Agni Varsha (2002): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2002, Agni Varsha is a fantasy and drama film directed by Arjun Sajnani, running about 130 minutes. “An Epic Tale of Love & Scrifice” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. The film is Based on an incident from the Mahabharata and also made as a play on a Girish Karnad titled Fire in the Rain. The film features Amitabh Bachchan in a cameo appearance as Lord Indra. Jackie Shroff plays the main lead in the film as Puravasu the head priest, Raveena playing the role of his unfaithful wife in love with Yavakri. Nagarjuna played Yavakri the priest's jealous rival and Prabhudeva as a demon who kills Yavakri. While Milind Soman plays the younger brother of Jackie Shroff as Aravasu, the female lead opposite Milind is played by Sonali Kulkarni.

Who’s in it. Agni Varsha stars Amitabh Bachchan as Indra, Jackie Shroff as Paravasu, Raveena Tandon as Vishakha and Milind Soman as Arvasu, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 3.0/10, Agni Varsha has proved divisive with audiences. It went on to earn $25K at the box office.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on FlixFling and rent or buy it from Amazon Video and FlixFling. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Agni Varsha page.

If you liked it. Fans of Agni Varsha tend to enjoy The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The Green Mile, Spirited Away and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.