Agni Varsha
Agni Varsha is a 2002 Indian epic Hindi film produced by Kashish Bhatnagar on I Dream Productions banner, directed by Arjun Sajnani. It stars Amitabh Bachchan, Jackie Shroff, Nagarjuna, Raveena Tandon, Milind Soman and Prabhu Deva, with music composed by Sandesh Shandilya and 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. Plot. In a kingdom stricken with drought for many 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, Paravasu Jackie Shroff has been conducting a major fire sacrifice, the "yajna" ceremony, for seven long years to appease the god of rains, Indira. Devraj Amitabh Bachchan, Arvasu's and Raibhya's Mohan Agashe, father, dislikes both his sons and suspects Vishaka Raveena Tandon who is Parvasu's wife, of having an affair with Yavakri Nagarjuna. Devraj base's this on the fact that Yavarki and Vishaka loved each other, before Yavarki left the village for 10 years in order  to worship Devraj Indra in the jungle so that he can attain Brahma Jnana (Supreme divine powers). After his return, Yavakri again tries pursuing Vishakha regularly on her way to and from the water well. She, at first, refuses him as she is married, but ultimately gives in and they start having forbidden sex in the caves and woods. One day, Nittilai and Aravasu see a full water vessel which Aravasu recognises as being Vishaka's. Nittilai then see's both Vishaka and Yavakri making love in a cave, Nittilai first tries to run and take Aravasu with her but  she then frankly mentions it to Aravasu when he sees the naked Vishaka. This frankness is detested and angers Yavakri who in turn angrily tells Nittilai that she is cursed and will die within a month. This scares Nittilai but angers Aravasu Upon reaching home, on being accused of adultery by Raibhya, Vishakha enraged tells him that she was with Yavakri. An enraged Raibhya summons a dark force, Brahma 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 would allow both him and Riabhya to live; otherwise, if Yavakri defeats the Brahma Rakshas, Raibhya would have to immolate himself. But Yavakri refuses to be defensive and a dispute of distrust erupts between Yavakri and Vishakha, leading to an act of defiance by Vishakha. The demon slays Yavakri as he now runs to seek refuge in his father's ashram. 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. Parvasu sneaks in the night to meet Vishakha. Vishakha confesses everything and begs him to kill her, but Paravasu raises the arrow and shoots at his father. On his way back to yajna site, he is met by the demon, who calls him brother and as a cursed soul seeks salvation at his hands, but Paravasu rudely ignores him. The next day when Aravasu comes to the yajna site after cremating his father Paravasu blames Arvasu for the slaying and has him badly beaten up . When Nittilai hears of this, she comes to the rescue of Arvasu and finds that she is being hunted by her husband and her brother, who will kill her on sight for dishonoring the tribe's customs. Sutradhar Raghuvir Yadav arranges an act to entertain the Devas and chooses Arvasu an important role. During the act, under the influence of bhang, Arvasu goes berserk, destroying the "havan" and throwing the offerings to the starved locals. Nittilai, in an attempt to stop Arvasu, exposes herself and is killed by her husband; Parvasu admits failure, confessing his murder of his father and  cremate's himself in the yajna's pyre. Finally appeased, Devraj Indra appears, and Arvasu is allowed a wish of his choice. Brahm Rakshas comes and begs him to set his soul free while Aravasu himself wants Nittilai back to live. Indra tells him that to bring back Nittilai he will have to turn the time back and to set the demon's soul free he will have to turn the time wheel forward. Aravasu, with teary eyes, asks Indra to set the Demon's soul free, which is followed by rain. Soundtrack. Music composed by Sandesh Shandilya. Lyrics written  by Javed Akhtar. Music released on T-Series.