Bollywood has offered us some of the most incredible Hindi films of all time. But do you know about India’s first 100 crore earning film, which took Bollywood 12 years to break the record? Here, we have further discussed the record-breaking blockbuster hit.
The movie was released on December 10, 1982, which simply changed the entire game at the box office. This dance-action film was made on a budget of just two crores.
However, breaking all previous records, it went on to earn Rs 100 crores worldwide—that too in that era, when the ticket price was only a few rupees.
This was the same film that made Mithun Chakraborty, the grandfather of Bollywood. He played the role of a young street performer from the slums of Bombay.
The rags-to-riches movie was further accompanied by the musical compositions of Bappi Lahiri. The songs composed by Lahiri were written by Anjaan and Faruk Kaiser, which undoubtedly created a disco fever all over the world.
Director Babar Subhash’s craze for this film was such that his songs used to echo from the Soviet Union to the small towns of India. And even today, people get excited when they hear I Am A Disco Dancer.
Are you able to guess this iconic film? It’s none other than Disco Dancer, written by Rahi Masoom Raza and directed by Babbar Subhash.
The film stars Chakraborty and Kim in leading roles, with Om Puri, Gita Siddharth, and Karan Razdan in supporting roles. The 1982 dance-action film also featured Rajesh Khanna in a special appearance.
The filmi disco songs from this movie include “Jimmy Jimmy Jimmy Aaja” sung by Parvati Khan, “I am a Disco Dancer” sung by Vijay Benedict, “Yaad Aa Raha Hai” sung by Bappi Lahiri, and “Goro Ki Na Kaalo Ki” sung by Suresh Wadkar with Usha Mangeshkar.
Chakrobarty’s signature moves, dapper sense of dressing, and flawless acting made him a household name. Fans used to recreate the looks at various events nationwide.
This movie was successful in breaking the “angry young man” culture of Bollywood, dominated by action crime films. Instead of fighting the villains or taking revenge through violence, the lead star defeats them through disco dancing.
Disco Dancer led to a wave of disco-themed Bollywood musicals in India. It also became a global phenomenon. It was remade in Tamil as Paadum Vaanampadi with Anand Babu, and in Telugu as Disco King with Nandamuri Balakrishna.
Mithun Chakraborty’s Disco Dancer has etched a special place in the hearts of his millions of fans.
