Lal Patthar

Not to be confused with Lal Pathar (1964) film with Uttam Kumar, lead actor.

Lal Patthar
Directed bySushil Majumdar
Written byPrasanta Chowdhary
Vrajendra Gaur (Dialogue)
Screenplay byNabendu Ghosh
Produced byF. C. Mehra
StarringRaaj Kumar
Hema Malini
Raakhee
Vinod Mehra
CinematographyDwarka Divecha
Edited byPran Mehra
Music byShankar–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.

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

  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