Bringing the Magic of Mythology to Indian Cinema

Mythology has been a part of Indian culture since ancient times. The earliest written versions of Hindu Epics such as Ramayana and Mahabharata date back to 7th and 8th Century BC, and ever since then, these wonderful pieces of literature have been refurbished and passed on to us through thousands of generations.

Homi Wadia established Basant Pictures in 1942 and later founded a film studio under the same banner in 1947.

When a snake bites her love, she challenges even the Lord of Death, Yama Raj to save his life. 

As the third wish, Satyavati  wanted hundred sons with Satyavan, which puts Yam Raj in an awkward situation!

The story sets a universal example, for true lovers to stay by each other’s side, no matter what!

There is nothing that this Herculean God couldn’t achieve! Known as the son of Wind God or Pawanputra, his mischievous childhood posed a danger to the entire world as he was almost about to gobble the Sun down his mouth! 

By simply using his tail, he set ablaze entire Lanka, the land of Ravana!  He goes down as one of the most favourite superheroes of Indian Mythology!   

Janaka asserts that the one who is able to lift and string Pinaka, the bow of Lord Shiva, would be allowed to marry his daughter. The bow was so heavy that nobody could even move it even an inch, forget stringing it!

Lord Rama not only lifts the bow, but also goes ahead and breaks it into two! 

When Sita, was kidnapped by the ten-headed demon king Ravana, Rama crossed the ocean with the help of Hanuman to fight for his soul-mate and dignity. 

After a long battle between the two powerful men, Rama finally managed to kill Ravana! This is considered to be the victory of good over the evil.  

From lifting the Govardhan Hill to protect his people from heavy rains, to killing the tyrant king and his uncle Kamsa and offering the most valuable lessons of leading an ideal life to Arjuna on the biggest battlefield of Mahabharata, Kurukshetra, Lord Krishna’s glories are sung and celebrated all across the globe!

Duryodhan now convinces Balarama to let Sasirekha and Lakshmana Kumara, Duryodhan’s son, marry, as he wants Krishna’s support in case there is a war.

Krishna, knowing the real intensions of Duryodhan, asks Subhadra and Abhimanyu to meet Ghatotkacha (Abhimanyu's brother) in the forests. Ghatotkacha at first decides to wage war, but later uses trickery to prevent the marriage of Lakshmana Kumara and Sasirekha.

After a lot of requests by a grieved Parvati, Shiva brings the child back to life, however with the head of an elephant – Ganesha!

She agrees to help Hanuman, who manages to defeat the entire army of Mahi.

Nevertheless, Mahi creates his own clones and becomes almost undefeatable. That’s when Chandralekha reveals a secret weakness about Mahi, and Hanuman finally manages to rescue Rama and Laxmana from Hell (Paatal).

The demons started attacking the Gods of Heaven as they grew in power and eventually conquered the entire universe.  

She successfully seduced the demon brothers, and both of them were desperate to win her. Ultimately, the demons attacked each other, leading to their destruction. Tilottama was given the right to roam around the universe freely!

Gatotkach realises that Abhimanyu loves Surekha and doesn’t want her to get married to Lakshman, the semi-senile son of Duryodhan. He decides to help Abhimanyu and uses his magical powers to irritate Duryodhan and company.