India Synopsis
Dharm
The story is based in Banaras and is about a Hindu Priest Chaturvedi who follows the scriptures to practice Hindu religion. When a child is abandon by a woman and brought in his house by his daughter – after initial hesitation but due to requests from his wife – the family adapts the child; only to know after 4 years that the child is a Muslim. The family gives away the child and Chaturvedi engulfs himself in the purification process to cleanse his body, mind and soul due to contact with a Muslim soul. By the time, Chaturvedi thinks he is fully purified – the child reappears – seeking refuge, due to Hindu- Muslim riots. This is the time Chaturvedi finally realizes that the true religion is – religion where humans help humans – humanity.
Drama + History in India
52 India titles in our catalog blend the Drama and History genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Religion itself).
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Religion. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2006–2008 India Window
Religion holds position #97 of 151 India films in the 2006–2008 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in India, 454 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Religion premiered alongside 52 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 52 other India films in 2007.
The 598th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
12 audience reviews — more than 20% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 18th percentile among India films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,518 of 1,983 India films indexed here (23rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.7 points below the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Drama productions specifically: #930 of 1,132 (top 82%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Hindi |
| Production Companies | WSG Pictures |
| Runtime | 1h 45m |
| Release Date | June 8, 2007 |
| IMDb | tt1047459 |