This
film focuses on the simple relationship of a young daughter and her
parents.
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| Ashmit
Patel |
Shwetambari
(Urmila Matondkar) is the bright young daughter of Dimple Kapadia
and Raj Babbar, who are from the Brahmin caste.
Shwetambari
studies science at the local university in Banaras.
Soham
(Ashmit Patel), meanwhile, is a low caste mystic and son of Babaji
(Naseeruddin Shah) who teaches music at the University.
Soon,
these youngsters fall in love much to the dismay of their parents,
who threaten to take away everything from the young lovers.
A heartbroken
Shwetambari is forced to make a choice. She decides to abandon her
beloved city. In despair she turns towards a spiritual life to look
for answers.
Seventeen
years on, Shwetambari is now a world renowned teacher in philosophy and religion.
This
is the time when she is confronted with a choice - whether to return to Banaras
to meet her dying father or to continue to deny all attachments.
Will
she decide to go back to Banaras? And if she does, will her past
relationship with Soham be discussed again, destroying her peace
of mind for ever? A family drama, Banaras has all the answers.
Previewed
by Manish Gajjar,
BBC Shropshire Bollywood 
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