Lal Patthar

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Lal Patthar
Directed bySushil Majumdar
Written byPrasanta Chowdhary
Vrajendra Gaur (Dialogue)
Screenplay by Nabendu Ghosh
Produced byF. C. Mehra
Starring Raaj Kumar
Hema Malini
Raakhee
Vinod Mehra
Cinematography Dwarka Divecha
Edited byPran Mehra
Music by Shankar–Jaikishan
Release date
  • 1971 (1971)
Running time
148 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Lal Patthar is a 1971 Indian Hindi-language drama film, produced by F. C. Mehra, and directed by Sushil Majumdar. The film is a remake of the Bengali film, Lal Pathar which was released in 1964 starring Uttam Kumar and Supriya Devi. [1] [2] The film stars Raaj Kumar, Hema Malini, Raakhee, Vinod Mehra, Ajit. The film is one of the rare films where lead actress Hema Malini played a negative role, being a jealous mistress of a zamindar who tries to frame his young wife as an adultress. [3] Her performance received accolades. [4] The music of the film was composed by Shankar–Jaikishan.

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The film was shot on some minor outdoor locations and at Mehboob Studios, as well as at Natraj Studios Bombay.

Plot

Raja Gyan Shankar Rai (Raaj Kumar), also known as Kumar Bahadur, is a rich man who turns to drink after pursuing a young woman named Saudamani (Hema Malini). Calling her Madhuri, he invites the lower-class woman to his rich home but refuses to marry her. He later meets a much younger woman, Sumita (Raakhee) and organises a financial deal with her parents and marries her. The discovery that Sumita had a childhood sweetheart, Shekhar (Vinod Mehra), leads Saudamini and Kumar to plot the downfall of the pair.

Cast

Critical reception

Lal Patthar was one of the films featured in Avijit Ghosh's book, 40 Retakes: Bollywood Classics You May Have Missed.

Soundtrack

Lal Patthar
Studio album by
Shankar Jaikishan
Released
1971 (India)
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Label
Producer Shankar Jaikishan
Shankar Jaikishan chronology
Nadaan
(1971)		Lal Patthar
(1971)		Rivaaj
(1972)

The film's music was given by Shankar–Jaikishan and lyrics were by Hasrat Jaipuri, Neeraj and Dev Kohli. The song "Geet Gata Hoon Main", written by Dev Kohli and sung by Kishore Kumar stood at number 18 on the Annual 1972 listing of Binaca Geetmala. Asha Bhosle received a Filmfare Award nomination for Best Female Playback Singer in 1973 for her rendition of "Sooni Sooni Saans Ki Sitar Par". Another memorable number in the film is the Ghazal, "Unke Khayal Aaye To", a composition based on Bageshwari / Gara ably sung by Mohammed Rafi. The song "Re Man Sur Mein Ga" by Manna Dey won the "Sur Singar" Award for the year 1971.

SongSinger
"Geet Gata Hoon Main" Kishore Kumar
"Unke Khayal Aaye To" Mohammed Rafi
"Aa Aaja, Dikhaun Tujhe" Asha Bhosle
"Sooni Sooni Saans Ki Sitar" Asha Bhosle
"Phoolon Se Meri Sej Saja Do" Asha Bhosle
"Re Man Sur Mein Ga, Koi Taar Besur Na Bole" Asha Bhosle , Manna Dey

Notes

  1. ↑ Madangarli, Bhawana Sommya / Jigna Kothari / Supriya (9 January 2013). MOTHER MAIDEN MISTRESS. HarperCollins Publishers. ISBN   9789350294857.
  2. ↑ "Lal Patthar (1964) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  3. ↑ Lokapally, Vijay (26 May 2016). "Lal Patthar (1971)". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  4. ↑ Joshi, p. 292

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