Religion (2007)
Overview
The story is based in Banaras and is about a Hindu Priest Chaturvedi who follows the scriptures to practice Hindu religion. When a child is abandon by a woman and brought in his house by his daughter - after initial hesitation but due to requests from his wife - the family adapts the child; only to know after 4 years that the child is a Muslim. The family gives away the child and Chaturvedi engulfs himself in the purification process to cleanse his body, mind and soul due to contact with a Muslim soul. By the time, Chaturvedi thinks he is fully purified – the child reappears – seeking refuge, due to Hindu- Muslim riots. This is the time Chaturvedi finally realizes that the true religion is - religion where humans help humans – humanity.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | hi |
| Popularity | 1.9 |
Directed By
Bhavna Talwar
Crew
Vibha Singh
Vibha Singh
Varun Gautam
Subbiah Nallamuthu
Bhavna Talwar
Zahir Bandukwala
Sheetal Vinod Talwar
Asif Ali Sheikh
Shahnaz Vahanavaty
Shrikant Desai
Wasiq Khan
Praveen Alve
Sushant Amin
Anjali Bhushan
Mukul Khattar
Rohan Bhagat
Maya Pupia
Alok Singh
TOP CAST
Pankaj Kapur
Pandit Chaturvedi
Supriya Pathak
Parvati Chaturvedi
Hrishitaa Bhatt
Mani
Pankaj Tripathi
Suryaprakash
K.K. Raina
. Vishnu Singh
Krish Parekh
Kartikey / Mustafa
Daya Shankar Pandey
Daya Shankar Pandey
Suruchi Aulakh
Suralya
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