Disco Dancer (1982): Cast & Plot
Disco Dancer is a 1982 drama directed by Babbar Subhash, starring Mithun Chakraborty as Anil / Jimmy, Om Puri and Om Shivpuri. It runs 2 hours 14 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 14m (134 min)
- Director
- Babbar Subhash
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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Hindi - Studio
- B. Subhash Movie Unit
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Disco Dancer About?
The premise of Disco Dancer without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Anil, a talented street singer from Bombay, is publicly humiliated and forced to leave the city with his mother. Determined, he rises from hardship to become a celebrated performer, yet the foes who once betrayed him return, seeking to sabotage his hard‑won success.
Disco Dancer Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- disco
- disco music
- disco dancing
- dancer
- stardom
- fame
- lens flare
- rock star
- rise and fall
- trauma
- phobia
- bombay india
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- singer
- dancing
- street singer
- india
- 1980s
- family relationships
- enemy
- love
- arrogance
- prison
- death
- revenge
- performer
- moog music
- slow clap
- drink thrown into someone's face
- autograph
- drinking
- drunkenness
- slum
- eviction
- bald man
- hitman
- narcissism
- man and woman in a bed
- sandal
- booing
- anger
- snobbery
- beating
- smashing a guitar
- jealousy
- electric guitar
- death by electrocution
- cult film
- manager
- attempted murder
- guitar
Disco Dancer Cast & Characters
Mithun Chakraborty leads the cast as Anil / Jimmy, with Om Puri as David Brown and Om Shivpuri as P.N. Oberoi. Directed by Babbar Subhash; 27 actors are credited in all.
- Director Babbar Subhash
- Mithun Chakraborty as Anil / Jimmy
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Om Puri as David Brown - Om Shivpuri as P.N. Oberoi
- Kalpana Iyer as Nikki Brown
Also Starring in Disco Dancer
· 23 more- Karan Razdan Sam Oberoi
- Kim Rita Oberoi
- Bob Christo International Hit-man
- Rajesh Khanna Master Raju
- Tyrone Aviet Dancer (uncredited)
- Yunus Parvez Rahim (uncredited)
- Tun Tun Bride (uncredited)
- Gita Siddharth Radha
- Jankidas Mehra Stage Show Producer
- Chandrashekhar Vaidya Mayor Khandelwal
- Harbans Darshan M. Arora Man at Auction
- Sunil Dhawan Show Announcer
- Priyanka Upendra
- Yusuf Khan Vasco
- Baby Pinky Young Rita
- Master Chhotu Young Anil
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- Amarnath Mukherjee Stage Show Producer
- Bina
- Gauri Verma Dolly Khandelwal
- Avtar Singh Gullu Auctioneer
- Yasmin Woman in Crowd (uncredited)
- Anjuman
- Vee Suri
More from Babbar Subhash
More films directed by Babbar Subhash: Love Love Love, Dance Dance and Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki.
Disco Dancer Plot Summary
What happens in Disco Dancer from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 13 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
In the sun-drenched, crowded lanes of Bombay’s slums, Mithun Chakraborty plays Anil, a gifted street performer and wedding singer whose childhood memory is haunted by the brutal beating of his mother by P.N. Oberoi. When a weary manager, Om Puri as David Brown, spots Anil dancing in the street, he renames him “Jimmy” and thrusts him into the glare of the disco scene, aiming to dethrone the reigning Indian disco champion, Karan Razdan as Sam Oberoi, and to win the heart of Rita Oberoi, portrayed by Kim.
Full summary
The whole story of Disco Dancer, scene by scene
How Well Do You Know Disco Dancer?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
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- Question 10: not answered
What stage name is given to Anil when he enters the disco scene?
Cars in Disco Dancer
6 cars on screen, including the 1968 Mercedes-Benz W114 and the 1967 Mercury Comet Voyager.
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1968 Mercedes-Benz W114 Minor role -
1967 Mercury Comet Voyager Minor role -
1976 Premier Padmini Minor role -
1976 Premier Padmini Minor role
Disco Dancer Also Known As
16 alternative titles, including “Танцюрист диско” and “Танцор диско”.
- Also known as
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- Танцюрист диско
- Танцор диско
- Диско танцьор
- 迪斯科舞星
- راقص الديسكو, დისკოს მოცეკვავე
- Танцівник диско
- Disko Dansçısı
- Dansatorul de disco
- Bailarín de disco
- 的士高舞王
- 迪斯可舞星
- A diszkókirály
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- דיסקו דנסר
- ジミー・ザ・ディスコスター
- ดิสโก้ แดนเซอร์
- Vũ công disco
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Disco Dancer FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Disco Dancer, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Disco Dancer?
Disco Dancer runs 2 hours 14 minutes (134 minutes).
When was Disco Dancer released?
Disco Dancer was released on December 10, 1982.
Who directed Disco Dancer?
Disco Dancer was directed by Babbar Subhash.
More films by Babbar Subhash Who is in the cast of Disco Dancer?
Disco Dancer stars Mithun Chakraborty as Anil / Jimmy, Om Puri as David Brown and Om Shivpuri as P.N. Oberoi, among 27 credited actors.
Does Disco Dancer have a post-credit scene?
No. Disco Dancer has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Disco Dancer in?
The original language of Disco Dancer is Hindi.
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