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Kaala Patthar (1979)

176 min  -  Action | Drama  -   9 August 1979 (India)
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Being branded a coward for abandoning his ship full of over 300 passengers. Captain Vijay Pal Singh... See full summary »

Director:

Yash Chopra
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Shashi Kapoor Shashi Kapoor ...
Ravi Malhotra, Engineer
Rakhee Gulzar Rakhee Gulzar ...
Dr. Sudha Sen
Amitabh Bachchan ...
Vijay Pal Singh
Shatrughan Sinha Shatrughan Sinha ...
Mangal Singh
Neetu Singh Neetu Singh ...
Channo, jewellery seller (as Neeto Singh)
Parveen Babi Parveen Babi ...
Anita, Press Photographer
Parikshat Sahni Parikshat Sahni ...
Jagga
Prem Chopra Prem Chopra ...
Dhanraj Puri, Owner of the Coal Mine
Romesh Sharma Romesh Sharma ...
Vikram
Poonam Dhillon Poonam Dhillon ...
Raghunath's daughter
Manmohan Krishna Manmohan Krishna ...
Crippled hotel owner
Madan Puri Madan Puri ...
Vikram's father
Iftekhar Iftekhar ...
Mr. Singh (as Iftikhar)
Sudha Chopra Sudha Chopra ...
Mrs. Singh (Vijay's mom)
Satyendra Kapoor Satyendra Kapoor ...
Raghunath - Miner (as Satyen Kappoo)
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Storyline

Being branded a coward for abandoning his ship full of over 300 passengers. Captain Vijay Pal Singh, is discharged from duty, humiliated by society and disowned by his parents. Feeling guilty over his cowardice and with low self-esteem, he starts working as a coal miner to forget his past. But it still continues to hunt him, he welcome pain as a punishment. The owner of the mine is Dhanraj Puri, a carefree and irresponsible man whose mine is poorly equipped, with less than sufficient medical supplies, and no facilities for the miners and their families. Vijay trys to save every workers life in order to overcome his haunted past but to no avil. But one day water forced itself in one of the mining tunnels, endangering the lives of over 400 workers. Vijay along with some of his other colleagues put up a big fight to save each and every workers life. Which at last was successful and Vijay was able to overcome his troubled past. Written by gAvInDrA (brave_loverboy2004@hotmail.com)  

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Genres:

Action | Drama

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Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Black Stone See more »

Box Office

Gross:

INR 50,000,000 (India)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Yash Raj Films See more »
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Trivia

When the movie opened in Leicester's Natraj cinema, England,UK in 1979, Amitabh Bachchan & Shashi Kapoor both appeared on stage during the opening credits of the movie to surprise the movie audience. They were in the UK to promote the movie. See more »

Soundtracks

"Bahoon Mein Teri"
Performed by Lata Mangeshkar & Mohammad Rafi
Music by Khayyam See more »