Religion (2007)
Religion (2007)
Plot.
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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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Pankaj Kapur
Pandit Chaturvedi
Supriya Pathak
Parvati Chaturvedi
Pankaj Tripathi
Suryaprakash
Daya Shankar Pandey
Dayashankar Pandey
K.K. Raina
. Vishnu Singh
Hrishitaa Bhatt
Mani
Krish Parekh
Kartikey / Mustafa
Wasiq Khan
Art Direction
Brajesh Jha
Shyam (Disciple 1)
Shahnaz Vahanavaty
Costume Design
Bhavna Talwar
Director
Varun Gautam
Writer
Sushant Amin
Sound Editor
Vibha Singh
Writer
Sheetal Vinod Talwar
Producer
Zahir Bandukwala
Sound Editor
Debojyoti Mishra
Composer
Shrikant Desai
Makeup Artist
Subbiah Nallamuthu
Cinematographer
Alok Singh
Production Manager
Asif Ali Sheikh
Editor
Praveen Alve
Makeup & Hair
Rohan Bhagat
Makeup & Hair Assistant
Maya Pupia
Hair Assistant
Anjali Bhushan
Assistant Director
Mukul Khattar
Assistant Director Trainee
Details.
Wiki.
Dharm (English: Religion) is a 2007 Hindi film directed by Bhavna Talwar, starring Pankaj Kapoor and Supriya Pathak in lead roles. This is the debut film of the director, it addresses the theme of communal harmony. Most of it is shot in Varanasi.
At the 2007 National Film Award, it won the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration. The film was premiered in the Tous Les Cinemas du Monde (World Cinema) section of 2007 Cannes Film Festival.