Banaras: A Mystic Love Story is the name of an Bollywood film directer is Pankaj Parashar released in 2006. The film takes place in the Hindu holy city of Varanasi 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.
- Directer : Pankaj Parashar
- Producer : L.C. Singh
- Writer : Javed Siddiqui,L.C. Singh
- Starring : Urmila Matondkar,Dimple Kapadia,Raj Babbar,Ashmit Patel
- Music : Himesh Reshammiya
- Cinematography : Nirav Shah
- Release date : 7 April 2006
- Genre : Romance, Musical, Drama, Religious
- Running time : 122 minutes
- Country : India
- Language : Hindi, Bhojpuri.
Film Story:
- A young woman, Shwetambari is the daughter to wealthy parents, Mahendranath and Gayatri Devi respectively and studies at university in the city. She falls in love with a low-caste mystic named Soham (played by Ashmit Patel). Soham, after one meditative session, is illumined by Babaji, his mentor (played by Naseeruddin Shah) and decides there is no harm in falling in love with the girl from the high-caste Brahmin family. This creates a citywide scandal. Shwetambari’s parents initially object but eventually support the relationship, despite the objections of orthodox elements. The orthodox elements of the society discourage the relationship actively, driving Shwetambari to depression. She eventually finds salvation in her religious beliefs. Eventually, when she discovers her own mother caused the murder of her fiancé, a disheartened Shwetambari leaves the city.
- 17 years later, Shwetambari, now a philosopher and religious scholar, is torn between returning to her beloved city of Varanasi to see her dying father, and avoiding all the unpleasantness associated with her inter-caste liaison of the past. She returns, which creates turbulence in the mindscape of her so-called self-realized being.
Banaras Movie star cast :
- Urmila Matondkar as a Shwetambari
- Ashmit Patel as a Soham
- Dimple Kapadia as a Gayatri
- Raj Babbar as a Mahendra Nath
- Naseeruddin Shah as a Babaji
- Akash Khurana as a Dr. Gopal Bhattacharya
- Arif Zakaria as a Inspector Satpal Shukla
- Javed Khan as a Gunjan Juari
- Rajeev Mishra as a Mahamaya
- Meenal Patel as a Dadi
- Aditi Pratap as a Anjali
- Tara as a Tahra
- Chetana Das
Banaras Movie Music/ Songs:
The music composer is Himesh Reshammiya while lyricist is Sameer.
- Rang Daalo……………Shreya Ghoshal and Sonu Nigam
- Yeh Hai Shaan Banaras Ki……………..Pt. Sanjeev Abhyankar.
- Kitna Pyar Kartein Hain…………………Alka Yagnik
- Ishq Mein Dilko………………..Sunidhi Chauhan and Sonu Nigam (Part 1)
- Baajuband Khul Khul Jaaye……….Pranab Kumar Biswas
- Purab Se…………………………..Shreya Ghoshal
- Ishq Mein Dilko……………….Sunidhi Chauhan and Sonu Nigam (Part 2)
- Kitna Pyar Kartein Hain……………Himesh Reshammiya
Review of the film :
- Banaras movie is mainly a love story, makes frequent implication to Dharmic belief and philosophy, with references to Buddha, Kabir, Tulsidas and Adi Shankara.
- This film review are mostly mixed – Few reviewers praised this concept, while others criticized it as superficial, presenting a face of religious devotion over what is a standard Bollywood romance.
- Urmila Matondkar was mostly appreciated for her performance.The film was praised for being rich in human emotions. The acting of all lead actors was also appreciated and the cinematography to the portrayal of the beauty of the holy city of Varanasi is also appreciated by critics.
Banaras Movie Box Office Collection:
| Schedule | Amount |
|---|---|
| First Week: | 72,00,000 |
| Second Week: | 16,50,000 |
| Third Week: | 4,50,000 |
| Fourth Week: | 1,00,000 |
| All India Nett Total : | 94,00,000 |
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