Lal Patthar (1971)
2h 33m
Running Time
December 31, 1971Release Date
Plot.
Raja Kumar Bahadur alias Gyan Shankar Rai has been a total abstainer all his life, never touching a drop of alcohol, and keeping away from women and all known vices all his life. Then one day he sees a young woman named Saudamani, and instantly falls in love with her. He finds out about her background, and virtually buys her, and brings her to his palatial home. This is when he takes to drinking, and wooing her, and renaming her Madhuri, but refrains from marrying her. Years later, he sees another beautiful woman, about half his age, named Sumita, meets with her parents, pays off their debts, and marries her in the bargain.
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Cast & Crew.
Raaj Kumar
Kumar Bahadur Gyan Shankar Rai
Hema Malini
Saudamani
Rakhee Gulzar
Sumita
Vinod Mehra
Shekhar
Asit Sen
Haricharan
Kanwarjeet Paintal
Chhotu
Dulari
Mrs. Madhu Chakraborty
Chandramohan
Actor
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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. 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. Her performance received accolades. The music of the film was composed by Shankar–Jaikishan.
The film was shot on some minor outdoor locations and at Mehboob Studios, as well as at Natraj Studios Bombay.