A character named Shiva in the Bollywood film "Brahmāstra" is portrayed as a young man with a troubled past who discovers his true destiny as a powerful supernatural being. He is an ordinary man who discovers he has extraordinary powers, and is the chosen one to save the world." The film features a mystical and supernatural storyline that draws on Hindu mythology, and it is possible that the character's name was chosen to reference the Hindu god Shiva, who is often depicted as a powerful and complex figure associated with destruction and transformation.