Phool Aur Patthar
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Director O.P. Ralhan Initial release 1966 | 6.4/10 IMDb Genre Action, Drama, Family Running time 2h 43m Language Hindi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writer O. P. Ralhan , Ehsan Rizvi Featured songs Sheeshe Se Pee Ya, Layi Hai Hazaron Rang, Zindagi Mein Pyar Karna Cast (Shakti "Shaaka" Singh), (Shanti Devi), (Rita), OP Ralhan (Sadakram), (John)Similar movies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Phool Aur Patthar (Flower and Rock) is a 1966 Hindi-language Indian film, directed by O. P. Ralhan, and written by Akhtar ul Iman and Ehsan Rizvi. The film made Dharmendra a star in the Hindi film industry. It starred Meena Kumari along with Dharmendra who played a villainous character (or Patthar, literally a Stone) whose inner good being (or Phool, literally a Flower) is drawn out by Meena Kumari. The movie also starred Shashikala, Lalita Pawar, Madan Puri and Iftekhar.
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This was the movie which went on to become a golden jubilee hit catapulting Dharmendra to stardom. The movie was highest grossing for the year 1966. Due to his rugged physique, he was also acknowledged as the He-man of the Indian film Industry. In fact, a scene in the movie where he takes off his shirt to cover the ailing Meena Kumari was one of the highlights of the movie. His performance in the movie ensured him a nomination in the Best Actor category in the Filmfare Awards for that year. However, it was won by Dev Anand for his performance in Guide. He made his presence strongly felt despite the fact that he did not lip sync for any songs in the film. In the 1960s, it was very unusual for the leading man not to sing any songs in a movie.
The film was also instrumental in making Dharmendra-Meena Kumari a popular couple and they went on to act in more movies like Chandan Ka Palna, Manjhli Didi and Baharon Ki Manzil after this.
Before shooting for the film, O. P. Ralhan had wanted Sunil Dutt to don the leading role but it did not work out.
During shooting, at one point of time, Dharmendra had a show-down with the film's director O. P. Ralhan since he felt that the director had an arrogant attitude and he contemplated quitting the film mid-way. However, sense prevailed and he resumed shooting.
The film was remade in Tamil as Oli Vilakku with M. G. Ramachandran and in Malayalam as Puthiya Velicham with Jayan.
Plot
Circumstances have made Shaka a career criminal. When plague empties a town of its inhabitants, he takes the opportunity to burgle a house. He finds nothing except Shanti, a widowed daughter-in-law who has been left to die by her cruel relatives. Shaka nurses her back to health. When her relatives return they are not pleased to find her alive and even less pleased to discover that someone has tried to rob them. Shanti gets the blame and a beating. Shaka saves her from worse, at the hands of brother-in-law, and the pair flee. They set up home in Shaka's house, much to the displeasure of the respectable neighbours who are all too ready to think the worst. Shanti's relatives are dismayed when a lawyer arrives to announce that Shanti has been left a legacy. They hatch a plot to get her back. Meanwhile, Shaka's rehabilitation is proceeding - much to the chagrin of his former criminal associates. Fire and redemption for some, death and handcuffs for others is what fate has in store.
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