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Puro
(Urmila Matondkar) is the eldest daughter of a Punjabi family living
near Amritsar.
Her
parents are busy preparing for her marriage to Ramchand (Sanjay
Suri) residing from a neighbouring village.
Trilok
(Priyanshu Chatterji) is Puro鈥檚 brother whose wedding is already
fixed with Ramchand's sister, Lajjo (Sandali Sinha).
Onto
the scene comes Rashid (Manoj Bajpai). He decides to settle a family
feud that has existed for years between his Muslim family and that
of Puro鈥檚.
So
one evening, Rashid kidnaps Puro and confines her in his house.
When
he reveals to her that they are getting married, Puro manages to
escape.
Upon
reaching her home, Puro鈥檚 family refuses to accept her back for
fear of further humiliation.
With
nowhere to turn, she decides to commit suicide. But just at that
point in time, Rashid rescues her.
By
now, he has fallen in love with Puro. He decides to marry her.
But
for Puro this marriage is like a death sentence. She looses all
her feelings and becomes a pinjar (skeleton), existing in
body but not in spirit.
Meanwhile,
Puro鈥檚 younger sister Rajjo (Ishaa Koppikar) is married off to Ramchand
to save the family鈥檚 honour.
Trilok
goes ahead with his wedding to Lajjo but his search continues for
his sister.
The
announcement of the Indo-Pak partition forces Ranchand鈥檚 family
to leave their village.
But
on their way, they are attacked by an angry Muslim mob. A pregnant
Lajjo is kidnapped.
When
Puro gets to know this, she and Rashid decide to save her.
So
how the families reunite, forms the crux of this historic epic.
Pre-intermission
concentrates mainly on establishing the characters and wedding preparation.
There
are also far too many song sequences which celebrate the various
wedding rituals.
It
is not until the post-intermission that the film picks up momentum,
as the story concentrates on the partition and the effects it has
on the individuals.
Overall,
Pinjar excels on the technical front.
The
colourful costumes, the massive sets and the way of life in the
1940鈥檚, have been portrayed with great accuracy.
Some
sequences in the film will leave a lasting impression due to its
excellent execution by the director.
The
length of the film is the main drawback. It is far too long. It
would have been better, if some of the scenes and songs were given
the chop.This
would have tightened the screenplay.
Manoj
Bajpai steals the limelight in this film with his acting capabilities.
Urmila
is equally brilliant proving that she can do roles beyond Ram Gopal
Verma flicks.
Sanjay
Suri looks sincere whilst Priyanshu gives a subdued performance.
Despite
its overall length, Pinjar is one movie definitely worth
watching due to its brilliant execution by debutant director Dr
Chandraprakash Dwivedi.
What
a great way to celebrate Diwali this year!
Reviewed
by Manish Gajjar, 大象传媒 Shropshire鈥檚 Mr Bollywood. |
