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Based
on the famous novel by Amrita Pritam, Pinjar portrays the
full scale riots and human suffering during the Indo-Pakistan partition.
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Trilok, who is torn between family frictions
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It
was during that time when millions of families lost their loved
ones.
Focusing
on the Punjab community, the film shows how children were kidnapped
and brutally murdered.
Whilst
the men were burnt alive, the women were raped.
One
such woman is Puro (Urmila Matondkar) who chooses to change the
direction of her life after the incident.
She
decides to change what the partition has done to her community.
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Urmila
as Puro tries to change her life after partition
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On
the other hand, there is Rashid (Manoj Bajpai). He committed a murder
and now tries to redeem himself.
Many
other victims of circumstances are portrayed with compassion in
this film.
These
include Ramchand (Sanjay Suri),a poet who has lost his family and
Trilok (Priyanshu) who tries to keep his family united during the
thick of this political storm.
Musical
score is given by Uttam Singh who uses Punjabi folk to blend with
the storyline.
Pakistani
poetess, Zehra Nigah and Gulzar have composed the lyrics.
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Manoj
Bajpai as Rashid who tries to redeem himself
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Just
like any other period film, Pinjar is also produced on a
grand and lavish scale with no expenses spared whether its in the
technical or art departments.
Pinjar
is all set to throw Urmila Matondkar’s film career into the
spotlight one more time.
Don’t
be surprised if she takes over the reign from the current Bollywood
queen Aishwarya Rai at this year's prestigious Filmfare Awards!
Previewed
by Manish Gajjar, 91Èȱ¬ Shropshire's Mr Bollywood.
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