Parinda

"The Most Powerful Film Ever Made"

1989 2h 34m HI

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7.2

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★7.2TMDB · 28

ActionCrimeDrama

Synopsis

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Brothers Kishan and Karan grow up in Bombay. Karan soon leaves to study in America while Kishan enters into a life of crime, falling under the sway of Anna Seth, a drug lord. When Karan returns to Bombay, Kishan intends to keep him as far away from his criminal life as possible, but things don't go as planned.

“The Most Powerful Film Ever Made”

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Cast

Jackie Shroff
Kishan Choudhary
Anil Kapoor
Karan Choudhary
Nana Patekar
Anna Seth
Madhuri Dixit
Paromita "Paro" Nair
Anupam Kher
Inspector Prakash Nair
Suresh Oberoi
Abdul
Tom Alter
Musa
Kamal Chopra
Rama Reddy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Writers: Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Shivkumar Subramaniam
Languages: Hindi
Countries: India

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 154 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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2 / 8

ERA

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37 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Renu Saluja shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Jackie Shroff and Anil Kapoor and Nana Patekar carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The Most Powerful Film Ever Made".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0102636 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 28 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Vidhu Vinod Chopra directs. Renu Saluja cuts. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 154 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
237 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Renu Saluja shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Jackie Shroff and Anil Kapoor and Nana Patekar carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "The Most Powerful Film Ever Made".
7IMDB entry: tt0102636 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 28 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.