Pinjar

A young Hindu woman whose comfortable life is upended when she is kidnapped during the 1947 Partition. She endures social stigma and struggles to maintain her dignity while living with a man she did not choose. Her resilience and quiet agency drive the moral complexity of the story as she navigates love, family duty, and survival.

A man caught between a family feud and a code of revenge who abducts Puro but grows to care for her. He is torn between fulfilling his clan’s demand for vengeance and protecting the woman he has come to love. His loyalty to Puro and his inner conflict define his painful path through the narrative.

Puro’s fiancé from an upstanding family. He treats Puro with kindness and accepts the complicated reality of the situation, showing empathy and support for her autonomy. His response embodies a compassionate, principled temper within a fractured social world.

Puro’s would-be husband arranged by family ties, who has a tearful but respectful reunion with Puro. He recognizes the gravity of the choices before her and supports her decision, illustrating a complex web of obligation and empathy.

Ramchand’s younger sister, married to Trilok in an arranged match. She becomes part of the extended family network affected by Partition and its upheavals, reflecting how social plans shift under crisis.

Puro’s younger sister, married to Ramchand’s cousin. She witnesses the upheavals of Partition and participates in the family dynamics that bind and strain relationships across divided communities.

A maternal figure within Rashid’s family, embodying concern for family cohesion amid the upheavals of Partition. She represents the generation balancing tradition with the pain and hope of the era.

Aunt to Rashid’s family, whose past trauma—specifically the violence inflicted on Rashid’s aunt in a prior feud—helps fuel the cycle of revenge that frames Rashid’s choices.

A member of the Shyamlal family in the surrounding social circle; part of the wider environment that shapes attitudes toward honor, marriage, and communal ties.

A patriarchal figure within the extended family network, representing tradition and the social authority that governs choices during Partition.

A senior member of the family network involved in the communal and familial dynamics that color the film’s events.

A matriarch within the Mohanlal family, whose presence reflects the domestic and social pressures of the era.