Parinda (1989)

Parinda is an award-winning 1989 Indian film directed and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. It was India's official entry for the 1990 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Parinda is considered by many to be the turning point in reality in Indian cinema, as the theme of the film discusses the real life of Indian underworld gangsters and the general life of residents in the city of Bombay. The film shows some serious and critic-acclaimed acting by the 4 main stars: Nana Patekar, Jackie Shroff, Anil Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit.