Phool Aur Patthar
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Phool Aur Patthar was O.P. Ralhan's 1966 Hindi
film that 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
.
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 60s, 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.
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
film that made Dharmendra
Dharmendra
Dharmendra Singh Deol |Punjab]]), better known as Dharmendra, is an award-winning Hindi film actor who has appeared in more than 247 Hindi-language films as of 2011. In 1997, he received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to Hindi cinema and also another Lifetime...
a star in the Hindi Film Industry. It starred Meena Kumari
Meena Kumari
Meena Kumari , born Mahjabeen Bano, was an Indian movie actress and poetess. She is regarded as one of the most prominent actresses to have appeared on the screens of Hindi Cinema...
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
Meena Kumari
Meena Kumari , born Mahjabeen Bano, was an Indian movie actress and poetess. She is regarded as one of the most prominent actresses to have appeared on the screens of Hindi Cinema...
. The movie also starred Shashikala
Shashikala
Shashikala Jawalkar-Saigal , much better known as Shashikala, is an Indian actress.-Early years:Shashikala was born as one among six siblings in Solapur, Maharashtra in a well-to-do Marathi-speaking Jawalkar family...
, Lalita Pawar
Lalita Pawar
Lalita Pawar was a prolific Indian actress, who later became famous as character actress, appearing in over 700 films in Hindi and Marathi cinema, where she gave hits like, Netaji Palkar , made by Bhalji Pendharkar, New Hana Pictures’ Sant Damaji, Navyug Chitrapat’s Amrit, written by VS Khandekar,...
, Madan Puri
Madan Puri
Madan Puri was an actor in Hindi and Punjabi films.-Early life:Madan Singh Puri was born in Nawanshahr, Punjab to S. Nihal Singh Puri and Ved Kaur...
and Iftekhar
Iftekhar
Iftekhar was a character actor in Bollywood films, especially known for his roles as police officers in several films.-Career:...
.
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
Dev Anand
Dharam Dev Anand , better known as Dev Anand , is an Indian Hindi Cinema actor, director and film producer. Dev is the second of three brothers who were active in Hindi Cinema. His brothers are Chetan Anand and Vijay Anand. Their sister, Sheel Kanta Kapur, is the mother of renowned Hindi and...
for his performance in Guide
Guide
A guide is a person who leads anyone through unknown or unmapped country. This includes a guide of the real world , as well as a person who leads someone to more abstract places .-Guide - meanings related to travel and recreational pursuits:There are many variants of...
. He made his presence strongly felt despite the fact that he did not lip sync for any songs in the film. In the 60s, 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
Chandan Ka Palna
Chandan Ka Palna is a 1967 Bollywood film starring Dharmendra....
, Manjhli Didi and Baharon Ki Manzil
Baharon Ki Manzil (1968 film)
Baharon Ki Manzil is a 1968 Hindi movie directed by Yakub Hassan Rizvi. The film stars Meena Kumari, Dharmendra, Rehman and Farida Jalal. The film's music is by Laxmikant Pyarelal.-Plot:...
after this.
Before shooting for the film, O. P. Ralhan had wanted Sunil Dutt
Sunil Dutt
Sunil Dutt , born Sunil Balraj Dutt, was an Indian Hindi movie actor , producer, director and politician. He was the cabinet minister for Youth Affairs and Sports in the Manmohan Singh government...
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.
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 ... Shanti Devi
- Dharmendra ... Shakti Singh / Shaaka
- Shashikala ... Rita
- Lalita PawarLalita PawarLalita Pawar was a prolific Indian actress, who later became famous as character actress, appearing in over 700 films in Hindi and Marathi cinema, where she gave hits like, Netaji Palkar , made by Bhalji Pendharkar, New Hana Pictures’ Sant Damaji, Navyug Chitrapat’s Amrit, written by VS Khandekar,...
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... Dr. Alopinath - Vaidraj - JeevanJeevanJeevan is a Tamil film actor.-Biography:He graduated from the St. Bede's School in Chennai. One of his classmates was actor Surya Sivakumar.-Career:...
... Jeevan Ram - Ram MohanRam MohanRam Mohan is a veteran in the Indian animation industry, who started his career at the Cartoon Films Unit, Films Division, Government of India in 1956...
... Kalicharan (as Rammohan) - Manmohan Krishna ... Police Inspector
- Madan PuriMadan PuriMadan Puri was an actor in Hindi and Punjabi films.-Early life:Madan Singh Puri was born in Nawanshahr, Punjab to S. Nihal Singh Puri and Ved Kaur...
... John - Boss (as Madanpuri) - Tun Tun ... Mrs. Alopinath (Guddki) (as Tuntun)
- Leela ChitnisLeela ChitnisLeela Chitnis was an early actress in the Indian film industry.-Early life:She was born in Dharwar, Karnataka to an English professor. She was one of the first educated film actresses...
... Blind Beggar - IftekharIftekharIftekhar was a character actor in Bollywood films, especially known for his roles as police officers in several films.-Career:...
... Babu (as Iftikhar) - D.K. Sapru ... Judge (as Sapru)
- Brahm Bhardwaj ... Public Prosecutor (as Brahm Bharadwaj)
- Baby Farida ... Jumni
- Master Aziz ... Bablu
- Ram Avtar ... Fat Pickpocket
- Bhairon ... Daboo - the dog (as Famous Dog Bhairon)
- O.P. Ralhan ... Sadakram
Soundtrack
| Song | Singer(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Sheeshe Se Pee Ya | Asha Bhosle Asha Bhosle Asha Bhosle is an Indian singer. She is one of the best-known and most highly-regarded Hindi playback singers in India, although she has a wider repertoire. Bhosle's career started in 1943 and has spanned over six decades. She has done playback singing for over a thousand Bollywood movies... |
Picturized on Shashikala Shashikala Shashikala Jawalkar-Saigal , much better known as Shashikala, is an Indian actress.-Early years:Shashikala was born as one among six siblings in Solapur, Maharashtra in a well-to-do Marathi-speaking Jawalkar family... |
| Sun Le Pukar | Asha Bhosle Asha Bhosle Asha Bhosle is an Indian singer. She is one of the best-known and most highly-regarded Hindi playback singers in India, although she has a wider repertoire. Bhosle's career started in 1943 and has spanned over six decades. She has done playback singing for over a thousand Bollywood movies... |
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| Zindagi Se Pyar Karna | Asha Bhosle Asha Bhosle Asha Bhosle is an Indian singer. She is one of the best-known and most highly-regarded Hindi playback singers in India, although she has a wider repertoire. Bhosle's career started in 1943 and has spanned over six decades. She has done playback singing for over a thousand Bollywood movies... |
Picturized on Shashikala Shashikala Shashikala Jawalkar-Saigal , much better known as Shashikala, is an Indian actress.-Early years:Shashikala was born as one among six siblings in Solapur, Maharashtra in a well-to-do Marathi-speaking Jawalkar family... |
| Mere Dil Ke Andar | Mohammad Rafi | This song is a qawwali Qawwali Qawwali is a form of Sufi devotional music popular in South Asia, particularly in the Punjab and Sindh regions of Pakistan, Hyderabad, Delhi, and other parts of northern India... . |
| Layi Hai Hazaron Rang | Asha Bhosle Asha Bhosle Asha Bhosle is an Indian singer. She is one of the best-known and most highly-regarded Hindi playback singers in India, although she has a wider repertoire. Bhosle's career started in 1943 and has spanned over six decades. She has done playback singing for over a thousand Bollywood movies... |
Future item queen Laxmi Chhaya Laxmi Chhaya Laxmi Chhaya was an Indian actress and dancer who appeared in upwards of 55 Bollywood films in the 1960s and 1970s, including Mera Gaon Mera Desh, Teesri Manzil and Duniya. She may be best known in the United States as the masked dancer in the dance segment Jaan Pehechan Ho from the 1965 movie... is one of the dancers featured in this song. |
| Tum Kaun? Mamul | Mohammad Rafi |
Awards
Filmfare AwardsFilmfare Awards
The Filmfare Awards are presented annually by The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Hindi language film industry of India. The Filmfare ceremony is one of the oldest and most prominent film events given for Hindi films in India. The awards were...
- 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)