Movie: Banaras

Top 10 Billed Cast

Urmila Matondkar
Urmila Matondkar

Shwetambari

Dimple Kapadia
Dimple Kapadia

Gayatri

Naseeruddin Shah
Naseeruddin Shah

Babaji

Ashmit Patel
Ashmit Patel

Soham

Raj Babbar
Raj Babbar

Mahendra Nath

Arif Zakaria
Arif Zakaria

Inspector Satpal Shukla

Javed Khan
Javed Khan

Gunjan Juari

Rajeev Mishra
Rajeev Mishra

Mahamaya

Meenal Patel
Meenal Patel

Dadi

Akash Khurana
आकाश खुराना

Dr. Gopal Bhattacharya

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    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.

  • Release Date

    2006-04-07

  • Average

    6.3

  • Rating:

    3.1 starts
  • Tagline

    The truth that will change your life forever

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    हिन्दी
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