''Phool Aur Patthar'' () is a 1966 Indian film, directed and produced by

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and written by Ralhan with

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and Ahsan Rizvi. It starred Meena Kumari and

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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

a star in

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. The movie also starred Shashikala,

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and

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. 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. 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 ''

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'', '' 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

, 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 ''

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'', with

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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.

Cast

* Meena Kumari as Shanti Devi *

as Shakti Singh / Shaaka * Shashikala as Rita *

as Mrs. Jeevan Ram *

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as Dr. Alopinath - Vaidraj * Jeevan as Jeevan Ram * Ram Mohan as Kalicharan (as Rammohan) * Manmohan Krishna as Police Inspector *

as John - Boss (as Madanpuri) *

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as Blind Beggar *

as Babu (as Iftikhar) *

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as Judge (as Sapru) * Braham Bharadwaj as Public Prosecutor (as Braham Bharadwaj) * Baby Farida as Jumni * Master Aziz as Bablu *

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as Fat Pickpocket * Bhairon as Daboo - the dog (as Famous Dog Bhairon) *

as Sadakram * Indira Billi as

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by

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and lyrics by

Shakeel Badayuni Shakeel Badayuni (3 August 1916 – 20 April 1970) was an Indian Urdu poet, lyricist and songwriter in Hindi / Urdu language films. Early life Shakeel Badayuni was born in Badaun, Uttar Pradesh. His father, Mohammed Jamaal Ahmed Sokhta Qadir ...

Box office

''Phool Aur Patthar'' estimated worldwide box office – () – ticket sales *India (1966) – () – ticket sales *Soviet Union (1970) – 11.6 million Rbls (, ) – 46.4 million ticket sales

Awards

;

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* Best Art Director - Color - Shanti Dass (Won) * Best Editor - Vasant Borkar (Won) * Best Actor -

(Nominated) * Best Actress - Meena Kumari (Nominated) * Best Supporting Actress - Shashikala (Nominated)

Notes

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0139525 1966 films 1960s Hindi-language films Hindi films remade in other languages Films scored by Ravi 1960s Urdu-language films Urdu-language Indian films