Kaala Patthar 1979

Kaala Patthar is a 1979 Indian Bollywood action, drama, social film released on Aug 24, 1979. The film is directed by Yash Chopra, produced by Yash Chopra under banner named Yash Raj Films.

The story revolves around Captain Vijay Pal Singh who is accused for abandoning the ship and risking the lives of around 300 people. As a result, he is discharged from duty. With guilt in his heart, he starts working as a coal miner to forget his past which continues to haunt him. But later he saves the lives of workers in his company.

Vijay (Amitach Bachchan) is an ex-naval officer who was court-martialled & dismissed from the navy. Vijay is now working in a coal mine. He welcomes every sign of danger & adversity in an attempt to combat the demons within him & to pay for his act of cowardliness, when as the captain of a sinking ship, he had deserted it putting into jeopardy the lives of all the passengers. Ravi (Shashi Kapoor) is an engineer, in-charge of this doomed project. Due to the negligence & the greed of its owners, the coalmine is on the verge of collapse and Ravi tries to alert the management & the workers. Ravi joins forces with the workers & Vijay in order to save the lives of his fellow workers. Mangal (Shatrughan Sinha) is a runaway convict who takes shelter from the hands of the law at this coal mine. A boisterous & egoistic man, who finally realises that there is a compassionate human being within him, also ends up joining the quest for justice. Kaala Patthar is a film about how different people from different walks of life & backgrounds come together and show there character to fight the forces of nature in what seems like a losing battle.

A coal-mining tale about three main characters who try to avert a mining disaster in a colliery owned by Seth Dhanraj (Chopra). Vijay (Bachchan) is a courtmarialled merchant navy officer who abandoned his ship dring a storm and is riddled with guilt. He works as a miner to forget his past. Mangal (S. Sinha) is a dacoit hiding from the police among the miners. Ravi Malhotra (S. Kapoor) is an engineer working for Seth Dhanraj. He discovers his greedy employers scheme that will endanger the lives of hundreds of miners in coal-rich shaft. The men meets women who transform their lives. Vijay falls in love with Sudha (Rakhee), a doctor. Mangal flirts with a bangle seller (Singh) and then rescues her from rapists. Ravi meets his old flame Anita (Pravin Babi) who is now a journalist and has come to do a story about the mines. The wall of the mine shaft collapses and there is a deluge, leading to long disaster-movie sequence as Mangal atones by sacrificing his life for his fellow miners. Vijay and Ravi survive after rescuing many workers. The film refers to several mining disasters in Dhanbad and Chasnala where organised criminal gangs, often masquerading as trade unions, had become major political issues in the Pre Emergency period. Despite these references, most of the script is largely subordinated to the necessity of providing each of the several stars with equal footage and a hand in the action. *.* Check out this page for more updates on Kaala Patthar.