10 mesmerizing Indian movies/series that are based on Hindu Mythology

'Brahmastra - Part one Siva' is a Ayan Mukerji magnum opus which revolves around fictional tale of 'Brahmastra', the strongest of weapons that has the capacity to destroy the whole world.

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'Raavan' is a 2010 epic adventure thriller starring Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan. In the film, director Mani Ratnam has tried to connect knots from the Hindi epic Ramayana.

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'Asur' is an intriguing crime-action-thriller based on the goodness and evil. It revolves around a boy who comes in for destroying the world with his dark beliefs of asura's mythology.

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'The Legend of Hanuman' is a Disney+ hotstar series that depicts the role and purpose of Hanuman to come and serve Lord Rama.

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'Ram-Setu' is a 2022 action-adventure film starring Akshay Kumar. It revolves around the life of an archeologist to sets to prove the existence of Ram-Setu before someone destroys it.

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'Ghoul' is a 2018 Netflix miniseries. Starring Radhika Apte, the horror fiction pulls up the storyline from Arabic dark legend, Ghoul.

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The oldest 'Mahabharata' epic was first premiered in 1988 which you can now enjoy on Zee 5.

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'Karthikeya' is a 2014 Telegu mystery thriller. The protagonist of the movie seeks on unravelling the hidden secrets of a mysterious temple.

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'Shakuntalam' is a 2023 mythological movie that is based on the story of Shakuntalam by Kalidasa. It stars Samantha Ruth Prabhu in the leading role.

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The most modern and appropriate take on 'Mahabharata' has to be the 'Star Plus' TV serial under the same name premiered in 2013 and ran for a year till 2014.

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10 mesmerizing Indian movies/series that are based on Hindu Mythology

'Brahmastra - Part one Siva' is a Ayan Mukerji magnum opus which revolves around fictional tale of 'Brahmastra', the strongest of weapons that has the capacity to destroy the whole world.

'Raavan' is a 2010 epic adventure thriller starring Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan. In the film, director Mani Ratnam has tried to connect knots from the Hindi epic Ramayana.

'Asur' is an intriguing crime-action-thriller based on the goodness and evil. It revolves around a boy who comes in for destroying the world with his dark beliefs of asura's mythology.

'The Legend of Hanuman' is a Disney+ hotstar series that depicts the role and purpose of Hanuman to come and serve Lord Rama.

'Ram-Setu' is a 2022 action-adventure film starring Akshay Kumar. It revolves around the life of an archeologist to sets to prove the existence of Ram-Setu before someone destroys it.

'Ghoul' is a 2018 Netflix miniseries. Starring Radhika Apte, the horror fiction pulls up the storyline from Arabic dark legend, Ghoul.

The oldest 'Mahabharata' epic was first premiered in 1988 which you can now enjoy on Zee 5.

'Karthikeya' is a 2014 Telegu mystery thriller. The protagonist of the movie seeks on unravelling the hidden secrets of a mysterious temple.

'Shakuntalam' is a 2023 mythological movie that is based on the story of Shakuntalam by Kalidasa. It stars Samantha Ruth Prabhu in the leading role.

The most modern and appropriate take on 'Mahabharata' has to be the 'Star Plus' TV serial under the same name premiered in 2013 and ran for a year till 2014.

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