Parampara (1993): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1993, Parampara is an action and drama film directed by Yash Chopra, running about 155 minutes.

What it’s about. In a remote region in India there has been a tradition of settling differences by fighting a duel with pistols with only one bullet in each of them. Such was the duel fought by Shankar and Thakur Bhavani Singh, with the latter emerging as the victor. Years later, Bhavani's son, Prithvi, returns from London, meets Shankar's son, Gora and daughter, Tara, befriends them, and eventually both Tara and Prithvi fall in love with each other. When Bhavani finds this out, he wants Prithvi to marry Rajeshwari, who comes from a rich family, and will destroy Gora Shankar and his tribe of gypsies. Unable to make up his mind, Prithvi ends up marrying both women, leading to Tara giving birth to a son, Pratap. Bhavani is enraged when he this out, he has Tara and a lot of their people slain, and their homes torched. Gora himself is arrested by the police, and sentenced to several years in prison...

Who’s in it. Parampara stars Sunil Dutt as Thakur Bhavani Singh, Vinod Khanna as Thakur Prithvi Singh, Aamir Khan as Ranvir Prithvi Singh and Saif Ali Khan as Pratap P. Singh, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.6/10, Parampara has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In IN you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Parampara page.

If you liked it. Fans of Parampara tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.