‘Parineeta’ turns 15: Vidya Balan, Sanjay Dutt get nostalgic

Mumbai, June 10 (IANS) As her debut Bollywood film “Parineeta” clocked 15 years on Wednesday, actress Vidya Balan went down memory lane and shared a few throwback pictures from the set.

“Like Lolita was Shekhar’s better half even before the world knew it, you were mine too … but on the 10th June 2005, I became your Parineeta .I loved you then and i love you now and i love you forever more …my dear Cinema . And to all those who have made sure this marriage survives and thrives.,Tahe Dil Se Shukriya #15YearsOfParineeta,” Vidya wrote.

Directed by Pradeep Sarkar, “Parineeta” was an adaptation from the Bengali novella of the same name by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. The film also starred Saif Ali Khan, Sanjay Dutt and Dia Mirza.

Sanjay Dutt and Dia, too, got nostalgic.

Sharing a few stills from the movie, Dutt thanked everyone “for giving so much love to this film”.

” #15YearsofParineeta,” he added.

“Our beautiful Vidya’s powerful debut film… It was such a pleasure being a part of this lyrical period romantic drama. The entire team worked tirelessly to make every moment, every frame the magic that it turned out to be.

“The art design, the costume, the cinematography, the music, the dialogue, the entire cast and crew and the man with the painstaking vision @pradeepsarkar… Will never forget our producer Vinod Chopra’s belief and investment in us all @vidhuvinodchoprafilms. I learnt so much from my experience working on this film,” Dia wrote.

–IANS

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