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Phool Aur Patthar

Phool Aur Patthar (transl.  The Flower and The Rock) is a 1966 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed and produced by O. P. Ralhan, and written by Ralhan with Akhtar ul Iman and Ahsan Rizvi.[1] It stars Meena Kumari and Dharmendra as contrasting characters who come together; he plays a tough criminal (the "Stone") whose inner good being (the "Flower") is drawn out by Kumari's character of a pure woman. The film made Dharmendra a star in Hindi cinema. It also stars Shashikala, Lalita Pawar, Madan Puri, and Iftekhar.

Phool Aur Patthar
Poster
Directed byO. P. Ralhan
Written byAhsan Rizvi (dialogues)[1]
Screenplay byO. P. Ralhan[1]
Story byAkhtar ul Iman[1]
O. P. Ralhan[1]
Produced byO. P. Ralhan
StarringMeena Kumari
Dharmendra
Shashikala
O. P. Ralhan
CinematographyNariman Irani
Edited byVasant Borkar
Music byRavi
Release date
  • August 14, 1966 (1966-08-14)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Box officeest. ₹210 million

The film later became a golden jubilee hit, catapulting Dharmendra to stardom. It was the highest-grossing film in 1966.[2] Due to Dharmendra's rugged physique, he was also acknowledged as the He-man of the Indian film Industry. In fact, a scene in the film where he takes off his shirt to cover the ailing Leela Chitnis was one of the highlights of the movie. His performance earned him a nomination in the Best Actor category at the Filmfare Awards that year. In the 1960s, it was unusual for the leading man not to sing any songs in a movie. The film was noted for making Dharmendra-Meena Kumari a popular couple and they later acted in other movies such as Chandan Ka Palna, Majhli Didi, and Baharon Ki Manzil.

During shooting at one point, 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, better sense prevailed and he resumed shooting.

The film was remade in Tamil as Oli Vilakku with M. G. Ramachandran, in Telugu as Nindu Manasulu with N. T. Ramarao, and in Malayalam as Puthiya Velicham with Jayan.[3][4]

Plot

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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.

Cast

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Soundtrack

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Phool Aur Patthar
 
Soundtrack album by
Ravi
Released1966
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LanguageHindi
LabelAngel Records

The soundtrack was composed by Ravi and lyrics by Shakeel Badayuni.

Song Singer(s) Notes
"Sheeshe Se Pee Ya" Asha Bhosle Picturized on
Shashikala
"Sun Le Pukar" Asha Bhosle
"Zindagi Mein Pyar Karna" Asha Bhosle Picturized on
Shashikala
"Mere Dil Ke Andar" Mohammad Rafi This song is a qawwali.
"Layi Hai Hazaron Rang" Asha Bhosle Laxmi Chhaya
one of the dancers featured in this song.
"Tum Kaun? Mamul" Mohammad Rafi

Box office

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Phool Aur Patthar estimated worldwide box office – ₹171.7 million ($24.68 million) – 91.4 million ticket sales

  • India (1966) – ₹75 million[5] ($11.79 million) – 45 million ticket sales[a]
  • Soviet Union (1970) – 11.6 million Rbls[b] ($12.89 million,[c] ₹96.7 million)[d][6] – 46.4 million ticket sales[6]

Awards

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14th Filmfare Awards
  • Best Art Director - Color - Shanti Dass (Won)
  • Best Editor - Vasant Borkar (Won)
  • Best Actor - Dharmendra (Nominated)
  • Best Actress - Meena Kumari (Nominated)
  • Best Supporting Actress - Shashikala (Nominated)

Notes

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  1. ^ See List of highest-grossing films in India § Highest-grossing films by year
  2. ^ 46.4 million Soviet tickets sold,[6] average ticket price of 25 kopecks[7]
  3. ^ 0.9 Rbl per US dollar from 1961 to 1971[8]
  4. ^ 7.5 Indian rupees per US dollar from 1967 to 1970[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Phool Aur Pathar. 2:50. 1966.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ Vijayakumar, B. (16 March 2015). "Puthiya Velicham: 1979". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
  4. ^ "Is NTR, The King of Remakes?". Cine Josh. 12 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Box Office 1966". Box Office India. 14 October 2013. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013.
  6. ^ a b c Sergey Kudryavtsev (3 August 2008). "Зарубежные популярные фильмы в советском кинопрокате (Индия)".
  7. ^ Moscow Prime Time: How the Soviet Union Built the Media Empire that Lost the Cultural Cold War, page 48, Cornell University Press, 2011
  8. ^ "Archive". Central Bank of Russia. Archived from the original on 29 December 2009. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
  9. ^ "Pacific Exchange Rate Service" (PDF). UBC Sauder School of Business. University of British Columbia. p. 3. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
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