Rocky (1981 film)
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Duration Running time 2h 28m | 7/10 IMDb Genre Action Release date April 26, 1981 (India) Music director Rahul Dev Burman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 26 April 1981 (1981-04-26) Writer Bharat B. Bhalla (screenplay), Bharat B. Bhalla (story), Rahi Masoom Reza (dialogue) Songs Aa Dekhen Jara Cast (Rakesh), Tina Ambani (Renuka Seth), (Hirabai), Raakhee Gulzar (Parvati), (Kathy DSouza) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rocky is a 1981 Bollywood film produced and directed by Sunil Dutt who also has a cameo role. The film marks the debut of Sunil Dutt's son Sanjay Dutt and stars Reena Roy, Tina Munim, Amjad Khan, Raakhee, and Shakti Kapoor. Aruna Irani received a Filmfare Nomination for Best Supporting Actress, the only nomination for the film.
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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 four days after the death of Sunil's wife and Sanjay's mother, Nargis. The film became a "super hit" at the box office and the ninth-highest-grossing Bollywood film of 1981.
- Kya Yahi Pyar Hai-Rocky Love Song [HD] (1981).flv
Plot
Shankar (Sunil Dutt) is an educated young man who is employed in the construction business by Ratanlal (Anwar Hussain). Shankar is also the union leader, and would like Ratanlal to enforce measures for workers' safety. Before he could ensure this, Shankar is accidentally killed in a work-related accident, leaving behind his wife, Parvati (Raakhee) and young son, Rakesh (Sanjay Dutt). Rakesh is in trauma because of an 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 has grown up without knowing who his birth mother is. Rocky's lifestyle is carefree, until he falls in love with Renuka (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 victim (Reena Roy). But he doesn't know that his days, along with those of his near and dear ones, may also be numbered.
Cast
Music
The music for the film is composed by R D Burman and lyrics are written by Anand Bakshi.
References
Rocky (1981 film) WikipediaRocky (1981 film) IMDb Rocky (1981 film) themoviedb.org