Religion
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
105 min
Release Date
2007-06-08
Status
Released
Original Language
Hindi
Vote Count
12
Vote Average
5.7
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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