Suryavanshi

Suryavanshi

Year: 1992

Runtime: 174 mins

Language: Hindi

Director: Rakesh Kumar

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An archaeologist discovers a hidden underground palace beneath Sangramgarh. The local villagers, fearing that disturbing the ancient site will unleash danger, beg him to leave the past undisturbed. As the excavation continues, their apprehensions are proven right when inexplicable events unfold.

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Timeline – Suryavanshi (1992)

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1

Engagement and marriage of Sonia and Vicky

JB returns to India and asks for Sonia's hand in marriage for his son Vicky. Sonia agrees to the arrangement and the couple marry, promising to let Vicky's adventures unfold. The wedding seals an alliance that will soon pull them into Sangramgadh's curse.

Contemporary India
2

Kishore disappears from the Sangramgadh excavation

DD learns that lead archaeologist Kishore has vanished during the Sangramgadh dig. He tasks project officer Mahesh to investigate and arranges to bring a local baba to the city for explanations. The search begins to uncover Kishore's notes and the village's strange history.

Contemporary City and Sangramgadh
3

Baba explains Sangramgadh's curse

The baba recounts Sangramgadh's fall from prosperity to terror. The village's grain self-ignites at night, outsiders falter, and the locals endure a bleak fate. He explains that freeing Sangramgadh requires finding a Suryavanshi prince.

Present day (ancient backstory told) City
4

Baba notices Vicky's resemblance to Vikram Singh

While explaining the legend, the baba glimpses a photo of Vicky that resembles the legendary Suryavanshi Vikram Singh and is shocked by the resemblance. The discovery links the real-world couple to the legend and deepens the mystery. The team proceeds to Sangramgadh to pursue the connection.

Present City/Sangramgadh
5

Arrival at Sangramgadh and discovery of the sealed palace

DD, JB, Sonia, Vicky, Mahesh and the field team arrive at Sangramgadh and find the palace ruins sitting atop solid rock, seemingly impervious to digging. A minor earthquake the next morning cracks the rock and reveals a hidden entry to the palace. The discovery shifts the search from the surface to the lost royal stronghold.

Present Sangramgadh
6

Kishore's body found and ancient manuscript uncovered

Inside the palace, Kishore's body is found hanging grotesquely, and an ancient Sanskrit manuscript is recovered. The manuscript begins to reveal the tragic history of Suryalekha and the ruin of Sangramgadh, hinting at a curse tied to the palace and its soul.

Present Palace
7

The Rajguru's tale and the royal curse

The manuscript recounts Suryalekha's tests of bravery, the romance with Vikram Singh, and the brutal end of Vikram at the hands of the Rajguru. After Suryalekha leaps to her death, the Rajguru is imprisoned and the Rajmata curses the atma to remain bound to the palace for eternity.

A thousand years ago Ancient Sangramgadh palace
8

Vicky is revealed as the reborn Suryavanshi prince

A crucial revelation ties Vicky to Vikram Singh as the reborn Suryavanshi prince destined to confront the curse. This explains the uncanny likeness and the living danger he faces. The group steels themselves for the supernatural confrontation.

Present Sangramgadh
9

Suryalekha emerges and targets Sonia and Vicky

That night, Suryalekha steps forth from the mirror and greets her supposed prince with hostility, striking at Vicky with fiery missiles and attempting to seize his mind to kill Sonia. The living couple is pulled deeper into the palace's curse as Suryalekha asserts control.

Night Palace ruins
10

Sonia finds the incantation to defeat the atma

In the outer garden, Sonia discovers a large painting of the Rajmata and the final page of the Rajguru's manuscript containing the incantation to defeat Suryalekha. The discovery provides the means to break the curse and free the atma from the palace.

Night Outer garden, Sangramgadh palace
11

Breaking the mirror, Suryalekha's fate is sealed

Using the painting to break the mirror, Suryalekha's power wanes and she begins to die. She seeks forgiveness and passes to the other side as dawn approaches. The palace begins to lose its malevolent hold on the village and its people.

Pre-dawn to dawn Palace
12

Dawn and renewed vows

With the first light, Vicky proclaims his love and loyalty to Sonia, and the couple climbs out of the palace into the waiting arms of their now-reunited parents. The curse is broken and a hopeful future begins for Sonia and Vicky.

Dawn Palace ruins / dawn

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