Rocky is a 1981 Indian romantic

action film The action film is a film genre that predominantly features chase sequences, fights, shootouts, explosions, and stunt work. The specifics of what constitutes an action film has been in scholarly debate since the 1980s. While some scholars such as D ...

directed by

Sunil Dutt Sunil Dutt (born Balraj Raghunath Dutt; 6 June 1929 – 25 May 2005) was an Indian actor, film producer, director, and politician known for his work in Hindi Cinema. He acted in more than 80 films over a career spanning five decades and was t ...

. This film marks the debut of

Sanjay Dutt Sanjay Balraj Dutt (born 29 July 1959) is an Indian actor, playback singer and film producer who works in Hindi cinema in addition to a few Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Punjabi films. Dutt has won several accolades and acted in over 160 films. ...

and also stars Reena Roy, Tina Munim, Amjad Khan, Raakhee,

Ranjeet Ranjeet (born as Gopal Bedi; 12 September 1942) is an Indian actor and film director. He has mostly played villain roles in over 200 Hindi films. He has also played a positive character in the TV series '' Aisa Des Hai Mera''. He has also ...

Shakti Kapoor Shakti Kapoor (born Sunil Kapoor; 3 September 1952) is an Indian actor and comedian who appears in Bollywood films. Known for his villainous and comic roles in Hindi films, he has featured in over 700 films. In the 1980s and 1990s, Kapoor team ...

and

Aruna Irani Aruna Irani (born 18 August 1946) is an Indian actress, who has acted in over 500 films throughout Hindi, Kannada, Marathi and Gujarati cinema, playing mostly supporting and character roles. She received two Filmfare Awards for Best Support ...

in pivotal roles. Sunil Dutt also appears in a cameo. Aruna Irani received a

Filmfare ''Filmfare'' is an Indian English-language fortnightly magazine published by Worldwide Media. Acknowledged as one of India's most popular entertainment magazines, it publishes pieces involving news, interviews, photos, videos, reviews, events, ...

Nomination for Best Supporting Actress, the only nomination for the film. In his autobiography

Anupam Kher Anupam Kher (born 7 March 1955) is an Indian actor, director and producer who works primarily in Hindi cinema. In a career spanning over four decades, he has acted in more than 540 films. A veteran of Indian cinema, Kher is recipient of two Na ...

writes that it was initially directed by

Rahul Rawail Rahul Rawail is an Indian film director and editor in Bollywood known for his films like ''Love Story (1981 film), Love Story'' (1981), ''Betaab'' (1983), ''Arjun (1985 film), Arjun'' (1985), ''Dacait'' (1987), ''Anjaam'' (1994), ''Arjun Pandit ...

but he left the project mid-way due to creative differences Sunil Dutt then finishing it.

Shammi Kapoor Shammi Kapoor (born Shamsher Raj Kapoor; (pronounced Help:IPA/Hindi and Urdu, �ʌmːi kʌpuːɾ 21 October 1931 – 14 August 2011) was an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi cinema. Kapoor is considered one of the greatest and most s ...

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 Nargis Dutt (born Fatima Rashid, also known as Nirmala Dutt; 1 June 1929 – 3 May 1981) known mononyomusly as Nargis was an Indian actress and politician who worked in Hindi cinema. Regarded as one of the greatest and finest actresses in the ...

. It was ranked as the 10th highest-grossing film of 1981.

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

as Rakesh / Rocky D'Souza *

as Shankar (Guest appearance), Rakesh's biological father * Reena Roy as Lajwanti / Hirabai * Tina Munim as Renuka Seth *

as Jagdish aka "J.D." *

as Kathy D'Souza *

as R.D. * Amjad Khan as Robert D'Souza, Rocky's adopted father * Raakhee as Parvati, Rakesh's biological mother *

Shashikala Shashikala Saigal (née Jawalkar; 4 August 1932 – 4 April 2021), better known by her first name, was an Indian film and television actress, who played supporting roles in hundreds of Bollywood films beginning in the 1940s. Early years Shas ...

as Sophia *

Iftekhar Iftekhar Ahmed Sharif (22 February 1920 – 4 March 1995), often mononymously credited as Iftekhar or Iftikhar, was an Indian actor who mainly worked in Hindi cinema. He is known for his film roles as a police officer. Career Iftekhar wa ...

as Dr. Bhagwandas *

Satyen Kappu Satyendra Kappu (born Satyendra Sharma; also credited as Satyen Kappu; 7 February 1931 – 27 October 2007), was an Indian character actor in Bollywood films. He has acted in 390 films. His most remembered role is Ramlal in the movie ''Sholay'' ...

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 Keshto Mukherjee (7 August 1925 – 3 March 1982) was an Indian actor and comedian. He was born in Kolkata, Bengal Presidency, British India. He specialised in comic drunkard roles in Hindi films. Though he was famous for his drunkard typecast ...

as Drunk Driver * Jalal Agha as himself * Sudha Chopra as Dugganjaan *

Gulshan Grover Gulshan Grover (born 21 September 1955) is an Indian actor and film producer who has appeared in over 100 films. He is popularly known as the "Bad Man" of Hindi cinema because of his ability to create an impact with his negative roles in films. ...

as Jagga *

as himself (Cameo role) * Chunky Pandey as 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 Anand Bakshi (21 July 1930 – 30 March 2002) was an Indian poet and lyricist. He won Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist 4 times during his career. He wrote over 6000 film songs in more than 300 films. Early life Anand Bakshi (Bakshi Anand Pr ...

Notes

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=0215132, title=Rocky 1980s Hindi-language films 1981 films Films scored by R. D. Burman Films directed by Sunil Dutt