"The film was included in CNN-News18's 2013 list of the "100 greatest Indian films of all time", "Mint" list of "70 iconic films of Indian cinema", "Filmfare"s "100 Filmfare Days" series, the "70 iconic movies of independent India" list and the book "100 Bollywood Films" by Rachel Dwyer.Chopra, despite having made two critically acclaimed films, remained relatively unknown until "Parinda"s release.