Porus
2017
Original language: Hindi
- action & adventure
- family
The story
The story of Indian warrior Porus and his life especially the Battle of the Hydaspes with the Great Alexander.
What it’s like
Broad, sun-bleached Indian plains and dusty war camps give this series a warm, earthy palette, with sweeping wide shots of cavalry and elephants set against open skies and gold-tinged dust. The look leans on bold, saturated costuming and painted-set grandeur more than gritty realism, and the score swells with drums, brass and chanting during set-piece battles before dropping back to quieter courtly interiors lit by oil lamps. Pacing is episodic and steady, with long stretches of political scheming and family loyalty punctuated by large-scale clashes, so it suits a weekend binge or background viewing while doing something else. Its tone is earnest and heroic, a patriotic epic where honour and duty come first and a proud king slowly learns what leadership costs. Battle violence is frequent and stylised: sword and spear combat, arrows and bodies falling in crowds, with blood shown but rarely lingered on, and no gore-focused scenes. It is for viewers who enjoy classical-style historical epics, war spectacle and steadfast heroes, and for anyone curious about the Indian side of the Alexander story.
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