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Lal Patthar is a film of genre Drama with Raaj Kumar

Lal Patthar (1971)

Lal Patthar
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Genres Drama
Rating60% 3.0034053.0034053.0034053.0034053.003405

Lal Patthar is a 1971 Hindi 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. The film stars Raaj Kumar, Vinod Mehra, Hema Malini, Raakhee, Ajit, Asit Sen and Paintal. 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 with award winning songs.

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

Synopsis

Raja Kumar Bahadur alias Gyan Shankar Rai (Raaj Kumar) 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 (Hema Malini), 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.

Actors

Raaj Kumar

(Kumar Bahadur Gyan Shankar Rai)
Hema Malini

(Saudamani / Madhuri)
Rakhee Gulzar

(Sumita)
Vinod Mehra

(Shekhar)
Ajit Khan

(Raja Raghav Shankar Rai)
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