Parinda (Hindi: परिंदा, English: The Bird) is an award-winning 1989 Indian film directed and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. It is considered by many[according to whom?] to be the turning point in reality in Hindi cinema, as the theme of the film discusses the real life of Indian underworld gangsters and the general life of residents in the city of Mumbai. The film stars Jackie Shroff, Anil Kapoor, Nana Patekar and Madhuri Dixit in the lead roles. It won two National Film Awards and five Filmfare Awards, and was India's official entry for the 1990 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
The story revolves around two brothers, Kishen (Jackie Shroff) and Karan (Anil Kapoor), who have spent their childhood growing up alone on the streets of Mumbai. In order for Karan to have a better upbringing and education, Kishen joins Anna Seth (Nana Patekar). Anna owns an oil factory, but that's a mere prop to cover up his dealings within the underworld. Karan is unaware of the fact that his brother is working for a gang. Inspector Prakash (Anupam Kher), Karan's best friend, is aware of Anna's gang activities and wants to bring him to justice. Anna knows that Karan and Prakash are best friends, so he sets up the murder of Prakash when Prakash and Karan are supposed to meet after Karan's arrival from America. Karan is devastated with the happenings, and is even more shocked to learn that his brother Kishen is a gangster, and that too working for Anna, the man responsible for Prakash's murder. Against Kishen's wishes, he joins Anna's gang and starts tipping off a rival gang. This is revenge for Prakash's death - by playing off one gang against the other, he hopes to exterminate both of them at the same time. In a desperate attempt to get Karan away from it all, Kishen gets him married to Paro. But when the couple is brutally killed on their wedding night, Kishen is out for revenge against Anna Seth.
- Anil Kapoor as Karan
- Madhuri Dixit as Paro
- Jackie Shroff as Kishen
- Anupam Kher as Inspector Prakash
- Nana Patekar as Anna
- Suresh Oberoi as Abdul
- Tom Alter as Musa
- Anang Desai as Inspector Mirani
- Kamal Chopra as Rama
- Shiv Subramaniyam as Francis
- Achyut Potdar as a Marriage Priest (Panditji)
- Vidhu Vinod Chopra as the corpse
- Sameer Khakkar as Iqbal
- Dilip Kulkarni as Inspector Chauhan
- Hitesh as Kid Karan
- Mohan as Kid Anna
- Shweta as Kid Paro
- Jatin as Kid Prakash
- Sameer as Kid Kishen
- Ashok Sharma as a Man at hotel
- Sanjay as Kidnapper 1
- Uday Chandra as the Petrol pump attendant
- Noor Mohd as a Country craft driver
[edit] Production
The film was initially named Kabutarkhana. Anna Seth, the role played by Nana Patekar, was supposed to be played by Naseeruddin Shah. The role of Kishen which was played by Jackie Shroff, was originally meant to be played by Amitabh Bachchan. The song Kitni Pyari Pyari Dosti also has singer Shaan's voice in it. This happens to be his debut song in a Bollywood film, where he sings only a single line.
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The soundtrack was composed by Rahul Dev Burman, using the voices of Asha Bhosle and Suresh Wadkar. Lyrics are penned by Khurshid Hallauri. The tune of "Tum Se Milke" is copied from Leo Sayer's song "When I Need You".
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