Pinjar

I come to Pinjar from a completely different background than most of the other reviewers who have posted here. I'm relatively new to Bollywood films and was born and raised in the US. So I don't have a broad basis... Full review

In a word...amazing.I initially was not too keen to watch Pinjar since I thought this would be another movie lamenting over the partition and would show biases towards India and Pakistan. I was so totally wrong. Pinjar is a heart-wrenching,... Full review

Many of the reviewers have made it a point to note that Pinjar is unlike the run of the mill films produced in Bollywood. While this is true, Bollywood films in general are geared to a specific audience and should... Full review

I was haunted for days after watching this movie. Spent several nights tossing and turning. What makes this movie stand out is the authenticity. Since the movie is based on a novel by Amrita Pritam, a woman who experienced the... Full review

If you like movies with any sense and leave movies like Kal Ho Na Ho and Main Hoon Na for dodos then this is the movie for you. The movie shows the real plight suffered by the people from both... Full review

wow wow wow wow wowThis unquestionable loss of words is what I felt like when I saw Pinjar. Going in not expecting anything from the movie was a good way to stay objective, but having watched it, it really makes... Full review

I have been a Hindi movie buff since the age of 4 but never in my life have a watched such a moving and impacting movie, especially as a Hindi film. In the past several years, I had stopped watching... Full review

Pinjar is a genuinely good film, with great acting, good narrative, good presentation, touching emotions, etc.It seems to me that the quality of films that Bollywood is producing is quite improving these days, and this film is one evidence.No Bollywood... Full review

This movie was absolutely wonderful. The pre-partition time and culture has been recreated beautifully. Urmila has given yet another brilliant performance. What I truly admire about this movie is that it doesn't resort to Pakistan-bashing that is running rampant in... Full review

Pinjar is one of the few movies that really leaves a mark and makes you think hard. Set in Partition India, this film Shows the true reality of partition India. Urmila gets full marks for her beautiful and deeply emotional... Full review

It is also a brave effort by Urmila Matondkar to break out of the usual Bollywood routine and do a meaningful film. But there are times when one feels she needed a better director or that Dwivedi needed an actress with greater emoting abilities. ... Full Review

Though in no way an art movie, pic is considerably less mainstream than 2001 megahit "Gadar," a cross-religious love story which concentrated more on heroic antics than the emotional conflicts of Partition. Don't look to "Pinjar" for any thoughtful analysis of the politics behind Partition, or a Western-style essay on femme rights. ... Full Review

Pinjar' is a must-see for those who wait for a good film to come to the theatres all year long. It is not that 'Pinjar' is a perfect film. However, despite all these deficiencies, the film is worth every penny spent to watch it. ... Full Review

Mumbai, July 16 (IANS) Model-turned-actor Priyanshu Chatterjee has been noticed in films like "Tum Bin" and "Pinjar", but hasn't yet made it big. He's finally getting a break that could make things work - a film by acclaimed Bengali director... ... Full Article

MUMBAI: Legendary poet Amrita Pritam will be remembered once again, this time through an album, released as a tribute by poet and lyricist Gulzar. Filmmaker Chandra Prakash Dwivedi realised Pritam's dreams of making a film on her novel Pinjar ,... ... Full Article

Filmmaker Chandraprakash Dwivedi is planning a historical extravaganza, "Patliputra", which will revolve around the glorious capital of the ancient Magadh empire. "After years of research, I have decided to make a film on Patliputra," said Dwivedi, who made the film... ... Full Article

After his critically acclaimed Pinjar , director Dr. Chandraprakash Dwivedi is now making another period drama on the son of Emperor Ashoka. Speculations fill the air as the news of Dwivedi's next project breaks. ... Full Article

Chandraprakash Dwivedi's Pinjar has not created ripples at the box-office. However, the film has received a lot of critical acclaim. Pinjar , which stars Urmila Matondkar, Manoj Bajpai, Sanjay Suri, Priyanshu Chatterjee, Sandhali Sinha, Isha Koppikar and Kulbhushan Kharbanda, has... ... Full Article

MUMBAI: At B4U, it pays to know your history. B4U Music in association with Tanishq brings Pinjar contest. The winner stands to win a piece of timeless jewellery. ... Full Article