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It's time for the modern-day version of 'Ramayana' to unfold this Friday, exactly two weeks after 'Mahabharata'. The very thought of watching an epic in the present-day milieu only enhances the curiosity for the film. And if the present-day adaptation of 'Ramayana' is helmed by a master storyteller [Mani Ratnam], the moviegoer should, and must expect the moon. Nothing less would suffice. After all, a Mani Ratnam film is not merely an experience, it's an event! Mani Ratnam, who has penned the screenplay of RAAVAN, models his characters on the lines of 'Ramayana': An upright cop, the punisher, the law/Lord Rama [Vikram]; His doting wife/Goddess Sita [Aishwarya Rai Bachchan]; The lieutenant he befriends in the forest/Hanuman [Govinda]; His confidante/Lakshmana [Nikhil Dwivedi]; The antagonist's sister, who triggers off the war/Surpanakha [Priyamani] And, of course, the antagonist, the Robinhood turned Raavan who kidnaps the top cop's wife a...

Video Aishwarya, Abhishek and Vikram at the Raavan cocktail party at Cannes 2010

Images of Aishwarya Rai with Hubby Abhishek Bachchan and Vikram at the Photoshoot to Promote Raavan/Raavana at Cannes 2010. A trailer of Mani Ratnam’s bilingual Raavan (Hindi)or Raavanan (In Tamil) was screened to the media here today. Timed to coincide with the 63rd Cannes Film Festival, when journalists from the world over assemble here, the event was attended by the lead stars of the movie, Vikram, Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai. Aishwarya has been at Cannes since the opening day of the Interntional Fest and is now being joined by Abhishek for the promotion of their bollywood/Hindi Film Raavan. RAAVAN IN CANNES: Actors Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai pose during a photo call for "Raavan", at the 63rd international film festival, in Cannes. Actors Vikram, Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan pose during a photo call for "Raavan", at the 63rd international film festival, in Cannes. Amit Khanna of Reliance Big Pictures, which has produced the films, describe...

Photographs From the Music Launch Function of Raavan Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan With Vikram Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan Abhishek Performs on Stage A R Rahman,Mani Ratnam and Aishwarya Rai Raavan Team Gulzar With AR Rehman. "In Raavan we have used a lot of African vocals and sounds" - A.R.Rahman He is a man of few words yet his music does all the talking. Directors from Bollywood as well as Hollywood wish to have him compose music for their films yet his super-busy schedule allows him to green-light only a handful of projects. Over the last couple of years, he has bagged every possible award from the Padma Bhushan to the BAFTA's and the Grammy to the Oscars yet he remains as humble as ever. Last week he once again gave his millions of fans a reason to cheer in the form of the spectacular musical score of Raavan. He is none other than Allah Rakha Rahman- the man who eats, breathes and (whenever he) sleeps music. Bollywood Hungama's Nikhil Ramsubramaniam...