Vinod Chopra Productions

SYNOPSIS Parineeta (2004) Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's poetic prose comes to life in Vidhu Vinod Chopra's cinematic adaptation of PARINEETA, The Married Woman. The city of Calcutta – 1962. A city so vibrant, so alive, so stylish, it was referred to as ‘The Paris of the East.’ This exotic backdrop serves as the perfect locale for the tender, immortal love story about to unfold. A young girl: Lolita. Orphaned at an early age, she is sent to live with her Uncle’s family, where destiny introduces her to… A young boy: Shekhar, musician son of an affluent businessman. 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 a love so intense, they do not even see it coming. It takes the arrival of an outsider, Girish for them to discover that something greater than the two of them has formed. The chemistry between Lolita and Shekhar sizzles and sparkles, till it explodes. But fate has something else in store for them. Greed, deception and malicious intent are waiting to plague Lolita and Shekhar’s deep and innocent love. Events twist and turn beyond their control, spin around them in a maze of suspicion, misunderstandings, and exploding tempers…till even their love cannot stop them from being torn apart. Can true love conquer these insurmountable obstacles, or will it succumb to them? Will Lolita and Shekhar be forever swept apart by these tumultuous events or can they fulfill their destiny and come back together? Watch the contemporary retelling of this engaging and timeless tale rich with human emotion and universal drama, enhanced by a brilliant musical score, and accented by unforgettable performances by Sanjay Dutt, Saif Ali Khan, Raima Sen, Diya Mirza and debutante Vidya Balan. CREDITS Starring : Sanjay Dutt, Saif Ali Khan, Vidya Balan, Dia Mirza, Raima Sen and Rekha Director : Pradeep Sarkar AWARDS
APSARA AWARDS (2005) • Best Costume Designer : Subarna Ray Chadhuri FILMFARE AWARDS (2005) • Best Debut (Female) : Vidya Balan • Best Choreography : Howard Rosemeyer • Best Sound : Bishwadeep Chatterjee • Best Art Director : Pradeep Sarkar, Tanushree Sarkar, Keshto Mondal SCREEN AWARDS (2005) • Best Playback Singer (Female) Shreya Ghosal • Best Debut (Female) Vidya Balan ZEE CINE AWARDS (2005) • Best Dialogue : Rekha Nigam, Vidhu Vinod Chopra
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