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.
The film was a Golden Jubilee hit which catapulted Dharmendra to stardom.
At one point during shooting, Dharmendra had a show-down with director O. P. Ralhan and contemplated quitting the film mid-way. Fortunately, sense prevailed and he resumed shooting.
The film was remade in Tamil as Oli Vilakku (1968) with M. G. Ramachandran, in Telugu as Nindu Manasulu (1967) with N. T. Rama Rao and in Malayalam as Puthiya Velicham (1979) with Jayan.
This was the highest grossing Indian film of the year 1966.
Phool Aur Patthar 1966
14 Aug 1966 ● Hindi ● 2 hrs 56 mins
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