18 years of 'Pinjar': Urmila Matondkar wonders if the 'situation of women has changed'

Urmila Matondkar, Manoj Bajpayee, and Isha Koppikar starrer 'Pinjar' completed 18 years today. Helmed by Chandraprakash Dwivedi, the 2003 film was based on poet and novelist Amrita Pritam's 1950 Punjabi novel of the same name.
To commemorate this special day, actress Urmila Matondkar took to Instagram handle and wrote, "18 years of playing Puro in Amrita Pritam's timeless classic 'Pinjar'. Can't help but wonder even though things look apparently changed, if the situation of women has actually changed for any better or do they still struggle through the mindset of a rigid society.What do you think?"
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Talking about the film, Chandraprakash Dwivedi's National Award-winning film 'Pinjar' revolves around a lead couple Matondkar as Puro, a Hindu woman abducted by a Muslim man, Rashid--played by actor Manoj Bajpayee. The film chronicled the Hindu-Muslim conflict during the era.