Released here primarily for the expatriate Indian audience, it easily could cross over to entertain Asian film buffs. The film is split evenly between action and romantic drama, interspersed with grandiose and opulent song-and-dance sequences. The opening battle, which features war elephants, is impressively wide-ranging and well edited.

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