Lady Catherine Polly Adams has come to modern-day India for a charity visit, but her real intention is to relive her young days in the pre-Independence India when she was friends with a young warrior named Kisna Vivek Oberoi. When fanatics killed the parents of young Catherine Antonia Bernath she managed to escape and asked Kisna to accompany her to the British Embassy in Delhi. Kisna agrees and they both flee, with the fanatics led by Kisna's elder brother Shankar Yashpal Sharma in hot pursuit. Besides , Raghuraj, an evil prince has become infatuated with Catherine and won't stop until he marries her forcibly . Kisna has to battle with foes from all sides to rescue Catherine .
The film is set in the India of the tumultuous 1930's when nationalists fighting for the country's independence rose up as one, urging the British to quit. At this time, a young Indian, Kisna befriends and then shields a British girl Katherine, from an enraged mob of nationalists including Kisna's own uncle and brother. Katherine is the young daughter of a ruthless British collector. Kisna takes it upon himself to escort Katherine to the safety of the British High Commission in New Delhi, who will arrange for her to board a ship home. A tender attraction develops between Kisna and Katherine during the journey, a love story that is torn between 'Karma' the noble deed and 'Dharma' the duty. Laxmi, the Indian girl Kisna is engaged to, forms the third point in an emotional triangle involving the Indo-British romantic pair.
British Deputy Commissioner, Peter Beckett, presides over a vast region in British-ruled India. He lives there with his wife, and a young daughter, Catherine. When he finds out that Catherine has become too friendly with one of the locals, Kisna Singh, he sends her back to Britain. Years later, Catherine has grown up into a lovely young woman, returns to India, very much lady-like, but has not forgotten her friend, Kisna. But things are no longer the same anymore. For the Indians have organized themselves to force their oppressors to leave India for good, and there is violence everywhere. In the midst of this, Catherine and Kisna rekindle their friendship, which eventually turns to love. But Kisna's dad has already arranged his marriage with a young woman named Lakshmi, and Kisna is duty-bound to respect his father's wishes. When Catherine's life gets in danger, she turns to Kisna for help, and on the day of his marriage with Lakshmi, both of them elope - followed by a angry mob, led by none other than Kisna's brother, Shankar, who are determined to kill both of them.
Kisna: The Warrior Poet Preview
Kisna is filmmaker Subhash Ghai's most ambitious project till date. Made at a whopping budget of $5.48 million, Kisna introduces two newcomers - British actress Antonia Bernath and south Indian dancer Isha Sharwani in the leading roles opposite Vivek Oberoi.
The story of Kisna is set in the tumultuous times of 1930s in India when the nationalists rose up against the British, demanding Independence for their motherland.
The film tells the tale of a young Indian Kisna (Vivek) who befriends a British girl Katherine (Antonia) and saves her from an enraged mob of nationalists that includes his own uncle and brother.
Katherine is the young daughter of a ruthless British collector. That is why she has become the target of furious nationalists.
Kisna decides to protect Katherine and escort her to the safety of the British High Commission in New Delhi, from where she can be sent back to her home in Britain.
While traveling together through the heartland of India, a tender attraction develops between Kisna and Katherine. But Kisna is engaged to get married to an Indian girl Luxmi (Isha).
What course the love between Kisna and Katherine takes and what happens to Luxmi, forms the crux of the remaining story.
Kisna will be released in two versions - Hindi version of 3 hrs and English version of 2 hrs.
The film also stars popular British actors like Michael Maloney, Caroline Lingruish and veteran actress Polly Adams.
Other Bollywood stars in the film are Hrishitaa Bhatt, Amrish Puri, Om Puri, Yash Pal Sharma, Shivaji Sattam, Zarina Wahab and Rajat Kapoor.
Music for Kisna is composed by A R Rahman and Ismail Darbar. The tunes are set to the lyrics written by Javed Akhtar.
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