Parinda

Parinda
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Directed by	Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Produced by	Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Written by	Imtiaz Hussain (Dialogue)
Screenplay by	Shiv Kumar Subramaniam
Story by	Vidhu Vinod Chopra (Also Scenario)
Starring	Nana Patekar Anil Kapoor Jackie Shroff Madhuri Dixit Anupam Kher
Music by	R.D. Burman
Cinematography	Binod Pradhan
Edited by	Renu Saluja
Production company	Vinod Chopra Productions
Distributed by	Vinod Chopra Productions
Release dates	3 November 1989 (1989-11-03)
Running time	155 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Parinda (Hindi: परिंदा, English: The Bird) is a 1989 Indian crime drama film directed and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. It is considered by many 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 Nana Patekar, Jackie Shroff, Anil Kapoor 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.^[1] The film was titled Kabutarkhana but later changed and release as Parinda.This movie has been remade in Hollywood as Broken Horses.^[2] and also been listed as one of 100 greatest Indian Films of all time.^[3]

Plot

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 witnesses the murder of his friend Prakash, who dies in his arms.

Karan is devastated with the happenings, and is even more shocked to learn that Kishen is a gangster working for Anna, the man responsible for Prakash's murder. Iqbal, who is friends with Karan, though crippled he keeps all the information of the underworld. This very knowledge is threat to life, since Abdul (one of the three killers of Prakash) is wary of Iqbal. Iqbal briefs Karan about all the internal information of Anna's Gang and his rival gang led by Musa. Determined Karan resolves for revenge.

Karan goes to join Anna's gang. Anna wanting to weigh his credibility, locks him with Iqbal and can come out only after killing him. Anna is sure that Karan won't be able to kill Iqbal. Iqbal then shoots himself so that Karan can execute his plan without any guilt. To everyone else's surprise it appears that Karan has killed Iqbal and he becomes a part of Anna's gang.

Kishen is very disappointed since he wanted his brother to lead a normal life, but is not able to deter Karan from his motives. With the help of Musa, Karan is able to eliminate all the three killers of Prakash. 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. Kishen finally kills Anna and lits the pyres of Karan and his wife.

Cast

• Jackie Shroff as Kishan
• Nana Patekar as Anna
• Anil Kapoor as Karan
• Madhuri Dixit as Paro
• Anupam Kher as Inspector Prakash
• Suresh Oberoi as Abdul
• Tom Alter as Musa
• Anang Desai as Inspector Mirani
• Kamal Chopra as Rama
• Shiv Kumar Subramaniam as Francis
• Achyut Potdar as a Marriage Priest (Panditji)
• Vidhu Vinod Chopra as the corpse
• Sameer Khakhar 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

Production

The film was initially named Kabutarkhana. Anna Seth, the role played by Nana Patekar, was supposed to be played by Anupam Kher. The role of Kishen which was played by Jackie Shroff, was originally meant to be played by Naseeruddin Shah and Nana Patekar. The song Kitni Hai 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. The movie was promoted as "The most powerful film of the year 1989".

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Rahul Dev Burman, using the voices of Asha Bhosle and Suresh Wadkar. Lyrics are penned by Khurshid Hallauri.

Track listing

Tume Se Milke was same tune as Leo Sayer's "When I Need You"

Accolades

At the 35th Filmfare Awards, Parinda managed to win five awards from an additional six nominations. This film also won two National Film Awards in 1990.

See also

• List of submissions to the 62nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Indian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References

External links

• IMDb
• Planet Bollywood review