Pinjar

Pinjar

7.7IMDb Score
Released:2003-10-22
Duration:188 min
Country:India
Director:Chandra Prakash Dwivedi
Actors:Urmila Matondkar, Manoj Bajpayee, Sanjay Suri, Sandali Sinha, Isha Koppikar
Production:Lucky Star Entertainment

Overview:

In the days leading up to Partition, a Hindu woman is abducted by a Muslim man. Soon, she finds herself not only forced into marriage, but living in a new country as the borders between India and Pakistan are drawn

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