Agni Varsha

Agnivarsha: The Fire and the Rain
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Directed by	Arjun Sajnani
Produced by	Kashish Bhatnagar
Written by	Girish Karnad
Screenplay by	Anil Mehta Arjun Sajnani Jayshree T.
Based on	"The Fire and the Rain"
Starring	Amitabh Bachchan Jackie Shroff Nagarjuna Raveena Tandon Milind Soman
Music by	Sandesh Shandilya Taufiq Qureshi
Cinematography	Anil Mehta
Edited by	Jabeen Merchant
Production company	I Dream Productions
Distributed by	Cinebella
Release date	30 August 2002
Running time	130 Minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Box office	India: $51,549

Agni Varsha is 2002 critically acclaimed epic Hindi film produced by Kashish Bhatnagar on I Dream Productions banner, directed by Arjun Sajnani. Starring Amitabh Bachchan, Jackie Shroff, Nagarjuna, Raveena Tandon in lead roles and music composed by Sandesh Shandilya & 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 was handled by Shashidhar Adapa and Choreography was handled by Prabhu Deva. The film recorded as flop at box-office.

In a kingdom stricken with drought for past few years, Arvasu (Milind Soman), a brahman loves Nittilai (Sonali Kulkarni) a tribal girl, who seeks approval of her father and village's elders before marrying him. Arvasu's brother, Parvasu (Jackie Shroff) has been conducting a major prayer ceremony to appease the god of rains, Indra (Amitabh Bachchan). Arvasu's father, Raibhya dislikes both his sons and suspects Vishaka (Raveena Tandon) Parvasu's wife, of having an affair with Yavakri (Nagarjuna),based on the fact that Yavarki and Vishaka loved each other, before Yavarki left village to worship Devraj Indra. On a day of his return, Yavakri finds Vishakha returning from well. She, at first, refuses him but ultimately gives up and they start making love in the woods. Nittilai and Aravasu see them.

Upon reaching home, on being accused of adultery by Raibhya, Vishakha enraged tells him that she was with Yavakri. An enraged Raibhya summons a Brahm Rakshas (Prabhu Deva) to kill Yavarki. He also declares that Yavakri can save himself if he enters 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 shall force Raibhya to immolate himself. The demon slays Yavakri in one shot. Vishakha pleads Arvasu to cremate him; this delays his appointment with Nittilai's father and her village elders, and, as a result, she is forced to marry a fellow tribesman.