Fated To Let You Go
Episode 1.
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
(sits at the head of a grand marble table)
Raghunandan Gaekwad
(sits opposite)
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
The domes of Amargarh still stand, Raghunandan.
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
But those seated beneath them have changed.
Raghunandan Gaekwad
(nods slowly)
Raghunandan Gaekwad
Power is no longer in our hands, baba.
Raghunandan Gaekwad
A constitutional monarch must now share his decisions with the people and ministers.
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
(leans forward, voice sharp)
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
There was a time when the king’s word was law.
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
Now that same king must ask permission before speaking.
Raghunandan Gaekwad
Commerce has expanded.
Raghunandan Gaekwad
The king no longer controls the markets.
Raghunandan Gaekwad
Those who gained wealth have bought influence.
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
(thoughtfully)
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
That’s why I married your sister to Surya Vardhan.
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
Vardhan Enterprises is the strongest business house in Amargarh.
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
Our alliance with them may serve as a wall of protection.
Raghunandan Gaekwad
(grimly)
Raghunandan Gaekwad
That wall has turned into a fortress, baba.
Raghunandan Gaekwad
Vardhan’s influence now reaches political circles.
Raghunandan Gaekwad
They are the ones shaping laws against us.
Raghunandan Gaekwad
And on top of that, Indrajit Singhania....
Raghunandan Gaekwad
Becoming Prime Minister was only his first step.
Raghunandan Gaekwad
He has won the people’s faith.
Raghunandan Gaekwad
(leaning forward)
Raghunandan Gaekwad
And now he has become the people’s king.
Raghunandan Gaekwad
The country listens to him.
Raghunandan Gaekwad
The Constitution favors him.
Raghunandan Gaekwad
If this continues, we’ll be kings in name only.
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
A day will come when Gaekwads will walk the streets like commoners....
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
Those who once held court will fold hands for approval.
Raghunandan Gaekwad
Then what do we do?
Raghunandan Gaekwad
Step into politics ourselves?
Raghunandan Gaekwad
Or make compromises?
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
(smiling grimly)
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
The king must step into politics.
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
It is the need of the hour.
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
And we will compromise…
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
But on our own terms, not theirs.
A knock at the massive double doors
Bodyguard
Prime Minister Indrajit Singhania has arrived in court.
Bodyguard
He is awaiting your audience.
Raghunandan Gaekwad
(looks at Chandrapratap)
Raghunandan Gaekwad
Baba....
Raghunandan Gaekwad
(slowly stands)
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
(rises his hands)
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
(calm but powerful)
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
Raghunandan… the time has come.
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
We can no longer sit back and watch.
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
We must stretch our hand and seize power.
Raghunandan Gaekwad
Baba, are you saying we step directly into politics?
Raghunandan Gaekwad
Go among the masses and try to win their trust?
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
Politics runs in our blood.
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
We’ve only forgotten how to play the game.
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
This land still knows us.
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
In their hearts, the people still respect the name Gaekwad.
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
In their memories, we are warriors, emperors, and protectors.
Raghunandan Gaekwad
But will the people follow a king again, Father?
Raghunandan Gaekwad
Times have changed, baba.
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
Your time has come, Raghunandan.
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
Step out of this palace.
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
Establish your influence in every district.
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
This will be the first step toward Gaekwad resurgence.
Raghunandan Gaekwad
And Indrajit Singhania?
Raghunandan Gaekwad
He’s the biggest wall in our path.
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
Every wall has a crack.
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
Find his.
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
(walks closer to Raghunandan)
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
(places a hand on his shoulder)
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
This war is not just for the kingdom, Raghunandan…
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
It is for the legacy of our bloodline.
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
You are not just a prince anymore.
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
You are the general.
Raghunandan Gaekwad
I’m ready, baba.
Raghunandan Gaekwad
The people of Amargarh will once again chant the Gaekwad name.
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
(smiles)
Episode 2.
The Private Audience Chamber
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
(enters slowly)
Indrajit Singhania
(stands, offering a respectful bow)
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
It pleases me to see you in the court of Amargarh, Prime Minister.
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
It’s been long since a statesman of your stature entered this royal hall.
Indrajit Singhania
(smiling with humility)
Indrajit Singhania
The honor is mine, Maharaj.
Indrajit Singhania
Before the legacy of Amargarh, my position is but a mere shadow.
They both take their seats
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
So tell me....
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
How fares the new age of politics?
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
Has the path of democracy shortened the gap between ruler and ruled, or widened it?
Indrajit Singhania
(laughs lightly)
Indrajit Singhania
Sometimes the distance narrows, sometimes understanding does.
Indrajit Singhania
Nowadays, the people think.
Indrajit Singhania
And the thinkers enter politics.
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
(smiling thinly)
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
And sometimes these thinkers move so far ahead....
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
That even kings can’t keep up with them.
Indrajit Singhania
Maharaj, I haven’t come here to parade electoral wins or titles.
Indrajit Singhania
I’ve come with a proposal… a proposal of peace.
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
(eyes narrowing slightly)
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
A proposal of peace?
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
From you?
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
That’s… unexpected.
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
These days, people show entitlement, not harmony.
Indrajit Singhania
(calm, composed)
Indrajit Singhania
In politics, conflict doesn’t always mean victory.
Indrajit Singhania
Sometimes, compromise is the greatest triumph.
Indrajit Singhania
And I do know how to compromise, Maharaj.
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
And this compromise, only verbal?
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
No signature, seal, or formal treaty?
Indrajit Singhania
That’s precisely what I’ve brought.
Indrajit Singhania
A treaty. A bond. That cannot be broken.
Indrajit Singhania
Not by time, nor power.
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
Then say it plainly, Prime Minister.
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
What exactly is this bond?
Indrajit Singhania
(leans back in his chair)
Indrajit Singhania
My grandson.... Rudraansh Singhania.
Indrajit Singhania
And your granddaughter.... Rajkumari Lavanya Gaekwad.
Indrajit Singhania
A royal lineage and a democratic heir.
Indrajit Singhania
Through marriage, kingdom and country shall become one.
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
(stunned—but not visibly)
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
(slowly standing up)
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
This proposal… seems harmless.
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
But it is no ordinary alliance.
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
It will either shape time, or destroy it.
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
Are you certain of its consequences?
Indrajit Singhania
(smiling calmly, then rising to match him)
Indrajit Singhania
If I weren’t certain, I wouldn’t be here.
Indrajit Singhania
And when power unites through relationships....
Indrajit Singhania
It only builds, not breaks.
Indrajit Singhania
Marriage is not meant to fail.
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
(slowly extends his hand)
Indrajit Singhania
(takes it)
Two titans agreeing on a pact
That will shake the nation
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
💭 Power is not only won through war… but marriage.
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
💭 Another alliance. Another bond.
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
💭 Lavanya is no longer just a king's granddaughter....
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
💭 She becomes the face of a new era.
But their eyes tell a different story
Each man walks in opposite directions
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
💭 The Constitution may have made us ceremonial....
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
💭 But marriage has always restored our power.
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
💭 This union, Lavanya’s marriage, will become the key to Gaekwad’s political resurrection.
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
💭 Indrajit believes this is an equal alliance.
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
💭 But he forgets… that in politics, making bonds is easy.
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
💭 Controlling them… that’s the art of a king.
Indrajit Singhania
💭 A true king is the one whom the people believe in.
Indrajit Singhania
💭 Not the one who merely sits on a throne.
Indrajit Singhania
💭 A bond with the Gaekwads will give the Singhania's a royal aura we’ve never had, even in our dreams.
Indrajit Singhania
💭 Rudraansh and Lavanya’s marriage is not just a union.
Indrajit Singhania
💭 It will create a new lineage.
Indrajit Singhania
💭 One where the Singhania name carries royal blood.
Episode 3.
Raghunandan Gaekwad
(sits on an ornate carpeted floor, cross-legged)
Lavanya Gaekwad (young)
(sits on his lap)
Lavanya Gaekwad (young)
(giggling)
Rukmini Gaekwad
(sits nearby on a raised divan)
Rukmini Gaekwad
(watching the two with a quiet smile)
Raghunandan Gaekwad
(gazing at his daughter fondly)
Raghunandan Gaekwad
Day by day, my little princess is growing more and more beautiful, Rukmini.
Rukmini Gaekwad
(with grace)
Rukmini Gaekwad
She carries your fortune and the brilliance of our lineage, Raghunandan ji.
The ornate doors creak open
Bodyguard
Maharaj Chandrapratap Gaekwad has arrived.
Lavanya Gaekwad (young)
(face lights up)
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
(enters)
Lavanya Gaekwad (young)
(runs forward)
Lavanya Gaekwad (young)
Dada saa!!
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
(lifts her up effortlessly)
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
(kisses her forehead)
Lavanya Gaekwad (young)
(giggles)
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
My darling princess!
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
You’ve grown so much.
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
Feels like just yesterday I held you as an infant.
Lavanya Gaekwad (young)
(sitting on Chandrapratap's lap)
Raghunandan Gaekwad
Baba, how did your meeting with the Prime Minister go today?
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
(stroking Lavanya’s hair)
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
That’s exactly why I’ve come. To speak on that matter.
Exchange a curious glance
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
(still looking at Lavanya, smiling)
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
We are blessed…
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
Through this little princess, fate has given us a boon.
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
One that can lead us back to power.
Raghunandan Gaekwad
(frowns slightly)
Rukmini Gaekwad
What are you implying, Baba?
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
Politics is shifting.
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
And now, we need a bond.
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
One that erases the gap between royalty and the republic.
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
And that bond… shall take the form of a marriage.
Raghunandan Gaekwad
(confused, almost alarmed)
Raghunandan Gaekwad
You mean… Lavanya’s marriage? With whom?
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
Rudraansh Singhania.
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
The grandson of Prime Minister Indrajit Singhania.
Rukmini Gaekwad
(expression falters briefly)
Raghunandan Gaekwad
(leans forward)
Raghunandan Gaekwad
So you’ve decided… without even asking us?
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
Time never asks for permission, Raghunandan.
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
This marriage is not just a union… it is a strategy.
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
A path back into the politics of Amargarh.
Rukmini Gaekwad
(looks at Lavanya)
Lavanya Gaekwad (young)
(playing with her bangles, completely unaware)
Raghunandan Gaekwad
(quietly, with a slow nod)
Raghunandan Gaekwad
You are right, baba.
Raghunandan Gaekwad
If this marriage strengthens our standing in the kingdom…
Raghunandan Gaekwad
Then I support it.
Raghunandan Gaekwad
(now looking at his wife)
Raghunandan Gaekwad
Times are changing, Rukmini.
Raghunandan Gaekwad
We cannot remain mere spectators.
Raghunandan Gaekwad
Lavanya could be the center of this change.
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
(watches his son with a proud gleam)
Rukmini Gaekwad
If this marriage must happen....
Rukmini Gaekwad
It will happen with the full dignity of a Gaekwad.
Rukmini Gaekwad
Lavanya is not a bargain, not a transaction....
Rukmini Gaekwad
She is the Princess of Amargarh.
Rukmini Gaekwad
(turning to Chandrapratap)
Rukmini Gaekwad
As a mother, I fear… but as a princess, I understand.
Rukmini Gaekwad
I respect this decision, Baba.
Rukmini Gaekwad
But as her mother, I ask for a promise.
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
Go ahead, Rukmini.
Rukmini Gaekwad
That every step taken for Lavanya will be safe and honorable.
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
Your trust matters to me, Rukmini.
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
And I give you my word.
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
Lavanya will be both the pride and the protection of our empire.
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
(hand on Lavanya’s head)
Lavanya Gaekwad (young)
(smiling innocently)
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
(leaves the room)
Rukmini Gaekwad
💭 Kritika was right....
Rukmini Gaekwad
💭 A princess’s life is never truly her own.
Rukmini Gaekwad
💭 Some destinies are written in palaces....
Rukmini Gaekwad
💭 With ink made of power and silence.
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