Pinjra (film)
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Pinjra is a Marathi film made in 1972. The film is directed by V. Shantaram
. In 1973 this film was remade in Hindi
.
word for 'cage') is the tragic story of a school teacher and a dancer. The 'cage' here is a metaphor for life. The dancer dies as she falls for the teacher & is unable to save him. The teacher prefers to die under mistaken identity rather than live as a man who has lost respect. This is a story of how death bails them out of their cages.
"Der Blaue Engel
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Mastar Named Shridhar pant(guruji) (Marathi
version of 'Master') an upright school teacher; a man of high morals. Unfortunately, the Maharashtrian village where he teaches does not value these qualities much. Things get worse when a Tamasha
group comes in the village. The lead dancer of the group named as Chandrakala (Sandhya
) gets every man in the village smitten. The teacher is righteously infuriated by lack of people's morals. He vents up his anger on the dance group in form of a speech by demolishing there temporary dwelling places and ask to get away from village.
The dancer is hurt by this and decides to take revenge. Gradually, even adult school students start bunking the school to see Tamasha. The teacher decides to confront the dancer. After her performance, he decides to meet her. During a performance she gets badly injured and in humanity and humility guruji medicates her. In this period he gets trapped in cage as prey of lust that he had never encountered until then. Horrified by the realization of what he is doing, he asks to keep it a secret.
Later, son of landlord (Bajirao) who is against teacher finds teacher daily visiting Chandrakala. He calls his father (landlord) and all people to check it. But they don't find guruji at dancer's place. Guruji is deeply hurt as he deceives villagers by this act. Bajirao, angry with this tries to frame guruji in a molestation case. But in fights, a villager (milkman) who tries to save guriji, is murdered by Bajirao. But as the blame would come on guruji Chandrakala asks him to flee away from village. She also misguides villagers saying that the murder victim was, in fact, guruji. The dancer decides to keep teacher as tamasha worker in disguise. Here he learn to drink and eat tobacco. As police investigation proceeds, the teacher gets arrested for his own murder.
After realizing that she has brought a good man to her level and is solely responsible for whatever happened, she decides to make amends. She meets teacher in police custody and ask to confess that he is the teacher and not a murderer. But the pious teacher tells her how people love his thoughts, his acts and how in his memory they have built a statue of his. He decide that he is the culprit who deceived villagers and hence should be punishable. But in a twist of fate, while telling truth to judge Chandrakala loses her voice in the court and the teacher is sentenced to death.
While listing judgement of death sentence dancer get shock and dies on the spot. The teacher says that whatever happened to him was for good.
V. Shantaram
V. Shantaram is a renowned Indian filmmaker, film producer and actor. He is most known for his films like Dr...
. In 1973 this film was remade in Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
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Plot Summary
Pinjra (MarathiMarathi language
Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most...
word for 'cage') is the tragic story of a school teacher and a dancer. The 'cage' here is a metaphor for life. The dancer dies as she falls for the teacher & is unable to save him. The teacher prefers to die under mistaken identity rather than live as a man who has lost respect. This is a story of how death bails them out of their cages.
Plot
The film is a loose adaptation of first major German sound filmSound film
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"Der Blaue Engel
Der blaue Engel
The Blue Angel is a film directed by Josef von Sternberg in 1930, based on Heinrich Mann's novel Professor Unrat. The film is considered to be the first major German sound film and it brought world fame to actress Marlene Dietrich...
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Mastar Named Shridhar pant(guruji) (Marathi
Marathi language
Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most...
version of 'Master') an upright school teacher; a man of high morals. Unfortunately, the Maharashtrian village where he teaches does not value these qualities much. Things get worse when a Tamasha
Tamasha
Tamasha is a traditional Marathi folk art form. often with singing and dancing, widely performed by local or travelling theatre groups within the state of Maharashtra, India. It has also been the subject of several Marathi films...
group comes in the village. The lead dancer of the group named as Chandrakala (Sandhya
Sandhya Shantaram
Sandhya Shantaram is an Indian actress. She is best known for her appearances in various Hindi and Marathi films directed by her husband V. Shantaram.-Career:...
) gets every man in the village smitten. The teacher is righteously infuriated by lack of people's morals. He vents up his anger on the dance group in form of a speech by demolishing there temporary dwelling places and ask to get away from village.
The dancer is hurt by this and decides to take revenge. Gradually, even adult school students start bunking the school to see Tamasha. The teacher decides to confront the dancer. After her performance, he decides to meet her. During a performance she gets badly injured and in humanity and humility guruji medicates her. In this period he gets trapped in cage as prey of lust that he had never encountered until then. Horrified by the realization of what he is doing, he asks to keep it a secret.
Later, son of landlord (Bajirao) who is against teacher finds teacher daily visiting Chandrakala. He calls his father (landlord) and all people to check it. But they don't find guruji at dancer's place. Guruji is deeply hurt as he deceives villagers by this act. Bajirao, angry with this tries to frame guruji in a molestation case. But in fights, a villager (milkman) who tries to save guriji, is murdered by Bajirao. But as the blame would come on guruji Chandrakala asks him to flee away from village. She also misguides villagers saying that the murder victim was, in fact, guruji. The dancer decides to keep teacher as tamasha worker in disguise. Here he learn to drink and eat tobacco. As police investigation proceeds, the teacher gets arrested for his own murder.
After realizing that she has brought a good man to her level and is solely responsible for whatever happened, she decides to make amends. She meets teacher in police custody and ask to confess that he is the teacher and not a murderer. But the pious teacher tells her how people love his thoughts, his acts and how in his memory they have built a statue of his. He decide that he is the culprit who deceived villagers and hence should be punishable. But in a twist of fate, while telling truth to judge Chandrakala loses her voice in the court and the teacher is sentenced to death.
While listing judgement of death sentence dancer get shock and dies on the spot. The teacher says that whatever happened to him was for good.
Cast
Following table shows details of Cast for Pinjara.| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Shriram Lagoo Shriram Lagoo Dr. Shreeram Lagoo is an Indian film and theatre actor, in Hindi and Marathi. He is known for his character roles in films. He has acted in over 100 Hindi and Marathi films, over 40 Marathi, Hindi and Gujarati plays, and has directed over 20 Marathi plays. He is considered one of the greatest... |
Teacher |
| Sandhya Sandhya Shantaram Sandhya Shantaram is an Indian actress. She is best known for her appearances in various Hindi and Marathi films directed by her husband V. Shantaram.-Career:... |
Dancer (Chandrakala) |
| Nilu Phule Nilu Phule Nilu Phule was an Indian actor known for his roles in the Marathi language movies and Marathi theatre. Nilu Phule had acted in around 250 Marathi and Hindi movies during his film career.... |
Leader of dance troupe |
| Vatsala Deshmukh | Sister of dancer |
| Bhalchandra Kulkarni | Police Inspector |
Tracklist
Following table shows list of tracks and respective duration in the film.| Track # | Song | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aali Thumkat Naar Lachkat | |
| 2 | Chhabidar Chhabi Mi | |
| 3 | De Re Kanha Choli Un Lugdi | |
| 4 | Disala Ga Bai Disala | |
| 5 | Ishqachi Ingali Dasli | |
| 6 | Kashi Nashibana Thatta Aaj Mandli | |
| 7 | Mala Lagali Kunachi Uchaki | |
| 8 | Naka Todu Pavan Jara Thamba | |
| 9 | Tumhawar Keli Mi Marji Bahal |