Vidhu
Vinod
Chopra's
cult
film
Parinda
clocks
31
years
today
(November
3,
2020).
Starring
Anil
Kapoor,
Jackie
Shroff,
Nana
Patekar
and
Madhuri
Dixit,
the
crime
drama
film
was
a
milestone
in
Chopra's
filmmaking
journey.
Marking
31
years
of
Parinda
today,
Madhuri
Dixit
took
to
her
Twitter
and
Instagram
page
to
share
a
poster
of
the
film
along
with
a
heartfelt
note.
The
actress
said
that
playing
Paro
(her
character
in
the
film)
was
a
thrilling
experience
and
wrote
about
her
first
death
scene
in
a
film.
The
dak-dhak
girl
wrote,
"Playing
'Paro'
in
#Parinda
was
a
thrilling
experience.
The
tagline
of
the
film
rightly
justifies
it
'The
Most
Powerful
Film
Ever
Made.'
I
also
did
a
death
scene
for
the
first
time.
Wonderful
memories
with
the
amazing
cast
and
crew
make
this
one
very
special."
Speaking
about
the
cast
of
Parinda,
director
Vidhu
Vinod
Chopra
was
earlier
quoted
as
saying
in
an
interview
with
Hindustan
Times,
"At
the
time
when
we
were
bringing
together
Parinda,
Madhuri
was
totally
unknown.
She
tested
for
the
role.
It
was
one
of
her
first
films
and
she
was
yet
to
achieve
the
stardom
that
would
come
her
way.
Nana
Patekar
was
a
known
name
in
the
theatre
circuit
though
unknown
in
films.
It
was
his
first
major
film
role.
I
had
watched
Nana's
theatre
play
Purush
in
Dadar
and
wanted
to
cast
him
for
the
film.
So
in
fact,
it
wasn't
really
difficult
as
there
were
two
new-comers
and
then,
the
only
two
stars
were
Jackie
Shroff
and
Anil
Kapoor,
and
they
were
like
brothers
to
me.
So
I
never
felt
that
I
was
doing
a
big
star
cast
film.
It
was
more
like
a
family
coming
together
to
make
a
movie."
In
another
interview,
while
speaking
about
the
idea
behind
the
film,
Chopra
revealed
that
he
was
captivated
by
the
glimpse
of
birds
in
flight
at
the
famous
Kabutarkhana
in
the
city's
Dadar
area.
"It
was
a
sight
for
me
to
behold.
I
was
in
awe
of
the
pigeons
taking
off...
That
stayed
as
an
image
with
me
so
much
so
that
I
wrote
a
film
around
it," he
was
quoted
as
saying.
Set
against
the
backdrop
of
Mumbai,
the
gangster
film
revolved
around
the
bond
between
two
brothers
(played
by
Anil
Kapoor
and
Jackie
Shroff).
Parinda
bagged
several
awards,
including
the
National
Awards
for
Best
Supporting
Actor
(Nana
Patekar)
and
Best
Editing
(Renu
Saluja).
Vinod
Chopra
won
the
Filmfare
Award
for
the
Best
Director.
The
film
was
lauded
for
introducing
realism
into
mainstream
Hindi
cinema
and
redefining
the
portrayal
of
the
underworld
in
films.