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16-454: Agni Varsha is a 2002 Indian period drama film produced by Kashish Bhatnagar under the iDream Production banner and directed by Arjun Sajnani. It stars Amitabh Bachchan , Jackie Shroff , Nagarjuna , Raveena Tandon , Milind Soman , and Prabhu Deva , with music composed by Sandesh Shandilya and Taufiq Qureshi . The film is a silver screen adaptation of Girish Karnad 's Mahabharat play The Fire and The Rain . The film's art direction

32-818: A backdrop of historical events. A period piece may be set in a vague or general era such as the Middle Ages , or a specific period such as the Roaring Twenties , or the recent past. In different eras different subgenres have risen to popularity, such as the westerns and sword and sandal films that dominated North American cinema in the 1950s. The costume drama is often separated as a genre of historical dramas. Early critics defined them as films focusing on romance and relationships in sumptuous surroundings, contrasting them with other historical dramas believed to have more serious themes. Other critics have defended costume dramas, and argued that they are disparaged because they are

48-541: A genre directed towards women. Historical dramas have also been described as a conservative genre, glorifying an imagined past that never existed. Historical drama may include mostly fictionalized narratives based on actual people or historical events, such as the history plays of Shakespeare , Apollo 13 , The Tudors , Braveheart , Chernobyl , Enemy at the Gates , Les Misérables , and Titanic . Works may include references to real-life people or events from

64-408: A result, she is forced to marry a fellow tribesman. Parvasu sneaks in the night to meet Vishakha. Vishakha confesses everything and begs him to kill her, but Paravasu raises the arrow and shoots at his father. On his way back to yajna site, he is met by the demon, who calls him brother and as a cursed soul seeks salvation at his hands, but Paravasu rudely ignores him. The next day when Aravasu comes to

80-652: Is an Indian film composer , musician, and singer who worked in Hind-language films. Having composed for over 20 film soundtracks, Shandilya is known for his compositions in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001), Chameli (2004), Socha Na Tha (2005) and Jab We Met (2007). His 2001 album Piya Basanti won the International Viewers' Choice Award at the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards . His teacher, Ustad Sultan Khan along with K. S.Chithra sang

96-577: The act, under the influence of bhang, Aravasu goes berserk, destroying the havan and throwing the offerings to the starved locals. Nittilai, in an attempt to stop Aravasu, exposes herself and is killed by her husband; Paravasu admits failure, confessing to murdered his father and cremates himself in the yajna's pyre. Finally appeased, Devraj Indra appears, and Aravasu is allowed a wish of his choice. Brahma Rakshas comes and begs him to set his soul free while Aravasu himself wants Nittilai back to live. Indra tells him that to bring back Nittilai he will have to turn

112-734: The ashram of his father, this shall declare him as a coward. Yavakri, wanting to prove his strength waits for the demon to arrive. Vishakha warns him and tells him to flee to his father's ashram, which would allow both him and Raibhya to live; otherwise, if Yavakri defeats the Brahma Rakshas, Raibhya would have to immolate himself. But Yavakri refuses to be defensive and a dispute of distrust erupts between Yavakri and Vishakha, leading to an act of defiance by Vishakha. The demon slays Yavakri as he now runs to seek refuge in his father's ashram. Vishakha pleads Aravasu to cremate him; this delays his appointment with Nittilai's father and her village elders, and, as

128-533: The god of rain, Devraj Indra. Aravasu and Paravasu's father, Raibhya, dislike both his sons and suspect Vishaka, who is Paravasu's wife, of having an affair with Yavakri. Raibhya bases this on the fact that Yavakri and Vishaka loved each other before Yavakri left the village for 10 years to worship Devraj Indra in the jungle so that he could attain Brahma Jnana (supreme divine powers). After his return, Yavakri again tries pursuing Vishakha regularly on her way to and from

144-439: The naked Vishaka. This frankness is detested and angers Yavakri, who in turn angrily tells Nittilai that she is cursed and will die within a month. This scares Nittilai but angers Aravasu. Upon reaching home, on being accused of adultery by Raibhya, Vishakha enraged tells him that she was with Yavakri. An enraged Raibhya summons a dark force, Brahma Rakshas to kill Yavakri. He also declares that Yavakri can save himself if he enters

160-551: The relevant time period or contain factually accurate representations of the time period. Works that focus on accurately portraying specific historical events or persons are instead known as docudrama , such as The Report . Where a person's life is central to the story, such a work is known as biographical drama , with notable examples being films such as Alexander , Frida , House of Saddam , Lincoln , Lust for Life , Raging Bull , Stalin , and Oppenheimer . Sandesh Shandilya Sandesh Shandilya

176-540: The song Piya Basanti for him on this album. He took basic music training from maestro Ustad Sultan Khan , who was a noted Sarangi player. Shandilya made his Bollywood debut by collaborating with Jatin–Lalit and Aadesh Shrivastava on the music composition for Karan Johar 's ensemble family drama Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001). He composed four songs for the film's soundtrack: "Suraj Hua Maddham", "You Are My Soniya", "Deewana Hai Dekho", and "Vande Mataram," all of which became chartbusters. Upon its release,

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192-590: The soundtrack of Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... emerged as a major commercial success, selling 2.5 million units within 30 days. It became the best-selling album of the year in India, with 3.5 million soundtrack sales. Furthermore, Shandilya's compositions, along with the other songs in the soundtrack, received widespread critical acclaim, earning him a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director (jointly with Jatin–Lalit and Shrivastava). Shandilya next composed

208-533: The time back and to set the demon's soul free he will have to turn the time wheel forward. Aravasu, with teary eyes, asks Indra to set the Demon's soul free, which is followed by rain. The music is composed by Sandesh Shandilya . The lyrics are written by Javed Akhtar . The music is released on Universal Music India . Period drama film Historical drama can be differentiated from historical fiction , which generally present fictional characters and events against

224-429: The water well. She, at first, refuses him as she is married, but ultimately gives in, and they start having forbidden sex in the caves and the woods. One day, Nittilai and Aravasu see a full-water vessel, which Aravasu recognizes as being Vishaka's. Nittilai then sees both Vishaka and Yavakri making love in a cave. Nittilai first tries to run and take Aravasu with her, but she then frankly mentions it to Aravasu when he sees

240-450: The yajna site after cremating his father Paravasu blames Aravasu for the slaying and has him badly beaten up. When Nittilai hears of this, she comes to the rescue of Aravasu and finds that she is being hunted by her husband and her brother, who will kill her on sight for dishonoring the tribe's customs. Sutradhar arranges an act to entertain the Devas and chooses Aravasu an important role. During

256-406: Was handled by Shashidhar Adapa and Choreography was handled by Prabhu Deva . In a kingdom stricken with drought for many years, Aravasu, a young Brahman, falls in love with Nittilai, a tribal girl, who seeks approval from her father and the village's elders before marrying him. Aravasu's brother, Paravasu, has been conducting a major fire sacrifice, the "yajna" ceremony, for seven years to appease

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