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{{Short description|1966 film by O. P. Ralhan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Phool Aur Patthar
| image = फूल और पत्थर पोस्टर.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[O. P. Ralhan]]
| producer = O. P. Ralhan
| writer = Ahsan Rizvi (dialogues)<ref name="credits" />
| screenplay = O. P. Ralhan<ref name="credits" />
| story = [[Akhtar ul Iman]]<ref name="credits" /> O. P. Ralhan<ref name="credits" />
| narrator =
| starring = [[Meena Kumari]] [[Dharmendra]] [[Shashikala]] [[O. P. Ralhan]]
| music = [[Ravi (music director)|Ravi]]
| cinematography = [[Nariman Irani]]
| editing = Vasant Borkar
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1966|8|14}}
| runtime =
| country = [[India]]
| language = Hindi
| budget =
| gross = {{estimation}} {{INR|{{#expr:7.5+9.67 round 0}} [[crore]]}}{{efn|''Phool Aur Patthar'' box office:
*India: {{INR|7.5 crore}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=172&catName=MTk2Ng==|title=Box Office 1966|website=[[Box Office India]]|date=14 October 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014102652/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=172&catName=MTk2Ng==|archivedate=14 October 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
*Soviet Union: 11.6 million [[Soviet ruble|SUR]]{{efn|46.4 million Soviet tickets sold,<ref name="soviet">{{cite web|url=http://kinanet.livejournal.com/1469857.html|title=Зарубежные популярные фильмы в советском кинопрокате (Индия)|author=Sergey Kudryavtsev|author-link=Sergey Kudryavtsev (film critic)|date=3 August 2008}}</ref> average ticket price of 25 [[Soviet ruble|kopecks]]<ref name="moscow7">[https://is.muni.cz/el/1421/podzim2015/FAV291/um/Roth-Ey-Moscow_Prime_Time.pdf#page=7 ''Moscow Prime Time: How the Soviet Union Built the Media Empire that Lost the Cultural Cold War'', page 48], [[Cornell University Press]], 2011</ref>}} (US$12.89 million,{{efn|0.9 [[Soviet ruble]]s per US dollar from 1961 to 1971<ref name="russia">{{cite web|title=Archive|url=http://cbr.ru/currency_base/OldDataFiles/USD.xls|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091229074625/http://cbr.ru/currency_base/OldDataFiles/USD.xls|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 December 2009|website=[[Central Bank of Russia]]|accessdate=29 December 2009}}</ref>}} {{INR}}9.67 crore){{efn|7.5 Indian rupees per US dollar from 1967 to 1970<ref name="sauder">{{cite web|title=Pacific Exchange Rate Service|url=http://fx.sauder.ubc.ca/etc/USDpages.pdf#page=3|website=[[UBC Sauder School of Business]]|publisher=[[University of British Columbia]]|page=3|accessdate=8 February 2019}}</ref>}}<ref name="soviet" />}}
}}
'''''Phool Aur Patthar''''' ({{trans|Flower and Rock}}) is a [[1966 in film|1966]] [[Cinema of India|Indian film]], directed and produced by [[O. P. Ralhan]] and written by Ralhan with [[Akhtar ul Iman]] and Ahsan Rizvi.<ref name="credits">{{Cite AV media|title=Phool Aur Pathar|year=1966|location=2:50}}</ref> The film made [[Dharmendra]] a star in [[Bollywood]]. 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 the highest grossing for the year 1966.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=172&catName=MTk2Ng== |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-10-14 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014102652/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=172&catName=MTk2Ng== |archivedate=14 October 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> 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 (film)|Guide]]''. He made his presence strongly felt despite the fact that he did not lip sync for any songs in the film. In the 1960s, 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 such as ''[[Chandan Ka Palna]]'', ''[[Majhli Didi]]'' and ''[[Baharon Ki Manzil (1968 film)|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.

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 ''[[Puthiya Velicham]]'', with [[Jayan]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/puthiya-velicham-1979/article6996857.ece|title=Puthiya Velicham: 1979|first=B.|last=Vijayakumar|date=16 March 2015|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinejosh.com/news/3/45724/is-ntr-the-king-of-remakes.html|title=Is NTR, The King of Remakes?|website=Cine Josh}}</ref>

==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
* [[Dharmendra]] as Shakti Singh / Shaaka
* [[Shashikala]] as Rita
* [[Lalita Pawar]] as Mrs. Jeevan Ram
* [[Sunder (actor)|Sunder]] as Dr. Alopinath - Vaidraj
* [[Jeevan (actor)|Jeevan]] as Jeevan Ram
* [[Ram Mohan]] as Kalicharan (as Rammohan)
* [[Manmohan Krishna]] as Police Inspector
* [[Madan Puri]] as John - Boss (as Madanpuri)
* [[Tun Tun]] as Mrs. Alopinath (Guddki) (as Tuntun)
* [[Leela Chitnis]] as Blind Beggar
* [[Iftekhar]] as Babu (as Iftikhar)
* [[D.K. Sapru]] as Judge (as Sapru)
* Braham Bharadwaj as Public Prosecutor (as Braham Bharadwaj)
* [[Baby Farida]] as Jumni
* Master Aziz as Bablu
* [[Ram Avtar]] as Fat Pickpocket
* Bhairon as Daboo - the dog (as Famous Dog Bhairon)
* [[O. P. Ralhan]] as Sadakram
* [[Indira Billi]] as

==Soundtrack==
The soundtrack was composed by [[Ravi (music director)|Ravi]] and lyrics by [[Shakeel Badayuni]].

{| class="wikitable"
! Song !! Singer(s)!! Notes
|-
| "Sheeshe Se Pee Ya"
| [[Asha Bhosle]]
| Picturized on [[Shashikala]]
|-
| "Sun Le Pukar"
| Asha Bhosle
|
|-
| "Zindagi Mein Pyar Karna"
| Asha Bhosle
| Picturized on Shashikala
|-
| "Mere Dil Ke Andar"
| [[Mohammad Rafi]]
| This song is a [[qawwali]].
|-
| "Layi Hai Hazaron Rang"
| Asha Bhosle
| [[Laxmi Chhaya]] one of the dancers featured in this song.
|-
| "Tum Kaun? Mamul"
| Mohammad Rafi
|
|}

==Awards==
;[[Filmfare Awards]]
* 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)

== Notes ==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0139525}}

[[Category:1966 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1960s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Hindi films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ravi]]
[[Category:Urdu-language films]]

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