Banaras

Apr 7, 2006

★ 6.3

The truth that will change your life forever

Overview

Banaras: A Mystic Love Story is the name of an Indian Bollywood film directed by Pankaj Parashar released in 2006. The film takes place in the Hindu holy city of Varanasi (the city, once known as Banaras, serves as a destination for the pilgrimage of millions of Hindu worshippers annually) and is centered around the relationship of a young woman with her parents and her lover. The storyline also has a strong religious dimension. Most of the film was shot in Varanasi, with some scenes shot in Mauritius.

Genres

Drama

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Cast

Shwetambari

Urmila Matondkar

Gayatri

Dimple Kapadia

Babaji

Naseeruddin Shah

Soham

Ashmit Patel

Mahendra Nath

Raj Babbar

Inspector Satpal Shukla

Arif Zakaria

Gunjan Juari

Javed Khan

Mahamaya

Rajeev Mishra

Dadi

Meenal Patel

Dr. Gopal Bhattacharya

Akash Khurana

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