Actually, this channel
Puranicfilms does have a collection of a lot of unusual clips about Mythology. Needless to say, not all of them are from recognized or even recognizable scriptures, and some are exactly the type described in this thread.
The first one 'Arjun shoots Krishna in the head' is there - am not sure about its vintage, since it's in b/w. There is one 'Vishnu tries to kill Lakshmi' as well as the first one in this thread 'Shiva kills Sati'. It has the one about Bhrigu kicking Vishnu on his chest and Lakshmi, who's depicted as his daughter, being insulted and leaving. 😕
However, the channel owner seems to be collecting some of the bizarre depictions of mythological events, but there are some interesting ones as well, like Satyabhama's previous birth, a lot about Rama & Sita. Of course, it even has another vintage video about Sita being Ravan's daughter - something that was once discussed briefly in the Ramayan forum. There is one that has Ravan recollecting his past life and the curse of Jaya & Vijaya (Vishnu's doormen). There is nothing to suggest that Ravan actually knew who he was.
Note that most of those videos were from the 70s and the 80s. By comparison, some of the modern serials certainly do a far better job in depicting mythological events - and not just due to more advanced computerized special effects.
These old videos particularly illustrate why people should make distinctions b/w material actually there in the shastras, vs stuff that was included in various literary works after being twisted.
Or even stuff in movies & serials 😆
Edited by .Vrish. - 13 years ago