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{{short description|2006 film by Pankaj Parashar}} | {{short description|2006 film by Pankaj Parashar}} | ||
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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. | 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. | 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. There are more spiritual surprises and uncoverings in the end of the movie. | ||
==Reviews== | ==Reviews== | ||
The film, essentially a love story, makes frequent allusions to [[Dharmic]] [[mysticism]] and philosophy, with references to [[Gautama Buddha|Buddha]], [[Kabir]], [[Tulsidas]] and [[Adi Shankara]]. Some reviewers praised this concept, while others criticized it as superficial, presenting a facade of religious piety over what is a standard Bollywood romance. Urmila Matondkar was generally praised for her performance.<ref>Adarsh, Taran. [http://www.indiafm.com/movies/review/12512/index.html Movie review]. indiaFM.com. Accessed 30 September 2007.</ref> The film was praised for being rich in human emotions. The acting was received well, and the cinematography was praised with respect to the portrayal of the beauty of the holy city of [[Varanasi]]. | The film, essentially a love story, makes frequent allusions to [[Dharmic]] [[mysticism]] and philosophy, with references to [[Gautama Buddha|Buddha]], [[Kabir]], [[Tulsidas]] and [[Adi Shankara]]. Some reviewers praised this concept, while others criticized it as superficial, presenting a facade of religious piety over what is a standard Bollywood romance. Urmila Matondkar was generally praised for her performance.<ref>Adarsh, Taran. [http://www.indiafm.com/movies/review/12512/index.html Movie review]. indiaFM.com. Accessed 30 September 2007.</ref> The film was praised for being rich in human emotions. The acting was received well, and the cinematography was praised with respect to the portrayal of the beauty of the holy city of [[Varanasi]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.apunkachoice.com/movies/mov597/banaras___a_mystic_love_story-review.html |title=Review of film |access-date=30 September 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070203050610/http://www.apunkachoice.com/movies/mov597/banaras___a_mystic_love_story-review.html |archive-date=3 February 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | ||
<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.apunkachoice.com/movies/mov597/banaras___a_mystic_love_story-review.html |title=Review of film |access-date=30 September 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070203050610/http://www.apunkachoice.com/movies/mov597/banaras___a_mystic_love_story-review.html |archive-date=3 February 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | |||
==Soundtrack== | ==Soundtrack== | ||