Opening Film – Sakuntalam (Sanskrit)

Dir. Dushyanth Sridhar · 1 min · Sanskrit

<br/><br/>Sakuntala, daughter of Sage Viswamitra falls in love with King Dusyanta of the Puru Dynasty while he is on an hunting expedition. Months later, pregnant with his child, Sakuntala reaches the palace and Dusyanta has no recollection of what had transpired between them. Pre-dating the Mahabharata, Sakuntalam is an adaptation of Kalidasa's Abhijnanasakuntalam, and about the origins of Bharath (India).