The character introductions

Jai Tilak has a voice-over by the King, "Yeh woh dehati hai..."/ "This is the villager who in peace times...", and is shown ploughing, then riding a horse home in what must be the world's most scenic and romantic commute. His detour to Chandan to get a sword - even that tells us that he is no ordinary villager...and so on.

The King, I was surprised, comes into the games arena in a car. I thought, wow how modern, I would've thought the younger siblings would come in, in the car. But no its to show that he is a progressive thinker. Also his clothes are not half as resplendant as you'd expect a king to be in. Rather simple, traditional clothes.

Shamsher Sigh comes in riding on an elephant, which is in keeping with his might is right kind of character as well as his belief in that brute force is equal to power.

Everyone has a music intro that goes with the character portrayal but Rajeshwari's one is particularly interesting. If it werent for this whimsical little, funny tune that accompanies the spectacle of her on her horse then you'd think it was trying to throw her off its back. Instead the music convinces us its just prancing and horse and rider and having a laugh. When she runs up to the royal enclosure (in jodhpurs that we'll see her in for quite a large part of the film) and takes a seat next to the King, that's about the last time we'll see her really truly smiling so much. You think she's a rather nice gal. And she does turn into one by the end of the movie.