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Banaras

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📜 Overview: 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.
🌏 Languages Available: Hindi
📆 Date Released: 2006-04-07
⌚ Running Time: 0 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.3

Beloved Cast

Urmila Matondkar original image
Shwetambari
Urmila Matondkar
Dimple Kapadia original image
Gayatri
Dimple Kapadia
Naseeruddin Shah original image
Babaji
Naseeruddin Shah
Ashmit Patel original image
Soham
Ashmit Patel
Raj Babbar original image
Mahendra Nath
Raj Babbar
Arif Zakaria original image
Inspector Satpal Shukla
Arif Zakaria
Javed Khan original image
Gunjan Juari
Javed Khan
Rajeev Mishra original image
Mahamaya
Rajeev Mishra
Meenal Patel original image
Dadi
Meenal Patel
Akash Khurana original image
Dr. Gopal Bhattacharya
Akash Khurana

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