Raavan
In the Hindi version, Beera (Abhishek Bachchan) kidnaps Ragini Sharma (Aishwarya Rai) to avenge the death of his sister at the hands of her husband, Dev Pratap Sharma (Vikram).
In the Tamil version, named Raavanan, Aishwarya Rai repeated her portrayal of Ragini, while Vikram portrayed Veera and Prithviraj portrayed Dev Sharma.
Inspired by the Ramayana, the director of Dil Se, Mani Ratnam, filmed both the Hindi and Tamil versions simultaneously.
Tropes used in Raavan include:
- Almost Kiss:
- Downer Ending:
- Gray and Gray Morality:
- Hero Antagonist: Dev although he does a lot of not-so-heroic things and arguably becomes a bigger villain in the movie than Beera himself.
- "I Am" Song: Beera
- I Have Your Wife: Naturally.
- Manipulative Bastard: Dev
- A Match Made in Stockholm:
- Roaring Rampage of Rescue: Dev
- Roaring Rampage of Revenge: Beera
- Trickster: Sanjeevani Kumar, played by Govinda, is the Ramayana Hanuman character.
- Villain Protagonist: Beera though Anti-Villain would probably be a better term.
- Your Terrorists Are Our Freedom Fighters: How the villagers feel about Beera.