Rocky is a 1981 Indian romantic action film directed by Sunil Dutt. This film marks the debut of Sanjay Dutt and also stars Tina Munim, Reena Roy, Amjad Khan, Raakhee, Ranjeet, Shakti Kapoor and Aruna Irani in pivotal roles. Sunil Dutt also appears in a cameo. Aruna Irani received a Filmfare Nomination for Best Supporting Actress, the only nomination for the film. In his autobiography Anupam Kher writes that it was initially directed by Rahul Rawail but he left the project mid-way due to creative differences Sunil Dutt then finishing it. The later portions of the movie were directed by Raj Khosla, as Sunil Dutt had to be away because of his wife Nargis' cancer.
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. It was ranked as the 10th highest-grossing film of 1981.
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Plot
Shankar is an educated young man who is employed in the construction business by Ratanlal. 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, 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 and his wife, Kathy and they rename him, Rocky.
Years later, Rocky has grown up without knowing who his biological mother is. Rocky's lifestyle is carefree until he falls in love with Renuka. 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. 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 Munim as 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
Raakhee as Parvati, Rakesh's biological mother
Shashikala as Sophia
Iftekhar as Dr. Bhagwandas
Satyen Kappu as Ram Avtar
Anwar Hussain as Ratanlal
Agha as Professor
Chandrashekar Dubey as man at the courtesan's place
Gopi Krishna as Dance Teacher of Lajwanti
Shiv Kumar as Advocate Sharma
Keshto Mukherjee as Drunk Driver
Jalal Agha as himself
Sudha Chopra as Dugganjaan
Gulshan Grover as Jagga
Shammi Kapoor as himself (Cameo role)
Music
The music for the film is composed by R. D. Burman and the lyrics are written by Anand Bakshi. Aa Dekhen Zara became particularly hit and is often heard on dance competitions.