Pinjar (2003) India
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Director:Chandra Prakash Dwivedi
Studio:Lucky Star Entertainment
Writer:Chandra Prakash Dwivedi, Chandra Prakash Dwivedi
Rating:8.0 (1,603 votes)
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Date Added:2015-07-31
Awards:9 wins & 12 nominations
Genre:Drama
IMDb:0347779
Duration:188
Aspect Ratio:2.35 : 1
Sound:DTS
Languages:Hindi, Urdu
LAC code:300010712
DVD or VHS:DVD
Chandra Prakash Dwivedi  ...  (Director)
Chandra Prakash Dwivedi, Chandra Prakash Dwivedi  ...  (Writer)
 
Urmila Matondkar  ...  Puro / Hamida
Manoj Bajpayee  ...  Rashid (as Manoj Bajpai)
Sanjay Suri  ...  Ramchand
Sandali Sinha  ...  Lajjo
Priyanshu Chatterjee  ...  Trilok
Isha Koppikar  ...  Rajjo
Lillete Dubey  ...  Mrs. Mohanlal
Kulbhushan Kharbanda  ...  Mohanlal (Puro's dad)
Farida Jalal  ...  Mrs. Shyamlal
Alok Nath  ...  Shyamlal (Ramchand's dad)
Seema Biswas  ...  Mad woman
Sudha Shivpuri  ...  
Dina Pathak  ...  Rahim's aunt
Samar Jai Singh  ...  
Adil Rana  ...  
Summary: Hindustan (Urdu name for India) used to a vast territory and countries' like Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangla Desh, and Bhutan were all it's provinces. All this changed when the British established their rule over India, and promoted their policy of hatred, and division - mainly between the Hindus and the Muslims. After their departure in 1947, the celebrations of a independent India were short-lived, and the divisions created by the British stayed on and flourished with extremists from both sides ready to kill anyone from the other side. While the Muslims under Jinnah wanted a separate country, which they would like to call Pakistan, the Hindus wanted the Muslims to leave this country and go to Pakistan. Clashes followed, millions fled, millions more were killed, Very little is known of mankind's heinous behavior in this circumstances, such as looting, raping, and kidnapping. Lajjo was one such woman who was recently married to Ramchand, and then abducted by a man named Rashid, who...