Kaala Patthar

Kaala Patthar is a 1979 Indian Bollywood action/drama film. It was produced and directed by Yash Chopra. The story was written by Salim-Javed. This film is the fourth collaboration between Amitabh Bachchan and director Yash Chopra after the hugely successful Deewaar , Kabhie Kabhie and Trishul . Initially, the film did average business at the box office, but did good business in the big cities. However, due to a positive world of mouth publicity, the collections of the film improved at the box office in the subsequent weeks and eventually the film was declared a 'Super Hit' at the box... office. Despite its many Filmfare nominations, it failed to win any awards. While Rajesh Roshan provided music for the lyrics penned by Sahir, the background score was done by Salil Chowdhary who is known for his impressive background score in films like 'Madhumati', 'Ittefaq', Poonam ki Raat, etc. Vijay Pal Singh is a disgraced Merchant Navy captain who is branded a coward, humiliated by society and disowned by his parents for abandoning ship risking the lives of over 300 passengers .
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