Kaala Patthar(1979)
Kaala Patthar (1979) is a 176-minute Hindi film directed by Yash Chopra. Starring Prem Chopra, Romesh Sharma and Poonam Dhillon, the film was widely praised by audiences. With a well-received audience rating of 7.5/10 from 1979.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Netflix, Plex, YouTube
- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 1979
- Director
- Yash Chopra
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 56m
- Rating
- 7.5/10
Storyline
A disgraced former naval officer, haunted by abandoning his crew, works in a coal mine to escape his past. He and the other miners become trapped when a sudden flood hits the underground tunnels.
“A coward's past. A mine's collapse. A final chance at redemption.”
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Cast & Crew
Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Kaala Patthar
Cast reunions in this film: Raakhee & Rakhee Gulzar (15 films together), Prem Chopra & Amitabh Bachchan (14 films together), Prem Chopra & Shatrughan Sinha (14 films together), Prem Chopra & Shashi Kapoor (8 films together), Amitabh Bachchan & Parveen Babi (8 films together), and Prem Chopra & Poonam Dhillon (7 films together).
Trivia
- The film was inspired by the Chasnala mining disaster of 1975, where over 370 miners died.
- Amitabh Bachchan performed many of his own risky stunts in the cramped, realistic mine sets.
- The movie was shot in real coal mines in Dhanbad, Jharkhand, for authentic visuals.
- It was the first film where Shashi Kapoor and Amitabh Bachchan played characters on equal footing, not hero and villain.
- The title 'Kaala Patthar' refers to coal, symbolising the dark, hard lives of the miners.
- Despite its star cast, the film was only a moderate box office success upon release.
- Shatrughan Sinha's role was initially offered to another actor but was rewritten for him.