| Parinda | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | Vidhu Vinod Chopra |
| Produced by | Vidhu Vinod Chopra |
| Screenplay by | Shiv Kumar Subramaniam |
| Story by |
Vidhu Vinod Chopra (Also Scenario) |
| Starring |
Jackie Shroff Anil Kapoor Nana Patekar Madhuri Dixit Anupam Kher |
| Music by | R. D. Burman |
| Cinematography | Binod Pradhan |
| Edited by | Renu Saluja |
Production company |
Vinod Chopra Films |
| Distributed by | Vinod Chopra Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 148 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ?12 lakh (US$18,000) |
Parinda (English: Bird) is a 1989 Indian crime drama film co-written, produced and directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. The film stars Nana Patekar, Jackie Shroff, Anil Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit in the lead roles, with Suresh Oberoi and Tom Alter in supporting roles. Anupam Kher makes a special appearance in the film. Chopra wrote its story and scenario, while Shiv Kumar Subramaniam wrote the screenplay. Dialogue was written by Imtiyaz Husain. R. D. Burman composed the music and Khurshid Hallauri wrote the lyrics. Binod Pradhan served as the film's cinematographer and Renu Saluja was its editor.
Parinda follows Kishan (Shroff), who works for the underworld don Anna (Patekar). Kishan's brother Karan (Kapoor) returns home from the United States after completing his studies. Anna's men kill Karan's friend Prakash (Kher) in front of Karan; the two brothers are then caught on different sides of morality when Karan decides to murder Anna.
Chopra conceived the film after his low-budget suspense thriller Khamosh (1985) failed to find a distributor for a theatrical release. This motivated Chopra to make a more mainstream film with well-known actors, and he wrote a new story about two brothers. Parinda received critical acclaim when released. It is considered by many to be the turning point in the introduction of realism in Hindi cinema. Parinda also won two National Film Awards and five Filmfare Awards, and was India's official selection for the 1990 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but it was not nominated. In 2015, Chopra remade Parinda as a Hollywood film titled Broken Horses.
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Plot
Kishen (Jackie Shroff) and Karan (Anil Kapoor) are brothers who grew up alone on the streets of Mumbai. To provide Karan with a better upbringing and education, Kishen joins Anna Seth (Nana Patekar), a gangster. Anna owns an oil factory, which is a front to cover up his illegal activities. Karan, unaware his brother is working for a gang, returns to Mumbai after completing his studies abroad. Inspector Prakash (Anupam Kher), Karan's friend, is aware of Anna's illegal activities and tries to arrest him, but fails due to lack of evidence. Anna plans to kill Prakash when he and Karan meet after Karan's return to India. Knowing this, Kishan books Karan a seat on a flight to Delhi to avoid involving him in this situation, but the flight is delayed and Anna's henchmen shoot Prakash, who dies in Karan's arms.
Paro (Madhuri Dixit), Prakash's sister, holds Karan responsible for her brother's death. Through Iqbal (Sameer Kharkar), a previous messenger of Anna, Karan discovers Anna is a criminal who killed his own family, since then he is afraid of fire. Karan also discovers Anna is Prakash's murderer and Kishan works for him. Kishan also briefs Karan about Anna's rivalry with Musa (Tom Alter). Karan tells Paro Anna and his brother killed Prakash and he was unaware about it. Later, Karan recognises Abdul (Suresh Oberoi) as one of Prakash's killers and decides to testify against him. Kishan warns Karan that if he does not back off, he will die. When Anna's men arrive and shoot at Karan, Kishan is shot and wounded in the crossfire and is treated by a nurse. During testimony at the police station, Abdul tells Karan that if he testifies, the nurse treating his brother will kill him. Karan leaves in fear of his brother's life. He later joins Anna's gang. Anna, testing his resolve, tells Karan to kill Iqbal. Iqbal shoots himself so Karan can execute his plan without any guilt.
Later, Anna orders Karan to kill Musa and sends Francis (Shiv Kumar Subramaniam) to escort him. Karan kills Francis instead and joins Musa. Rama Reddy (Kamal Chopra) is kidnapped and taken to Mussa, who offers him work. Karan takes pictures of Rama and Musa together and shows it to Anna, telling him Rama shot Francis. Karan then kills Rama on Anna's orders. With the help of Musa, Karan eliminates Abdul, finishing all the three of Prakash's killers. Karan and Paro get married and decide to leave the city and settle in their old village. Anna goes out to kill Musa, believing Musa killed his men, but Musa tells Anna it was Karan all along. Karan and Paro are killed by Anna on their wedding night. Kishen kills Anna in revenge for his brother's death.
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 Reddy
- 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
Production
In 1985, director Vidhu Vinod Chopra made the suspense thriller film Khamosh, starring Naseeruddin Shah, Shabana Azmi and Amol Palekar. The film failed to find distributors and Chopra released it himself with only one print at Mumbai's Regal Cinema. In retrospect, Chopra expressed his frustration that nobody would buy Khamosh and he decided to make a more commercial Hindi film about two brothers on the streets of Mumbai, which became Parinda. Chopra cast Nana Patekar after he saw him in a play called Purush. Naseeruddin Shah and Nana Patekar were considered for the role of Kishan, which later went to Jackie Shroff. Kapoor told Chopra that Patekar was not suitable for the role of his elder brother. He was then offered the role of Anna, the kurta-pajama wearing gangster of the film. Anil Kapoor, who was cast in the role of Karan, asked Jackie Shroff to play his elder brother. Shroff was initially hesitant to do the film because he did not want to get typecast in the elder brother role. Later, Kapoor made Shroff listen to the songs and he agreed to do the film. Madhuri Dixit was cast for Parinda after auditioning for the part.
The location for Anna's headquarters in the film was a water tank on Antop Hill, which was spread with the scrap of nearby slum dwellers. Chopra had rented the site from Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation for ?500 (US$7.50). Parinda was initially named Kabutarkhana. While filming the final scene's fire sequence, a fire the crew lost control of a fire they built using rubber solution and petrol, leading to Patekar suffering from serious burns. He was critically injured and hospitalised for nearly two months, and returned to filming after a year. The set was rebuilt in Film City, where the fire sequence was re-shot under more controlled conditions.
The sequence in which Karan and Prakash reunite was filmed at Kabootar Khana, a Mumbai landmark where hundreds of pigeons gather. Chopra said this location was " ... one of the first things I spotted, probably because of all the pigeons flying around, when I stepped out of Dadar station. I thought through the pigeons would could convey the concept of emancipation of the spirit of the dying man." Shopkeepers in that area shut their shops for the shoot believing Chopra was the younger brother of the Prime Minister. The film's climax was shot at the Gateway of India on three different New Year Eves because of the minuscule budget. Parinda was shot in 66 days. Some sequences were also shot at Babulnath Temple. The shoestring budget also resulted in Chopra and Patekar getting water bottles on set from home. Suresh Oberoi learned to play the flute from Danny Denzongpa for the film, who was earlier cast in the role of Abdul but could not perform in the film.
Debutant Sanjay Leela Bhansali served as the associate director for songs in the film. The cinematography and editing were done by Binod Pradhan and Renu Saluja, respectively. For a shot in the film where Shroff slaps Kapoor, Kapoor took thirty takes till he was satisfied with his performance. The screenplay of Parinda was written by Chopra and Shiv Kumar Subramaniam, who also acted in the film. The dialogues were penned by Imtiyaz Husain. The film was filmed and is set in Mumbai.
Soundtrack
| Parinda | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by R. D. Burman | |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 23:16 |
| Language | Hindi |
| Label | Tips Industries Limited |
| Producer | Weston Musicassettes/R. D. Burman |
The soundtrack of Parinda was composed by R. D. Burman and its lyrics were written by Khurshid Hallauri. The album consisted of four songs, including two versions of "Kitni Hai Pyari Pyari"—one sad and one slow. The song "Tum Se Milke" also had a sad version. The vocals were performed by Asha Bhosle, Suresh Wadkar and Shailendra Singh. "Tum Se Milke" is one of the most popular romantic numbers in Indian cinema. The soundtrack album of the film was released in January 1989 under the banner of Weston Musicassettes (now Tips Industries Limited).
Singer Shaan made his playback singing debut by singing one line for "Kitni Hai Pyari Pyari". He was fifteen years old at that time. Filmfare wrote about Parinda's music in their "100 Filmfare Days" series, saying, "RD Burman's music adds depth to Parinda's drama". "Tum Se Milke" is based on Leo Sayer's 1977 single "When I Need You".
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