Rocky (1981 film)
Rocky | |
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Rahul Dev Burman | |
Distributed by | Shemaroo Videos |
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Running time | 151 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Box office | ₹6 crore[1] |
Rocky is a 1981 Indian
Raakhee, Ranjeet, Shakti Kapoor and Aruna Irani in pivotal roles.[2] Sunil Dutt also appears in a cameo.[3] Aruna Irani received a Filmfare
Nomination for Best Supporting Actress, the only nomination for the film.
Shammi Kapoor plays himself, where he gets to judge dancers to the famous song "Aa Dekhe Zara", where Sanjay Dutt and Reena Roy as a pair compete against Shakti Kapoor and Tina Munim. The film was released only a few days after the death of Sunil's wife and Sanjay's mother, Nargis.[4] It was ranked as the 10th highest-grossing film of 1981.[5]
Plot
Shankar (
Raakhee), and young son, Rakesh. Rakesh is in trauma because of this incident, and this trauma is repeated in his mind every time his mother comes near him. Parvati is instructed to keep away from Rakesh, and Rakesh is adopted by Robert (Amjad Khan) and his wife, Kathy (Aruna Irani
) and they rename him, Rocky.
Years later, Rocky (
Tina Munim). It is then that he learns that he is really Rakesh and that his mother is still alive, and his father did not die accidentally but was murdered. Rocky sets out to avenge his father's death. He gets help from a rape survivor (Reena Roy
). But he doesn't know that his days, along with those of his near and dear ones, may also be numbered.
Cast
- Sanjay Dutt as Rakesh / Rocky D'Souza
- Sunil Dutt as Shankar (Guest appearance), Rakesh's biological father
- Reena Roy as Lajwanti / Hirabai
- Tina Munimas Renuka Seth
- Ranjeet as Jagdish aka "J.D."
- Aruna Irani as Kathy D'Souza
- Shakti Kapoor as R.D.
- Amjad Khan as Robert D'Souza, Rocky's adopted father
- Raakheeas Parvati, Rakesh's biological mother
- Shashikala as Sophia
- Iftekhar as Dr. Bhagwandas
- Satyen Kappu as Ram Avtar
- Anwar Hussain as Ratanlal
- Agha as Professor
- C.S. Dubey as man at the courtesan's place
- Shiv Kumar as Advocate Sharma
- Keshto Mukherjee as Drunk Driver
- Jalal Agha as himself
- Sudha Chopra as Dugganjaan
- Gulshan Grover as Jagga[6]
- Shammi Kapoor as himself (Cameo role)
- Chunky Pandeyas Boy ringing the bell in the classroom (Cameo role)
Music
The music for the film is composed by R. D. Burman and the lyrics are written by Anand Bakshi.
No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Kya Yehi Pyar Hai" | Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar | 06:24 |
2. | "Aa Dekhen Zara" | Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle, Amit Kumar | 08:31 |
3. | "Aao Mere Yaaro Aao" | Kishore Kumar | 04:24 |
4. | "Geet Sunoge Huzoor" | Asha Bhosle | 03:06 |
5. | "Doston Ko Salam" | Kishore Kumar | 06:06 |
6. | "Hum Tumse Mile" | Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar | 06:00 |
7. | "Dance Music" | Gopi Krishan | 02:55 |
References
- Boxofficeindia.com. 18 January 2008. Archived from the originalon 18 January 2008.
- ^ Trehan, Madhu (30 June 1981). "Film review: Rocky, starring Sunjay Dutt, Tina Munim, Raakhee, Amjad Khan, Reena Roy". India Today. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ "Sanjay Dutt on Rocky: The film gave me a real sense of being an actor". The Indian Express. 9 May 2018. Archived from the original on 8 January 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- ^ "'Rocky' revisited: The 1981 film that launched Sanjay Dutt's career". scroll.in. 17 June 2018. Archived from the original on 20 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- ^ "BoxOffice India.com". 18 January 2008. Archived from the original on 18 January 2008.
- ^ Grover, Gulshan (5 May 2020). "Gulshan Grover revisits Rocky". First of Many (Interview). Interviewed by Mimansa Shekhar. New Delhi: The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 31 October 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
External links
- Rocky at IMDb