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.
The 2006–2008 India Window
151 India films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Religion sits at position #97.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Religion. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2000s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Religion premiered. 454 total titles in this decade from India.
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 |