PARINEETA may not be that perfect film -- it has its share of flaws -- but there's no denying that the film has moments that keep you hooked most of the times.
Debutante director Pradeep Sarkar seems to have done his homework pretty well. The marriage of form [technique] with substance [script] is worth noting. But how one wishes Sarkar and co-writer Vidhu Vinod Chopra would've given a solid culmination to this simple, yet complicated tale of emotional relationships.
Had Sarkar worked doubly hard, PARINEETA could've proved to be a masterpiece. The culmination to the story [climax] is what actually proves a spoiler of sorts. But, overall, PARINEETA is still a cut above the average.
Kolkata 1962. Lolita [Vidya Balan], orphaned at an early age, is sent to live with her uncle's family, where destiny introduces her to Shekhar [Saif Ali Khan]. Shekhar, a budding musician, is the son of an affluent businessman [Sabyasachi Chakraborty].
Together through childhood and adolescence, Shekhar and Lolita share joys and sorrows, fond memories and bittersweet experiences… and unknown to them, a relationship of deep friendship and trust takes place. It is an unspoken right they hold over each other that metamorphoses into love so intense, they do not even see it coming.
It takes the arrival of an outsider, Girish [Sanjay Dutt], for them to discover their true feelings for each other. The chemistry between Lolita and Shekhar sizzles and sparkles until it explodes. But fate has something else in store for them.
Greed, deception and malicious intents are waiting to plague Lolita and Shekhar's deep and innocent love. Events twists and turn beyond their control, spin around them in a maze of misunderstandings and exploding tempers, till even their love cannot stop them from being torn apart.
Awards
- 2005, Star Screen Award Most Promising Newcomer - Female, Parineeta
- 2005, Stardust Superstar of Tomorrow - Female, Parineeta
- 2005, Filmfare Best Debut Award, Parineeta
- 2005, Zee Cine Award Best Female Debut, Parineeta
Cast And Crew
- Sanjay Dutt
- Saif Ali Khan
- Diya Mirza
- Vidya Balan
- Raima Sen
- Sabyasachi Chakravarthy
- Rekha
- Achyut Poddar
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