The film is based on the concept of reincarnation and eternal love . According to Rediff , the rewritten script 's basic storyline is that " Love remain eternal and it will follow generations and generations . There is always a big victory for Love . " The film 's flashback sequences was used as a flip switch between the film 's olden and present day eras . Initially the film featured a scene in which the present day heroine accidentally receive a dupatta preserved in a museum that is used in the flashbacks as the dupatta Bhairava and Ranadheer race for . However , separate dupattas was used in the film as Rajamouli felt that getting the dupatta from the flashback would complicate the narrative .