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Parineeta

Parineeta

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Parineeta

2005

2h 4m

6.5(57 votes)

Romance

Drama

Overview

Childhood sweethearts Lalita and Shekhar wish to get married someday. However, Shekhar's growing suspicions about Lalita coupled with his conniving father's antics threaten to tear them apart.

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Vidhu Vinod Chopra Productions

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Saif Ali Khan

Saif Ali Khan

Shekhar N. Roy

Vidya Balan

Vidya Balan

Lalita

Sanjay Dutt

Sanjay Dutt

Girish Sharma

Sabyasachi Chakraborty

Sabyasachi Chakraborty

Navinchandra Roy

Raima Sen

Raima Sen

Koyal

Dia Mirza

Dia Mirza

Gayetri Tatya

Achyut Potdar

Achyut Potdar

Gurcharan

Supriya Shukla

Supriya Shukla

Sunita

Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan

Narrator

Rekha

Rekha

Moulin Rouge Singer

Creative team

Directed by: Pradeep Sarkar
Written by: Saratchandra Chatterjee
Vidhu Vinod Chopra

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