Nana Patekar reveals how he was replaced in Parinda by Jackie Shroff because of Anil Kapoor; says, “Tujhe yaad hai maine 19 saal tere saath kaam nahi kia. Mujhe laga yeh bakwaas aadmi hai

Ahead of the discharge of Vanvaas, Nana Patekar collaborated with his ‘Majnu’ aka Anil Kapoor in a uncommon, unbiased, and ardent discussion where they opened up approximately their travel in the Indian film industry. Whereas this unfiltered interaction showcased their camaraderie, Nana moreover tended to the negative feeling he had harbored towards Anil for 19 a long time over losing the part of his more seasoned brother in the 1989 blockbuster film Parinda. Jackie Shroff supplanted Nana’s part as Anil’s brother and the last mentioned finished up playing the adversary Anna.

Starting the discussion with how Anil Kapoor was a star amid the 80s and how he ‘bullied’ Nana Patekar, the last mentioned shared "Parinda mein iske bade bhai ka part, Jackie ka part fundamental kar raha tha. Humne practice sab kiya tha. Baad mein Jackie iski (Anil) wajah se aaya. Lekin fundamental iska shukriya ada bhi karna chahta hoon isiliye kyun ki mujhe Anna karne ko mila (In Parinda, I was marked to do the part of his senior brother. We had begun the practices indeed. And afterward, since of him, Jackie came on board. Of course, I ought to too thank him since at that point, I got to play the part of Anna)”. Advance, he shared how Anil felt that their looks won’t coordinate and expected that it was the reason behind Kapoor’s choice. "Kyunki fundamental tere hisaab se tera bhai dikhta nahi tha. Jackie dikh sakta tha, lekin fundamental nahi dikh sakta kya? Kyun ek kaala ek gora nahi ho sakta (Since, agreeing to you I didn’t see like your brother. You felt that Jackie might drag it off but not me? Can’t one of them be darker than the other?)"

However, a astounded Anil Kapoor persistently clarified and opened up almost how he has been a casting chief for one of the most acknowledged 1980 film Murmur Paanch including a power-packed star cast. He expounded on how he has played different parts behind the camera in his introductory a long time counting being a casting chief. He proceeded, "I do not wanna take credit but I have played a enormous part in the casting of Murmur Paanch. Everyone needed other performing artists to play but I did the casting for this one. So some place I felt that Jackie would be the best choice for my brother's part", he stated.

Followed by his confirmation, Nana proceeded to include how he misplaced the part, and expressed that he denied to work with Anil for nearly 19 a long time. “Uske baad maine tere saath ek bhi film nahi ki. 19 saal baad humne Welcome kiya. Maine kahan yeh to bakwaas aadmi hai (After that, I didn’t do a single film with you. After 19 a long time, we did Welcome. Since I was like what a unpleasant man he is)”. Anil Kapoor, in any case, proceeded to declare that he had nothing against Nana and included that it was inevitably the director’s choice. "You grant a proposal to a chief but in the long run it is the call of the chief. Chiefs on-screen characters ke kande pe bandook rakhte hai. But the reality is that the executive moreover felt that Jackie would be a way better fit for that part", he insisted.

"I feel like in a parcel of cases, casting is exceptionally imperative. Me, my father, all of us have been in this commerce for 60 a long time. Primary film ke saath kabhi dagaah nahi karunga (I will never sell out a film)”, he asserted.

Speaking of Parinda, the film, coordinated by Vidhu Vinod Chopra, is considered to be a turning point in the presentation of authenticity in Hindi cinema by numerous. It won two National Film Grants counting one which was displayed to Nana Patekar in the Best Supporting On-screen character category.