The temple town is a major hub for several film industries.[1] Several film producers from South India and North India add the scenic beauty of ghats of Varanasi.[2] Being well connected to the major cities across India makes it approachable.[3] A small number of Bhojpuri movies are shot too.[4]
Films edit
- Agnyaathavaasi[5]
- Angrezi Mein Kehte Hain[6]
- Aparajito[7]
- Banaras[8]
- Banaras (a Malayalam film)
- Bas Itna Sa Khwaab Hai[9]
- Bhaiaji Superhit[10]
- Bholaa[11]
- Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva[12]
- Brahmotsavam[13]
- Bunty Aur Babli[14]
- Chokher Bali[15]
- Dharm[16]
- Dream Girl[17]
- Feast of Varanasi
- Half Girlfriend[18]
- Har Har Byomkesh
- Hotel Salvation[19]
- Ganges: River to Heaven
- Ghatak[20]
- Gangs of Wasseypur
- Gypsy[21]
- Guns of Banaras
- Jaya Ganga[22]
- Jolly LLB 2[23]
- Indra[24]
- ISmart Shankar[25]
- Issaq[26]
- Joi Baba Felunath[27]
- Junction Varanasi[28]
- Laaga Chunari Mein Daag[29]
- Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi[30]
- Masaan[31]
- Mohalla Assi[32]
- Mukkabaaz[33]
- Mulk[34]
- Mumbai Varanasi Express[35]
- Naan Kadavul
- Odiyan[36]
- Projapoti (2022 film)
- Raanjhanaa[37]
- Ram Teri Ganga Maili
- Piku[38]
- Setters[39]
- Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan[40]
- Super 30[41]
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button[42]
- The Experiment (2010 film)[43]
- The Last Color[44]
- Un plus une[45]
- 2006 Varanasi – The Untold
- Water[46]
- Yamla Pagla Deewana[47]
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References edit
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- ^ "15 Bollywood Movies shot in scenic destinations of India".
- ^ "Other Important Places".
- ^ "Time To Make In Indie, Babua!".
- ^ "Film shooting venues are the new tourist attractions in Varanasi". The Times of India.
- ^ "9 Bollywood Films Based or Shot in Banaras You Should Watch".
- ^ "Aparajito".
- ^ "9 Bollywood Films Based or Shot in Banaras You Should Watch".
- ^ "BAS ITNA SA KHWAAB HAI STORY".
- ^ "7 Movies That Show Varanasi Through The Eyes Of Bollywood Like Raanjhanaa".
- ^ "Ajay Devgn spotted in Varanasi shooting for 'Bholaa' with choreographer Ganesh Acharya".
- ^ "Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva Locations".
- ^ "Brahmotsavam to be shot in Varanasi".
- ^ "Shiv Sainiks disrupt Bunty Aur Babli shoot". Bollywood Hungama.
- ^ "These Bollywood Films Beautifully Captured the Spirit of Banaras".
- ^ "Dharm: a masterly take on religious bigotry vs humanism".
- ^ "7 Movies That Show Varanasi Through The Eyes Of Bollywood Like Raanjhanaa".
- ^ "Arjun Kapoor shares selfie from the ghats of Varanasi".
- ^ "9 Bollywood Films Based or Shot in Banaras You Should Watch".
- ^ "Ghatak".
- ^ "It's lights, camera, action for a Tamil film in Varanasi". The Times of India.
- ^ "The River Goddess".
- ^ "What Akshay Kumar Did in Varanasi While Jolly LLB 2 Shoot Took a Break".
- ^ "Why Indra The Tiger is a permanent fixture on Indian television".
- ^ "iSmart Shankar moves to Varanasi to shoot some high-octane action". The Times of India.
- ^ "9 Bollywood Films Based or Shot in Banaras You Should Watch".
- ^ "List of Ghats in Varanasi".
- ^ "JUNCTION VARANASI".[dead link]
- ^ "9 Bollywood Films Based or Shot in Banaras You Should Watch".
- ^ "Kangana Ranaut to shoot for the posters of 'Manikarnika'". The Times of India.
- ^ "9 Bollywood Films Based or Shot in Banaras You Should Watch".
- ^ "9 Bollywood Films Based or Shot in Banaras You Should Watch".
- ^ "After Mukkabaaz I am shooting again in my home town which really feels good: Vineet Singh". The Times of India.
- ^ "These Bollywood Films Beautifully Captured the Spirit of Banaras".
- ^ "SHORT FILM REVIEW: MUMBAI-VARANASI EXPRESS".
- ^ "Odiyan: Mohanlal shoots in Varanasi, tells us more about his character Manikyan".
- ^ "9 Bollywood Films Based or Shot in Banaras You Should Watch".
- ^ "Deepika Padukone and Irrfan Khan shoot for 'Piku' in Varanasi". The Times of India.
- ^ "'Setters' trailer: Aftab Shivdasani is on the hunt for Shreyas Talpade".
- ^ "Ayushmann Khurrana to shoot Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan in Varanasi".
- ^ "Hrithik Roshan starrer 'Super 30' team shoots at Banaras Hindu University". The Times of India.
- ^ "8 Shooting Locations In India You Can Visit Where Famous Hollywood Movies Were Filmed".
- ^ "Filming Location Matching Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India".
- ^ "The Last Color talks about the taboo surrounding widows in Vrindavan". The Times of India.
- ^ "Filming Location Matching Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India".
- ^ "9 Bollywood Films Based or Shot in Banaras You Should Watch".
- ^ "Dharmendra-Sunny-Deol to shoot in Varanasi in April for Yamla Pagla Deewana". Bollywood Hungama.
- ^ "Asur review". Archived from the original on 3 July 2020.
- ^ "Bahut Hua Sammaan trailer: Raghav Juyal and Sanjay Mishra are all set to tickle your funny bone".
- ^ "Bicchoo Ka Khel trailer: Divyenndu plays a pulp fiction fan in Varanasi-set crime thriller".
- ^ "Ali Fazal, Shweta Tripathi Begin Filming Mirzapur In Varanasi".
- ^ "Mira Nair's adaptation of Vikram Seth's A Suitable Boy for small screen resonates with contemporary India".
- ^ "UP65".
- ^ "UP goes pop: Small town is big in popular culture, and Uttar Pradesh is where it's all happening".