Parvarish

Review By Kamal K

Superb, superb, superb .... A great entertaining film by great director, Manmohan Desai. He was the King of masala entertaining movies and this movie is full of his marks throughout! Excellent script, catchy camera work, extra ordinary shot takings, and engrossing direction, thrilled to watch action scenes. Superb acting by all. Great musical score by Laxmikant Pyarelal. Jaate to jaane jana is a treat to watch!

I had seen this movie so three times, and enjoyed it every time. It's a family drama, action packed thriller film.

Even new generation would find it interesting.

Watch it and enjoy it. It will also bring you out from bad mood, if any!

Vinod Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan, the two biggest superstars of the 1970s in one film, a sureshot formula for success at the time. Amitabh was fabulous as the honest police officer who could do anything for his line of duty. However, the real star who steals the show is Vinod Khanna. His screen presence could not be matched by anyone, he meticulously did justice to his role of a suave, stylish but ruthless criminal bound by revenge. His dialogues, emotions and humour, all overshadowed Amitabh in the film. Both VK and AB, great actors with a great supporting cast in Shammi Kapoor, Kadar Khan (in his earliest villian role), Amjad Khan played their parts well. The only flip side is the presence of some boring scenes with both the actresses.

Director Manmohan Desai was pretty skilled in making masala movies consisting of action, comedy and emotions. His movies used to be complete entertainment package for the spectators. He considered himself to be an entertainer only (rendering entertainment of an escapist nature) and never believed in making meaningful or simple movies. All of the movies produced and directed by him fall into the category of pure entertainers containing no or very less logic in the story. In 1977, four such multi-starrer movies made by him were released and all of them became super hits. One of them was Parvarish.

'Parvarish' means upbringing of a child. Hence the plot of this movie revolves around upbringing of a child only. A police officer (Shammi Kapoor) fosters the child of a dacoit (Amjad Khan) alongwith his own child (both are boys) and renders both of them good upbringing so as to develop them as good citizens and good human-beings. One of them (Vinod Khanna) gets a wrong impression that he is actually the son of the dacoit (who has now become a big smuggler) whereas the truth is that he is the real son of the cop and the other one (Amitabh Bachchan) who has also become a cop is actually the son of the dacoit-turned-smuggler. How this misunderstanding affects this youth who is one of the two heroes and how everything is finally set right is the remaining part of the story.

As asserted supra, Parvarish (1977) has been made as a formula-studded entertaining flick. And it is successful in meeting its purpose. The spectator remains glued to the screen for more than two and a half hours without getting bored. Plenty of action is there. Sentiments are there. Drama is there. Comedy is there. All the regular spices are mixed in optimum quantum to make a delicious dish named as Parvarish served to the audience.

Comedy is one thing I am willing to mention separately and specifically. In this movie, specialist comedian and specific comedy track is not required to render a dose of humour to the audience. This job has been accomplished by the heroines of this movie (Shabana Aazmi and Neetu Singh) and their interactions with the heroes (and their parents) as well. The heroines have played the roles of pickpocket sisters and needless to say, they demonstrate their art on the heroes as well as their parents only. And that administers a very good dose of humour to the people watching the movie. Music directors Laxmikant Pyarelaal have composed a comedy song 'Jaate Ho Jaane Jaana' which is, in my view, one of the best comedy songs created in Bollywood movies. Not only the lyrics are humorous but the acting of the foursome (Amitabh-Vinod-Shabana-Neetu) in this song is also rib-tickling for the viewers.

The music otherwise is also good. 'Hum Premi Prem Karna Jaane' is another very good song picturized on Vinod Khanna, Amitabh Bachchan and Shammi Kapoor. Since this is the movie made by a person who was proficient in making actioners, the action part plus the other technical aspects are also good. Dialogues are impressive. The movie bears a clear stamp of the director's vision and his approach towards making movies for the usual Indian audience.

Performances are admirable. Amitabh Bachchan and Vinod Khanna have done pretty well as the heroes. Shabana Aazmi and Neetu Singh have, as said earlier, not only fulfilled the quota of heroines but also showcased their skill in doing comedy also. Shammi Kapoor has done exceedingly well in the role of a senior cop on one hand and father of two grown-up sons on the other. All others have also done justice to their roles.

The director has tried to create an impression that it's a story about upbringing and the fact that nurture is more important than genes (to make a good person or otherwise) but overall the movie does not discuss any such thing in a serious way. It is meant to entertain only. And it entertains only.

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Brilliant movie, trend setter for the future movies to follow. It was a huge blockbuster and had two of the biggest superstars who were ruling the box-office at that time. Amitabh and Vinod. Great performances by Shammi Kapoor, Kadar Khan and the rest of the cast. Nitu Singh and Shabana were good as well, however the one who stood out was Vinod Khanna. His role was more important than Amitabh's. Amitabh's role had just one shade into it, Vinod had to change the shades and emotions as the movie runs to the climax, he surely portrayed it meticulously. The grey shades in his role were captured by him perfectly. His screen presence, his persona, his acting, he really gave Amitabh a tough time. He was a trend setter and an icon which he proved in this movie. The movie rocked, surely some scenes look dated now but that is because of the fact that they have been copied over and over again by other movies in the last 40 years.

A GREAT film with a good STORY LINE, HAS a GREAT CAST but ONE STAR STANDS OUT OF THEM ALL, Mr. Amitabh Bachchan,

What can we say,Which hasn't already been said about Amitabh Bachchan, He turns an hit film into a blockbuster with the performance's he delivers, Thn with Vinod Khanna and Shammi Kapoor providing good performances as well, but as always Amitabh Bachchan stands out.

The film runs very smoothly and with negative role by Amjad Khan and Kader Khan Parvarish had something for everyone.

Parvarish is a must watch if your Amitabh Bachchan or a Vinod Khanna fan, its has a great script, Some great songs which change the mood of the film and that ain't just placed in the film they fit in with the story.

If you liked Suhaag, Amar Akbar Anthony and Khoon Pasina this is a much watch film, a film you can watch over and over again.