Parineeta

I had wanted to watch this movie for quiet sometime now, and finally after 3 weeks of waiting for an opportunity, I got one. My friends in Polaris had not watched the movie and they booked tickets in advance, and to my luck they had booked one for me too. So once again it was Satyam and for a change it was the morning show.

Parineeta was in the genre that I liked. Movies with simple and realistic stories, good acting and a good directing sense. Parineeta had all. The movie is an adaptation of a novel by Sarat Chandra Chatterjeein written in the year 1912. Parineeta in bangali means “The married woman”. The movie is directed by Pradeep Sarkar, and there are good performances by the lead actors – Saif Ali Khan, Vidya Balan and Sanjay Dutt.

The movie is set in Culcutta in the 1960’s. The narrator is Amitabh Bachchan – it seems that there cannot be a Bollywood movie without Amitabh being involved somethere or the other. The movie is a love triangle between Sekhar (Saif), Lolita (Vidya) and Girish (Sanjay). Lolita is orphaned at a very young age and comes to stay with her aunt. She is introduced to Sekhar, her neighbour and the son of a very affluent businessman. A true friendship blossoms between and they grow up sharing all their joys and sorrows. They were unaware of the depth of the relationship that they shared until Girish arrived.

Sekhar’s father was planning to dupe Lolita’s uncle to usurp his house. Girish intervenes and set things right. Girish also has liking for Lolita. Seeing that his plans were going astray, Sekhar’s father breaks all relations with Lolita’s family. Fixes Sekhar’s marriage with the daughter of another affluent business man. In the meantime Lolita’s uncle passes away – due to the shock he received when Sekhar’s father was buildinga wall between their houses.

During the turmoil, both Sekhar and Lolita begin to understand the feeling for each other and accept their love for each other. They exchange garlands during a very auspicious time and get married without the knowledge of others. After the death of Lolita’s uncle, their family decides to get Lolita married to Girish. Sekhar is heartbroken to hear it and some misunderstanding between him and Lolita prevents him from getting things cleared.

Finally, all’s well that ends well. The movie ends in a happy note, with the loving couple uniting much to the ire of Sekhar’s father, who could not raise a finger in objection. All in all, the movie is good; it’s a mature portrayal of a love story.

Other than watching the movie, I met up with a few friends. Went to Marina beach twice – once with friends and the other with Sasi Chittappan.

Spent a lot of money this weekend. Need to restrain myself.