Pestonjee director Vijaya Mehta & N.F.D.C.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublication details: Mumbai Shemaroo c1987Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 130 min.) sd., col. 4 3/4 inSubject(s): Genre/Form:
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Pestonjee is a 1988 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Vijaya Mehta, starring Anupam Kher, Naseeruddin Shah and Shabana Azmi, based on a story by film journalist B. K. Karanjia. The film is an intimate look into the life and manners of the Parsi community, especially those living in the city of Bombay (now Mumbai) in the 1950s and 60s. Phiroj Shah and Pestonjee are close friends. They like to do everything together (and even plan to get married on the same day), even though they are very different in temperament. Phiroj is quiet, thoughtful and indecisive, while Pestonjee is an extrovert. Phiroj is unable to make up his mind about marrying a girl, Jeroo), selected for him by a matchmaker. It is Pissi who ends up marrying her. Phiroj has fallen in love with her, but does not begrudge Pissi his happiness. He decides not to marry, and moves to another city. They keep in touch by mail. Phiroj is extremely delighted to hear that Pissi and Jeroo are expecting a baby. He decides to travel to Bombay to visit them. During his visit, Phiroj learns that the married life of Pissi and Jeroo is not as he had imagined it. Phiroj is horrified to discover that Pissi has a mistress. Jeroo has had a miscarriage which Pissi later informs him, when confronted by Phiroj about his mistress, was actually an abortion due to Jeroo's fear of dying in childbirth as her mother had. He is saddened by how Jeroo has changed. She is no longer the pretty girl she was, but appears cantankerous and uncaring. Both she and Pissi are unhappy in their marriage. Phiroj resolves not to meet them, but mentally is unable to keep himself aloof. All three carry on with their unhappy lives until Pissi's sudden death. Finally, Phiroj discovers that he cannot help Jeroo. Soona, Pesi's mistress whom Phiroj had thought of as a loose woman, ends up paying for the funeral which Piroj repays to her as he cannot abide the thought that in even his death, Pissi's mistress has a hold on him.
Production credits:
  • Music, Vanraj Bhatia; cinematographer, Rajan Kothari; screenplay, Vijaya Mehta and B.K. Karanjia; film editor, Renu Saluja.
Awards:
  • National award wining in 1988
 Naseeruddin Shah, Shabana Azmi, Anupam KherSummary:
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Originally released theatrically in 1987

Pestonjee is a 1988 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Vijaya Mehta, starring Anupam Kher, Naseeruddin Shah and Shabana Azmi, based on a story by film journalist B. K. Karanjia. The film is an intimate look into the life and manners of the Parsi community, especially those living in the city of Bombay (now Mumbai) in the 1950s and 60s. Phiroj Shah and Pestonjee are close friends. They like to do everything together (and even plan to get married on the same day), even though they are very different in temperament. Phiroj is quiet, thoughtful and indecisive, while Pestonjee is an extrovert. Phiroj is unable to make up his mind about marrying a girl, Jeroo), selected for him by a matchmaker. It is Pissi who ends up marrying her. Phiroj has fallen in love with her, but does not begrudge Pissi his happiness. He decides not to marry, and moves to another city. They keep in touch by mail. Phiroj is extremely delighted to hear that Pissi and Jeroo are expecting a baby. He decides to travel to Bombay to visit them. During his visit, Phiroj learns that the married life of Pissi and Jeroo is not as he had imagined it. Phiroj is horrified to discover that Pissi has a mistress. Jeroo has had a miscarriage which Pissi later informs him, when confronted by Phiroj about his mistress, was actually an abortion due to Jeroo's fear of dying in childbirth as her mother had. He is saddened by how Jeroo has changed. She is no longer the pretty girl she was, but appears cantankerous and uncaring. Both she and Pissi are unhappy in their marriage. Phiroj resolves not to meet them, but mentally is unable to keep himself aloof. All three carry on with their unhappy lives until Pissi's sudden death. Finally, Phiroj discovers that he cannot help Jeroo. Soona, Pesi's mistress whom Phiroj had thought of as a loose woman, ends up paying for the funeral which Piroj repays to her as he cannot abide the thought that in even his death, Pissi's mistress has a hold on him.

Music, Vanraj Bhatia; cinematographer, Rajan Kothari; screenplay, Vijaya Mehta and B.K. Karanjia; film editor, Renu Saluja.

Naseeruddin Shah, Shabana Azmi, Anupam Kher

In Hindi with English subtitles.

National award wining in 1988

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