Kaala Patthar
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| Directed by | Yash Chopra |
| Produced by | Yash Chopra |
| Written by | Salim-Javed |
| Starring |
Amitabh Bachchan Shashi Kapoor Rakhee Gulzar Shatrughan Sinha Neetu Singh Parveen Babi Parikshat Sahni Prem Chopra Poonam Dhillon Mac Mohan |
| Music by |
Songs: Rajesh Roshan Background Score: Salil Chowdhury |
| Cinematography | Kay Gee |
| Distributed by |
Yash Raj Films Trimurti Films |
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Running time
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171 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Kaala Patthar (Hindi: काला पत्थर, English: Black Stone) is a 1979 Bollywood disaster drama film based on the Chasnala mining disaster. It was produced and directed by Yash Chopra. The screenplay was written by Salim-Javed. This film is the fourth collaboration between Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor and director Yash Chopra after the hugely successful Deewaar (1975), Kabhie Kabhie (1976) and Trishul (1978). However, this film did average business at the box office. It was nominated for Filmfare awards. While Rajesh Roshan composed songs for the lyrics penned by Sahir, the background score was composed by Salil Chowdhary.
Vijay Pal Singh (Amitabh Bachchan) is a disgraced Merchant Navy captain who is branded a coward, humiliated by society and disowned by his parents for abandoning his ship risking the lives of over 300 passengers. Feeling guilty over his cowardice and with low self-esteem, he starts working as a coal miner to forget his past. He meets and becomes friends with Ravi (Shashi Kapoor), an engineer in charge of the mine. He also makes an enemy in another co-worker named Mangal (Shatrughan Sinha) who is an escaped criminal working in the mine to avoid the police. Vijay's past comes to haunt him as he sees Mangal causing trouble for the coal miners and angry over his cowardice over what happened when he was in the navy, Vijay tries to defend the miners against Mangal. Ravi eventually gets Vijay and Mangal to be friends after circumstances surrounding the mine force Mangal to change himself. The one person who supports Vijay him in his life is Dr Sudha Sen (Raakhee Gulzar) who tries to make Vijay face up to his past and move on. Ravi and Mangal also get involved in their own romances with Anita (Parveen Babi) and Channo (Neetu Singh), respectively.
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