the British Raj. Kisna takes it upon himself to escort Catherine to the British High Commission, where safe passage back to England can be arranged for her. The trip reaffirms their love for each other but Kisna is ultimately forced to choose between his feelings for Catherine and his duty to his country. He chooses the latter and the pair bid an emotional farewell to each other. In the present, it is revealed that Kisna married Lakshmi, and fulfilled his duties to his wife and country, but always loved Catherine till his death. His last wish was for his ashes to be spread at Devprayag, the place where first love blossomed between him and Catherine. Catherine's last wish is also for her ashes to be spread at Devprayag, so that, even though they both married different people, she and Kisna can be together forever. Cast Vivek Oberoi as Kisna Singh Isha Sharvani as Lakshmi Antonia Bernath as Katherine Anna Llewellyn as young Katherine Polly Adams as Lady Katherine Amrish Puri as Bhairo Singh Om Puri as Juman Masum Kishti Yashpal Sharma as Shankar Singh Sushmita Sen as Naima Begum Zarina Wahab as Shanta Rajat Kapoor as Prince Raghuraj Jeetu Verma as Phunkara Hrishitaa Bhatt as Rukmani Ronit Roy as Jimmy (Special Appearance) Rahul Singh Vivek Mushran as Nandu Production The film was shot on sync sound under the direction of Dilip Subramaniam at Ranikhet on a budget of Rs.250 million ($5.48 million). Award-winning cinematographer Ashok Mehta, action director Tinu Verma, choreographer Saroj Khan, and production designer/art director Samir Chanda round out the crew. Kisna: The Warrior Poet has two versions. A two-hour English version for the international market while the Hindi version will be a regular three-hour feature film with songs and dances. Katrina Kaif auditioned for the film but was rejected. source >> https://www.indiatoday.in/profile/story/the-rise-of-bollywood-beauty-katrina-kaif-126985-2011-01-28 Soundtrack Subhash Ghai combined the musical talent of A. R. Rahman and Ismail Darbar to create the soundtrack. Ghai roped in his usual associate Rahman originally, but had to sign in Ismail Darbar to complete the project as Rahman was busy with the works of The Lord of the Rings. Ghai says: "Rahman was my original choice because it is an international project and I wanted both the festive and soulful element of Indian music. However, he was busy with the Lord of Rings and excused (himself saying) that he won't be able to do