1 In Kurt Weill's "Benares Song" in the opera Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny.
2Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay's seminal Bengali novel, Aparajito, was partly set in Benaras, which was further immortalized by Satyajit Ray in his Apu Trilogy. A part of the film was shot in Varanasi.
3 Ian McDonald's novel River of Gods is partly set in Varanasi.
4 Satyajit Ray's Joi Baba Felunath was almost entirely set in Varanasi.
5 Song Khaike Paan Banaraswala from the 1978 hit film Don starring Amitabh Bachchan sang praises of the flavorful Banarasi paan.
6 In the composition by Pandit Vikash Maharaj called "Ganga" the documentary film called Holiwater.
7 In a song by Krishna Das entitled "Kashi Vishwanath Gange" on the CD Breath of the heart.
8 Geoff Dyer's 2009 book: Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi is (as the name suggests) half set in Varanasi.
Vijay Singh's novel Jaya Ganga, In Search of the River Goddess and classic film Jaya Ganga is partly set in Varanasi. See excerpts with shots of the ghats
