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Kisna: The Warrior Poet(2005)
Hindi170 mins
Kisna: The Warrior Poet (2005) is a 170-minute Hindi film directed by Subhash Ghai. Starring Amrish Puri, Caroline Langrishe and Om Puri. With an audience rating of 5.5/10, Kisna: The Warrior Poet stands as one of the notable Hindi releases of 2005.
Director:Subhash Ghai
Mood:
emotionalupliftingdark
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 2005
- Director
- Subhash Ghai
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 50m
- GudVibe Rating
- 5.5/10
Storyline
In 1930s India, a young man named Kisna protects a British girl, Katherine, from angry protestors. He must take her safely to the British authorities in Delhi. During their dangerous journey, they fall in love, creating a painful conflict with his duty and his engagement to another woman.
“A forbidden love in a nation fighting for freedom.”
Film Details
5.5Rating
170Minutes
HindiLanguage
Release Date1 January 2005
Release Typetheatrical
Also Known AsKisna – Zwischen Herz und Verstand
Parental Guide
Violence
Low
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Low
Vibe & Tags
Mood
emotionalupliftingdark
Themes
loveidentityfamilyjustice
Toneserious
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitymoderate
Audiencemultiplex
Best Withwith-partner
Violence3
Emotion4
Humor2
Rewatchability3
Reviews & Ratings
Your Rating
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Cast & Crew
#1
Isha SharvaniActor
→#2Vivek OberoiActor
→#3Amrish PuriActor
→#4Subhash GhaiDirector
→#5
#6C
Caroline LangrisheActor
→Om PuriActor
→#7
A
Antonia BernathActor
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Trivia
- The film's original title was 'Kisna: The Warrior Poet' but it was shortened to just 'Kisna' for release.
- Subhash Ghai personally chose the remote Himalayan locations, filming in valleys rarely used for Indian cinema.
- Actress Antonia Bernath, who played Katherine, was a trained classical singer and performed her own songs.
- The movie was a major box office failure, ending Subhash Ghai's long streak of commercial hits.
- A.R. Rahman composed the music, but the soundtrack did not become popular like his other works.
- The film was shot simultaneously in Hindi and an English-language version titled 'The Warrior: Kisna'.
- It was one of the last major films to extensively use the old-fashioned 'Eastmancolor' film processing technique.
Notable Collaborations
Frequent partnerships reunited in Kisna: The Warrior Poet
Bhairo Singh-Juman Masum Kishti12 films →
Bhairo Singh-Director8 films →
Juman Masum Kishti-Actor4 films →