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Parineeta (2005)

130 min  -  Drama | Musical | Romance   -  10 June 2005 (Australia)
7.4
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The lifelong romance between Lolita (Balan) and Shekar (Khan) is upset by the arrival of another man.

Director:

Pradeep Sarkar
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Saif Ali Khan ...
Vidya Balan ...
Sanjay Dutt Sanjay Dutt ...
Diya Mirza ...
Gayetri Tatya
Raima Sen Raima Sen ...
Koel
Sabyasachi Chakraborty Sabyasachi Chakraborty ...
Ninad Kamat Ninad Kamat ...
Ajit
Achyut Potdar Achyut Potdar ...
Gurcharan (as Achyut Poddar)
Rekha Rekha ...
Moulin Rouge singer (singing voice)
Surinder Kaur Surinder Kaur ...
Rajeshwari
Kumkum Bhattacharya Kumkum Bhattacharya ...
Vasundhara
Supriya Shukla Supriya Shukla ...
Sunita
Smita Malhotra Smita Malhotra ...
Charu
Rajesh Sharma Rajesh Sharma ...
Ratan
Howard Rosemeyer Howard Rosemeyer ...
Siddhart Tantiya
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Storyline

Circa 1962 in Calcutta, India, live three neighboring families in a upper middle-class area. Gurcharan lives in a palatial home (Haveli) with his wife, and two beautiful daughters, Lolita and Koyal. He is retired,unable to find suitable work and must live off of his savings, ends up mortgaging his house with his neighbor, Navinchandra Roy, and hopes to get his daughters married within his means; there is Charu Sharma, who lives with her brother and sister-in-law, who has a wealthy brother, Girish, who lives in Britain. And finally there are the Roys - Navinchandra, a hard-nosed businessman, who will never undertake anything unless there is a high level of profit for him, his son, Shekhar, who he hopes to groom after himself, and his quiet, devout wife. Navin realizes Gurcharan's plight and offers Lolita a job at his office in order to enable the family to survive. Shekhar and Lolita are attracted to each other... Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)  

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Plot Keywords:

Calcutta India | India | Beautiful Woman | 1960s | Brick Wall  | See more »

Genres:

Drama | Musical | Romance

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Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

A Married Woman See more »

Filming Locations:

Calcutta, West Bengal, India See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$201,956 (USA) (12 June 2005) (50 Screens)

Gross:

$802,758 (USA) (24 July 2005)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Vinod Chopra Productions See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

Vidhu Vinod Chopra was initially not too pleased with the casting of Saif Ali Khan as Shekhar thinking he was not strong enough as an actor. However, with Saif and Pradeep Sarkar's insistence, Chopra realized that he was the perfect choice. See more »

Goofs

Anachronisms: The movie features ads for Saridon, an analgesic and a "headache specialist". (The company making Saridon, Boots Piramal Healtcare Pvt Ltd, was one of the sponsors of the movie.) Saridon was launched in India in 1969. The movie is set in 1962. See more »

Quotes

Shekhar Rai: Quite a weak business man you are, Dad. Entered into such a loss inducing bargain.
Nabin Roy: [shocked] What?! How much did the bargain settle for?
Shekhar Rai: For free! And still you paid such a heavy price. Becasue you gained the land, yes. But you lost your son in the process.
Nabin Roy: Have you lost your mind! In a few minutes Mr. Lala will be here and-
Shekhar Rai: First will you aks Mr. Lala whether he is willing to give his daughter to a married man?!
Nabin Roy: [Mother and father are both shocked] What!
Shekhar Rai: That's right! I'm already married!
Nabin Roy: To whom?!
Shekhar Rai: Lolita
Rajeshwari: [overjoyed] Really son? When did this happen??
[...]
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Connections

Version of The Fiancee (1953) See more »

Soundtracks

"Kasto Mazza"
Written by Swanand Kirkire
Composed by Shantanu Moitra
Performed by Shreya Ghoshal and Sonu Nigam
Courtesy of Tips Cassettes & Records Co. See more »