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released on 3 November 1989. In the film, Kishan (Jackie Shroff), who works for the underworld don Anna
Seth (Nana Patekar), faces off against his brother Karan (Anil Kapoor) in gang warfare after Karan decides
to avenge his friend's death. The script was co-written by Chopra, Shiv Kumar Subramaniam and Imtiyaz
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introduction of realism in Hindi cinema. It won two National Film Awards and five Filmfare Awards, and
was India's official selection for the 1990 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, although it was
not nominated. In 2015, Chopra remade Parinda as a Hollywood film titled Broken Horsesstarring Vincent
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