Kisna is a Bollywood film that was released in 2005, starring Vivek Oberoi (who plays the title role), Isha Sharvani, and Antonia Bernath. The musical film is set in the India of the tumultuous 1940s when nationalists fighting for the country's independence rose up as one, urging the British to leave. It is a love story about two people who are torn between Karma (the noble deed) and Dharma (the duty). The film has two veteran composers, A. R. Rahman and Ismail Darbar; the lyrics were written by Javed Akhtar. Synopsis Kisna befriends a British girl named Katherine (Bernath), and then shields her from an enraged mob of nationalists including Kisna's own uncle and brother. Katherine is the young daughter of a ruthless British collector. Kisna takes it upon himself to escort Katherine to the safety of the British High Commission in New Delhi, who will arrange for her to board a ship home. A tender attraction develops between