Banaras (2006)

Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Captivating movie !

Clever, believable, and super fun to watch. It totally has replay value.

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

Good Indian movies are pleasure to watch, since they are extremely well made comparable to American or Italian movies. They always have a message to be taken to the next generation. But in the last five years or so, they are being brainwashed by these non Indian Suvvar rats, who have come illegally from the neiboring country, who have no respect for Indian culture or tradition and these scums were born to scums and they have taken the Hindi movies down the toilet. Their movies have toilet humor and gutter themes made for the sole purpose of making fast buck for these banchods who should go back to the sewer where they came from and stay there. Good producers and directors can't compete with this banchods or stoop down to their level, hence the good movies like "Banaras" are few and far apart. The majority of Indians are ashamed of these maggots, who are on the top because they are promoted by the Suvvar Rats of the Media who are also born to Rats. This is a movie that is a glee to watch. The cast is commendable with a good piece of acting by Urmila As Shwetambari. The story is not contrived but down to earth. This movie has a message of love and respect for the higher being. Ashmita Patel has the serene look needed for the part. Benares is the religious capitol of India that people from all walks of life come to purify their soul.

At the time of watching this, I wasn't bothering with many films at all. The reason being, it seemed most films were dramatic for the sake of drama, and in the process, they sacrifice the purity of the message. That didn't happen here. The film has a subheading of 'A Mystical Love Story'.. And thats exactly what you get. When I weigh everything up, other comments posted here, my own experience, then I come to this conclusion: I'd say This film achieves what it set out to achieve & The story doesn't falter in its culmination. I felt quite satisfied at the end, and not just tantalized by some over-dramatic cheap thrill with no lasting message.

What a refreshing movie. I was expecting a typical three hour Bollywood entertainment, with pretty settings and some songs and dances. I was surprised and quite moved by the film afterward. first of all, the mystical subject matter interested me and the wonderful settings in Banaras provides authentic inspirations to me, the cinema photographer did a great job by setting atmospheric tones visually. Urmila looks stunning in this film both as a young girl in love and years later a spiritual teacher. Once again, she proves herself a versatile actress in this film, her presence always brings an emotional depth to a story. The soundtrack in the movie is very beautiful and haunting, especially the music in some ritual scenes, I still can't forget the melodies. I especially appreciate the consistent mood in the storying telling, a solid two hours without usual three-hour Bollywood action/fighting scenes nor irrelevant comic sidetrack.

I had preservations about the movie.i had read opinions of critics about the movies before seeing it and they were not very encouraging.so i started watching the movie with a cynical attitude and maintained it till the first 10 minutes.but then!!!!!!whew!!!!i was overwhelmed.the dialogs-the acting-the direction everything was superb.of course the dialogs were a little difficult for masses,but then good films are never meant for masses.the acting were tremendous.neither ashmith nor urmila are bad in acting.ashmith is very impressive concerning his experience.urmila acts a little bit typically in the traditional love scenes and dance situations,but she acted so superbly in the other more complicated scenes,that she must be forgiven for the trifle.really,according to me urmila has great potentiality and should be given chance to use and develop it in more art films.naseeruddin shah,in a very mystic role,remained as zestful and as fresh as ever,dimple who got very few chances to show her talent,showed it with a vengeance in one or two scenes,and made her appearance special.raj babbar's acting was astonishing.from a loving father to a dying hopeless man,he portrayed the sheds of his character very beautifully.i will be really upset,if he don't get at least a nomination for his stupendous acting. same may be said to the underrated charismatic Ms Matondkar.honestly,the script was faulty at times,but then everything can not be perfect,except rare cases.the music was classy,so was the direction.lastly,my verdict of the film is,though not a masterpiece,it is surely an excellent film with a fresh concept and dedicated efforts and has encouraged the so called different flow of bollywood,with a very rare clean treat.its a must for people who like to explore life,and are not too cynical.some things may seem overrated,like baba's story,but overall it will be worth watching for those,my guarantee!!!