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Feast of Varanasi

Synopsis

After her mother’s suicide, Helen, a young teacher, travels to Varanasi to deliver a letter to her mother’s twin sister Agatha. Agatha runs a missionary for low caste orphan children. When Helen and Agatha meet, it’s the first time Agatha’s seen her for 25 years.
Helen learns of a serial killing spree which has claimed the lives of four low caste girls, all burnt to death in and around city of fires. The killer seeks to claim the lives of seven girls to free himself and his loved one from the cycle of life and death and attain moksha.
Arjun Das, a CBI officer from New Delhi is sent to Varanasi to find the killer. For Arjun it’s a return to his home and a city he left behind. As the Hindu festival of fire and colour ‘Holi’ approaches the killer prepares to claim the greatest sacrifice and seek deliverance.

Details

Year
2016
Type of film
Features
Running time
97 mins
Format
35mm
Director
Rajan Kumar Patel 1st Feature
Producer
Rajan Kumar Patel, Caroline Oreilly
Executive Producer
Rajan Kumar Patel
Editor
Sean Barton
Screenwriter
Rajan Kumar Patel
Director of Photography
James Aspinall
Production Designer
Rajan Kumar Patel
Sound
Pranav Shukla
Principal cast
Adil Hussain, Holly Gilbert, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Judi Bowker, Ashwath Bhatt

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Categories

Production Status

Production Company

A RaaFilms and Dreamit Filmit Ltd production

RaaFilms

Rajan Patel
2 Juniper Road
Cove
Farnborough
GU14 9XU

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