Hindi Parineeta (2005)

Parineeta is a 2005 Indian musical romantic drama movie adaptation of the 1914 Bengali novella of the same name by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. Directed by debutant Pradeep Sarkar, it was based upon a screenplay by the film’s producer, Vidhu Vinod Chopra. The movie featured Vidya Balan, Sanjay Dutt and Saif Ali Khan 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. Dia Mirza, with a cameo appearance as Shekhar’s fiancé and Rekha, with a cameo performance of a night club singer, are other notable performances. Lyrics were penned by Swanand Kirkire. The movie songs are sung by Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal, Sunidhi Chauhan, Chitra, Swanand Kirkire, and Rita Ganguly. The movie was released on 10 June 2005.