Karnan
Opis filmu
Opis oryginalny: angielski
The unmarried princess Kunti is seen taking away a small coffin with a baby boy; she earlier got a boon from Durvasa for her pious service to him. Kunti could invoke a mantra and be blessed with a child from any male god of her choice. When she tested it playfully, she was blessed by Surya with the baby, which she abandons in the Ganges to avoid embarrassment. The baby is rescued and adopted by royal charioteer Adhiratha and is named Karnan. Years later, Karnan realises that Athirathan is only his adoptive father and feels heartbroken. Not wanting to become a charioteer like Athirathan, he instead chooses to become a warrior. He travels to another kingdom and trains there. Four years later, having mastered archery, he returns home. At the same time, the royal exhibition is held to portray the valour of royal princes, who have just completed education from Drona. Once there, Karnan challenges the Pandava prince Arjuna in an archery contest, as everyone there hails Arjuna as the best archer ever. Karnan is insulted and refused a chance because of his lowly birth, but the Kaurava crown prince and cousin of the Pandavas, Duryodhana, saves his pride, and crowns Karnan as the king of Anga. Karnan thus becomes the close friend of Duryodhana and his wife Bhanumati (Mahabharata).