Nana Patekar opens up on Anil Kapoor’s influence in dropping him from ‘Parinda’, declines ‘Welcome to the Jungle’ | Hindi Movie News

Veteran actor Nana Patekar has revealed the behind-the-scenes drama surrounding his role in the 1989 film ‘Parinda‘. Patekar disclosed that he was initially set to play the character of Jackie, but Anil Kapoor, who was a rising star at the time, had him removed from the project.Patekar explained that he was supposed to portray the…

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Nana Patekar reveals Anil Kapoor got him dropped from ‘Parinda’ out of insecurity: ‘He said, ‘Nana ko kyun star banau main” | Hindi Movie News

Veteran actor Nana Patekar has revealed the behind-the-scenes drama that led to his initial exit from the iconic 1989 film ‘Parinda.’ In a recent interview with The Lallantop, Nana disclosed that he was originally cast to play the role of Jackie Shroff‘s elder brother in the Vidhu Vinod Chopra-directed film. However, he claimed that Anil…

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Anil Kapoor didn’t wish to share screen with this actor, got him dropped, director asked him to play villain, then…

Nana Patekar recently revealed that Anil Kapoor got him dropped from Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s Parinda. The director asked him to play villain in the 1989 film. Directed and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Parinda was released in 1989 and became a cult classic. The crime drama had Jackie Shroff and Anil Kapoor as two brothers…

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This actor slapped his co-star 17 times for one scene, film won two National Film Awards, was India’s entry to Oscars

The 1989 crime drama Parinda starred Jackie Shroff and Anil Kapoor as the two brothers. For one particular scene, Jackie slapped Anil 17 times. The Vidhu Vinod Chopra directorial became a cult clasic. Directed and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Parinda was released in 1989 and received excellent reviews. The crime drama film starred an…

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