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Pinjar (transl. The Cage) is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language historical drama film directed by Chandraprakash Dwivedi. The film revolves around the Hindu-Muslim problems during the partition of India and is based on a Punjabi novel of the same name, written by Amrita Pritam. Urmila Matondkar, Manoj Bajpayee and Sanjay Suri portray the lead roles.
Pinjar (Punjabi: ਪਿੰਜਰ; English/Translation: The Skeleton) is a 1950 Punjabi-language novel written by notable Indian poet and novelist Amrita Pritam. It is the story of a Hindu girl, Puro, abducted by a Muslim man, Rashid; Puro's parents refuse to accept the defiled girl when she manages to escape from Rashid's home.
Mar 22, 2024 · Poet and writer Amrita Pritam’s Punjabi novella, Pinjar, is set at the time of the Partition of India. Young Puro belongs to a Hindu Sahukar or moneylender family in a village called Chatto.
Oct 9, 2021 · Amrita Pritam was 31 in 1950 when she wrote Pinjar, a fictional account of the horrors of Partition that came with Independence in 1947. Pritam herself left Lahore for India that year.
Pinjar tells the story of Puro, a young woman of Hindu background, living a lovely life circling the time of the partition of 1947 with her family. Puro is betrothed to a wealthy, sweet young man, Ramchand, from a promising family.
Written in 1950 Pinjar is the story of Hindu girl, Puro, who is abducted by a Muslim man, Rashid. Puro's parents refuse to accept her when she manages to escape from Rashid's home. Written in the backdrop of India’s partition, it is a moving story of a young girl who is first bewildered at her changed circumstances and later calmly accepts ...
- Amrita Pritam
The title Pinjar (which means skeleton) is connected with the idea of devaluing women and reducing them to mere objects of men’s pleasure. In the second half of the film, we see a mentally unstable woman who gets raped and impregnated.
Pinjar is the story of Pooro, a Hindu woman abducted by a Muslim man, just before her wedding. She is renamed Hamida and is forced to marry Rashid who had abducted her to settle...
Pinjar: A gripping tale of love, loss, and resilience set during the Partition of India, where one woman's journey reveals the complexities of human relationships.
On the eve of the India/Pakistan partition, a man (Manoj Bajpai) abducts a woman (Urmila Matondkar) awaiting an arranged marriage to a scholar (Sanjay Suri).
- Drama, History
