A tall athletic dark young Bengali actor who had done some extra and small roles in Hindi movies, got National Award for his first film as a lead actor for a film Mrigayabut neither the film nor the actor got any wide reception and was forgotten affairthe actor than did some small budget spy thrillers, of which only movie called Suraksha was moderate successthe acclaim and recognition was eluding and this was the movie made by a small time filmmaker which changed it allNothing much was expected from the movie based on singer dancerbut once the movie released, every myth and trade pundit were amazed and shocked with the appreciation applause hysteria the movie, songs, dances and Hero of the movie gotthe movie became a trend setterthe actor became rage and the king of dancing with his innovative dancing steps & raw energy, his contagious smile, his tremendous screen presenceA story of a poor boy brought up by his mother in trying and difficult timesA street singer with a heart of gold who teaches the boy to sing and dance and live the life as a lively songfrom a club singer to becoming a dancing singing starand finally getting the rightful due but not before settling things with people who insulted & conspiredA movie which some great action scenesbut the trump card is the song & dance sequences which audience await with baited breath and leading actor adds magical & mesmerizing affect and blazes the screen Ae O Aa, Zara Murr ke Yaad Aa Rahi Hai Tera Pyar Goron ki naa kaalo ki Koi yahan nache nache Krishna Dharti pe aaja tuh Jimmy aaja aajaThe movie with Rajesh Khanna in a short & sweet cameo, new find Kim, Om Puri & Om Shivpuri, Kalpana IyerAnd a new Star is born, the greatest success of 80s, an actor & dancer par excellence in A big blockbuster movie, a best of 100 movies ever, a cult classicMITHUN CHAKROVARTY with a famous & lyrical statement I am a DISCO DANCER:)view less
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