Phool Aur Patthar (transl. The Flower and The Rock) is a 1966 Indian romantic drama film, directed and produced by O. P. Ralhan and written by Ralhan with Akhtar ul Iman and Ahsan Rizvi.[1] It starred Meena Kumari and Dharmendra as contrasting characters who come together; he played a tough criminal (or Patthar, literally a Stone) whose inner good being (or Phool, literally a Flower) is drawn out by Kumari's character of a pure woman. The film made Dharmendra a star in Hindi cinema. The movie also starred Shashikala, Lalita Pawar, Madan Puri and Iftekhar.
This was the movie which went on to become a golden jubilee hit catapulting Dharmendra to stardom. The movie was the highest-grossing for the year 1966.[2] 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 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 went on to act in other movies such as Chandan Ka Palna, Majhli Didi and Baharon Ki Manzil after this.
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, better sense prevailed and he resumed shooting.
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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Phool Aur Patthar transl The Flower and The Rock is a 1966 Indian romantic drama film directed and produced by O P Ralhan and written by Ralhan with Akhtar ul Iman and Ahsan Rizvi 1 It starred Meena Kumari and Dharmendra as contrasting characters who come together he played a tough criminal or Patthar literally a Stone whose inner good being or Phool literally a Flower is drawn out by Kumari s character of a pure woman The film made Dharmendra a star in Hindi cinema The movie also starred Shashikala Lalita Pawar Madan Puri and Iftekhar Phool Aur PattharPosterDirected byO P RalhanWritten byAhsan Rizvi dialogues 1 Screenplay byO P Ralhan 1 Story byAkhtar ul Iman 1 O P Ralhan 1 Produced byO P RalhanStarringMeena Kumari DharmendraShashikalaO P RalhanCinematographyNariman IraniEdited byVasant BorkarMusic byRaviRelease dateAugust 14 1966 1966 08 14 CountryIndiaLanguageHindiBox officeest 170 millionThis was the movie which went on to become a golden jubilee hit catapulting Dharmendra to stardom The movie was the highest grossing for the year 1966 2 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 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 went on to act in other movies such as Chandan Ka Palna Majhli Didi and Baharon Ki Manzil after this 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 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 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Soundtrack 4 Box office 5 Awards 6 Notes 7 References 8 External linksPlot EditCircumstances 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 EditMeena Kumari as Shanti Devi Dharmendra as Shakti Singh Shaaka Shashikala as Rita Lalita Pawar as Mrs Jeevan Ram Sunder as Dr Alopinath Vaidraj Jeevan as Jeevan Ram Ram Mohan as Kalicharan as Rammohan Manmohan Krishna as Police Inspector Madan Puri as John Boss as Madanpuri Tun Tun as Mrs Alopinath Guddki as Tuntun Leela Chitnis as Blind Beggar Iftekhar as Babu as Iftikhar D K Sapru as Judge as Sapru Braham Bharadwaj as Public Prosecutor as Braham Bharadwaj Baby Farida as Jumni Master Aziz as Bablu Ram Avtar as Fat Pickpocket Bhairon as Daboo the dog as Famous Dog Bhairon O P Ralhan as Sadakram Indira Billi asSoundtrack EditThe 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 RafiBox office EditPhool 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 EditFilmfare AwardsBest 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 Edit See List of highest grossing films in India Highest grossing films by year 46 4 million Soviet tickets sold 6 average ticket price of 25 kopecks 7 0 9 Rbl per US dollar from 1961 to 1971 8 7 5 Indian rupees per US dollar from 1967 to 1970 9 References Edit a b c d e Phool Aur Pathar 2 50 1966 a href 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