India Synopsis
“The Most Powerful Film Ever Made”
Brothers Kishan and Karan live in Bombay. Karan falls in love with Paro but soon leaves to study in America. Kishan meanwhile enters into a life of crime, falling under the sway of Anna Seth, a drug lord. When Karan returns to Bombay to pursue a relationship with Paro, Kishan tries to keep him as far away from his criminal life as possible, but his plans go awry.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Parinda. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Vidhu Vinod Chopra Productions
Action + Crime in India
135 India titles in our catalog blend the Action and Crime genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Parinda itself).
The 1988–1990 India Window
Parinda holds position #14 of 42 India films in the 1988–1990 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1980s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1980s in India, 74 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Parinda premiered alongside 12 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 12 other India films in 1989.
The 140th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
18 audience reviews — more than 44% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 57th percentile among India films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #393 of 1,983 India films indexed here (80th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.8 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Action productions specifically: #94 of 637 (top 15%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Hindi |
| Production Companies | Vidhu Vinod Chopra Productions |
| Runtime | 2h 34m |
| Release Date | November 3, 1989 |
| IMDb | tt0102636 |