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{{Infobox film
| name = Lal Patthar
| image =
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| director = Sushil Majumdar
| producer = F. C. Mehra (Eagle Films)
| writer = '''Screenplay:''' [[Nabendu Ghosh]]<br />'''Dialogue:''' Vrajendra Gaur<br />'''Story:''' Prasanta Chowdhary
| screenplay =
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| story =
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| starring = [[Raaj Kumar]]<br />[[Hema Malini]]<br />[[Raakhee]]<br />[[Vinod Mehra]]
| music = [[Shankar-Jaikishan]]
| cinematography = [[Dwarka Divecha]]
| editing = Pran Mehra
| studio =
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| released = 1971
| runtime = 2 hr 28 min
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
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'''''Lal Patthar''''' is a 1971 [[India]]n [[Hindi]]-language film, produced by F. C. Mehra, and directed by Sushil Majumdar. The film is a remake of the Bengali film, ''Lal Pathar'' which released in 1964.<ref>{{Cite book|title = MOTHER MAIDEN MISTRESS|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=Dtec0Ykfo1sC|publisher = HarperCollins Publishers|date = 2013-01-09|isbn = 9789350294857|first = Bhawana Sommya / Jigna Kothari / Supriya|last = Madangarli}}</ref> The film stars [[Raaj Kumar]], [[Hema Malini]], [[Raakhee]], [[Vinod Mehra]], [[Ajit Khan|Ajit]], [[Asit Sen (actor)|Asit Sen]] and [[Paintal (comedian)|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.<ref>[[#Jo|Joshi, p. 292]]</ref> The music of the film was composed by [[Shankar-Jaikishan]].

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

==Plot==

Raja Kumar Bahadur, known as Gyan Shankar Rai ([[Raaj Kumar]]), is an abstemious man who turns to drink after pursuing a young woman named Saudamani ([[Hema Malini]]). Calling her Madhuri, he attracts the lower-class woman to his rich home but refuses to marry her. He later meets a much younger woman, Sumita ([[Raakhee]]), and organises a financial deal with her parents and marries her. The discovery that Sumita had a childhood sweetheart, Shekhar ([[Vinod Mehra]]), leads Kumar to plot the downfall of the pair.

==Cast==
* [[Raaj Kumar]] - Kumar Bahadur Gyan Shankar Rai
* [[Hema Malini]] - Saudamani / Madhuri
* [[Raakhee]] - Sumita
* [[Vinod Mehra]] - Shekhar
* [[Ajit Khan|Ajit]] - Raja Raghav Shankar Rai
* [[D. K. Sapru]] - Raja Ram Shankar Rai
* [[Asit Sen (actor)|Asit Sen]] - Haricharan
* [[Paintal (comedian)|Paintal]] - Chhotu
* [[Dulari (actress)|Dulari]] - Mrs. Madhu Chakraborty
* [[Leela Mishra]] - Gokul's Mother
* [[Padma Khanna]] - Courtesan

==Critical reception==

Lal Patthar was one of the films featured in Avijit Ghosh's book, ''40 Retakes: Bollywood Classics You May Have Missed.''

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Lal Patthar
| type = [[Album]]
| artist = [[Shankar Jaikishan]]
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| released = <div style="white-space: nowrap;"> 1971 (India)</div>
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| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
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| label = <div style="white-space: nowrap;">[[Sa Re Ga Ma]]- HMV</div>
| producer = Shankar Jaikishan
| prev_title = Nadaan
| prev_year = 1971
| next_title = Rivaaj
| next_year = 1972
}}
The film's music was given by [[Shankar-Jaikishan]] and lyrics were by [[Hasrat Jaipuri]], [[Gopaldas Neeraj|Neeraj]] and Dev Kohli. The song "Geet Gaata Hoon Main", written by Dev Kohli and sung by [[Kishore Kumar]] stood at number 18 on the [[Binaca Geetmala annual list 1972|Annual 1972 listing]] of [[Binaca Geetmala]]. [[Asha Bhosle]] received a [[Filmfare Award]] nomination for [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer|Best Female Playback Singer]] in 1973 for her rendition of "Sooni Sooni Saans Ki Sitar Par". Another memorable number in the film is the [[Ghazal]], "Unke Khayal Aaye To", a composition based on Bageshwari/Gara ably sung by [[Mohammed Rafi]]. The song "Re Man Sur Mein Ga" by Manna Dey won the "Sur Singar" Award for the year 1971.
{|class="wikitable"
! Song !! Singer
|-
| "Geet Gata Hoon Main, Gungunata Hoon Main" || [[Kishore Kumar]]
|-
| "Unke Khayal Aaye To Aate Chale Gaye" || [[Mohammed Rafi]]
|-
| "Sooni Sooni Saans Ki Sitar" || [[Asha Bhosle]]
|-
| "Phoolon Se Meri Sej Saja Do" || [[Asha Bhosle]]
|-
| "Aa Aaja, Dikhaoon Tujhe Jannat Ki Sham" || [[Asha Bhosle]]
|-
| "Re Man Sur Mein Ga, Koi Taar Besur Na Bole" || [[Asha Bhosle]], [[Manna Dey]]
|-
|}

==Notes==
{{Reflist}}

==References==
* {{cite book|last=Joshi |first=Lalit Mohan |title=Bollywood: popular Indian cinema|publisher=Dakini Books|year=2002|ref=Jo}}
* {{cite book|last= Ranade|first=Ashok Da.|title=Hindi Film Song: Music Beyond Boundaries |publisher=Bibliophile South Asia|year=2006|isbn=81-85002-64-9|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZI1wqkWsIjYC&q=Lal+Patthar+1971&pg=PA275|ref= Ra}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0237395|Lal Patthar}}
* [http://www.eaglefilmsindia.com/films.htm Lal Patthar] at Eagle Films
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=velWghbP8DM "Aa Aaja, Dikhaoon Tujhe Jannat" song and dance by Asha Bhosle]

[[Category:1971 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1970s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Shankar Jaikishan]]
[[Category:Films set in country houses]]
[[Category:Hindi remakes of Bengali films]]

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