With Dushhera right around the corner, the audience was presented with a surprise by the makers of Adipurush. The makers shared the first teaser of the film, which will see Saif Ali Khan essay the role of Raavan.

While the VFX might have not impressed the fans, everyone is pretty excited to see Khan in the titular role.

Interestingly, this is not the first attempt to showcase Raavan in a different light. Here's a look at Bollywood's twisted take on the dark character in the past.

1-Sunil Shetty

Main Hoon Na featured Suniel Shetty as Raghavan Singh Dutta in the movie. Our protagonist, Major Ram Sharma (Shah Rukh Khan), fights him to stop his evil plans. Shetty's character was a subtl take on the evil ravan.

2-Sanjay Dutt

A take on what would Raavan be like in today's time, Sanjay

Dutt's Rudraksh saw him in the titular role. The film had many references to Ramayana with Dutt's character

Varun resembling Raavan.

3-Abhishek Bachchan

One of Bachchan's best performances was in Manu Ratman's Raavan. The film talked about the core of the epic Ramayana. Bachchan's character of Beera Mundra in the movie was a great attempt to re-create a modern-day Raavan.

4-Arjun Rampal

The film might have tanked at the box office, but we have to give it to Arjun Rampal for playing one hell of a baddie in this film. His character - Ra.

One is the villain of the video game that wreaks havoc in real life, giving the concept an interesting twist.

5-Varun Dhawan

Another romantic take on Ravaan and Sita, Kalank saw Varun Dhawan take up the nuanced role of playing the baddie. Sita aka Alia Bhatt crosses the

'axman rekha' by falling in love with Dhawan, but things turn sour real soon