SPOTLIGHT: 10 Must Watch Bollywood Movies Of The 80’s

'DISCO DANCER' (1982)

While a couple of years late, 'Disco Dancer' capitalized on the popular and timely craze of disco with a story about an underdog dancer who reaches new heights with his passion. Before 'Footloose' (1984) and 'Dirty Dancing' (1987), this Bollywood movie featured the feel good story of someone following their dreams and passions as it relates to dance, and created an international sensation while doing so.

Before Tiger Shroff, Hrithik Roshan or even Govinda, it's Mithun Chakraborty that became a household name for his dancing skills in 'Disco Dancer'. With almost every song from the movie being remixed or covered for the last few decades, the film is very significant to the music culture of India. For inexplicable reasons, the movie has even achieved cult status in other markets as well such as all of Asia and some parts of Russia and Europe as well.

Why you should watch it: 'Disco Dancer' was made in an era of Bollywood movies where the action genre still very much prevalent. The film was inspired by 70's dance craze films of Hollywood and can even be considered the Bollywood equivalent of 'Saturday Night Fever'