Parampara
1992 · India
- Director
- Yash Chopra
- Screenplay
- Aditya Chopra, Honey Irani
- Producer
- Firoz A. Nadiadwala
- Music
- Shiv-Hari
- Cinematography
- Manmohan Singh
Cast
What it is about
Parampara is a Hindi-language action drama directed by Yash Chopra. The story unfolds in a remote region of India, where the wealthy Thakur Bhavani Singh has a long-standing feud with a gypsy clan led by Gora Shankar. Tradition dictates that disputes be settled by a single-pistol duel atop a hill. The narrative follows Prithvi, the Thakur's son, whose friendship with the gypsies and whose love for Tara challenge his father's authority.
How it was made
The screenplay was written by Aditya Chopra and Honey Irani, the music was composed by Shiv-Hari, and the cinematography was handled by Manmohan Singh, with Firoz A. Nadiadwala as producer. The film features an ensemble cast including Sunil Dutt, Vinod Khanna, Aamir Khan, Saif Ali Khan and Raveena Tandon. It was the last time Chopra directed a film outside his production house, Yash Raj Films.
Reception and legacy
The available sources offer little detail on its critical and commercial reception. It was released worldwide in May 1993, and the film is remembered largely for marking the Bollywood debuts of Saif Ali Khan and Ramya Krishnan.
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Trivia
Bollywood debut
Parampara marked the Bollywood debut of both Saif Ali Khan and Ramya Krishnan.
A departure from Yash Raj Films
It was the last film Yash Chopra directed outside his production house, Yash Raj Films.
More films by Yash Chopra
Veer-Zaara
Dil To Pagal Hai
Deewaar (The Wall)
Darr
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