Banaras (2006)
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.
Director: Pankaj Parashar
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Urmila Matondkar as Shwetambari |
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Dimple Kapadia as Gayatri |
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Naseeruddin Shah as Babaji |
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Ashmit Patel as Soham |
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Raj Babbar as Mahendra Nath |
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Arif Zakaria as Inspector Satpal Shukla |
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Javed Khan as Gunjan Juari |
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Rajeev Mishra as Mahamaya |
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Meenal Patel as Dadi |
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Akash Khurana as Dr. Gopal Bhattacharya |
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Tara as |
| Sound | Aamir Shaikh | Music Editor |
| Directing | Pankaj Parashar | Director |
| Writing | Javed Siddiqui | Dialogue |
| Art | Mihir Shah | Art Department Assistant |
| Production | L.C. Singh | Producer |
| Sound | Santosh Verma | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Himesh Reshammiya | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | L.C. Singh | Writer |
| Visual Effects | Rajashekharan Rajeev | Visual Effects |
| Camera | Nirav Shah | Director of Photography |