BAIJU BAWRA: 64 YEARS OLD
When Tansen ends his song and the spell is broken, Baiju is assaulted by Tansen’s guards and servants—but Tansen himself is gracious and forgiving. Baiju is released, and allowed to go his own way: the only way, he realises, that will be a fitting revenge. To merely kill Tansen would be an insufficient revenge; Tansen must be shamed—his music must be shown as being less than that of Baiju. So Baiju goes to Vrindavan, to become a disciple of Swami Haridas (Rai Mohan), Tansen’s guru. The man who taught Tansen can teach Baiju. Only an accomplished, highly trained Baiju can defeat Tansen, inflicting on him a fate worse than death.