Parwana (1971)

Original title

परवाना

Directed by

Jyoti Swaroop

Genre

thriller film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 03m

Rated

U

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An infatuated man becomes a murderer. He is obsessed with a woman who does not return his feelings, and his obsession leads him to commit violent acts.

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What happens

Parwana (lit. Moth) is a 1971 Indian Hindi-language psychological thriller film directed by Jyoti Swaroop. It stars Amitabh Bachchan, Navin Nischol, Yogeeta Bali, Om Prakash in lead roles and Shatrughan Sinha in a special appearance. In this film, Bachchan plays his first negative role as an infatuated lover-turned-murderer. The movie was heavily referenced and part of the plot in 2007 film Johnny Gaddaar. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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