Parineeta (2005) 7.3
The lifelong romance between Lolita (Balan) and Shekar (Khan) is upset by the arrival of another man. Director:Pradeep Sarkar |
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Parineeta (2005) 7.3
The lifelong romance between Lolita (Balan) and Shekar (Khan) is upset by the arrival of another man. Director:Pradeep Sarkar |
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| Vidya Balan | ... | ||
| Sanjay Dutt | ... | ||
| Diya Mirza | ... |
Gayetri Tatya
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Raima Sen | ... |
Koel
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Sabyasachi Chakraborty | ... | |
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Ninad Kamat | ... |
Ajit
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Achyut Potdar | ... |
Gurcharan
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| Rekha | ... |
Moulin Rouge singer
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Surinder Kaur | ... |
Rajeshwari
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Kumkum Bhattacharya | ... |
Vasundhara
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Supriya Shukla | ... |
Sunita
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Smita Malhotra | ... |
Charu
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| Rajesh Sharma | ... |
Ratan
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Howard Rosemeyer | ... |
Siddhart Tantiya
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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, but Navin does not approve of this, as he wants Shekhar to get married to ... Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)
Having watched Parineeta twice in a gap of 4 days since it's release, I have to say, this movie after a long time has done India Cinema proud. The film managed to keep my attention the same as watching it for the first time that says a lot about the film.
The cinematography is extremely good, tight and i must say not a frame of film wasted. Each scene is art directed very well and the lighting is perfect.
One can clearly see that the research done on this film is very good. The wardrobes of all actors have been well designed including the kind of jewelry the women wore. Great detailing. Just one flaw I have to mention is the choice of sunglasses Saif wears. A little too modern.
The male ego and attitude will not come as a surprise to most Indian men but the character and pride of an Indian woman is showcased very well and aptly. I only wish more writers and directors adapt this image of the Indian women instead of taking her into extremes all the time.
The music, absolutely outstanding. Shantanu Moitra has done an excellent job with the score and you will definitely want the soundtrack in your collection.
It's not easy to make a period film. Kudos to the cast, crew, production and anyone involved in the making of this film. They should all be extremely pleased.
A must watch.