Kisna: The Warrior Poet (2005)

Original title

Kisna

Directed by

Subhash Ghai

Genre

drama film, romance film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 43m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Set in British India during the 1940s independence movement, a warrior poet falls in love with a woman. Their relationship is challenged by their conflicting duties and the political unrest around them.

romanticsweepingmusicaldramaticnostalgicearnesttragicdecadentperiod

What happens

Kisna: The Warrior Poet is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language period romance film written, edited, produced and directed by Subhash Ghai and starring Vivek Oberoi (who plays the title role), Antonia Bernath, and Isha Sharvani. The musical film is set in British India during the tumultuous 1940s when Indian nationalists fighting for the country's independence rose as one, urging the British Raj to leave. It is a love story about two people who are torn between love and duty. The film has two veteran composers, A. R. Rahman and Ismail Darbar; the lyrics were written by Javed Akhtar. The film marked Amrish Puri's last appearance as he had not signed or acted in any film after it before dying on 12 January 2005. The film, however, did not perform well at the box office. The film was premiered in the Marché du Film section of the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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