Disco Dancer(1982)
Disco Dancer (1982) is a 134-minute Hindi film directed by Babbar Subhash. Starring Mithun Chakraborty, Karan Razdan and Kalpana Iyer. With a rating of 6.3/10 reflecting mixed audience reception from 1982.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Netflix, ShemarooMe, Airtel Xstream Play, YouTube
- Theatrical Release
- 10 December 1982
- Director
- Babbar Subhash
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 14m
- Rating
- 6.3/10
Storyline
A street singer named Anil is publicly shamed and forced to leave Bombay with his mother. He later becomes a famous performer, but old enemies return to try and ruin his successful career.
“From the streets to stardom, his enemies won't let him shine.”
Film Details
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Cast & Crew
Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Disco Dancer
Cast reunions in this film: Rajesh Khanna & Om Shivpuri (15 films together), Bappi Lahiri & Om Shivpuri (5 films together), Mithun Chakraborty & Babbar Subhash (5 films together), Mithun Chakraborty & Om Shivpuri (5 films together), Rajesh Khanna & Mithun Chakraborty (4 films together), and Mithun Chakraborty & Kalpana Iyer (4 films together).
Trivia
- The film's music was so popular in the Soviet Union that it sold over 4 million records there.
- Mithun Chakraborty performed his own dance stunts, including a backflip on a moving motorcycle.
- The villain's character, Master Raju, was played by actor Om Puri in one of his rare negative roles.
- A disco club set was built inside a real Mumbai studio, using over 10,000 mirror tiles for the walls.
- The song 'I Am a Disco Dancer' was originally written for another film but was added to this script.
- The film's success led to a surge in sales of shiny, sequined outfits and disco balls across India.
- Director Babbar Subhash insisted on using live orchestras for all the song recordings, not pre-recorded tracks.