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{{short description|1981 film by Sunil Dutt}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
{{about|the 1981 Bollywood film|the Sylvester Stallone film|Rocky}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Rocky
| image = Rocky 1981.JPG
| caption = Official Album Art
| director = [[Sunil Dutt]]
| producer = Amarjeet
| writer = {{ubl |Bharat B. Bhalla |[[Dr. Rahi Masoom Reza]]}}
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl |[[Sanjay Dutt]] |[[Tina Munim]] |[[Reena Roy]] |[[Shakti Kapoor]]}}
| music = [[Rahul Dev Burman]]
| cinematography = [[S. Ramachandra]]
| editing = {{ubl |Waman Bhonsle |Gurudutt Shirali}}
| studio = [[Mehboob Studios]]
| distributor = Shemaroo Videos
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1981|05|06|India}}
| runtime = 151 minutes
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Hindi]]
| budget = {{Estimation}} {{INR|1.2 [[crore]]}}
| gross = {{Estimation}} {{INR|6.4 crore}}
}}

'''Rocky''' is a [[Bollywood films of 1981|1981]] [[Bollywood]] [[romance film|romantic]] [[action film]] directed by [[Sunil Dutt]]. This film marks the debut of Sunil Dutt's son [[Sanjay Dutt]] and also stars [[Reena Roy]], [[Tina Munim]], [[Amjad Khan (actor)|Amjad Khan]], [[Raakhee]], [[Ranjeet]], [[Shakti Kapoor]] and [[Aruna Irani]] in pivotal roles. [[Sunil Dutt]] also appears in a cameo.<ref name="indianexpress1">{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/sanjay-dutt-rocky-5169231/ |title=Sanjay Dutt on Rocky: The film gave me a real sense of being an actor |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |date=9 May 2018 |access-date=20 July 2018}}</ref> 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]].<ref name="scroll">{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/reel/882453/rocky-revisited-the-1981-film-that-launched-sanjay-dutts-career |title='Rocky' revisited: The 1981 film that launched Sanjay Dutt's career |website=scroll.in |date=17 June 2018 |access-date=20 July 2018}}</ref> It was ranked as the 10th highest-grossing film of 1981.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=187&catName=MTk4MQ==&PHPSESSID=f87e5a978dbf69f7f9fc90ced85b36d0 | title=BoxOffice India.com| date=2008-01-18| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080118030726/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=187&catName=MTk4MQ==&PHPSESSID=f87e5a978dbf69f7f9fc90ced85b36d0| archive-date=18 January 2008}}</ref>

==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. 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 (actor)|Amjad Khan]]) and his wife, Kathy ([[Aruna Irani]]) and they rename him, Rocky.

Years later, Rocky ([[Sanjay Dutt]]) has grown up without knowing who his biological 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 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 Munim]] as Renuka Seth
* [[Ranjeet]] as Jagdish aka "J.D."
* [[Aruna Irani]] as Kathy D'Souza
* [[Shakti Kapoor]] as R.D.
* [[Amjad Khan (actor)|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 (actor)|Anwar Hussain]] as Ratanlal
* [[Agha (actor)|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
* [[Shammi Kapoor]] 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]] where the songs continue to be popular even today. "Kya Yehi Pyar Hai" was inspired by R.D. Burman's Bengali number "Eki Bhalobasha" & also Amit Kumar song separately "Jeona Jeona" also composed by R.D.Burman. "Aa Dekhe Zara", "Hum Tumse Mile" and "Kya Yahi Pyar Hai" emerged as hits. It has a Telugu version of Rocky (1987).
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Kya Yehi Pyar Hai | extra1 = [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]]| lyrics1 = | length1 = 06:24
| title2 = Aa Dekhen Zara | extra2 = [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Asha Bhosle]]| lyrics2 = | length2 = 08:31
| title3 = Aao Mere Yaaro Aao | extra3 = [[Kishore Kumar]]| lyrics3 = | length3 = 04:24
| title4 = Geet Sunoge Huzoor |extra4= [[Asha Bhosle]] |lyrics4 = |length4= 03:06
| title5 = Doston Ko Salam | extra5 = [[Kishore Kumar]]| lyrics5 = | length5 = 06:06
| title6 = Hum Tumse Mile | extra6 = [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]]| lyrics6 = | length6 = 06:00
| title7 = Dance Music | extra7 = Gopi Krishan| lyrics7 = | length7 = 02:55
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0215132|title=Rocky}}

[[Category: Indian films]]
[[Category:1980s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:1981 films]]
[[Category: Films scored by R. D. Burman]]
[[Category: Films directed by Sunil Dutt]]

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