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Directed by | Sekhar Suri |
Story by | Vetrimaaran |
Based on | Polladhavan (Tamil) |
Produced by | Shaina Nath Ashok Munshi |
Starring | Karan Nath Nathalia Kaur Abhimanyu Singh Ganesh Venkatraman Shilpa Shirodkar Zarina Wahab Mohan Agashe |
Cinematography | K. K. Rao |
Edited by | Bunty Nagi |
Music by | Songs: Sohail Sen Background Score: Amar Mohile |
Production company | Dashaka Cinema Co Production |
Distributed by | UFO Moviez |
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Running time | 132 minutes [1] |
Language | Hindi |
Guns of Banaras is an Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Sekhar Suri. [2] It is a remake of the 2007 Tamil film Polladhavan . The film stars Karan Nath and Nathalia Kaur in leading roles and Zarina Wahab, Vinod Khanna, Shilpa Shirodkar, Abhimanyu Singh and Tej Sapru in supporting roles.
The film was shot and completed in 2014 but delayed for unknown reasons and released six years later on February 28, 2020. [3]
The film marks the comeback of Karan Nath after 11 years and Shilpa Shirodkar after 20 years. [4] It also marked the final film appearance of Vinod Khanna who died in 2017.
Guns of Banaras | |||||
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Soundtrack album by | |||||
Released | 24 February 2020 | ||||
Genre | Feature film soundtrack | ||||
Length | 16:30 | ||||
Language | Hindi | ||||
Label | Zee Music Company | ||||
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Its songs are written by Sameer Anjaan and composed by Sohail Sen.
No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Band Bajega" | Shahid Mallaya | 4:50 |
2. | "Dheere Dheere Se" | Mohit Chauhan, Pawni Pandey | 4:24 |
3. | "Bande Hai Shankar Ke" | Sohail Sen | 2:28 |
4. | "Pagal Hai Mera Dil" | Sohail Sen, Palak Muchhal | 4:48 |
Total length: | 16:30 |
The Times of India gave the film two out of five stars and wrote that "charismatic Karan Nath then swoops in with his engaging performance, and stays true to his character throughout the film.... What Guns of Banaras primarily lacks is a convincing motive for the protagonist to sail through. So, save yourself from this unpleasant ride." [1]
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