Banaras - A Mystic Love Story is the name of an Indian Bollywood film directed by Pankuj Parashar released in 2006. The film takes place in the Hindu Holy city of Varanasi (a city 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.
Synopsis
A young woman, Shwetambari (played by Urmila Matondkar) is the daughter to wealthy Brahmin parents, Mahendranath and Gayatri Devi (played by Raj Babbar and Dimple Kapadia 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 that it is her own mother who had caused the murder of her fiance, a disheartened Shwetambari leaves the city for greener pastures.
17 years later, Shwetambari, now a philosopher and a religious scholar, is torn between returning to her beloved city if Varanasi to see her dying father and avoiding all the unpleasantness associated with her inter-caste liaison in the past. She returns, which creates turbulence in the mindscape of her so-called self-realized beingCast
Urmila Matondkar...... Shwetambari
Ashmit Patel...... Sohan
Naseruddin Shah...... Babaji
Dimple Kapadia...... Gayatri Devi
Raj Babbar...... Mahendranath
Akash Khurana...... Dr. Bhattacharya
Arif Zakaria
Javed Khan
Download Banaras Songs - Bollywood Movie
Kitna Pyar Kerte Hain - Male
Ishq Mein Dilko - Part 1
Rang Dalo
Purab Se
Yeh Hai Shaan
Kitna Pyar Kertre Hein - Female
Baajuband Khul Khul
Rang Dalo - Folk
Ishq Mein Dilko - Part 2
Songs Courtesy : Songs.pk
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