''Parwana'' (translation: ''moth'') is a 2003 Indian

action film Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include life ...

directed by

Deepak Bahry Deepak Bahry is a Bollywood film director and film producer, producer active since the mid-1970s. He is perhaps best known for his family-oriented action drama films, in which he often cast actors such as Mithun Chakraborty and Jagdeep through ...

. The film stars

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as an orphan and Amisha Patel.

Summary

Shahtaj belongs to a group of Jihad freedom fighters who have taken it upon themselves to free Kashmir from the clutches of India. They are now ready to terrorize Bombay but before that could happen, Shahtaj is captured by Indian Intelligence agents and held in an interrogation cell. When he is being transported to another facility, his colleagues dramatically help him escape via a helicopter. Now there is virtually no one who can stop Shahtaj and his men from carrying out terrorist attacks on Bombay during the Ganesh Visharjan day, when thousands of people converge near the beaches to immerse Bhagwan Shri Ganesh into the sea. Then a bumbling con-man and thief, who calls himself Parwana, robs the suitcase that contains the bomb. Shortly thereafter, Parwana is arrested by Police Inspector Hardev Singh Haryanvi and held for interrogation. Hardev comes to the defense of Parwana and guarantees that he has nothing to do with the bomb and is not a terrorist. Then Parwana escapes, Hardev is shot and hospitalized in a critical condition, and the police have launched a manhunt for Parwana, who is now being labeled as a terrorist. In the meantime, Shahtaj and his men also group together to hunt down Parwana, who has the bomb in his possession. Looks all exits are closed for Parwana and he is all set to detonate himself with the explosive on his person.

Cast

as Parwana * Amisha Patel as Pooja *

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as Parwana's associate *

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as Seth Malpani *

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as Ismailbhai Muskurahat *

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as Shahtaj *

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as Inspector Hardev Singh Haryanvi *

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as Inspector Tode *

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as Yashwantrao Waghmare *

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as Police Commissioner Tyagi *

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as P.P. Yadav *

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as Kamini Haryanvi *

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as Ganesh fest dancer *

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as Hotel Manager

Soundtrack

Music by Sanjeev Darshan.

References

External links

* 2003 films 2000s Hindi-language films 2003 action films Films scored by Sanjeev Darshan Films about terrorism in India Films set in Jammu and Kashmir Films set in Mumbai Kashmir conflict in films Indian action films Films directed by Deepak Bahry {{2000s-Hindi-film-stub