List of films shot in Varanasi explained

The temple town Varanasi 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

• 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]
• ^[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]
  • 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]
• ^[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]

OTT Platforms

• Asur^[48]
• Bahut Hua Sammaan^[49]
• Bicchoo Ka Khel^[50]
• Helmet
• Mirzapur^[51]
• Madhuri Talkies
• Raktanchal
• A Suitable Boy^[52]
• UP65^[53]
• Virgin Bhasskar^[54]

See also

• Varanasi
• List of tourist attractions in Varanasi

Notes and References

1. Web site: Film shooting venues are the new tourist attractions in Varanasi. .
2. Web site: 15 Bollywood Movies shot in scenic destinations of India.
3. Web site: Other Important Places.
4. Web site: Time To Make In Indie, Babua!.
5. Web site: Film shooting venues are the new tourist attractions in Varanasi. .
6. Web site: 9 Bollywood Films Based or Shot in Banaras You Should Watch.
7. Web site: Aparajito.
8. Web site: 9 Bollywood Films Based or Shot in Banaras You Should Watch.
9. Web site: BAS ITNA SA KHWAAB HAI STORY.
10. Web site: 7 Movies That Show Varanasi Through The Eyes Of Bollywood Like Raanjhanaa.
11. Web site: Ajay Devgn spotted in Varanasi shooting for ‘Bholaa’ with choreographer Ganesh Acharya.
12. Web site: Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva Locations.
13. Web site: Brahmotsavam to be shot in Varanasi.
14. Web site: Shiv Sainiks disrupt Bunty Aur Babli shoot. .
15. Web site: These Bollywood Films Beautifully Captured the Spirit of Banaras.
16. Web site: Dharm: a masterly take on religious bigotry vs humanism.
17. Web site: 7 Movies That Show Varanasi Through The Eyes Of Bollywood Like Raanjhanaa.
18. Web site: Arjun Kapoor shares selfie from the ghats of Varanasi.
19. Web site: 9 Bollywood Films Based or Shot in Banaras You Should Watch.
20. Web site: Ghatak.
21. Web site: It's lights, camera, action for a Tamil film in Varanasi. .
22. Web site: The River Goddess.
23. Web site: What Akshay Kumar Did in Varanasi While Jolly LLB 2 Shoot Took a Break.
24. Web site: Why Indra The Tiger is a permanent fixture on Indian television.
25. Web site: iSmart Shankar moves to Varanasi to shoot some high-octane action. .
26. Web site: 9 Bollywood Films Based or Shot in Banaras You Should Watch.
27. Web site: List of Ghats in Varanasi.
28. Web site: JUNCTION VARANASI.
29. Web site: 9 Bollywood Films Based or Shot in Banaras You Should Watch.
30. Web site: Kangana Ranaut to shoot for the posters of 'Manikarnika'. .
31. Web site: 9 Bollywood Films Based or Shot in Banaras You Should Watch.
32. Web site: 9 Bollywood Films Based or Shot in Banaras You Should Watch.
33. Web site: After Mukkabaaz I am shooting again in my home town which really feels good: Vineet Singh. .
34. Web site: These Bollywood Films Beautifully Captured the Spirit of Banaras.
35. Web site: SHORT FILM REVIEW: MUMBAI-VARANASI EXPRESS.
36. Web site: Odiyan: Mohanlal shoots in Varanasi, tells us more about his character Manikyan.
37. Web site: 9 Bollywood Films Based or Shot in Banaras You Should Watch.
38. Web site: Deepika Padukone and Irrfan Khan shoot for 'Piku' in Varanasi. .
39. Web site: 'Setters' trailer: Aftab Shivdasani is on the hunt for Shreyas Talpade.
40. Web site: Ayushmann Khurrana to shoot Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan in Varanasi.
41. Web site: Hrithik Roshan starrer 'Super 30' team shoots at Banaras Hindu University. .
42. Web site: 8 Shooting Locations In India You Can Visit Where Famous Hollywood Movies Were Filmed.
43. Web site: Filming Location Matching Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
44. Web site: The Last Color talks about the taboo surrounding widows in Vrindavan. .
45. Web site: Filming Location Matching Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
46. Web site: 9 Bollywood Films Based or Shot in Banaras You Should Watch.
47. Web site: Dharmendra-Sunny-Deol to shoot in Varanasi in April for Yamla Pagla Deewana. .
48. Web site: Asur review. https://web.archive.org/web/20200703093727/https://www.cinestaan.com/reviews/asur-welcome-to-your-dark-side-43164. live. 3 July 2020.
49. Web site: Bahut Hua Sammaan trailer: Raghav Juyal and Sanjay Mishra are all set to tickle your funny bone .
50. Web site: Bicchoo Ka Khel trailer: Divyenndu plays a pulp fiction fan in Varanasi-set crime thriller .
51. Web site: Ali Fazal, Shweta Tripathi Begin Filming Mirzapur In Varanasi.
52. Web site: Mira Nair's adaptation of Vikram Seth's A Suitable Boy for small screen resonates with contemporary India.
53. Web site: UP65.
54. Web site: UP goes pop: Small town is big in popular culture, and Uttar Pradesh is where it's all happening.