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Banaras

  • 2006
  • 2h 2m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
369
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Urmila Matondkar and Ashmit Patel in Banaras (2006)
DramaMusical

A mystic love story... between two people of different castes... set in the oldest living city on Earth...A mystic love story... between two people of different castes... set in the oldest living city on Earth...A mystic love story... between two people of different castes... set in the oldest living city on Earth...

  • Director
    • Pankaj Parashar
  • Writers
    • Javed Siddiqui
    • L.C. Singh
  • Stars
    • Urmila Matondkar
    • Ashmit Patel
    • Dimple Kapadia
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    369
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Pankaj Parashar
    • Writers
      • Javed Siddiqui
      • L.C. Singh
    • Stars
      • Urmila Matondkar
      • Ashmit Patel
      • Dimple Kapadia
    • 15User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Urmila Matondkar
    Urmila Matondkar
    • Shwetambari
    Ashmit Patel
    Ashmit Patel
    • Soham
    Dimple Kapadia
    Dimple Kapadia
    • Gayatri
    Raj Babbar
    Raj Babbar
    • Mahendra Nath
    Naseeruddin Shah
    Naseeruddin Shah
    • Babaji
    Akash Khurana
    Akash Khurana
    • Dr. Gopal Bhattacharya
    Arif Zakaria
    Arif Zakaria
    • Inspector Satpal Shukla
    Javed Khan Amrohi
    Javed Khan Amrohi
    • Gunjan Juari
    • (as Javed Khan)
    Rajeev Mishra
    • Mahamaya
    Chetana Das
    Chetana Das
    Aditi Ghorpade
    • Anjali
    • (as Aditi Pratap)
    Meenal Patel
    • Dadi
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      • Director
        • Pankaj Parashar
      • Writers
        • Javed Siddiqui
        • L.C. Singh
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      User reviews15

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      Herag

      A Movie With A Message

      Good Indian movies are pleasure to watch, since they are extremely well made comparable to American or Italian movies. They always have a message to be taken to the next generation. But in the last five years or so, they are being brainwashed by these non Indian Suvvar rats, who have come illegally from the neiboring country, who have no respect for Indian culture or tradition and these scums were born to scums and they have taken the Hindi movies down the toilet. Their movies have toilet humor and gutter themes made for the sole purpose of making fast buck for these banchods who should go back to the sewer where they came from and stay there. Good producers and directors can't compete with this banchods or stoop down to their level, hence the good movies like "Banaras" are few and far apart. The majority of Indians are ashamed of these maggots, who are on the top because they are promoted by the Suvvar Rats of the Media who are also born to Rats. This is a movie that is a glee to watch. The cast is commendable with a good piece of acting by Urmila As Shwetambari. The story is not contrived but down to earth. This movie has a message of love and respect for the higher being. Ashmita Patel has the serene look needed for the part. Benares is the religious capitol of India that people from all walks of life come to purify their soul.
      10atindra

      Superb.....

      Excellent movie. Immensely thought provoking and "hat ke type" story. Music, direction and photography are superb and acting of lead star cast is stunning. Specially Urmila did wonderful job, she got the suitable role and did it well. Ashmit impressed me. Dimple, Raj Babbar and Nasseruddin had done hundreds of such role so played their part with ease and positive impact. Super natural subject line is always hard to present but direction and script really are praise worthy. Music is very touchy and blended nicely with scenes and situations. Movie is very lucid, though slow, unlike todays funky movies. Story is gripping and dialogues related to spirituality are admirable.
      10kavitha_crajan

      Its Fantastic

      As i was invited by my friend for this movie.I went and watched.Really its excellent as i am also a devotee of Shiva and i felt that lord Shiva has called me to see this movie.A wonderful experience for me.The movie not only gives insight of the true love and passion but the truth of life and self realization.Its amazing and wonderful.It was a good experience while watching the movie.Really i cant forget the movie and scenes.Songs,Locations,Emotions are really worth seeing...Thats why its been rated for Oscar also.I would like to recommend all the youngsters to see this movie....

      Kavitha
      8varuna12

      Only 8 because of choppy editing at places

      But otherwise what a wonderful film. Obviously a low budget film with low production values but these were not required in the film. Purely dependent of performances and the beauty of Hindu or Indian spiritualism, a totally spellbinding film.

      Naseer ji were exceptionally good, although for him it was probably and easy task as he is so talented. Urmilla again proved that she is not just all beauty. She can act for sure. She proved this in Pinjar for me and again in this film.

      Even Ashmit acted very well.

      The music was just heavenly. I found myself, at many times, with tears in my eyes. Mainly because of the spiritualist inner feelings that i was having.

      Indian cinema need more such films. This film was totally and totally Indian in ever aspect. The only bad thing in the movie was the choppy editing at places but I am sure they had their reasons for it.

      On the whole, a wonderful concept of a film!! Loved it! Loved it! Loved it!
      9heresruss2004

      Spiritual message intact

      At the time of watching this, I wasn't bothering with many films at all. The reason being, it seemed most films were dramatic for the sake of drama, and in the process, they sacrifice the purity of the message. That didn't happen here. The film has a subheading of 'A Mystical Love Story'.. And thats exactly what you get. When I weigh everything up, other comments posted here, my own experience, then I come to this conclusion: I'd say This film achieves what it set out to achieve & The story doesn't falter in its culmination. I felt quite satisfied at the end, and not just tantalized by some over-dramatic cheap thrill with no lasting message.

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      • Trivia
        On 2 March 2006, a five-hour long puja (prayer) was performed for the success of the film. The puja was conducted by 16 Pundits, and occurred on the banks of the River Ganges at the holy Dasashwamedh Ghat. It was attended by the film's producer and writer L.C. Singh and director Pankaj Parashar. The next day, another puja was performed inside the Vishwanath Temple.
      • Goofs
        The "grandmother" tells Soham that Kabir was an orphan found on the banks of Ganges river. In reality, Kabir was found by a water-well in Lahartara, a suburb of Varanasi.

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      • Release date
        • April 7, 2006 (India)
      • Country of origin
        • India
      • Official site
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      • Language
        • Hindi
      • Also known as
        • Ek Dhun Banaras Kee
      • Filming locations
        • Banaras Hindu University - BHU, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
      • Production company
        • Setu Creations
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      • Runtime
        • 2h 2m(122 min)
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