Baahubali and the Mahabharata connection - 18 parallels
While I was watching Baahubali in the theater, I couldn’t help but observe certain subtle and some not so subtle references to the ancient Indian epics of Ramayana and Mahabharata, especially the Mahabharata. I loved the connection! Theme #1 Cousins’ rivalry – To start off, the underlying theme of the entire epic is the rivalry and discord between blood-related cousins; Pandavas and Kauravas in the Mahabharata, Baahubali and Bhallaladeva here. Adding a little more flavor to this is the fact that one side is the trigger and the other is forced to react, although given their way they would have loved to be in an amicable relationship. Furthermore, both Baahubali and the Pandavas were initially unaware of the hatred spewing in their cousins’ hearts Characters #2 A scheming older generation uncle/father - Shakuni and Bhijjaladeva (Bhallaladeva’s father) – Both these men were cunning personalities and wanted their nephew/son to be crowned and constantly worked i...