Parineeta (2005 film)

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At the 24th Annual Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival held in April 2006, "Parineeta" was the only Indian mainstream cinema to feature among 135 films from 40 countries.cite news|accessdate=2007-10-26|url=http://www.mnfilmarts.org/m-spiff/2006/index2.html|title=24th Annual Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival]

In 2006, the film featured in the Palm Springs International Film Festival,cite news|accessdate=2007-10-26|url=http://128.97.165.17/showevent.asp?eventid=3995|first=Therese|last=Hayes|title=2006 Palm Springs International Film Festival] 24th San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival,cite news|accessdate=2007-10-26|title=24th San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival|url=http://2006.asianamericanfilmfestival.org/downloads/press/2006_indian.pdf] Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles,cite news|accessdate=2007-10-26|title=2006 Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles|url=http://www.indianfilmfestival.org/line_up_release.html] Helsinki Film Festivalcite news|accessdate=2007-10-26|title=2006 Helsinki Film Festival|url=http://2006.hiff.fi/elokuvat/elokuva.html?elokuva_id=162] and the International Film Festival of Marrakech.cite news|accessdate=2007-10-26|title=6th International Film Festival of Marrakech|url=http://www.festivalmarrakech.info/Sunday-3-December-2006_a368.html]

DVD and Soundtrack

DVD

The first version of the DVD version of "Parineeta" was released by UTV Motion Pictures on October 30, 2006. It has subtitle options in English, Arabic, Spanish, German, Italian, Malay, and French. An additional disc includes interviews with the actors and a behind the scenes look at the making of the film. It is available in Anamorphic widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, progressive 24 FPS, widescreen and NTSC format.cite news|accessdate=2007-10-20|url=http://store.nehaflix.com/pasdudvd.html|title=Parineeta DVD - Nehaflix.com] cite news|accessdate=2007-10-20|url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Parineeta-Sanjay-Dutt-Vidhya-Balan/dp/B000JLSR64/ref=pd_sbs_d_h__1/203-9883271-1404731|title=Parineeta DVD - Amazon.co.uk]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack to "Parineeta" was released in April 2005 to positive reviews.cite news|title=Music Review - Parineeta|accessdate=2007-10-20|url=http://www.planetbollywood.com/Music/Parineeta/]

*Piyu Bole (4:21) sung by Sonu Nigam & Shreya Ghoshal. This song come when Shekhar asks Lolita to put some words in the tune he composed.
*Kasto Mazza (4:43) sung by Sonu Nigam & Shreya Ghoshal. Shekhar sings while traveling by train when he misses his beloved Lolita.
*Soona Man Ka Aangan (4:20) sung by Sonu Nigam & Shreya Ghoshal. A mellifluous and an emotional song sung by Shekhar, when he remembers his lifelong friendship with Lolita.
*Kaisi Paheli Zindgani (4:03) sung by Sunidhi Chauhan. A vibrant and pacy song which is about riddle of love which is complicated and painful and sometime happy.
*Raat Hamari Toh (5:19) sung by Chitra & Swanand Kirkire. A soulful song sung by Lolita about her loneliness for a situation in the darkness of night.
*Dhinak Dhinak Dha (3:53) sung by Rita Ganguly. A song sung during Shekhar and Gayatri's wedding, shown once at the beginning and again when the film completes a full circle.
*Hui Main Parineeta (2:32) sung by Sonu Nigam & Shreya Ghoshal. Similar music to Piyu Bole, but a slow and a smooth version picturized on Shekhar and Lolita's secret marriage and eventual lovemaking.

See also

* "Parineeta" (book)
* "Parineeta" (1953)

References

External links

* [http://www.spicevienna.org/showMovie.php?m=10183 "Parineeta"] at [http://www.spicevienna.org SPICE]
* [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10005381-parineeta/?show=all Parineeta] at Rotten Tomatoes