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Banaras is a indian film of genre Drama released in USA on 7 april 2006 with Urmila Matondkar
Banaras (2006)
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Add to a movie listBanaras: 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 on 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.
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A young woman, Shwetambari is the daughter to wealthy parents, Mahendranath and Gayatri Devi and respectively) and studies at university in the city. She falls in love with a low-caste mystic named Soham (played by Ashmit Patel).Actors
Urmila Matondkar
(Shwetambari)
Naseeruddin Shah
(Babaji)
Dimple Kapadia
(Gayatri)
Raj Babbar
(Mahendra Nath)
Ashmit Patel
(Soham)
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