Anil [Mithun Chakraborty], a street performer and wedding singer, is scarred by the memory of the rich P.N. Oberoi [Om Shivpuri] beating his mother [Gita Siddharth] in an incident during his childhood. When David Brown, the manager [Om Puri] of current Indian disco champion Sam [Karan Razdan] is fed up and looks for some new talent, he happens across Anil who is dance-walking down a street. Rebranded as "Jimmy", the rising disco star must take the throne from Sam and win the heart of Rita [Kim], P.N. Oberois daughter. All seems to be going well until Oberoi hires men to connect Jimmys electric guitar to 5,000 volts of electricity, causing Jimmys mother to die in a tragic accident. With his legs broken by Oberois goons and guitar phobia from the incident with his mother, Jimmy must claim first place for Team India at the International Disco Dancing Competition amidst strong competition from Team Africa and Team Paris.

Songs

The music for the movie was directed by Bappi Lahiri. *Goro Ki Na Kalo Ki - Suresh Wadkar, Usha Mangeshkar *Auva Auva: Koi Yahan Nache - Usha Uthup, Bappi Lahiri] *Ae Oh Aa Zara Mudke - Kishore Kumar *Krishna Dharti Pe Aaja Tu - Nandu Bhende *I Am A Disco Dancer - Vijay Benedict *Jimmy Jimmy Jimmy Aaja - Parvati Khan *Yaad Aa Raha Hai - Bappi Lahiri In 1988, Devo produced a song called "Disco Dancer" inspired by the "I am a Disco Dancer" song from this film. In 2007, the Sri Lankan alternative musician M.I.A. re-recorded "Jimmy Jimmy Jimmy Aaja" as "Jimmy" for her album Kala. The music of this song was also used in the 2008 Adam Sandler movie You Dont Mess with the Zohan.

Memorable quotes

*"Dont you know the difference between green room and bedroom?" - David Brown, Sams manager, later Jimmys manager *"Hes got guitar phobia. A guitar killed his mother." - P.N. Oberoi *"Thirty six managers like you would appear upon just one of Sams dance movements, but a star like Sam is born only once every two or four centuries." - Sam Oberoi to manager David Brown *"Sam is the heartbeat of millions of girls. Now get out!" - Sam Oberoi *"Mr. Oberoi, this is the man. The bastards killed seven people in London. And there was a very famous singer... I dont know his name, but he murdered him too. The bastards a top class criminal." - Vasco, to P.N. Oberoi *"These are the tears of a popular famous artist." - Jimmy *"Come, sing, and conquer!" - David Brown *"Mother, I have my music. I will sharpen this music like a sword and stab the citys heart with it." - Jimmy *"Oh! It is the most wonderful birthday, any young girl can dream of!" - Nikki Brown *"Agar Tu Aaj Nahi Gaayega To Teri Maa Hamesha Hamesha Ke Liye Mar Jayegi" - Rajesh Khanna *"Kaal ke liye intezaar karna shikho, kaal parsu nahin aayega, kaal hi aayega." - Rita [Kim] to Anil [Mithun]