Sins is a 2005 English-language Indian drama film directed and produced by Vinod Pande. It stars Shiney Ahuja and Seema Rahmani. The film is based on a news story that Pande read in 1988 about a Kerala priest sentenced to death on sexual harassment and murder charges.[3] The film depicts the unconventional passionate affair of a young girl with an older priest. Deciding to keep their love story confidential, things take such a twist that their love story takes a perpetual transformation into a story marked by jealousy, hatred, and treachery.
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| Directed by | Vinod Pande |
| Produced by | Vinod Pande |
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| Music by | Sanjoy Chowdhury (Background Score) |
| Distributed by | Yash Raj Films |
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Running time | 134 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | English[2] |
The film has a few controversial topless scenes, as a result of which it received an A certificate from the censor board of India. The film depicting a Catholic priest romantically involved with a young woman, was protested against by those that felt it was a negative portrayal of Catholicism and indecent. Catholic Secular Forum filed a public interest litigation to stall its release but court cleared the film.[4][5] Released on 25 February 2005 on 50 screens, the film was commercially unsuccessful.[6]
The film is based on a news story that Pande read in 1988 about a priest sentenced to death on sexual harassment and murder charges.[7]
Cast
edit- Shiney Ahuja as Father William
- Seema Rahmani as Rosemary
- Nitesh Pande as Graham
- Uttara Baokar as Mrs Fernandes
- Shashank Shekhar Mahakul as Joe, Rosie's brother
- Rishi Khurana as Joseph
- Dadhi Pande as John
- Vivek Mishra as Dean
- Madhavi Chopra as Rajni
- Mohit Nilekani as Kailash
- Shanu Dev as Police Inspector
- Vivek Rawat as Ismail
- Gauri Shankar as Ray
- Navin Kumar as Sam
- Manoj Bhaskar as Bhaskar
- Aditi Sengupta as Shashi
- Ashutosh Pathak as Postman
- Ray Mathew as Auto driver
- Krishna Upadhyay as vegetable vendor
- Rajat Nath as Bishop
- Bikramjeet as Bishop's assistant
- Kamal Adib as Judge
- Sunil Kumar as William's servant
- Rajesh Mishra as Julian
See also
edit- The Crime of Padre Amaro, a controversial Mexican-Spanish film with a similar theme.
References
edit- ^ "Sins (An Amoral Communion)". British Board of Film Classification.
- ^ "Sins - CBFC". Central Board of Film Certification. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ^ "Sins: 'Very tragic, sensitive story' (Interview with Vinod Pande)". Rediff. 22 February 2005. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ Anuj Kumar (28 February 2005). "Salvation after sins". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 21 January 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ "Church anger over Bollywood film". BBC News. 21 February 2005. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ "Sins - Movie". Box Office India.
- ^ "Sins: 'Very tragic, sensitive story' (Interview with Vinod Pande)". Rediff. 22 February 2005. Retrieved 25 July 2015.