Parineeta (2005 film)
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Parineeta (transl. The Married Woman) is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language musical romance film adaptation of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's 1914 Bengali novella of the same name. Directed by debutant Pradeep Sarkar, it was based upon a screenplay by the film's producer, Vidhu Vinod Chopra. The film stars Sanjay Dutt, Saif Ali Khan, and Vidya Balan (in her Bollywood debut) in lead roles, with Raima Sen, Sabyasachi Chakrabarty and Dia Mirza in supporting roles. The film has several notable allusions to Indian literature and cinema.
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Directed by | Pradeep Sarkar |
Written by | Story Adaptation & Screenplay: Vidhu Vinod Chopra Pradeep Sarkar Arnav Chakravarti Dialogues: Rekha Nigam |
Story by | Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay |
Based on | Parineeta by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay |
Produced by | Vidhu Vinod Chopra |
Starring | Sanjay Dutt Saif Ali Khan Vidya Balan Raima Sen Diya Mirza Sabyasachi Chakrabarty |
Cinematography | Natarajan Subramaniam |
Edited by | Hemanti Sarkar Nitish Sharma |
Music by | Shantanu Moitra |
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Running time | 130 minutes[1] |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Box office | ₹32.63 crore[2] |
Parineeta primarily revolves around the lead characters, Lalita and Shekhar. Since childhood, Shekhar and Lalita have been friends and slowly this friendship blossoms into love. A series of misunderstandings surface and they are separated due to the conniving schemes of Shekhar's father. The plot deepens with the arrival of Girish, who supports Lalita's family. Eventually, Shekhar's love defies his father's greed and he seeks out Lalita.
Parineeta released on 10 June 2005, and despite pre-release inhibitions, it proved to be a commercial success at the box office, grossing ₹32.63 crore worldwide. It received positive reviews upon release, with praise for its screenplay, soundtrack, production design, costumes and performances of the cast; however its pacing and climax received criticism. It was showcased at several international film festivals.
At the 53rd National Film Awards, Parineeta won Best Debut Film of a Director (Sarkar). At the 51st Filmfare Awards, the film received a leading 13 nominations, including Best Film, Best Director (Sarkar), Best Actor (Khan) and Best Actress (Balan) and Best Supporting Actor (Dutt), and won 4 awards, including Best Female Debut (Balan).