Kaala Patthar
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| Directed by | Yash Chopra |
| Produced by | Yash Chopra |
| Written by | Salim-Javed |
| Starring | Amitabh Bachchan Shashi Kapoor Raakhee Gulzar Shatrughan Sinha Neetu Singh Parveen Babi Parikshat Sahni Prem Chopra Poonam Dhillon |
| Music by | Rajesh Roshan Sahir Ludhianvi (lyrics) |
| Cinematography | Kay Gee |
| Distributed by | Yash Raj Films Trimurti Films |
| Release date(s) | 24 August 1979 (India)[1] |
| Running time | 171 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Kaala Patthar (English: Black Stone) is a 1979 Indian Bollywood action/drama film. It was produced and directed by Yash Chopra. The story was written by Salim-Javed. This film is the fourth collaboration between Amitabh Bachchan and director Yash Chopra after the hugely successful Deewaar (1975), Kabhie Kabhie (1976) and Trishul (1978). However, this film did average business at the box office, but did good business in the big cities.[2] Despite its many Filmfare nominations, it failed to win any awards. While Rajesh Roshan provided music for the lyrics penned by Sahir, the background score was done by Salil Chowdhary who is known for his impressive background score in films like 'Madhumati', 'Ittefaq', Poonam ki Raat, etc. [3]
The words " Kaala Patthar" refers to coal. This movie was inspired by Chasnala mining disaster. However the main plot is very similar to Joseph Conrad's novel Lord Jim.
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[edit] Synopsis
Vijay Pal Singh (Amitabh Bachchan) is a disgraced Merchant Navy captain who is branded a coward, humiliated by society and disowned by his parents for abandoning ship risking the lives of over 300 passengers (perhaps inspired by Joseph Conrad's Lord Jim). Feeling guilty over his cowardice and with low self-esteem, he starts working as a coal miner to forget his past. He meets and becomes friends with Ravi (Shashi Kapoor), an engineer incharge of the mine. He also makes an enemy in another co-worker named Mangal (Shatrughan Sinha) who is an escaped criminal working in the mine to avoid the police. Vijay's past comes to haunt him as he sees Mangal causing trouble for the coal miners and angry over his cowardice over what happened when he was in the navy, Vijay tries to defend the miners against Mangal. Ravi eventually gets Vijay and Mangal to be friends after circumstances surrounding the mine force Mangal to change himself. The one person who supports Vijay him in his life is Dr Sudha Sen (Raakhee Gulzar) who tries to make Vijay face up to his past and move on. Ravi and Mangal also get involved in their own romances with Anita (Parveen Babi) and Channo (Neetu Singh) respectively.
When Seth Dhanraj (Prem Chopra) makes lives difficult for the coal miners by giving them poor equipment, less than sufficient medical supplies and lack of facilities, Vijay, Ravi and Mangal forcefully come together to fight for justice against Dhanraj when water floods the mines endangering the lives of hundreds of workers. The disaster actually took place at a place called Chasnala in erswhile Bihar(now Jharkand).
[edit] Dialogues
"Teesre Baadshah hum hain" (I am the third King) legendary dialogue spoken in style by Shatru,[citation needed] after a card game, pure machismo. "ek angoothi main bhi le loonga" "My pain is my destiny and I can't avoid it."
[edit] Cast
- Amitabh Bachchan as Vijay Pal Singh
- Shashi Kapoor as Ravi Malhotra, Engineer
- Shatrughan Sinha as Mangal Singh
- Raakhee Gulzar as Dr. Sudha Sen
- Neeto Singh as Channo, jewellery seller
- Parveen Babi as Anita, Press Photographer
- Prem Chopra as Dhanraj Puri, Coal mine owner
- Parikshat Sahni as Jagga
- Satyen Kappoo as Raghunath , Coal miner
- Gita Sidharth as Mrs. Raghunath
- Poonam Dhillon as Raghunath's daughter
- Babu Kumar as Raghunath's son
- Suresh Oberoi as Navy officer
- Gautam Sarin as Chief Navy Officer
- Om Sahni as Navy Officer
- Suresh Bedi as Navy Officer
- Lamba as Navy Officer
- Iftikhar as Mr. Singh, Vijay's father
- Sudha Chopra as Mrs. Singh, Vijay's mother
- Sanjeev Kumar as Dr. Mathur
- Annu Kapoor as Compounder
- Pardesi as Compounder
- Yunus Parvez as Maneklal Saxena, Chief Engineer
- Romesh Sharma as Vikram
- Madan Puri as Vikram's father
- Manmohan Krishna as Crippled hotel owner
- Sharat Saxena as Dhanna
- Mohan Sherry as Shanker
- Mackmohan as Rana
- Jagdishraj as Police Inspector
- Mahaan Swadesh as Murli
- Baldev Trehan as Ozi
- Vikas Anand as Ram Singh
- Raj Verma as Munim
- Harish Chander as Harish
- Nagar as Daag
- Chandu as Chandu
- Uttam Sodi as Qaidi
- Darshan as Jailor
- Bhola as Gyan
- Ramanand as Roshan Singh
[edit] Crew
- Direction – Yash Chopra
- Writer – Salim-Javed
- Production – Yash Chopra
- Production Company – Yash Raj Films
- Cinematograpy – Kay Gee
- Music Direction – Rajesh Roshan
- Lyrics – Sahir Ludhianvi
- Playback – Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar, Mahendra Kapoor, Mohammed Rafi, Pamela Chopra, S.K. Mohan, Usha Mangeshkar
[edit] Soundtrack
All lyrics written by Sahir Ludhianvi, all music composed by Rajesh Roshan.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Ek Rasta Hai Zindagi" | Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar | 5:20 |
| 2. | "Bahoon Mein Teri" | Mohammad Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar | 4:15 |
| 3. | "Meri Dooron Se Aye Baarat" | Lata Mangeshkar, Chorus | 3:20 |
| 4. | "Jagaya Jagaya" | Mahendra Kapoor, S.K. Mohan, Pamela Chopra | 6:55 |
| 5. | "Dhoom Mache Dhoom" | Mohammad Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar, Mahendra Kapoor, S.K. Mohan | 7:40 |
| 6. | "Mujhe Pyar Ka Tohfa Dekar" | Mohammad Rafi, Usha Mangeshkar | 5:15 |
[edit] Awards and Nominations
- 1980 Filmfare Award Nominations
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- Best Film
- Best Director - Yash Chopra
- Best Actor - Amitabh Bachchan
- Best Supporting Actor - Shatrughan Sinha
- Best Supporting Actress - Neetu Singh
- Best Story - Salim-Javed
- Best Music Director - Rajesh Roshan
- Best Male Playback Singer - Kishore Kumar for the song "Ek Raasta Hai Zindagi"
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