Praful Parekh

Praful Parekh, if you know even a little about Bollywood’s wild ride through the late ‘80s to the early 2000s, you’ve probably come across his name—maybe not always in flashing lights, but definitely tucked into the credits of some unforgettable films. The guy’s got his fingerprints on movies like Welcome (2007), which, let’s be honest, is a full-on chaos parade with guns, goons, and Nana Patekar’s comic gold. Parekh contributed to the kind of laugh-out-loud, “wait, did that just happen?” vibes that made Welcome explode into a cult classic. But, rewind a decade, and you’ll spot his name in Ishq (1997)—oh man, that movie was a rollercoaster. You’ve got love triangles, slapstick, and Ajay Devgn doing, well, peak ‘90s Ajay Devgn things. Parekh’s touch? It’s in the way the film never really sits still, always jumping from one madcap scenario to the next, keeping you guessing whether you’ll get a punchline or a plot twist. And if you really wanna go old-school, Suno Sasurjee (1987) is lurking in his filmography too. Not everyone talks about it now, but it’s got that classic masala recipe: family drama, romance, and a little bit of melodrama just because, why not? So yeah, Praful Parekh doesn’t always hog the spotlight, but he’s there in the DNA of these movies—mixing up the drama and comedy so well you barely notice until you’re laughing or crying along. That’s a legacy, if you ask me.