Parinda

Parinda follows two brothers raised in Bombay. Kishan supports the household through work for the criminal underworld, while Karan goes to the United States to study. Karan returns home and becomes involved with Paro, but Kishan wants to shield his younger brother from the gang he serves and from the influence of Anna Seth, who heads a drug operation. That effort to separate the two sides of his life creates the central conflict. Vidhu Vinod Chopra directed and produced the film, from a screenplay by Shivkumar Subramaniam. It was his first film chronologically, before 12th Fail in 2023. The cast includes Jackie Shroff as Kishan, Anil Kapoor as Karan, Madhuri Dixit as Paromita Nair, Nana Patekar as Anna Seth, Anupam Kher as Inspector Prakash Nair, and Suresh Oberoi as Abdul. Running 154 minutes, it is an Indian crime drama with action elements, produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra Productions. On TMDB it holds a rating of 7.2 out of 10 from 26 votes, placing it in generally positive territory among users of that site.