So I finally caved a couple of weeks ago and decided I had to watch Bahubali 2, the movie that India has been raving about. Of course, for that I had to first watch Bahubali 1. So I settled down, fully expecting to loathe it and ready to write a scathing review..but err..I loved it. And then, I watched the sequel, and I loved it more. The film has great casting and performances, amazing cinematography and stellar CGI, and has managed to garner over INR 1500 crore in box office collections in a mere 3 weeks after release. Further away from home, Game of Thrones (also a personal favorite) is a TV series that has fast become one of the most popular TV shows worldwide - dubbed and watched in multiple languages. The commonality between these stories? Both chronicle life in an era long gone, both are set in historic times, and both have leading characters born into royalty. There are good kings who are protecting their subjects and fighting bad kings, and obviously in the end, good