# Parineeta (2005)

> A lush 1960s Calcutta romance in which love, debt, and family ambition collide around a threatened ancestral home.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/12461

## Facts

- Runtime: 124 min
- Genres: Romance, Drama
- Director: Pradeep Sarkar
- Cast: Saif Ali Khan, Vidya Balan, Sanjay Dutt, Sabyasachi Chakraborty, Raima Sen, Dia Mirza, Achyut Potdar, Supriya Shukla
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0437407/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Mood: wistful, ornate, melancholic, romantic evening, bollywood movie night

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