Rocky (2006 Indian film)

Rocky – The Rebel is a 2006 Indian action drama film directed by Suresh Krisna. The film stars Zayed Khan, Isha Sharvani and Minissha Lamba and Rajat Bedi. The film revolves around a young man Rocky, who cannot withstand injustice and gets into fights. However he finds himself in trouble after involving with a gangster.[3] It is an official remake of Telugu film Raghavendra (2003).[4]

Rocky – The Rebel
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySuresh Krissna
Written byJanak-Hriday (dialogues)
Screenplay bySuresh Krishna
Based onRaghavendra (2003) by Posani Krishna Murali
Produced byNarendra Bajaj
Starring
CinematographyK. Raj Kumar
Edited bySanjib Dutta
Music byHimesh Reshammiya
Production
companies
Siddhi Vinayak Creations
Venus Records & Tapes
Release date
22 September 2006
Running time
119 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹9.25 crore[2]
Box office₹3.04 crore[2]

Plot

Rocky is a man who lives in Mumbai with his parents. Rocky's weaknesses is his very short-tempered, and unruly behaviour. He often gets into fights against injustice. One day he gets into a fight with a man who works for a criminal named Anthony and beats him up. Anthony warns him not to cross paths with him. One day while Rocky is with his girlfriend Neha, he sends Anthony's brother to the hospital. When Anthony finds out, he confronts Rocky and Neha and kills Neha. He mocks at Rocky. An angered Rocky loses control of himself, making his family turn him away. Anthony threatens Rocky's family to leave Mumbai. The family along with Rocky eventually moves to London. There Rocky tries to forget his past life. His father lied to him that Anthony has been sentenced to death by the court. Three months later, Rocky's friend, Vikram Singh, visits to inform them of the progress of the criminal prosecution of Anthony. There Priya, a tour guide and Rocky's friend, is harassed by some people. When she shouted to Rocky for help, he unlike before, took a conservative path and walks away. Vikram tells Priya the truth about Rocky. The way he was living, why he's always quiet. Thereby Vikram tells him that Anthony has escaped the trial by killing both the eyewitnesses. On hearing this Rocky felt shattered and wants revenge. Later on Rocky travels back to India, along with his parents. Anthony learns that Rocky has returned to Mumbai. He then pays a visit to his home where he encounter Rocky's father. His father tells him to meet Rocky at the same spot where he had killed Neha several months ago. A fight ensues between Rocky and Anthony. At the end, though severely injured, Rocky is about to kill Anthony but Neha's soul stops him from doing so.

Cast

Track listing
Rocky
Soundtrack album by
Himesh Reshammiya
Released2006
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LabelT-Series
Song TitleSinger(s)
Dil Rang Le Sunidhi Chauhan, Vinit Singh
Dil Rang Le (Remix) Sunidhi Chauhan, Vinit Singh
Junoon Junoon Himesh Reshammiya, Amrita Kak
Laagi Chutte Na Himesh Reshammiya
My Love For You Himesh Reshammiya, Akriti Kakkar
Rocky Rock The World Himesh Reshammiya
Teri Yaad Bichake Sota Hoon Himesh Reshammiya, Tulsi Kumar
Tanhaai Tulsi Kumar
Kandhe Ka Woh Til Sachet Tandon
Sajna Ve Vishal Mishra

Critical reception

Tenzin Thargay from Rediff rated the film 2 out of 5, stating "it has nothing to offer".[5] Taran Adarsh from Bollywood Hungama, rated the film 1 out of 5, citing it, "ROCKY is an outdated concept with nothing except action to fall back upon."[6]

References
  1. "Rocky - BBFC". British Board of Film Classification.
  2. "Rocky - Movie - Box Office India". Box Office India. 22 September 2006. Archived from the original on 23 December 2016.
  3. Indo-Asian News Service (17 August 2006). "Sneak Peek: Rocky - The Rebel". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 14 November 2021.
  4. Ethamukkala, Hemachandra (21 October 2021). "6 films of Prabhas that were remade in different languages!". Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021.
  5. Thargay, Tenzin (22 September 2006). "Rocky has nothing to offer". Rediff.
  6. Adarsh, Taran (22 September 2006). "Rocky – The Rebel Movie Review". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 14 November 2021.
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