The Conversion
A Banaras-set Hindi romantic drama turns a love triangle into a charged examination of religious conversion, marriage, and social belonging.
Overview
A love story unfolds amidst the spiritual backdrop of Banaras, where faith and romance collide.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- earnest
- emotionally charged
- reflective
- thoughtful movie night
- Hindi cinema night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The love triangle directly examines religious conversion associated with marriage in India.
The central romance is complicated by religious difference and conversion concerns.
The film was shot around the ghats of Banaras, making the riverside setting a defining visual and cultural element.
The plot is explicitly described as a love triangle involving Sakshi, Bablu, and Dev.
Films like The Conversion, and why
Khuda Haafiz
Shared Hindi-language romantic drama centered on interfaith love, family pressure, and religious identity.
Bombay
Shared Indian social drama treatment of romance complicated by communal and cultural divisions.
Jodhaa Akbar
Shared cross-cultural romance, family opposition, and emotionally charged social conflict.
Movie Details
- Director
- Vinod Tiwari
- Release Date
- 2022-05-06
- Runtime
- 134 min
- Rating
- 5.0 / 10 (1)
Cast
- Vindhya Tiwary
- Prateek Shukla
- Ravi Bhatia
- Vibha Chibber
- Sunita Rajwar
- Sandeep Yadav
- Amit Behl
- Sushil Singh
- Manoj Joshi
Common questions
- What is The Conversion about?
- A Banaras-set Hindi romantic drama turns a love triangle into a charged examination of religious conversion, marriage, and social belonging.
- What is The Conversion like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Conversion as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Conversion violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Conversion as mild.
- Which films are like The Conversion?
- Films with a similar feel include Khuda Haafiz, Bombay, and Jodhaa Akbar.
- How long is The Conversion?
- The Conversion runs 134 minutes.
