Kaala Patthar

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| name = Kaala Patthar

| image = Kaalapatthar.jpg

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| starring = Shashi Kapoor
Amitabh Bachchan
Rakhee Gulzar
Shatrughan Sinha
Parveen Babi
Neetu Singh
Prem Chopra
Mac Mohan

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| music = Songs:
Rajesh Roshan
Score:
Salil Chowdhury

| cinematography = Kay Gee

| editing = B. Mangeshkar

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| distributor = Yash Raj Films

| released = {{Film date|1979|8|9|df=y}}

| runtime = 171 mins

| country = India

| language = Hindi

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Kaala Patthar ({{translation|Black Stone}}) is a 1979 Indian Hindi-language action drama produced and directed by Yash Chopra, with a screenplay written by Salim–Javed. Based on the Chasnala mining disaster, it is the fourth collaboration between director Chopra and actors Shashi Kapoor and Amitabh Bachchan, succeeding the films Deewaar (1975), Kabhie Kabhie (1976) and Trishul (1978).{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/kaala-patthar|title=Kaala Patthar (1979)|website=Rotten Tomatoes }}

The film was a box office hit and received several Filmfare Award nominations.{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/npages.php?page=shownews&articleid=5005&nCat=|title=Legendary Director Yash Chopra Passes Away|date=22 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131121054713/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/npages.php?page=shownews&articleid=5005&nCat= |archive-date=21 November 2013 }}{{Cite web |url=http://deep750.googlepages.com/FilmfareAwards.pdf |title=Filmfare Awards (1953–2005)|access-date=5 November 2007 |archive-date=12 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090612065210/http://deep750.googlepages.com/FilmfareAwards.pdf |url-status=dead }}

Plot

Vijay Pal Singh is a disgraced Merchant Navy captain who is branded a coward, humiliated by society and disowned by his parents for abandoning his ship and risking the lives of over 300 passengers. Feeling guilty over his cowardice, he starts working as a coal miner to forget his past. He meets and becomes friends with Ravi, an engineer in charge of the mines. He also makes an enemy in another co-worker named Mangal who is an escaped convict working in the mines to avoid the police. Vijay's past comes to haunt him every time he tries to get some sleep. He sees Mangal causing trouble for the coal miners, Vijay tries to defend the miners against Mangal, there are a couple of fights between them and then one day Mangal is injured in an incident and Vijay carries him to Dr. Sudha's surgery and gives his own blood to save Mangal's life, they eventually become friends. The one person who supports Vijay is Dr. Sudha Sen, who tries to make Vijay face up to his past and move on. Ravi and Mangal have their own romances with Anita and Channo, respectively.

Seth Dhanraj is a greedy boss who makes life difficult for the coal miners by giving them poor equipment, less than sufficient medical supplies and lack of facilities, Vijay, Ravi, and Mangal come together to fight for justice against Dhanraj. Water floods the mines, endangering the lives of hundreds of workers trapped underground. Ravi, Vijay, and Mangal succeed in saving the miners, although Ravi injures his leg and Mangal dies.

Cast

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Actor !Character !Notes
Shashi Kapoor \|Ravi Malhotra \|Coal Mine Engineer
Amitabh Bachchan \|Vijay Pal Singh \|Ex-Merchant Navy captain/ Coal mine worker
\|Rakhee Gulzar \|Sudha Sen \|Doctors
Shatrughan Sinha \|Mangal Singh \|Runaway prisoner, coal mine worker
Parveen Babi \|Anita \|Press reporter/photographer
Neetu Singh \|Channo \|Bangle seller
Sanjeev Kumar \|Doctor Mathur \|Guest appearance
Poonam Dhillon \| \|Guest appearance
Prem Chopra \|Dhanraj Puri \|Coal mine owner
Parikshit Sahni \|Jagga \|Truck driver
Yunus Parvez \|Maneklal Saxena \|Chief Engineer
Manmohan Krishna \| \|Dhaba owner
Vikas Anand \|Ram Singh \|Supervisor
Mac Mohan \|Rana \| rowspan="4" \|Coal mine workers
Sharat Saxena \|Dhanna
Mohan Sherry \|Shankar
Satyendra Kapoor \|Raghunath
Gita Siddharth \|Mrs Raghunath \|
Romesh Sharma \|Vikram \|
Madan Puri \| \|Vikram's Dad
Iftekhar \|Mr. Singh \|Retd. Army person/Vijay's dad
Sudha Chopra \|Mrs Singh
Jagdish Raj \| \|Police inspector
Suresh Oberoi \| \|Naval Officers
Gautam Sarin \| \|
Madhu Malhotra \| \|Item girl in the river (Song: Ik Raasta Hai Zindagi)

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Actor

!Character

!Notes

Shashi Kapoor

|Ravi Malhotra

|Coal Mine Engineer

Amitabh Bachchan

|Vijay Pal Singh

|Ex-Merchant Navy captain/ Coal mine worker

|Rakhee Gulzar

|Sudha Sen

|Doctors

Shatrughan Sinha

|Mangal Singh

|Runaway prisoner, coal mine worker

Parveen Babi

|Anita

|Press reporter/photographer

Neetu Singh

|Channo

|Bangle seller

Sanjeev Kumar

|Doctor Mathur

|Guest appearance

Poonam Dhillon

|Guest appearance

Prem Chopra

|Dhanraj Puri

|Coal mine owner

Parikshit Sahni

|Jagga

|Truck driver

Yunus Parvez

|Maneklal Saxena

|Chief Engineer

Manmohan Krishna

|Dhaba owner

Vikas Anand

|Ram Singh

|Supervisor

Mac Mohan

|Rana

| rowspan="4" |Coal mine workers

|Dhanna

|Shankar

|Raghunath

|Mrs Raghunath

|Vikram

|Vikram's Dad

|Mr. Singh

|Retd. Army person/Vijay's dad

|Mrs Singh

|Police inspector

|Naval Officers

Madhu Malhotra

|Item girl in the river (Song: Ik Raasta Hai Zindagi)

Soundtrack

The film score was composed by Salil Chowdhury and the music for the songs was composed by Rajesh Roshan with lyrics written by Sahir Ludhianvi.{{cite web|url=https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/yash-chopra-with-sahir-ludhianvi-the-lyricist/-gEE3IjsQKW_2g?hl=en&avm=4|title=Yash Chopra with Sahir Ludhianvi, the lyricist}}

"Ek Raasta Hai Zindagi" was listed at #14 on Binaca Geetmala annual list 1979.{{cite web|url=https://www.hindigeetmala.net/geetmala/binaca_geetmala_1979.php?page=2|title=Binaca Geetmala (1979)}}
"Baahon Mein Teri" was listed at #30 on Binaca Geetmala annual list 1979.{{cite web|url=https://www.hindigeetmala.net/geetmala/binaca_geetmala_1979.php?page=3|title=Binaca Geetmala (1979)}}

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