Vidhu Vinod Chopra looks back fondly as ‘Parinda’ completes 30 years

‘Parinda’ is counted among Bollywood’s most memorable films. Starring Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit-Nene, Jackie Shroff, Anupam Kher and Nana Patekar, not just the story, but even the music struck a chord with the audience and continues to be popular among listeners. As the film completes 30 years on November 3, filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra decided to the milestone by sharing iconic videos and clips from ‘Parinda’.One was a glimpse of Nana Patekar, who went on to win the National Award for his role of Anna in the film. He shared a scene where Nana’s character caught fire.

Writing a caption accompanying the scene, Chopra wrote, “The fire was real in the scene as those days there was no digital fire. For that scene, Nana Patekar had refused to wear the fire suit as the actor felt that his acting would be ruined. S, I said I won’t shoot if you won’t wear the suit. After that he wore the suit so I said wear your pyjama as well.”
The filmmaker assumed that Nana would wear the suit after this exchange, but little did he know that the actor would defy his instructions. Nana chose to skip wearing the suit and even got burned during shooting.