Heroine Zayed Khan does something playfully that causes a big problem in heroine Sonal Mondorio’s life. Thus he abandons his college studies and his ambition midway and moves to his relative’s house in Khasi Banaras. Realizing his mistake, the hero goes to Banaras in search of the heroine to meet her in person and apologize.
Zayed Khan, who goes to Banaras and meets Sonal Mondorio, suddenly becomes psychologically affected. Searching for a solution to his problem, he tries to save Sonal Mondoria and her family, knowing that their lives are in danger. ‘Banaras’ tells what happened in the end with an unexpected twist.
The hero Zayed Khan, who has shown a performance full of speed and pulsation, has acted as an unknown newcomer. He gets the attention of the fans in the scene where he makes the heroine believe that he has traveled to the future through time traveller, and adds strength to the film in his every move till the final scene.
Sonal Mondorio, who is playing the heroine, is not glamorous, but she is attractive. When Zayed Khan says I am your husband, he can’t believe it and at the same time he hesitates, the scenes are beautiful.
Sujay Shastri, who plays the role of Sambu, who initially makes us laugh with his comedy talk, gives us an amazing performance where he tells us the reason for taking pictures of the dead and makes our hearts sink.
The combination of Achyut Kumar, who plays the heroine’s stepfather, and the actress who plays his wife makes us laugh every now and then. Apart from them, the minor characters in the film did not attract much attention, but they did their job well.
Cinematographer Advaita Gurumurthy has shown the ever-crowded Kashi to be a place where there are no crowds. Advaita Gurumurthy’s camera takes us to travel there by shooting scenes around its roads and small streets in the midst of movies that only show the river Ganga as Kashi.
Ajaneesh Loknath’s music “Ilakaana Kaveti Sukhe Alaghe…” is a song that can be heard on repeat. Other songs range from approx. The background music is well suited to the story.
KM Prakash’s cinematography keeps the first half of the film moving smoothly, but the second half gets a bit confusing. Then, the way of editing scenes such as the hero’s mood change and repeated incidents seems to make sense and a lot is incomprehensible.
Jayathirtha, who has written and directed the story, has tried to tell the love story from a different angle and make it a pan India film for all languages.
At the beginning of the film, the audience becomes united with the film in the story of the time traveler told by the hero. The heroine’s trouble and the hero’s subsequent trip to Banaras create high expectations, but the scenes that follow are disappointing.
The twist during the break gives little hope but the scenes after that leave the fans bored when the story revolves around love again.
What are you going to say! The major turning point of the film comes at a time when the fans are lamenting that. Even though it is not very interesting as we have already seen it in some films, what will happen to the hero due to the incident? The film picks up pace with anticipation.
In the end, even though it is something we have already seen, the director, who has tried to tell it from various angles and with many twists, has confused him and us, and in the end, it is comforting that he has given a clear answer to all the confusion.
Overall, ‘Banaras’ is an attempt to give a pan India love story.
