Lafangey Parindey (transl. Cheeky birds) is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Pradeep Sarkar and produced by Aditya Chopra, starring Neil Nitin Mukesh and Deepika Padukone in the lead roles. The film was released on 20 August 2010 under the Yash Raj Films banner.[2][3][4][5] The story of the film is partially inspired by the 1978 American movie Ice Castles[6] and the 1999 Tamil film Thulladha Manamum Thullum.[7]

Lafangey Parindey
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPradeep Sarkar
Written byGopi Puthran
Produced byAditya Chopra
StarringNeil Nitin Mukesh
Deepika Padukone
CinematographyNatarajan Subramaniam
Edited bySanjib Datta
Music bySongs:
R. Anandh
Score:
Zubin Balaporia
Distributed byYash Raj Films
Release date
  • 20 August 2010 (2010-08-20)
Running time
155 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Box office227 million (US$2.7 million)[1]

ASTPL, an Indian software developer, also released a sports mobile video game based on the film.[8]

Plot

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Pinky Palkar is an aspiring skater who dreams of making it big through a television show. She is the archetypical Mumbai chawl girl who dreams big, despite her lowly surroundings.[9] Her dreams go away when One-Shot-Nandu, a fighter who pummels his opponents in the ring blindfolded, knocks her down in a freak car accident, making her blind.[10] Despite her handicap, Pinky is determined to participate in the show. Full of remorse, Nandu trains her to "see" through her blindness, using her other senses. In return, she teaches him to skate, and Nandu becomes her partner in the competition. They gradually fall in love.

Cast

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Production

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During the shooting of the film, Neil Nitin Mukesh admitted that the physical violence of the film is real. "I'm covered with welters, wounds and bruises", he explained.[11]

Soundtrack

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Lafangey Parindey
Soundtrack album by
R. Anandh
Released20 July 2010 (2010-07-20)
GenreFilm soundtrack
Length29.19
LabelYRF Music
ProducerAditya Chopra and Yash Chopra

Track list

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The album has six original tunes composed by R. Anandh, a famous ad jingle composer formerly part of the band Agosh who also did music for Sangeeth Sivan's films Zor and Nirnayam (Malayalam). Lyrics are written by Swanand Kirkire.[12][13]

No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Lafangey Parindey"Ronit Sarkar4:55
2."Mann Lafanga"Mohit Chauhan5:37
3."Dhatad Tatad"Shail Hada, Anushka Manchanda3:44
4."Nain Parindey"Shilpa Rao4:26
5."Rang Daalein"Suraj Jagan5:07
6."Born To Fly"Instrumental3:06
7."Mann Lafanga" (Club Mix)Mohit Chauhan, Joshilay3:45
Award Ceremony Category Recipient Result Ref.(s)
3rd Mirchi Music Awards Best Song Recording Anil Kumar Konakandla and Biswadeep Chatterjee - "Man Lafanga" Nominated [14]

Critical reception

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Sukanya Verma of Rediff rated it 2.5/5 and said, "Ultimately Lafangey Parindey, like its attention-grabbing title, is unapologetically superficial with a brief attention span".[15] Rajeev Masand of IBN rated it 2/5 "It's the kind of film that keeps you waiting for something to happen, but nothing ever does. You find yourself exhausted by the time the lights come back on".[16] Mayank Shekhar of Hindustan Times rated it 1.5/5 "Scatter-brained, mish-mash of a movie".[17] Noyon Jyoti Parasara of AOL rated the film 3 out of 5 saying, "Expect fun and you won't be disappointed, expect goosebumps and you may be!".[18] Subhash K. Jha from IANS rated the film 3.5 out of 5 saying, "Movie is an inspirational tale told with as little fuss and as much feeling as cinematically possible. Not to be missed.".[19]

References

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  1. ^ "All India 2010 (Figures in INR Crore)". Boxofficeindia.com. Archived from the original on 9 December 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  2. ^ Lafangey Parindey In Theatres On 20th August 2010
  3. ^ "Meet LAFANGEY PARINDEY Deepika & Neil this August - bollywood news : glamsham.com". www.glamsham.com. 7 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Lafangey Parindey Revealed". Archived from the original on 28 June 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
  5. ^ "Lafangey Parindey to release on August 20" Archived 26 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Hindustan Times.
  6. ^ https://www.hindustantimes.com/photos/entertainment/from-parineeta-laaga-chunari-mein-daag-to-helicopter-eela-a-look-at-pradeep-sarkar-s-films-101679655191672-5.html [bare URL]
  7. ^ Is Lafenge Parindey lifted from Vijay film?. Sify. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
  8. ^ "Lafangay Parinday". phoneky.com. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  9. ^ Kazmi, Nikhat (20 August 2010). "Lafangey Parindey". The Times of India.
  10. ^ ‘Lafangey Parindey’ – edgy love story of street fighter, blind girl : WorldSnap Archived 20 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ "I'm covered with welters, wounds & bruises on Lafangey Parindey sets" - Neil. Bollywood Hungama
  12. ^ "Lafangey Parindey - Music Review-Neil Nitin Mukesh-Deepika Padukone-R Anandh - Music Aloud". www.musicaloud.com. 16 July 2010.
  13. ^ Review of Lafangey Parindey Music Archived 27 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ "Nominees - Mirchi Music Award Hindi 2010". 30 January 2011. Archived from the original on 30 January 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  15. ^ Verma, Sukhanya. "Lafangey Parindey Review". Rediff. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
  16. ^ Masand, Rajeev. "Lafangey Parindey Review". CNN-IBN. Archived from the original on 22 August 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
  17. ^ Shekhar, Mayank. "Lafangey Parindey Review". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 23 August 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
  18. ^ "AOL Moview review 'Lafangey Parindey'".
  19. ^ "'Lafangey Parindey'- a poignant love story (Movie Review)". WorldSnap. Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
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