Pinjar (meaning skeleton) focuses on a small family, headed by Mohanlala and Tara. They have two daughters, Puro (Urmila) and Rajjo (Isha Koppikar) and son Trilok (Priyanchu). Puro is eagerly awaiting her marriage to Ramchandra (Sanjay Suri), the man of her dreams. But on the eve of her wedding day, Puro is kidnapped and raped by Rashid (Manoj Bajpai), an angry Muslim youth. Later, Rashid realises his mistake and asks for forgiveness. But Puro refuses to have anything to do with him. When Puro returns home, she faces the wrath of her parents. They ask her to leave their home for fear of losing their honour and status in the village community. Further revelations shocks a heartbroken Puro. She learns that her younger sister, Rajjo is wedded to Ramchandra. With nowhere to turn, a devasted Puro returns to Rashid to start a new life.They both get married and gradually become close. How their love survives the various religious traditions and help other girls in similar situation as themselves, forms the crux of Pinjar. The film has been shot in the village of Shriganganagar in Rajasthan to give it a real earthy feel of the old Punjab. The film is slated for an October 2003 release. | 
