Raavan (Hindi)

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5.0/10
Release Date:
June 18, 2010

Dev falls in love with Ragini, a spunky classical dancer who is as unconventional as him. They get married and he takes up his new post in Lal Maati, a small town in northern India.

A town where the word of law is not the police but Beera, a tribal who has, over the years, shifted the power equation of the place from the ruling to the have-nots of the area. Dev knows that the key to bringing order to any place is to vanquish the big fish; in this case - Beera. In one stroke Dev manages to rip open Beera's world, and set in motion a chain of events which will claim lives, change fortunes. Beera, injured but enraged hits back starting a battle that draws Dev, Beera and Ragini into the jungle. The jungle which is dense, confusing, scary. And in this journey they must confront their own truth. A journey which will test their beliefs, convictions and emotions. Emotions which are as scary and confusing as the forest. The forest becomes the battleground. The battle between good and evil, between Dev and Beera, between Ram and Raavan. But when the lines dividing good and evil are blurring fast whose side will you take. When hate turns to love and the good starts looking evil which side will you battle for? Love is a battle that nobody wins but everyone must fight. Even this Raavan.

Dev falls in love with Ragini, a spunky classical dancer who is as unconventional as him. They get married and he takes... Show More

CinemaaOnline

Editor   Jun 19, 2010 07:45  

I can’t resist likening Raavan to a football game between two middle rung teams, a tedious midfield battle, mediocre at best. And just when the more patient of viewers reach out for the remote to change the channel, there comes a long burst of inspired moves from both sides that leaves the bored & brave viewers breathless. Raavan meanders pointlessly for more than an hour and a half, so much so that it was no surprise to see the almost full house trickle down to less than 50% by the interval and most of the others cursing the boredom. But in a strange twist of fate, the brave ones who stayed back were rewarded with arguably the most brilliant 30 minutes of cinema from Bollywood this year.