive you.

and will never deceive you.

And I, as an officer of the Company

give you my word

that the cartridge isn't greased with the fat of pigs or cows.

Will a loyal Sepoy please step forward

and volunteer to fire the gun?

What am I supposed to tell him now? - He already did it.

What next with.. - You know..

We can't let this pass. We must confront him with this.

You think he'll listen to us? - Here he comes. Talk to him.

Hey Mangal, why did you bite the bullet?

You're an outcaste now. I would never do that.

Just because you speak English, you think you're a white man?

Now because of you, they'll force us as well.

Shut your miserable mouths.

Captain Gordon said they're clean. That's enough for me.

Captain Gordon said they're clean. That's enough for me.

What if Captain Gordon is lying to us?

Captain Gordon will never lie to me.

That's fine

but what if the cartridge-story turns out to be true?

Then I'll burn the Company down.

Now scram!

There. Look at that attitude.

Captain Gordon, will you tell me something?

Yes, why not?

What is the Company?

Why do you ask?

I want to know.

Company..

A Company is an entity created entirely

for the purpose of making profit.

And what does it do? - Trade.

It buys and sells, anything. Indigo, spices, opium..

Love, honour, truth.. Anything.

Yes but..

Who.. Who is the Company?

In your epic, Ramayana

you have a villain, Ravana. He has ten heads.

Well, the Company has thousands of heads

all stuck together with the glue of greed. You understand?

To Him.. - We shall return.

To Him.. - We shall return.

To Him.. - We shall return.

To Him.. - We shall return. - To Him.. - We shall return.

To Him.. - We shall return. - To Him.. - We shall return.

To Him.. - We shall return. - To Him.. - We shall return.

Hey, is that a Sati?

Come on.

Captain Gordon, I don't think we should. - Come on!

Hail the Goddess! - Hail!

Hail the Goddess! - Hail!

Hail the Goddess! - Hail! - No!

Hail the Goddess! - Hail!

Hail the Goddess! - Hail!

Hail the Goddess! - Hail!

Hail the Goddess! - Hail!

Hail the Goddess! - Hail!

Hail the Goddess! - Hail!

Hail the Goddess! - Hail!

Hail the Goddess! - Hail!

Hail the Goddess! - Hail!

Hail the Goddess! - Hail!

Hail the Goddess! - Hail!

Hail the Goddess! - Hail!

Hail the Goddess! - Hail!

Hail the Goddess! - Hail!

Hail the Goddess! - Hail!

Hail the Goddess! - Hail!

Hail the Goddess! - Hail!

Hail the Goddess! - Hail!

Hail the Goddess! - Hail!

Hail the Goddess! - Hail! - No!

Hail the Goddess! - Hail!

Hail the Goddess! - Hail! - Stop this!

Hail the Goddess! - Hail!

Hail the Goddess! - Hail!

Hail the Goddess! - Hail!

Hail the Goddess! - Hail!

Hail the Goddess! - Hail!

Hail the Goddess! - Hail!

I said, stop this immediately!

Come here, come along!

Sir, you better leave. These are sacred ceremonies.

But Sati has been banned. Burning a widow is a crime.

Captain, don't interfere. These are our ancient customs.

And it is my custom. I don't stand by and watch a murder.

Return the woman. Otherwise you'll regret it.

You'll have to kill me first! Then take her.

Come on..

Come on! - Get him..

Get him! - Lynch him.

Get him..

Hey! Anybody who dares touch the captain is a dead man!

Sir, save the girl! I'll deal with these people.

Sir, save the girl! I'll deal with these people.

Go, sir.. Go.. Go! Hey!

Oh, God! A Sati! But she is alive!

You're right. And she will be alive!

But they will come for her! It's a question of their honour.

Return her, sir! Otherwise a bloodshed will ensue.

No one can touch her!

That's the law!

What are we going to do with her, Mangal?

Her relatives will kill her. She has nowhere to go.

Come out.

Don't be scared.

You're safe here.

No one will touch you.

Come.

How are you feeling? Did you sleep?

What's your name?

I am going to work but don't worry

I have posted guards. You'll be safe.

I have posted guards. You'll be safe.

They will come.. For me.

Who?

Relatives..

My husband was a landlord, lord of a hundred villages.

I'm sorry you lost him. Any children?

No, he was very old.

He was more than 60 years of age when he married me.

He had grown-up children.

He used to be very sick.

Sir, the village chieftain has come to meet you.

He says it's important.

Go inside and don't worry.

Sir

don't play with our honour.

What do you mean?

Return the woman to us.

So that you can kill her?

That is her destiny.

That is her destiny.

Not anymore.

Don't involve yourself in matters you don't understand.

That will not be good for you.

Are you threatening an officer of the East India Company?

Yes..

Set foot in the Cantonment again

and I will shoot you!

Do you understand me?

Now get out of here.

'The officer who investigated graft in the Company'

'Lockwood, raided the godown of a Parsi merchant, Sorabjee.'

Search the place.

There is no need for all that, sir.

Search it. - It is all legitimate.

'The search uncovered stocks of opium.'

Sir, look at this.

Seal the stock, arrest this man. - Sergeant-major..

Seal the stock, arrest this man. - Sergeant-major..

Mr. Lockwood, you are a man of high powers.

But you've been here only a few days, sir.

You must try to understand. - Mr. Sorabjee, you are aware

that The East India Company has a monopoly on the opium trade.

It is obvious, you have been indulging

in your own private dealings.

Mr. Lockwood, I am acquainted with you British

and I've had dealings for years with the Company officials.

I will be very proud to make you part of our arrangements.

Are you offering to bribe me, you rascal?

Sir, I have the deepest respect for you as a gentleman.

I am simply trying to explain how trade works in India.

It could be beneficial to you. - You mistake me, sir.

I'm here to bury corruption, not to fan it.

Corruption is a strong word, sir.

It is our custom, as Indians, to give small gifts.

I must quieten your displeasure and pay a fine.

300 pounds in gold?

Darn your eyes!

3000 pounds.

Now?

Three.. Thousand.. Pounds!

Three.. Thousand.. Pounds!

India is rich, sir.

'Lockwood did not succumb to Sorabjee's huge bribe offer.'

'Instead he forced Sorabjee to name the villages'

'from where he bought the opium.'

The Company hereby informs one and all.

Every man is reminded

that growing, buying or selling opium

without the permission of the Company

is illegal and punishable.

You have broken the law.

Therefore, by the order of the Collector

your land and property is

hereby confiscated!

But how are we to blame?

Whites tell us to grow, we grow. Whites tell us to sell, we sell.

Don't take our lands, sir! Where will we go?

Have mercy, sir.

For God's sake, have mercy.

Have mercy, sir.

Have mercy, sir.

Get your hands off!

The Company is cruel!

Get out! Go away!

Our children will starve! - Leave us alone!

Fire!

No, sir!

That's not necessary, I'll deal with this!

I said fire!

No.. No.. Don't shoot. - We're your brothers.

Go on.. - We're your brothers..

What are you thinking?

Does this happen back home in my village, as well?

We're soldiers. It's our job to fight

to kill.

To kill an unknown enemy is easy.

But to kill people who are your own..

You were obeying orders, Mangal.

That's our duty. Faithfulness.

I wonder if there are things more important than bread.

"Your flair"

"renders me speechless."

"renders me speechless."

"Your flair"

"renders me speechless."

"Your flair renders me speechless."

"Your flair renders me speechless."

"Your flair renders me speechless."

"Your flair renders me speechless."

"Your flair renders me speechless."

"Your flair renders me speechless."

"Your every talk is like"

"Your every talk is like a sweet knife."

"Your flair renders me speechless."

"The way you look at me feels like an arrow shooting."

"The way you look at me feels like an arrow shooting."

"From where have you learned such accuracy?"

"Such that there is a pain in heart but with sweetness?"

"Your flair renders me speechless."

"Your flair renders me speechless."

"Your flair renders me speechless."

"Your flair renders me speechless."

"I was once a bud of a garden."

"I was once a bud of a garden."

"I was brought up on the bed of flowers."

"My days and nights were not restless."

"I was much better before I met you."

"Your friendship has cost me much."

"Your friendship has cost me much."

"Your flair renders me speechless."

"Your every talk is like a sweet knife."

"Your flair renders me speechless."

"Your flair renders me speechless."

"Your flair renders me speechless."

"Your flair renders me speechless."

"Your flair renders me speechless."

"The way you look at me feels like an arrow shooting."

"From where have you learned such accuracy?"

"Such that there is a pain in heart but with sweetness?"

"Rendered me speechless."

"Rendered me speechless."

"Rendered me speechless."

"Rendered me speechless."

"Rendered me speechless."

"Rendered me speechless."

No! - Please spare her! She has been reserved for

the Company's senior officer!

Take some other girl. - She isn't worth you, sir!

Out of my way, woman! I'm taking her!

No! Not even for double the pay! Please!

Her first night will be with me! That's what she wants too!

Don't you darling! - Don't create trouble for me!

Enough!

Didn't you hear? The woman said something! Leave the girl!

One more word out of you and I'll have you whipped!

You're not going anywhere!

Rascal!

I'll get you for this, you scoundrel!

I'll teach you a lesson, you filthy salve!

Hey! - Stop them!

Mangal! Spare him! He might die!

Mangal, no! - Leave him!

Mangal, no! - Leave him!

I said, leave him!

You scoundrels! You're wrecking my shop!

No! Not upstairs!

You'll destroy my rooms! Who will pay for the damages?

You still haven't told me your name

Jwala..

Hey stop! - Where are you going?

Captain Gordon! Captain Gordon! - Where are you going?

We need to meet Captain Gordon!

Captain Gordon, they will kill him! They will kill Mangal! - Who?

Lord Hewson has gone to the jail to kill Mangal Pandey!

You dog! You dare assault an officer!

Say you are a dog!

Say you are a dog!

Say you are a dog!

You are a dog.

Make the black scoundrel bleed like a pig!

Stop! Stop it!

Four men against one, you cowardly scoundrel!

You think you can kill this man and get away with it?

The commandant won't take a black man's word for it.

Will he?

Well, if he'll take a white man's

he'll surely take mine!

You, sir! You're no white man.

Let's get out of here

Come on!

Long live.. - Mangal Pandey!

Long live.. - Mangal Pandey!

Long live.. - Mangal Pandey!

Long live.. - Mangal Pandey! - Next

Quick, lift it up.

You wouldn't be here if you were the shy sort.

Long live.. - Mangal Pandey!

Hey! - Move! - Move aside!

Bring him here! Easy does it..

Come on, Doctor. Quit peeping up skirts all day!

Treat a hero for once!

Isn't he the one who fought with Captain Hewson?

No! He's the one who taught him a lesson!

Come, darling! I could teach you a lesson or two myself.

Sure thing!

Oh, dear! What a waste of energy!

Why don't you try your strength on us?

Yes! I've never tasted a hero!

For you, it'll be free. In fact, we'll pay!

Shut up! Go sell your bodies to the whites. Go!

Shut up! Go sell your bodies to the whites. Go!

We just sell our bodies

but you soldiers, sell your souls.

In course of my investigations of the company I have discovered

that you have been compromising senior officers

and falsifying accounts. In fact, sir

you have been cheating the company.

I have done nothing that others have not done before me.

I know, you have been smuggling opium into China

on your own behalf, Mr. Kent

You have evidence?

'Lockwood accused Kent of illegitimate trading opium'

'and produced Sorabjee as a witness.'

You wanted me to go to prison for you.

You wanted me to go to prison for you.

No, sir. You pay for your own sins

Mr. Lockwood, you would persuade a native

to point a finger at me! - I'm just a puppet in his hands, sir.

If you lay a hand on me

the reverberations will reach the House of Lords

'Kent warned Lockwood that taking him on'

'Lockwood could be taking on the House of Lords.'

Anybody here?

Hukum Singh!

No! - I'm used to it, sir!

But I'm not.

It's all right.. Don't be scared.

What are you doing?

Give me the pistol. Give me the pistol!

Give me the pistol. Give me the pistol!

Give me the gun!

I don't want you to go.

I had been Lol Bibi's den.

Your Juliet is really worried about you, pal.

She sent milk for you, specially laced with turmeric.

But I'm an untouchable and you won't consume what I've touched

so I saved you the dilemma and I drank it, myself!

so I saved you the dilemma and I drank it, myself!

I want to meet her.

Oh! So, the fire rages here as well!

But how? You aren't white, or a eunuch, or an untouchable.

I want to meet her.

What's your name?

Heera!

What caste?

Women on sale have none.

Whoever pays gets to touch me.

Where are you from?

Don't know.

As a child I was kidnapped, then sold.

Ever since then, it's been one sale after another.

Want to escape?

Will you take me away?

You're wounded very badly.

Did you drink the milk I sent?

Yes.

Lying to me, aren't you?

Heera! Lol Bibi is looking for you.

Hurry up, or it'll be chaos!

"The fish"

"is suffering"

"in the fish net."

"I am suffering"

"in love."

"My soul"

"is thirsty."

"And my veins"

"are on fire."

"are on fire."

"Tell me, friend, who is that guy who is stealing my heart?"

"Tell me, friend, who is that guy who is stealing my heart?"

"He is sentimental and a cheat."

"My heart is trapped."

"He is sentimental and a cheat."

"My heart is trapped."

"My heart is trapped."

"When he looks into my eyes"

"I lose my sleep and my peace."

"He is sentimental and a cheat."

"The belle is innocent no more. She has lost her heart."

"She is on fire. She has removed her scarf."

"The sentimental.. - The belle is innocent no more."

"She has lost her heart. - The cheat.."

"She has removed her scarf."

"Tell me, friend, who is that guy who is stealing my heart?"

"Who is this Sepoy who has stolen my heart?"

"When I had seen him I had no idea I was going to fall for him."

"I was carried away, I was nervous. Will something happen?"

"I was afraid, I flinched. I was very shy"

"when he grabbed my arm and held it tightly."

"It slowly and arrived and it was all over."

"And the fountains of love were opened."

"The sentimental.."

"My heart is trapped."

"The belle is innocent no more. She has lost her heart."

"The clouds have united. Everything blossomed."

Greetings! - Greetings! - Greetings!

How are you, Davar?

Why you, scoundrel!

You squint eyed Nainsukh!

Can't you find anyone else to bump into?

Who better than you, Pandey?

Now that we're both the same.. Untouchables!

What nonsense, you swine!

Well, you chewed the cartridge and licked the fat!

You've lost your caste, you've nothing left to lose now!

Shut up! That's a lie!

Your 'lie' is being manufactured in a factory in Calcutta.

Want to see for yourself?

Do you?

Come, folks. Come..

Come.

I won't stay silent any longer, even if it costs me my life!

It's true about the cartridges.

See for yourself.. Pig fat and cow fat.

May the demon stay away!

Is this your factory? - Only in name.

The real owners are the British.

Even I am a God-fearing man, brothers.

I respect both, Hindus and Muslims.

Then why did you use cow and pig fat?

The Company would have even used crow fat if that were cheaper.

All right! All right!

Mangal?

You lied to me!

I trusted you, but you betrayed me.

What're you talking about? - I saw it with my own eyes!

The factory, the cartridge, the grease..

Made with cow and pig fat!

No.. Oh, God!

I'm now an outcast.

Do you know what it means?

My entire community will shun me.

They will no longer touch me, speak to me, eat with me

or even cremate me when I die!

I'm an untouchable! - But they said..

You lied to me! - Listen, Mangal! I never knew..

You plunder our land, you abuse our faith.

You plunder our land, you abuse our faith.

And now, you want our Souls? Lord..

So far, you've witnessed our loyalty.

Now witness our fury. - Mangal..

Mark my words, Captain! This cartridge will explode

and it will bring to an end the Company rule.

Take back your pistol, Captain.

We're no longer friends.

Mangal..

Don't..

If you are an untouchable, then so am I.

Mangal, we're all with you.

A mistake committed unknowingly is not a sin.

Even all the scriptures say so, Mangal.

Yes!

This cartridge controversy could spin out of control sir.

We have tried to introduce it twice

in different regiments without success.

I would recommend caution.

Darn it! We can't succumb to such blind superstition.

Darn it! We can't succumb to such blind superstition.

May seem like superstition to us sir, but to the Sepoys

it's an extremely sensitive issue.

It strikes them at their core.

'Captain Gordon urged his senior officers'

'to respect the Sepoys' feelings and withdraw the cartridge.'

'But he was reminded that India was ruled by the Company'

'which could not afford any losses.'

...one of the regiments, the others will follow.

You know, my boys at Berhampore are perfectly loyal to me.

I'm sure we can introduce it there, sir.

'Colonel Mitchell of Berhampore claimed his Sepoys were loyal'

'and would obey his order. So it was decided'

'that a contingent from Barrackpore'

'be sent to Berhampore, a hundred miles away'

'where they would be forced to use the cartridges, by example.'

'12th February, 1857, Berhampore Parade Ground.'

'Colonel Mitchell ordered Sepoys from both the Berhampore'

'and Barrackpore regiments to use the new cartridge.'

First company, first platoon

step forward and pick up your rifles and the cartridges!

Subedar!

Yes, sir!

So, what's the matter?

The Sepoys don't want to use the new cartridges, sir!

Darn it, Bakht Khan!

Now, this is the Army!

A soldier uses whatever arms and ammunition he is asked to use!

First company, first platoon, step forward!

Enough!

If you do not move, I will blow you apart with a cannon!

Move the artillery forward!

You will obey orders!

I will count till ten.

One..

Two..

Three..

Four..

Five..

Six..

Seven..

Eight..

Nine..

Fire!

Fire!

Fire!

Dismiss the parade, sir! This could turn serious.

Do it, sir!

For God's sake, do it before it is too late!

Very well, dismiss the parade.

Parade dismissed!

Looting the armoury was wrong!

Now we leave them no choice!

What choice did we have?

Mitchell was about to blow us up!

That was just a bluff! He doesn't have the authority!

But now, he has an excuse!

He'll claim that we are rebelling

He'll claim that we are rebelling

and try to suppress our rebellion.

Get out of the way!

Sir, they're coming to attack us with horses and cannons!

What would happen now? - Oh, my! - What would happen..

Silence! Don't panic. Get ready with your weapons.

Come on. - Come on!

This is your Commanding Officer!

Unless you lay down the arms which you have looted

I promise you, I will give the orders of fire!

We don't want bloodshed, Colonel.

Lay down your weapons and go back in peace!

Surrender! This is your last chance.

We are also armed, Colonel! We are ready to fight!

But sir, they are our own men.

Not anymore. Can't you see they are mutineers?

Split up into four groups and let each man carry two torches.

Go! - Come on! - Come on!

Sir, we have no such commands from the General!

Don't you dare interfere with my authority!

Please withdraw for now, sir. Let me talk to them.

All right, do it, do it!

Listen up!

This is Corporal Bhola Tiwari speaking!

Colonel Mitchell has agreed to withdraw the cannons.

The English soldiers are returning to their barracks.

Please let them through..

Fellow soldiers of India..

Fellow soldiers of India..

We have shed our blood

without complaining

in the service of our foreign masters!

For them, we have conquered kingdom after kingdom.

But in return

what did we get?

Poverty, hunger

and humiliation..

Mangal, Captain Gordon is here.

I'm not here on duty.

I've come to speak with Mangal Pandey.

Whatever you have to say, you can say here. We're all friends.

Give me a minute.

Do you understand the implications of what you did?

The Army will never tolerate insubordination!

You left them no choice.

They will use their entire force unless..

Unless what? Unless what, sir?

Unless we go down on our knees and beg for mercy?

Swallow your cartridge and our honour?

Forget who we are and promise to remain your slaves forever?

For too long our minds have rusted

in the service of foreign masters.

A little bit of flesh has cleansed it all.

Mangal, I can understand how you feel.

Mangal, I can understand how you feel.

I too feel angry

when the Company is unreasonable

or when some officers are unreasonable.

When rules are misused.. But these problems

can be resolved by reasonable means.

This is the difference!

How will you end this difference?

'News of the chaos at Berhampore had reached senior officers.'

'They were unhappy with Colonel Mitchell.'

Mitchell is a fool.

This shouldn't have been allowed to happen.

Sir!

I've come to beg you to reconsider, sir.

Please withdraw the cartridges.

You don't expect an army

to succumb to a rumour, do you, Captain?

This is not simply a question of idle gossip, sir.

'Gordon once again urged that new cartridges'

'be discontinued. Or else there will be a rebellion!'

'But the officials paid no heed to him.' - If you don't..

'Instead, they cast aspersions on his loyalty, and said..'

'He could share his bed with a native'

'but not his loyalty.'

Dismissed.

Sir.

Fact remains, there are only a few British soldiers here.

There's not even a full regiment between here and Lucknow

and that's a good 700 miles.

Rangoon!

There is a Queen's regiment at Rangoon. Telegraph all them.

There is a Queen's regiment at Rangoon. Telegraph all them.

Requisition the fastest ships..

'The British were worried that there were'

'very few white soldiers in Barrackpore.'

'They decided to send for Queen Victoria's troops from'

'Rangoon to deal with the rebelling sepoys, using ships.'

'And till then'

'they would stall the sepoys by any means.'

"Help me, Lord, help me.."

"I am your disciple.. I seek your mercy. Listen to me."

"My Lord, the Almighty.."

"My Lord, the Almighty.."

"Please tell me the purpose of my life.."

"Please guide me along the way to my goal, o' Lord."

"My Lord, the Almighty.."

"My Lord, the Almighty.."

"O' Lord.."

"O' Lord.."

"O' Lord.."

"Help me, Lord, help me.. - Lord.."

"Help me, Lord, help me.. - Lord.."

"O' Lord.."

"O' Lord.."

"O' Lord.."

"I am so restless.. I am spending sleepless nights."

"O' Lord.."

"The fire in me just needs a spark."

"Help me, Lord, help me.. Lord.."

"What is this life meant for? What do we still wait for?"

"Which path shall I tread, o' Lord?"

"Please tell me.. O' Lord!"

"O' Almighty.. O' Lord!"

"What is this test time is putting me through?"

"Tell me, o' Lord!"

"O' Almighty.. O' Lord!"

"O' Almighty.. O' Lord!"

"O' Lord.."

"O' Lord.."

Welcome, friends, welcome!

Welcome to the noble path.

We are the emissaries of King Nana Sahib.

I am Azimullah and this is chief of the Maratha army, Tatya Tope.

I am Azimullah and this is chief of the Maratha army, Tatya Tope.

Please be seated.

What brings you to us? - Yes..

You are aware how the Company has

through treachery and force

snatched our kingdoms from us.

They took Delhi, Awadh, Jhansi.

Everyone is angry.

Nana Sahib has united all the kings

to fight against the Company.

We're here to invite you to join us.

This is the proposal with which we have come here.

Invitation, you say! Is it some feast!

Your kings have gambled away their kingdoms..

They've sold out to the company!

We have seen them grovel and lay down their arms in front of us.

What are they? Nothing!

And you?

We are Hindustan. The Company rules on our strength.

The Company's native army is the only force today with the

numbers, weapons and training to challenge the Company.

And afterwards? Who will rule?

The people!

Even in England, the Queen may be on the coin

but the rule is of the people.

The Company has always won by dividing us

by making us fight, king against king, Hindus against Muslims.

We have a common enemy. The Company!

It's time to unite and fight against it.

You want us to spill our blood and throw the Company out

and become your slaves again?

No! This is the fight for freedom.

No! This is the fight for freedom.

Freedom from our past, freedom for our future.

It is the need of the hour that we bury our differences.

We're ready to fight alongside the kings.

But this revolution needs a unifying symbol.

And that can only be the Red Fort in Delhi.

If we agree

to unite under the leadership of the Mughal Emperor

then we have a deal!

But Bahadur Shah is 82 years old.

Yes, he is old and infirm.

But fed up of the Company's excesses.

He needs us and we need him.

His flag will be our banner.

We know the disposition

speed and strength of the

entire Company Army.

Barrackpore, Berhampore, Raniganj

Allahabad, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut and Delhi..

All these are large garrison towns.

Three hundred thousand native sepoys

and only forty thousand British soldiers.

If on the same day, at the same time

all of us rise

the Company won't know where to hide.

In a single day, we would disarm every British soldier

and the Company Rule comes to an end!

Praise be to Allah!

An astrologer predicts that the Company will rule for 100 years.

And that 100 years will end this May..

Then let's fix the date

31st May!

On that day, all of India will rise and become independent.

It's Holi!

"It is Holi today! Let's get drenched"

"in the colours of this festival!"

"Let the drums play loud.. It is Holi today!"

"Our excitement knows no bounds as we come prepared"

"to revel to the fullest.."

"We all dance, shedding our inhibitions."

"We all enjoy to the fullest!"

"We all enjoy to the fullest!"

"We all enjoy to the fullest!"

"Hey.."

"Yes.."

You wretches! Where are you off to?

"It's Holi.. It's an explosion of colours."

"The water pistol shoots bright red."

"Like a dark cloud, my heart swells up"

"while blue, green and red colours shower down."

"It's Holi.. It's an explosion of colours."

"The water pistol shoots bright red."

"Like a dark cloud, my heart swells up"

"while blue, green and red colours shower down."

"In colourful alleys, I will play with colours"

"and become colourful, such is the richness of this colour."

"Nobody should stop and obstruct me now"

"just let my enjoyment know no bounds!"

"just let my enjoyment know no bounds!"

"It's Holi.. It's an explosion of colours."

"The water pistol shoots bright red."

"Like a dark cloud, my heart swells up"

"while blue, green and red colours shower down."

"My blouse is drenched, my scarf is wet"

"look how colourful I became, my beloved.."

"You became a little intoxicated as well"

"swaying your slender waist."

"Why shouldn't your heart be enticed, and your body aroused?"

"Don't try to trap me, casting those glances at me repeatedly."

"Nobody should stop and obstruct me now"

"just let my enjoyment know no bounds!"

"Holi arrived, bringing with it plenty of colours"

"and an amazing thing happened today."

"Flying colours appeared in the air."

"Flying colours appeared in the air."

"Carrying red powder on a silver platter"

"Krishna went to play Holi with Radha."

"In return, the naughty Radha sneakily shot Krishna"

"with the water pistol!"

"Carrying red powder on a silver platter"

"Krishna went to play Holi with Radha."

"In return, the naughty Radha sneakily shot Krishna"

"with the water pistol!"

"Those watching were astonished to see the two become one."

"Radha and Krishna took on the same colour."

"Who is Radha, who is Krishna"

"who can understand, who can know?"

Happy Holi!

"During Holi he will fight with his lover through his eyes"

"and by grasping her wrists."

"When you watch me it feels as if an arrow"

"pierces through my heart."

"So, how does one escape from all this?"

"Don't you ask me this!"

"Don't you ask me this!"

"Nobody should stop and obstruct me now"

"just let my enjoyment know no bounds!"

"It's Holi.. It's an explosion of colours."

"The water pistol shoots bright red."

"Like a dark cloud, my heart swells up"

"while blue, green and red colours shower down."

"It's Holi.. It's an explosion of colours. - Yes!"

"The water pistol shoots bright red. - Hey.. - Holi!"

"Like a dark cloud, my heart swells up"

"while blue, green and red colours shower down."

"Nobody should stop and obstruct me now.." - Don't!

"Just let my enjoyment know no bounds!"

Happy Holi! - "It's Holi.. It's an explosion of colours."

"The water pistol shoots bright red."

"Like a dark cloud, my heart swells up"

"while blue, green and red colours shower down."

"Happy Holi.."

"Happy Holi.."

"Happy Holi.."

They behave as if no authority exist!

They tortured our telegraph officer at Raniganj.

Damaged railway lines in Calcutta!

'The British were worried. The insolent behavior of the sepoys'

'was too much to be tolerated.'

'Then, General Anson received the news he was waiting for.'

'Rangoon Regiment was afloat and would reach on 1st April.'

'Anson decided that as soon as the Rangoon Regiment'

'would arrive, rebelling soldiers will be disarmed'

'and their leaders will be hanged.'

'It would be such a lesson'

'that no one would dare to rebel for another 100 years.'

They don't rise for a 100 years!

Mangal..

Mangal, they're going to kill you.

Mangal, they're going to kill you.

They've sent for the Rangoon Regiment.

What... Rangoon Regiment? When?

1st April.

How do you know?

Last night, I was with Hewson.

He blurts out a lot when he is drunk.

He said, once the Regiment gets here

they'll disarm the native sepoys

and hang their leaders.

I'm scared, Mangal! Save yourself

and save me from this situation.

Mangal, I beg you.

Let's run away

to any place.

No.

Heera, I cannot run away.

The situation has changed. We can't wait till May.

The kings need time to prepare. - Time is what we don't have.

One wrong move can ruin everything.

Once the sepoys are disarmed, who will do the fighting?

Your Nana Sahib? Or Bahadur Shah?

There's one way.

We've received orders to march from Berhampore on 21st March

to reach Barrackpore on 30th March.

The Rangoon Regiment arrives on 1st April.

That gives us two days.

The moment we reach Barrackpore, we'll take over the cantonment.

Before the Rangoon Regiment arrives, we march to Calcutta.

There we capture Fort William and hold on to it

until the rebellion spreads throughout the country.

Are you done selling your milk to that Englishwoman?

What else could I do? Starve and die! - What?

How dare you talk back to me?

Now, their days are numbered! - Yes, in your dreams!

Wait and see, their time's up!

By the next full moon, slaughter!

Where? In Barrackpore?

Everywhere. All across India!

Ma'am, danger! Danger, ma'am!

What's going on, what danger?

He is like my own son. I don't want anything to happen to him.

Kamla..

Ma'am, you must leave! - Why, what's going on?

Ma'am, there is going to be a bloodshed.

The sepoys say that the Company Rule will end.

They've been saying that for a hundred years.

They've been saying that for a hundred years.

No! This time it's for real.

Please take the baby and go back to England. Please.

You've taken a great risk, Kamla.

Thank you.

Traitor! You dare to mutineer?

Now see what we do to your wife and child!

What date have you people set for this? Speak up!

30th March.

30th of March.

Send dispatches immediately.

Stop the Berhampore Regiment from reaching here.

Contact Rangoon.

The Queen's Regiment must get here before the 30th.

If you dare tell anybody, we'll kill your wife and child!

'On learning the rebels' plans, General Hearsey ordered that'

'the Rangoon Regiment must reach Barrackpore before 30th March.'

'And the Berhampore Regiment was asked to stop en route'

'and prevented them from reaching Barrackpore.'

Halt!

Oh, Bakht Khan! - Why this halt, sir?

A storm is brewing. We stay here till it passes.

But the Sepoys are tired.

They are eager to reach Barrackpore. They need rest.

They are eager to reach Barrackpore. They need rest.

Really? Well, I'm afraid they must rest here.

Okay, sir. I will go and explain it to them.

That won't be necessary.

Mangal..

What's up? - Mangal..

What happened?

White soldiers, a whole army!

White soldiers, a whole army!

What? Where?

On the riverbank, I saw it myself.

Did you drink last night? Are you out of your mind?

Believe me, I swear by my mother!

On the banks..

Come on, the British are here!

The Rangoon Regiment has arrived.

Everyone, to the Parade Ground! Fast! - Let's go.. Parade ground.

Yes.. - Let's make it fast!

Let's go! - Fast! - Run!

Come on! - What are you waiting for? - Come on!

Sound the bugle! Call everyone, quick!

This is not the time... - Blow the bugle!

Mangal! What's the matter?

What's wrong with the janitor?

Don't go out. It is bad luck to spill milk.

Don't go out. It is bad luck to spill milk.

It's an ill omen! Something terrible is going to happen!

Please don't go.

Don't worry, I'll go, check and come back..

Come on! The time has come!

Time to fight, time to be free!

What happened, Mangal, what has happened?

Get your weapons. The British are here.

The Rangoon Regiment has landed! - But today isn't 1st April.

They came early. We have to act fast.

Go and get your guns! Quick!

To arms!

Bakht Khan's men aren't here. - We need to wait for them.

We can't wait. We must attack and capture

the cantonment before the Rangoon Regiment moves in.

Don't do that, Mangal. You'll get us killed! Just stop!

There's no time! Come on, move! Move!

No, wait! He's gone mad!

Don't listen to him. - Veer!

Mangal, your impatience will get us killed!

Mangal, your impatience will get us killed!

And this hesitation will kill the rebellion!

But Mangal, we are not ready yet.

It's now or never!

What's wrong with you guys?

Don't you see, the moment we all have been waiting for is here!

It's time to honour your pledge, it's time to do or die!

Pick up your guns and fight.

Fight for your freedom.

For once, fight for yourselves.

Fight! - Yes!

Come on!

What's going on?

Who sounded the bugle?

Attack!

Mangal, stop!

Mangal!

What the heck do you think you're doing?

A handful of sepoys is no match for the Rangoon Regiment.

That we shall see!

Then you leave me no choice!

Sir.. - Get the General!

Sir, it's begun.

The British battalion..

The Rangoon Regiment!

Mr. Mangal!

Mangal!

Come on, all of you.. Assemble!

You cannot get out of this alive.

Surrender or you will die!

It's all over now.

The entire nation is looking up to us. If we surrender now

the fire of rebellion will be doused.

We cannot let that happen.

I won't let that happen!

Mangal, we are heavily outnumbered. There's no hope now.

Let's flee. - No! - Yes, Mr. Mangal.. - No!

We cannot win this battle, Mangal!

We will win, even if it takes a hundred years.

Let's flee, Mangal, or else, each one of us will get killed.

Go..

Spread the word..

The fight for independence has begun.

Mangal.. - Mangal, the rebellion needs you!

The rebellion needs blood.

Let it be mine.

Attack!

Stop..

Don't fire!

Hold your fire!

I want him alive! Go.

Hey..

Mangal!

Mangal!

Mangal! Mangal!

To the hospital! Quick! He mustn't die.

"May peace be everywhere.."

"May peace be everywhere.."

"All the cities and the houses have been awakened.."

"Every village has awakened now."

"Even each flower and each tree of each garden has awakened."

"May peace be everywhere.."

Nana Sahib, Barrackpore has risen.

Soon, the fire will spread all across.

Soon, the fire will spread all across.

But Tatya..

Make up your mind, Nana Sahib.

This is the chance. Seize the moment or perish!

"The fire in us will never"

"be extinguished now!"

"Our eyes have seen the fire within"

"and there's no backing off now!"

"We have set out on a mission now"

"and nothing can hold us back now."

Greetings, Queen Lakshmibai. - Please sit, Tatya.

The time has come earlier than we had expected.

Good. Just what I've been waiting for.

"Here we come as a storm"

"and no one is potent enough to stop us."

"We all have vowed"

"to uproot foreign rule from our land!"

I am an Emperor in name only.

What do I do?

What do I do?

A giant wave is rising, Your Majesty.

If we don't swim with it, we'll drown.

"May peace be everywhere.."

"May peace be everywhere.."

He will live.

There is still hope. I have spoken to them.

If you tender a public apology, they will let you live.

Just say that it was a mistake

and that, you're sorry. That's all.

Or else, they will hang you.

I am not sorry for my actions.

And I am not scared to die.

So, they cannot threaten me or forgive me.

Mangal..

I don't want you to die.

This is my fault, I let you do this, I passed on a lie.

I will never be able to forgive myself if.. - Captain Gordon..

You did what you could and I did what I had to.

My blood is not on your hands.

I've come to realise

I've come to realise

that what I did and what I must do

has nothing to do with biting the bullet

or with any religious feeling.

I believed that Nainsukh

was born an untouchable.

No.. We are all untouchables

in our own land.

Captain Gordon, our fight is no longer

against animal grease on a cartridge.

It is now for our dignity, our freedom

and for our right to hold our heads high.

The cartridge, the animal fat..

The lie.. It is all futile.

I'd bite the bullet a hundred times

if it would give us freedom.

Mangal

for God's sake, we have

to stop this thing together. We must.

Or else, there will be terrible bloodshed.

You still don't understand.

India is rising.

And no one can stop it now. Not you

not me and not even my life..

Mangal Pandey..

Did you, on the 29th of March, incite the other sepoys

to rebel against the Company?

Who were the others involved in this conspiracy?

On that morning, did you imbibe any intoxicating drinks?

This one called Bhang, for instance?

Let the record show that the accused does not deny this.

It's obvious that the accused has no interest whatsoever

in the proceedings of this court martial. Therefore..

We should have to rely upon the testimonies

of the eye witnesses and the officers

attacked and wounded by the accused.

You have known Mangal Pandey for the past seven years.

I have known him, sir, as a brave soldier and a loyal friend.

One of the finest sepoys to serve under my command.

Is it true that on 29th March he attacked and injured you?

I cannot deny what happened, sir, but I would like you to look

at the circumstances that led to his behaviour.

Answer in yes or no!

Yes, but the cartridge controversy and the subsequent events..

Yes or no, Captain!

Just knowing what happened is not enough.

You have to understand why it happened.

Yes or no!

Yes!

Is it not also true that he subsequently murdered

two of your fellow officers and injured four others?

Yes.

That will be all, Captain.

No, that will not be all!

You will hear me speak, darn it!

Has this company become so blinded by arrogance and greed

that it cannot see the danger that stares it in the face?

that it cannot see the danger that stares it in the face?

We stand surrounded by our own army.

3,00,000 armed native soldiers so disillusioned by our command

that they are on the verge of mutiny.

And what do we do to pacify them?

We stoke the fire of their indignation

by laughing at their concerns or suppressing them with brutality!

But mark my words, if you hang this man, Mangal Pandey..

There will be rebellion! Rebellion all around

that will sweep through this land like wildfire!

A rebellion that will lead to the end of this Company Raj.

Captain, enough!

'Captain Gordon tried his best to save Mangal Pandey.'

'He warned that if Mangal Pandey was hanged'

'the fire of rebellion will spread all over'

'and it would put an end to the Company Raj.'

'But even this warning fell on deaf ears.'

They failed to hang him this morning.

They have called for four hangmen from Calcutta now.

They will hang him in public tomorrow

and make a spectacle of his death

"The bugle has been blown.."

"The war drums are being played loud."

"Come on now, awaken.."

"Awaken from your slumber now."

"Awaken.. Awaken, all!"

"Awaken.. Awaken, all!"

"The earth and the sky seem to have all awakened!"

"Even the rivers and the seas have turned turbulent."

"Awaken.. Awaken, all!"

"May peace be everywhere.."

"May peace be everywhere.."

"May peace be everywhere.."

"May peace be everywhere.."

"What is this test time wants to put us through?"

"What is this test time wants to put us through?"

"We cannot believe our eyes."

"Our beloved friend is leaving us today"

"with his head held high."

"May all mothers be blessed"

"with a child like him."

"He is fearless.. He is immortal."

"Life and death hold no importance to him!"

"May peace be everywhere.."

"May peace be everywhere.."

"May peace be everywhere.."

"May peace be everywhere.."

"Here goes the rebel, the courageous.."

"Here goes the rebel, the courageous.."

"People watching cannot look into his eyes.."

"His face still very fresh with the moisture of independence."

"His eyes still reflect the dream of Independent India."

"You may kill the body"

"but you can never kill the ideology."

"You may kill the body"

"but you can never kill the ideology."

"The lamp of rebellion that I have lighted"

"shall glow to get this nation rid of the darkness."

Attack!

Attack!

"May peace be everywhere."

"May peace be everywhere."

"May peace be everywhere."

"All the cities and the houses have been awakened.."

"Every village has awakened now."

"Even each flower and each tree of each garden has awakened."

"May peace be everywhere.."

"May peace be everywhere.."

'And so began the bloodiest rebellion in human history.'

'The British called it a Sepoy Mutiny.'

'But for the Indians, it was the first war of independence.'

'An officer by the name of Captain William Gordon'

'was recorded as having joined the rebel forces'

'was recorded as having joined the rebel forces'

'and he fought against the Company Raj.'

'The rebellion was finally put down after a year'

'but it destroyed the East India Company.'

'And the British Crown took over'

'the governance of India.'

'Mangal Pandey, in his death, became a hero, a legend'

'who inspired a nation to fight for freedom'

'and instilled the fire into the hearts of millions of Indians!'

'The dream that Mangal had seen became a reality after 90 years'

'on 15th August, 1947, when India became free.'

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