: Upon returning from the U.S., Karan witnesses his friend Prakash (Anupam Kher) being assassinated by Anna's men. This thrusts the brothers into a moral and physical confrontation as Karan seeks revenge, unaware that his own brother is Anna's right-hand man.
The working title of the film was something else entirely, but Chopra settled on Parinda —referencing the caged, directionless nature of the characters. Like parrots trapped in a cage (or men trapped in a life of crime), the protagonists flutter desperately but cannot escape their fate. parinda 1989
It showed filmmakers that the audience was ready for mature, dark storytelling. It proved that a film could be a commercial success without being escapist fantasy. : Upon returning from the U