Dussehra 2023: Hindi films that effectively capture the essence of the festival

The festival of Dussehra is most often used in films to depict the win of good over evil a common theme in most films Some of the below mentioned films have effectively infused the Hindu festival depicting Rams victory over the 10headed Raavan into the plot Heres taking a look at some of themRam LeelaIn the climax of this Sanjay Leela Bhansali film Ram Ranveer Singh and Leela Deepika Padukone shoot each other to death while pope celebrate Ramlila and burning the Ravaan effigy The scene symbolises Ram and Leela sacrificing their lives to end the enmity between their warring communitiesRaOneThe classic message of good triumphs over evil formed the core of the film It was a modern day retelling of Ramayan with a scifi twist The film has an impactful scene where Arjun Rampal the antagonist is seen walking away from a burning Raavan effigy The scene is sued to imply his strength Arjun plays RaOne a video game villain who enters real lifeSwadeshDirected by Ashutosh Gowariker this Shah Rukh Khanled film beautifully portrays the festival in the song Pal Pal Hai Bhaari Th scene involves actress Gayatri dressed as Sita performing a scene from Ashok Vatika along with Raavan In the scene SRK talks about how one can become Lord Ram by discarding hisher evil sideBrahmastraThe Ayan Mukerji directorial beautifully portrays the festival where the protagonists Shiva and Isha lay eyes on each other for the first time Ranbirs character is seen setting fire to the Raavan effigy towards the end of the song Dance Ka BhootKalankThis Dharma film might have failed to impress at the box office but it sure did have breathtaking visuals Set in the preindependence era the film makes use of the festival to depict the first meet of Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatts characters In the backdrop we see a massive effigy of the 10 headed Raavan burning and Varun and Alia walk towards each otherMarjaavaanMilap Zaverirsquos film starring Sidharth Malhotra and Tara Sutaria has a Dussehra celebration scene in the end where the actor is seen fighting with the villain Riteish Deshmukh and wins to prove the victory of the evilBajrangi BhaijaanIn the song Tu Chahiye Salman Khan and Kareena Kapoor are seen celebrating the festival of Dussehra with kids This sets the precedent for Salman Khans character who is pure at heart and sets out to unite a Paksitani girl with her familyDelhi 6One of the recurring themes of this Rakeysh Omprakash Mehras film is he festival of Dussehra and Ram Leela In most of the scenes the characters are seen watching a theatrical depiction of Ram LeelaPrem GranthMadhuri Dixits character burns her enemy along with the effigy of Raavan in this film directed by Rajiv Kapoor Also starring Rishi Kapoor the 1996 film deals with the subject of rapeRowdy RathoreAkshay Kumar plays a cop in the film In one of the scenes when he chases evil men it is portrayed in the backdrop of a Dussehra rally The evil men are seen strategically hiding behind effigies of Raavan amid the crowdMardaani 2Rani Mukerji essays the role of a tough cop named Shivani in this cop franchise The second part of the franchise begins with the festival of Dussehra and ends with the festival of Diwali The implication is that it is a battle between good and evil