Sins (film) explained

Sins
Producer:	Vinod Pande
Music:	Sanjoy Chowdhury (Background Score)
Runtime:	134 minutes^[1]
Country:	India
Language:	English^[2]

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.

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

• 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

• The Crime of Padre Amaro, a controversial Mexican-Spanish film with a similar theme.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sins (An Amoral Communion). British Board of Film Classification.
2. Web site: Sins - CBFC . . 7 December 2015.
3. Web site: Sins: 'Very tragic, sensitive story' (Interview with Vinod Pande). 22 February 2005. Rediff. 25 July 2015.
4. Web site: Salvation after sins. https://web.archive.org/web/20110121044522/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/02/28/stories/2005022800560100.htm. dead. 21 January 2011. 28 February 2005. 25 July 2015. The Hindu. Anuj Kumar.
5. News: Church anger over Bollywood film. BBC News. 21 February 2005 . 25 July 2015.
6. Web site: Sins - Movie. Box Office India.
7. Web site: Sins: 'Very tragic, sensitive story' (Interview with Vinod Pande). 22 February 2005. Rediff. 25 July 2015.