Parinay
Directed by	Kantilal Rathod
Produced by	Samantar Chitra
Written by	Vinay Shukla Kantilal Rathod Harin Mehta
Screenplay by	Vinay Shukla Kantilal Rathod
Starring	Romesh Sharma Shabana Azmi Asha Sachdev Dinesh Thakur Priti Ganguly T.P. Jain
Music by	Jaidev
Cinematography	K. K. Mahajan
Release date	1 January 1974 (1974-01-01) (India)
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Parinay (literally Espousal) is a 1974 Hindi film directed by Kantilal Rathod and produced by Samantar Chitra. The film starred Romesh Sharma and Shabana Azmi as the leading male and female players respectively, whereas Asha Sachdev, Dinesh Thakur, Priti Ganguly and T.P. Jain were in secondary roles. Released on 1 January 1974, this film was associated with Saregama (known as "The Gramophone Company of India Limited" at that time). The screenplay was by Rathod and Shukla, whereas the cinematography was by K. K. Mahajan. Jaidev was the music director; Anup Jalota, Manna Dey and Vani Jairam were the singers. The lyricists were Ramanand Sharma and Naqsh Lyallpuri.

Written by the trio of Vinay Shukla, Rathod and Harin Mehta, Parinay won the 1974 Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration (known as the "Rajat Kamal Special Award for the Best Feature Film on National Integration" at that time) presented by the Directorate of Film Festivals (DFF).^[2] The DFF also gave Samantar Chitra Private Limited a Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus), ?30,000 (equivalent to ?640,000 or US$9,500 in 2017), and a certificate; Rathod got a Rajat Kamal, ?10,000 (equivalent to ?210,000 or US$3,200 in 2017), and a certificate.^[2] Azmi and Sharma got a medallion each by the DFF.^[2]