Sanjay Dutt makes his film debut. Shamlal is a union leader for the workers of construction company Ratanlal, who is tragically killed just when safety negotiations begin, leaving behind a devastated family. Shamlal's youngest son Rakesh takes his father's death the hardest, having fits whenever his family comes near. As a result, he is given up for adoption, and renamed Rocky, and assumes a carefree life with a new family. When Rocky reaches adulthood he falls in love, only to reveal buried traumas about his past.

• Nalanda
• Sanjay Dutt
• Reena Roy
• Tina Munim
• Ranjeet Bedi
• Aruna Irani
• Shakti Kapoor
• Amjad Khan
• Rakhee Gulzar