A wonderful movie about the concept that the deeds of ancestors have to be faced by third children and the family. Whether the good deeds or the bad ones. Each situation has to be faced.
The word Pinjar means skeleton. The movie is of the time of division of India. This story is about a girl Puro, who is born in Hindu family. She has an elder brother who loves her a lot. He is out of the house for higher studies in law. The family congress to a small village from Amritsar. There, some relative suggests a boy Ramchand for Puro, who lives in nearby village Rattowal.
Puro's father approaches his family for marriage offer. They accept, with the offer that their daughter has to be married with Puro's brother. The relations are confirmed.
But due to conflicts of Puro's elder ones, reason being the debt not cleared, the muslims take away Puro in return. She successfully escapes from Rasheed, the man who kidnapped her. But had to return again for the sake of her family.
There is no option left, Puro has to marry Rasheed. At the same time her brother and Ramchand's sister get married and return to Amritsar. Her father sells the land and gets back to Amritsar along with the family.
Once her brother gets back to Rattowal and burns the crops of Rasheed's land. Rasheed suspects him as the convict.
Then the division of India and Pakistan is declared.
Riots Start between Hindu and Muslim an endless killings everywhere. Puro finds my sister-in-law stuck in the matter. she is able to free her from the Muslims and returns herback to India. Her brother offers to return back but she denies and stays back with Rasheed.