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A forbidden love story from 400 years ago is destined to continue in modern-day India; in 1609, the warrior Kala Bhairava and Princess Mithravinda Devi are lovers, but Bhairava must rightfully earn the approval of King Vikram, while the princess' evil cousin, Ranadev Billa, lusts for the princess as well as the throne. After being defeated and humiliated by Kala Bhairava in a chariot race, Ranadev Billa betrays his entire kingdom allowing the neighboring Shere Khan Empire to invade, resulting in the love story to end in ruins.
400 years later, the story continues with Kala Bhairava reincarnated into a biker, Harsha, who fell for the heiress, Indira, the reincarnation of Princess Devi. While both lovers got off on the wrong foot, she eventually loved him back when he saved her from a group of punks, but as fate would have it, Ranadev Billa is reincarnated as Indira's cousin Raghuveer who wants Harsha out of the picture at all costs.
400 years later, the story continues with Kala Bhairava reincarnated into a biker, Harsha, who fell for the heiress, Indira, the reincarnation of Princess Devi. While both lovers got off on the wrong foot, she eventually loved him back when he saved her from a group of punks, but as fate would have it, Ranadev Billa is reincarnated as Indira's cousin Raghuveer who wants Harsha out of the picture at all costs.
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A forbidden love story from 400 years ago is destined to continue in modern-day India; in 1609, the warrior Kala Bhairava and Princess Mithravinda Devi are lovers, but Bhairava must rightfully earn the approval of King Vikram, while the princess' evil cousin, Ranadev Billa, lusts for the princess as well as the throne. After being defeated and humiliated by Kala Bhairava in a chariot race, Ranadev Billa betrays his entire kingdom allowing the neighboring Shere Khan Empire to invade, resulting in the love story to end ending in ruins.
400 years later, the story continues with Kala Bhairava reincarnated into a biker, Harsha, whofell falls for the an heiress, Indira, the reincarnation of Princess Devi. While both lovers got get off on the wrong foot, she eventually loved him back reciprocates his feelings when he saved saves her from a group of punks, but as fate would have it, Ranadev Billa is reincarnated as Indira's cousin Raghuveer who wants Harsha out of the picture at all costs.
400 years later, the story continues with Kala Bhairava reincarnated into a biker, Harsha, who
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* BareMidriffsAreFeminine: Princess Devi's outfits exposes her navel in every scene. Justified, it's an Indian ''saree''.
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** [[spoiler: For the final confrontation of the movie, Harsha kills Raghuveer by throwing his sword, which successfully severs Raghuveer's arm arm, causing him to lose balance and fall into the chasm to death]].
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* GreaterScopeVillain: The Shere Khan Emperor of the Shere Khan Empire, who had plans to invade King Vikram's palace. Subverted that he's ultimately a NobleDemon who turns out to be quite honorable in his last scene.
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* KneelBeforeFrodo: At the end of the 100 fight, Kala Bhairava, emerging victorious, had the Shere Khan Emperor and his entire army kneeling in respect. Well, all of them ''except'' Ranadev Billa.
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* KneelBeforeFrodo: At the end of the 100 100-soldier fight, Kala Bhairava, emerging victorious, had the Shere Khan Emperor and his entire army kneeling in respect. Well, all of them ''except'' Ranadev Billa.
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* TakeItToTheBridge: Arguably the film's most iconic and memorable scene, and one of the manliest moments in the history of Indian cinema, when Kala Bhairava battles a hundred Shere Khan soldiers on a rock bridge over a deep chasm. By the end of the fight loads and loads of dead enemies covers the bridge's surface, while plenty more are splattered on the bottom of the chasm.
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* TakeItToTheBridge: Arguably the film's most iconic and memorable scene, and one of the manliest moments in the history of Indian cinema, when Kala Bhairava battles a hundred Shere Khan soldiers on a rock bridge over a deep chasm. By the end of the fight fight, loads and loads of dead enemies covers enemy bodies cover the bridge's surface, while plenty more are splattered on the bottom of the chasm.
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* TogetherInDeath: Attempted by [[spoiler: Kala Bhairava and Mithravinda Devi]], with him jumping after her into a deep chasm as she falls. Unfortunately it doesn't work.
* TwoLinesNoWaiting: The movie basically tells two different stories at the same time, the romance between Kala Bhairava and Princess Devi 400 years ago which ends badly, and how they're continued in a new love story between their reincarnated selves, Harsha and Indira.
* TheUsurper: Ranadev Billa wants more than just Princess Devi for himself. He wants the throne, and he will stop at nothing to get it. [[spoiler: He succeeded when he bashes King Vikram to death with his mace]].
* TwoLinesNoWaiting: The movie basically tells two different stories at the same time, the romance between Kala Bhairava and Princess Devi 400 years ago which ends badly, and how they're continued in a new love story between their reincarnated selves, Harsha and Indira.
* TheUsurper: Ranadev Billa wants more than just Princess Devi for himself. He wants the throne, and he will stop at nothing to get it. [[spoiler: He succeeded when he bashes King Vikram to death with his mace]].
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* TogetherInDeath: Attempted by [[spoiler: Kala Bhairava and Mithravinda Devi]], with him jumping after her into a deep chasm as she falls. Unfortunately Unfortunately, it doesn't work.
* TwoLinesNoWaiting: The movie basically tells two different stories at the sametime, time: the romance between Kala Bhairava and Princess Devi 400 years ago which ends badly, and how they're it's continued in a new love story between their reincarnated selves, Harsha and Indira.
* TheUsurper: Ranadev Billa wants more than just Princess Devi for himself. He wants the throne, and he will stop at nothing to get it. [[spoiler: He succeeded when hebashes bashed King Vikram to death with his mace]].
* TwoLinesNoWaiting: The movie basically tells two different stories at the same
* TheUsurper: Ranadev Billa wants more than just Princess Devi for himself. He wants the throne, and he will stop at nothing to get it. [[spoiler: He succeeded when he
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''Magadheera'', or ''The Great Warrior'', is a 2009 Indian Telugu-language fantasy action film directed by S. S. Rajamouli. The biggest Bollywood epic ever made at its time (It has since been surpassed by ''Film/{{Baahubali}}'') the movie is granted a 1000-day theatrical release, earning itself the title of the longest running South Indian film. Winning the National Award for Best Choreography and Best Special Effects at the 57th National Film Awards, six Filmfare Awards, nine Nandi Awards and ten [=CineMAA=] Awards, the movie made its star Ramcharan Teja a household name for fans of modern Bollywood and Indian cinema.
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''Magadheera'', or ''The Great Warrior'', is a 2009 Indian Telugu-language fantasy action film directed by S. S. Rajamouli.Creator/SSRajamouli. The biggest Bollywood epic ever made at its time (It has since been surpassed by ''Film/{{Baahubali}}'') the movie is granted a 1000-day theatrical release, earning itself the title of the longest running South Indian film. Winning the National Award for Best Choreography and Best Special Effects at the 57th National Film Awards, six Filmfare Awards, nine Nandi Awards and ten [=CineMAA=] Awards, the movie made its star Ramcharan Teja a household name for fans of modern Bollywood and Indian cinema.
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* DisneyVillainDeath: [[spoiler: Kala Bhairava at the end of the flashback as he leaps into a chasm after the fallen princess]]. In the present day, [[spoiler: Raghuveer dies the same way falling into the same chasm Kala Bhairava falls through 400 years ago]].
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[[caption-width-right:350:A love story 400 years in the making.]]
''Magadheera'', or ''The Great Warrior'', is a 2009 Indian Telugu-language fantasy action film directed by S. S. Rajamouli. The biggest Bollywood epic ever made at its time (It has since been surpassed by ''Film/{{Baahubali}}'') the movie is granted a 1000-day theatrical release, earning itself the title of the longest running South Indian film. Winning the National Award for Best Choreography and Best Special Effects at the 57th National Film Awards, six Filmfare Awards, nine Nandi Awards and ten [=CineMAA=] Awards, the movie made its star Ramcharan Teja a household name for fans of modern Bollywood and Indian cinema.
A forbidden love story from 400 years ago is destined to continue in modern-day India; in 1609, the warrior Kala Bhairava and Princess Mithravinda Devi are lovers, but Bhairava must rightfully earn the approval of King Vikram, while the princess' evil cousin, Ranadev Billa, lusts for the princess as well as the throne. After being defeated and humiliated by Kala Bhairava in a chariot race, Ranadev Billa betrays his entire kingdom allowing the neighboring Shere Khan Empire to invade, resulting in the love story to end in ruins.
400 years later, the story continues with Kala Bhairava reincarnated into a biker, Harsha, who fell for the heiress, Indira, the reincarnation of Princess Devi. While both lovers got off on the wrong foot, she eventually loved him back when he saved her from a group of punks, but as fate would have it, Ranadev Billa is reincarnated as Indira's cousin Raghuveer who wants Harsha out of the picture at all costs.
Will the lovers get a second chance after 400 years?
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!!''Magadheera'' includes examples of:
* AlmostDeadGuy: Gora, Bhairava's friend, who managed to flee the palace massacre and warn Bhairava and the princess about Ranadev's betrayal, moments before his death.
* AnArmAndALeg:
** In the 100-on-1 fight, Bhairava hacks off a random Shere Khan soldier's leg.
** [[spoiler: For the final confrontation of the movie, Harsha kills Raghuveer by throwing his sword, which successfully severs Raghuveer's arm causing him to lose balance and fall into the chasm to death]].
* BareYourMidriff: Princess Devi's outfits exposes her navel in every scene. Justified, it's an Indian ''saree''.
* BloodFromTheMouth: [[spoiler: On Princess Devi, after Ranadev Billa hurls a dagger through her gut]].
* BloodSplatteredWarrior: Ranadev Billa after [[spoiler: leading the Shere Khan army to massacre the palace]], and Kala Bhairava after he defeats a hundred enemies.
* CarryABigStick: Some of the larger Shere Khan soldiers are seen carrying clubs instead of swords or spears during the 100-on-one fight. And Ranadev Billa's favourite weapon is a spiked mace.
* ChariotRace: In order to win the hand of Princess Devi, Kala Bhairava and Ranadev Billa must compete in a race across the kingdom, through the palace grouds, fields and a desert before returning to the palace where they started.
* CheatersNeverProsper: Ranadev Billa tries to sabotage Kala Bhairava from winning the chariot race by sending mercenaries to ambush Kala Bhairava and later trying to drive his opponent into quicksand. He ends up losing and subsequently exiled.
* DefeatMeansRespect: [[spoiler: After witnessing Kala Bhairava defeat a hundred of his soldiers, the Shere Khan Emperor is genuinely impressed and as stated by the rules before the challenge, he immediately orders his army to retreat]].
* DisneyVillainDeath: [[spoiler: Kala Bhairava at the end of the flashback as he leaps into a chasm after the fallen princess]]. In the present day, [[spoiler: Raghuveer dies the same way falling into the same chasm Kala Bhairava falls through 400 years ago]].
* DualWielding: Kala Bhairava uses twin swords, while Ranadev Billa alternates between using his trusty spiked mace and a dagger in conjunction with a sword.
* DutchAngle: Used througout the film to create tension in certain scenes, for instance when Kala Bhairava challenges the Shere Khan army in exchange for the kingdom.
* FacialMarkings: Before the 100-on-one fight, Kala Bhairava slits open his own hand, and smears his blood all over his forehead.
* FortuneTeller: The ''tantrik'' (Hindu medium) Raghuveer consults which leads to him learning of his past life as Ranadev Billa.
* GoodHairEvilHair: Kala Bhairava, Ranadev Billa and the Shere Khan all have rather impressive beards, moustaches and goatees. In the present day scenes, this is carried over to Harsha, Raghuveer and Solomon.
* GreaterScopeVillain: The Shere Khan Emperor of the Shere Khan Empire, who had plans to invade King Vikram's palace. Subverted that he's ultimately a NobleDemon who turns out to be quite honorable in his last scene.
* HateSink: Ranadev Billa, the evil cousin of Princess Devi, gains a ZeroPercentApprovalRating for being an usurping, double-crossing, cheating scumbag who rightfully earns the hate of the entire kingdom. Even his new boss, the invading Shere Khan Emperor, [[EvenEvilHasStandards thinks he's a piece of filth for dishonoring the promise]] they established that they will rightfully retreat if Kala Bhairava proves himself to be a worthy hero.
* HellishCopter: In the final scene, Raghuveer tries to assault Harsha and Indira while on a helicopter. It ultimately crashes thanks to Solomon's intervention.
* HornsOfBarbarism: Ranadev Billa, after revealing himself to be a traitor who had defected to the Shere Khan empire, is shown leading Shere Khan soldiers wearing a horned helmet resembling a ram.
* IdenticalStranger: Kala Bhairava and Harsha, Mithravinda Devi and Indira, Ranadev Billa and Raghuveer, Emperor Sher Khan and Solomon. Justified that the latter are reincarnations of the former after 400 years.
* IHaveYouNowMyPretty: Attempted by Ranadev Billa when he enters Princess Devi's quarters while she is painting a portrait of Kala Bhairava, and forces her to accept him while threatening her with a dagger, but Kala Bhairava barges in and catches him red-handed. Unfortunately, due to lacking of evidence, Ranadev Billa doesn't get any comeuppance. All these ultimately leads to...
* IfICantHaveYou: [[spoiler: Moments before his death, out of pure spite, Ranadev's last actions would be hurling his dagger through Princess Devi's gut and killing her]].
* KneelBeforeFrodo: At the end of the 100 fight, Kala Bhairava, emerging victorious, had the Shere Khan Emperor and his entire army kneeling in respect. Well, all of them ''except'' Ranadev Billa.
* MookLieutenant: The Shere Khan General who towers over both Bhairava and his soldiers, and is seen commanding his troops around.
* OffWithHisHead: [[spoiler: The eventual fate of Ranadev Billa, with Kala Bhairava shoving his sword through Ranadev's head and ripping it off from the neck]]. It's a ShadowDiscretionShot though.
** In the penultimate final confrontation, Harsha retrieves the same sword, and [[spoiler: Ranadev's skull, horned helmet and all, is ''still'' embedded in its blade, after 400 years]].
* OminousMessageFromTheFuture: Constantly from Harsha and Raghuveer throughout the film.
* OneHitPolykill: At one point in the 100-fight, two Shere Khan soldiers break off from their army to capture Princess Devi, but Kala Bhairava grabs and hurls a nearby spear, skewering both of them instantly.
* OneManArmy: Kala Bhairava, ''literally'', when he challenges the Shere Khan army on a duel where he takes on 100 of their warriors.... and wins.
* QuicksandSucks: Happens during the desert race scene, when Ranadev Billa's mercenaries tries to take out Kala Bhairava. One of them accidentally falls into a quicksand and drowns, while Ranadev Billa later tries to kill Kala Bhairava by knocking him into another quicksand pit, which Kala Bhairava managed to escape from.
* RainOfArrows: When the Shere Khan army catches up on Kala Bhairava and Princess Devi, they immediately took out the Princess' entourage with a massive hail of arrows.
* RedshirtArmy: King Vikram's soldiers, who gets slaughtered en masse by the Shere Khan invaders.
* ReincarnationRomance: The very premise of the entire film. The ancient romance between Kala Bhairava the warrior and Princess Devi, which ends with their deaths, is continued in present-day India when they're reincarnated as Harsha and Indira. Unfortunately, the princess' evil cousin, Ranadev Billa, is reincarnated as well into Indira's cousin, Raghuveer, leading to their centuries-old rivalry to continue in the present.
* RescueRomance: In the present day scenes, Indira begins having feelings for Harsha when he saved her from a bunch of gangsters.
* ScreamingWarrior: Kala Bhairava througout the 100 fight, notably doing a SkywardScream after skewering an enemy soldier.
* SickeningCrunch: When [[spoiler: Ranadev Billa kills King Vikram]] by bashing the latter's skull with his spiked club.
* SlashedThroat: How Kala Bhairava defeats the Shere Khan commander after killing at least 99 Shere Khan soldiers.
* StarCrossedLovers: Kala Bhairava and Princess Devi, due to their differences as a warrior not of royalty and a princess. He eventually won her hand fair and square in a race, [[spoiler: only for them to die days later when the princess' jealous cousin Ranadev Billa turns on them]].
* SweetPollyOliver: When Princess Devi enters the training grounds dressed as a male warrior to be with Bhairava.
* TakeItToTheBridge: Arguably the film's most iconic and memorable scene, and one of the manliest moments in the history of Indian cinema, when Kala Bhairava battles a hundred Shere Khan soldiers on a rock bridge over a deep chasm. By the end of the fight loads and loads of dead enemies covers the bridge's surface, while plenty more are splattered on the bottom of the chasm.
* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: Bhairava does this a few times during his fight scenes, and in the present-day confrontation [[spoiler: Harsha kills Raghuveer by throwing his sword to sever Raghuveer's arm]].
* TogetherInDeath: Attempted by [[spoiler: Kala Bhairava and Mithravinda Devi]], with him jumping after her into a deep chasm as she falls. Unfortunately it doesn't work.
* TwoLinesNoWaiting: The movie basically tells two different stories at the same time, the romance between Kala Bhairava and Princess Devi 400 years ago which ends badly, and how they're continued in a new love story between their reincarnated selves, Harsha and Indira.
* TheUsurper: Ranadev Billa wants more than just Princess Devi for himself. He wants the throne, and he will stop at nothing to get it. [[spoiler: He succeeded when he bashes King Vikram to death with his mace]].
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[[caption-width-right:350:A love story 400 years in the making.]]
''Magadheera'', or ''The Great Warrior'', is a 2009 Indian Telugu-language fantasy action film directed by S. S. Rajamouli. The biggest Bollywood epic ever made at its time (It has since been surpassed by ''Film/{{Baahubali}}'') the movie is granted a 1000-day theatrical release, earning itself the title of the longest running South Indian film. Winning the National Award for Best Choreography and Best Special Effects at the 57th National Film Awards, six Filmfare Awards, nine Nandi Awards and ten [=CineMAA=] Awards, the movie made its star Ramcharan Teja a household name for fans of modern Bollywood and Indian cinema.
A forbidden love story from 400 years ago is destined to continue in modern-day India; in 1609, the warrior Kala Bhairava and Princess Mithravinda Devi are lovers, but Bhairava must rightfully earn the approval of King Vikram, while the princess' evil cousin, Ranadev Billa, lusts for the princess as well as the throne. After being defeated and humiliated by Kala Bhairava in a chariot race, Ranadev Billa betrays his entire kingdom allowing the neighboring Shere Khan Empire to invade, resulting in the love story to end in ruins.
400 years later, the story continues with Kala Bhairava reincarnated into a biker, Harsha, who fell for the heiress, Indira, the reincarnation of Princess Devi. While both lovers got off on the wrong foot, she eventually loved him back when he saved her from a group of punks, but as fate would have it, Ranadev Billa is reincarnated as Indira's cousin Raghuveer who wants Harsha out of the picture at all costs.
Will the lovers get a second chance after 400 years?
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!!''Magadheera'' includes examples of:
* AlmostDeadGuy: Gora, Bhairava's friend, who managed to flee the palace massacre and warn Bhairava and the princess about Ranadev's betrayal, moments before his death.
* AnArmAndALeg:
** In the 100-on-1 fight, Bhairava hacks off a random Shere Khan soldier's leg.
** [[spoiler: For the final confrontation of the movie, Harsha kills Raghuveer by throwing his sword, which successfully severs Raghuveer's arm causing him to lose balance and fall into the chasm to death]].
* BareYourMidriff: Princess Devi's outfits exposes her navel in every scene. Justified, it's an Indian ''saree''.
* BloodFromTheMouth: [[spoiler: On Princess Devi, after Ranadev Billa hurls a dagger through her gut]].
* BloodSplatteredWarrior: Ranadev Billa after [[spoiler: leading the Shere Khan army to massacre the palace]], and Kala Bhairava after he defeats a hundred enemies.
* CarryABigStick: Some of the larger Shere Khan soldiers are seen carrying clubs instead of swords or spears during the 100-on-one fight. And Ranadev Billa's favourite weapon is a spiked mace.
* ChariotRace: In order to win the hand of Princess Devi, Kala Bhairava and Ranadev Billa must compete in a race across the kingdom, through the palace grouds, fields and a desert before returning to the palace where they started.
* CheatersNeverProsper: Ranadev Billa tries to sabotage Kala Bhairava from winning the chariot race by sending mercenaries to ambush Kala Bhairava and later trying to drive his opponent into quicksand. He ends up losing and subsequently exiled.
* DefeatMeansRespect: [[spoiler: After witnessing Kala Bhairava defeat a hundred of his soldiers, the Shere Khan Emperor is genuinely impressed and as stated by the rules before the challenge, he immediately orders his army to retreat]].
* DisneyVillainDeath: [[spoiler: Kala Bhairava at the end of the flashback as he leaps into a chasm after the fallen princess]]. In the present day, [[spoiler: Raghuveer dies the same way falling into the same chasm Kala Bhairava falls through 400 years ago]].
* DualWielding: Kala Bhairava uses twin swords, while Ranadev Billa alternates between using his trusty spiked mace and a dagger in conjunction with a sword.
* DutchAngle: Used througout the film to create tension in certain scenes, for instance when Kala Bhairava challenges the Shere Khan army in exchange for the kingdom.
* FacialMarkings: Before the 100-on-one fight, Kala Bhairava slits open his own hand, and smears his blood all over his forehead.
* FortuneTeller: The ''tantrik'' (Hindu medium) Raghuveer consults which leads to him learning of his past life as Ranadev Billa.
* GoodHairEvilHair: Kala Bhairava, Ranadev Billa and the Shere Khan all have rather impressive beards, moustaches and goatees. In the present day scenes, this is carried over to Harsha, Raghuveer and Solomon.
* GreaterScopeVillain: The Shere Khan Emperor of the Shere Khan Empire, who had plans to invade King Vikram's palace. Subverted that he's ultimately a NobleDemon who turns out to be quite honorable in his last scene.
* HateSink: Ranadev Billa, the evil cousin of Princess Devi, gains a ZeroPercentApprovalRating for being an usurping, double-crossing, cheating scumbag who rightfully earns the hate of the entire kingdom. Even his new boss, the invading Shere Khan Emperor, [[EvenEvilHasStandards thinks he's a piece of filth for dishonoring the promise]] they established that they will rightfully retreat if Kala Bhairava proves himself to be a worthy hero.
* HellishCopter: In the final scene, Raghuveer tries to assault Harsha and Indira while on a helicopter. It ultimately crashes thanks to Solomon's intervention.
* HornsOfBarbarism: Ranadev Billa, after revealing himself to be a traitor who had defected to the Shere Khan empire, is shown leading Shere Khan soldiers wearing a horned helmet resembling a ram.
* IdenticalStranger: Kala Bhairava and Harsha, Mithravinda Devi and Indira, Ranadev Billa and Raghuveer, Emperor Sher Khan and Solomon. Justified that the latter are reincarnations of the former after 400 years.
* IHaveYouNowMyPretty: Attempted by Ranadev Billa when he enters Princess Devi's quarters while she is painting a portrait of Kala Bhairava, and forces her to accept him while threatening her with a dagger, but Kala Bhairava barges in and catches him red-handed. Unfortunately, due to lacking of evidence, Ranadev Billa doesn't get any comeuppance. All these ultimately leads to...
* IfICantHaveYou: [[spoiler: Moments before his death, out of pure spite, Ranadev's last actions would be hurling his dagger through Princess Devi's gut and killing her]].
* KneelBeforeFrodo: At the end of the 100 fight, Kala Bhairava, emerging victorious, had the Shere Khan Emperor and his entire army kneeling in respect. Well, all of them ''except'' Ranadev Billa.
* MookLieutenant: The Shere Khan General who towers over both Bhairava and his soldiers, and is seen commanding his troops around.
* OffWithHisHead: [[spoiler: The eventual fate of Ranadev Billa, with Kala Bhairava shoving his sword through Ranadev's head and ripping it off from the neck]]. It's a ShadowDiscretionShot though.
** In the penultimate final confrontation, Harsha retrieves the same sword, and [[spoiler: Ranadev's skull, horned helmet and all, is ''still'' embedded in its blade, after 400 years]].
* OminousMessageFromTheFuture: Constantly from Harsha and Raghuveer throughout the film.
* OneHitPolykill: At one point in the 100-fight, two Shere Khan soldiers break off from their army to capture Princess Devi, but Kala Bhairava grabs and hurls a nearby spear, skewering both of them instantly.
* OneManArmy: Kala Bhairava, ''literally'', when he challenges the Shere Khan army on a duel where he takes on 100 of their warriors.... and wins.
* QuicksandSucks: Happens during the desert race scene, when Ranadev Billa's mercenaries tries to take out Kala Bhairava. One of them accidentally falls into a quicksand and drowns, while Ranadev Billa later tries to kill Kala Bhairava by knocking him into another quicksand pit, which Kala Bhairava managed to escape from.
* RainOfArrows: When the Shere Khan army catches up on Kala Bhairava and Princess Devi, they immediately took out the Princess' entourage with a massive hail of arrows.
* RedshirtArmy: King Vikram's soldiers, who gets slaughtered en masse by the Shere Khan invaders.
* ReincarnationRomance: The very premise of the entire film. The ancient romance between Kala Bhairava the warrior and Princess Devi, which ends with their deaths, is continued in present-day India when they're reincarnated as Harsha and Indira. Unfortunately, the princess' evil cousin, Ranadev Billa, is reincarnated as well into Indira's cousin, Raghuveer, leading to their centuries-old rivalry to continue in the present.
* RescueRomance: In the present day scenes, Indira begins having feelings for Harsha when he saved her from a bunch of gangsters.
* ScreamingWarrior: Kala Bhairava througout the 100 fight, notably doing a SkywardScream after skewering an enemy soldier.
* SickeningCrunch: When [[spoiler: Ranadev Billa kills King Vikram]] by bashing the latter's skull with his spiked club.
* SlashedThroat: How Kala Bhairava defeats the Shere Khan commander after killing at least 99 Shere Khan soldiers.
* StarCrossedLovers: Kala Bhairava and Princess Devi, due to their differences as a warrior not of royalty and a princess. He eventually won her hand fair and square in a race, [[spoiler: only for them to die days later when the princess' jealous cousin Ranadev Billa turns on them]].
* SweetPollyOliver: When Princess Devi enters the training grounds dressed as a male warrior to be with Bhairava.
* TakeItToTheBridge: Arguably the film's most iconic and memorable scene, and one of the manliest moments in the history of Indian cinema, when Kala Bhairava battles a hundred Shere Khan soldiers on a rock bridge over a deep chasm. By the end of the fight loads and loads of dead enemies covers the bridge's surface, while plenty more are splattered on the bottom of the chasm.
* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: Bhairava does this a few times during his fight scenes, and in the present-day confrontation [[spoiler: Harsha kills Raghuveer by throwing his sword to sever Raghuveer's arm]].
* TogetherInDeath: Attempted by [[spoiler: Kala Bhairava and Mithravinda Devi]], with him jumping after her into a deep chasm as she falls. Unfortunately it doesn't work.
* TwoLinesNoWaiting: The movie basically tells two different stories at the same time, the romance between Kala Bhairava and Princess Devi 400 years ago which ends badly, and how they're continued in a new love story between their reincarnated selves, Harsha and Indira.
* TheUsurper: Ranadev Billa wants more than just Princess Devi for himself. He wants the throne, and he will stop at nothing to get it. [[spoiler: He succeeded when he bashes King Vikram to death with his mace]].
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