Parinda

"The Most Powerful Film Ever Made" indeed! As if! I was so disappointed with this offering, having seen both Chopra penned delights "Munnabhai M.B.B.S." and "Khamosh," the later of which he directed as well, like this movie. This movie felt... Full review

This is a rare, genuine Bollywood mafia movie. In fact, it was made before Bollywoodising of the Hindi film industry. The characters are disturbing and portrayed in such a manner that they haunt you long after the movie has stopped... Full review

Parinda is the first Professionally directed Indian gangster movie. Vidhu Vinod Chopra has directed a Excellent Powerful realistically made gangster film with Class. The film was nominated and won several awards including Best Actor Jackie Shroff and Best Supporting Actor... Full review

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... Full review

Although it can't touch the level of Sholay but it does stands in it's own league. The story, the cast, the emotions, fits in all so beautifully. I do doubt that bollywood will be able to ever produce such a... Full review

This movie could have been bad. Really, really, bad. But thanks to a great director, a great actor (Patekar), and great performances by the usual bollywood actors, this movie is a groundbreaker in Indian Cinema. Has to be one of... Full review

Parinda is an excellent movie.Unlike most crime dramas, this one is not as predictable as others. In Satya and Vastav, there is one principal character. Parinda , on the other hand, forces one to see that an individual's actions have... Full review

This film was India's official nomination for the Academy Awards. Jackie Shroff was awarded the Best Actor award at Filmfare Awards. Superb acting by Nana Patekar as Anna, the underworld boss. Supported by a great cast of Anil Kapoor, Madhuri... Full review

There are so many films made on underworld.The best amongst them are (not rated) Satya, Parinda, Ardh Satya and Hathyar(directed by J.P.Dutta).All the others are just spoofs of Deewar. This movie , although has a predictable screenplay, has the best... Full review

Of the hundreds of films made on the Indian underworld this film, along with Ram Gopal Varma's Satya, is one of the most gripping and powerful. Nana Patekar (who won a national award for this film) and Jackie Shroff are... Full review

His film 'Parinda' which came out in the year 1989 was a huge hit and was India 's official entry for the 63 rd Annual Academy Awards for the best foreign language film category. The talented film maker Vidhu Vinod Chopra has revisited his past and dug up an old gem to present it again in a different form. ... Full Review

Is there something Hitchcockian about Hindi films? NYU professor Richard Allen, neck-deep in Bollywood, cracks the mystery If somebody said there was something Hitchcockian about extravagant, feeding-on-fantasy, deliciously over-the-top Bollywood, you would call him a psycho. ... Full Article