Also, the music comes up at unwanted points. This is all the more surprising since director Suresh Krissna has helmed several interesting projects in Hindi and regional films.īarring a few well executed stunts, there's nothing you carry home. In fact, amidst the modern packaging lies an outdated script and an equally outdated execution. It's difficult to find anything novel in ROCKY. But the truth is, you cannot run from reality forever. Rocky's world is shattered when his beloved is killed right in front of his eyes. The family manages to still laugh it off until one day Rocky gets into 'shark infested waters' - Anthony. But the defiant Rocky feels, the irresponsible attitude of people is destroying the social fabric of the country. Though his father loves his son, he emphatically disagrees with Rocky's philosophy of life and advises him not to invite trouble unnecessarily by interfering in matters that doesn't concern him, as this could put his life in grave danger. This attitude creates irreconcilable differences between him and his father and their relationship is fraught with friction. Rocky, the rebel, hates anything and everything that is wrong the system the people, who take things lying down without raising a finger Rocky cannot accept the indifference towards injustice and the rebel in him revolts. To sum up, watching ROCKY is like revisiting the cinema of 1970s and 1980s, which, unfortunately, is a big yawn today. In fact, the viewer can actually predict the story fifteen minutes into the film. It's a typical masala film with loads of songs, generous doses of action scenes, a good dose of London except an innovative plotline. The problem with ROCKY is that it doesn't even try to step out of the set rules of cinema. Nothing has changed, only the faces have. Since time immemorial, we've watched heroes going on a killing spree to avenge the murder of their beloved. That's the appropriate way to describe ROCKY. 'Aa Dekhe Zara', 'Hum Tumse Mile' and 'Kya Yahi Pyar Hai' emerged as hits.It has a Telugu version Rocky (1987).Rocky – The Rebel Review & Review Rating Burman's Bengali number 'Eki Bhalobasha' & also Amit kumar song seperetly 'Jeona Jeona' also composed by R.D.Burman. Burman and the lyrics are written by Anand Bakshi where the songs continue to be popular even today. Chunky Pandey as Boy ringing bell in classroom (Cameo role).Raakhee as Parvati, Rakesh's biological mother.Amjad Khan as Robert D'Souza, Rocky's adopted father.Sunil Dutt as Shankar (Guest appearance), Rakesh's biological father.But he doesn't know that his days, along with those of his near and dear ones, may also be numbered. He gets help from a rape survivor (Reena Roy). Rocky sets out to avenge his father's death. 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's lifestyle is carefree, until he falls in love with Renuka (Tina Munim). Years later, Rocky (Sanjay Dutt) has grown up without knowing who his birth mother is. 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. Rakesh is in trauma because of this incident, and this trauma is repeated in his mind every time his mother comes near him. Before he could ensure this, Shankar is accidentally killed in a work-related accident, leaving behind his wife, Parvati (Raakhee) and young son, Rakesh. Shankar is also the union leader, and would like Ratanlal to enforce measures for workers' safety. Shankar (Sunil Dutt) is an educated young man who is employed in the construction business by Ratanlal (Anwar Hussain). It was ranked as the 10th highest grossing film of 1981. The film was released only a few days after the death of Sunil's wife and Sanjay's mother, Nargis. 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. Aruna Irani received a Filmfare Nomination for Best Supporting Actress, the only nomination for the film. This film marks the debut of Sunil Dutt's son Sanjay Dutt and also stars Reena Roy, Tina Munim, Amjad Khan, Raakhee, Ranjeet, Shakti Kapoor and Aruna Irani in pivotal roles. Rocky is a 1981Bollywoodromanticaction film directed by Sunil Dutt.