Watch: Video of Indian Bison ramming into auto-rickshaw reminds people of film Brahmāstra

The seven-second video was captioned, “Never underestimate Gaur/Indian Bison. Maintain proper distance otherwise it could be lethal.” It has so far gathered over one lakh views since it was posted Sunday.

Other than serving as a cautionary tale, the video also reminded netizens of the film Brahmāstra in which Anish Shetty (a character played by Nagarjuna Akkineni) wields the power of Nandiāstra, a weapon that has the strength of a thousand bulls.

Indian Bisons are mostly found in the hilly parts of the Western Ghats region such as Bandipur, Wayanad, and Mudumalai. They are hefty bovines with males weighing over 800 kilograms while females weighing more than 700 kilograms.

Never underestimate Gaur/Indian Bison. Maintain proper distance otherwise it could be lethal.@susantananda3 @ParveenKaswan pic.twitter.com/ck2nL1z3hX

— WildLense® Eco Foundation 🇮🇳 (@WildLense_India) September 11, 2022

The Nandi Astra in action, in real life!#Nandiastra #Brahmastra

— X Æ A-12 Cov-19 (@k0ol1) September 12, 2022

Frequently sighted in our township (adjoining the tadoba andhari tiger reserve) pic.twitter.com/KBRKP5AJdx

— krishna chaitanya (@kshitijmani) September 11, 2022

Hope Humans know how powerful these living beings before violating their space.

— CK (@CKspiritual) September 12, 2022

Nandiastra @BrahmastraFilm
No jokes on how dangerous this is.
But this resembles to what I saw in the movie.

— Razer2391 (@razer2391) September 11, 2022

Visual depiction of Hindi proverb “कलेजा मुँह को आना ” 😂😂😂😂

— Manish (@manish_bansal1) September 11, 2022

Omg it’s very eye opening bcz me and my friend encounter this in bandipura forest in bike with 4 of them.. very near.. Never thought it will be so dangerous.. Will not go to in jungle in bike!!

— santosh jr (@santoshjr9) September 11, 2022

Were fortunate to be alive with injuries. Later was told by the forest officials that bisons are highly sensitive towards headlights, though bulky they are fast runners and highly agile animals.
It’s the headlights!

— Judy Somaiah 🇮🇳 (@judy_somaiah) September 12, 2022

A Twitter user wrote, “The Nandi Astra in action, in real life! #Nandiastra #Brahmastra”.

Commenting on the video, Twitter users also recounted similar incidents that they experienced when they encountered Indian Bisons. A Twitter user wrote, “A horrifying experience well etched in my memory. Happened when I was 9yrs old. ‘Nagarhole,’ dusk had fallen, my maternal uncle was driving a jeep with headlights on, encountered a herd of bisons, something triggered, a bull charged & toppled the jeep into a ditch.”

The netizen further added, “Were fortunate to be alive with injuries. Later was told by the forest officials that bisons are highly sensitive towards headlights, though bulky they are fast runners and highly agile animals. It’s the headlights!”