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Parinda

Parinda

The Most Powerful Film Ever Made

19897.02h 34m

Overview

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.

Directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Written by Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Shivkumar Subramaniam
Produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra
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Top Cast

Jackie Shroff

Jackie Shroff

Kishan Choudhary

Anil Kapoor

Anil Kapoor

Karan Choudhary

Nana Patekar

Nana Patekar

Anna Seth

Madhuri Dixit

Madhuri Dixit

Paromita "Paro" Nair

Anupam Kher

Anupam Kher

Inspector Prakash Nair

Suresh Oberoi

Suresh Oberoi

Abdul

Tom Alter

Tom Alter

Musa

Kamal Chopra

Kamal Chopra

Rama Reddy

Shivkumar Subramaniam

Shivkumar Subramaniam

Francis

Sameer Kakkar

Sameer Kakkar

Iqbal

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Themes & Keywords

mumbai (bombay), india

About Parinda

Parinda is a action, crime, drama film released in 1989 exploring themes of mumbai (bombay), india. Directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra, it stars Jackie Shroff, Anil Kapoor, Nana Patekar. 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.

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