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Rustom(1982)
Hindi139 mins
Rustom (1982) is a 139-minute Hindi film directed by Dara Singh. Starring Habib, Sunder Taneja and Raj Rani. With an audience rating of 6.5/10, Rustom stands as one of the notable Hindi releases of 1982.
Director:Dara Singh
Mood:
emotionalupliftingdark
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 31 December 1982
- Director
- Dara Singh
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 19m
- GudVibe Rating
- 6.5/10
Storyline
A former wrestling champion struggles with drinking and gambling while raising his son. The boy's life is upended when he learns his mother, who he thought was dead, is actually alive.
“A fallen champion fights for his son and a second chance.”
Film Details
6.5Rating
139Minutes
HindiLanguage
Release Date31 December 1982
Release Typetheatrical
Parental Guide
Violence
Mild
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Mild
Vibe & Tags
Mood
emotionalupliftingdark
Themes
familysurvivalidentitylove
Toneserious
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitylight
Audiencefamily
Best Withfamily
Violence2
Emotion4
Humor1
Rewatchability3
Reviews & Ratings
Your Rating
6.5/10Rating
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Cast & Crew
#1
#2H
HabibActor
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TanujaActor
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Sohrab ModiActor
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Sunder TanejaActor
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#6R
Raj RaniActor
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ManmaujiActor
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Dara SinghActor
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Vishal DesaiActor
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#10J
Jankidas MehraActor
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Master BhagwanActor
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Rajendra KumarActor
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Tanuja SamarthActor
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Trivia
- The film was a remake of the 1979 Hollywood movie 'The Champ', which itself was a remake of a 1931 film.
- Dara Singh, known as a wrestling legend, directed only two Hindi films in his career, and 'Rustom' was one of them.
- Child actor Sunny, who played the son, was a popular figure in 1980s Bollywood, often appearing in films with action stars.
- The movie featured music by Bappi Lahiri, who was at the peak of his disco fame in the early 1980s.
- Unlike many Bollywood films of the era, 'Rustom' did not have a major female lead or a prominent romantic subplot.
- The film's release came during a period when sports dramas, especially about wrestling, were rare in mainstream Hindi cinema.
- It is one of the few films where Dara Singh played a character with significant flaws like alcoholism, diverging from his usual heroic image.