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Parineeta is a 2005 Indian musical romantic drama film adaptation of the 1914 Bengali novella, Parineeta by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. Directed by debutant Pradeep Sarkar, it was based upon a screenplay by the film's producer, Vidhu Vinod Chopra. The film featured Vidya Balan, Saif Ali Khan and Sanjay Dutt in the lead roles. Raima Sen plays the supporting role of Lalita's chirpy cousin. Sabyasachi Chakrabarty plays the pivotal role of Shekhar's father. Diya Mirza, with a cameo appearance as Shekhar's fiancé and Rekha, with a cameo performance of a night club singer, are other notable performances.
Original Release
06/10/2005
US Release
06/10/2005
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Saif Ali Khan | Shekhar N. Roy / Shekhar Roy |
| Vidya Balan | Lolita (Gurcharan's daughter) / Lalita |
| Sanjay Dutt | Girish Sharma |
| Dia Mirza | Gayetri Tatya |
| Raima Sen | Koyal (Lolita's sister) / Koel |
| Sabyasachi Chakrabarty | Navinchandra Roy |
| Ninad Kamat | Ajit |
| Achyut Potdar | Gurcharan |
| Rekha | |
| Surinder Kaur | Rajeshwari |
Directors
Writers
Pradeep Sarkar, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Rekha Nigam, Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, Vibha Singh
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Saif Ali Khan | Shekhar N. Roy / Shekhar Roy |
| Vidya Balan | Lolita (Gurcharan's daughter) / Lalita |
| Sanjay Dutt | Girish Sharma |
| Dia Mirza | Gayetri Tatya |
| Raima Sen | Koyal (Lolita's sister) / Koel |
| Sabyasachi Chakrabarty | Navinchandra Roy |
| Ninad Kamat | Ajit |
| Achyut Potdar | Gurcharan |
| Rekha | |
| Surinder Kaur | Rajeshwari |
| Kumkum Bhattacharya | Vasundhara |
| Supriya Shukla | Sunita |
| Smita Malhotra | Charu |
| Rajesh Sharma | Ratan |
| Howard Rosemeyer | Siddhart Tantiya |
| Biplab Chatterjee | Shyam Lal Tantiya |
| Rita Ganguly | Mausi |
| Pradeep Chakraborty | |
| Ratan Sarkhel | Nimai |
| Meghna Kothari | Wedding Singer |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Vidhu Vinod Chopra | Executive Producer |
| Sanu Roy | Executive Producer |
| Panchali Sarkar | Executive Producer |
| Vir Chopra | Producer |
| Rajkumar Hirani | Producer |
| Ishar Singh | Producer |
