Showing posts with label Partition. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Partition. Show all posts

Thursday, August 21, 2025

Is there a Bollywood movie made on the partition of India?


Pinjar : This movie is based on eponymous novel Pinjar (1950) by late Amrita Pritam, a known author.

Partition : Pinjar (2003) is based on partition of India; its trials and tribulations.

Abduction : Movie narrates saga of a young girl; who is abducted by a young Muslim farmer in anger.

Pain : He kidnaps her as his paternal aunt was once kidnapped by family members of that girl.

Ashamed : A guilt stricken Muslim man tells her , he has committed a grave sin by kidnapping her.

Escape : One night, girl escapes and reaches her home.

Shock : But, her family members refuse to accept her as she has been defiled by an outsider.

Hard truth : Girl feels that man has better conscience than many fanatics and orthodox men.

Riots : During riots of 1947; girl’s sister in law is kidnapped by rioters.

Savior : Girl and her husband saves her sister in law .

Acceptance : Soon , her family accepts her and wants her to move with them to India.

Refusal : But, girl steadfastly refuses and prefers to stay with her conscientious husband.

Facts : This is a good movie on partition of India that destroyed lives of many innocent women.

Movie has won National Film award for best movie on National Integration.

Manoj Bajpayee has won National Film award in this good movie.

It has also won Film fare award for art direction.

Pinjar (2003) is a saga of conscientious human beings in hard times.

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