Babruvahana
Babhruvahana, like Arjuna at the beginning of the Kurukshetra war, faces a moral dilemma. Can he risk harming his parents? While Chitarangada alerts Arjuna to shoot an arrow at their son and take advantage of Babhruvahana’s momentary lapse due to a sense of devotion towards them (as Arjuna did with Karna), Uluci, the Naga princess and yet another abandoned wife of Arjuna’s, reminds Babhruvahana of the teaching of the Kurukshetra battle that in the battlefield there is no space for feelings even towards parents. What Babhruvahana must do is to establish his mother’s good name and thereby his own character. This film captures this conflict spectacularly. The eerie parallels with the moral dilemmas of the great Mahabharata battle aside, here all the familial relationships (in particular, strong mothers and dutiful sons) become exaggerated and demand our attention.
Cast
Similar movies
American History X
July 1, 1998No End
June 17, 1985All Quiet on the Western Front
April 29, 1930Slope
July 1, 2020Grand Illusion
June 4, 1937Playing by Heart
December 30, 1998The Straight Story
October 15, 1999Summer '04
October 11, 2006Bend It Like Beckham
April 11, 2002Marnie
July 17, 1964The Man Who Would Be King
December 3, 1975Shanghai Express
February 12, 1932Mother India
February 13, 1957Lawrence of Arabia
December 11, 1962In the Jam Jar
October 8, 2021Nabarag
February 4, 1971Paris, Texas
July 16, 1984Ben-Hur
November 18, 1959Oldboy
November 21, 2003Pearl Harbor
May 21, 2001