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Pinjar may refer to:
- Pinjar, Western Australia, suburb of Perth, Western Australia
- Pinjar (novel), 1950 Punjabi novel by Amrita Pritam
- Pinjar (film), 2003 Bollywood film
Pinjar (, , ; English:The Cage) is a 2003 Indian period drama film directed by Chandra Prakash Dwivedi. The movie is about the Hindu- Muslim problems during the partition of India. The film is based on a Punjabi novel of the same name, written by Amrita Pritam. Urmila Matondkar, Manoj Bajpayee and Sanjay Suri are in the lead roles. Besides critical acclaim, the film also won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration.
Pinjar (, , , English/Translation: The Skeleton) is a 1950 Punjabi novel written by noted poet and novelist Amrita Pritam. It is the story of a Hindu girl, Puro, abducted by a Muslim man, Rashid whose parents refuse to recover the defiled girl when she manages a run to her parents from Rashid's home. Pinjar is believed to be one of the best literatures written with backdrop of Partition of India.