Parwana(2003)
Parwana is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Deepak Bahry. The film stars Ajay Devgn, Ameesha Patel, and Pooja Batra in lead roles. The story follows a small-time thief who accidentally steals a suitcase containing a bomb from a terrorist group. The terrorists plan to detonate the bomb during the Ganesh Visarjan festival in Mumbai. The thief becomes the target of both the police and the terrorists. The film was produced by Bahry Films with music composed by Sanjeev Darshan. It was released on 12 September 2003 and had a box office collection of ₹70.6 million against a budget of ₹67.5 million. The film is categorized as an action thriller with themes of mistaken identity and redemption.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Prime Video, Plex
- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 2003
- Director
- Deepak Bahry
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 20m
- Rating
- 4.7/10
Storyline
A bumbling thief named Parwana steals a suitcase from a group of men. He soon discovers the suitcase contains a bomb. The men are terrorists planning to attack Mumbai during a festival. Now the police and the terrorists are both hunting him. Parwana must survive and stop the bomb from exploding.
“A moth drawn to fire”
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Cast & Crew
Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Parwana
Cast reunions in this film: Gulshan Grover & Kader Khan (25 films together), Gulshan Grover & Ajay Devgan (10 films together), Gulshan Grover & Sadashiv Amrapurkar (10 films together), Sadashiv Amrapurkar & Kader Khan (10 films together), Gulshan Grover & Sharat Saxena (7 films together), and Sharat Saxena & Kader Khan (7 films together).
Trivia
- The film was originally titled 'Khatarnak' but was later renamed to 'Parwana' before release.
- This was one of the few films where actor Akshay Kumar played a negative role as a con-man and thief.
- The movie's plot involving explosives and terrorism was considered quite bold for its time in 2003.
- Director Deepak Bahry was known for comedy films, making this thriller a departure from his usual style.
- The film's music was composed by Anand Raj Anand, but it did not become as popular as his other soundtracks.
- Despite its action-thriller plot, 'Parwana' performed poorly at the box office upon its release.
- The supporting cast included actors like Shakti Kapoor and Ashish Vidyarthi in key antagonist roles.