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Pinjar (Hindi: पिंजर, Urdu: پنجر, Punjabi: ਪਿੰਜਰ; English:The Cage) is a 2003 Indian period drama film directed by Chandraprakash Dwivedi. The movie is about the Hindu-Muslim problems during the partition of India. The film is based on a Punjabi novel of the same name, written by Amrita Pritam. Urmila Matondkar, Manoj Bajpayee and Sanjay Suri are in the lead roles. Besides critical acclaim, the film also won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration.
Original Release
10/24/2003
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Urmila Matondkar | Hamida / Puro |
| Manoj Bajpayee | Rashid |
| Sanjay Suri | Ramchand |
| Sandali Sinha | Lajjo / Lajo |
| Priyanshu Chatterjee | Trilok |
| Isha Koppikar | Rajjo |
| Lillete Dubey | Mrs. Mohanlal |
| Kulbhushan Kharbanda | Mohanlal (Puro's dad) / Mohanlal |
| Farida Jalal | Mrs. Shyamlal |
| Alok Nath | Shyamlal (Ramchand's dad) / Shyamlal |
Directors
Writers
Chandra Prakash Dwivedi, Amrita Pritam
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Urmila Matondkar | Hamida / Puro |
| Manoj Bajpayee | Rashid |
| Sanjay Suri | Ramchand |
| Sandali Sinha | Lajjo / Lajo |
| Priyanshu Chatterjee | Trilok |
| Isha Koppikar | Rajjo |
| Lillete Dubey | Mrs. Mohanlal |
| Kulbhushan Kharbanda | Mohanlal (Puro's dad) / Mohanlal |
| Farida Jalal | Mrs. Shyamlal |
| Alok Nath | Shyamlal (Ramchand's dad) / Shyamlal |
| Seema Biswas | Mad woman |
| Sudha Shivpuri | Rashid's mother |
| Dina Pathak | Rahim's aunt |
| Samar Jaisingh | |
| Adil Rana | |
| Savita Bajaj | Nurse (Dai) |
| Saurabh Bavaliya | Child artist |
| Vijay Chauhan | Alladitta |
| Rohitash Gaud | Rashid's Brother |
| Niharika | Kamla |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Farahjaan Sheikh | Producer |
Editors
