Phool Aur Patthar (1966)

 ●  Hindi ● 2 hrs 56 mins

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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: Dharmendra, Meena Kumari Bano, Shashikala Jawalkar

Crew: OP Ralhan (Director), Nariman A Irani (Director of Photography), Ravi Shankar Sharma (Music Director)

Rating: U (India)

Genres: Action, Drama, Family

Release Dates: 14 Aug 1966 (India)

Hindi Name: फूल और पत्थर

Did you know? At one point during shooting, Dharmendra had a show-down with director O. P. Ralhan and contemplated quitting the film mid-way. Fortunately, sense prevailed and he resumed shooting. Read More
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as Shakti Singh / Shaaka
as Shanti Devi
as Public Prosecutor
as Judge
as Babu
Supporting Actress
as Jeevan Ram
as Mrs. Jeevan Ram
Supporting Actress
as Blind Beggar
as John - Boss
as Police Inspector
Supporting Actor
Supporting Actor
Supporting Actor
Supporting Actor
Supporting Actor
Supporting Actor
as Mrs. Alopinath

Direction

Director

Production

Producer
Production Company

Writers

Story Writer
Screenplay Writer
Dialogue Writer

Camera and Electrical

Director of Photography

Music

Music Director
Lyricist
Playback Singer

Sound

Sound Re-recording Mixer

Art

Art Director

Editorial

Editor

Makeup and Hair

Hair Stylist

Special Effects

Special Effects Coordinator
Film Type:
Feature
Language:
Hindi
Colour Info:
Color
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1
Stereoscopy:
No
Tracklist
Music Label: Saregama India Limited
07:19

Music Director: Ravi Shankar Sharma
Playback Singer: Mohammad Rafi
04:44

Music Director: Ravi Shankar Sharma
Playback Singer: Asha Bhosle
04:06

Music Director: Ravi Shankar Sharma
Playback Singer: Mohammad Rafi
Trivia:
The film was a Golden Jubilee hit which catapulted Dharmendra to stardom.

At one point during shooting, Dharmendra had a show-down with director O. P. Ralhan and contemplated quitting the film mid-way. Fortunately, sense prevailed and he resumed shooting.

The film was remade in Tamil as Oli Vilakku (1968) with M. G. Ramachandran, in Telugu as Nindu Manasulu (1967) with N. T. Rama Rao and in Malayalam as Puthiya Velicham (1979) with Jayan.

This was the highest grossing Indian film of the year 1966.