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The Crusader: When injustice overwhelms, Sri Krishna resorts to his Sudarshan Chakra, in our movies when the villain gets out of hand, our heroes’ resort to whatever weapon available in climax, so it was a hockey stick for Sunny Deol in Arjun, bullock-cart wheel for Amitabh Bachchan in Aaj Ka Arjun and the audience cheered them because it was a fight of the good-over-evil.

The Philosopher: Krishna guides Arjuna on the Kurukshetra battle front and Dev Anand liberates a diffident Waheeda Rehman in Guide, other equally inspiring portrayals were V Shantaram transforming the criminals in Do Aankhen Barah Haath and Raj Kapoor motivating the dacoits in Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai.

To be continued