Orphaned at a very young age, Kishen and Karan, long for a home, a meal and a soft bed in sleep in. Instead they face starvation, are frequently molested, and end up living on the footpaths of Charni Road, Bombay. Then Kishen meets with a gangster named Anna, and goes to work for him. His first job: Snatch a man's handbag - which he carries out successfully. In this way Kishen is able to feed himself and Karan. He does not want Karan to be involved in any shady dealings, and gets him to go to school, study, and eventually travel to the United States for further education. Years later Karan completes his studies and returns home. He is met by Kishen, and together they make plans to travel to Delhi and then to Poona to meet Karan's sweetheart, Paro. But Karan wants to meet with Paro's brother, Inspector Prakash, and both agree to meet at a venue near Dadar Railway Station - a place where pigeons gather together and are fed by passer-bays. They are indeed happy to see other, but their joy is short-lived as Prakash is gunned down by three men, and killed. Shocked, Karan wants to identify the killers and get them arrested, but runs into brick walls. When Paro returns, he goes to meet her and re-kindle their romance, but she shuns him. It is then that he finds out that he was a mere pawn in the very well planned assassination of Prakash, and amongst the planner of this dastardly deed is none other than his very own brother - Kishen. Two brothers are caught on the different sides of a gang war. I was a 10 year old back then and a huge anil kapoor/jackie shroff fan at the time….<br/><br/>This movie just shook me up and scared the hell out of me. It was the sheer horror of reality sinking in… what life can do to the underprivileged and how circumstances can sometimes test relationships…relationships between brothers…<br/><br/>Nana Patekar was terrifying as the gangster with his own personal demons…yet if we see him…he is the mentor we see in todays corporate world or any world should i say…<br/><br/>There is not one but many memorable set pieces that can be called cinematic brilliance from Mr. Vinod Chopra in his true element….<br/><br/>The songs were beautifully shot, stirred the soul, yet you could feel the darkness lurking around.. somewhere …in the sequence of events to come..<br/><br/>I always felt and still feel that this movie was way ahead of its time….I am a bit surprised to see an average rating of 8 for such a movie considering the background of Indian cinema at the time, the kind of crap Indian audience is fed in present times… this movie still holds true in modern day era….<br/><br/>wish we had more such movies…. This movie was the turning point in the fanciful world of Bollywood which had so far kept the remotest possible distance from reality in order to provide a fantasy escape to people amidst poverty and underdevelopment. Bollywood, in this respect had always feared compromising with colors, glycerin, scenic places, superman feats, dances and pomp and pageantry lest the movies would become insipid and turn off the masses.<br/><br/>Parinda dared to break the trend and brought the reel closer to real when Vidhu Vinod Chopra used the cinematography of the hitherto called 'art cinema' in the commercial mass cinema. But Parinda was not all about cinematography, it was a realistic take on the Bombay underworld and life of people in general. So far we had only seen mostly Ajit and Amjad Khan brand of opulent villains incredibly placed in their hi-tech, luxury castles. Parinda showed exactly how a real life gangster lives.<br/><br/>The movie is damn powerful and made such a wonderful blend of romance and violence that it is hard to categorize it into either genre. The characterization is so immaculate that the audience could connect and empathize even with the peripheral characters playing cameos. In a nutshell, the movie has a soul and is powerful enough to linger in the memory for long time.<br/><br/>It was a collective effort where the sensitive direction of V V Chpora was complimented by brilliant and soulful acting performances by master actors (all!) Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Madhuri Dikshit and Nana Patekar. What a dream cast that was! As mentioned before, the movie changed the age old and decadent trends in Bollywood and inspired the new generation filmmakers to stop insulting public intelligence. It set a benchmark for making realistic movies and blending them with drama. Ram Gopal Verma, for one,took the leaf from Parinda when he made Shiva in 1991 and later churned out a plethora of similar movies.
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