Rocky is a 1981 Indian 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, Raakhee, Ranjeet, Shakti Kapoor and Aruna Irani in pivotal roles.[1] Sunil Dutt also appears in a cameo.[2] 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.[3] It was ranked as the 10th highest-grossing film of 1981.[4]
The film was written by Lawrence Kasdan, whose work as a writer on Raiders of the Lost Ark thrilled audiences in the summer of 1981. Kasdan based Continental Divide in part on his years working as a writer in Chicago media. John Belushi (1941), himself a famous Chicagoan like Souchak, was looking to expand his range as an actor when he signed on to Continental Divide, giving him the opportunity to play a leading man in a romantic comedy-drama. Tragically, the film would prove to be Belushi's penultimate performance before his untimely death in March 1982.
The film, "An Amblin Production," is the first to bear the name of what would become Amblin Entertainment, the production company Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall officially formed in 1981, although 1984's Gremlins would be the first film to feature the Amblin Entertainment name and well-known company logo.
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