Boxer (1984 film)

Boxer
Boxer
	File:Boxerhindifilm.jpg Promotional Poster
Directed by	Raj N. Sippy
Produced by	Gautam Guha
Starring	Mithun Chakraborty; Rati Agnihotri; Sharat Saxena; Parikshit Sahni; Danny Denzongpa; Tanuja
Music by	R D Burman
Release date	17 February 1984;
Running time	164 min.
Language	Hindi
Budget	Rs 2.5 Crores

Boxer is a 1984 Hindi-language feature film directed by Raj N. Sippy, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Rati Agnihotri, Sharat Saxena, Danny Denzongpa and Tanuja

Plot

Boxer is an action film in the mould of Sylvester Stallone's Rocky series..

Summary

Dharma (Danny Denzongpa) works as a boxer with Kashmir Silk Mills. The Managing Director is very pleased with him, and assures him that if he will win the next boxing bout against Shera, he will be sent to London. Unfortunately, Dharma loses the bout, he is grievously injured, unable to box anymore, and shortly thereafter he is fired from his job. Thereafter an embittered Dharma takes to drinking alcohol in a big way, ignoring his pregnant wife, Savitri (Tanuja), & young son, Shankar (Mithun Chakraborty). Things get worse when Savitri gives birth to a second baby boy, Sonu. Then in order to make ends meet, Shankar takes to stealing, and hiding from the law. Years later, Shankar, now a career criminal, is arrested for stealing a watch from a man coming out of a jewellery store, he is tried in court and sentenced to jail for 6 months. In prison, he meets with boxing manager, Tony Braganza (Parikshat Sahni), and after his release he starts to train with him and eventually challenges the reigning Champion Raghu Raj (Sharat Saxena).

Music

The music was composed by legend Rahul Dev Burman and a song "Hai Mubarak Aaj ka Din Shadmani" was superhit.

"Hai Mubarak Aaj Ka Din, Shadmani Ho Shadmani" - Kavita Krishnamurthy, Hariharan
"Tere Dil Mein Bhi Kuchh Kuchh Kya Hota Hai KabhI" - Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle
"Abb Chaacha Main Kehlaayunga" - Vanita Mishra
"Dekho Idhar Jaano Jigar" - Kishore Kumar
"Break Dance" - Asha Bhosle

Cast

References

http://www.ibosnetwork.com/asp/filmbodetails.asp?id=Boxer+%281984%29o^{[permanent dead link]}

External links

Boxer at IMDb

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