1 00:04:34,603 --> 00:04:36,843 - Hello, sir. - Hello. 2 00:04:42,643 --> 00:04:44,803 Fill all the cracks in the wall properly. 3 00:04:44,923 --> 00:04:45,923 Yes, sir. 4 00:04:46,083 --> 00:04:49,123 Replace all the old bricks with new ones. 5 00:04:49,243 --> 00:04:50,243 Okay, sir. 6 00:05:03,963 --> 00:05:05,843 - Rao sir. - Yes? 7 00:05:06,163 --> 00:05:07,163 Come take a look. 8 00:05:17,523 --> 00:05:19,803 This needs to be reported to the higher authorities. 9 00:05:32,843 --> 00:05:34,163 Only 300 rupees... for the complete Taj Mahal experience. 10 00:05:34,283 --> 00:05:35,443 Only 300 rupees... for the complete Taj Mahal experience. 11 00:05:35,563 --> 00:05:36,683 Only 300 rupees... for the complete Taj Mahal experience. 12 00:05:36,803 --> 00:05:38,243 - I don't want it, thanks. - Also, get your pictures clicked. 13 00:05:38,363 --> 00:05:39,643 It's no fun otherwise. 14 00:05:40,563 --> 00:05:42,523 Sir. Good morning. Good morning, ma'am. 15 00:05:42,843 --> 00:05:45,683 Only 300 rupees... for the complete Taj Mahal experience. 16 00:05:45,803 --> 00:05:47,883 The full story, all the details of the Taj Mahal. 17 00:05:47,963 --> 00:05:50,123 See how Mahesh is trying to impress 18 00:05:50,243 --> 00:05:52,763 the foreigners with his broken English. 19 00:05:53,243 --> 00:05:55,963 Remember... he snatched your customer yesterday. 20 00:05:57,923 --> 00:05:58,923 I'll snatch his. 21 00:06:02,443 --> 00:06:03,723 Hello. 22 00:06:03,843 --> 00:06:05,563 Beautiful couple. 23 00:06:07,963 --> 00:06:12,563 I'll give you the full story of the Taj Mahal from Shahjahan to Mumtaz 24 00:06:12,803 --> 00:06:15,443 and also shooting of Bollywood films. 25 00:06:15,563 --> 00:06:17,083 Only 300 rupees. 26 00:06:17,203 --> 00:06:19,283 You always snatch my customer. 27 00:06:19,483 --> 00:06:21,283 Meet me outside. I'll show you. 28 00:06:21,403 --> 00:06:23,683 Alright. We'll see. 29 00:06:23,963 --> 00:06:24,963 Do you know Spanish? 30 00:06:25,123 --> 00:06:26,803 You and your Spanish knowledge. 31 00:06:28,083 --> 00:06:29,523 He is good. We should hire him. 32 00:06:29,643 --> 00:06:33,763 Listen to her sir... She is right. 33 00:06:33,963 --> 00:06:34,803 Do you know Spanish? 34 00:06:34,923 --> 00:06:37,203 Little-little. Everything. 35 00:06:38,323 --> 00:06:42,283 Spanish. Italian. French. Everything. 36 00:06:42,723 --> 00:06:43,723 Take a look. 37 00:06:43,963 --> 00:06:46,923 A stunning masterpiece of Mughal architecture, 38 00:06:46,963 --> 00:06:49,403 its beauty captivates all who see it. 39 00:06:49,723 --> 00:06:52,323 It's known as the symbol of love, 40 00:06:52,843 --> 00:06:56,083 but the story behind it will bring tears to your eyes. 41 00:06:56,243 --> 00:06:58,763 Allow me to share it with you. 42 00:06:59,963 --> 00:07:02,963 The emperor was struck down by fate, 43 00:07:03,243 --> 00:07:05,763 the grief of losing his love he had to face. 44 00:07:06,283 --> 00:07:08,763 The queen left for the heavenly abode. 45 00:07:08,883 --> 00:07:10,963 And for weeks the king mourned. 46 00:07:11,683 --> 00:07:14,763 Not a morsel of food or a drop of water... 47 00:07:14,963 --> 00:07:17,243 Her name echoed on his lips... 48 00:07:17,803 --> 00:07:20,363 One day, the emperor remembered her dream- 49 00:07:20,723 --> 00:07:23,683 a vision of a palace and a mesmerizing garden... 50 00:07:24,363 --> 00:07:26,963 The emperor's orders... could not be refused. 51 00:07:27,123 --> 00:07:29,203 In a fit of rage... he would chop off heads. 52 00:07:29,323 --> 00:07:30,603 - Nice. - Nice. 53 00:07:30,723 --> 00:07:31,843 - Nice. - Nice. 54 00:07:32,083 --> 00:07:34,843 The architects became captivated by the banks of the Yamuna. 55 00:07:35,083 --> 00:07:38,123 They foresaw years of hard work and a fortune ahead. 56 00:07:38,483 --> 00:07:39,963 It took twenty-two years to complete, 57 00:07:40,123 --> 00:07:41,763 with many putting forth their strength and skill. 58 00:07:41,883 --> 00:07:45,763 The queen's palace of dreams was glistening like the moon. 59 00:07:46,083 --> 00:07:49,723 Captivating every passer-by's attention. 60 00:07:49,843 --> 00:07:53,803 With pride on his face, the emperor looked up... 61 00:07:53,923 --> 00:07:55,523 With a smile he said... 62 00:07:56,843 --> 00:07:59,923 My queen... look at my symbol of love. 63 00:08:13,563 --> 00:08:15,803 How much do I need? 64 00:08:17,963 --> 00:08:20,683 Five. I win again, Bittu. 65 00:08:20,803 --> 00:08:23,283 Look, grandpa. Aunty keeps cheating all the time and wins. 66 00:08:23,483 --> 00:08:25,843 And that's what you say after every time you lose. 67 00:08:25,963 --> 00:08:28,323 Doesn't matter. This time we'll defeat aunty as a team. 68 00:08:28,443 --> 00:08:29,923 - Okay. - Come on. 69 00:08:29,963 --> 00:08:31,643 Bittu, set the game again. 70 00:08:37,323 --> 00:08:38,563 - I will go take a look. - Yes. 71 00:08:44,963 --> 00:08:46,203 - Would you like some tea? - No. 72 00:08:47,443 --> 00:08:48,603 What happened? 73 00:08:49,603 --> 00:08:51,483 I keep telling him again and again. 74 00:08:52,163 --> 00:08:53,283 But he doesn't listen. 75 00:08:53,923 --> 00:08:56,083 Finding a job now is not easy. 76 00:08:56,203 --> 00:08:58,363 Social media has ruined our business. 77 00:08:58,563 --> 00:09:01,323 - What happened? - We had this big customer. 78 00:09:01,443 --> 00:09:03,403 They were ready to tip us 2000 rupees. 79 00:09:03,523 --> 00:09:07,163 But he just can't get past his integrity. 80 00:09:08,283 --> 00:09:10,483 Alright, calm down. 81 00:09:10,603 --> 00:09:11,963 You're raising your voice too loud. 82 00:09:12,403 --> 00:09:14,323 We'll figure something out. 83 00:09:14,443 --> 00:09:15,683 How are we going to manage? 84 00:09:16,323 --> 00:09:18,563 We've to pay the rent in four days. 85 00:09:19,163 --> 00:09:22,083 School fee. Loan instalments. 86 00:09:22,803 --> 00:09:24,243 Where are we going to get the money? 87 00:09:26,603 --> 00:09:29,083 We'll figure something out. 88 00:09:29,523 --> 00:09:31,283 You must be hungry. 89 00:09:31,403 --> 00:09:32,563 That's why you are fuming. 90 00:09:32,683 --> 00:09:33,843 I'll prepare dinner in a jiffy. 91 00:09:33,963 --> 00:09:35,963 You'll feel better once there's food in your stomach. 92 00:09:49,403 --> 00:09:51,163 Papa? You here? 93 00:09:51,683 --> 00:09:52,683 Yes... 94 00:09:54,203 --> 00:09:55,323 That... 95 00:09:57,123 --> 00:09:59,363 I am sorry about yesterday. 96 00:10:01,643 --> 00:10:02,643 Okay. 97 00:10:03,683 --> 00:10:09,883 Honest people are called dumb behind their backs. 98 00:10:10,163 --> 00:10:11,963 Then don't let it affect you. 99 00:10:14,923 --> 00:10:16,243 Mom was right. 100 00:10:17,683 --> 00:10:19,603 You have a way with words. 101 00:10:20,443 --> 00:10:22,803 You and your mom keep wrongly labelling me. 102 00:10:24,083 --> 00:10:26,283 Go home and get some rest. 103 00:10:26,403 --> 00:10:28,083 We've to go for the nomination tomorrow. 104 00:10:28,723 --> 00:10:31,123 Everything is ready. Press. Drums. 105 00:10:31,483 --> 00:10:34,083 No drums. No drums. 106 00:10:35,403 --> 00:10:36,683 - Okay, fine. - Go. 107 00:10:37,963 --> 00:10:38,963 Come home soon. 108 00:10:41,243 --> 00:10:43,883 - Look. He's here. - I told you no need for drums... 109 00:10:44,723 --> 00:10:47,123 - You guys don't listen. - Hello, brother. 110 00:10:47,323 --> 00:10:50,803 - Come. I told you they will come on time. - That's enough. 111 00:10:50,923 --> 00:10:51,963 Stop it. Stop. 112 00:10:52,203 --> 00:10:53,883 I said I don't want any drama. 113 00:10:54,283 --> 00:10:56,803 We're here to submit our nomination for the presidential elections. 114 00:10:56,923 --> 00:10:57,803 It's a big deal. 115 00:10:57,923 --> 00:10:59,283 Just become the president of the 116 00:10:59,363 --> 00:11:01,443 guide's association, then see what happens. 117 00:11:01,563 --> 00:11:04,323 Not to worry, uncle. We'll leave no stone unturned in making you win. 118 00:11:04,443 --> 00:11:06,963 Usman bhai is going to win hands down. 119 00:11:07,083 --> 00:11:08,803 Usman bhai is going to win. 120 00:11:08,923 --> 00:11:10,363 To hell with your Usman bhai. 121 00:11:10,483 --> 00:11:13,643 We'll see when the results are declared. 122 00:11:16,763 --> 00:11:18,723 Bravo. Great. 123 00:11:18,843 --> 00:11:21,563 - That seals it. - Should I tell them to beat the drums? 124 00:11:21,843 --> 00:11:22,843 Go ahead. 125 00:11:23,643 --> 00:11:26,123 Go ahead and play. What are you waiting for. Come, brother. 126 00:11:28,923 --> 00:11:30,283 Come. Come, brother. 127 00:11:35,523 --> 00:11:36,763 Come, come... 128 00:11:39,923 --> 00:11:43,803 What could have sparked such anger that you've resorted to rebellion? 129 00:11:43,923 --> 00:11:46,883 This isn't rebellion, Usman bhai. 130 00:11:46,963 --> 00:11:48,483 It's a necessity. 131 00:11:48,723 --> 00:11:50,683 The condition of the guides is not hidden from you. 132 00:11:50,803 --> 00:11:52,603 They don't have any jobs or security. 133 00:11:52,763 --> 00:11:57,323 The archaeological department spends millions to protect the monuments. 134 00:11:57,483 --> 00:11:59,443 But they never gave a thought to the guides. 135 00:12:01,243 --> 00:12:02,563 Have you become a politician? 136 00:12:04,123 --> 00:12:06,163 I even owe that to you. 137 00:12:06,283 --> 00:12:09,643 This was your responsibility, but you did nothing. 138 00:12:10,363 --> 00:12:13,363 As you know, Usman bhai, three things that are changing constantly. 139 00:12:13,883 --> 00:12:18,323 Circumstances in life, dates on a calendar... and politics. 140 00:12:19,443 --> 00:12:22,323 Responsibilities are one thing, but don't ignore your health. 141 00:12:23,283 --> 00:12:27,203 Often burdened by responsibilities, people bid adieu to the world. 142 00:12:27,523 --> 00:12:28,723 Who are you threatening? 143 00:12:30,883 --> 00:12:33,523 Usman bhai, threats are not going to work now. 144 00:12:34,083 --> 00:12:35,963 Your days are numbered now. 145 00:12:36,123 --> 00:12:39,083 And it's like this, Usman bhai, 146 00:12:39,203 --> 00:12:41,123 you should figure on your health rather than his. 147 00:12:41,603 --> 00:12:44,483 Or you might get piles from sitting on the chair for too long. 148 00:12:47,203 --> 00:12:48,443 Start playing. 149 00:12:48,563 --> 00:12:49,243 Goodbye. 150 00:12:49,363 --> 00:12:50,363 Come on. 151 00:12:51,363 --> 00:12:54,563 - Brother Vishnu... - Will be victorious. 152 00:12:54,683 --> 00:12:57,563 - Brother Vishnu... - Will be victorious. 153 00:12:57,683 --> 00:13:00,803 - Brother Vishnu... - Will be victorious. 154 00:13:00,963 --> 00:13:02,883 Did you get the confirmation yet? 155 00:13:03,443 --> 00:13:05,643 Papa. 3000 rupees. 156 00:13:07,123 --> 00:13:08,123 3000? 157 00:13:08,843 --> 00:13:12,963 Actually, my UPSC test series begins tomorrow. 158 00:13:13,203 --> 00:13:16,323 So, I need to purchase some study materials for it. 159 00:13:16,923 --> 00:13:19,043 This is all I have right now. 160 00:13:19,163 --> 00:13:20,323 I'll give you the rest tomorrow. 161 00:13:20,443 --> 00:13:21,443 - Okay? - Fine. 162 00:13:21,883 --> 00:13:27,883 Here... you study less and appear for more test series. 163 00:13:28,283 --> 00:13:29,323 What is the catch? 164 00:13:29,643 --> 00:13:31,443 Why would there be a catch? 165 00:13:31,963 --> 00:13:33,203 Don't you want me to study? 166 00:13:33,403 --> 00:13:35,923 You didn't study yourself, at least let me study. 167 00:13:35,963 --> 00:13:38,163 And she has a sharp tongue. 168 00:13:41,323 --> 00:13:42,683 Eight minus three... 169 00:13:42,803 --> 00:13:44,403 - Five. - Five. 170 00:13:44,523 --> 00:13:46,963 Sister-in-law, how about some spicy snacks? 171 00:13:47,123 --> 00:13:48,123 Yes. 172 00:13:48,563 --> 00:13:49,523 Aloo tikki for me, aunty. 173 00:13:49,643 --> 00:13:51,323 - And golgappas for me. - Absolutely. 174 00:13:51,443 --> 00:13:52,643 Papdi Chaat for me. 175 00:13:52,843 --> 00:13:53,963 Do you want anything? 176 00:13:57,563 --> 00:13:59,123 So this is... 177 00:14:00,963 --> 00:14:04,443 Six months after the death of Mumtaz, her dead body was brought 178 00:14:04,563 --> 00:14:06,243 to Agra from Burhanpur. 179 00:14:06,363 --> 00:14:09,883 And it was buried in this garden before the tomb was built. 180 00:14:10,363 --> 00:14:11,363 Cut it. 181 00:14:12,203 --> 00:14:13,043 Very good, Vishnu ji. 182 00:14:13,163 --> 00:14:16,843 Whenever you tell a story, it sounds very captivating. 183 00:14:17,363 --> 00:14:19,443 She flew in from America for this interview. 184 00:14:19,563 --> 00:14:20,923 - Is it? - Yes. 185 00:14:21,603 --> 00:14:23,363 One last thing, Vishnu ji. 186 00:14:23,483 --> 00:14:25,963 Everyone knows about the controversy of the Taj Mahal. 187 00:14:27,403 --> 00:14:28,643 I just wanted to ask you... 188 00:14:29,083 --> 00:14:31,963 Did Shahjahan actually build the Taj Mahal? 189 00:14:32,323 --> 00:14:33,803 I mean some of the historians claim, 190 00:14:33,883 --> 00:14:35,443 that it was not built by Shahjahan. 191 00:14:36,963 --> 00:14:39,563 It's just a rumour and lies. 192 00:14:41,403 --> 00:14:44,083 Vishnu ji, just take a look at this photo. 193 00:14:45,443 --> 00:14:47,763 He's a guide... from Agra. 194 00:14:47,963 --> 00:14:49,163 Mahendra Das. 195 00:14:51,283 --> 00:14:55,323 In 1970, he took American archaeologist Peter Williams 196 00:14:55,443 --> 00:14:58,803 and VN Vats to the chambers underneath the Taj Mahal. 197 00:14:59,083 --> 00:15:01,723 And they said it's a Hindu palace. 198 00:15:01,843 --> 00:15:04,123 She grabbed him by the collar. 199 00:15:04,483 --> 00:15:06,203 Madam, I am a certified guide. 200 00:15:06,323 --> 00:15:09,323 I cannot give wrong information. Sorry. 201 00:15:09,443 --> 00:15:10,443 What... Vishnu ji? Cut... 202 00:15:10,563 --> 00:15:11,163 Take five. 203 00:15:11,283 --> 00:15:12,643 Vishnu ji. Please. 204 00:15:12,803 --> 00:15:13,403 Vishnu ji. Please. 205 00:15:13,523 --> 00:15:16,083 Just hold on. Hold on, please. Just listen to me. 206 00:15:16,643 --> 00:15:17,963 As you know, Vishnu ji, 207 00:15:18,283 --> 00:15:20,643 the history of India has been moulded over a period of time. 208 00:15:21,123 --> 00:15:22,563 And I am here to make a documentary 209 00:15:22,683 --> 00:15:24,563 about the undiscovered facts of the Taj Mahal. 210 00:15:25,723 --> 00:15:29,443 And these undiscovered facts can only be given by you, Vishnu ji. 211 00:15:30,243 --> 00:15:31,923 Because, you're one of the most senior, 212 00:15:31,963 --> 00:15:33,683 one of the most learned guides here. 213 00:15:34,163 --> 00:15:35,523 Please, I really need your help. 214 00:15:35,723 --> 00:15:39,803 The truth you seek has already been attempted to be uncovered by many. 215 00:15:39,963 --> 00:15:42,083 But they only stumbled upon failure. 216 00:15:42,323 --> 00:15:44,083 And what good is the truth to you. 217 00:15:44,403 --> 00:15:46,883 You are making this film for recognition. 218 00:15:46,963 --> 00:15:47,763 So stick to that. 219 00:15:47,883 --> 00:15:50,243 Shahjahan and the symbol of his love 220 00:15:50,323 --> 00:15:52,923 will fetch you wealth and recognition. 221 00:15:52,963 --> 00:15:55,323 - Please, Vishnu ji. - Thank you, madam. 222 00:16:05,083 --> 00:16:06,083 Manoj. 223 00:16:06,323 --> 00:16:07,323 Coming, brother. 224 00:16:07,683 --> 00:16:08,963 Take more. 225 00:16:09,163 --> 00:16:09,803 Manoj. 226 00:16:09,923 --> 00:16:10,843 - Pour some more. - Listen. 227 00:16:10,963 --> 00:16:13,603 This time Vishnu brother will have to be made to win at any cost. 228 00:16:13,803 --> 00:16:15,963 This is your last peg, brother. 229 00:16:16,883 --> 00:16:18,163 Drink slowly. 230 00:16:18,403 --> 00:16:19,683 The fun is only getting started. 231 00:16:21,883 --> 00:16:23,403 Have you ever wondered... 232 00:16:25,203 --> 00:16:30,483 the story we've been telling about the Taj Mahal all these years- 233 00:16:31,083 --> 00:16:33,883 what if it turns out to be a lie? 234 00:16:34,763 --> 00:16:36,763 Could we forgive ourselves for spreading it? 235 00:16:38,483 --> 00:16:39,483 Please, brother. 236 00:16:40,203 --> 00:16:42,243 The freedom fighter inside you 237 00:16:42,363 --> 00:16:45,483 always shows up after a couple of drinks. 238 00:16:45,603 --> 00:16:47,683 And how many times have we discussed this? 239 00:16:47,803 --> 00:16:48,683 Of course. 240 00:16:48,803 --> 00:16:52,683 But brother can't get over it. 241 00:16:52,803 --> 00:16:56,203 - And what if it's a rumour? - Rumours can be true. 242 00:16:57,763 --> 00:16:58,923 It can be true. 243 00:16:59,483 --> 00:17:02,523 Even the tourists are asking about the story. 244 00:17:02,883 --> 00:17:05,803 What am I going to say? I have to lie. 245 00:17:06,763 --> 00:17:09,923 Spread this lie. Symbol of love. 246 00:17:10,443 --> 00:17:11,443 Sham! 247 00:17:13,083 --> 00:17:16,963 That girl asked me the right question. 248 00:17:18,323 --> 00:17:20,283 So what if it was right. 249 00:17:20,803 --> 00:17:23,363 Will you raising your voice make any difference? 250 00:17:23,683 --> 00:17:26,283 Keep calm. Everyone's watching. 251 00:17:26,403 --> 00:17:28,323 I know everyone's watching. 252 00:17:28,483 --> 00:17:30,363 Why are we so blind that we can't? 253 00:17:30,763 --> 00:17:31,963 Take a look. 254 00:17:33,763 --> 00:17:38,443 Have you ever seen a tomb in this world with a dome on top? 255 00:17:38,723 --> 00:17:42,523 With urn on the top and dozens of rooms below. 256 00:17:42,643 --> 00:17:45,843 And the rooms don't have doors. They are plastered. 257 00:17:46,643 --> 00:17:51,283 Could it be possible to run a DNA test of the Taj Mahal? 258 00:17:51,563 --> 00:17:54,083 DNA testing is not some joke. 259 00:17:54,523 --> 00:17:57,923 One can make an entire blood report from a single drop of blood. 260 00:17:58,163 --> 00:18:02,683 Similarly, let them extract a stone and find out when it was built. 261 00:18:02,843 --> 00:18:04,323 Then get it done, brother. 262 00:18:04,963 --> 00:18:09,643 The Taj, yourself... get everyone's DNA test done. 263 00:18:09,843 --> 00:18:11,163 He wants to conduct a DNA test. 264 00:18:11,403 --> 00:18:14,603 Please, brother Khiloni, stop encouraging him. Be quiet. 265 00:18:14,723 --> 00:18:20,683 Uncle, since that girl interviewed uncle, he's lost his mind. 266 00:18:21,683 --> 00:18:22,803 Be quiet. 267 00:18:22,923 --> 00:18:25,563 Stop ruining my drunken stupor, uncle. 268 00:18:25,683 --> 00:18:28,963 People wasted their entire lives trying to bring the truth out, 269 00:18:29,203 --> 00:18:32,163 but he's worried about his stupor. 270 00:18:32,563 --> 00:18:40,123 I beg you, uncle... don't try to humiliate me. 271 00:18:40,483 --> 00:18:43,963 Those were idiots who wasted their life. 272 00:18:44,123 --> 00:18:46,963 How dare you call them idiots? 273 00:18:47,163 --> 00:18:50,323 - Vishnu... stop... - He is not going to listen. 274 00:18:50,563 --> 00:18:51,963 - Sit down. - He is talking nonsense. 275 00:18:52,123 --> 00:18:54,683 You became a guide only five years ago. 276 00:18:55,323 --> 00:18:57,203 I've been watching this lie for 30 years. 277 00:18:58,363 --> 00:18:59,683 Why are you getting angry at him? 278 00:19:00,083 --> 00:19:01,923 Everyone knows your history. 279 00:19:01,963 --> 00:19:04,763 You are just like your father. 280 00:19:04,963 --> 00:19:06,403 Don't insult my father. 281 00:19:07,483 --> 00:19:10,483 If only your father had supported him... 282 00:19:10,603 --> 00:19:14,283 If my father had supported your father, 283 00:19:14,523 --> 00:19:17,763 my father would have suffered the same consequences as your father. 284 00:19:18,203 --> 00:19:19,323 He set out to change history. 285 00:19:19,443 --> 00:19:20,963 Not to change history. 286 00:19:21,083 --> 00:19:23,403 He set out to uncover the truth of the Taj Mahal. 287 00:19:24,403 --> 00:19:26,403 And you all know what the truth is. 288 00:19:26,803 --> 00:19:30,723 Tell me honestly, Did Shahjahan build the Taj Mahal? 289 00:19:30,843 --> 00:19:32,163 He did, uncle. 290 00:19:32,283 --> 00:19:33,723 And you were the architect. 291 00:19:34,763 --> 00:19:37,563 Even after the scam your father pulled, 292 00:19:37,923 --> 00:19:41,523 the association let you work inside the Taj Mahal. 293 00:19:41,723 --> 00:19:43,523 You should feel indebted. 294 00:19:43,883 --> 00:19:47,723 We are working hard to make you the president of the association, 295 00:19:47,963 --> 00:19:50,083 and you are talking nonsense about the Taj Mahal. 296 00:19:50,203 --> 00:19:52,603 You insult the means of your livelihood. 297 00:19:52,723 --> 00:19:55,243 - Are you not ashamed? - Stop it, Khiloni. 298 00:19:55,363 --> 00:19:56,123 Stop what? 299 00:19:56,243 --> 00:19:59,603 Khiloni... brother here is not against the Taj Mahal. 300 00:19:59,723 --> 00:20:00,883 He's just had too much to drink. 301 00:20:00,963 --> 00:20:02,603 He'll forget everything in the morning. 302 00:20:02,763 --> 00:20:03,923 Better explain to him. 303 00:20:05,283 --> 00:20:06,363 Come, Chote. We'll continue someplace else. 304 00:20:06,483 --> 00:20:07,323 He'll ruin all our businesses! 305 00:20:07,443 --> 00:20:10,883 Brother, don't spike your blood pressure over it. 306 00:20:11,963 --> 00:20:12,963 Brother? 307 00:20:13,963 --> 00:20:15,963 Leave it. Let him go. 308 00:20:16,483 --> 00:20:18,083 Don't spike your blood pressure over it. 309 00:20:20,723 --> 00:20:21,603 Brother. 310 00:20:21,803 --> 00:20:22,843 Brother. 311 00:20:23,363 --> 00:20:25,123 Brother. It's nothing. 312 00:20:25,243 --> 00:20:27,443 Don't feel offended by what they said. 313 00:20:27,843 --> 00:20:30,083 - Elections are around the corner. - What are you looking at? 314 00:20:30,203 --> 00:20:32,843 - Get lost. - This is not a drama. 315 00:20:33,483 --> 00:20:34,483 Go home. 316 00:21:24,603 --> 00:21:27,363 Vishnu... 317 00:21:53,323 --> 00:21:57,723 Have you ever seen a tomb in this world with a dome on top? 318 00:21:58,163 --> 00:22:01,483 With urn on the top and dozens of rooms below. 319 00:22:01,963 --> 00:22:05,123 And the rooms don't have doors. They are plastered. 320 00:22:05,923 --> 00:22:09,923 - Can't we run a DNA test... - Papa really outdid it this time. 321 00:22:09,963 --> 00:22:10,923 - Sushmita. - Yes. 322 00:22:10,963 --> 00:22:12,163 - Sushmita. - Yes. 323 00:22:12,283 --> 00:22:13,483 - Where are the keys? - What? 324 00:22:13,603 --> 00:22:14,883 - Where are the keys? - What happened? 325 00:22:14,963 --> 00:22:16,083 What happened, brother? Why are you screaming? 326 00:22:16,203 --> 00:22:17,563 - Where are the keys? - Papa took the scooter. 327 00:22:17,683 --> 00:22:19,043 - What happened? - But... 328 00:22:19,163 --> 00:22:20,683 Show sister-in-law the video. 329 00:22:20,803 --> 00:22:22,563 Which video? Show me quickly. 330 00:22:25,963 --> 00:22:29,723 Could it be possible to run a DNA test of the Taj Mahal? 331 00:22:29,963 --> 00:22:32,963 - DNA testing is not some joke. - What has papa done? 332 00:22:33,083 --> 00:22:36,083 One can make an entire blood report from a single drop of blood. 333 00:22:36,603 --> 00:22:42,083 Similarly, let them extract a stone and find out when it was built. 334 00:22:45,963 --> 00:22:47,483 Amazing. 335 00:22:48,963 --> 00:22:50,483 He did our job for us. 336 00:22:51,683 --> 00:22:52,683 Make it viral. 337 00:22:53,443 --> 00:22:54,443 See, brother Manoj. 338 00:22:54,563 --> 00:22:57,363 I told you they would all be here at this time. 339 00:22:59,643 --> 00:23:02,083 Will I have to meet all these people for a vote. 340 00:23:02,203 --> 00:23:05,323 It's necessary, Mr. President. It's the President's elections. 341 00:23:05,443 --> 00:23:06,843 It's the only thing that works. 342 00:23:06,963 --> 00:23:09,363 Pay attention. 343 00:23:10,083 --> 00:23:14,283 The opposition is now exposed, this time vote for Vishnu Das. 344 00:23:14,403 --> 00:23:18,363 The opposition is now exposed, this time vote for Vishnu Das. 345 00:23:18,483 --> 00:23:21,963 He has no faith in the Taj Mahal. 346 00:23:22,123 --> 00:23:23,603 What will he become the president of? 347 00:23:24,243 --> 00:23:25,643 He is right. 348 00:23:25,763 --> 00:23:26,603 He is right. 349 00:23:26,723 --> 00:23:28,763 He pretended to be some kind of agent all along. 350 00:23:28,963 --> 00:23:30,923 Singing glories of Shahjahan. 351 00:23:30,963 --> 00:23:34,923 But no one knew he was so full of hatred. 352 00:23:35,483 --> 00:23:38,323 I think... Khiloni made his move. 353 00:23:39,563 --> 00:23:41,923 - Did Khiloni tell you all this? - He must be high. 354 00:23:42,483 --> 00:23:43,883 What is Khiloni going to say? 355 00:23:44,163 --> 00:23:47,083 Everyone in Agra knows about this. 356 00:23:47,203 --> 00:23:50,683 And the rooms don't have doors. They are plastered. 357 00:23:50,843 --> 00:23:54,763 Could it be possible to run a DNA test of the Taj Mahal? 358 00:23:54,963 --> 00:23:57,603 DNA testing is not some joke. 359 00:23:58,123 --> 00:24:00,643 Whoever did this, but this is total chaos. 360 00:24:00,963 --> 00:24:03,283 You are the star of Agra now. 361 00:24:03,963 --> 00:24:06,723 - What have you done? - This is terrible. 362 00:24:06,963 --> 00:24:07,963 Total chaos. 363 00:24:20,123 --> 00:24:24,243 Have you ever seen a tomb in this world with a dome on top? 364 00:24:24,403 --> 00:24:25,443 Get a DNA test done... 365 00:24:25,563 --> 00:24:26,923 This DNA testing is not a joke. 366 00:24:26,963 --> 00:24:29,883 With several chambers. Have you ever seen any... 367 00:24:29,963 --> 00:24:32,923 This Vishnu has humiliated all the guides. 368 00:24:32,963 --> 00:24:35,603 This Vishnu Das should be sent to jail. 369 00:24:35,723 --> 00:24:36,483 You are right. 370 00:24:36,603 --> 00:24:37,683 Vishnu ji. Vishnu ji. 371 00:24:37,803 --> 00:24:38,963 Vishnu ji. 372 00:24:39,243 --> 00:24:40,723 You've stirred up a storm. 373 00:24:51,523 --> 00:24:52,563 Leave him alone. 374 00:24:53,323 --> 00:24:55,203 What will you get from taking so much stress? 375 00:24:57,283 --> 00:24:58,603 He isn't coming out of his room. 376 00:24:59,123 --> 00:25:00,803 Sitting inside quietly like a statue. 377 00:25:00,963 --> 00:25:03,683 No need to say a word now. 378 00:25:04,243 --> 00:25:06,403 He seems to be under a lot of stress. 379 00:25:06,523 --> 00:25:08,803 Stress? I am stressed. 380 00:25:09,723 --> 00:25:11,363 The sky is going to fall on our heads. 381 00:25:11,723 --> 00:25:13,923 Do you know what this means? 382 00:25:14,203 --> 00:25:17,123 Brother... nothing is going to happen. Everything will be alright. 383 00:25:17,243 --> 00:25:18,923 Yes, everything will be alright. 384 00:25:18,963 --> 00:25:20,483 Thakur ji will fix everything. 385 00:25:20,603 --> 00:25:21,723 Fine, then call Thakur ji to the rescue. 386 00:25:21,843 --> 00:25:22,843 Hey... 387 00:25:27,883 --> 00:25:31,963 Mr. Kushwa, did you watch the video of that guide? 388 00:25:32,643 --> 00:25:34,483 We've been reading this all our lives. 389 00:25:34,683 --> 00:25:36,243 There is no lack of theories out there. 390 00:25:36,763 --> 00:25:38,283 Now, they have floated a new one, 391 00:25:38,563 --> 00:25:40,523 claiming the Taj Mahal wasn't built by Shahjahan. 392 00:25:41,963 --> 00:25:43,763 - Vishnu Das...! - Down-Down! 393 00:25:43,883 --> 00:25:45,683 - Vishnu Das...! - Down-Down! 394 00:25:45,803 --> 00:25:47,363 - Vishnu Das...! - Down-Down! 395 00:25:47,483 --> 00:25:48,963 - Vishnu Das...! - Down-Down! 396 00:25:49,363 --> 00:25:50,123 Wait. 397 00:25:50,243 --> 00:25:53,483 Vishnu Das, first get a DNA test done on yourself, 398 00:25:53,603 --> 00:25:56,523 then ask for a DNA test of the Taj Mahal. 399 00:25:56,843 --> 00:25:58,323 - Vishnu Das...! - Down-Down! 400 00:25:58,443 --> 00:25:59,963 - Vishnu Das...! - Down-Down! 401 00:26:00,123 --> 00:26:01,443 - Vishnu Das...! - Down-Down! 402 00:26:01,563 --> 00:26:02,563 Vishnu ji. 403 00:26:03,243 --> 00:26:04,843 The association has received a complaint 404 00:26:04,963 --> 00:26:07,923 that you are floating wrong information about the Taj Mahal. 405 00:26:10,283 --> 00:26:15,163 Before you give any clarification, we have the entire video. 406 00:26:15,763 --> 00:26:18,483 I was in a drunken stupor. 407 00:26:18,603 --> 00:26:19,603 What? 408 00:26:20,363 --> 00:26:21,643 I was drunk. 409 00:26:21,843 --> 00:26:25,563 Meaning you disagree with whatever you said in that state. 410 00:26:25,683 --> 00:26:27,083 How can you say that, brother Iqbal? 411 00:26:27,203 --> 00:26:28,363 We have the entire video, 412 00:26:28,803 --> 00:26:31,243 where he is arguing with another guide, 413 00:26:31,483 --> 00:26:32,763 and cursing Shahjahan. 414 00:26:34,403 --> 00:26:36,923 Is this some trick to win the elections? 415 00:26:37,483 --> 00:26:38,643 Not at all. 416 00:26:38,763 --> 00:26:41,883 Do you know that your statement can spark communal riots? 417 00:26:41,963 --> 00:26:44,163 And the guide association will have to face humiliation. 418 00:26:44,283 --> 00:26:45,523 Great going. 419 00:26:46,523 --> 00:26:47,803 You exploit the Mughals for your livelihood 420 00:26:47,923 --> 00:26:49,043 while simultaneously cursing them. 421 00:26:49,163 --> 00:26:52,163 According to the rules of the guide association 422 00:26:52,283 --> 00:26:53,803 spreading misinformation is unacceptable. 423 00:26:53,923 --> 00:26:55,403 Then how could you? 424 00:26:55,683 --> 00:26:58,723 I am aware of the association's rules. 425 00:26:58,963 --> 00:27:01,403 But... these were my personal ideology. 426 00:27:01,523 --> 00:27:03,843 Exactly. Your ideology is totally wrong. 427 00:27:03,963 --> 00:27:05,043 He cannot be trusted. 428 00:27:05,163 --> 00:27:07,403 What if he holds an anointment ceremony in the Taj Mahal. 429 00:27:08,323 --> 00:27:11,803 You gave your word to me and the association... 430 00:27:11,963 --> 00:27:15,363 You will not repeat the actions of your father. 431 00:27:15,603 --> 00:27:18,403 Do you regret your actions? 432 00:27:22,203 --> 00:27:23,843 I do not have any regrets. 433 00:27:24,563 --> 00:27:29,323 I do not want your ideology to influence any tourist. 434 00:27:29,723 --> 00:27:31,403 So, you are suspended. 435 00:27:32,883 --> 00:27:34,843 - Baig sir, hear me out... - You can leave. 436 00:27:50,963 --> 00:27:51,963 Papa... 437 00:27:54,123 --> 00:27:56,803 Mr. Avinash. Sir has called you inside. 438 00:28:11,923 --> 00:28:13,203 Wait, Vishnu Das. 439 00:28:17,523 --> 00:28:19,683 You attempted to tarnish the Taj Mahal. 440 00:28:19,803 --> 00:28:22,203 Instead, I'm tarnishing yours. 441 00:28:31,203 --> 00:28:33,283 - Vishnu Das...! - Down-Down! 442 00:28:33,443 --> 00:28:34,963 - Vishnu Das...! - Down-Down! 443 00:28:35,243 --> 00:28:37,603 - Vishnu Das...! - Down-Down! 444 00:28:37,883 --> 00:28:40,083 On what basis are you suspending me? 445 00:28:40,963 --> 00:28:42,923 Who said you are being suspended? 446 00:28:43,643 --> 00:28:46,163 In fact, this is my personal advice. 447 00:28:46,483 --> 00:28:47,683 Take some days off. 448 00:28:47,803 --> 00:28:49,843 Your father needs you. 449 00:28:49,963 --> 00:28:51,963 I will not quit my job. 450 00:28:52,883 --> 00:28:53,923 Fine... 451 00:28:55,283 --> 00:28:58,323 we'll send this picture to the archaeological department. 452 00:28:58,763 --> 00:29:00,723 For your license suspension. 453 00:29:03,563 --> 00:29:07,083 Clicking pictures with the tourist in restricted areas. 454 00:29:07,963 --> 00:29:13,163 Could you be a part of this conspiracy along with Vishnu ji? 455 00:29:13,283 --> 00:29:15,083 What nonsense is this? 456 00:29:15,243 --> 00:29:16,403 Whatever... 457 00:29:17,243 --> 00:29:19,723 it's enough to get you suspended for a couple of years. 458 00:29:20,603 --> 00:29:23,723 Listen to my advice and take a few days off. 459 00:29:52,603 --> 00:29:53,603 What happened to him? 460 00:29:53,963 --> 00:29:55,403 Both of them were suspended. 461 00:29:55,883 --> 00:29:57,843 Suspension is not enough. 462 00:29:58,563 --> 00:29:59,843 We need to do something drastic. 463 00:30:00,923 --> 00:30:03,843 Why take a drastic step when a simple nudging can do the job. 464 00:30:03,963 --> 00:30:05,043 If I cross the boundary, 465 00:30:05,163 --> 00:30:07,963 people will say that Usman is seeking revenge. 466 00:30:08,163 --> 00:30:12,963 A vulnerable man fears no one. 467 00:30:13,683 --> 00:30:17,083 Winning and losing has no significance to him. 468 00:30:17,323 --> 00:30:18,963 He can go to any limits. 469 00:30:19,523 --> 00:30:23,683 Before the voice transforms into a rebellion, 470 00:30:23,963 --> 00:30:25,523 we must take action. 471 00:30:26,483 --> 00:30:28,843 I will keep an eye on him. Don't worry. 472 00:30:29,203 --> 00:30:30,403 I trust you. 473 00:30:31,323 --> 00:30:32,563 Do your job. 474 00:30:33,683 --> 00:30:35,283 That's the river of Yamuna. 475 00:30:35,523 --> 00:30:37,363 And facing it is the Mahtab garden. 476 00:30:38,523 --> 00:30:40,123 Do you want to take a dip in the river? 477 00:30:41,643 --> 00:30:42,643 Vishnu ji. 478 00:30:45,803 --> 00:30:46,843 Vishnu ji, I am really sorry. 479 00:30:46,963 --> 00:30:50,243 I didn't know Mahendra Das was your father. 480 00:30:50,923 --> 00:30:52,963 Let's go. Come. 481 00:31:02,323 --> 00:31:03,923 This is what Usman wanted. 482 00:31:04,683 --> 00:31:07,123 That you don't run for the presidential election. 483 00:31:08,163 --> 00:31:10,763 This was his opportunity, and he didn't miss it. 484 00:31:12,483 --> 00:31:14,163 Think of what we are going to do. 485 00:31:17,843 --> 00:31:18,923 I've an idea. 486 00:31:19,603 --> 00:31:21,523 Let's go to the association office tomorrow, 487 00:31:21,963 --> 00:31:23,523 and give an apology letter to Usman. 488 00:31:24,083 --> 00:31:25,683 What are you saying, brother Manoj? 489 00:31:25,963 --> 00:31:26,963 Give an apology letter. 490 00:31:27,763 --> 00:31:28,843 The video has become viral. 491 00:31:28,963 --> 00:31:30,123 He was humiliated. 492 00:31:30,923 --> 00:31:32,163 Brother lost his job. 493 00:31:32,483 --> 00:31:34,523 And that Usman will become the president now. 494 00:31:35,643 --> 00:31:37,763 He even blackened brother's face. 495 00:31:39,563 --> 00:31:40,763 Give an apology letter. 496 00:31:41,763 --> 00:31:43,363 The apology letter won't help. 497 00:31:43,643 --> 00:31:44,643 Then what should we do? 498 00:31:45,843 --> 00:31:46,883 What do we do? 499 00:31:47,483 --> 00:31:48,723 Sit idle? 500 00:31:49,163 --> 00:31:51,443 Who is telling you to sit idle? 501 00:31:52,243 --> 00:31:54,203 But I won't apologise under any circumstances. 502 00:31:54,323 --> 00:31:55,323 Never. 503 00:31:57,683 --> 00:31:59,203 I can't think of anything. 504 00:32:01,123 --> 00:32:05,123 Brother, what have you thought? 505 00:32:17,323 --> 00:32:18,483 What happened, papa? 506 00:32:19,603 --> 00:32:20,603 Papa... 507 00:32:21,203 --> 00:32:22,483 Hold on a minute. 508 00:32:24,483 --> 00:32:26,523 Drink some water. 509 00:32:31,763 --> 00:32:33,123 It's okay. It's okay. 510 00:32:41,723 --> 00:32:44,763 Sir, you should have bought a black colour mobile. 511 00:32:44,963 --> 00:32:46,163 Why did you buy a white one? 512 00:32:46,723 --> 00:32:48,083 It will get dirty quickly. 513 00:32:48,203 --> 00:32:49,723 It's a cell phone and not underwear, 514 00:32:50,243 --> 00:32:51,283 to get soiled. 515 00:32:51,403 --> 00:32:52,563 Unbelievable. 516 00:32:53,963 --> 00:32:55,403 Look at my selfie. 517 00:32:55,603 --> 00:32:56,643 Beautiful. 518 00:32:57,323 --> 00:32:58,603 It's got an amazing camera, sir. 519 00:32:58,723 --> 00:32:59,803 - Isn't it? - Yes. 520 00:33:00,963 --> 00:33:02,523 It cost me a bomb. 521 00:33:03,243 --> 00:33:04,443 Shashikant ji, hello. 522 00:33:04,563 --> 00:33:06,443 Welcome, welcome. 523 00:33:06,563 --> 00:33:07,763 This is Vishnu ji. 524 00:33:07,883 --> 00:33:08,963 Hello, sir. 525 00:33:09,923 --> 00:33:11,963 Go and complete Dubey's file. 526 00:33:12,083 --> 00:33:12,923 Okay. 527 00:33:12,963 --> 00:33:14,723 Come, please take a seat. 528 00:33:14,923 --> 00:33:16,763 - Come, sit. - Greetings. 529 00:33:16,963 --> 00:33:17,963 Come, sit. 530 00:33:22,443 --> 00:33:25,403 Shashikant ji, you have been making news recently. 531 00:33:27,363 --> 00:33:28,483 Meet Vishnu ji. 532 00:33:28,603 --> 00:33:29,523 Okay. 533 00:33:29,643 --> 00:33:30,883 And you know what the case is. 534 00:33:30,963 --> 00:33:33,363 Yes. His case is hot property. 535 00:33:34,163 --> 00:33:35,843 He's stirred up chaos all over Agra. 536 00:33:35,963 --> 00:33:36,963 Simply unbelievable. 537 00:33:37,603 --> 00:33:40,243 So, gentleman, how can I be of service? 538 00:33:40,523 --> 00:33:41,843 I want to file a case. 539 00:33:42,403 --> 00:33:43,763 Against who? Shahjahan? 540 00:33:43,963 --> 00:33:45,483 - Not Shahjahan? - Then? 541 00:33:45,683 --> 00:33:48,243 Against those responsible for distorting history. 542 00:33:48,963 --> 00:33:50,963 Those who have taught false narratives 543 00:33:51,363 --> 00:33:56,763 imposed inaccurate ideologies and misled the public. 544 00:33:59,323 --> 00:34:01,483 He speaks with the passion of a revolutionary. 545 00:34:02,483 --> 00:34:03,803 However, Vishnu ji, 546 00:34:04,403 --> 00:34:06,963 powerful rhetoric doesn't have the same impact in a court of law. 547 00:34:07,123 --> 00:34:09,203 One needs evidence. 548 00:34:09,563 --> 00:34:10,443 Do you have evidence? 549 00:34:10,563 --> 00:34:12,163 - Yes, I do. - What? 550 00:34:12,403 --> 00:34:16,403 I've been a guide at the Taj Mahal for 25 years. 551 00:34:17,123 --> 00:34:19,403 According to the stories I have heard, 552 00:34:19,883 --> 00:34:24,603 there are several chambers underneath the Taj Mahal. 553 00:34:25,123 --> 00:34:26,963 This is a subject of daily discussion, 554 00:34:27,363 --> 00:34:28,883 but no one's prepared to come forward. 555 00:34:28,963 --> 00:34:30,683 No one's ready to talk about it. 556 00:34:32,363 --> 00:34:35,163 - Have you seen the chamber? - Yes, I've been there several times. 557 00:34:35,563 --> 00:34:37,883 And I tried to look around. 558 00:34:38,283 --> 00:34:39,683 But it was all in vain. 559 00:34:39,883 --> 00:34:43,883 All the doors and windows were sealed with stones and bricks. 560 00:34:43,963 --> 00:34:46,123 These are eyes and not x-ray machines. 561 00:34:46,923 --> 00:34:47,923 What do you think? 562 00:34:48,483 --> 00:34:51,923 We should walk up to the judge and tell him our entire story, 563 00:34:52,923 --> 00:34:55,403 that Vishnu ji has been working at the Taj Mahal for 25 years. 564 00:34:55,523 --> 00:34:56,523 Yes. 565 00:34:56,723 --> 00:34:58,683 He's been sneaking into the chambers below. 566 00:34:59,243 --> 00:35:03,163 And he suspects there is a secret hidden underneath. 567 00:35:03,963 --> 00:35:05,363 Get it out, by any means. 568 00:35:05,723 --> 00:35:07,123 And the judge will immediately say, 569 00:35:07,643 --> 00:35:09,963 "How can we turn down Vishnu ji's request, break the lock". 570 00:35:10,883 --> 00:35:12,923 And the lock will open. Is it? 571 00:35:14,523 --> 00:35:15,643 Do you hear yourself? 572 00:35:16,283 --> 00:35:18,283 You are an educated man. This is not how it's done. 573 00:35:19,203 --> 00:35:20,483 We need evidence. 574 00:35:20,643 --> 00:35:22,443 - We have evidence. - Where? 575 00:35:22,563 --> 00:35:24,523 Then get a carbon dating done on the Taj Mahal. 576 00:35:24,963 --> 00:35:26,363 Or order an excavation. 577 00:35:26,923 --> 00:35:27,963 And evidence will be found. 578 00:35:28,123 --> 00:35:29,123 Right. Exactly. 579 00:35:30,283 --> 00:35:31,523 Excavation of the Taj Mahal...? 580 00:35:32,243 --> 00:35:33,483 The Seventh Wonder? 581 00:35:33,923 --> 00:35:36,363 Forget it. You sound absurd. 582 00:35:37,723 --> 00:35:39,883 It's not some canal, 583 00:35:40,563 --> 00:35:41,763 you are talking about digging up the Taj Mahal. 584 00:35:41,883 --> 00:35:43,163 You're overstepping your limits. 585 00:35:43,763 --> 00:35:45,923 Great historians, archaeologists, 586 00:35:46,123 --> 00:35:49,363 organisations, and philanthropists will come after you 587 00:35:49,483 --> 00:35:50,883 like a flock of crows. 588 00:35:51,283 --> 00:35:53,203 They will corner you. You will achieve nothing. 589 00:35:53,403 --> 00:35:55,163 In fact, the judge... 590 00:35:55,843 --> 00:35:58,283 will throw your case in the dustbin. 591 00:35:59,443 --> 00:36:02,443 - But someone has to... - Six PILs have been filed already. 592 00:36:02,643 --> 00:36:03,923 But they have all been rejected. 593 00:36:04,083 --> 00:36:07,683 You will gain nothing from filing the seventh one. 594 00:36:08,843 --> 00:36:10,283 You need evidence. 595 00:36:10,763 --> 00:36:12,483 Proof. Understand. 596 00:36:13,363 --> 00:36:14,643 Get that and I am on your side. 597 00:36:15,483 --> 00:36:16,683 And after that... 598 00:36:17,683 --> 00:36:19,403 the Qutub Minar is next. 599 00:36:19,723 --> 00:36:21,883 Fine, but I need some time. 600 00:36:21,963 --> 00:36:23,403 You have all the time in the world. 601 00:36:23,963 --> 00:36:26,803 The Taj Mahal isn't going anywhere, neither are you and me. 602 00:36:27,123 --> 00:36:29,443 Nor is the Taj Mahal turning black. Understood. 603 00:36:29,563 --> 00:36:31,963 Get some soft drinks. 604 00:36:32,243 --> 00:36:34,083 - No, no... it's okay. - Have a soft drink. 605 00:36:34,603 --> 00:36:36,323 No, no... 606 00:36:47,243 --> 00:36:51,563 "My restless heart remains unsettled." 607 00:36:51,963 --> 00:36:55,803 "The path ahead appears unclear." 608 00:36:59,403 --> 00:37:03,603 "My restless heart remains unsettled." 609 00:37:04,083 --> 00:37:07,763 "The path ahead appears unclear." 610 00:37:08,843 --> 00:37:15,243 "With time, the dust has settled on forgotten pages." 611 00:37:16,083 --> 00:37:20,763 "With time, the dust has settled on forgotten pages." 612 00:37:20,883 --> 00:37:25,443 "It seems as vast as infinity, yet as empty as zero." 613 00:37:25,563 --> 00:37:30,163 "The one who holds the torch of truth." 614 00:37:30,403 --> 00:37:35,803 "Can bring that truth into the light." 615 00:37:37,683 --> 00:37:45,683 "A dream lingers in my eyes." 616 00:37:46,963 --> 00:37:54,963 "And at the edge of the sky, thirst remains." 617 00:37:56,843 --> 00:38:01,723 "The stories of the past have wavered." 618 00:38:01,843 --> 00:38:06,323 "And the characters must be revived." 619 00:38:06,443 --> 00:38:11,243 "I must journey beyond the horizon." 620 00:38:11,363 --> 00:38:17,843 "Only then will my efforts come to fruition." 621 00:38:18,643 --> 00:38:22,883 "My restless heart is in turmoil." 622 00:38:23,243 --> 00:38:26,883 "And the path ahead seems unclear." 623 00:38:28,163 --> 00:38:29,483 - Hello. - Hello. 624 00:38:29,603 --> 00:38:31,083 My name is Vishnu Das. 625 00:38:31,203 --> 00:38:32,483 I am from Agra. 626 00:38:32,603 --> 00:38:33,723 Yes. 627 00:38:33,883 --> 00:38:35,963 Are you not the son of Mr. VN Vats? 628 00:38:36,123 --> 00:38:37,283 Yes, I am. 629 00:38:37,443 --> 00:38:39,123 I am glad to meet you. 630 00:38:39,763 --> 00:38:42,603 I am to expose the truth about the Taj Mahal. 631 00:38:42,963 --> 00:38:45,963 And I've heard your father has done extensive research. 632 00:38:46,363 --> 00:38:49,923 I want to read those and I need your help. 633 00:38:50,723 --> 00:38:55,963 This letter was written by American archaeologist Peter Williams... 634 00:38:56,483 --> 00:38:57,763 to Mahendra Das. 635 00:38:57,883 --> 00:38:59,923 He was my father and a guide himself. 636 00:39:00,603 --> 00:39:01,603 My father 637 00:39:01,723 --> 00:39:03,483 took your father and Peter Williams 638 00:39:03,603 --> 00:39:05,603 to chambers underneath the Taj Mahal. 639 00:39:05,923 --> 00:39:06,923 This is it. 640 00:39:08,243 --> 00:39:10,123 You are only wasting your time 641 00:39:10,723 --> 00:39:13,083 because no one wants to talk about it. 642 00:39:13,883 --> 00:39:16,083 Unfortunately, no one in our country 643 00:39:16,203 --> 00:39:18,603 wants to talk about what's essential. 644 00:39:18,963 --> 00:39:20,843 They waste their time discussing unimportant things. 645 00:39:20,963 --> 00:39:24,123 No one raises a question about why the history 646 00:39:24,363 --> 00:39:25,963 of our country was wrongly interpreted. 647 00:39:26,603 --> 00:39:30,203 But I want answers, that's why I will ask questions. 648 00:39:34,443 --> 00:39:38,763 "A few scattered pages." 649 00:39:39,243 --> 00:39:43,923 "A few fleeting moments in history." 650 00:39:46,403 --> 00:39:51,163 "How long will the truth continue to be lost?" 651 00:39:51,283 --> 00:39:55,963 "Hope has not abandoned my heart." 652 00:39:56,083 --> 00:40:00,643 "With determination, even the Ganga can be brought to the earth." 653 00:40:00,763 --> 00:40:05,603 "Ascetics dance in the wilderness." 654 00:40:05,723 --> 00:40:10,363 "I must achieve my goal." 655 00:40:10,523 --> 00:40:15,163 "I must venture beyond the horizon." 656 00:40:15,283 --> 00:40:21,523 "Only then will my efforts come to fruition." 657 00:40:22,443 --> 00:40:25,523 "A dream lingers in my eyes..." 658 00:40:25,643 --> 00:40:28,723 Shashikant ji... file the PIL. 659 00:40:28,883 --> 00:40:29,963 Are you serious? 660 00:40:30,243 --> 00:40:31,243 Did you find evidence? 661 00:40:31,363 --> 00:40:33,123 Yes, I found all the evidence. 662 00:40:33,803 --> 00:40:34,803 Very good. 663 00:40:35,323 --> 00:40:37,563 I thought you were never coming back. 664 00:40:37,923 --> 00:40:39,203 But you found evidence. 665 00:40:39,723 --> 00:40:40,723 That's great. 666 00:40:41,483 --> 00:40:43,723 Okay. I will file the PIL right away. 667 00:40:50,443 --> 00:40:51,923 - Ever seen a blue elephant? - Bittu. 668 00:40:51,963 --> 00:40:53,123 - Papa. - Bittu. 669 00:40:53,243 --> 00:40:54,883 Grandpa is back. 670 00:40:57,883 --> 00:40:59,403 Hello, kids. 671 00:40:59,923 --> 00:41:01,083 How are you? 672 00:41:01,363 --> 00:41:02,403 God bless you. 673 00:41:02,923 --> 00:41:03,923 Come on. 674 00:41:05,243 --> 00:41:07,283 Come on. 675 00:41:08,563 --> 00:41:10,323 Look, grandpa, I made this. 676 00:41:10,443 --> 00:41:11,243 Wow... 677 00:41:11,363 --> 00:41:13,963 He is lying, grandpa, I made this. 678 00:41:14,843 --> 00:41:20,523 Bittu... never take false credit of others' hard work. 679 00:41:20,683 --> 00:41:22,123 - Say sorry. - Sorry, Kittu. 680 00:41:23,363 --> 00:41:24,963 - Say I forgive you. - I forgive you. 681 00:41:25,563 --> 00:41:27,083 Now, finish your homework. 682 00:41:27,203 --> 00:41:28,323 Come on. 683 00:41:28,483 --> 00:41:29,603 Let's do it. 684 00:41:33,643 --> 00:41:35,243 Should I make some tea, father? 685 00:41:36,483 --> 00:41:37,483 Not yet. 686 00:41:38,403 --> 00:41:39,483 Where is Avinash? 687 00:41:39,603 --> 00:41:40,683 He will be home soon. 688 00:41:41,483 --> 00:41:44,083 Papa... all these books? 689 00:41:47,163 --> 00:41:48,443 - Back from your holidays? - Yes. 690 00:41:49,243 --> 00:41:50,243 Come. 691 00:41:50,683 --> 00:41:54,083 What was so urgent that you left without informing me? 692 00:41:54,803 --> 00:41:56,363 Do you know how worried we were? 693 00:41:57,483 --> 00:41:59,683 Since when did you start reading about the Taj Mahal? 694 00:42:01,323 --> 00:42:03,403 It's not mine. It's fathers. 695 00:42:04,123 --> 00:42:05,123 It's mine. 696 00:42:06,763 --> 00:42:09,883 I have made a decision... 697 00:42:10,723 --> 00:42:14,203 which might be right for me, 698 00:42:14,323 --> 00:42:16,603 but maybe not for you. 699 00:42:18,203 --> 00:42:24,363 I have... decided to file a PIL against the Taj Mahal. 700 00:42:24,683 --> 00:42:25,763 What? 701 00:42:25,963 --> 00:42:26,923 P... 702 00:42:27,123 --> 00:42:28,123 - PIL? - Yes. 703 00:42:29,123 --> 00:42:29,923 Taj Mahal? 704 00:42:29,963 --> 00:42:30,963 Yes. 705 00:42:31,323 --> 00:42:32,443 Has he lost his mind? 706 00:42:32,563 --> 00:42:34,163 - What are you saying? - No, No... 707 00:42:35,483 --> 00:42:38,963 The issue that made you jobless, 708 00:42:40,363 --> 00:42:43,163 from a guide I was reduced to a security guard. 709 00:42:44,443 --> 00:42:45,963 You don't want to let go of it. 710 00:42:46,523 --> 00:42:47,523 What will you gain? 711 00:42:47,843 --> 00:42:50,803 What will you gain from finding out who built the Taj Mahal? 712 00:42:50,963 --> 00:42:54,803 What will you gain from knowing who won Bigg Boss? 713 00:42:56,323 --> 00:42:59,323 What will you gain from knowing who won the IPL? 714 00:42:59,883 --> 00:43:01,723 It's not just about our knowledge, son. 715 00:43:02,963 --> 00:43:04,683 It's about our history. 716 00:43:05,683 --> 00:43:07,883 Do you know about the events in our history? 717 00:43:07,963 --> 00:43:09,603 What good is this history to me? 718 00:43:10,523 --> 00:43:12,923 Our history is filled with similar questions. 719 00:43:13,403 --> 00:43:14,883 How long will you keep asking these questions? 720 00:43:14,963 --> 00:43:16,243 How many spots will you dig up? 721 00:43:16,763 --> 00:43:21,443 And your questions have made us a laughing stock all over the city. 722 00:43:22,603 --> 00:43:23,563 Remember... 723 00:43:23,683 --> 00:43:26,203 They splashed ink on your face outside the association. 724 00:43:26,323 --> 00:43:27,923 But he's going to file a PIL. 725 00:43:27,963 --> 00:43:29,963 - And he won't budge. - Calm down. 726 00:43:30,363 --> 00:43:31,443 Right, papa. 727 00:43:31,643 --> 00:43:33,163 What if they come after us tomorrow? 728 00:43:33,283 --> 00:43:34,283 No. 729 00:43:35,283 --> 00:43:36,523 Aren't you scared? 730 00:43:37,763 --> 00:43:39,723 Honestly speaking, child. I am scared. 731 00:43:40,963 --> 00:43:42,123 Very scared. 732 00:43:42,963 --> 00:43:45,883 But this is not about my fear anymore. 733 00:43:47,283 --> 00:43:50,763 It's about our culture, our heritage. 734 00:43:51,323 --> 00:43:53,523 Such a grave punishment for being vocal about the truth. 735 00:43:54,563 --> 00:43:56,443 I understand they sacked me. 736 00:43:56,643 --> 00:43:57,763 But why him? 737 00:43:58,123 --> 00:43:59,523 Because I asked a question? 738 00:44:00,203 --> 00:44:03,323 Did you see the obscene comments 739 00:44:03,963 --> 00:44:08,683 about my daughter and your wife under the video? 740 00:44:10,483 --> 00:44:16,123 And... will this fix everything? 741 00:44:17,963 --> 00:44:19,483 Papa... 742 00:44:21,563 --> 00:44:24,363 You don't understand. 743 00:44:24,763 --> 00:44:26,563 They are influential people. 744 00:44:27,523 --> 00:44:28,603 Look, son. 745 00:44:29,643 --> 00:44:34,683 I want you to go stay with your wife's parents for a few days. 746 00:44:34,963 --> 00:44:36,203 - Hey... - No... 747 00:44:36,563 --> 00:44:37,563 How can you say this? 748 00:44:37,683 --> 00:44:38,963 No one's going anywhere, papa? 749 00:44:39,123 --> 00:44:41,363 - We cannot leave you alone... - Why doesn't he understand? 750 00:44:41,483 --> 00:44:43,323 No one's going anywhere. 751 00:44:43,923 --> 00:44:46,203 Yes... no one's going anywhere. 752 00:44:47,123 --> 00:44:49,843 When destruction is imminent, a person's intellect becomes distorted. 753 00:44:50,803 --> 00:44:51,803 Avinash... 754 00:44:58,563 --> 00:45:01,243 'Guide Vishnu Das has filed a petition against the Taj Mahal.' 755 00:45:01,363 --> 00:45:03,163 'It's the seventh petition against the Taj Mahal.' 756 00:45:03,283 --> 00:45:05,683 'The high court has rejected all the earlier petitions.' 757 00:45:05,803 --> 00:45:07,883 'The petition is filed against the 758 00:45:07,963 --> 00:45:10,363 false narrative about the Taj Mahal.' 759 00:45:10,483 --> 00:45:12,243 'Where the supporters are rejoicing, ' 760 00:45:12,363 --> 00:45:14,723 'whereas the opposition claims it's an effort to' 761 00:45:14,843 --> 00:45:18,403 'reduce the historic importance of the Taj Mahal.' 762 00:45:18,523 --> 00:45:21,123 'The Taj Mahal belongs to us, and we'll make it ours.' 763 00:45:21,243 --> 00:45:23,203 'This is not the Taj Mahal, it's Teju Mahalay.' 764 00:45:23,323 --> 00:45:25,443 'Tomorrow they will assert a claim over the Red Fort as well.' 765 00:45:25,563 --> 00:45:28,803 'Their forefathers built the tomb of Humayun too.' 766 00:45:28,923 --> 00:45:30,643 'Break it all down. Demolish everything.' 767 00:45:30,803 --> 00:45:32,483 'Shashikant ji, can you hear us?' 768 00:45:32,603 --> 00:45:33,643 'Loud and clear.' 769 00:45:33,803 --> 00:45:35,403 'So, what is your opinion?' 770 00:45:35,563 --> 00:45:39,523 'Do you think the petition you filed in court will get accepted?' 771 00:45:39,643 --> 00:45:43,403 'I am glad that I am defending this case.' 772 00:45:43,523 --> 00:45:47,803 'Secondly... you can conceal the truth...' 773 00:45:47,923 --> 00:45:49,363 Father doesn't understand. 774 00:45:50,163 --> 00:45:52,483 Till now people only made fun of him in Agra. 775 00:45:53,483 --> 00:45:55,243 Now, he will be mocked all over the country. 776 00:45:56,683 --> 00:46:00,843 He created such a big stir right under your noses. 777 00:46:01,723 --> 00:46:02,883 What were you doing? 778 00:46:03,483 --> 00:46:07,203 I didn't realise it would escalate to this level. 779 00:46:07,323 --> 00:46:08,803 You didn't realise? 780 00:46:09,963 --> 00:46:11,963 Why did I make you keep an eye on him? 781 00:46:14,963 --> 00:46:16,163 You should only, 782 00:46:16,963 --> 00:46:20,563 only me and my community have entitlement over the Taj Mahal. 783 00:46:20,683 --> 00:46:23,523 How can I stay quiet if someone casts an eye on it? 784 00:46:23,643 --> 00:46:25,483 I know him very well, brother Nawaz. 785 00:46:25,603 --> 00:46:27,283 He would never dare to take such a step. 786 00:46:27,843 --> 00:46:30,043 Some big shot has his back. 787 00:46:30,163 --> 00:46:31,643 Have you heard the saying? 788 00:46:32,643 --> 00:46:36,523 What's the point of crying over spilt milk? 789 00:46:37,203 --> 00:46:41,083 And before that Vishnu flies too high, 790 00:46:42,483 --> 00:46:44,083 we must clip his wings. 791 00:46:44,603 --> 00:46:47,323 In fact, we should rip them off. 792 00:46:48,443 --> 00:46:49,403 I'll do something. 793 00:46:49,523 --> 00:46:50,563 You will do nothing. 794 00:46:50,683 --> 00:46:54,803 I will handle this matter from this point on. 795 00:46:55,483 --> 00:46:57,403 - But... - Get lost. 796 00:47:02,883 --> 00:47:05,923 Do you see how this infidel has set his 797 00:47:05,963 --> 00:47:09,083 greedy eyes on our ancestral heritage? 798 00:47:09,283 --> 00:47:11,563 I will never let them succeed in their intentions. 799 00:47:11,683 --> 00:47:14,043 - "Call of Takbir. - Allah is the Greatest!" 800 00:47:14,163 --> 00:47:16,643 - "Call of Takbir. - Allah is the Greatest!" 801 00:47:17,283 --> 00:47:18,643 Come on, say bye to grandpa. 802 00:47:19,323 --> 00:47:21,123 - Come on. - Bye, grandma. Bye, mom, bye, aunty. 803 00:47:21,243 --> 00:47:22,403 Bye. 804 00:47:26,563 --> 00:47:27,723 Shashikant ji, you? 805 00:47:29,363 --> 00:47:31,963 Vishnu ji, I must speak with you urgently? 806 00:47:32,483 --> 00:47:34,123 Please come. 807 00:47:34,963 --> 00:47:36,643 - Hello. - Hello uncle. 808 00:47:39,883 --> 00:47:43,243 Vishnu ji, I cannot defend your case. 809 00:47:43,963 --> 00:47:44,963 I apologise. 810 00:47:46,083 --> 00:47:47,083 Please, forgive me. 811 00:47:47,643 --> 00:47:48,683 You cannot? 812 00:47:49,483 --> 00:47:50,483 But why? 813 00:48:04,483 --> 00:48:05,883 They killed Sugar. 814 00:48:10,763 --> 00:48:11,843 Sugar. 815 00:48:11,963 --> 00:48:13,963 - They shot him. - What happened to Sugar? 816 00:48:14,523 --> 00:48:15,723 What is this? 817 00:48:15,963 --> 00:48:18,443 Sugar... Sugar... 818 00:48:21,803 --> 00:48:23,683 We only killed your dog this time. 819 00:48:23,963 --> 00:48:27,723 If you don't drop this case, you will die a dog's death. 820 00:48:30,363 --> 00:48:33,363 He had four-five months little babies. 821 00:48:33,643 --> 00:48:34,643 Imagine. 822 00:48:35,203 --> 00:48:36,763 They are threatening my family. 823 00:48:36,923 --> 00:48:38,243 Claiming they will kill each one. 824 00:48:38,363 --> 00:48:40,963 Be quiet. 825 00:48:41,843 --> 00:48:44,123 I had no... 826 00:48:45,963 --> 00:48:46,963 I apologise. 827 00:48:49,763 --> 00:48:53,923 Shashikant ji, if you don't defend my court, 828 00:48:54,643 --> 00:48:55,883 then who else will. 829 00:48:57,123 --> 00:48:59,163 And the court hearing is on Tuesday. 830 00:49:00,243 --> 00:49:01,363 Where will I go? 831 00:49:01,843 --> 00:49:03,083 No one will take up your case. 832 00:49:03,403 --> 00:49:04,403 What? 833 00:49:06,563 --> 00:49:08,523 There's chaos in the entire bar council. 834 00:49:08,883 --> 00:49:09,883 Everyone's scared. 835 00:49:11,923 --> 00:49:12,963 Thakur ji. 836 00:49:31,163 --> 00:49:34,963 The hearing on the petition is scheduled for today in the high court. 837 00:49:35,123 --> 00:49:38,803 And responding to this petition... Senior advocate Anwar Rashid. 838 00:49:38,923 --> 00:49:41,963 Here comes his car... We will soon be talking to him. 839 00:49:43,083 --> 00:49:44,203 Let's talk to Mr. Rashid. 840 00:49:44,323 --> 00:49:45,963 Stay back. Back. Rashid sir has arrived. 841 00:49:46,083 --> 00:49:47,083 Back. Stay back. 842 00:49:47,203 --> 00:49:49,883 Please, stay back. Move. 843 00:49:50,563 --> 00:49:52,643 Please, stay back. 844 00:49:57,483 --> 00:49:59,683 Please, side. Stay back. 845 00:49:59,883 --> 00:50:03,203 - Stay back. Move. - Sir... sir... 846 00:50:04,243 --> 00:50:07,323 Rashid sir, what is your opinion on the PIL against the Taj Mahal. 847 00:50:07,443 --> 00:50:09,363 The guide is filing a case against Taj Mahal. 848 00:50:09,483 --> 00:50:10,683 He must have a solid reason. 849 00:50:10,803 --> 00:50:12,523 People are raising questions about the Taj Mahal. 850 00:50:12,643 --> 00:50:14,083 What is your opinion? 851 00:50:14,243 --> 00:50:16,043 It's become a recent trend. 852 00:50:16,163 --> 00:50:19,163 People who are sitting at home and squatting flies are filing PILs. 853 00:50:19,603 --> 00:50:21,723 This is a historic monument of the country at stake. 854 00:50:21,843 --> 00:50:24,563 Just like the earlier six times, 855 00:50:24,643 --> 00:50:28,283 the judge will throw this out of the... 856 00:50:33,723 --> 00:50:34,963 But, sir are you hundred percent confident 857 00:50:35,123 --> 00:50:36,123 that the case will be rejected? 858 00:50:36,243 --> 00:50:37,403 Hundred percent. 859 00:50:37,723 --> 00:50:39,923 - Sir, sir... - Rashid sir. Rashid sir. 860 00:50:40,483 --> 00:50:41,923 According to advocate Rashid 861 00:50:41,963 --> 00:50:45,483 this PIL will get rejected like the earlier six times. 862 00:50:47,883 --> 00:50:49,963 State Vs Vishnu Das. 863 00:50:58,323 --> 00:50:59,643 Who is Vishnu Das? 864 00:51:00,723 --> 00:51:01,723 That's me. 865 00:51:04,203 --> 00:51:05,283 Your lawyer? 866 00:51:05,643 --> 00:51:08,203 I am going to defend this case myself. 867 00:51:08,603 --> 00:51:10,203 Then why are you sitting over there? 868 00:51:10,403 --> 00:51:11,483 Should I sit at the back? 869 00:51:11,603 --> 00:51:12,843 No, come in the front. 870 00:51:12,963 --> 00:51:13,963 I see... 871 00:51:14,843 --> 00:51:16,563 - I'll go. - All the best. 872 00:51:17,843 --> 00:51:20,163 You filed this PIL against the Taj Mahal. 873 00:51:20,283 --> 00:51:23,443 Under Article 226, 874 00:51:23,843 --> 00:51:26,483 I have asked the Archaeological Department 875 00:51:26,683 --> 00:51:28,043 what evidence they have to prove that 876 00:51:28,163 --> 00:51:29,683 the Taj Mahal was built by Shah Jahan. 877 00:51:30,523 --> 00:51:32,283 Additionally, I would like to inquire with the Education Board 878 00:51:32,403 --> 00:51:34,803 on what grounds the history of the Taj 879 00:51:34,883 --> 00:51:37,403 Mahal was documented and taught ahead. 880 00:51:37,603 --> 00:51:39,523 And I asked the government 881 00:51:39,643 --> 00:51:44,403 what's underneath the Taj Mahal which is being concealed. 882 00:51:45,723 --> 00:51:46,963 Do you think 883 00:51:47,683 --> 00:51:50,483 the archaeological department did not do their job properly? 884 00:51:50,923 --> 00:51:52,723 Or are you wiser than the education board? 885 00:51:52,843 --> 00:51:53,683 No. 886 00:51:53,803 --> 00:51:57,283 Or are you claiming they recorded this false narrative intentionally? 887 00:51:57,403 --> 00:52:02,403 Sir, my question is not to challenge anyone's ability or knowledge. 888 00:52:02,523 --> 00:52:05,123 It's about the history of the Taj Mahal. 889 00:52:05,243 --> 00:52:06,323 The discovery 890 00:52:06,443 --> 00:52:08,923 and rectification of history are necessary for a bright future. 891 00:52:09,163 --> 00:52:13,923 And the Taj Mahal's history has more glamour than truth. 892 00:52:14,683 --> 00:52:16,403 Story of unwavering love... 893 00:52:17,643 --> 00:52:19,603 Love story... symbol of love story. 894 00:52:19,723 --> 00:52:21,363 These are filmy narratives. 895 00:52:21,563 --> 00:52:22,963 But the truth is different. 896 00:52:23,083 --> 00:52:24,403 Is this your first time in court? 897 00:52:24,523 --> 00:52:26,363 No, I've seen it from outside many times. 898 00:52:26,483 --> 00:52:27,883 This is my first time in the court. 899 00:52:28,963 --> 00:52:29,963 Silence. 900 00:52:30,243 --> 00:52:31,563 Don't talk about philosophy here. 901 00:52:31,683 --> 00:52:32,883 Let's talk about facts. 902 00:52:36,163 --> 00:52:38,083 My lord, with your permission, may I? 903 00:52:38,323 --> 00:52:39,683 Yes, Mr. Anwar Rashid. 904 00:52:40,363 --> 00:52:41,443 Thank you your honour. 905 00:52:42,083 --> 00:52:45,243 My lord, the world seeks facts. 906 00:52:45,483 --> 00:52:47,243 Vishnu ji is digging for them. 907 00:52:49,963 --> 00:52:52,163 My Lord, for 30 years, 908 00:52:52,483 --> 00:52:56,123 the Taj Mahal was a source of livelihood and respect for Vishnu ji. 909 00:52:56,603 --> 00:52:58,723 Suddenly, he is now slandering it. 910 00:52:59,163 --> 00:53:00,163 Why? 911 00:53:00,323 --> 00:53:03,283 Because Vishnu Das ji could not achieve anything on his own. 912 00:53:03,403 --> 00:53:05,763 So he has resorted to attacking the Taj Mahal. 913 00:53:06,243 --> 00:53:08,123 My lord, this PIL 914 00:53:08,563 --> 00:53:10,883 is less of a public interest litigation 915 00:53:10,963 --> 00:53:13,883 and more of a publicity interest litigation. 916 00:53:14,323 --> 00:53:16,163 If this turns out to be a publicity stunt, 917 00:53:16,403 --> 00:53:18,443 I will set an example through this case. 918 00:53:18,843 --> 00:53:21,123 And you will have to pay a heavy penalty. 919 00:53:21,563 --> 00:53:25,643 My lord, the Taj Mahal is nothing short of a temple for me. 920 00:53:26,323 --> 00:53:27,723 See for yourself, my lord. 921 00:53:27,923 --> 00:53:30,683 He's already declared the Taj Mahal as a temple. 922 00:53:30,803 --> 00:53:32,403 My Lord, for me, my actions are like prayers, 923 00:53:32,523 --> 00:53:34,123 and my workplace is my temple. 924 00:53:34,483 --> 00:53:37,843 The Taj Mahal has served as a livelihood for three generations. 925 00:53:38,083 --> 00:53:40,203 But that doesn't mean I won't ask questions. 926 00:53:40,323 --> 00:53:43,483 And our culture gives us the right to question even God. 927 00:53:43,843 --> 00:53:45,283 Vishnu ji, come to the point. 928 00:53:45,403 --> 00:53:48,803 The point is, my lord, the Taj Mahal was not built by Shahjahan. 929 00:53:48,963 --> 00:53:50,763 They acquired a Hindu king's palace, 930 00:53:50,883 --> 00:53:54,083 renovated it and converted it to a tomb. 931 00:53:54,963 --> 00:53:58,963 Vishnu ji is repeating the same statement over and over again. 932 00:53:59,603 --> 00:54:03,483 We've heard these debates on social media. 933 00:54:03,723 --> 00:54:05,763 Vishnu ji. Facts. 934 00:54:05,963 --> 00:54:09,883 My lord, I want to ask Rashid ji with your permission, 935 00:54:10,163 --> 00:54:12,283 has he seen the Taj Mahal? 936 00:54:13,883 --> 00:54:15,683 I've seen it a dozen times. 937 00:54:15,883 --> 00:54:17,923 Not on social media or on cell phones. 938 00:54:17,963 --> 00:54:18,883 Then... 939 00:54:18,963 --> 00:54:19,843 In reality. 940 00:54:19,963 --> 00:54:21,323 Have you seen it in reality? 941 00:54:21,963 --> 00:54:24,483 I've seen it in reality, on postcards, 942 00:54:24,603 --> 00:54:27,403 on cell phones, in documentaries and also in films. 943 00:54:27,523 --> 00:54:29,323 Then you must have tasted Taj Mahal Tea as well. 944 00:54:29,443 --> 00:54:33,163 I meant if you had seen the Taj Mahal in reality, 945 00:54:33,443 --> 00:54:34,803 and closely, 946 00:54:35,203 --> 00:54:39,443 and studied it then questions would have arisen in your mind as well. 947 00:54:43,603 --> 00:54:46,803 Your honour, look at these photos. 948 00:54:48,763 --> 00:54:51,523 These pictures are of the outer corridors of the Taj Mahal. 949 00:54:51,643 --> 00:54:53,563 You will see several chambers. 950 00:54:53,803 --> 00:54:56,523 Each chamber is used for a different purpose. 951 00:54:56,843 --> 00:54:59,283 Guest room. Security room. Kitchen. 952 00:54:59,403 --> 00:55:00,883 It also had a cow shed, your honour. 953 00:55:01,243 --> 00:55:03,203 What is the use of a cow shed in a tomb? 954 00:55:03,403 --> 00:55:04,963 Was Shahjahan a cow devotee? 955 00:55:06,723 --> 00:55:07,843 Objection, my lord. 956 00:55:09,523 --> 00:55:13,843 My lord, it's obvious when the emperor used to visit the tomb, 957 00:55:13,963 --> 00:55:18,483 he was accompanied by his soldiers, chief, and other people. 958 00:55:19,203 --> 00:55:23,283 So they used to make preparations according to a king, Quite right. 959 00:55:24,283 --> 00:55:26,963 Shahjahan was an aged man. 960 00:55:27,163 --> 00:55:28,723 He probably rested at the tomb. 961 00:55:28,843 --> 00:55:29,923 Used to have a meal. 962 00:55:29,963 --> 00:55:32,323 And probably even drank the milk from the cow shed. 963 00:55:32,443 --> 00:55:35,443 But there was also a music room. 964 00:55:36,163 --> 00:55:37,283 Music room. 965 00:55:37,403 --> 00:55:39,763 What is the point of a music room in a tomb? 966 00:55:40,203 --> 00:55:42,963 Did Shahjahan use to entertain himself at the tomb? 967 00:55:44,563 --> 00:55:45,563 Silence. 968 00:55:45,963 --> 00:55:48,603 Vishnu ji, mind your language. 969 00:55:48,763 --> 00:55:50,163 Sir, I only meant... 970 00:55:50,443 --> 00:55:51,723 I want facts. 971 00:55:51,843 --> 00:55:53,603 Yes, okay. 972 00:55:54,803 --> 00:55:55,963 Sir, 973 00:55:57,403 --> 00:56:00,683 this is a picture of the Taj Mahal's top. 974 00:56:01,563 --> 00:56:02,883 It's called a pinnacle. 975 00:56:03,163 --> 00:56:05,883 If you look closely at the pinnacle, 976 00:56:06,283 --> 00:56:08,963 you will see an urn, coconut and mango leaves. 977 00:56:09,483 --> 00:56:12,603 And also the half-moon that's visible on Shiv ji's forehead. 978 00:56:12,963 --> 00:56:16,123 These things will appear like a trident. 979 00:56:16,443 --> 00:56:18,763 And the trident is a symbol of Sanatan Dharma. 980 00:56:19,283 --> 00:56:23,523 What surprises me is why these Vedic symbols are created in a tomb? 981 00:56:23,843 --> 00:56:25,483 Was Shahjahan Sanatani? 982 00:56:25,643 --> 00:56:30,403 My lord, if Vishnu ji sees beyond this conspiracy, 983 00:56:30,523 --> 00:56:34,163 then he will see that half moon is also the symbol of Islam 984 00:56:34,283 --> 00:56:37,323 which is installed on mosques and tombs alike. 985 00:56:37,443 --> 00:56:38,683 And secondly, my lord. 986 00:56:43,203 --> 00:56:47,243 There is Allah-o-Akbar written over the pinnacle as well. 987 00:56:48,443 --> 00:56:53,323 My lord, for a person who's converted a palace into a tomb overnight, 988 00:56:53,443 --> 00:56:56,043 it's not a big deal to write Allah-o-Akbar. 989 00:56:56,163 --> 00:56:57,403 Objection, my lord. 990 00:56:57,643 --> 00:57:00,083 What sort of nonsense is he talking over and over? 991 00:57:00,203 --> 00:57:02,163 Converted. Converted. 992 00:57:02,283 --> 00:57:04,643 Shahjahan built the Taj Mahal from the foundation up. 993 00:57:04,763 --> 00:57:05,763 What did he build? 994 00:57:06,363 --> 00:57:07,563 A tomb for his wife. 995 00:57:07,683 --> 00:57:09,363 - But that's a sin. - What? 996 00:57:09,603 --> 00:57:12,123 According to Islam, constructing a building over a tomb is a sin. 997 00:57:12,243 --> 00:57:13,363 It's anti-Islamic. 998 00:57:13,523 --> 00:57:16,123 But he went against the Islamic laws as well. 999 00:57:16,243 --> 00:57:21,683 The tombs were built only to seize the lands and the palaces. 1000 00:57:22,083 --> 00:57:25,923 My lord, we are here to debate on the Taj Mahal and not on Islam. 1001 00:57:25,963 --> 00:57:28,963 Then why is Islam associated with the Taj Mahal? 1002 00:57:29,123 --> 00:57:30,883 - Objection, my lord. - It's a great trick he has, my lord. 1003 00:57:30,963 --> 00:57:33,043 When he doesn't know the question, he changes the answer. 1004 00:57:33,163 --> 00:57:35,163 What sort of dialogue are we having in court? 1005 00:57:35,323 --> 00:57:37,963 Mr. Vishnu, stick to your point. 1006 00:57:38,083 --> 00:57:40,523 Tell us how is this a Hindu palace. 1007 00:57:40,643 --> 00:57:41,843 I tell you how, your honour. 1008 00:57:46,403 --> 00:57:50,283 My lord, the architects left behind 1009 00:57:50,563 --> 00:57:52,643 symbols on the white marble floor of the Taj Mahal. 1010 00:57:52,803 --> 00:57:55,483 Some of them are the Swastik, conch, 1011 00:57:55,563 --> 00:57:58,523 trident, round lotus, cannabis leaves, 1012 00:57:58,643 --> 00:58:00,963 Om symbols, snake figures. 1013 00:58:01,123 --> 00:58:02,643 These are all Vedic symbols. 1014 00:58:02,763 --> 00:58:04,603 These Vedic symbols exist 1015 00:58:04,843 --> 00:58:07,963 because this palace belonged to the Hindu king Maan Singh. 1016 00:58:08,363 --> 00:58:12,683 Which Shahjahan took from King Maan Singhs' grandson Jai Singh, 1017 00:58:12,803 --> 00:58:14,803 to bury his wife Mumtaz. 1018 00:58:14,963 --> 00:58:16,363 My lord, maybe Vishnu ji doesn't know 1019 00:58:16,483 --> 00:58:18,603 the difference between a palace and a mansion. 1020 00:58:19,203 --> 00:58:22,483 It was King Jai Singh's mansion, 1021 00:58:22,763 --> 00:58:24,523 which Shahjahan took from him. 1022 00:58:25,203 --> 00:58:28,883 In exchange, he gave four mansions to King Jai Singh. 1023 00:58:29,403 --> 00:58:32,683 Four manors in exchange for one mansion, my lord. 1024 00:58:33,123 --> 00:58:36,963 And Shahjahan built the Taj Mahal from its foundation. 1025 00:58:37,163 --> 00:58:38,043 Unbelievable. 1026 00:58:38,163 --> 00:58:40,323 He was the emperor of India. 1027 00:58:40,603 --> 00:58:42,243 Did he have any shortage of land? 1028 00:58:42,443 --> 00:58:45,843 My lord, Shahjahan wanted to build it in that same location. 1029 00:58:46,083 --> 00:58:47,803 Because it was a beautiful piece of land, 1030 00:58:47,923 --> 00:58:49,323 and on the curve of the river. 1031 00:58:49,643 --> 00:58:52,843 The reflection of the Taj Mahal could be seen in the water. 1032 00:58:53,803 --> 00:58:57,363 The tradition of building temples and palaces on riverbanks 1033 00:58:57,483 --> 00:58:58,963 has been followed since ancient times in India. 1034 00:58:59,123 --> 00:59:01,523 From the temples of Somnath to the banks of Benares. 1035 00:59:01,683 --> 00:59:03,243 Whether you go to the South or North, 1036 00:59:03,363 --> 00:59:04,963 you see thousands of such temples. 1037 00:59:05,083 --> 00:59:07,603 My lord, this doesn't mean no one else can make it? 1038 00:59:08,963 --> 00:59:13,323 Mughal architecture is mesmerising in the entire world. 1039 00:59:13,483 --> 00:59:16,723 The tomb of Humayun, the Red Fort of Delhi, the fort of Agra. 1040 00:59:16,963 --> 00:59:19,443 And the Taj Mahal is a piece of wonder. 1041 00:59:19,963 --> 00:59:21,643 It really is a wonder, your honour. 1042 00:59:22,203 --> 00:59:24,683 The Mughals couldn't build even a single 1043 00:59:24,803 --> 00:59:27,363 piece of monument in their own country. 1044 00:59:27,563 --> 00:59:30,243 And they are building one piece of art after another in our country. 1045 00:59:30,363 --> 00:59:31,923 Unfortunately, your honour, 1046 00:59:31,963 --> 00:59:35,923 the world is unaware of Indian architecture. 1047 00:59:36,443 --> 00:59:38,163 Because they didn't receive any PR, 1048 00:59:38,283 --> 00:59:39,483 nor any films were shot around it, 1049 00:59:39,563 --> 00:59:41,043 and no articles were written about it. 1050 00:59:41,163 --> 00:59:44,403 And our wicked historians did not leave a single mention. 1051 00:59:44,603 --> 00:59:47,243 But let me remind you of their brilliance. 1052 00:59:47,363 --> 00:59:49,603 Ajanta-Ellora. Khajuraho. 1053 00:59:49,763 --> 00:59:52,283 Gomteshwar Statue, Nalanda University, 1054 00:59:52,403 --> 00:59:54,483 Meenaxi, Aman and several others. 1055 00:59:54,963 --> 00:59:58,923 And these pieces of art were built much before these attackers arrived. 1056 01:00:00,323 --> 01:00:05,163 This is the trick used by people like you and others. 1057 01:00:05,363 --> 01:00:07,963 These attackers are associated with pieces of art. 1058 01:00:08,123 --> 01:00:09,843 Thousands of temples were demolished. 1059 01:00:10,163 --> 01:00:14,843 And instead of recording their malevolent actions in history, 1060 01:00:15,243 --> 01:00:16,643 it was glamorised. 1061 01:00:16,763 --> 01:00:20,843 Like calling them "Lover Boy" or "The Great". 1062 01:00:21,083 --> 01:00:22,883 Movies and songs were written on them. 1063 01:00:22,963 --> 01:00:24,283 And much more. 1064 01:00:24,563 --> 01:00:26,763 But this is their true work of art. 1065 01:00:28,203 --> 01:00:31,443 Once the Taj Mahal undergoes carbon dating, Mr. Anwar Rashid, 1066 01:00:31,563 --> 01:00:33,323 then we'll come across another amazing fact. 1067 01:00:33,643 --> 01:00:36,963 Your honour, he wants a carbon dating done on that Taj Mahal. 1068 01:00:37,283 --> 01:00:40,963 But according to me he should undergo carbon dating personally, 1069 01:00:41,083 --> 01:00:43,683 to find out where this hatred comes from. 1070 01:00:43,803 --> 01:00:46,243 You should also undergo carbon dating, Rashid sir. 1071 01:00:46,443 --> 01:00:48,363 You'll turn out to be my carbon copy. 1072 01:00:49,603 --> 01:00:50,443 What did you say? 1073 01:00:50,563 --> 01:00:51,563 What you heard. 1074 01:00:51,683 --> 01:00:52,723 See, your honour. 1075 01:00:53,083 --> 01:00:56,723 The kind of hatred he is harbouring for a particular sect. 1076 01:00:56,963 --> 01:00:59,083 This is not about the Taj Mahal at all. 1077 01:00:59,243 --> 01:01:02,243 It has deviated in a completely different direction. 1078 01:01:02,843 --> 01:01:06,483 He is targeting a special community... 1079 01:01:06,603 --> 01:01:07,803 Let me say it directly 1080 01:01:07,923 --> 01:01:11,243 he is looking for ways to target the minority of the country. 1081 01:01:14,323 --> 01:01:16,963 Your honour, no minority or majority are being targeted here. 1082 01:01:17,243 --> 01:01:19,363 It's the heritage of the country which is being targeted. 1083 01:01:19,483 --> 01:01:20,883 Enough of this discussion. 1084 01:01:26,803 --> 01:01:30,083 Both the parties presented their arguments. 1085 01:01:31,643 --> 01:01:33,443 The Taj Mahal is a world heritage, 1086 01:01:33,763 --> 01:01:38,603 visited every year by millions of tourists from all over the world. 1087 01:01:38,723 --> 01:01:41,603 So the Taj Mahal is a matter of public interest. 1088 01:01:41,923 --> 01:01:47,563 The points presented by Vishnu Das in this court cannot be ignored. 1089 01:01:47,963 --> 01:01:51,763 So the court issues a notice to the education board, historians 1090 01:01:51,883 --> 01:01:55,963 and archaeological department to present evidence and documents 1091 01:01:56,123 --> 01:01:58,283 associated with the creation of the Taj Mahal. 1092 01:01:58,403 --> 01:01:59,803 This petition is admitted. 1093 01:02:00,123 --> 01:02:02,403 The next hearing will be on the 15th. 1094 01:02:04,323 --> 01:02:05,963 Thank you. 1095 01:02:14,203 --> 01:02:15,643 - Vishnu ji. - Yes. 1096 01:02:17,323 --> 01:02:20,443 You have no idea which path you have set out on. 1097 01:02:21,683 --> 01:02:23,963 You worry about the path, Rashid. 1098 01:02:24,603 --> 01:02:26,403 It's going to be a smooth ride for me. 1099 01:02:47,643 --> 01:02:51,083 'The high court has accepted the petition of Vishnu Das.' 1100 01:02:51,203 --> 01:02:54,403 'It's the first petition against the Taj Mahal in the history of India' 1101 01:02:54,523 --> 01:02:56,243 'which has been accepted.' 1102 01:02:56,443 --> 01:02:58,403 'The high court has accepted the first 1103 01:02:58,483 --> 01:03:00,523 PIL concerning the iconic Taj Mahal.' 1104 01:03:09,523 --> 01:03:12,123 The high court has accepted the petition of Vishnu Das. 1105 01:03:12,243 --> 01:03:14,323 As you can, there is a feeling of joy in Vishnu Das ji's family. 1106 01:03:14,443 --> 01:03:17,083 In fact, there is a moment of celebration in the neighbourhood. 1107 01:03:17,203 --> 01:03:18,083 Vishnu Das ji has arrived. 1108 01:03:18,203 --> 01:03:20,883 Let's talk to him and find out how he feels. 1109 01:03:20,963 --> 01:03:24,843 - Cameraman, focus on Vishnu ji. - Vishnu ji. 1110 01:03:24,963 --> 01:03:28,043 - Vishnu ji, how are you feeling? - The court has accepted your PIL. 1111 01:03:28,163 --> 01:03:29,803 How are you feeling? 1112 01:03:30,403 --> 01:03:32,643 Focus the camera over here. Come forward. 1113 01:03:32,763 --> 01:03:34,203 Come forward, camera. 1114 01:03:34,563 --> 01:03:36,483 Vishnu ji. We have a question for you. 1115 01:03:36,603 --> 01:03:38,883 Advocate Anwar Rashid has accused you 1116 01:03:38,963 --> 01:03:41,683 that the PIL against the Taj Mahal is just a publicity stunt. 1117 01:03:41,803 --> 01:03:42,443 What is your opinion? 1118 01:03:42,563 --> 01:03:45,763 Vishnu ji, your actions have angered the Muslim community. 1119 01:03:45,883 --> 01:03:47,123 What is your opinion? 1120 01:03:47,243 --> 01:03:49,843 Maybe you reporters might now like my answer, 1121 01:03:49,963 --> 01:03:53,163 but this is not about Hindus or Muslims at all. 1122 01:03:53,803 --> 01:03:56,243 It's about the history of India. 1123 01:03:56,563 --> 01:04:00,683 The history of India means the combined history of Hindus and Muslims. 1124 01:04:00,883 --> 01:04:02,203 It's not about Hindus and Muslims. 1125 01:04:02,323 --> 01:04:03,803 - Understood. - Vishnu ji... 1126 01:04:03,923 --> 01:04:07,643 - But Vishnu ji... please, listen... - Go from here. Move... 1127 01:04:07,923 --> 01:04:12,643 You said the PIL would get rejected. 1128 01:04:13,883 --> 01:04:15,763 I got all the earlier ones rejected. 1129 01:04:17,163 --> 01:04:21,323 And, Nawaz sir, let me tell you, 1130 01:04:21,523 --> 01:04:23,603 it's a good thing this one was accepted. 1131 01:04:24,723 --> 01:04:28,723 Because this time I will clear once and for all 1132 01:04:28,843 --> 01:04:32,843 who built the Taj Mahal and why. 1133 01:04:33,083 --> 01:04:34,963 You don't understand. 1134 01:04:35,523 --> 01:04:38,083 Today it's the Taj Mahal, tomorrow it 1135 01:04:38,163 --> 01:04:40,843 can be the Qutub Minar, the Red Fort. 1136 01:04:40,963 --> 01:04:42,603 How many cases are we going to defend? 1137 01:04:43,123 --> 01:04:44,603 This is the last one. 1138 01:04:45,763 --> 01:04:49,403 This case will prove how strong we are. 1139 01:04:49,803 --> 01:04:51,603 And you don't need to be stressed at all. 1140 01:04:51,963 --> 01:04:53,563 He should be stressed. 1141 01:04:53,723 --> 01:04:55,283 Because he needs to prove that the 1142 01:04:55,363 --> 01:04:57,243 Taj Mahal was not proved by Shahjahan. 1143 01:04:57,403 --> 01:04:58,523 Not us. 1144 01:05:07,963 --> 01:05:08,963 Dad... 1145 01:05:09,563 --> 01:05:10,563 Yes. 1146 01:05:10,683 --> 01:05:12,643 Some Harsha on the line. 1147 01:05:12,763 --> 01:05:13,763 Give it... 1148 01:05:14,643 --> 01:05:17,283 - Hello. - Vishnu ji, many-many congratulations. 1149 01:05:17,683 --> 01:05:18,763 What for? 1150 01:05:19,843 --> 01:05:21,723 Your PIL was accepted today. 1151 01:05:21,843 --> 01:05:22,683 Yes. 1152 01:05:22,803 --> 01:05:25,963 And, I am really sorry that you lost your job because of me. 1153 01:05:26,283 --> 01:05:30,763 It's alright. Sometimes there is some good even in evil. 1154 01:05:30,923 --> 01:05:33,363 How is your documentary coming along? 1155 01:05:34,283 --> 01:05:36,163 Very nice. Fantastic, in fact. 1156 01:05:37,243 --> 01:05:39,363 Vishnu ji, I wanted to ask you for a favour. 1157 01:05:40,323 --> 01:05:44,963 If you don't mind, can I use your research for my documentary? 1158 01:05:45,123 --> 01:05:47,843 Yes, but after this case. 1159 01:05:47,963 --> 01:05:49,363 Yes, of course. 1160 01:05:49,923 --> 01:05:50,923 Whatever you say. 1161 01:05:50,963 --> 01:05:52,803 Thank you so much and all the best. 1162 01:05:52,923 --> 01:05:53,963 Okay. 1163 01:05:55,443 --> 01:05:56,243 Here. 1164 01:05:56,363 --> 01:05:57,523 Who was this girl? 1165 01:05:58,563 --> 01:06:03,683 She is the one who sparked these questions within me. 1166 01:06:04,403 --> 01:06:06,963 So she is the reason behind all this chaos. 1167 01:06:16,283 --> 01:06:19,323 The court was unfair. They should have rejected the PIL. 1168 01:06:19,483 --> 01:06:20,523 What do you think? 1169 01:06:20,803 --> 01:06:22,883 What if they uncover something under the Taj Mahal? 1170 01:06:22,963 --> 01:06:25,203 Then it will provoke communal discord. 1171 01:06:25,323 --> 01:06:26,883 On one end, prayers will be offered, 1172 01:06:26,963 --> 01:06:28,523 and on the other, venerations will be held. 1173 01:06:28,643 --> 01:06:29,843 But the truth will be uncovered. 1174 01:06:29,963 --> 01:06:31,243 What will you do with the truth? 1175 01:06:31,763 --> 01:06:34,323 This will affect the entire state's revenue, and not Agra alone. 1176 01:06:34,963 --> 01:06:37,403 This is all are rumours. 1177 01:06:37,763 --> 01:06:39,243 You are absolutely right. 1178 01:06:39,883 --> 01:06:42,683 The Ministry must take some kind of action this time. 1179 01:06:46,763 --> 01:06:50,923 Your honour, I would like to call my first expert Urmilla Bishnoi, 1180 01:06:50,963 --> 01:06:53,963 who was the chief advisor of the IERT. 1181 01:06:54,563 --> 01:06:56,563 - Permission granted. - Thank you, your honour. 1182 01:06:58,083 --> 01:06:59,083 Over there. 1183 01:07:02,963 --> 01:07:04,563 - Hello. - Hello. 1184 01:07:04,803 --> 01:07:09,083 Urmilla ji, you were the secretary of IERT, 1185 01:07:09,803 --> 01:07:13,963 and also the professor of history in a great college like the MU. 1186 01:07:14,083 --> 01:07:15,083 Yes. 1187 01:07:15,363 --> 01:07:17,723 Can you explain to the court the process 1188 01:07:17,963 --> 01:07:23,163 of making any story or historical facts a part of the syllabus? 1189 01:07:23,683 --> 01:07:26,203 A team of several advisors are formed at first, 1190 01:07:26,323 --> 01:07:28,563 who are experts in their particular field. 1191 01:07:29,563 --> 01:07:33,203 These advisors give their recommendations based on facts, 1192 01:07:33,483 --> 01:07:36,603 crude chronicles, books written by historians. 1193 01:07:36,843 --> 01:07:38,683 And reports by archaeologists. 1194 01:07:38,923 --> 01:07:41,923 Their recommendation is then sent to the board for approval. 1195 01:07:42,643 --> 01:07:46,443 And it's made a part of the syllabus post the approval. 1196 01:07:46,683 --> 01:07:49,603 To sum it up, it does involve the interference 1197 01:07:49,723 --> 01:07:52,163 of a specific person or political party. 1198 01:07:52,283 --> 01:07:53,283 Not at all. 1199 01:07:53,683 --> 01:07:56,563 So the same process was followed for 1200 01:07:56,643 --> 01:08:00,123 Mughal history and the history of the Taj? 1201 01:08:00,243 --> 01:08:00,963 Yes. 1202 01:08:01,083 --> 01:08:03,963 If you want, I can provide you with the list of the people involved, 1203 01:08:04,083 --> 01:08:05,523 and sources of information. 1204 01:08:05,643 --> 01:08:07,483 That would be great. Thank you, Urmilla ji. 1205 01:08:07,963 --> 01:08:10,563 Your honour, Vishnu ji raised questions on 1206 01:08:10,683 --> 01:08:15,683 an organisation that works in such an organised manner. 1207 01:08:16,803 --> 01:08:19,403 The history of the Mughals and the Taj 1208 01:08:19,803 --> 01:08:22,683 was written based on facts and evidence. 1209 01:08:23,683 --> 01:08:28,523 Your honour, I want to ask Urmilla ji some questions. 1210 01:08:29,083 --> 01:08:30,203 Permission granted. 1211 01:08:33,483 --> 01:08:35,523 - Hello, Urmilla ji. - Hello. 1212 01:08:35,963 --> 01:08:43,243 Are these chapters made a part of the syllabus based on strong facts? 1213 01:08:43,443 --> 01:08:44,483 Yes, absolutely. 1214 01:08:44,603 --> 01:08:47,763 Okay. And the syllabus is never biased. 1215 01:08:47,883 --> 01:08:51,403 I mean it's never leftist or rightist. It's always neutral. 1216 01:08:51,723 --> 01:08:53,523 - Yes, it's neutral. - Neutral. 1217 01:08:53,843 --> 01:08:57,483 And you also keep in mind what information is essential 1218 01:08:57,803 --> 01:08:59,043 for the bright future of the children. 1219 01:08:59,163 --> 01:09:00,203 - I see... - Yes. 1220 01:09:00,323 --> 01:09:05,203 So is it important for the children to learn about bloodshed and war? 1221 01:09:05,963 --> 01:09:07,403 I don't know your context, 1222 01:09:07,523 --> 01:09:12,363 but we ensure the children are taught what is essential. 1223 01:09:12,883 --> 01:09:14,683 And the syllabus is not biased. 1224 01:09:14,803 --> 01:09:15,643 Not at all. 1225 01:09:15,763 --> 01:09:17,523 Your honour, what is going on? 1226 01:09:17,683 --> 01:09:20,283 Vishnu ji, come to the point. 1227 01:09:20,563 --> 01:09:21,563 I will. 1228 01:09:27,763 --> 01:09:31,963 Urmilla ji, can you please read this out to the court. 1229 01:09:33,483 --> 01:09:34,523 Please read. 1230 01:09:34,963 --> 01:09:39,843 Gandhi ji was shot dead by a young man named Nathuram Godse. 1231 01:09:40,283 --> 01:09:43,843 The assassin who surrendered afterwards was a Brahmin from Pune. 1232 01:09:44,123 --> 01:09:47,323 The editor of an extremist Hindu newspaper, 1233 01:09:48,603 --> 01:09:52,723 who had denounced Gandhi ji as an appeaser of Muslims. 1234 01:09:52,843 --> 01:09:53,843 Muslim. 1235 01:09:55,603 --> 01:09:58,843 Your honour, Nathuram Godse killed Gandhi ji. 1236 01:09:58,963 --> 01:09:59,963 Absolutely wrong. 1237 01:10:00,523 --> 01:10:06,323 But he was a Brahmin, an extremist, editor of a Hindu newspaper, 1238 01:10:06,683 --> 01:10:08,323 why mention all these details? 1239 01:10:08,963 --> 01:10:11,203 What did you prove to the world? 1240 01:10:11,323 --> 01:10:13,083 And what did you want to teach the children? 1241 01:10:13,203 --> 01:10:15,363 Why not write these facts about the Mughals? 1242 01:10:15,963 --> 01:10:19,323 They committed genocide and demolished thousands of temples. 1243 01:10:19,443 --> 01:10:20,923 Won't you call it bias? 1244 01:10:22,283 --> 01:10:23,323 And, your honour, 1245 01:10:23,443 --> 01:10:27,683 what will you call the cartoon of Baba Saheb Ambedkar that I submitted? 1246 01:10:28,403 --> 01:10:31,163 Was it necessary for the future of the children? 1247 01:10:32,283 --> 01:10:35,363 Baba Saheb, who drafted the constitution of our country, 1248 01:10:35,523 --> 01:10:38,963 and granted rights to the scheduled and minority classes... 1249 01:10:39,123 --> 01:10:41,883 Yet, you create such cheap, disgraceful, 1250 01:10:41,963 --> 01:10:45,163 and disrespectful cartoons of that same Baba Saheb. 1251 01:10:47,763 --> 01:10:49,803 And Akbar-The Great. 1252 01:10:50,083 --> 01:10:52,523 Aurangzeb-All-powerful. 1253 01:10:52,683 --> 01:10:54,723 Shahjahan-symbol of love. 1254 01:10:54,843 --> 01:10:56,683 I strongly object, your honour. 1255 01:10:56,803 --> 01:10:59,203 We are being misled from the case. It's being twisted. 1256 01:10:59,323 --> 01:11:04,803 They are the ones... twisting the future, the ideology of our people... 1257 01:11:05,203 --> 01:11:08,283 And this is intellectual terrorism, your honour. 1258 01:11:08,403 --> 01:11:09,963 Education mafia. 1259 01:11:10,163 --> 01:11:13,123 Twist the thoughts before it sparks. 1260 01:11:13,283 --> 01:11:15,083 And corrupt the children's minds, 1261 01:11:15,203 --> 01:11:18,443 so they can never walk down the path of truth even if they want it. 1262 01:11:18,603 --> 01:11:23,403 And according to them, India had no other kings other than the Mughals. 1263 01:11:24,243 --> 01:11:28,123 Kanisk, Kota Rani, Gujjar Pratiha, Chola, 1264 01:11:28,243 --> 01:11:32,363 Samudragupta, Chandragupt, Maharana Pratap, Prithvi Raj Chauhan... 1265 01:11:32,483 --> 01:11:35,323 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Sambhaji Maharaj... 1266 01:11:35,643 --> 01:11:37,963 Do you not have words to describe them? 1267 01:11:38,963 --> 01:11:40,603 Do you fall short of words for them? 1268 01:11:41,163 --> 01:11:44,683 Don't you think you should drown in shame? 1269 01:11:56,283 --> 01:11:58,123 Urmilla ji, you can sit down. 1270 01:12:02,683 --> 01:12:05,963 Your honour, an organisation that has contributed 1271 01:12:06,083 --> 01:12:08,283 to the country's education for 63 years... 1272 01:12:08,523 --> 01:12:15,283 Several IAS, PCS, engineers, doctors, and lawyers, 1273 01:12:15,403 --> 01:12:19,283 have grown up reading these books by the IERT. 1274 01:12:20,323 --> 01:12:23,323 And Vishnu ji refuted them in a single moment. 1275 01:12:23,963 --> 01:12:27,563 Your honour, the history of our country 1276 01:12:27,683 --> 01:12:30,803 has been based on facts, evidence 1277 01:12:31,083 --> 01:12:34,323 and on concrete evidence by historians. 1278 01:12:34,443 --> 01:12:37,323 And we cannot deny this fact, your honour. 1279 01:12:40,963 --> 01:12:45,763 Making loud noises won't suppress me or my questions. 1280 01:12:46,683 --> 01:12:49,883 Your honour, Rashid sir is defending those people 1281 01:12:50,323 --> 01:12:54,963 who played a major role in distorting and reshaping our history. 1282 01:12:55,763 --> 01:12:58,203 And our education board is the worst. 1283 01:12:58,883 --> 01:13:03,443 Sadly, whatever these biased historians 1284 01:13:03,603 --> 01:13:05,883 presented to our education system 1285 01:13:05,963 --> 01:13:09,723 was printed in textbooks without verifying the facts, 1286 01:13:09,843 --> 01:13:13,123 questioning their validity, or even giving them a second thought. 1287 01:13:14,283 --> 01:13:16,763 And this lie, this poison, 1288 01:13:16,963 --> 01:13:20,163 continued to spread from one generation to the next, year after year. 1289 01:13:20,523 --> 01:13:26,723 In fact, it weakened our respect, dignity and pride. 1290 01:13:28,283 --> 01:13:31,843 Your honour, I think Vishnu ji is getting his knowledge about history 1291 01:13:31,963 --> 01:13:34,083 from the reels on social media. 1292 01:13:34,563 --> 01:13:41,403 I want to introduce him to a historian who will refute his accusations. 1293 01:13:41,723 --> 01:13:44,603 I wish to invite a well-known historian of the nation. 1294 01:13:45,123 --> 01:13:48,483 Rehan Habib sir to the next hearing. 1295 01:13:49,643 --> 01:13:50,923 Permission granted. 1296 01:13:51,123 --> 01:13:54,323 - Thank you, your honour. - The next hearing will be on the fifth. 1297 01:13:54,643 --> 01:13:55,923 Adjourned for the day. 1298 01:13:56,163 --> 01:13:58,323 - Shot one, take two. - Action. 1299 01:13:59,843 --> 01:14:02,883 What is your opinion about the theory of the black Taj Mahal? 1300 01:14:02,963 --> 01:14:06,283 And was Shahjahan going to build a black Taj Mahal over here? 1301 01:14:06,403 --> 01:14:08,043 Yes, absolutely. 1302 01:14:08,163 --> 01:14:10,883 On this side of the Yamuna river. In the Mahtab Baug. 1303 01:14:11,203 --> 01:14:12,723 But his dreams could not come true. 1304 01:14:12,843 --> 01:14:14,683 Aurangzeb threw him in prison before 1305 01:14:14,803 --> 01:14:16,723 he could build the black Taj Mahal. 1306 01:14:16,883 --> 01:14:19,283 But the archaeological department has a different opinion. 1307 01:14:19,403 --> 01:14:21,083 They don't believe in this theory at all. 1308 01:14:21,203 --> 01:14:25,443 In fact, no work ever began on the black Taj Mahal in the first place. 1309 01:14:25,843 --> 01:14:28,123 Madam, we've been working here for many years. 1310 01:14:28,363 --> 01:14:31,203 We know he was going to build the black Taj Mahal over here. 1311 01:14:31,803 --> 01:14:32,803 Okay, cut. 1312 01:14:32,963 --> 01:14:35,203 - Vishnu ji, hello. - Hello. 1313 01:14:35,443 --> 01:14:39,683 The party president respected Vibhuti ji wants to talk to you. 1314 01:14:39,963 --> 01:14:40,963 Vibhuti ji? 1315 01:14:41,603 --> 01:14:43,643 Give my regards to Vibhuti ji. 1316 01:14:43,883 --> 01:14:47,883 But I don't want to talk to any party people. 1317 01:14:49,523 --> 01:14:50,363 Who was it? 1318 01:14:50,483 --> 01:14:51,363 Some party president... 1319 01:14:51,483 --> 01:14:53,723 Vishnu ji? Hello. 1320 01:14:55,843 --> 01:14:57,603 He's a strange man, sir. 1321 01:14:58,443 --> 01:15:00,163 He hung up even after I mentioned your name. 1322 01:15:00,323 --> 01:15:02,403 Why are you getting irritated for no reason? 1323 01:15:02,963 --> 01:15:04,963 Give him some time. 1324 01:15:05,603 --> 01:15:07,563 You leave. I will talk to him. 1325 01:15:07,723 --> 01:15:10,603 Guru ji, the Bhartiya Nav Nirman are also chasing him. 1326 01:15:10,923 --> 01:15:12,883 If he joins their party instead of ours... 1327 01:15:13,163 --> 01:15:14,443 Be patient. 1328 01:15:14,963 --> 01:15:17,803 Our goal is never to include him in the party. 1329 01:15:18,203 --> 01:15:20,323 Our goal is something else. 1330 01:15:21,323 --> 01:15:22,923 Go and see what the matter is. 1331 01:15:35,323 --> 01:15:36,043 Hello. 1332 01:15:36,163 --> 01:15:37,043 Hello, Mr. Avinash. 1333 01:15:37,163 --> 01:15:37,803 Yes? 1334 01:15:37,923 --> 01:15:40,083 Principal madam has called you to the school right now. 1335 01:15:40,283 --> 01:15:41,963 - Right now? - Yes. 1336 01:15:42,123 --> 01:15:43,683 - No, but... - Come right now. 1337 01:15:43,803 --> 01:15:46,123 Principal madam wants to speak with you gently. 1338 01:15:46,683 --> 01:15:48,763 Okay, fine. 1339 01:15:49,963 --> 01:15:53,803 Your son is teaching a different history to the children in his class. 1340 01:15:53,963 --> 01:15:57,043 Shahjahan was a thief. Shahjahan did not build the Taj Mahal. 1341 01:15:57,163 --> 01:16:00,283 When some children took objection, they exchanged blows. 1342 01:16:00,403 --> 01:16:03,603 - What are you teaching your kids? - Don't mind, ma'am. 1343 01:16:03,963 --> 01:16:06,483 Even we have been learning the wrong history for many years. 1344 01:16:07,123 --> 01:16:10,083 Bittu did nothing wrong if he said these things. 1345 01:16:10,323 --> 01:16:12,323 The PIL has been accepted in court, ma'am. 1346 01:16:12,763 --> 01:16:15,483 And if my father wins, it will be proven. 1347 01:16:16,323 --> 01:16:18,083 - He hasn't won yet. - But... 1348 01:16:18,203 --> 01:16:20,963 We are going to teach what's in our syllabus. 1349 01:16:21,083 --> 01:16:23,523 Some Muslim children also study in the same class. 1350 01:16:23,643 --> 01:16:25,403 How will these statements affect them? 1351 01:16:25,523 --> 01:16:26,883 Have you thought about it? 1352 01:16:26,963 --> 01:16:29,163 If their parents raise an objection, 1353 01:16:29,283 --> 01:16:31,763 then we might have to suspend Sarvagya. 1354 01:16:33,163 --> 01:16:36,323 Bittu... say sorry to ma'am. 1355 01:16:36,523 --> 01:16:37,523 Sorry ma'am. 1356 01:16:37,683 --> 01:16:40,843 Go back to your class and don't ever repeat this mistake. 1357 01:16:47,363 --> 01:16:49,683 Tell us, Habib sir, who built the Taj Mahal? 1358 01:16:50,803 --> 01:16:54,643 Mirza Shahabuddin Muhammad Khurram also known as Shahjahan. 1359 01:16:55,963 --> 01:16:59,283 Is there any evidence or fact to prove your statement? 1360 01:16:59,643 --> 01:17:00,763 There are several. 1361 01:17:01,803 --> 01:17:04,923 It's mentioned in Shahjahan's official chronicle called Badshah Nama, 1362 01:17:04,963 --> 01:17:07,923 which has been recorded by his royal historian Abdul Hamid Lahori. 1363 01:17:07,963 --> 01:17:10,643 In fact, there are several Persian manuscripts 1364 01:17:10,763 --> 01:17:13,483 which contain extremely valuable data. 1365 01:17:13,843 --> 01:17:16,443 Deewan-e-Afridi, Baig, Sayeed Hassan. 1366 01:17:16,763 --> 01:17:19,163 Why not start from the beginning? 1367 01:17:19,323 --> 01:17:23,483 Tell me how did he get the idea of building the Taj Mahal? 1368 01:17:25,163 --> 01:17:27,563 Sayeed Hassan mentions in his manuscript, 1369 01:17:28,403 --> 01:17:33,323 'When Mumtaz was pregnant and about to deliver her 14th child, ' 1370 01:17:33,683 --> 01:17:37,123 'she was playing chess with Shahjahan one day.' 1371 01:17:38,243 --> 01:17:41,083 'Suddenly she heard the sound of a child crying.' 1372 01:17:42,083 --> 01:17:45,883 'She looked around but saw no one.' 1373 01:17:46,963 --> 01:17:48,963 'She heard the sound again after a while, 1374 01:17:49,203 --> 01:17:52,603 'and realised where this sound was coming from.' 1375 01:17:53,083 --> 01:17:54,083 Where was it coming from? 1376 01:17:54,323 --> 01:17:56,923 It was coming from Mumtaz's womb. 1377 01:17:57,243 --> 01:18:00,963 Your honour, the sound is coming from the womb? 1378 01:18:01,523 --> 01:18:03,083 Is this Dolby surround sound. 1379 01:18:06,243 --> 01:18:07,283 Your honour... 1380 01:18:07,483 --> 01:18:10,123 What an epic history they have written for the Taj Mahal? 1381 01:18:10,243 --> 01:18:11,963 Vishnu ji, let him finish first. 1382 01:18:12,483 --> 01:18:13,483 Sorry, your honour. 1383 01:18:15,083 --> 01:18:16,443 As I was saying... 1384 01:18:17,883 --> 01:18:20,963 The sound was coming from Mumtaz's womb. 1385 01:18:22,083 --> 01:18:24,883 She told Shahjahan that she was not going to survive this time. 1386 01:18:25,963 --> 01:18:27,443 Because this is not a good omen. 1387 01:18:28,083 --> 01:18:31,283 Because if one can hear the child crying inside the mother's womb, 1388 01:18:31,643 --> 01:18:33,043 then the mother does not survive. 1389 01:18:33,163 --> 01:18:36,363 So, Mumtaz shared her two wishes with Shah Jahan. 1390 01:18:37,883 --> 01:18:43,683 The first one was to build a unique tomb in her memory. 1391 01:18:44,523 --> 01:18:47,203 And the second was, Shahjahan should 1392 01:18:47,283 --> 01:18:50,323 not marry anyone else after her demise. 1393 01:18:51,803 --> 01:18:55,123 And Shahjahan gave acceptance for both her wishes. 1394 01:18:55,523 --> 01:18:58,763 He gave his acceptance, your honour, but couldn't keep even one. 1395 01:18:59,243 --> 01:19:01,563 Romeo was not serious about Laila at all. 1396 01:19:02,763 --> 01:19:03,963 - Vishnu ji. - Yes. 1397 01:19:04,563 --> 01:19:06,483 Kindly, do not interfere. 1398 01:19:07,243 --> 01:19:08,283 Vishnu ji. 1399 01:19:08,683 --> 01:19:10,163 Yes. Sorry, your honour. 1400 01:19:11,523 --> 01:19:15,403 So, who was the architect of the Taj Mahal? 1401 01:19:15,603 --> 01:19:16,603 Yes. 1402 01:19:17,083 --> 01:19:21,563 Ustaad Eesa Afnadi and Ahmad Lahori are also known as architects. 1403 01:19:22,443 --> 01:19:24,203 However several historians claim that 1404 01:19:24,323 --> 01:19:26,363 Eesa Afnadi was the assistant architect. 1405 01:19:27,243 --> 01:19:31,603 But he presented the design of the Taj Mahal in front of the emperor. 1406 01:19:32,683 --> 01:19:36,843 Your honour, we already submitted exhibits A and B in the court. 1407 01:19:37,123 --> 01:19:38,123 Thank you. 1408 01:19:38,403 --> 01:19:41,083 Vishnu ji, you can ask him some questions if you want. 1409 01:19:41,203 --> 01:19:42,203 Yes. 1410 01:19:42,363 --> 01:19:45,243 This book called The Badshah Nama, 1411 01:19:45,723 --> 01:19:49,683 was written by Shahjahan's royal historian Abdul Hamid Lahori. 1412 01:19:49,883 --> 01:19:51,723 The original book is in Persian. 1413 01:19:51,843 --> 01:19:56,123 But the interpretation on page number 403 clearly says, 1414 01:19:56,243 --> 01:19:59,643 that Shahjahan took the palace from King Jai Singh. 1415 01:20:00,123 --> 01:20:06,203 Now, I would request Habib sir to read the original Persian... 1416 01:20:07,203 --> 01:20:08,243 Yes. 1417 01:20:09,923 --> 01:20:16,803 [Regional Language] 1418 01:20:17,443 --> 01:20:22,163 [Regional Language] 1419 01:20:22,323 --> 01:20:25,883 [Regional Language] 1420 01:20:26,243 --> 01:20:30,323 [Regional Language] 1421 01:20:30,523 --> 01:20:31,763 Wow. Okay. 1422 01:20:32,243 --> 01:20:35,923 Do you know the meaning of what you just read? 1423 01:20:36,203 --> 01:20:38,163 Yes, it means... 1424 01:20:38,963 --> 01:20:41,683 I... don't have expertise in Persian. 1425 01:20:42,723 --> 01:20:43,963 What... what did you say? 1426 01:20:44,123 --> 01:20:45,603 I have no expertise in Persian. 1427 01:20:46,323 --> 01:20:48,043 You have no expertise in Persian? 1428 01:20:48,163 --> 01:20:49,163 No, I don't. 1429 01:20:49,803 --> 01:20:51,883 Then you must have read the Badshah Nama. 1430 01:20:51,963 --> 01:20:53,443 Yes, I did. I read it many years ago. 1431 01:20:53,563 --> 01:20:54,843 You did. 1432 01:20:54,963 --> 01:20:56,243 So, in which language did you read it? 1433 01:20:56,363 --> 01:20:57,363 Bhojpuri? 1434 01:21:01,763 --> 01:21:02,963 - In English. - English. 1435 01:21:03,083 --> 01:21:05,323 So you have expertise in English. 1436 01:21:05,443 --> 01:21:06,403 Yes, I do. 1437 01:21:06,523 --> 01:21:10,283 Then why not include the facts from Badshah Nama in history books? 1438 01:21:11,603 --> 01:21:16,243 Is it because someone reprimanded, objected... or used force. 1439 01:21:19,803 --> 01:21:20,923 I will tell you. 1440 01:21:22,203 --> 01:21:25,963 Because that doesn't suit your ideology. 1441 01:21:26,523 --> 01:21:28,883 It didn't support your agenda. 1442 01:21:29,203 --> 01:21:32,243 But let me read out the part that you ignored. 1443 01:21:32,523 --> 01:21:36,923 Your honour, we had these lines translated by a Persian expert, 1444 01:21:36,963 --> 01:21:38,243 and it's as follows. 1445 01:21:38,683 --> 01:21:40,363 On the South of the city of Than, on 1446 01:21:40,483 --> 01:21:42,443 a piece of land as beautiful as heaven, 1447 01:21:42,563 --> 01:21:45,963 a mansion which was known for King Maan Singh, was now 1448 01:21:46,203 --> 01:21:48,723 under the entitlement of King Jai Singh 1449 01:21:48,803 --> 01:21:51,203 who was the grandson of Maan Singh. 1450 01:21:51,523 --> 01:21:53,403 And was chosen to bury the wife, who 1451 01:21:53,483 --> 01:21:55,723 had already left for the heavenly abode. 1452 01:21:55,963 --> 01:22:02,683 And the palace where she was buried was magnificent and had a dome. 1453 01:22:04,123 --> 01:22:07,243 Your honour, it's been proven that it was a mansion. 1454 01:22:07,523 --> 01:22:11,203 The question that arises here is whether the palace was renovated, 1455 01:22:11,323 --> 01:22:14,803 or was it demolished first and then the tomb was built over it. 1456 01:22:14,923 --> 01:22:17,763 Your honour, I want to present another piece of evidence, 1457 01:22:17,963 --> 01:22:22,563 which will prove that the Taj Mahal was built from the foundation. 1458 01:22:22,923 --> 01:22:26,163 It's been confirmed by JB Tavernier. 1459 01:22:26,283 --> 01:22:30,123 He is a French diamond trader who travelled to India 1460 01:22:30,243 --> 01:22:32,603 from France for business. 1461 01:22:32,883 --> 01:22:36,403 He clearly mentions in his book Travels of India, 1462 01:22:36,603 --> 01:22:41,123 I witnessed the commencement and accomplishment of this great work, 1463 01:22:41,243 --> 01:22:44,603 on which they spent 22 years, 1464 01:22:44,723 --> 01:22:48,963 during which 20,000 men worked incessantly. 1465 01:22:49,243 --> 01:22:52,563 Your honour, he has written this in his book. 1466 01:22:52,683 --> 01:22:54,683 What bigger proof can there be? 1467 01:22:56,283 --> 01:22:58,603 - I've a question, Habib sir. - Yes. 1468 01:22:58,963 --> 01:23:00,883 When did Tavernier come to India? 1469 01:23:01,243 --> 01:23:05,403 He first came to India between 1640 and 1641. 1470 01:23:05,643 --> 01:23:07,043 - I see... - Yes. 1471 01:23:07,163 --> 01:23:10,843 Did the work on the Taj Mahal begin in 1640? 1472 01:23:10,963 --> 01:23:14,083 No, the work on the Taj Mahal had begun in 1632. 1473 01:23:14,203 --> 01:23:15,603 - Was it 1632? - Yes. 1474 01:23:15,723 --> 01:23:18,483 Then how did he see the commencement of work? 1475 01:23:18,763 --> 01:23:20,363 And, according to the records, Your Honour, 1476 01:23:20,483 --> 01:23:25,243 Tavernier came to India for the second time in 1665. Correct? 1477 01:23:25,523 --> 01:23:26,523 Correct? 1478 01:23:26,723 --> 01:23:29,883 So... the work on the Taj Mahal ended in 1665? 1479 01:23:29,963 --> 01:23:33,963 No, no, the work on the Taj Mahal was finished in 1654. 1480 01:23:34,563 --> 01:23:35,843 - Was it 1654? - Yes. 1481 01:23:35,963 --> 01:23:40,323 So, he did not see the commencement or completion of work. 1482 01:23:40,443 --> 01:23:42,203 Then when did he see it? During the interval? 1483 01:23:46,283 --> 01:23:47,963 Your honour, let me clarify when he saw it. 1484 01:23:48,083 --> 01:23:54,203 Between 1651 and 1654, Tavernier was present in India. 1485 01:23:54,323 --> 01:23:57,483 He saw the completion of the Taj Mahal. 1486 01:23:57,603 --> 01:23:59,963 Rashid sir is absolutely correct. 1487 01:24:00,283 --> 01:24:04,923 Tavernier was present in India, but Agra... 1488 01:24:05,443 --> 01:24:08,163 He wasn't in Agra where the Taj Mahal was being constructed. 1489 01:24:08,603 --> 01:24:09,803 Then how did he see it? 1490 01:24:09,963 --> 01:24:11,123 Through video call? 1491 01:24:11,283 --> 01:24:13,283 Or did Shahjahan make a reel and send him? 1492 01:24:14,643 --> 01:24:16,923 Check your records. Please, help him. 1493 01:24:16,963 --> 01:24:19,763 I've noticed you haven't been doing any work for the past three days. 1494 01:24:21,363 --> 01:24:27,363 Your honour, between 1651 to 1654, Tavernier was in India. 1495 01:24:27,963 --> 01:24:30,803 He lived in India for three years, but never visited India. 1496 01:24:30,963 --> 01:24:33,923 Let me read out a list of the places he visited. 1497 01:24:34,083 --> 01:24:39,923 Masuripatnam, Madras, Gandekot, Golconda, Goa, Surat, 1498 01:24:39,963 --> 01:24:43,443 Ahmedabad, Aurangabad and later returning to Golconda. 1499 01:24:43,643 --> 01:24:45,963 But there is no mention of Agra anywhere. 1500 01:24:48,203 --> 01:24:49,283 Your honour... 1501 01:24:49,563 --> 01:24:53,083 Habib sir, how many places in the world have you seen 1502 01:24:53,203 --> 01:24:55,283 with two tombs of the same person? 1503 01:24:56,603 --> 01:24:59,603 Two tombs for the same person. One on top and another below. 1504 01:25:00,243 --> 01:25:01,363 Similar tombs. 1505 01:25:01,763 --> 01:25:04,483 You honour, we've heard of twin children but twin tombs. 1506 01:25:05,083 --> 01:25:06,803 One for day and one for night. 1507 01:25:07,163 --> 01:25:09,883 Sister-in-law must be having a tough time shifting. 1508 01:25:13,163 --> 01:25:14,643 Your honour, what... 1509 01:25:14,803 --> 01:25:17,043 Your Honor, there is one tomb on the fourth floor 1510 01:25:17,163 --> 01:25:18,643 and another on the third floor of the Taj Mahal. 1511 01:25:18,763 --> 01:25:20,403 Like duplex of tomb. 1512 01:25:20,963 --> 01:25:24,323 Such stories have been floated about these tombs. 1513 01:25:24,643 --> 01:25:27,323 'Shahjahan's tears are falling.' 1514 01:25:31,723 --> 01:25:34,483 Such humorous history was rarely written. 1515 01:25:34,603 --> 01:25:35,843 What should we do? 1516 01:25:36,963 --> 01:25:37,963 Break it down. 1517 01:25:39,123 --> 01:25:42,323 Come with me. I will be the first to strike it down! 1518 01:25:42,883 --> 01:25:46,163 Mr. Rashid, please maintain the decorum of the court. 1519 01:25:47,243 --> 01:25:51,963 Mr. Rashid, I don't want to see even a scratch on the Taj Mahal. 1520 01:25:53,363 --> 01:25:55,443 Your honour, breaking or demolishing 1521 01:25:55,523 --> 01:25:57,803 is not the solution to every problem. 1522 01:25:58,163 --> 01:25:59,963 Acceptance is also an option. 1523 01:26:00,483 --> 01:26:03,483 I just want people to accept 1524 01:26:03,603 --> 01:26:07,323 that a Hindu palace was converted into a tomb. That's it. 1525 01:26:07,443 --> 01:26:10,483 Guide Vishnu Das left well-known historian Rehan Habib 1526 01:26:10,603 --> 01:26:12,563 speechless with his questions. 1527 01:26:12,683 --> 01:26:15,443 The arguments presented by him seem pretty solid. 1528 01:26:15,563 --> 01:26:18,083 There's a lot of buzz on social media about Vishnu Das. 1529 01:26:22,443 --> 01:26:25,483 Hey... so long for a printout. 1530 01:26:31,803 --> 01:26:32,803 I will go take a look. 1531 01:26:41,523 --> 01:26:43,243 It's a good thing you didn't tell him. 1532 01:26:44,843 --> 01:26:46,643 Tomorrow is an important day. 1533 01:26:48,403 --> 01:26:51,963 And that Rashid will leave no stone unturned. 1534 01:26:55,643 --> 01:26:56,643 Gulshan! 1535 01:27:02,483 --> 01:27:03,723 Gulshan! 1536 01:27:04,883 --> 01:27:06,363 Gulshan! Gulshan. 1537 01:27:06,603 --> 01:27:07,963 Bloody dog. 1538 01:27:08,843 --> 01:27:09,843 Get up. 1539 01:27:10,483 --> 01:27:11,483 Help. 1540 01:27:21,443 --> 01:27:25,963 Sister-in-law... today they tried to intimidate. 1541 01:27:28,403 --> 01:27:29,443 Tomorrow, they might... 1542 01:27:33,083 --> 01:27:37,243 I... am terrified! 1543 01:27:40,723 --> 01:27:45,163 It's okay. It will be okay. Don't be afraid. 1544 01:27:52,323 --> 01:27:53,923 Isn't this unbelievable, Mr. Rashid? 1545 01:27:53,963 --> 01:27:55,963 You brought the Taj Mahal to court today. 1546 01:27:57,643 --> 01:28:01,403 Your honour, I would even summon Shahjahan to the court if I could, 1547 01:28:01,523 --> 01:28:02,963 but that is not possible. 1548 01:28:03,203 --> 01:28:05,363 So I brought the Taj Mahal to the court 1549 01:28:05,483 --> 01:28:07,923 so we can separate the facts from fiction, 1550 01:28:07,963 --> 01:28:09,963 and reveal the truth to everyone. 1551 01:28:10,603 --> 01:28:12,323 And to uncover this truth, 1552 01:28:12,443 --> 01:28:14,123 I would like to call upon 1553 01:28:14,363 --> 01:28:17,963 a renowned archaeologist from the Archaeological Department 1554 01:28:18,123 --> 01:28:19,923 Dr. Srinivas Patel. 1555 01:28:20,363 --> 01:28:21,363 Granted. 1556 01:28:26,643 --> 01:28:28,963 Thank you very much for being here, Doctor. 1557 01:28:29,123 --> 01:28:29,883 It's my pleasure. 1558 01:28:29,963 --> 01:28:34,763 Sir, can you tell us in detail about the ground plan of the Taj Mahal? 1559 01:28:36,283 --> 01:28:37,483 I can provide you with a more detailed description 1560 01:28:37,603 --> 01:28:38,803 with the help of a model of the Taj Mahal. 1561 01:28:38,923 --> 01:28:40,603 If I may be permitted to do so, your honour? 1562 01:28:40,723 --> 01:28:42,403 Yes, you can. 1563 01:28:42,923 --> 01:28:43,923 - Thank you. - Come. 1564 01:28:50,203 --> 01:28:54,803 Sir, the mausoleum of the Taj Mahal is based on the Hasht-Bisht plan. 1565 01:28:55,323 --> 01:28:57,963 What is this Hasht-Bisht plan, Doctor? 1566 01:28:58,563 --> 01:29:00,523 According to the Hasht-Bisht plan, 1567 01:29:00,643 --> 01:29:02,963 the building is first built in square and rectangle shapes. 1568 01:29:03,843 --> 01:29:04,803 Then the corners... 1569 01:29:04,923 --> 01:29:10,523 These corners you see-are chamfered, meaning they are flattened. 1570 01:29:10,843 --> 01:29:14,563 This shapes an irregular octagonal plan. 1571 01:29:14,803 --> 01:29:16,563 Your honour, I would like to add, 1572 01:29:16,683 --> 01:29:20,283 that there was a reason behind making this octagonal plan. 1573 01:29:20,483 --> 01:29:25,803 According to the Islamic ideology, paradise has eight doors. 1574 01:29:25,923 --> 01:29:28,083 It's called the octagonal plan. 1575 01:29:28,723 --> 01:29:30,283 And it's been recreated here. 1576 01:29:30,803 --> 01:29:34,163 So Shahjahan built the doorway to heaven. Eight of them. 1577 01:29:34,403 --> 01:29:36,523 He might have also built a service road nearby. 1578 01:29:39,363 --> 01:29:40,363 Silence! 1579 01:29:40,483 --> 01:29:41,843 Please, do not interrupt. 1580 01:29:42,563 --> 01:29:44,523 We are having a serious conversation. 1581 01:29:44,643 --> 01:29:47,723 You're a guide, so act like one. Don't try to be a comedian. 1582 01:29:48,363 --> 01:29:52,123 Can you tell us something about the design of the Taj? 1583 01:29:52,323 --> 01:29:55,883 The dome you see here is called the bulbous dome. 1584 01:29:55,963 --> 01:29:58,563 - Bulbous dome. - Yes, double dome structure. 1585 01:29:59,243 --> 01:30:02,283 These bulbous domes were popular in the Timurid architecture 1586 01:30:02,403 --> 01:30:05,043 during the 14th and 16th centuries. 1587 01:30:05,163 --> 01:30:06,243 Objection, your honour. 1588 01:30:06,443 --> 01:30:07,883 Sustained. Please speak. 1589 01:30:08,203 --> 01:30:12,283 You will find this dome structure 1590 01:30:12,403 --> 01:30:16,163 in several historical temples and Buddhist stupas. 1591 01:30:16,283 --> 01:30:17,603 That's absolutely correct. 1592 01:30:17,963 --> 01:30:21,363 They got their inspiration to build domes from Buddhist stupas. 1593 01:30:21,483 --> 01:30:22,963 However double dome structures 1594 01:30:23,083 --> 01:30:26,043 were not seen in ancient temples or Buddhist stupas. 1595 01:30:26,163 --> 01:30:28,683 Because they were single dome structures. 1596 01:30:28,843 --> 01:30:33,603 Mr. Srinivas, adding extra cheese to a burger won't make it a pizza. 1597 01:30:36,323 --> 01:30:38,483 Your honour, the dome, arches and 1598 01:30:38,603 --> 01:30:41,403 towers represent the Islamic architecture 1599 01:30:41,523 --> 01:30:42,763 and not temples. 1600 01:30:43,163 --> 01:30:46,243 Your honour, EB Havell was a renowned architect. 1601 01:30:46,483 --> 01:30:50,043 He mentioned in his book, that Sarcenic buildings, 1602 01:30:50,163 --> 01:30:56,123 meaning buildings of Islamic architecture... used Indian arches. 1603 01:30:56,523 --> 01:30:59,683 There were various types of arches already present in India. 1604 01:30:59,803 --> 01:31:00,723 What is your opinion? 1605 01:31:00,843 --> 01:31:02,443 I cannot comment on that. 1606 01:31:02,723 --> 01:31:03,723 Allow me. 1607 01:31:03,843 --> 01:31:06,363 This is not a Mughal architecture. 1608 01:31:06,483 --> 01:31:07,603 It's Indian. 1609 01:31:08,123 --> 01:31:13,683 Could Shahjahan be confused between building a tomb or a temple. 1610 01:31:14,723 --> 01:31:16,283 What nonsense, your honour? 1611 01:31:16,843 --> 01:31:18,163 Why would Shahjahan build a temple? 1612 01:31:18,283 --> 01:31:20,163 Right. His job was demolishing them. 1613 01:31:22,123 --> 01:31:26,163 Silence. Don't cross the decorum of the court. 1614 01:31:26,963 --> 01:31:28,083 Your honour... 1615 01:31:29,923 --> 01:31:32,283 Mr. Rashid commented on the octagonal 1616 01:31:32,363 --> 01:31:34,963 plan claiming it's doorway to paradise. 1617 01:31:35,083 --> 01:31:36,283 Temples have it too. 1618 01:31:36,403 --> 01:31:38,683 This is the ground plan of the Chandi Seva Temple. 1619 01:31:38,803 --> 01:31:41,963 Their ground plan matches with that of the Taj Mahal. 1620 01:31:42,243 --> 01:31:45,243 And, your honour, this temple was built in 1098 AD. 1621 01:31:45,443 --> 01:31:47,363 The Mughals hadn't come to India yet. 1622 01:31:48,083 --> 01:31:50,963 Your honour, Vishnu ji doesn't have any solid evidence, 1623 01:31:51,083 --> 01:31:53,923 that's why he's only trying to play with his words. 1624 01:31:54,843 --> 01:31:57,243 Mr. Rashid, fasten your seatbelts. 1625 01:31:57,523 --> 01:32:01,963 Because what I am going to reveal next will make your head spin. 1626 01:32:02,163 --> 01:32:05,643 Your honour, look at the Taj Mahal's roof plan. 1627 01:32:05,963 --> 01:32:08,683 Four small domes, and a large dome in the middle. 1628 01:32:08,843 --> 01:32:12,963 This arrangement is called Panch Ratna in Hindu architecture, 1629 01:32:13,123 --> 01:32:16,523 it also signifies the Panchmukh Shivling and the five elements. 1630 01:32:16,643 --> 01:32:19,843 The Chandi Seva Temple has the exact same plan. 1631 01:32:21,963 --> 01:32:24,483 Then why don't you also tell us the name of the temple, Vishnu ji? 1632 01:32:24,603 --> 01:32:25,803 Please, allow me. 1633 01:32:27,083 --> 01:32:32,803 Your honour, a few Hindu extremists call it the Tejo Mahalaya temple. 1634 01:32:33,643 --> 01:32:35,923 Vishnu ji, the Taj Mahal was never a temple. 1635 01:32:36,203 --> 01:32:40,363 There were no temples in ancient India which had arches and domes. 1636 01:32:40,483 --> 01:32:42,803 Temples were built on the tribet system, 1637 01:32:43,323 --> 01:32:46,483 This means two pillars supporting a slab, which is the roof. 1638 01:32:47,403 --> 01:32:51,523 And what the Muslims brought is called the archaic system. 1639 01:32:51,683 --> 01:32:54,403 So you mean to say before Islam arrived, 1640 01:32:54,523 --> 01:32:57,163 this style was never followed in any temples or mosques. 1641 01:32:57,323 --> 01:32:58,323 Yes. 1642 01:32:58,443 --> 01:33:00,883 Your honour, I want to show him some photos. 1643 01:33:04,963 --> 01:33:07,243 Mr. Srinivas, you can go to the witness box. 1644 01:33:07,363 --> 01:33:08,443 Yes, your honour. 1645 01:33:08,923 --> 01:33:13,803 Your honour, this is the Chitrangini Palace which is in Hampi Kerala. 1646 01:33:13,963 --> 01:33:16,163 You can clearly see the arches here. 1647 01:33:16,283 --> 01:33:17,403 Next, please. 1648 01:33:18,683 --> 01:33:20,083 And this is the Jain Temple. 1649 01:33:20,323 --> 01:33:22,763 You can clearly see the inverted lotus on the dome 1650 01:33:22,883 --> 01:33:24,563 similar to that of the Taj Mahal. 1651 01:33:24,803 --> 01:33:25,803 Next. 1652 01:33:26,683 --> 01:33:29,363 And, your honour, this is the Jag Temple in Udaipur. 1653 01:33:29,923 --> 01:33:32,483 You'll see domes, arches, towers... 1654 01:33:32,803 --> 01:33:35,243 It's all Rajput school of architecture. 1655 01:33:35,363 --> 01:33:36,163 Next. 1656 01:33:36,283 --> 01:33:38,603 And this is Katas Raj Temple. 1657 01:33:38,843 --> 01:33:40,363 There is a dome on top. 1658 01:33:40,483 --> 01:33:42,763 It's an ancient temple dedicated to Shivji. 1659 01:33:42,883 --> 01:33:44,963 And this is the ancient Ajanta-Ellora. 1660 01:33:45,123 --> 01:33:47,603 You can clearly see the arches and dome here. 1661 01:33:47,723 --> 01:33:48,723 Next, please. 1662 01:33:48,963 --> 01:33:49,843 This is the Vedi Temple. 1663 01:33:49,963 --> 01:33:51,523 Built by Rana Kumbha. 1664 01:33:51,643 --> 01:33:52,403 Next, please. 1665 01:33:52,523 --> 01:33:54,083 This is the Sachia Mata Temple. 1666 01:33:54,203 --> 01:33:57,123 This temple was built in Rajasthan in the 8th century. 1667 01:33:57,443 --> 01:34:01,763 Mr. Srinivas, do you think all this is Islamic architecture, 1668 01:34:01,883 --> 01:34:03,403 and was made by the Mughals. 1669 01:34:04,363 --> 01:34:06,683 Your honour, I want to ask him a few questions. 1670 01:34:06,803 --> 01:34:07,803 Okay. 1671 01:34:09,363 --> 01:34:10,603 Mr. Srinivas, 1672 01:34:11,563 --> 01:34:14,683 tell us... how many years did it take to build the Taj Mahal? 1673 01:34:14,963 --> 01:34:15,923 Seventeen years. 1674 01:34:15,963 --> 01:34:16,843 Seventeen years was it? 1675 01:34:16,963 --> 01:34:20,763 The work began in 1632 and completed in 1648. 1676 01:34:21,163 --> 01:34:22,803 - Are you sure? - Yes. 1677 01:34:22,923 --> 01:34:24,683 - Should I lock it? - Definitely. 1678 01:34:24,803 --> 01:34:27,763 Taj Mahal's calligraphist-Amanat Khan Shirazi, 1679 01:34:27,963 --> 01:34:32,923 who wrote the verses of Koran on the walls of the Taj Mahal. 1680 01:34:33,083 --> 01:34:37,563 According to him, the work on the Taj Mahal ended in 1639. 1681 01:34:37,963 --> 01:34:41,963 It began in 1632 and ended in 1639. 1682 01:34:42,323 --> 01:34:43,963 His name is also engraved there. 1683 01:34:44,843 --> 01:34:48,083 Only the mausoleum was built by 1639. 1684 01:34:49,163 --> 01:34:53,363 But other construction like guest rooms, mosque, garden, courtyard 1685 01:34:53,763 --> 01:34:55,643 was completed in the following nine years. 1686 01:34:55,883 --> 01:34:58,443 However, the royal historians of Shahjahan 1687 01:34:58,563 --> 01:35:01,203 claim that the work was finished in 1642. 1688 01:35:01,603 --> 01:35:03,203 Vishnu ji, these are historical facts. 1689 01:35:03,323 --> 01:35:05,083 Only historians can answer your questions. 1690 01:35:05,203 --> 01:35:07,323 This is not my area of expertise. I am sorry. 1691 01:35:07,963 --> 01:35:11,363 Your honour, historians claim 22 years. 1692 01:35:11,603 --> 01:35:13,443 Archaeologists claim 17 years. 1693 01:35:13,843 --> 01:35:16,803 Shahjahan's royal historians claim 10 years. 1694 01:35:16,923 --> 01:35:20,083 And, if you ask a lovebird, he will say eternity. 1695 01:35:20,203 --> 01:35:21,323 What is the truth? 1696 01:35:21,763 --> 01:35:23,723 Anyway... let's talk about your area of expertise. 1697 01:35:23,923 --> 01:35:27,363 Have you ever been to the 22 rooms underneath the Taj Mahal? 1698 01:35:27,483 --> 01:35:30,083 Yes... what is so special about those 1699 01:35:30,203 --> 01:35:32,803 22 rooms, is that they were sealed. 1700 01:35:33,243 --> 01:35:35,963 There is nothing in the rooms below for the public to see. 1701 01:35:36,243 --> 01:35:39,083 They were sealed for security purposes. 1702 01:35:39,203 --> 01:35:40,563 - There must be something... - There is nothing. 1703 01:35:40,683 --> 01:35:42,603 - Twenty rooms and they are all empty? - Yes. 1704 01:35:42,723 --> 01:35:43,963 Then why do they need security? 1705 01:35:44,843 --> 01:35:45,963 And why were they sealed? 1706 01:35:46,403 --> 01:35:48,283 In fact, it wasn't just sealed, your honour, 1707 01:35:48,403 --> 01:35:52,843 they built brick walls in place of doors and windows. 1708 01:35:52,963 --> 01:35:53,963 Why? 1709 01:35:54,283 --> 01:35:56,923 Your honour, even I have seen conservation work being carried out 1710 01:35:56,963 --> 01:35:58,363 at the Taj Mahal personally. 1711 01:35:58,483 --> 01:36:01,443 On the towers, arches, mosque... 1712 01:36:01,563 --> 01:36:05,963 But no one knows what game has been played in the 22 rooms below. 1713 01:36:06,683 --> 01:36:11,883 Your honour, the archaeological department has issued these images 1714 01:36:11,963 --> 01:36:15,203 of the 22 rooms below the Taj Mahal on the court's orders. 1715 01:36:15,603 --> 01:36:18,683 And one can clearly see that the rooms are empty. 1716 01:36:18,963 --> 01:36:20,123 There is nothing inside. 1717 01:36:20,963 --> 01:36:23,603 I have seen these images, your honour. The rooms are indeed closed. 1718 01:36:23,963 --> 01:36:25,643 But why were they sealed? 1719 01:36:25,763 --> 01:36:28,363 And did anyone record a video while sealing them? 1720 01:36:28,483 --> 01:36:29,883 Or any pictures. 1721 01:36:30,203 --> 01:36:32,963 And the important question is what was in those rooms, 1722 01:36:33,123 --> 01:36:35,323 that they were sealed behind walls overnight? 1723 01:36:35,443 --> 01:36:36,443 What was it? 1724 01:36:38,403 --> 01:36:40,723 I doubt your capability now. 1725 01:36:42,883 --> 01:36:45,843 You are falling into your own trap. 1726 01:36:47,363 --> 01:36:51,963 Even school children prepare when going for an exam. 1727 01:36:52,483 --> 01:36:56,403 I... feel that Vishnu is better prepared than you. 1728 01:36:56,763 --> 01:37:00,403 Nawaz sir, this is not some school exam. 1729 01:37:00,763 --> 01:37:03,403 The most renowned monument is on trial here. 1730 01:37:04,723 --> 01:37:07,843 He can gather any evidence he wants, 1731 01:37:09,203 --> 01:37:11,643 the Taj Mahal can never be proven as a temple. 1732 01:37:11,763 --> 01:37:12,963 You are saying this? 1733 01:37:14,923 --> 01:37:16,883 I must think of something else. 1734 01:37:18,523 --> 01:37:20,203 And if this is beyond your capacity, 1735 01:37:20,323 --> 01:37:23,563 I can arrange for another lawyer. 1736 01:37:24,963 --> 01:37:28,923 I asked the court for time so I could travel to Bikaner. 1737 01:37:29,083 --> 01:37:30,203 Bikaner? 1738 01:37:31,163 --> 01:37:32,243 What is out there? 1739 01:37:33,283 --> 01:37:34,603 My trump card. 1740 01:37:34,723 --> 01:37:38,683 He will be speechless after the next hearing. 1741 01:37:40,963 --> 01:37:43,363 I will handle him inside the court, 1742 01:37:45,483 --> 01:37:47,483 you handle him outside. 1743 01:37:48,883 --> 01:37:49,883 Goodbye. 1744 01:38:01,883 --> 01:38:05,443 Your honour, the next evidence I am going to present, 1745 01:38:05,563 --> 01:38:09,323 cannot be found in any chronicles or any traveller. 1746 01:38:09,483 --> 01:38:14,803 I am going to present Shahjahan's own words. 1747 01:38:15,243 --> 01:38:18,443 His thoughts, his orders... 1748 01:38:18,563 --> 01:38:21,123 which he wrote while building the Taj Mahal. 1749 01:38:21,363 --> 01:38:23,283 This will clear everything chronologically 1750 01:38:23,403 --> 01:38:25,803 and also prove that Shahjahan initiated 1751 01:38:25,883 --> 01:38:28,123 the construction of the Taj Mahal. 1752 01:38:28,403 --> 01:38:32,923 Shahjahan issued four orders while building the Taj Mahal, your honour. 1753 01:38:33,403 --> 01:38:36,283 And with the grace of God, we have three of those orders on record 1754 01:38:36,403 --> 01:38:37,963 in the archives of Bikaner. 1755 01:38:38,603 --> 01:38:41,083 I will show you these orders one by one, 1756 01:38:41,683 --> 01:38:44,083 and read out their interpretation. 1757 01:38:44,203 --> 01:38:45,203 Here's the first order. 1758 01:38:45,323 --> 01:38:47,643 The first order is written by Shahjahan 1759 01:38:47,763 --> 01:38:52,203 to Jai Singh which is dated 21st Jan 1632. 1760 01:38:52,443 --> 01:38:55,283 In his order, Shahjahan writes that Allah is the greatest of all. 1761 01:38:55,403 --> 01:38:56,443 Without any self-interest. 1762 01:38:56,563 --> 01:39:00,243 King Jai Singh, we require mules and carts to transport marble 1763 01:39:00,363 --> 01:39:04,323 for the monuments of my capital, Agra. 1764 01:39:04,443 --> 01:39:07,603 And orders have already been issued. 1765 01:39:07,723 --> 01:39:11,123 I have appointed Sayeed Iladad to carry out this work. 1766 01:39:11,243 --> 01:39:13,723 Please lend him your support in this matter. 1767 01:39:13,843 --> 01:39:16,363 Do not turn down this order. 1768 01:39:16,523 --> 01:39:18,683 The second order 1769 01:39:18,803 --> 01:39:24,963 was issued by Shahjahan to Jai Singh on 9th September 1634. 1770 01:39:25,203 --> 01:39:31,443 I have sent Mulk Shah to extract marble from the new mines of Ammer. 1771 01:39:31,563 --> 01:39:35,803 You must lend your support to Mulk Shah in this task. 1772 01:39:36,163 --> 01:39:37,923 And what does the third order say? 1773 01:39:37,963 --> 01:39:42,683 The third order was issued on 21st June 1637. 1774 01:39:42,963 --> 01:39:46,563 Here Shahjahan is giving instructions to Jai Singh and writes, 1775 01:39:46,723 --> 01:39:48,963 I have received information 1776 01:39:49,243 --> 01:39:54,083 that your men are gathering masons in Ammer and Rajnagar. 1777 01:39:54,683 --> 01:39:58,523 As a result, very few masons are reaching Makrana. 1778 01:39:58,643 --> 01:40:04,563 Send all the skilled workers to the officials of Makrana. 1779 01:40:05,243 --> 01:40:06,523 He's got it. 1780 01:40:06,643 --> 01:40:10,563 So, your honour, these three orders clearly specify, 1781 01:40:10,683 --> 01:40:15,283 that Shahjahan was building a tomb for his late wife. 1782 01:40:15,683 --> 01:40:17,683 Shahjahan took Jai Singh's land, 1783 01:40:17,803 --> 01:40:20,203 and after demolishing whatever construction was made over it, 1784 01:40:20,323 --> 01:40:23,443 he began constructing the Taj Mahal. 1785 01:40:23,563 --> 01:40:25,083 And that is the truth. 1786 01:40:26,523 --> 01:40:27,963 - Vishnu ji. - Yes. 1787 01:40:28,403 --> 01:40:30,963 What is your opinion after hearing these orders? 1788 01:40:31,363 --> 01:40:35,203 Sir, I need some time... to study the orders. 1789 01:40:35,363 --> 01:40:36,843 Of course. Why not? 1790 01:40:37,283 --> 01:40:38,963 Take your time. 1791 01:40:39,283 --> 01:40:42,283 In fact, you can keep these. Read them at your convenience. 1792 01:40:42,883 --> 01:40:45,763 And please, enlighten us if you stumble upon anything new. 1793 01:40:58,883 --> 01:41:01,843 - Hello. - Get to Katra Malkha in 30 minutes. 1794 01:41:01,963 --> 01:41:03,363 I want you to meet someone. 1795 01:41:03,763 --> 01:41:05,923 He can help you win the case. 1796 01:41:07,683 --> 01:41:08,883 Who is speaking? 1797 01:41:09,523 --> 01:41:10,803 Your well-wisher. 1798 01:41:11,843 --> 01:41:13,523 Hello. Hello. 1799 01:41:40,723 --> 01:41:41,803 It's me. 1800 01:41:41,963 --> 01:41:44,883 Shashikant ji? Why this get up? 1801 01:41:47,323 --> 01:41:49,563 I don't want to die like my dog. 1802 01:41:50,683 --> 01:41:51,763 I am coming. 1803 01:41:53,683 --> 01:41:55,603 Come with me. Come. 1804 01:41:56,403 --> 01:41:58,883 Don't let anyone see us. 1805 01:42:01,403 --> 01:42:02,403 Come. 1806 01:42:09,403 --> 01:42:10,403 Sit. 1807 01:42:13,763 --> 01:42:15,163 Would you like some tea? 1808 01:42:15,603 --> 01:42:16,923 - No. - Hello. 1809 01:42:18,203 --> 01:42:21,203 Tell him... everything that you told me. 1810 01:42:21,443 --> 01:42:22,483 Word to word. 1811 01:42:22,763 --> 01:42:26,083 I was selected for the archaeological department in 1955. 1812 01:42:26,643 --> 01:42:30,483 Four years later, the department formed a team in 1959, 1813 01:42:30,923 --> 01:42:33,883 that was supposed to carry out conservation work underneath the Taj. 1814 01:42:34,563 --> 01:42:35,883 Even I was a part of that team. 1815 01:42:36,163 --> 01:42:42,843 What we saw in the chambers underneath the Taj blew our minds. 1816 01:42:47,763 --> 01:42:49,923 - Hello, sir. - Hello. 1817 01:42:55,763 --> 01:42:57,843 Fill all the gaps in the walls properly. 1818 01:42:57,963 --> 01:42:58,843 Yes, sir. 1819 01:42:58,963 --> 01:43:02,123 And replace these old bricks with new ones. 1820 01:43:02,243 --> 01:43:03,243 Yes, sir. 1821 01:43:17,123 --> 01:43:18,963 - Rao sir. - Yes. 1822 01:43:19,203 --> 01:43:20,243 Come take a look. 1823 01:43:30,723 --> 01:43:32,963 Sir, we must inform the higher authorities about this. 1824 01:43:35,123 --> 01:43:36,163 Mr. Raghuram. 1825 01:43:40,883 --> 01:43:44,843 Can you give a statement in court? 1826 01:43:45,283 --> 01:43:47,483 Of course, when do I come? 1827 01:43:47,883 --> 01:43:52,923 I will inform you after tomorrow's hearing when you need to come. 1828 01:43:53,403 --> 01:43:56,923 - Okay. - But are you prepared? 1829 01:43:57,083 --> 01:43:57,963 Of course. 1830 01:43:58,123 --> 01:43:59,723 - Thank you very much. - Great. 1831 01:44:00,923 --> 01:44:01,923 Thank you. 1832 01:44:02,163 --> 01:44:03,163 Shall we? 1833 01:44:09,963 --> 01:44:11,563 Sir. Vishnu ji. 1834 01:44:16,643 --> 01:44:19,363 Sir... what do you think? 1835 01:44:20,483 --> 01:44:22,643 Will he have answers to your statements? 1836 01:44:23,443 --> 01:44:27,643 Questions have answers, while orders are statements in themselves. 1837 01:44:31,923 --> 01:44:35,763 Vishnu ji, you asked for time in the previous hearing. 1838 01:44:35,963 --> 01:44:39,963 I hope you have a rebuttal for the orders presented by Mr. Rashid. 1839 01:44:40,283 --> 01:44:41,203 Yes, your honour. 1840 01:44:41,323 --> 01:44:44,203 8th January, 1632. 1841 01:44:44,803 --> 01:44:50,283 Late Mumtaz was shifted from Burhanpur to Agra on 8th January 1632. 1842 01:44:50,403 --> 01:44:53,243 After 13 days, Shahjahan issued orders 1843 01:44:53,363 --> 01:44:57,243 to King Jai Singh on 21st January to fetch the marbles. 1844 01:44:57,363 --> 01:45:00,923 Other construction work must be carried out before using the marble. 1845 01:45:01,243 --> 01:45:03,083 Like digging the foundation for the Taj Mahal. 1846 01:45:03,203 --> 01:45:04,963 Constructing the two underground floors of the Taj Mahal, 1847 01:45:05,123 --> 01:45:06,683 which were made of red stones. 1848 01:45:06,843 --> 01:45:09,203 And erecting the white structure of the Taj Mahal. 1849 01:45:09,323 --> 01:45:10,323 All of this. 1850 01:45:10,443 --> 01:45:12,283 Did he finish all of this in 13 days? 1851 01:45:12,723 --> 01:45:16,163 What technology was Shahjahan using? 1852 01:45:16,443 --> 01:45:19,323 Your honour, I've studied the orders intricately. 1853 01:45:19,563 --> 01:45:22,763 Nowhere in the orders has Shahjahan mentioned 1854 01:45:22,883 --> 01:45:25,843 that the marble was meant for the Taj Mahal. 1855 01:45:26,123 --> 01:45:28,923 It clearly says... the marble was being 1856 01:45:28,963 --> 01:45:31,603 fetched for the monuments in Agra. 1857 01:45:31,963 --> 01:45:34,323 And we can see marble work in the fort of Agra. 1858 01:45:34,443 --> 01:45:35,763 We also see mosaic work. 1859 01:45:35,883 --> 01:45:38,283 Possibly, this marble was sent for that. 1860 01:45:38,403 --> 01:45:40,723 - Objection, your honour. - Over-ruled. 1861 01:45:41,963 --> 01:45:46,043 Your honour, to prove the age of the Taj Mahal, 1862 01:45:46,163 --> 01:45:49,123 I want to call my next witness Aurangzeb. 1863 01:45:51,883 --> 01:45:55,803 I mean I want to present his letters. 1864 01:45:58,443 --> 01:46:01,763 Your honour, this letter was written by Aurangzeb in 1652. 1865 01:46:02,163 --> 01:46:07,403 Aurangzeb says I went to offer prayers on Friday, 1866 01:46:07,603 --> 01:46:09,963 But the northern part of the dome 1867 01:46:10,083 --> 01:46:13,243 was leaking from a few places in the rain. 1868 01:46:13,443 --> 01:46:16,963 Similarly, several royal chambers were built on the second floor, 1869 01:46:17,203 --> 01:46:19,883 have been temporarily fixed. 1870 01:46:20,243 --> 01:46:23,283 The domes of the mosque and prayer hall have also developed cracks. 1871 01:46:23,403 --> 01:46:25,963 Let's see what happens in the next monsoon. 1872 01:46:26,083 --> 01:46:29,123 Once all the major and minor domes are fixed. 1873 01:46:29,243 --> 01:46:32,243 This grand palace can be saved from deteriorating. 1874 01:46:32,403 --> 01:46:35,203 I hope the emperor takes this into 1875 01:46:35,323 --> 01:46:38,843 consideration and takes necessary action. 1876 01:46:38,963 --> 01:46:40,843 This was written by Aurangzeb. 1877 01:46:41,683 --> 01:46:43,763 Two things, your honour. 1878 01:46:44,203 --> 01:46:46,883 First, Shahjahan was made into a hero. 1879 01:46:47,203 --> 01:46:50,763 But what kind of a hero pays no attention 1880 01:46:50,883 --> 01:46:54,643 to the tomb of his heroine which is leaking from places. 1881 01:46:54,763 --> 01:46:58,043 Secondly, the archaeological department exclaimed 1882 01:46:58,163 --> 01:47:01,403 that the palace was ready in 1648. 1883 01:47:01,643 --> 01:47:03,483 But this is so surprising, your honour. 1884 01:47:03,963 --> 01:47:06,283 A magnificent and recently built palace 1885 01:47:06,403 --> 01:47:08,763 starts deteriorating within four years. 1886 01:47:08,883 --> 01:47:09,923 Developed cracks. 1887 01:47:10,123 --> 01:47:11,243 What could be the reason? 1888 01:47:11,363 --> 01:47:16,963 Only one. Either the palace was old, or the palace was old. 1889 01:47:17,203 --> 01:47:19,843 - Was it an old palace? - What is... 1890 01:47:20,243 --> 01:47:21,363 Your honour, may I? 1891 01:47:21,603 --> 01:47:22,683 Permission granted. 1892 01:47:22,963 --> 01:47:27,043 Your honour, to prove how old the palace was, 1893 01:47:27,163 --> 01:47:32,243 I would like to read from this book called The Travels of Peter Mundi, 1894 01:47:32,363 --> 01:47:34,083 which is written by Peter Mundi. 1895 01:47:34,283 --> 01:47:39,643 He writes that he personally saw the construction of the Taj Mahal. 1896 01:47:39,963 --> 01:47:43,683 When he set out on an expedition to Agra in 1633, 1897 01:47:43,803 --> 01:47:48,963 he saw thousands of labourers working on the Taj Mahal. 1898 01:47:49,483 --> 01:47:54,243 Gold, silver and marble were being used as if it were a common thing. 1899 01:47:54,963 --> 01:47:59,763 He even writes there was a gold railing around the tomb of Mumtaz. 1900 01:47:59,883 --> 01:48:01,963 This doesn't prove, your honour, 1901 01:48:02,123 --> 01:48:05,363 that Shahjahan built the Taj Mahal from the foundation. 1902 01:48:05,723 --> 01:48:09,083 Maybe Peter Mundi saw renovation work. 1903 01:48:09,283 --> 01:48:11,403 And, the main question that arises here is 1904 01:48:11,763 --> 01:48:15,963 why was a gold railing erected around a fake tomb. 1905 01:48:16,363 --> 01:48:20,043 There may have been something in the centre of the gold railing, 1906 01:48:20,163 --> 01:48:24,363 over which a fake tomb was constructed to conceal it. 1907 01:48:24,883 --> 01:48:27,083 Your honour, of all the Mughal rulers, 1908 01:48:27,563 --> 01:48:31,683 the reign of Shahjahan is called the Golden Era of the Mughal Empire, 1909 01:48:31,803 --> 01:48:36,523 because it was an age of peace and prosperity. 1910 01:48:36,923 --> 01:48:40,683 So, there was no reason for Shahjahan to not build the Taj Mahal 1911 01:48:40,803 --> 01:48:42,523 or build a gold railing. 1912 01:48:43,243 --> 01:48:47,923 Even his personal throne was embedded with gold and diamonds. 1913 01:48:48,323 --> 01:48:50,243 We all know about the peacock throne. 1914 01:48:51,163 --> 01:48:55,883 Vishnu Das ji, your claims are fake and whimsical. 1915 01:48:56,283 --> 01:48:58,563 You are making whimsical statements, Mr. Rashid, 1916 01:48:58,963 --> 01:49:01,523 by describing the reign of Shahjahan as the golden era. 1917 01:49:01,803 --> 01:49:04,283 In truth, the reign of the esteemed, 1918 01:49:04,403 --> 01:49:06,963 honourable, and renowned Shah Jahan 1919 01:49:07,083 --> 01:49:11,323 was plagued by diseases, epidemics, poverty, and hunger. 1920 01:49:13,163 --> 01:49:15,363 It's mentioned in the Badshah Nama, 1921 01:49:15,483 --> 01:49:18,563 at the time he was building the so-called Taj Mahal. 1922 01:49:18,683 --> 01:49:22,883 It says here, that states near the borders lacked rains. 1923 01:49:22,963 --> 01:49:25,763 This affects the southern and Gujarat the most. 1924 01:49:25,963 --> 01:49:28,923 The people died of starvation in these two states. 1925 01:49:28,963 --> 01:49:34,843 For a long time, dog meat was being sold as goat meant. 1926 01:49:35,083 --> 01:49:39,323 And powdered dog bones were mixed with flour and sold. 1927 01:49:39,523 --> 01:49:42,723 In the end, the situation escalated to a point 1928 01:49:42,843 --> 01:49:46,363 where humans were ready to devour each other. 1929 01:49:46,723 --> 01:49:50,083 At that time, around seven million people died. 1930 01:49:50,563 --> 01:49:54,483 This is the truth of respectable Shahjahan's golden era. 1931 01:49:54,963 --> 01:49:59,123 Your honour, I even have some documents which clearly state, 1932 01:49:59,243 --> 01:50:03,603 that donations were collected from the villages to build the Taj Mahal. 1933 01:50:03,723 --> 01:50:05,563 When people were dying of starvation, 1934 01:50:05,843 --> 01:50:09,963 donations were forcefully extracted to build a tomb for the deceased. 1935 01:50:10,443 --> 01:50:12,803 The Taj Mahal is not a symbol of love. 1936 01:50:13,163 --> 01:50:16,283 It's a symbol of atrocity, a symbol of genocide. 1937 01:50:23,123 --> 01:50:27,643 Your honour, I request a future date for the hearing of this case. 1938 01:50:27,763 --> 01:50:32,403 I will present a witness who will present facts and evidence 1939 01:50:32,523 --> 01:50:34,283 that will prove 1940 01:50:34,403 --> 01:50:39,483 there is something hidden in the chambers beneath the Taj Mahal. 1941 01:50:40,323 --> 01:50:43,603 But I want his identity to remain confidential. 1942 01:50:43,963 --> 01:50:46,523 - Because his life can be at risk. - Objection, your honour. 1943 01:50:46,883 --> 01:50:49,483 According to Article 11 and Rule 12, 1944 01:50:49,843 --> 01:50:56,123 advance notice must be given to both the defence counsel and the court. 1945 01:50:56,243 --> 01:50:59,163 Your honour, you know how extreme the situations have become. 1946 01:50:59,283 --> 01:51:00,923 I request you, sir, please. 1947 01:51:00,963 --> 01:51:03,083 No, sir, this is against the law. 1948 01:51:08,643 --> 01:51:12,443 For this case, we are allowing you under a special provision. 1949 01:51:12,643 --> 01:51:15,843 - How can you... - Thank you, your honour. 1950 01:51:16,083 --> 01:51:19,723 Mr. Rashid, you know how complicated this case has become. 1951 01:51:19,843 --> 01:51:21,883 I know it's complicated, but the law... 1952 01:51:21,963 --> 01:51:23,963 Please let him. It's just a witness. 1953 01:51:25,243 --> 01:51:27,083 The next hearing will be on the 20th. 1954 01:51:27,323 --> 01:51:28,963 The court is adjourned for the day. 1955 01:51:36,603 --> 01:51:37,723 How much for the cauliflower? 1956 01:51:37,843 --> 01:51:39,163 - Sixty rupees. - Sixty rupees? 1957 01:51:39,963 --> 01:51:41,043 It's not nice. 1958 01:51:41,163 --> 01:51:42,963 - And the papaya? - Eighty rupees. 1959 01:51:43,363 --> 01:51:44,803 - Eighty rupees? - Yes. 1960 01:51:46,683 --> 01:51:48,363 What are you doing? 1961 01:51:48,483 --> 01:51:50,443 - How much? - Eighty rupees per kilo. 1962 01:51:54,963 --> 01:51:56,843 - Brother... - What... are you doing? 1963 01:51:57,123 --> 01:51:58,923 - How much for this? - Look at these people... 1964 01:51:59,123 --> 01:51:59,963 - What happened? - What? 1965 01:52:00,123 --> 01:52:01,283 - What happened? - What happened? 1966 01:52:01,403 --> 01:52:02,323 Why are you screaming? 1967 01:52:02,443 --> 01:52:03,963 I see you pushed my wife. 1968 01:52:04,163 --> 01:52:07,163 Keep your voice down. Talk softly. 1969 01:52:07,283 --> 01:52:08,483 Is she some angel? 1970 01:52:08,843 --> 01:52:09,843 Talk softly. 1971 01:52:10,123 --> 01:52:11,243 - Or else... - Or else what? 1972 01:52:11,443 --> 01:52:12,643 - Or else what? - Get lost. 1973 01:52:12,763 --> 01:52:13,923 Or else what? 1974 01:52:14,323 --> 01:52:16,083 What are you doing? 1975 01:52:17,203 --> 01:52:18,483 - What are you doing? - Beat him. 1976 01:52:18,683 --> 01:52:19,683 Beat him. 1977 01:52:22,283 --> 01:52:23,323 Leave him. 1978 01:52:24,323 --> 01:52:25,763 - Leave him. - Stay back. 1979 01:52:29,123 --> 01:52:31,563 - Leave him. Leave him. - Stay out of this. 1980 01:52:31,683 --> 01:52:33,803 - Get lost. - Beat him. 1981 01:52:33,923 --> 01:52:35,603 - Break his bones. - Leave him. 1982 01:52:36,283 --> 01:52:38,643 Leave him. Let him go. 1983 01:52:41,563 --> 01:52:42,363 Avinash. 1984 01:52:42,483 --> 01:52:43,363 Pick him up. 1985 01:52:43,483 --> 01:52:45,563 Someone call the police. 1986 01:52:45,803 --> 01:52:46,603 Get up! 1987 01:52:46,723 --> 01:52:47,723 No. 1988 01:52:48,603 --> 01:52:50,363 Someone please call the police. 1989 01:52:54,163 --> 01:52:55,323 Now do you see the consequences. 1990 01:52:55,443 --> 01:52:57,483 Your father was trying to be a revolutionary. 1991 01:52:58,083 --> 01:53:00,203 Someone help. Help us. 1992 01:53:00,563 --> 01:53:03,643 Avinash. Someone call the ambulance. 1993 01:53:03,963 --> 01:53:05,963 Avinash. Avinash. 1994 01:53:06,523 --> 01:53:08,243 Call the ambulance. 1995 01:53:08,683 --> 01:53:09,723 Someone help. 1996 01:53:09,923 --> 01:53:10,923 Avinash. 1997 01:53:20,763 --> 01:53:21,883 Father. 1998 01:53:23,123 --> 01:53:25,763 - Sister-in-law. - Look what they did. 1999 01:53:26,963 --> 01:53:29,483 The doctor said you will get well soon. 2000 01:53:31,323 --> 01:53:34,483 They were four and I was alone. 2001 01:53:38,403 --> 01:53:39,403 You are brave, son. 2002 01:53:43,523 --> 01:53:44,523 Father... 2003 01:53:48,843 --> 01:53:49,843 Father... 2004 01:53:52,243 --> 01:53:53,243 Please... 2005 01:53:55,323 --> 01:53:56,563 Don't quit this case. 2006 01:53:59,083 --> 01:54:00,363 They are trying to scare us 2007 01:54:02,323 --> 01:54:05,803 because they have realised we are going to win. 2008 01:54:09,163 --> 01:54:11,403 Get some rest, son. Get some rest. 2009 01:55:04,243 --> 01:55:06,723 Sit. Sit. Sit. 2010 01:55:11,163 --> 01:55:15,363 Whatever happened, you have my sympathy. 2011 01:55:16,483 --> 01:55:18,683 I wanted to meet you personally 2012 01:55:18,803 --> 01:55:20,843 to prevent something like this from happening again. 2013 01:55:21,443 --> 01:55:23,123 Now, you are under protection. 2014 01:55:23,243 --> 01:55:24,483 Thank you very much. 2015 01:55:26,803 --> 01:55:32,203 You got my son treated in such a major hospital. 2016 01:55:35,083 --> 01:55:37,603 I wanted to ask you a question. 2017 01:55:39,963 --> 01:55:42,083 Why are you helping me? 2018 01:55:43,283 --> 01:55:45,203 To keep the hope alive. 2019 01:55:47,123 --> 01:55:48,763 What will you gain from it? 2020 01:55:49,683 --> 01:55:50,963 This is not for my gain. 2021 01:55:52,443 --> 01:55:54,243 It's my repentance, Vishnu ji. 2022 01:55:55,483 --> 01:55:58,203 Your father came to me for help, 2023 01:55:58,683 --> 01:56:01,323 when he was fired from the job of a guide. 2024 01:56:02,923 --> 01:56:05,643 I couldn't help him 2025 01:56:05,763 --> 01:56:09,083 because I was just an ordinary party worker. 2026 01:56:10,563 --> 01:56:14,563 But if I had helped him, then maybe... 2027 01:56:15,483 --> 01:56:17,843 Just maybe he wouldn't have committed suicide. 2028 01:56:19,123 --> 01:56:20,163 Vishnu ji... 2029 01:56:21,523 --> 01:56:23,683 the truth you are seeking, 2030 01:56:25,283 --> 01:56:28,243 I can help you find it. 2031 01:56:32,283 --> 01:56:34,443 First, take a look at my son. 2032 01:56:38,123 --> 01:56:40,763 I want to seek the truth, but 2033 01:56:41,403 --> 01:56:43,523 not at the cost of my family. 2034 01:56:44,963 --> 01:56:51,603 Imagine Arjun's plight after the death of Abhimanyu in the Mahabharata? 2035 01:56:52,403 --> 01:56:55,843 He must have wept, screamed, shouted. 2036 01:56:58,123 --> 01:57:00,403 Yet, he never let go of his bow. 2037 01:57:01,963 --> 01:57:05,243 He continued to fight until the very end. 2038 01:57:06,283 --> 01:57:07,403 Do you know why? 2039 01:57:09,123 --> 01:57:11,603 Because he knew 2040 01:57:12,163 --> 01:57:16,283 that if he laid down his weapons and allowed the Kauravas to win, 2041 01:57:17,843 --> 01:57:20,723 then Abhimanyu's sacrifice will be a waste. 2042 01:57:23,723 --> 01:57:24,843 Vishnu ji, 2043 01:57:26,163 --> 01:57:28,443 do what you want. 2044 01:57:29,963 --> 01:57:31,683 I am on your side. 2045 01:57:37,163 --> 01:57:39,443 - Hello, Vishnu ji. - Yes, Shashikant ji, tell me. 2046 01:57:39,963 --> 01:57:40,963 Hello. 2047 01:57:41,523 --> 01:57:45,803 Actually, Raghuram ji has refused to testify in court. 2048 01:57:45,923 --> 01:57:46,923 Why? 2049 01:57:46,963 --> 01:57:51,323 They are threatening him to do what they did with your son. 2050 01:58:08,443 --> 01:58:09,523 Vishnu ji. 2051 01:58:10,123 --> 01:58:11,443 Where is your witness? 2052 01:58:15,923 --> 01:58:16,963 Vishnu ji. 2053 01:58:17,963 --> 01:58:19,803 Yes. Sorry. 2054 01:58:20,363 --> 01:58:21,803 Where is your witness? 2055 01:58:22,443 --> 01:58:25,523 He refused to show up. 2056 01:58:25,923 --> 01:58:26,923 Why? 2057 01:58:27,363 --> 01:58:31,283 Your honour-there is no witness. 2058 01:58:31,403 --> 01:58:32,803 How can anyone show up when there isn't one? 2059 01:58:32,923 --> 01:58:34,763 Your honour, I have a witness, 2060 01:58:34,883 --> 01:58:38,683 but he refused to show up at the last moment. 2061 01:58:39,643 --> 01:58:41,883 Stop it, Vishnu ji. 2062 01:58:42,323 --> 01:58:47,403 Not everyone can tell false and imaginary stories in the court. 2063 01:58:47,883 --> 01:58:50,203 Your honour, he's got ten stitches on his forehead, 2064 01:58:50,563 --> 01:58:52,923 and his arm is completely dislocated. 2065 01:58:53,963 --> 01:58:55,563 He has injuries all over his body. 2066 01:58:55,763 --> 01:58:59,723 The doctors say he will need a couple of months to recover. 2067 01:59:00,883 --> 01:59:02,323 My son was brutally thrashed. 2068 01:59:03,083 --> 01:59:05,603 If my story is fake and fictitious, 2069 01:59:05,883 --> 01:59:07,403 then why are these people scared? 2070 01:59:07,563 --> 01:59:09,283 Why are they attacking my family? 2071 01:59:10,443 --> 01:59:13,843 I strongly condemn what happened with Vishnu ji's son. 2072 01:59:13,963 --> 01:59:15,483 He has my sympathy. 2073 01:59:15,603 --> 01:59:18,523 But the court doesn't function on sympathy. 2074 01:59:18,643 --> 01:59:20,043 It needs facts and witnesses. 2075 01:59:20,163 --> 01:59:24,403 And he has no facts or evidence to prove his accusations. 2076 01:59:24,843 --> 01:59:26,963 How surprising is this, your honour? 2077 01:59:27,443 --> 01:59:31,603 Mr. Rashid was sent here to answer my questions. 2078 01:59:31,923 --> 01:59:35,323 But he wants me to ask the questions and also provide the answers. 2079 01:59:35,723 --> 01:59:36,483 Okay, fine. 2080 01:59:36,603 --> 01:59:37,843 I'll answer. 2081 01:59:37,963 --> 01:59:41,323 The Taj Mahal was not built by Shahjahan. 2082 01:59:42,083 --> 01:59:44,763 The Taj Mahal was built nearly 200 to 2083 01:59:44,883 --> 01:59:47,683 300 years before the Mughals arrived. 2084 01:59:47,803 --> 01:59:49,603 What nonsense, your honour? 2085 01:59:49,723 --> 01:59:54,763 You said it was King Maan Singh's palace. 2086 01:59:54,883 --> 01:59:57,923 And Maan Singh was one of the nine gems in Akbar's court. 2087 01:59:57,963 --> 01:59:59,483 So how could it be built before the Mughals? 2088 01:59:59,603 --> 02:00:04,163 Your honour, these are two books by the archaeological department. 2089 02:00:04,563 --> 02:00:07,963 Corpus Inscriptionum and Epigraphia Indica. 2090 02:00:08,963 --> 02:00:11,643 There is a mention of a Bateshwar inscription. 2091 02:00:12,123 --> 02:00:15,803 This inscription was found by Lord Alexander Cunningham 2092 02:00:15,963 --> 02:00:20,923 when he was excavating in Agra on the banks of Yamuna. 2093 02:00:21,323 --> 02:00:24,163 The inscription says that the king of the Chandel 2094 02:00:24,283 --> 02:00:26,963 clan and the prime minister of Salakshana, 2095 02:00:27,203 --> 02:00:30,083 built two temples which were white as quartz crystals. 2096 02:00:30,323 --> 02:00:32,923 The date and day of completion are also mentioned. 2097 02:00:33,563 --> 02:00:37,763 10th September, Sunday, 1195 AD. 2098 02:00:38,483 --> 02:00:40,923 Currently, there is only 2099 02:00:40,963 --> 02:00:45,283 one monument present in Agra which is white as marble. 2100 02:00:45,403 --> 02:00:48,723 Your honour, if Vishnu ji is comparing the Taj Mahal 2101 02:00:48,843 --> 02:00:51,123 to the temples mentioned in the inscription, 2102 02:00:51,243 --> 02:00:53,803 then how can we be so sure it's the Taj Mahal. 2103 02:00:53,923 --> 02:00:57,163 Because there is no mention of a name in that inscription. 2104 02:00:57,283 --> 02:01:00,203 Your honour, it's very easy to solve this puzzle. 2105 02:01:00,363 --> 02:01:04,963 If we do a carbon dating on the inscription and the Taj Mahal, 2106 02:01:05,323 --> 02:01:06,963 the truth will be revealed. 2107 02:01:07,123 --> 02:01:08,963 Whether the date of the Taj Mahal 2108 02:01:09,083 --> 02:01:11,803 matches with the date written on the inscription. 2109 02:01:11,923 --> 02:01:12,723 It's simple. 2110 02:01:12,843 --> 02:01:15,723 Your honour, this is not enough for carbon dating. 2111 02:01:15,843 --> 02:01:19,443 Soon someone will raise their voice against all the temples, 2112 02:01:19,563 --> 02:01:21,083 mosques and monuments in the country. 2113 02:01:21,203 --> 02:01:23,283 We cannot do carbon dating on all of them. 2114 02:01:23,763 --> 02:01:25,203 This will pose a question to the belief 2115 02:01:25,283 --> 02:01:26,723 system of the country, your honour. 2116 02:01:26,963 --> 02:01:28,883 His concern is justified, your honour. 2117 02:01:29,443 --> 02:01:32,043 And if the country's belief system is questioned, 2118 02:01:32,163 --> 02:01:34,283 then carbon dating should be done as soon as possible. 2119 02:01:34,403 --> 02:01:35,403 Isn't it? 2120 02:01:36,203 --> 02:01:38,683 Vishnu ji, this is not enough. 2121 02:01:39,323 --> 02:01:40,363 One second. 2122 02:01:43,443 --> 02:01:45,963 The report I am going to show you next 2123 02:01:46,243 --> 02:01:50,203 was published by famous American archaeologist Peter Williams 2124 02:01:50,323 --> 02:01:53,123 in 1981 about the Taj Mahal. 2125 02:01:53,963 --> 02:01:56,483 He has clearly mentioned in this report, 2126 02:01:56,763 --> 02:02:00,323 when he came to Agra and visited the lower chambers of the Taj Mahal, 2127 02:02:00,563 --> 02:02:05,163 he took a piece of wood from the side facing the Yamuna River. 2128 02:02:05,443 --> 02:02:08,403 He conducted carbon dating-Carbon 14. 2129 02:02:08,643 --> 02:02:11,803 He discovered that the wooden door 2130 02:02:11,923 --> 02:02:15,763 was 300 years older than the reign of Shahjahan. 2131 02:02:15,883 --> 02:02:18,283 Meaning 1359 AD. 2132 02:02:18,443 --> 02:02:19,283 Objection, your honour. 2133 02:02:19,403 --> 02:02:21,523 At least let me finish. 2134 02:02:21,643 --> 02:02:22,643 Sorry. 2135 02:02:22,883 --> 02:02:26,963 Later, Peter Williams asked for samples of the stones in the Taj Mahal, 2136 02:02:27,403 --> 02:02:30,443 to conduct a Thermoluminescence dating. 2137 02:02:30,563 --> 02:02:34,443 That could have determined the actual date of the Taj Mahal's creation. 2138 02:02:34,763 --> 02:02:37,963 But the present government rejected his request. 2139 02:02:38,483 --> 02:02:41,363 Then Peter Williams wrote a letter to the archaeological department, 2140 02:02:41,723 --> 02:02:44,083 and the reply he got was that the Taj 2141 02:02:44,163 --> 02:02:46,843 Mahal doesn't require any carbon dating. 2142 02:02:46,963 --> 02:02:49,443 Please go back home, Mr. Peter Williams. 2143 02:02:49,723 --> 02:02:51,923 I have submitted those letters. 2144 02:02:51,963 --> 02:02:52,963 Objection, your honour. 2145 02:02:53,083 --> 02:02:54,403 - One minute. - Yes. 2146 02:02:55,203 --> 02:02:56,723 Let me read them. 2147 02:02:56,843 --> 02:02:57,843 Of course. 2148 02:03:02,843 --> 02:03:03,763 Now speak. 2149 02:03:03,883 --> 02:03:06,803 First and foremost, your honour, even if we admit... 2150 02:03:07,363 --> 02:03:10,123 Even if we accept Peter Williams 2151 02:03:10,243 --> 02:03:13,923 conducted a test on a piece of wood from that door. 2152 02:03:13,963 --> 02:03:17,643 It's quite possible that the piece of wood was contaminated. 2153 02:03:17,963 --> 02:03:19,763 The piece of wood had decayed. 2154 02:03:20,083 --> 02:03:22,123 Examining one piece of wood cannot 2155 02:03:22,203 --> 02:03:24,563 give proper results of carbon dating. 2156 02:03:24,923 --> 02:03:27,523 Maybe Peter Williams was lying. 2157 02:03:27,803 --> 02:03:28,803 Where is the evidence 2158 02:03:28,923 --> 02:03:30,563 to prove that the piece of wood was 2159 02:03:30,683 --> 02:03:32,523 from the door on the banks of Yamuna, 2160 02:03:32,643 --> 02:03:34,203 and conducted carbon dating on it? 2161 02:03:34,323 --> 02:03:37,563 In my suggestion, with whose permission did he take it? 2162 02:03:37,963 --> 02:03:39,483 Do you have any letters? 2163 02:03:39,763 --> 02:03:42,083 Did you submit it? It's an imaginary story. 2164 02:03:42,283 --> 02:03:43,563 And where is the proof that 2165 02:03:43,683 --> 02:03:45,643 he ever visited the chambers underneath the Taj Mahal? 2166 02:03:45,763 --> 02:03:46,723 Do you have any evidence? 2167 02:03:46,843 --> 02:03:48,123 Do you have any witnesses? 2168 02:03:48,723 --> 02:03:51,403 Vishnu ji, we need more evidence. 2169 02:03:51,963 --> 02:03:55,283 Okay. But I need more time, your honour. 2170 02:03:55,803 --> 02:03:56,803 Fine. 2171 02:03:57,403 --> 02:03:59,723 The court gives you 10 days. 2172 02:03:59,963 --> 02:04:00,923 Thank you. 2173 02:04:00,963 --> 02:04:03,203 If you produce any evidence, then it will be considered. 2174 02:04:03,323 --> 02:04:05,443 Otherwise, the court will announce its verdict. 2175 02:04:06,523 --> 02:04:08,083 Adjourned for today. 2176 02:04:17,963 --> 02:04:20,843 We had one witness who bailed at the last moment. 2177 02:04:22,563 --> 02:04:23,923 What will you do now? 2178 02:04:24,443 --> 02:04:29,763 Raghuram is the only eye witness, but he isn't prepared to help. 2179 02:04:32,083 --> 02:04:34,323 I think this is the end of the case. 2180 02:04:34,763 --> 02:04:35,803 End? 2181 02:04:37,163 --> 02:04:38,523 Be positive, brother. 2182 02:04:39,443 --> 02:04:41,843 Don't give up yet. You will find a way. 2183 02:04:49,963 --> 02:04:51,363 Who could it be? 2184 02:04:53,603 --> 02:04:55,883 Vishnu ji. We found an eye witness. 2185 02:04:55,963 --> 02:04:56,963 Who? 2186 02:04:58,723 --> 02:04:59,723 Hey, Harsha. 2187 02:04:59,883 --> 02:05:01,203 Hey... Hi, Sandra, how are you? 2188 02:05:01,323 --> 02:05:02,123 I am good. 2189 02:05:02,243 --> 02:05:03,643 Hello, Ms. Sandra. 2190 02:05:03,763 --> 02:05:04,563 Hello. 2191 02:05:04,683 --> 02:05:07,403 This is Vishnu Das. I told you all about him, right? 2192 02:05:07,523 --> 02:05:10,803 Hello, Mr. Vishnu Das. Your father was an amazing person. 2193 02:05:11,203 --> 02:05:12,123 Thank you. 2194 02:05:12,243 --> 02:05:16,123 Your father, Mr. Peter Williams was also an amazing person. 2195 02:05:16,243 --> 02:05:17,083 Thank you. 2196 02:05:17,203 --> 02:05:18,883 So, Sandra, we need your help. 2197 02:05:19,163 --> 02:05:21,603 The thing is the court has asked us to present evidence 2198 02:05:21,723 --> 02:05:24,963 related to the carbon dating done by your father Mr. Peter Williams. 2199 02:05:25,083 --> 02:05:26,963 Okay, no problem, Harsha. 2200 02:05:27,203 --> 02:05:29,403 I will be more than happy to help. 2201 02:05:30,403 --> 02:05:33,243 I will send you a carbon - dating lab report. 2202 02:05:33,363 --> 02:05:34,443 Actually, Sandra, 2203 02:05:34,883 --> 02:05:37,443 only a lab report is not going to be a help for us. 2204 02:05:37,563 --> 02:05:38,563 We need an eye witness. 2205 02:05:38,683 --> 02:05:39,803 Yes, witness... 2206 02:05:40,083 --> 02:05:43,403 So, you are the only eye witness that is alive. 2207 02:05:44,603 --> 02:05:48,243 But how will I come to India on such short notice? 2208 02:05:48,363 --> 02:05:50,043 The travel, the arrangement, 2209 02:05:50,163 --> 02:05:52,643 how is all this possible in such a short time. 2210 02:05:52,803 --> 02:05:54,963 I know, Sandra, it's a bit too sudden for you. 2211 02:05:55,163 --> 02:05:56,963 But we really need your help. 2212 02:05:57,083 --> 02:05:58,763 Otherwise, we'll be in huge trouble. 2213 02:05:58,883 --> 02:05:59,603 Please. 2214 02:05:59,723 --> 02:06:02,163 Harsha, I am not the only eye witness. 2215 02:06:02,323 --> 02:06:04,963 There is one more person who is very much alive, 2216 02:06:05,083 --> 02:06:08,363 and had accompanied us to the basement of the Taj Mahal. 2217 02:06:08,523 --> 02:06:09,803 He's Yogesh Bhatt. 2218 02:06:10,083 --> 02:06:11,083 What? 2219 02:06:11,803 --> 02:06:12,963 Yogesh Bhatt? 2220 02:06:13,123 --> 02:06:13,963 That's right. 2221 02:06:14,123 --> 02:06:15,283 Mr. Yogesh Bhatt? 2222 02:06:15,723 --> 02:06:17,243 Do you know where he is right now? 2223 02:06:17,363 --> 02:06:18,283 Yeah, for sure. 2224 02:06:18,403 --> 02:06:19,603 He is in Dehradun. 2225 02:06:19,963 --> 02:06:22,403 I'll talk to him. He definitely gonna help you. 2226 02:06:27,443 --> 02:06:28,963 How soon will he be here? 2227 02:06:29,483 --> 02:06:30,763 How soon will he be here? 2228 02:06:32,443 --> 02:06:33,683 He's a very punctual man. 2229 02:06:34,243 --> 02:06:40,363 And it's nearly time. He should be here soon. 2230 02:06:42,283 --> 02:06:43,843 He's at the restaurant to meet someone. 2231 02:06:44,123 --> 02:06:45,963 Find out who that is. 2232 02:06:46,963 --> 02:06:49,243 Don't take your eyes off him even for a second. 2233 02:06:49,603 --> 02:06:50,603 Yes. 2234 02:06:53,283 --> 02:06:54,403 There he is. 2235 02:06:55,483 --> 02:06:56,843 Come, come. 2236 02:06:57,523 --> 02:06:59,403 - The one in the brown T-shirt. - This. 2237 02:07:00,603 --> 02:07:01,603 Come. 2238 02:07:01,723 --> 02:07:03,843 - Hello. - Hello. 2239 02:07:04,163 --> 02:07:05,163 Sit. 2240 02:07:07,163 --> 02:07:08,163 Hello. 2241 02:07:10,323 --> 02:07:11,683 I'll come straight to the point. 2242 02:07:11,803 --> 02:07:12,803 Okay. 2243 02:07:12,963 --> 02:07:15,603 We want to know if you have ever visited 2244 02:07:15,723 --> 02:07:18,363 the chambers underneath the Taj Mahal? 2245 02:07:18,563 --> 02:07:19,603 Yes, I have. 2246 02:07:19,843 --> 02:07:21,563 I even have pictures. 2247 02:07:21,883 --> 02:07:22,923 Oh, great. 2248 02:07:23,963 --> 02:07:27,963 What I saw there is still a secret. 2249 02:07:28,323 --> 02:07:29,323 Okay. 2250 02:07:29,883 --> 02:07:32,963 Can you say this in court as a witness? 2251 02:07:33,363 --> 02:07:34,563 Of course, I can. 2252 02:07:35,083 --> 02:07:36,243 Tell me what I have to do. 2253 02:07:37,323 --> 02:07:38,483 - You tell. - We leave tomorrow. 2254 02:07:38,603 --> 02:07:39,723 - Of course. - Are you prepared? 2255 02:07:39,843 --> 02:07:40,923 Totally. 2256 02:07:40,963 --> 02:07:42,043 Our work's done. 2257 02:07:42,163 --> 02:07:43,243 Oh, lovely. 2258 02:07:43,363 --> 02:07:44,363 - Thank you. - Welcome. 2259 02:07:44,483 --> 02:07:45,283 Come on. 2260 02:07:45,403 --> 02:07:46,403 Have something. 2261 02:07:50,163 --> 02:07:50,923 Yes. 2262 02:07:50,963 --> 02:07:53,523 They were talking about the chambers underneath the Taj Mahal. 2263 02:07:53,723 --> 02:07:57,443 The man was saying he saw something which is still a secret. 2264 02:07:57,563 --> 02:08:00,843 Don't let him reach the court under any circumstances. 2265 02:08:01,123 --> 02:08:02,123 Yes, brother. 2266 02:08:05,963 --> 02:08:09,323 Well, this turned out just as we expected. 2267 02:08:09,483 --> 02:08:10,603 We didn't face any problems. 2268 02:08:11,203 --> 02:08:12,203 Absolutely. 2269 02:08:12,963 --> 02:08:14,563 Now, you can win the case. 2270 02:08:26,203 --> 02:08:27,563 Where did they come from? 2271 02:08:29,603 --> 02:08:30,923 Get them all out. 2272 02:08:30,963 --> 02:08:32,283 - Come out. Come on. - What's going on. 2273 02:08:32,403 --> 02:08:34,283 Get out. Out I said. 2274 02:08:35,363 --> 02:08:37,323 - Come out. Move. - Coming. 2275 02:08:37,523 --> 02:08:40,403 So you're a revolutionary, huh? Get in the car. Come on. 2276 02:08:40,883 --> 02:08:42,443 Come on. Over there. 2277 02:08:43,843 --> 02:08:44,763 Hands up. 2278 02:08:44,883 --> 02:08:48,563 If you stay calm, your guest will be sent back. 2279 02:08:48,763 --> 02:08:51,843 If you go to the police, you will receive his dead body. 2280 02:08:52,363 --> 02:08:53,883 Then you can file a PIL for him as well. 2281 02:08:53,963 --> 02:08:57,963 Vishnu Das... it's better to stay quiet. 2282 02:08:58,323 --> 02:09:00,363 Get in. Come on. 2283 02:09:00,483 --> 02:09:02,323 - You, move it! - Get in the car. 2284 02:09:22,403 --> 02:09:24,243 Vishnu ji, are you ready? 2285 02:09:24,723 --> 02:09:28,083 Vishnu ji, make sure you present facts and not fiction. 2286 02:09:28,763 --> 02:09:33,363 This time I also have an eye witness, witness, Mr. Rashid. 2287 02:09:34,123 --> 02:09:37,483 Your honour, he's an eye witness who visited the chambers 2288 02:09:37,603 --> 02:09:39,563 underneath the Taj Mahal with Peter Williams. 2289 02:09:39,683 --> 02:09:42,563 Your honour, what is going on? 2290 02:09:43,283 --> 02:09:45,483 Anyone can just walk in. 2291 02:09:45,603 --> 02:09:46,803 You should not allow this. 2292 02:09:46,963 --> 02:09:48,403 Why are you panicking? 2293 02:09:48,883 --> 02:09:51,283 You told me to get an eye witness. 2294 02:09:51,403 --> 02:09:52,963 So I got an eye witness. See. 2295 02:09:53,083 --> 02:09:55,643 Your honour, we need to verify the eye witness first. 2296 02:09:55,763 --> 02:09:57,763 He could probably be a fake witness. 2297 02:09:58,283 --> 02:10:01,403 I am sure you have some solid evidence. 2298 02:10:01,723 --> 02:10:02,763 Yes, your honour. 2299 02:10:02,963 --> 02:10:05,163 I was afraid that Yogesh Bhatt would 2300 02:10:05,243 --> 02:10:07,723 face the same consequences as Raghuram. 2301 02:10:08,203 --> 02:10:09,923 So I made all the preparations. 2302 02:10:10,483 --> 02:10:13,523 The Yogesh Bhatt who was kidnapped two days ago 2303 02:10:13,643 --> 02:10:15,923 was not the real Yogesh Bhatt. 2304 02:10:16,123 --> 02:10:19,923 That was the senior police officer of Uttarakhand Brijbhushan. 2305 02:10:24,163 --> 02:10:25,243 Silence. 2306 02:10:27,123 --> 02:10:28,963 - Kidnapping? - Yes, your honour. 2307 02:10:29,443 --> 02:10:30,963 I would like to call Mr. Brijbhushan. 2308 02:10:31,123 --> 02:10:32,723 You can verify the facts from him. 2309 02:10:33,483 --> 02:10:34,443 Permission granted. 2310 02:10:34,563 --> 02:10:36,323 Your honour, you cannot do this. 2311 02:10:36,843 --> 02:10:38,763 Brijbhushan, enter the court. 2312 02:10:44,683 --> 02:10:46,163 - Hello. - Hello. 2313 02:10:46,363 --> 02:10:48,603 Please tell the court what happened that day. 2314 02:10:49,243 --> 02:10:52,763 Sir, a few days ago, I got a call from Vibhuti Pathak ji. 2315 02:10:54,163 --> 02:10:54,963 Greetings, brother. 2316 02:10:55,123 --> 02:10:57,243 Hello. Hello. Brijbhushan ji. 2317 02:10:57,363 --> 02:10:58,363 Yes. 2318 02:10:58,483 --> 02:11:00,963 I am entrusting you with an important task. 2319 02:11:12,963 --> 02:11:14,883 - Understood? - Understood, brother. 2320 02:11:15,123 --> 02:11:17,483 Not to worry. I will get it done. 2321 02:11:17,603 --> 02:11:18,683 Take care. 2322 02:11:20,963 --> 02:11:24,483 Yogesh Bhatt, you are going to stay with us for a couple of days. 2323 02:11:25,843 --> 02:11:30,203 Tell me about the chambers underneath the Taj Mahal in detail. 2324 02:11:30,923 --> 02:11:32,083 Were the kidnappers arrested? 2325 02:11:32,203 --> 02:11:33,043 Yes, sir. 2326 02:11:33,163 --> 02:11:34,843 All three kidnappers were arrested. 2327 02:11:35,283 --> 02:11:38,603 We are still investigating and soon they will be presented in court. 2328 02:11:38,763 --> 02:11:40,803 - You showed great courage. - Sir. 2329 02:11:41,403 --> 02:11:42,723 - Good job. - Thank you. 2330 02:11:42,963 --> 02:11:44,763 - You can go now. - Thank you, sir. 2331 02:11:47,363 --> 02:11:50,563 Your honour, this was the fact about the fake Yogesh Bhatt. 2332 02:11:50,803 --> 02:11:51,803 Mr. Rashid. 2333 02:11:53,443 --> 02:11:58,163 If anyone connected to this case is found involved in this kidnapping, 2334 02:11:58,843 --> 02:12:01,163 then I will take strong action. 2335 02:12:01,523 --> 02:12:02,323 Remember that. 2336 02:12:02,443 --> 02:12:04,963 Your honour, I have no knowledge of this. 2337 02:12:05,163 --> 02:12:07,683 Where is the real Yogesh Bhatt? 2338 02:12:07,923 --> 02:12:10,363 Your honour, the real Yogesh Bhatt is present in the court. 2339 02:12:10,563 --> 02:12:12,723 And I would like to call him here with your permission. 2340 02:12:12,883 --> 02:12:13,963 Please, call him. 2341 02:12:25,443 --> 02:12:26,483 Greet the judge. 2342 02:12:27,523 --> 02:12:30,883 Mr. Yogesh, I want to know the whole story. 2343 02:12:31,883 --> 02:12:33,403 Please tell us in detail. 2344 02:12:33,603 --> 02:12:37,403 Your honour, along with Peter Williams and VN Vats, 2345 02:12:38,403 --> 02:12:40,443 even I visited the chambers underneath the Taj Mahal. 2346 02:12:40,563 --> 02:12:43,403 Accompanying us was our guide Mahender Das. 2347 02:12:45,763 --> 02:12:48,083 How many rooms do you have here? 2348 02:12:48,403 --> 02:12:50,963 There are 22 rooms in this passage. 2349 02:12:54,883 --> 02:12:57,243 And why are all the rooms sealed? 2350 02:12:58,243 --> 02:13:00,643 The government has sealed all these rooms. 2351 02:13:00,963 --> 02:13:01,963 Why? 2352 02:13:02,443 --> 02:13:05,083 Maybe... they are hiding something. 2353 02:13:06,123 --> 02:13:08,523 Mr. Vats, what do you think? 2354 02:13:09,243 --> 02:13:12,883 There might be some Hindu idols inside which they are hiding. 2355 02:13:14,083 --> 02:13:15,203 Oh, God. 2356 02:13:16,083 --> 02:13:17,843 We all came to the banks of the Yamuna River. 2357 02:13:19,083 --> 02:13:22,963 William sir expressed a desire... 2358 02:13:23,963 --> 02:13:31,163 I wish I could get some wood samples for carbon dating. 2359 02:13:32,643 --> 02:13:37,603 So I can find out when the Taj Mahal was built. 2360 02:13:38,963 --> 02:13:41,803 Sir, let me bring a piece of wood for you. 2361 02:13:42,123 --> 02:13:44,523 - How? - It's unlawful. 2362 02:13:46,083 --> 02:13:47,963 Truth is the only law I care about. 2363 02:13:56,523 --> 02:13:59,403 Thank you, Mr. Yogesh Bhatt. 2364 02:13:59,963 --> 02:14:02,523 Peter William sir took that piece of wood to America. 2365 02:14:03,323 --> 02:14:05,083 There he conducted carbon dating on it. 2366 02:14:05,643 --> 02:14:10,763 And found out that the piece of wood belonged to 1359 AD. 2367 02:14:11,443 --> 02:14:15,323 As soon as he submitted this report, the news spread all over India. 2368 02:14:15,563 --> 02:14:17,963 And the present government got rid of 2369 02:14:18,123 --> 02:14:20,963 all the wooden doors near the river banks, 2370 02:14:21,323 --> 02:14:23,123 and sealed them with brick walls. 2371 02:14:23,563 --> 02:14:24,363 Your honour... 2372 02:14:24,643 --> 02:14:28,163 Mr. Yogesh, how can we believe you are telling the truth? 2373 02:14:28,483 --> 02:14:29,883 Sandra Williams... 2374 02:14:30,403 --> 02:14:33,843 is Peter William's daughter, who is still alive. 2375 02:14:34,523 --> 02:14:35,963 She was with us at that time. 2376 02:14:36,083 --> 02:14:38,483 You can ask her if you want. 2377 02:14:41,563 --> 02:14:44,163 Mr. Yogesh, we will verify the facts. 2378 02:14:44,483 --> 02:14:45,643 You can go for now. 2379 02:14:45,763 --> 02:14:46,763 Thank you, sir. 2380 02:14:48,843 --> 02:14:52,723 Your honour, I would like to tell you the possibilities 2381 02:14:52,843 --> 02:14:55,963 of what could be hidden underneath the Taj Mahal. 2382 02:14:57,323 --> 02:15:01,643 This book was written by American Writer Stephen Napp. 2383 02:15:02,483 --> 02:15:05,283 Taj Mahal and its alternative history. 2384 02:15:06,203 --> 02:15:09,723 The book has similar details that were mentioned by Raghuram. 2385 02:15:10,443 --> 02:15:12,963 Your honour, there is an important point mentioned in this book. 2386 02:15:13,963 --> 02:15:18,923 Back in 1959, 12 years had passed since the country got independence. 2387 02:15:19,523 --> 02:15:24,323 At that time, archaeologist Mr. Rao and his team 2388 02:15:24,443 --> 02:15:28,843 visited the chambers underneath the Taj Mahal for conservation work. 2389 02:15:37,883 --> 02:15:39,563 - Rao sir. - Yes? 2390 02:15:39,963 --> 02:15:40,963 Come take a look. 2391 02:15:51,203 --> 02:15:54,963 Your honour, they found an Ast Vaasu statue behind the wall. 2392 02:15:55,243 --> 02:16:00,443 Mr. Rao immediately mentioned this to the "Authorised" person, 2393 02:16:00,803 --> 02:16:05,443 and the reply he got was, "Shut the wall as well as your mouth". 2394 02:16:05,843 --> 02:16:10,163 "Seal the walls of the Taj and your lips." 2395 02:16:10,483 --> 02:16:15,563 Your honour, how can he make such serious allegations 2396 02:16:15,683 --> 02:16:19,243 on a government body or a specific person, based on a book. 2397 02:16:19,883 --> 02:16:23,963 Your Honour, if books are considered reliable sources to believe 2398 02:16:24,123 --> 02:16:26,323 that the Taj Mahal was built by Shah Jahan, 2399 02:16:26,763 --> 02:16:29,603 then by the same logic, we should also accept 2400 02:16:29,723 --> 02:16:31,963 that Shah Jahan did not build the Taj Mahal. 2401 02:16:32,403 --> 02:16:35,283 There is only one solution to solve these conflicts. 2402 02:16:35,683 --> 02:16:36,763 Carbon dating. 2403 02:16:36,963 --> 02:16:38,963 Let's conduct a carbon dating on the Taj Mahal, 2404 02:16:39,083 --> 02:16:41,963 that will easily clear... facts from fiction. 2405 02:16:42,123 --> 02:16:43,963 Know the Taj's complete story. 2406 02:16:46,723 --> 02:16:47,723 Silence! 2407 02:16:54,083 --> 02:16:57,883 The court needs some time to examine the evidence. 2408 02:16:58,083 --> 02:17:00,963 Until then, you two can prepare your closing statements. 2409 02:17:01,363 --> 02:17:03,563 The next hearing will be on the 22nd. 2410 02:17:03,883 --> 02:17:05,963 The court is adjourned for the day. 2411 02:17:06,643 --> 02:17:08,803 - Walk slowly. - Look, papa has come home. 2412 02:17:09,403 --> 02:17:10,643 Papa has come home. 2413 02:17:11,403 --> 02:17:12,683 - Careful. - Come. 2414 02:17:12,883 --> 02:17:14,363 Sorry. 2415 02:17:14,483 --> 02:17:15,643 Come on, let's go. 2416 02:17:15,763 --> 02:17:17,443 Are you happy now? Papa is back home. 2417 02:17:17,683 --> 02:17:19,323 No more mischief, okay. 2418 02:17:19,443 --> 02:17:21,243 Sit. Lot of pain. 2419 02:17:21,683 --> 02:17:22,683 Bittu. 2420 02:17:23,963 --> 02:17:25,963 Come on. Keep some hot press on the leg. 2421 02:18:14,243 --> 02:18:15,723 There is a state of excitement among the people 2422 02:18:15,843 --> 02:18:17,243 gathered outside the court premises, 2423 02:18:17,363 --> 02:18:19,283 in anticipation of the hearing on the Taj Mahal. 2424 02:18:19,403 --> 02:18:21,763 People are arriving here in large numbers. 2425 02:18:21,883 --> 02:18:24,443 We have to wait and see who wins this 2426 02:18:24,523 --> 02:18:27,323 battle between development and history. 2427 02:18:27,443 --> 02:18:30,483 Vishnu Das has uncovered several secrets of the Mughals, 2428 02:18:30,603 --> 02:18:33,883 but who wins in the end will be decided today. 2429 02:18:39,363 --> 02:18:41,803 Sir, do you think the court will give a verdict in your favour? 2430 02:18:41,923 --> 02:18:44,403 Sir... sir... sir... 2431 02:18:44,523 --> 02:18:45,963 Vishnu, sir. Sir... 2432 02:18:46,883 --> 02:18:47,883 Sir... 2433 02:19:03,203 --> 02:19:06,083 - Sir, sir, one question... - Sir, one question. 2434 02:19:33,483 --> 02:19:34,483 Rashid. 2435 02:19:40,243 --> 02:19:41,963 I have complete faith in you. 2436 02:19:42,843 --> 02:19:44,843 Confidence. Come on. 2437 02:19:59,883 --> 02:20:04,763 I expect all of you to hear this proceeding calmly. 2438 02:20:05,643 --> 02:20:08,203 Mr. Rashid, let's begin with your closing statement. 2439 02:20:09,643 --> 02:20:10,643 Thank you, your honour. 2440 02:20:12,723 --> 02:20:14,683 Your honour, today is the day of judgment. 2441 02:20:14,883 --> 02:20:19,843 A historic day that everyone in India has their eyes on. 2442 02:20:20,083 --> 02:20:23,203 The case has the attention of the entire media. Why? 2443 02:20:23,443 --> 02:20:25,763 Because every person wants to know 2444 02:20:25,883 --> 02:20:29,363 what judgement will you announced on the Taj Mahal. 2445 02:20:29,723 --> 02:20:31,443 Before that, I want to shine some 2446 02:20:31,563 --> 02:20:33,843 light on another aspect of the Taj Mahal. 2447 02:20:33,963 --> 02:20:36,363 For a moment if we keep these questions aside 2448 02:20:36,483 --> 02:20:43,483 like who built the Taj Mahal and why and think 2449 02:20:43,843 --> 02:20:48,763 about the benefits of having the Taj Mahal in our country. 2450 02:20:48,883 --> 02:20:54,163 Your honour, millions of tourists every year-not just from India 2451 02:20:54,483 --> 02:20:56,763 but also from abroad, 2452 02:20:57,203 --> 02:21:00,963 from every corner of the world, come to see the Taj Mahal. 2453 02:21:02,403 --> 02:21:06,203 Every year, the government earns millions in revenue, 2454 02:21:06,443 --> 02:21:09,843 which helps the economy of the country. 2455 02:21:10,323 --> 02:21:13,763 On the other hand, there is a long list of people 2456 02:21:13,883 --> 02:21:16,403 for whom the Taj Mahal serves as a livelihood. 2457 02:21:17,163 --> 02:21:20,403 Like guides, which Vishnu ji was himself, 2458 02:21:20,523 --> 02:21:23,523 and for three generations his family have been continuing this work. 2459 02:21:23,923 --> 02:21:27,843 So guides, rickshaw drivers, shopkeepers... 2460 02:21:28,083 --> 02:21:31,203 From street hawkers to hotel owners 2461 02:21:31,323 --> 02:21:35,123 depend on the Taj Mahal for a livelihood. 2462 02:21:35,883 --> 02:21:37,803 Your honour, whenever we hear about the Taj Mahal, 2463 02:21:37,923 --> 02:21:39,963 only two things come to mind. 2464 02:21:40,523 --> 02:21:42,963 One is their Petha (Sweet) and the other is the Taj Mahal. 2465 02:21:43,283 --> 02:21:47,883 We might just ruin our future for the sake of our past. 2466 02:21:48,603 --> 02:21:50,643 In fact, the reputation our country has earned 2467 02:21:50,763 --> 02:21:52,723 after the Taj was inculcated in the seven wonders. 2468 02:21:52,843 --> 02:21:57,123 We might just lose all that respect by tarnishing the image of the Taj. 2469 02:21:57,923 --> 02:22:00,763 Your honour, people show interest in the Taj because 2470 02:22:00,883 --> 02:22:04,603 its foundation is built on love. 2471 02:22:04,963 --> 02:22:08,243 Your honour, all the couples that come to see the Taj Mahal, 2472 02:22:08,363 --> 02:22:14,963 at some point in time definitely wish to find a lover of this calibre, 2473 02:22:15,323 --> 02:22:19,403 who would build even a small home for them, if not the Taj. 2474 02:22:19,883 --> 02:22:25,163 It means your honour, a symbol of love and a symbol of hope. 2475 02:22:26,203 --> 02:22:28,643 Your honour, if the narrative is changed now, 2476 02:22:28,763 --> 02:22:30,403 it will result in significant loss. 2477 02:22:30,523 --> 02:22:32,683 The people who made their decisions are no longer with us. 2478 02:22:32,803 --> 02:22:35,243 Now we must decide what we want to do. 2479 02:22:35,483 --> 02:22:39,163 Your honour, this will provoke communal conflict. 2480 02:22:39,563 --> 02:22:44,283 This spark will turn into a brutal fire if it is not stopped. 2481 02:22:45,203 --> 02:22:50,243 Will the history of the Taj benefit our country or not, 2482 02:22:50,363 --> 02:22:54,483 will it build our future or ruin it, The decision lies in your hands. 2483 02:22:54,763 --> 02:22:56,883 It's easy to ask questions, your honour. 2484 02:22:57,683 --> 02:23:00,883 But it takes real courage to hear the answer. 2485 02:23:01,163 --> 02:23:03,763 The question that who built the Taj 2486 02:23:03,883 --> 02:23:06,683 Mahal asked by anyone in this world, 2487 02:23:06,803 --> 02:23:09,163 as many times as they want and at any point in time, 2488 02:23:09,603 --> 02:23:13,523 the answer is Shahjahan. 2489 02:23:14,363 --> 02:23:17,443 With this, I rest my case, your honour. That's all. Thank you. 2490 02:23:22,963 --> 02:23:24,643 - Mr. Vishnu. - Yes. 2491 02:23:24,843 --> 02:23:26,283 Your closing statement. 2492 02:23:28,963 --> 02:23:33,203 Your honour, the Taj Mahal is the seventh wonder of the world. 2493 02:23:33,323 --> 02:23:35,203 There is no dispute about it. 2494 02:23:35,923 --> 02:23:39,683 I do not believe that uncovering the story of the Taj's creation 2495 02:23:39,803 --> 02:23:42,483 will diminish its image in any way. 2496 02:23:42,803 --> 02:23:43,803 On the contrary, I believe that the 2497 02:23:43,923 --> 02:23:45,163 mystery surrounding it will be cleared, 2498 02:23:45,283 --> 02:23:47,483 and we will have a clearer understanding of its history. 2499 02:23:47,603 --> 02:23:49,963 Furthermore, I acknowledge that the Taj Mahal 2500 02:23:50,123 --> 02:23:52,243 serves as a means of livelihood for many people. 2501 02:23:52,723 --> 02:23:55,803 But is turning a blind eye to the truth 2502 02:23:55,963 --> 02:23:58,283 and continuing to profit the only mindset we should adopt? 2503 02:23:58,683 --> 02:24:00,963 By doing so, we would essentially be endorsing every foreign 2504 02:24:01,123 --> 02:24:03,243 invader who came here for business purposes, 2505 02:24:03,363 --> 02:24:04,963 such as the East India Company, 2506 02:24:05,483 --> 02:24:07,643 and we are still conducting business 2507 02:24:07,843 --> 02:24:10,443 business of education, business of history. 2508 02:24:10,803 --> 02:24:14,363 If we view history merely through the lens of profit and loss, 2509 02:24:14,683 --> 02:24:18,323 it ceases to be history and becomes a commodity. 2510 02:24:18,723 --> 02:24:20,803 It becomes a fictitious and fabricated story. 2511 02:24:21,243 --> 02:24:23,883 And even today you must have noticed, your honour, 2512 02:24:23,963 --> 02:24:27,723 the common people only know what is told them about history. 2513 02:24:27,843 --> 02:24:31,403 And if you try to tell them the truth, 2514 02:24:31,923 --> 02:24:34,603 it's refuted as propaganda. 2515 02:24:34,763 --> 02:24:39,363 Many years ago, a monster called Bakhtiyar Khilji came to India. 2516 02:24:39,843 --> 02:24:42,443 He set the Nalanda University on fire. 2517 02:24:42,923 --> 02:24:44,803 Nalanda University, where people from 2518 02:24:44,923 --> 02:24:47,203 all over the world used to come and study. 2519 02:24:47,643 --> 02:24:49,723 He burnt nine million books. 2520 02:24:49,963 --> 02:24:51,843 The fire kept burning for three months. 2521 02:24:52,283 --> 02:24:55,403 Thousands of students and scholars were slaughtered, 2522 02:24:55,563 --> 02:24:58,963 and the history of our real India was burned down with it. 2523 02:24:59,683 --> 02:25:04,283 Then came the British. And even they toyed with our history. 2524 02:25:04,483 --> 02:25:06,803 And they wrote down any rubbish. 2525 02:25:07,523 --> 02:25:09,323 After we gained independence, 2526 02:25:09,603 --> 02:25:13,243 we were faced with a new adversary the Leftists. 2527 02:25:13,683 --> 02:25:17,283 These ignorant Leftist historians twisted, 2528 02:25:17,403 --> 02:25:20,683 reshaped, and fabricated a new version of history. 2529 02:25:20,923 --> 02:25:26,643 We are taught about the atrocities committed by the British, 2530 02:25:26,843 --> 02:25:29,803 but we are not taught about the atrocities by the Mughals. 2531 02:25:29,963 --> 02:25:31,083 Otherwise, everyone would know dozens 2532 02:25:31,203 --> 02:25:32,603 of temples were demolished in the country. 2533 02:25:32,723 --> 02:25:34,843 From Somnath to Kashi Vishwanath. 2534 02:25:34,963 --> 02:25:36,883 But there is no mention of it. 2535 02:25:37,563 --> 02:25:39,843 The British ruled for 200 years, your honour, 2536 02:25:39,963 --> 02:25:43,723 but they never demolished any temple to build a church. 2537 02:25:43,963 --> 02:25:47,603 Your honour, the Shahjahan whom we call secular, 2538 02:25:47,843 --> 02:25:52,243 he who loved all religions welcomed everyone with open arms, 2539 02:25:52,363 --> 02:25:57,963 cute and innocent-had many temples in the country demolished. 2540 02:25:58,443 --> 02:26:01,723 In fact, he demolished 76 temples in Benares alone. 2541 02:26:01,923 --> 02:26:04,203 This proves how secular Shahjahan really was. 2542 02:26:04,563 --> 02:26:06,763 Some of the seculars in our country raise 2543 02:26:06,843 --> 02:26:08,963 questions over Ramayan and Mahabharat. 2544 02:26:09,243 --> 02:26:12,443 According to them, Ram and Krishna never existed. 2545 02:26:12,603 --> 02:26:14,483 These are fictitious characters. 2546 02:26:14,923 --> 02:26:19,843 But our archaeological department cleared their doubts. 2547 02:26:20,123 --> 02:26:22,883 They gave proof of the Ramayan and Mahabharat 2548 02:26:22,963 --> 02:26:26,683 and also struck these so-called secular people down. 2549 02:26:26,963 --> 02:26:30,923 Your honour, several efforts were made 2550 02:26:31,163 --> 02:26:34,163 to destroy the culture of India which has existed for many generations. 2551 02:26:34,283 --> 02:26:36,163 But they never succeeded. 2552 02:26:36,483 --> 02:26:39,243 Our culture is still intact. Why? 2553 02:26:39,603 --> 02:26:42,803 Because Sanatan is embedded in every fibre of India. 2554 02:26:43,403 --> 02:26:45,323 And this Sanatan does not originate 2555 02:26:45,443 --> 02:26:47,803 from any culture, tradition or religion. 2556 02:26:47,963 --> 02:26:50,363 It's an ideology. 2557 02:26:50,683 --> 02:26:51,843 An ideology. 2558 02:26:52,523 --> 02:26:54,163 But it's unfortunate, Your Honour, 2559 02:26:54,323 --> 02:26:56,923 that even after so many years of independence, 2560 02:26:57,163 --> 02:26:59,963 we have not fully embraced Sanatan. 2561 02:27:00,723 --> 02:27:01,923 We distanced ourselves from it, treating 2562 02:27:01,963 --> 02:27:03,323 it as if it were some sort of weakness, 2563 02:27:03,443 --> 02:27:05,883 or perhaps out of fear of something. 2564 02:27:06,403 --> 02:27:09,803 Your honour, history is the biggest court of the country. 2565 02:27:10,483 --> 02:27:15,563 But when the foundation is based on a lie, how can we expect justice. 2566 02:27:15,803 --> 02:27:20,403 Even after 78 years of independence, our ideology, our views, 2567 02:27:20,523 --> 02:27:22,403 is licking the boots of the people 2568 02:27:22,523 --> 02:27:27,043 who did not hesitate to annihilate our entire culture. 2569 02:27:27,163 --> 02:27:30,843 To exterminate us from existence, and yet we did nothing. 2570 02:27:32,163 --> 02:27:35,523 Lord Krishna says that silence can be a sign of wisdom. 2571 02:27:35,763 --> 02:27:38,323 However, remaining silent in the face of atrocities, 2572 02:27:38,603 --> 02:27:40,563 constantly turning the other cheek after every slap, 2573 02:27:40,683 --> 02:27:42,883 is not wisdom-it is cowardice. 2574 02:27:42,963 --> 02:27:45,243 But we must raise questions now. 2575 02:27:45,603 --> 02:27:48,123 Because if we don't, 2576 02:27:48,883 --> 02:27:53,923 then our history and our existence will become a big question mark. 2577 02:27:54,283 --> 02:27:55,443 That's it, your honour. 2578 02:28:13,963 --> 02:28:16,563 After hearing the proceedings of this case, 2579 02:28:16,963 --> 02:28:20,443 we've come across facts and evidence 2580 02:28:21,283 --> 02:28:23,723 that the public was not aware of. 2581 02:28:24,203 --> 02:28:28,723 There are several flaws in history, 2582 02:28:29,883 --> 02:28:32,083 which need rectification. 2583 02:28:33,083 --> 02:28:38,443 So the court has arrived at a verdict that the education board 2584 02:28:38,963 --> 02:28:40,963 will make changes in the history books. 2585 02:28:41,123 --> 02:28:44,763 And rethink which chapters should be taught to the children 2586 02:28:44,883 --> 02:28:46,723 for their bright future. 2587 02:28:46,923 --> 02:28:48,763 And also instructs them 2588 02:28:48,883 --> 02:28:53,203 to include ancient temples and monuments in the syllabus. 2589 02:28:53,443 --> 02:28:55,563 So that children have knowledge 2590 02:28:55,683 --> 02:28:58,723 about their ancient temples and palaces. 2591 02:28:58,963 --> 02:29:01,803 After hearing the arguments from both sides about the Taj Mahal, 2592 02:29:01,963 --> 02:29:03,963 the court concluded that 2593 02:29:04,163 --> 02:29:07,883 the Taj Mahal is not only a monument, but also a world heritage site. 2594 02:29:07,963 --> 02:29:10,283 So, after thoroughly examining all the 2595 02:29:10,363 --> 02:29:12,643 documents submitted by both parties, 2596 02:29:12,763 --> 02:29:14,883 the court reached its conclusion. 2597 02:29:15,083 --> 02:29:17,083 Therefore, the court decided to keep 2598 02:29:17,163 --> 02:29:19,523 the verdict on the Taj Mahal reserved... 2599 02:29:19,683 --> 02:29:22,843 Order, to keep the judgment on the Taj Mahal reserved. 2600 02:29:29,563 --> 02:29:30,963 Just like in the case of Vishnu Das, 2601 02:29:31,083 --> 02:29:32,643 the verdict on the Taj Mahal raises 2602 02:29:32,763 --> 02:29:34,603 questions in the minds of many people. 2603 02:29:34,843 --> 02:29:36,883 Which is why public interest litigations 2604 02:29:36,963 --> 02:29:39,083 have been submitted from time to time. 2605 02:29:42,323 --> 02:29:45,963 Allahabad High Court - Rajnish Singh. 7th May, 2022. 2606 02:29:46,163 --> 02:29:48,403 Mr. Rajnish Singh filed a petition with the. 2607 02:29:48,523 --> 02:29:50,523 Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court, 2608 02:29:50,643 --> 02:29:53,403 in which he demanded the opening of 22 chambers in the Taj Mahal, 2609 02:29:53,523 --> 02:29:56,603 and an investigation into the presence of Hindu idols. 2610 02:29:56,723 --> 02:30:00,323 He also requested the formation of a fact-finding committee. 2611 02:30:00,443 --> 02:30:03,403 On 12th May, 2022, the court dismissed the plea 2612 02:30:03,523 --> 02:30:07,123 stating it was not subject to judicial review. 2613 02:30:07,243 --> 02:30:08,403 The court clarified, 2614 02:30:08,523 --> 02:30:10,563 It is not within the judiciary's jurisdiction 2615 02:30:10,683 --> 02:30:12,283 to draw conclusions from historical facts. 2616 02:30:12,403 --> 02:30:14,763 This is the responsibility of researchers and experts. 2617 02:30:14,883 --> 02:30:19,603 And this claim was rejected under the Right to Information (RTI) Act. 2618 02:30:19,883 --> 02:30:21,483 He was also warned against making 2619 02:30:21,563 --> 02:30:23,643 a mockery of public interest litigation. 2620 02:30:23,763 --> 02:30:25,723 Source, Hindustan Times. 2621 02:30:25,963 --> 02:30:29,483 Supreme Court - Rajnish Singh. October, 2022. 2622 02:30:29,603 --> 02:30:32,803 Rajnish Singh appealed against the Allahabad High Court's order 2623 02:30:32,923 --> 02:30:34,123 in the Supreme Court. 2624 02:30:34,243 --> 02:30:35,563 In his appeal, he repeated his demand that 2625 02:30:35,683 --> 02:30:37,083 the Taj Mahal be declared a Hindu temple, 2626 02:30:37,203 --> 02:30:40,403 that 22 chambers be opened, and that the facts be verified. 2627 02:30:40,563 --> 02:30:43,883 In October 2022, the Supreme Court dismissed the plea, 2628 02:30:43,963 --> 02:30:48,723 deeming it a publicity-oriented litigation. 2629 02:30:48,843 --> 02:30:50,723 And upheld the High Court's argument. 2630 02:30:50,883 --> 02:30:54,523 The court firmly stated that validating historical monuments 2631 02:30:54,643 --> 02:30:56,403 is not the job of the judiciary. 2632 02:30:56,523 --> 02:30:58,443 Source, Hindustan Times. 2633 02:30:58,723 --> 02:31:01,963 Agra District Court - Six Lawyers. April, 2015. 2634 02:31:02,123 --> 02:31:06,963 In 2015, six lawyers filed a petition in the Agra District Court, 2635 02:31:07,083 --> 02:31:08,563 stating that the Taj Mahal should be 2636 02:31:08,643 --> 02:31:10,523 recognized as the Agreshwar Mahadev Temple. 2637 02:31:10,643 --> 02:31:12,483 And that permission should be granted to allow Hindu rituals. 2638 02:31:12,603 --> 02:31:15,163 And that the sealed chambers beneath the Taj Mahal should be opened, 2639 02:31:15,283 --> 02:31:17,723 as they could contain idols of Hindu Gods and Goddesses, 2640 02:31:17,843 --> 02:31:19,163 and ancient stone inscriptions. 2641 02:31:19,283 --> 02:31:23,363 The petition was admitted, but no significant progress was made. 2642 02:31:23,483 --> 02:31:25,963 The court said that the petition remained under review. 2643 02:31:26,123 --> 02:31:28,243 And the matter is still pending. 2644 02:31:28,363 --> 02:31:30,403 Source, Times of India. 2645 02:31:30,603 --> 02:31:35,123 Agra Civil Court - Ranjan Agnohotri and Hari Shankar Jain. 2015. 2646 02:31:35,243 --> 02:31:37,683 In the form of a petition by a next friend, 2647 02:31:37,803 --> 02:31:39,603 they sought to have the Taj Mahal declared a Hindu temple 2648 02:31:39,723 --> 02:31:41,683 and requested permission for Hindu rituals. 2649 02:31:41,843 --> 02:31:43,883 The petition was rejected by the court. 2650 02:31:43,963 --> 02:31:45,603 As the ASI and the government had 2651 02:31:45,723 --> 02:31:47,763 provided sufficient historical evidence 2652 02:31:47,883 --> 02:31:52,403 to prove that the Taj Mahal was built by Shah Jahan as a Muslim tomb. 2653 02:31:52,523 --> 02:31:54,043 Source, India Today. 2654 02:31:54,163 --> 02:31:56,883 Agra Civil Court - Kuwar Ajay Tomar, 2655 02:31:56,963 --> 02:31:59,803 Yogi Youth Brigade. 25th July, 2024. 2656 02:31:59,923 --> 02:32:01,763 They filed a petition requesting that 2657 02:32:01,883 --> 02:32:03,723 Hindu religious rituals and worship 2658 02:32:03,843 --> 02:32:06,403 be permitted inside the Taj Mahal. 2659 02:32:06,523 --> 02:32:11,243 The next hearing on this matter has been reserved for 22nd July, 2025. 2660 02:32:11,363 --> 02:32:13,323 And it can be considered as awaiting decision. 2661 02:32:13,443 --> 02:32:15,363 Source, Hindustan Times. 2662 02:32:15,483 --> 02:32:19,323 Agra Civil Court - Ajay Pratap Singh. 27th March, 2024. 2663 02:32:19,443 --> 02:32:22,123 A fresh petition was filed demanding that the Taj Mahal 2664 02:32:22,243 --> 02:32:23,803 be declared a Hindu temple and that 2665 02:32:23,923 --> 02:32:25,763 Islamic practices around it be halted. 2666 02:32:25,883 --> 02:32:29,123 The hearing was reserved for 9th April, 2024. 2667 02:32:29,243 --> 02:32:31,243 Since then, no update has been made public. 2668 02:32:31,363 --> 02:32:34,683 As a result, this matter too appears to be awaiting decision. 2669 02:32:34,923 --> 02:32:36,643 Source, Republic.