Feast of Varanasi
Synopsis
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 project
- Features
- Running time
- 97 mins
- Format
- 35mm
- Director
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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
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
A RaaFilms and Dreamit Filmit Ltd production
RaaFilms
Rajan Patel2 Juniper Road
Cove
Farnborough
GU14 9XU
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