''Pinjar'' (

Punjabi Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to: * Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan * Punjabi language * Punjabis, Punjabi people * Punjabi dialects and languages Punjabi may also refer to: * Punjabi (horse), a ...

: ਪਿੰਜਰ; English/Translation: The Skeleton) is a

1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 ...

-language novel written by notable Indian poet and novelist

Amrita Pritam Amrita Pritam (; 31 August 1919 – 31 October 2005) was an Indian novelist, essayist and poet, who wrote in Punjabi and Hindi. A prominent figure in Punjabi literature, she is the recipient of the 1956 Sahitya Akademi Award. Her body o ...

.In 2009, Pinjar was translated by Khushwant Singh in English. The novel depicts the conditions and nature of the Indian society during the partition of India in 1947. Amrita Pritam has poured her own experiences in the novel. She portrayed the women life in the partition period It is the story of a Hindu girl, Puro, abducted by a Muslim man, Rashid; Puro's parents refuse to accept the defiled girl when she manages to escape from Rashid's home. ''Pinjar'' is widely considered one of the outstanding works of Indian fiction set during the period of the

Partition of India The partition of India in 1947 was the division of British India into two independent dominion states, the Dominion of India, Union of India and Dominion of Pakistan. The Union of India is today the Republic of India, and the Dominion of Paki ...

Main characters

* Puro (later, Hamida)-main protagonist * Rashid- Muslim boy who kidnapped puro * Ramchand -fiance of puro * Lajo - sister of ramchand & wife of trilok * Trilok - brother of puro * Rajjo - younger sister of puro * Tara (Puro's Mother) * Mohanlal (Puro's Father) * Shyamlal (Ramchand's Father) * Pagali * Javed

Adaptation

The novel was adapted in the 2003 Hindi film of the same title ('' Pinjar''), starring

Urmila Matondkar Urmila Matondkar (born 4 February 1974) is an Indian actress and politician. Known for her work primarily in Hindi cinema, Hindi films, in addition to Telugu cinema, Telugu, Malayalam cinema, Malayalam, Marathi cinema, Marathi and Tamil cinema ...

Manoj Bajpai Manoj Bajpayee (born 23 April 1969), also transliterated as Manoj Bajpai, is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Hindi cinema. He is the recipient of numerous accolades including four National Film Awards, four Filmfare Awards, and two ...

and

Sanjay Suri Sanjay Suri (born 6 April 1971) is an Indian actor and film producer. He comes from an affluent business family of Punjabis. He had a supporting role in '' Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi (1999)'', acted in '' Jhankaar Beats'', and co-produced and acted ...

in the lead roles. After receiving critical acclaim, the film went on to win the

National Film Award The National Film Awards are awards for artistic and technical merit given for "Excellence within the Cinema of India, Indian film industry". Established in 1954, it has been administered, along with the International Film Festival of India ...

for

Best Feature Film on National Integration The Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration was one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organization set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It is one ...

. A Pakistani television series based on the novel titled ''

Ghughi ''Ghughi'' () is a 2018 Pakistani drama serial based on Amrita Pritam's 1950 novel '' Pinjar''. This drama is directed by Iqbal Hussain, written by Amna Mufti and produced by Cereal Entertainment. It originally aired on TV One Pakistan. It sta ...

'' premiered on 25 January 2018 on TVOne Pakistan.

References

{{reflist Punjabi-language novels Indian novels adapted into films Novels about Indian women Novels about the partition of India 1950 Indian novels