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Parineeta
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Grade & Score (?) B+ (69%)
Avg Rating: 3.47/5 (69%) from 24 Reviews
Reviews (?) 24 Reviews Counted: 21 Good / 1 Average / 2 Bad
Cast Sanjay Dutt, Saif Ali Khan,Vidya Balan, Raima Sen, Amitabh Bachchan [voice]
Director Pradeep Sarkar
Release Date June 10, 2005
Box Office Status Wonderful in multiplexes

Synopsis
A film by Pradeep Sarkar starring Sanjay Dutt, Saif Ali Khan, new-find Vidya Balan, Raima Sen, Amitabh Bachchan [voice].

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Reviews

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Positive Reviews
5.0 "definitely worth viewing. It's a film that will really make Indian cinema proud."
- Bollyvista
5.0 "is a must see. It is a classic and rare example of Bollywood at its best!"
- BBC
4.5 "resonates with maturity and emotional poignance. A must-see."
- Planet Bollywood
4.3 "is a well made film which is a MUST-SEE once. "
- AllBollywood.com
4.0 "is a beautiful story, beautifully told. It approximates what most of us expect, and increasingly yearn for in vain, in our cinematic experience. "
- Rediff
4.0 "A visually stimulating, emotionally stirring, powerful and engrossing film."
- South Africa Daily News
4.0 "A visual treat  thats the essence of Parineeta."
- Deccan Herald
4.0 "Go see it. This one gets nothing short of a thumbs up! "
- NDTV
4.0 "The result is a fine example of how Bollywood is capable of producing mature love stories without sacrificing the entertainment factor."
- BBC Films
3.5 "A must watch."
- Teen Station
3.5 "Sarkar has made an excellent debut at an age when most people think of retirement."
- Screen India
3.5 "Sarkar, who recently gave us that memorable advertisement, "Pappu paas ho gaya!... .", has passed his test with flying colours."
- The Hindu
3.5 "remains with you even when it is over."
- ApunKaChoice
3.0 "is all technology and no art! But it is worth watching. Time to grab the popcorns and relax."
- RadioSargam
3.0 "had all the elements to become a classic in cinema but the recipe has gone wrong at some places."
- Smash Hits
3.0 "is a breath of fresh air in a generally cliched Bollywood. "
- Jam
3.0 "Here's film to line up for! "
- B4U
3.0 "works as a romantic drama and a period piece mainly because the cast and crew seem to get the point of the literary source without making a song-and-dance of scrupulousness."
- Glamsham
3.0 "If you overlook the overindulgence in melodrama in the last few reels of the film, Parineeta may well classify as a classic entertainer with brilliant performances, outstanding music and superb production values."
- Mid-Day
3.0 "First-time director, Pradeep Sarkar has done an excellent job in bringing alive the sprit of old Calcutta (not Kolkata)."
- IndiaTimes
3.0 "good entertainment for discerning audiences."
- Hindustan Times
Average Reviews
2.5 "is a well made film that has its share of highs and lows."
- IndiaFM
Negative Reviews
2.0 "If you are very young and go by the conviction that anything prior to 2004 is ancient history, you'll not want to see this flick."
- Full Hyderabad
2.0 "the climax degenerates into a comic display of brawn and late realisation in the Dharam-Sunny mould."
- Outlook India

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