India’s first classic Hindi Movies Channel – Zee Classic, recently launched a distinguished property ‘India’s Finest Films’ that showcases cinematic masterpieces like ‘Mirch Masala’, ‘Ek Doctor ki Maut’ and ‘Salaam Bombay’ amongst many other such gems from the NFDC library.
This Saturday, 3rd September at 10 PM, the channel will telecast the unconventional comic caper, ‘Pestonjee’.
The movie directed by Vijaya Mehta, stars Naseeruddin Shah, Anupam Kher and Shabana Azmi in lead roles. The film is an intimate look into the life and mannerisms of the Parsi community especially those living in the city of Bombay in the 1950s and 1960s. Phirohshah aka Phiroj (Naseeruddin Shah) and Pestonjee aka Pesi (Anupam Kher) are the best of friends, almost like twins. There is no life without one another and they also hope to get married at the same time. Phiroj meets Jeroo (Shabana Azmi) and instantly falls in love with her. While he is awaiting a horoscope match he figures that Pesi is set to marry is Jeroo.
Find out what destiny has stored for them.
Tune in to ‘India’s Finest Films’ and watch ‘Pestonjee’ on Saturday, 3rd September @10 PM, only on Zee Classic
