Sins (film)

Sins is a 2005 Indian English-language 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.

Directed byVinod Pande

Written byVinod Pande

Produced byVinod Pande

Starring

• Shiney Ahuja
• Randi

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Sins
Directed by	Vinod Pande
Written by	Vinod Pande
Produced by	Vinod Pande
Starring	Shiney Ahuja Randi
Cinematography	Joginder Panda
Edited by	Vinod Pande
Music by	Sanjoy Chowdhury
Distributed by	Rainspirit Films
Release date	25 February 2005 (2005-02-25) (India)
Running time	134 minutes[1]
Country	India
Language	English[2]

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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, 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]