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Parineeta is a Bollywood musical adaptation of the 1914 Bengali novella, Parineeta by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. Directed by debutant Pradeep Sarkar, the film was based upon a screenplay by the film's producer, Vidhu Vinod Chopra. The movie featured Saif Ali Khan and Vidya Balan in the lead roles.

The film primarily revolves around the lead characters, Lolita and Shekhar. Orphaned at a young age, Lolita lives with her uncle. Her uncle barely manages their living whereas, Shekhar's father is an astute businessman who places profit over everything else. Since childhood, Shekhar and Lolita have been friends. This friendship blossoms into love while the families are blissfully ignorant about this. A series of misunderstandings surface and both of them are separated with the conniving schemes of Shekhar's father. The plot deepens with the arrival of Girish who brings Lolita's uncle out of distress. This unknowingly distances both of the protagonists. Eventually, Shekhar's love defies his father's greed and seeks Lolita.

The film opened to the Indian audiences on June 10, 2005. After receiving critical acclaim and praise, the film went on the win the Filmfare Awards apart from several prominent awards. The director even went on to win the prestigious National Award for the Best First Film .

Plot

This film adaptation of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's 1914 novella, Parineeta, places the story in Kolkata of 1962. This adaptation (which deviates slightly from the original storyline of the novella ) centers around a young woman, Lolita (Vidya Balan), who was orphaned as a child. She lives with the family of her uncle, Gurucharan (Achyut Potdar). Gurucharan has a daughter, Koel (Raima Sen), who is very close to Lolita.

When Gurucharan had a heart attack three years prior, he had to borrow a large sum of money from his neighbor, Navin Rai (Sabyasachi Chakravarthy). Rai demands that Gurucharan return the loan or else he will lose his home to Rai (a situation which creates the central tension of the film). Rai's son, Shekhar (Saif Ali Khan) is rebellious and musically inclined, spending his days playing the music of Rabindranath Tagore or Elvis Presley and composing his own songs with Lolita, rather than becoming part of his father's world. Part of this rebellion involves resistance to meeting Gayatri Tantia (Dia Mirza), the beautiful but devious daughter of a wealthy family whom his father would like Shekhar to marry into. Instead, Shekhar is in love with Lolita, and she with him, though neither of them admit it.

Meanwhile, Lolita meets a relative by marriage, Charu's (Smita Malhotra) brother, Girish (Sanjay Dutt), who is visiting from London. Girish falls in love with Lolita as well. The resulting love triangle, and Navin Rai's deviousness, forms the climax of the film.

Cast

An interesting mix of cast decorated the film.

Saif Ali Khan as Shekhar Rai. Shows a balance of love for Lolita and jealousy towards Girish. Egoistic, yet towards to end has utter hatred of himself for transforming into such a cold and bitter person.
Vidya Balan as Lolita. A woman of dignity with unflinching love for Shekhar. A lovely singer, who's resigned to the circumstances, upholding her respect when she faces insult.
Sanjay Dutt as Girish. Simple and straightforward character who plays Lolita's moral support with warmth and compassion.
Diya Mirza as Gayatri. Short but a devious character who longs for Shekhar with her charm and beauty.
Raima Sen as Koel. Lolita's playful, mischievous and cheerful cousin who's lively, peppy and lives every moment.
Sabyasachi Chakravarthy as Navin Rai. Cold at heart, a shrewd and a conniving businessman who even places human values and relationships below his greed for money.