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Parivaar(1987)
Hindi144 mins
Parivaar (1987) is a 144-minute Hindi film directed by Shashilal K. Nair. Starring Johny Lever, Mukri and Master Makrand. With an audience rating of 6.5/10, Parivaar stands as one of the notable Hindi releases of 1987.
Director:Shashilal K. Nair
Mood:
emotionalupliftingdark
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 31 December 1987
- Director
- Shashilal K. Nair
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 24m
- GudVibe Rating
- 6.5/10
Storyline
A young girl is thrown out of her home by her relatives. She finds safety with a kind street performer, who lives with his two children and his animal companions.
“A homeless girl finds a family on the streets.”
Film Details
6.5Rating
144Minutes
HindiLanguage
Release Date31 December 1987
Release Typetheatrical
Parental Guide
Violence
Low
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Low
Vibe & Tags
Mood
emotionalupliftingdark
Themes
familysurvivallovecorruption
Toneserious
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitylight
Audiencefamily
Best Withfamily
Violence2
Emotion4
Humor2
Rewatchability3
Reviews & Ratings
Your Rating
6.5/10Rating
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Trivia
- The film's director, Shashilal K. Nair, was primarily known as a cinematographer and this was one of his few directorial works.
- Actor Mithun Chakraborty, who played the street performer, performed many of his own stunts and acrobatic scenes in the movie.
- The dog and monkey featured in the film became popular with audiences, with the monkey especially noted for its comic timing.
- The movie's soundtrack, composed by Bappi Lahiri, included a hit song 'Tumse Milkar Na Jaane Kyon' sung by Kishore Kumar and Asha Bhosle.
- Despite being a drama, the film incorporated elements of street circus performances, which were not common in mainstream Hindi cinema at the time.
- Parivaar was part of a wave of 1980s films that focused on social issues and the lives of the urban poor.
- The film's title, which means 'family', contrasts the heroine's cruel biological relatives with the loving, makeshift family she finds on the streets.
Notable Collaborations
Frequent partnerships reunited in Parivaar
Actor-Actor39 films →
Actor-Mangala33 films →
Actor-Mangala16 films →
Mangala-Actor7 films →
Actor-Actor6 films →
Actor-Actor5 films →
Actor-Pratap2 films →
Actor-Pratap2 films →
Mangala-Director2 films →