Arjun: The Warrior Prince (2012)

Actors: Anjan Srivastav (actor), A. Sreekar Prasad (editor), Shekhar Ravjiani (composer), Vishal Dadlani (composer), Sachin Khedekar (actor), Ronnie Screwvala (producer), Siddharth Roy Kapur (producer), Ila Arun (actress), Rajeshwari Sachdev (actress), Ashok Banthia (actor), Niraj Sah (actor), Vishnu Sharma (actor), Ravi Khanvilkar (actor), Dhruv Ghanekar (composer), Aditya Krishna (producer),

Plot: Legend knows him as an archer of unwavering focus, the soldier who fought a battle in his own heart before taking up arms against his enemy. This is the untold story of Arjun, hero of the Mahabharata. A precocious talent plunged from boyhood and innocence into a murky world of deceit and betrayal, coming of age to become the most powerful warrior of his time. From the dusty plains of Hastinapur to the icy peaks of the Himalayas, Arjun: The Warrior Prince is the story of a man discovering what it takes to be a hero.

Keywords: archery, arjun, chariot, dice, draupadi, goldfish, india, krishna, mahabharat, storyteller
Genres: Action, Adventure, Animation,

The Mahabharata (1989)

Actors: Tuncel Kurtiz (actor), Maurice Bénichou (actor), Jean-Claude Carrière (writer), Clifford De Spenser (miscellaneous crew), Andrzej Seweryn (actor), Sotigui Kouyaté (actor), Jean-Claude Carrière (writer), Vittorio Mezzogiorno (actor), Ciarán Hinds (actor), Georges Corraface (actor), Peter Brook (writer), Nicolas Gaster (editor), Bruce Myers (actor), Bruce Myers (actor), Michèle Hollander (editor),

Plot: In ancient India the five Pandava brothers, Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva, are cousins of the sons of king Dhritharashtra, known as the Kaurava. The five are the sons of the wives of king Pandu, who seceded in favor of his blind brother after he was cursed. The men are raised together, but from the beginning there are difficulties. They are prone to fight and when Arjuna becomes a great archer, the Kaurava are both jealous and afraid. Is it the kingdom the Pandava are after? Yudhishthira, the eldest of the Pandava, strives after it as he is told by the deity Krishna that he will become king. The hatred and jealousy of the Kaurava grows even stronger when the Pandava turn a barren wasteland Dhritharashtra gave them into a great court. This can't go on forever. Inevitably a war will follow, a war that will shake the foundations of the Earth.

Keywords: based-on-play, battle, dead-boy, epic, massacre, mythological, religion, tv-mini-series, veda
Genres: Drama, War,

Quotes:

Duryodhana: Birth is obscure and men are like rivers whose origin are often unknown

Duryodhana: A man says: I have enough to eat and wear. I need nothing more! Shame! He says: I don't know anger! Shame! I am like a dried up stream, like a wooden elephant. All because my father was born blind, because one does not give a throne to a blind man.

Duryodhana: A man's body grows from birth and everyone is delighted in the same way his desire grows, his desire for power.

Duryodhana: Stay in this unhappy world, I am going to another world . Who is happier than I? I reigned on earth. I was just. I laughed. I sang. I loved my friends and wives. I protected my servants. I held out my hand to the afflicted. I knew all of human joys.

Krishna: The victory of the Pandava is assured. Tell your friends: 'Look - it's spring. The buds are sweet, the water sparkles, everyone is joyful... we're going to die.'

Veer Bhimsen (1986)

Actors: Dara Singh (actor), Jayshree Gadkar (actress), Anjana Mumtaz (actress),

Genres: ,

Kurukshetra (1977)

Actors: Shobhan Babu (actor), Chandramohan (actor), Krishna Ghattamaneni (actor), Satyanarayana Kaikala (actor), Randhawa (actor), Anjali Devi (actress), Jamuna (actress), Jayapradha (actress), Kamalakara Kameshwara Rao (director),

Genres: Drama,

Kurukshetramu (1977)

Actors: Mohan Babu (actor), Shobhan Babu (actor), Chandramohan (actor), Krishna Ghattamaneni (actor), Gummadi (actor), Satyanarayana Kaikala (actor), Krishnamraju (actor), Randhawa (actor), Anjali Devi (actress), Jamuna (actress), Jayapradha (actress), Vijaya Nirmala (actress), Saluri Rajeshwara Rao (composer), Kamalakara Kameshwara Rao (director), Latha (actress),

Genres: Action, Drama, Musical, War,

Baal Mahabharat (1973)

Actors: Anjali Devi (actress), Sridevi (actress), S.N. Tripathi (composer), Kamalakara Kameshwara Rao (director), Prabhakar (actor),

Genres: Drama,

Bala Bharatam (1972)

Actors: Anjali Devi (actress), Saluri Rajeshwara Rao (composer), Sridevi (actress), Varalakshmi S. (actress), Prabhakar Reddy (actor), S.V. Ranga Rao (actor), Kanta Rao (actor), Kamalakara Kameshwara Rao (director), Mikkilineni (actor), Prabhakar (actor), Harinath (actor), Dhulipala (actor), Samudrala Jr. (writer), Mahija Prakasa Rao (producer),

Genres: Drama, Musical,

Marutirtha Hinglaj (1959)

Actors: Bikash Roy (director), Uttam Kumar (actor), Bikash Roy (actor), Pahadi Sanyal (actor), Sabitri Chatterjee (actress), Anil Chatterjee (actor), Hemanta Mukherjee (composer), Chandrabati Devi (actress),

Genres: ,

Karnarjun (1941)

Actors: Padmadevi (actress), Jahar Ganguli (actor), Jyotish Bannerjee (director), Renuka Roy (actress), Chhabi Biswas (actor), Ahindra Choudhury (actor), Nitish Mukherjee (actor), Manoranjan Bhattacharya (actor), Chandrabati Devi (actress), Biman Bannerjee (actor), Sheila Haldar (actress), Anupam Ghatak (composer), Satish Dasgupta (director),

Genres: ,

Draupadi (1931)

Actors: Bhagwati Prasad Mishra (director), Prithviraj Kapoor (actor), Jagdish Sethi (actor), Bhagwati Prasad Mishra (writer), Bhagwati Prasad Mishra (writer), Jillo (actress), Hadi (actor), S.B. Nayampalli (actor), Khalil (actor), Elizer (actor), Ermeline (actress), Rostam Irani (actor),

Plot: This big-budget Mahabharata adaptation starts with Duryodhana's (Jagdish) scheme to appropriate the kingdom of Hastinapur by eliminating his Pandava cousins. When the Pandavas return from banishment with Draupadi (Ermeline), won by Arjuna (Kapoor) in a tournament, they establish their capital, Indraprastha. The films shows the Rajasuya Yagna ceremony and culminates in the famous dice game in which Duryodhan, backed by his scheming Uncle Shakuni (Hadi), wins the Pandavas' kingdom and then Draupadi herself, whom Yudhishthira (Elizer) then wagers and loses. Duryodhan commands that Draupadi be stripped naked in open court but Krishna (Khalil) saves her honour with a miracle.

Keywords: mythological
Genres: Drama,