Boxer (1984 film)

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

Boxer
Promotional poster
Directed byRaj N. Sippy
Produced byGautam Guha
StarringMithun Chakraborty
Rati Agnihotri
Sharat Saxena
Parikshit Sahni
Danny Denzongpa
Tanuja
Music byR. D. Burman
Release date
  • 17 February 1984 (1984-02-17)
Running time
164 min.
LanguageHindi
BudgetRs 2.5 Crores
Box officeRs.5.50Crores

Plot

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.

  1. "Dekho Idhar Jaano Jigar" - Kishore Kumar
  2. "Apne Ghar Mein Ek Naya Mehmaan" - Vanita Mishra
  3. "Tere Dil Mein Bhi Kuchh Kuchh Kya Hota Hai KabhI" - Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle
  4. "Hai Mubarak Aaj Ka Din, Shadmani Ho Shadmani" - Kavita Krishnamurthy, Hariharan, Vanita Mishra

Cast

Box office

The film was a hit and twenty ninth highest-grossing movie of 1984.[1]

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References
  1. https://m.imdb.com/list/ls000029488/


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