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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Disco Dancer<br />
| image = Disco Dancer.jpg<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| director = [[Babbar Subhash]]<br />
| writer = [[Dr. Rahi Masoom Reza]]<br />[[Deepak Balraj Vij]]<br />
| starring = [[Mithun Chakraborty]]<br />[[Kim Yashpal|Kim]]<br />[[Om Puri]]<br />[[Rajesh Khanna]]<br />
| producer = [[Babbar Subhash]]<br />
| music = [[Bappi Lahiri]]<br />
| released = {{Film date|1982|12|17|df=y}}<br />
| runtime = 135 minutes<br />
| studio = B. Subhash Movie Unit<br />
| cinematography = Nadeem Khan<br />
| editing = Mangesh Chavan<br />Shyam Gupte<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Hindi<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = {{estimation}} {{INR|100.68 [[crore]]}}<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Disco Dancer''''' is a 1982 Indian [[dance film|dance]]-[[action film]], written by [[Rahi Masoom Raza]] and directed by [[Babbar Subhash]]. The film stars [[Mithun Chakraborty]], [[Kim Yashpal|Kim]] in leading roles, with [[Om Puri]], [[Gita Siddharth]], [[Karan Razdan]] in supporting roles with [[Rajesh Khanna]] in a special appearance.<br />
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The film tells the [[rags-to-riches]] story of a young [[street performer]] from the [[slums]] of [[Bombay]]. The film is known for its [[filmi]] [[disco]] [[Bollywood songs]], composed by [[Bappi Lahiri]] and written by Anjaan and [[Faruk Kaiser]]. Popular songs include "Jimmy Jimmy Jimmy Aaja" sung by [[Parvati Khan]], "I am a Disco Dancer" sung by [[Vijay Benedict]], "Yaad Aa Raha Hai" sung by [[Bappi Lahiri]], and "Goro Ki Na Kaalo Ki" sung by [[Suresh Wadkar]] with [[Usha Mangeshkar]].<br />
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The film was a worldwide success, with its popularity extending across Asia, the [[Soviet Union]], [[Eastern Europe]], the [[Middle East]], [[Turkey]], and [[Western Africa|Africa]]. ''Disco Dancer'' was also the second [[List of highest-grossing films in the Soviet Union|highest-grossing film ever in the Soviet Union]] and the highest-grossing foreign film. ''Disco Dancer'' established Mithun as a household name wherever the film went well, with Jimmy becoming a more popular name for Chakraborty. The [[soundtrack album]] was also a success, going [[Indian Music Industry|Platinum]] in India and receiving a [[Music recording sales certification|Gold Award]] in China. Adjusted for inflation, it is still one of the highest-grossing Indian films of all time.<br />
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==Plot==<br />
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Anil, a street performer and [[wedding singer]] from the [[slums]] of [[Bombay]], is scarred by the memory of the rich P. N. Oberoi beating his mother in an incident during his childhood. When manager David Brown is fed up with the tantrums of current Indian [[disco]] champion Sam and looks for some new talent, he happens to see Anil [[dance|dance-walking]] across a street. Rebranded as 'Jimmy', the rising disco star must take the throne from Sam and win the heart of Rita, Oberoi's daughter.<br />
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All seems to be going well until Oberoi hires men to connect Jimmy's [[electric guitar]] to 5,000 volts of electricity, causing Jimmy's mother to die in a tragic accident. Jimmy gets guitar phobia after witnessing his mother's death. Later, Oberoi's goons break his legs. With help from Rita, Jimmy begins to walk.<br />
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Jimmy must claim first place for Team [[India]] at the International Disco Dancing Competition amidst strong competition from Team Africa (Disco King and Queen) and Paris (Disco King and Queen). Jimmy is reluctant to dance, but Rita persuades him to do so. Sam arrives with a guitar to scare Jimmy. Rita manages to drag the show to encourage Jimmy to sing but to no avail. The crowd pelts him with stones which hit his head. Jimmy's uncle Raju arrives and advises him to infuse his mother and his music; he throws the guitar to Jimmy, after which Jimmy begins to sing. Oberoi's goons kill Raju, after which Jimmy travels to their lair and beats them up. In the ensuing fight, Oberoi is electrocuted.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Mithun Chakraborty]] as Anil / Jimmy<br />
* [[Kim Yashpal|Kim]] as Rita Oberoi<br />
* [[Rajesh Khanna]] as Master Raju<br />
* [[Om Puri]] as David Brown<br />
* Amarnath Mukherjee as Gulam Nabi<br />
* [[Om Shivpuri]] as P. N. Oberoi<br />
* [[Gita Siddharth]] as Radha<br />
* [[Karan Razdan]] as Sam<br />
* [[Yusuf Khan (actor)|Yusuf Khan]] as Vasco<br />
* [[Bob Christo]] as a Russian goon<br />
* [[Kalpana Iyer]] as Nikki Brown<br />
* [[Chandrashekhar (actor)|Chandrashekhar]] as Mayor Khandelwal<br />
* Master Chhotu as Young Anil<br />
* Baby Pinky as Young Rita<br />
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==Production==<br />
The title song ''I am a Disco Dancer'' was shot at Natraj Studio in Mumbai over three days, where scenes featuring Mithun Chakrobarty's signature moves were filmed. Thereafter, the shooting featured crowds scenes at [[Filmistan Studio]] in Mumbai.<ref>{{cite web | title = On a disco high! | publisher = Pune Mirror | url = http://www.punemirror.in/entertainment/bollywood/On-a-disco-high/articleshow/33086585.cms | access-date = 2014-04-29 | archive-date = 4 March 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304022928/http://www.punemirror.in/entertainment/bollywood/On-a-disco-high/articleshow/33086585.cms | url-status = live }}</ref><br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
{{Infobox album<br />
| name = Disco Dancer<br />
| type = soundtrack<br />
| artist = [[Bappi Lahiri]]<br />
| cover =<br />
| alt =<br />
| released = 1982<br />
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| genre = * [[Music of Bollywood|Bollywood]]<br />
* [[disco]]<br />
* [[Electronic dance music|EDM]]<br />
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| language = [[Hindustani language|Hindustani]]<br />
| label =<br />
| producer = [[Bappi Lahiri]]<br />
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[[File:B.SUBHASH, BAPPI LAHIRI & PARVATI KHAN.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Babbar Subhash]], [[Parvati Khan]] and [[Bappi Lahiri]] recording "Jimmy Jimmy Aaja Aaja" 1981]]<br />
The music for all the songs<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindilyrics4u.com/movie/disco_dancer.htm|title=Disco Dancer : Lyrics and video of Songs from the Movie Disco Dancer (1982)|website=HindiLyrics4U|access-date=10 May 2023|archive-date=26 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230426234036/https://www.hindilyrics4u.com/movie/disco_dancer.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> were composed by [[Bappi Lahiri]] and the lyrics were penned by [[Anjaan (lyricist)|Anjaan]] and [[Faruk Kaiser]]. The song ''Koi Yahaan Nache Nache'' was copied from the 1979 song ''[[Video Killed the Radio Star]]''. The tracks on the 1982 soundtrack album are as follows:<br />
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{{Track listing<br />
| extra_column = Singer(s)<br />
| title3 = I Am A Disco Dancer<br />
| extra3 = [[Vijay Benedict]]<br />
| lyrics3 = [[Anjaan (lyricist)|Anjaan]]<br />
| length3 = 07:49<br />
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| title2 = Jimmy Jimmy Aaja<br />
| extra2 = [[Parvati Khan]]<br />
| lyrics2 = Anjaan<br />
| length2 = 03:04<br />
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| title4 = Koi Yahan Nache Nache<br />
| extra4 = [[Bappi Lahiri]], [[Usha Uthup]]<br />
| lyrics4 = [[Faruk Kaiser]]<br />
| length4 = 05:28<br />
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| title1 = Ae Oh Aa<br />
| extra1 = [[Kishore Kumar]]<br />
| lyrics1 = Anjaan<br />
| length1 = 05:58<br />
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| title5 = Yaad Aa Raha Hai<br />
| extra5 = [[Bappi Lahiri]]<br />
| lyrics5 = Anjaan<br />
| length5 = 06:22<br />
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| title6 = Krishna Dharti Pe Aaja<br />
| extra6 = [[Nandu Bhende]]<br />
| lyrics6 = Anjaan<br />
| length6 =05:25<br />
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| title7 = Goron Ki Na Kalon Ki<br />
| extra7 = [[Suresh Wadkar]], [[Usha Mangeshkar]]<br />
| lyrics7 = Anjaan<br />
| length7 = 05:23<br />
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| title8 = Goron Ki Na Kalon (Sad)<br />
| extra8 = [[Suresh Wadkar]]<br />
| lyrics8 = Anjaan<br />
| length8 = 02:48<br />
}}<br />
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| description = [[Bappi Lahiri]]'s "Yaad Aa Raha Hai" is a [[synthesizer|synthesized]], [[Minimalist music|minimalist]], [[electronic dance music|electronic disco]] song. It may have influenced the 1982 proto-[[acid house|acid]] [[house music|house]] album ''[[Synthesizing: Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat|Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat]]''.<br />
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The song "Yaad Aa Raha Hai" has been described as a [[synthesizer|synthesized]], [[Minimalist music|minimalist]], [[Hi-NRG|high-tempo]], [[electronic dance music|electronic disco]] song. Geeta Dayal described it as a "[[disco]] anthem for the ages, and one of the best songs Lahiri ever did."<br />
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The song "Jimmy Jimmy Jimmy Aaja" has similarities to 1980 French [[disco]] song "T'es OK" by [[Ottawan]]. The song "Auva Auva" (picturized on Karan Razdan's character Sam) was inspired by the 1979 [[synth-pop]] hit "[[Video Killed the Radio Star]]" by [[The Buggles]]. The song "Cerrone's Paradise" by [[Cerrone]] was used in the scene when David Brown discovers Anil who is [[Dance|dance-walking]] down a street. The song "Krishna Dharti Pe Aaja Tu" was inspired by "Jesus" by [[Tielman Brothers]]. This version was used in the movie where Jimmy is practicing dance.<ref>{{cite web |title='Disco Dancer' Mithun still a favourite in Kazakhstan |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/disco-dancer-mithun-still-a-favourite-in-kazakhstan/story-q6A0nwWRzajIn0U9OdEreJ.html |website=[[Hindustan Times]] |language=en |date=28 November 2007}}</ref><br />
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The ''Disco Dancer'' soundtrack was popular worldwide, particularly in India, the Soviet Union, and China.<ref name="global88">[https://books.google.com/books?id=19JBf6oDOy0C&pg=PA88 ''Global Bollywood: Travels of Hindi Song and Dance'', page 88], [[University of Minnesota Press]], 2008</ref> The soundtrack went [[Indian Music Industry|Platinum]] in India,<ref>{{cite news |title=Bappi Lahiri: The golden era of music has ended |url=https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/bappi-lahiri-the-golden-era-of-music-has-ended-1.1360680 |work=[[Gulf News]] |date=17 July 2014 |language=en |access-date=21 December 2018 |archive-date=14 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181214065318/https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/bappi-lahiri-the-golden-era-of-music-has-ended-1.1360680 |url-status=live }}</ref> equivalent to 1{{nbsp}}million sales,<ref name="platinum">{{cite magazine |title=International |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=18 July 1981 |volume=93 |issue=28 |page=69 |publisher=[[Nielsen Business Media]] |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rSQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT69 |access-date=21 December 2018 |archive-date=9 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231009032352/https://books.google.com/books?id=rSQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT69#v=onepage&q&f=false |url-status=live }}</ref> and received a [[Music recording sales certification|Gold Award]] in China.<ref name="global88"/><br />
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==Box office==<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; width:45%; text-align:center;"<br />
|+ Worldwide gross ({{estimation}})<br />
|-<br />
! Territory<br />
! Gross revenue<br />
! [[Inflation-adjusted]] gross revenue (2016)<br />
! Footfalls<br />
|-<br />
| Domestic ([[India]])<br />
| {{INR|link=yes}}6.4{{nbsp}}[[crore]]<ref name="boxofficeindia">[https://web.archive.org/web/20131005013955/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=188&catName=MTk4Mg== Box Office 1982], [[Box Office India]]</ref> ([[US$]]6.54{{nbsp}}million){{#tag:ref|9.79 [[Indian rupee]]s per [[US dollar]] in [[1982 in film|1982]]<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=2nHtAAAAMAAJ ''Monthly Commentary on Indian Economic Conditions'', Volume 28], page xv, Indian Institute of Public Opinion, 1986</ref>|group=n}}<br />
| {{INRConvert|{{Inflation|IN|6.54|1982}}|c}}<br />
| {{#expr:64/(3.96*0.78+5.08*0.22) round 0}}{{nbsp}}million<ref>{{cite book |last1=Mittal |first1=Ashok |title=Cinema Industry in India: Pricing and Taxation |date=1995 |publisher=Indus Publishing |isbn=9788173870231 |page=71 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RJVodLc6NgoC&pg=PA71}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| [[List of highest-grossing Indian films in overseas markets|Overseas]] ([[List of highest-grossing films in the Soviet Union|Soviet Union]])<br />
| 60{{nbsp}}million&nbsp;[[Soviet rouble|Rbls]]<ref name="rbth"/> {{ndash}} US$75.85{{nbsp}}million{{#tag:ref|0.791 [[Soviet rouble|Rbl]] per US dollar in 1984<ref>Archive of Bank of Russia http://cbr.ru/currency_base/OldDataFiles/USD.xls {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170717030948/http://cbr.ru/currency_base/OldDataFiles/USD.xls |date=17 July 2017 }}</ref>|group=n|name=RubleUSD84}} ({{INR}}94.28 crore){{#tag:ref|12.43 Indian rupees per US dollar in 1984<ref name="rbi15268">{{Cite web|url=http://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/PublicationsView.aspx?id=15268|title=Reserve Bank of India - Publications|access-date=16 June 2017|archive-date=21 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821052651/http://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/PublicationsView.aspx?id=15268|url-status=dead}}</ref>|group=n|name=RupeeUSD84}}<br />
| US${{Inflation|US|75.85|1984}}{{nbsp}}million ({{INR}}1,176{{nbsp}}crore)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ofx.com/en-gb/forex-news/historical-exchange-rates/yearly-average-rates/ |title=67.175856 INR per USD in 2016 |access-date=18 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170713183556/https://www.ofx.com/en-gb/forex-news/historical-exchange-rates/yearly-average-rates/ |archive-date=13 July 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
| {{#expr:60/0.50}}{{nbsp}}million<ref name="rbth"/><br />
|-<br />
! [[List of highest-grossing Indian films|Worldwide]]<br />
! [[Bollywood 100 Crore Club|{{INR|{{#expr:6.4+94.28}} crore}}]] ({{US$|{{#expr:1000/9.455 round 0}} million}})<ref name="hindustantimes">{{cite news |title=On Independence Day, here are the most successful Indian movies of every decade since 1947 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/on-independence-day-here-are-the-most-successful-indian-movies-of-every-decade-since-1947/story-EIf9tdhbWfO38hftOSwQIM.html |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=15 August 2018 |access-date=14 December 2018 |archive-date=8 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508110633/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/on-independence-day-here-are-the-most-successful-indian-movies-of-every-decade-since-1947/story-EIf9tdhbWfO38hftOSwQIM.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="currency">{{cite web |title=Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) |url=https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/PA.NUS.FCRF?end=1982&locations=IN&start=1981 |website=[[World Bank]] |access-date=13 December 2018 |archive-date=15 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215065829/https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/PA.NUS.FCRF?end=1982&locations=IN&start=1981 |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
! [[Bollywood 1000 Crore Club|{{INR|{{#expr:85+1176}} crore}}]] ({{US$|{{#expr:14+175}} million}})<br />
! {{#expr:15+120}} million<br />
|}<br />
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In India, the film grossed {{INR|6.4 [[crore]]}} in 1982.<ref name="boxofficeindia"/> It was the 7th<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://boxofficeindia.co.in/worth-their-weight-in-gold-80s/ |title=Worth their weight in gold |work=Box Office India |access-date=12 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170614135252/http://boxofficeindia.co.in/worth-their-weight-in-gold-80s |archive-date=14 June 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> or 14th<ref name="boxofficeindia"/> highest-grossing film at the domestic Indian box office in 1982, with its strongest commercial performance in the [[West Bengal]] state,<ref name="boxofficeindia"/> home to actor [[Mithun Chakraborty]] and composer [[Bappi Lahiri]].<br />
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In the [[Soviet Union]], the film released in 1984, with 1,013 prints.<ref name="soviet-foreign"/> It drew an audience of 60.9{{nbsp}}million viewers in 1984, becoming the most successful film at the [[List of highest-grossing films in the Soviet Union|Soviet box office]] that year,<ref name="soviet211">[https://books.google.com/books?id=cpoLAQAAMAAJ ''Indian Films in Soviet Cinemas: The Culture of Movie-going After Stalin''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806001013/https://books.google.com/books?id=cpoLAQAAMAAJ |date=6 August 2023 }}, page 211, [[Indiana University Press]], 2005</ref> the biggest foreign hit in the 1980s,<ref name="soviet-foreign">{{cite web|url=http://kinanet.livejournal.com/13882.html|title=Зарубежные фильмы в советском кинопрокате|author=Sergey Kudryavtsev|author-link=Sergey Kudryavtsev (film critic)|access-date=11 June 2017|archive-date=21 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190621072441/https://kinanet.livejournal.com/13882.html|url-status=live}}</ref> the fourth biggest box office hit of the decade,<ref name="soviet-foreign"/><ref name="soviet-domestic">{{cite web|url=http://kinanet.livejournal.com/14172.html|title=Отечественные фильмы в советском кинопрокате|author=Sergey Kudryavtsev|author-link=Sergey Kudryavtsev (film critic)|access-date=11 June 2017|archive-date=22 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322203049/https://kinanet.livejournal.com/14172.html|url-status=live}}</ref> the eighth biggest foreign hit of all time,<ref name="soviet-foreign"/> and one of the top 25 biggest box office hits of all time.<ref name="soviet-foreign"/><ref name="soviet-domestic"/> Including re-runs, the film sold an estimated {{#expr:60/0.50}}{{nbsp}}million tickets in the Soviet Union.<ref name="rbth"/> In terms of [[gross revenue]], it earned 60 million [[Soviet ruble]]s<ref name="rbth">{{cite news |last1=Naralenkova |first1=Oxana |title=Bollywood returns to Russian screens |url=https://www.rbth.com/articles/2009/09/10/100909_bollywood.html |access-date=25 May 2020 |work=[[Russia Beyond]] |date=10 September 2009 |archive-date=4 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404024930/https://www.rbth.com/articles/2009/09/10/100909_bollywood.html |url-status=live }}</ref> ([[US$]]75.85 million,<ref group="n" name="RubleUSD84"/> [[Indian rupee|{{INR}}]]94.28 crore),<ref group="n" name="RupeeUSD84"/> the highest for an Indian film, surpassing ''[[Awaara]]''{{'}}s 29 million roubles.<ref name="soviet211"/> This made it the [[List of highest-grossing Indian films in overseas markets|highest-grossing Indian film overseas]] up until it was surpassed by the over [[Bollywood 100 Crore Club|{{INR}}100 crore]] overseas gross of ''[[My Name is Khan]]'' (2010)<ref>{{cite web | title = "Which Khan Is The Real Box Office King of Bollywood?" | last = Singh | first = Shivaji | work = Koimoi | date = 23 July 2016 | access-date = 24 July 2016 | url = http://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-popular/which-khan-is-the-real-box-office-king-of-bollywood-koimoi-readers-view/ | archive-date = 4 May 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160504032105/http://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-popular/which-khan-is-the-real-box-office-king-of-bollywood-koimoi-readers-view/ | url-status = live }}</ref> and ''[[3 Idiots]]'' (2009).<ref name="indicine">{{cite web|url=http://www.indicine.com/movies/bollywood/3-idiots-is-bollywoods-biggest-hit-overseas/|title=3 Idiots Is Biggest Grosser Overseas|access-date=15 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171025132730/http://www.indicine.com/movies/bollywood/3-idiots-is-bollywoods-biggest-hit-overseas/|archive-date=25 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Three Idiots Creates History In China|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3866&nCat=|work=30 December 2011|publisher=BoxOfficeIndia.Com|access-date=30 December 2011|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107201817/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3866&nCat=|archive-date=7 January 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref><br />
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''Disco Dancer'' was also a success in [[China]], when it released there in 1983.<ref>{{cite news |title=印度片現在這麼火也不是沒有原因的 |url=https://www.xuehua.us/2018/04/07/%E5%8D%B0%E5%BA%A6%E7%89%87%E7%8E%B0%E5%9C%A8%E8%BF%99%E4%B9%88%E7%81%AB%E4%B9%9F%E4%B8%8D%E6%98%AF%E6%B2%A1%E6%9C%89%E5%8E%9F%E5%9B%A0%E7%9A%84%E7%89%B9%E5%86%B7%E9%97%A8/zh-tw/ |access-date=6 March 2019 |work=Xuehua |date=2018-04-07 |archive-date=6 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506110618/https://www.xuehua.us/a/5eb6092386ec4d433b2c89ea?lang=zh-tw |url-status=live }}</ref> The song "Jimmy Jimmy" was popular there. According to [[Aamir Khan]], [[Mithun Chakraborty]] is famous in China due to the song.<ref name="rediff">{{cite web|title=Aamir: I couldn't really enjoy the food in China|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/aamir-i-couldnt-really-enjoy-the-food-in-china/20150521.htm|website=[[Rediff]]|date=21 May 2015|access-date=25 October 2017|archive-date=27 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327111949/https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/aamir-i-couldnt-really-enjoy-the-food-in-china/20150521.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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Worldwide, ''Disco Dancer'' grossed a combined {{INR}}{{#expr:6.4+94.28}} crore (US${{#expr:6.54+75.85}} million) in India and the Soviet Union. This surpassed the {{INR}}35 crore gross of ''[[Sholay]]'' (1975),<ref name="ab">[http://smartinvestor.business-standard.com/market/ipoNews-418220-Top_10_biggest_commercial_hits_of_Amitabh_Bachchan.htm Top 10 biggest commercial hits of Amitabh Bachchan] business-standard.com {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107015514/http://smartinvestor.business-standard.com/market/ipoNews-418220-Top_10_biggest_commercial_hits_of_Amitabh_Bachchan.htm |date=7 November 2017 }}</ref> making ''Disco Dancer'' the [[List of highest-grossing Indian films|highest-grossing Indian film]] worldwide up until it was surpassed by the {{INR}}135 crore gross of ''[[Hum Aapke Hain Koun]]'' (1994).<ref name="Box office">{{cite web | url=http://boxofficeindia.com/arounddetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3997&nCat= | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130722052401/http://boxofficeindia.com/arounddetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3997&nCat= | archive-date=22 July 2013 | title=Top Worldwide Grossers ALL TIME: 37 Films Hit 100 Crore |publisher=Box Office India| access-date=20 December 2012}}</ref> ''Disco Dancer'' was the first Indian film to gross [[Bollywood 100 Crore Club|{{INR}}100 crore]] worldwide.<ref>{{cite news|last=Cain|first=Rob|title=For Indian Movies, 1,000 Crore Rupees Is The New 100|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/robcain/2017/10/02/for-indian-movies-the-%E2%82%B91000-crore-club-is-the-new-100/|work=[[Forbes]]|date=2 October 2017|access-date=13 November 2017|archive-date=13 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113224652/https://www.forbes.com/sites/robcain/2017/10/02/for-indian-movies-the-%E2%82%B91000-crore-club-is-the-new-100/|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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==Remakes==<br />
It was remade in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] as ''[[Paadum Vaanampadi]]'' with [[Anand Babu]], and in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as ''[[Disco King (1984 film)|Disco King]]'' with [[Nandamuri Balakrishna]]. In 2023, there were news reports of [[Babbar Subhash]] and [[Nitin Kumar Gupta]] producing a remake of a same name and is tentatively being written by [[V. Vijayendra Prasad]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/after-41-years-mithun-chakrabortys-disco-dancer-to-have-a-sequel-details-inside-bollywood-news-article-99247127#:~:text=The%20film%20is%20titled%20Disco,2020)%20and%20Love%20in%20Ukraine.&text=According%20to%20a%20trade%20source,various%20International%20locations%2C%20including%20Russia. | title=After 41 Years Disco Dancer To Have A Sequel| date=4 April 2023}}</ref><br />
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==Cultural Impact and legacy==<br />
Upon release, ''Disco Dancer'' was a phenomenon, both domestically and internationally. Prior to the film's release, [[Bollywood]] was dominated by "angry young man" [[Mumbai underworld film|Bombay underworld films]], an [[action crime film]] genre pioneered by screenwriter duo [[Salim&ndash;Javed]] a decade earlier in the early 1970s. These films often explored [[socialist]] and "hero versus system" themes, often presented a poor [[hero's journey]] from [[rags-to-riches]], and involved violent [[revenge]] plots against villains. ''Disco Dancer'' took the "angry young man" genre and subverted it: instead of having Jimmy fight the villains or get revenge through violence, he instead gets revenge and defeats the villains through [[disco dancing]]. This led to a wave of [[disco]]-themed Bollywood musicals in India, and it become a global phenomenon outside of India. It was a blockbuster in Asia and the former Soviet Union, and drew a large global [[cult following]], from Japan where a Jimmy statue was built in [[Osaka]], to the [[Western culture|West]] where ''Disco Dancer'' became the defining example of a stereotypical "Bollywood" film. Retrospectively, the film has received a polarizing critical reception, with praise for its music and dance numbers but criticism towards its plot, with Anuvab Pal calling it an [[So bad it's good|ironic]] [[comedy film]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Pal |first1=Anuvab |title=Disco Dancer : A Comedy In Five Acts |date=2011 |publisher=[[HarperCollins Publishers India]] |isbn=978-93-5029-024-8 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wcX1ygAACAAJ}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Dixit |first1=Shubhra |title=Angry Young Man in a Dance-Off: The Cult of 'Disco Dancer' |url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/jthe-cult-of-disco-dancer |website=[[The Quint]] |access-date=5 June 2020 |language=en |date=17 June 2015 |archive-date=3 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203234303/https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/jthe-cult-of-disco-dancer |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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===Popular culture===<br />
The title song "I Am a Disco Dancer" was the inspiration for [[Devo]]'s song "[[Disco Dancer (Devo song)|Disco Dancer]]" (1988).<br />
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The [[British Sri Lankans|British Sri Lankan]] alternative rapper [[M.I.A. (artist)|M.I.A.]] [[Cover version|covered]] "Jimmy Jimmy Jimmy Aaja" as "[[Jimmy (song)|Jimmy]]" in 2007 for her album ''[[Kala (album)|Kala]]''. There have been [[cover version]]s of "Jimmy Jimmy Aaja Aaja" from other international musicians, including the 1998 hit "Jimmy" by [[Russia]]n [[techno]] group [[Ruki Vverh]], "Jimmy Jimmy" by Russian artists DJ Slon and Angel-A, and a cover version by [[Music of Tibet|Tibetan artist]] Kelsang Metok.<br />
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The music from "Jimmy Jimmy Aaja Aaja" was used in the final fight scene in the [[Adam Sandler]] film ''[[You Don't Mess with the Zohan]]''.<ref>[[You Don't Mess with the Zohan#Soundtrack]]</ref><br />
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In 2010, the songs "I Am a Disco Dancer" and "Yaad Aa Raha Hai" were used in the 2010 [[Bollywood]] [[comedy film]], ''[[Golmaal 3]]'', directed by [[Rohit Shetty]]. The songs were relevant to the performance of [[Mithun Chakraborty]]'s character Pritam, who reflected on his past as a young mega-hit disco dancer.<br />
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[[Aamir Khan]]'s special appearance as Disco Fighter in the [[Imran Khan (Bollywood actor)|Imran Khan]] starrer 2011 film ''[[Delhi Belly (film)|Delhi Belly]]'' is inspired by Mithun Chakraborty's role in ''Disco Dancer''.<br />
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"Jimmy Jimmy Aaja Aaja" and "I Am a Disco Dancer" are very popular in countries such as [[Mongolia]] and [[post-Soviet states]] such as [[Russia]], [[Azerbaijan]], and [[Uzbekistan]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/why-jimmy-jimmy-evokes-such-a-joyful-universality/articleshow/95330984.cms | title=Why 'Jimmy Jimmy' evokes such a joyful universality | newspaper=The Times of India | date=6 November 2022 | access-date=10 June 2023 | archive-date=10 June 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610181905/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/why-jimmy-jimmy-evokes-such-a-joyful-universality/articleshow/95330984.cms | url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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[[Baimurat Allaberiyev]], an ethnic Uzbek from [[Tajikistan]], became an internet sensation by singing "Goron Ki Na Kalon Ki" and "Jimmy Aaja" in a warehouse. The 2008 video recorded on a mobile phone got over 1 million views on YouTube. He landed an acting role in a Russian comedy film, ''Six Degrees of Celebration'' (2010).<br />
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The film's soundtrack was used during the end credits of the 2019 Tamil film ''[[Super Deluxe (film)|Super Deluxe]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shekhar |first1=Anjana |title=Addicted to old songs that appeared in 'Super Deluxe'? Here's your playlist |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/addicted-old-songs-appeared-super-deluxe-heres-your-playlist-99573 |access-date=16 November 2019 |work=[[The News Minute]] |date=6 April 2019 |archive-date=5 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605044723/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/addicted-old-songs-appeared-super-deluxe-heres-your-playlist-99573 |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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Korean K-pop artist [[Aoora]] in collaboration with [[Saregama]] released the K-pop version of "Jimmy Jimmy Aaja Aaja".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/k-pop-artist-aoora-collaborates-with-indian-label-gives-his-spin-to-bappi-lahiris-jimmy-jimmy-watch-596434 | title=K pop artist Aoora collaborates with Indian label, gives his spin to Bappi Lahiri's Jimmy Jimmy: Watch | date=25 May 2023 | access-date=10 June 2023 | archive-date=10 June 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610181528/https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/k-pop-artist-aoora-collaborates-with-indian-label-gives-his-spin-to-bappi-lahiris-jimmy-jimmy-watch-596434 | url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[100 Crore Club]]<br />
*[[List of highest-grossing Indian films]]<br />
*[[List of highest-grossing Indian films in overseas markets]]<br />
*[[List of highest-grossing films in the Soviet Union]]<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
{{Wikiquote|Disco Dancer}}<br />
* {{IMDb title|0208903|Disco Dancer}}<br />
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