Parineeta

Parineeta

151 mins | Drama, Family | Jan. 1, 1953

In Calcutta at the turn of the century, two families (one wealthier than the other but both belonging to the same caste) live in adjoining properties. Their respective patriarchs fall out over the repayment of a loan and the intervention of a member of a lower caste in the families' financial arrangements. The rift causes much heartache to the younger members of the families, two of whom have secretly plighted their troth to each other.

Parineeta

151 mins | Drama, Family | Jan. 1, 1953

Parineeta
In Calcutta at the turn of the century, two families (one wealthier than the other but both belonging to the same caste) live in adjoining properties. Their respective patriarchs fall out over the repayment of a loan and the intervention of a member of a lower caste in the families' financial arrangements. The rift causes much heartache to the younger members of the families, two of whom have secretly plighted their troth to each other.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers Ashok Kumar Productions
Original title परिणीता
Directors Kamal Chowdhary, Moni Bhattacharjee, Asit Sen, Nabendu Ghosh, Bimal Roy
Writers Bimal Roy, Saratchandra Chatterjee

Cast

Ashok Kumar

as Shekhar Rai

Meena Kumari

as Lalita

Asit Baran

as Girin Babu

Sheetal

as (as Baby Sheela)

Badri Prasad

as Nabin Rai (as Badriprasad)

Pratima Devi

as Shekhar's aunt

Rekha Mallick

as (as Rekha)

Manju

as

Shelley Bannerjee

as (as S. Bannerji)

Naina

as (as Nayane)

Sarita

as

Bhupendra Kapoor

as (as Bhupen Kapoor)

Shivji Bhai

as (as Shivjibhai)

Bibaji

as

Om Prakash Jr.

as (as Omprakash)

Samar Chatterjee

as (as Samar Chatterji)

Gunjan

as

Nazir Hussain

as Gurcharan Babu

Shashi Kapoor

as Lakshman (Shekhar's Servant)