Rocky (1981 film)

This article is about the 1981 Bollywood film. For the Sylvester Stallone film, see Rocky.

Rocky
Poster
Directed bySunil Dutt
Written by
Produced byAmarjeet
Starring
CinematographyS. Ramachandra
Edited by
  • Waman Bhonsle
  • Gurudutt Shirali
Music byRahul Dev Burman
Distributed byShemaroo Videos
Release date
  • 6 May 1981 (1981-05-06)
Running time
151 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Box office₹6 crore[1]

Rocky is a 1981 Indian romantic action film directed by Sunil Dutt. This film marks the debut of Sanjay Dutt and also stars Reena Roy, Tina Munim, Amjad Khan, 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]

  1. ^ "Box Office 1981". Boxofficeindia.com. 18 January 2008. Archived from the original on 18 January 2008.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "'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.
  5. ^ "BoxOffice India.com". 18 January 2008. Archived from the original on 18 January 2008.