Parineeta

Sanjay Dutt, Saif Ali Khan, Raima Sen, Vidya Balan, Dia Mirza, Sabyasachi Chakravarthy, Rita Ganguli, Ninad Kamat, Rushita Pandaya, Amitabh Bachchan, Rekha, Achyut Potdar, Surinder Kaur, Zain Khan (child artist)

Parineeta is a beautiful story, beautifully told. It approximates what most of us expect, and increasingly yearn for in vain, in our cinematic experience. I find many a recent Hindi film difficult to sit through even once, and rarely see any film twice. But I am willing to watch Parineeta again. Read More

Director Pradeep Sarkar's film revolves around a love triangle that springs up between childhood friends turned lovers Shekhar (Saif Ali Khan) and Lolita (Vidya Balan), and suave older man Girish (Sanjay Dutt). Read More

Directer Pradeep Sarkar shows immense promise by understating his film's beautiful love story with soft lighting, rich color arrangements, and well framed scenes. As it is, Parineeta rises above this flaw and emerges a film that resonates with maturity and emotional poignance. A must see. Read More

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