 When Arjun has to share an academic prize with Ekalavya, the son of a maidservant, Ekalavya admits that he has been sharing in the Pandavas' lessons while standing outside the door.In exchange for payment for his tuition, Drona demands that Ekalavya cut off his own right thumb and give it to Drona.Unlike in the original "Mahabharata", Tharoor's Ekalavya refuses and flees in horror.