The temple town is a major hub for several film industries.[1] Several film producers from South India and North India add the scenic beauty of ghats of Varanasi.[2] Being well connected to the major cities across India makes it approachable.[3] A small number of Bhojpuri movies are shot too.[4]
Films[edit | edit source]
- Agnyaathavaasi[5]
- Angrezi Mein Kehte Hain[6]
- Aparajito[7]
- Banaras[8]
- Banaras (a Malayalam film)
- Bas Itna Sa Khwaab Hai[9]
- Bhaiaji Superhit[10]
- Brahmotsavam[11]
- Bunty Aur Babli[12]
- Chokher Bali[13]
- Dharm[14]
- Dream Girl[15]
- Feast of Varanasi[16]
- Half Girlfriend[17]
- Hotel Salvation[18]
- Ganges: River to Heaven[19]
- Ghatak[20]
- Gangs of Wasseypur[21]
- Gypsy[22]
- Guns of Banaras[23]
- Jaya Ganga[24]
- Jolly LLB 2[25]
- Indra[26]
- ISmart Shankar[27]
- Issaq[28]
- Joi Baba Felunath[29]
- Junction Varanasi[30]
- Laaga Chunari Mein Daag[31]
- Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi[32]
- Masaan[33]
- Mohalla Assi[34]
- Mukkabaaz[35]
- Mulk[36]
- Mumbai Varanasi Express[37]
- Naan Kadavul[38]
- Odiyan[39]
- Raanjhanaa[40]
- Ram Teri Ganga Maili[41]
- Piku[42]
- Setters[43]
- Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan[44]
- Super 30[45]
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button[46]
- The Last Color[47]
- 2006 Varanasi – The Untold[48]
- Water[49]
- Yamla Pagla Deewana[50]
OTT Platforms[edit | edit source]
- Asur[51]
- Bahut Hua Sammaan[52]
- Bicchoo Ka Khel[53]
- Helmet
- Mirzapur[54]
- Madhuri Talkies[55]
- Raktanchal
- A Suitable Boy[56]
- Virgin Bhasskar[57]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Film shooting venues are the new tourist attractions in Varanasi".
- ↑ "15 Bollywood Movies shot in scenic destinations of India".
- ↑ "Other Important Places".
- ↑ "Time To Make In Indie, Babua!".
- ↑ "Film shooting venues are the new tourist attractions in Varanasi".
- ↑ "9 Bollywood Films Based or Shot in Banaras You Should Watch".
- ↑ "Aparajito".
- ↑ "9 Bollywood Films Based or Shot in Banaras You Should Watch".
- ↑ "BAS ITNA SA KHWAAB HAI STORY".
- ↑ "7 Movies That Show Varanasi Through The Eyes Of Bollywood Like Raanjhanaa".
- ↑ "Brahmotsavam to be shot in Varanasi".
- ↑ "Shiv Sainiks disrupt Bunty Aur Babli shoot".
- ↑ "These Bollywood Films Beautifully Captured the Spirit of Banaras".
- ↑ "Dharm: a masterly take on religious bigotry vs humanism".
- ↑ "7 Movies That Show Varanasi Through The Eyes Of Bollywood Like Raanjhanaa".
- ↑ "Feast of Varanasi (2016)".
- ↑ "Arjun Kapoor shares selfie from the ghats of Varanasi".
- ↑ "9 Bollywood Films Based or Shot in Banaras You Should Watch".
- ↑ "Ganges: River to Heaven (2003)".
- ↑ "Ghatak".
- ↑ "Gangs of Wasseypur (2012)".
- ↑ "It's lights, camera, action for a Tamil film in Varanasi".
- ↑ "Guns of Banaras (2020)".
- ↑ "The River Goddess".
- ↑ "What Akshay Kumar Did in Varanasi While Jolly LLB 2 Shoot Took a Break".
- ↑ "Why Indra The Tiger is a permanent fixture on Indian television".
- ↑ "iSmart Shankar moves to Varanasi to shoot some high-octane action".
- ↑ "9 Bollywood Films Based or Shot in Banaras You Should Watch".
- ↑ "List of Ghats in Varanasi".
- ↑ "JUNCTION VARANASI".
- ↑ "9 Bollywood Films Based or Shot in Banaras You Should Watch".
- ↑ "Kangana Ranaut to shoot for the posters of 'Manikarnika'".
- ↑ "9 Bollywood Films Based or Shot in Banaras You Should Watch".
- ↑ "9 Bollywood Films Based or Shot in Banaras You Should Watch".
- ↑ "After Mukkabaaz I am shooting again in my home town which really feels good: Vineet Singh".
- ↑ "These Bollywood Films Beautifully Captured the Spirit of Banaras".
- ↑ "SHORT FILM REVIEW: MUMBAI-VARANASI EXPRESS".
- ↑ "Naan Kadavul (2009)".
- ↑ "Odiyan: Mohanlal shoots in Varanasi, tells us more about his character Manikyan".
- ↑ "9 Bollywood Films Based or Shot in Banaras You Should Watch".
- ↑ "Plot".
- ↑ "Deepika Padukone and Irrfan Khan shoot for 'Piku' in Varanasi".
- ↑ "'Setters' trailer: Aftab Shivdasani is on the hunt for Shreyas Talpade".
- ↑ "Ayushmann Khurrana to shoot Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan in Varanasi".
- ↑ "Hrithik Roshan starrer 'Super 30' team shoots at Banaras Hindu University".
- ↑ "8 Shooting Locations In India You Can Visit Where Famous Hollywood Movies Were Filmed".
- ↑ "The Last Color talks about the taboo surrounding widows in Vrindavan".
- ↑ "2006 Varanasi: The Untold (2018)".
- ↑ "9 Bollywood Films Based or Shot in Banaras You Should Watch".
- ↑ "Dharmendra-Sunny-Deol to shoot in Varanasi in April for Yamla Pagla Deewana".
- ↑ "Asur review".
- ↑ "Bahut Hua Sammaan trailer: Raghav Juyal and Sanjay Mishra are all set to tickle your funny bone".
- ↑ "Bicchoo Ka Khel trailer: Divyenndu plays a pulp fiction fan in Varanasi-set crime thriller".
- ↑ "Ali Fazal, Shweta Tripathi Begin Filming Mirzapur In Varanasi".
- ↑ "Madhuri Talkies".
- ↑ "Mira Nair's adaptation of Vikram Seth's A Suitable Boy for small screen resonates with contemporary India".
- ↑ "UP goes pop: Small town is big in popular culture, and Uttar Pradesh is where it's all happening".