Patthar Ke Phool

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Patthar Ke Phool
Directed byAnant Balani
Written bySalim Khan
Produced byG. P. Sippy
StarringSalman Khan
Raveena Tandon
Kiran Kumar
Reema Lagoo
Vinod Mehra
CinematographyNirmal Jani
Nagarajan Lingam
Edited byDeepak Sehgal
Music byRaamlaxman
Distributed bySippy Films Pvt. Ltd.
Release date
  • 22 February 1991 (1991-02-22)
Running time
155 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Patthar Ke Phool (transl. Stone Flower) is an Indian 1991 Hindi-language action film directed by Anant Balani, produced by G. P. Sippy, written by Salim Khan, and edited by Deepak Sehgal.[1][2] It stars Salman Khan as a police officer opposite debutant Raveena Tandon.[3][4]

The supporting cast includes Kiran Kumar as an underworld gangster and Reema Lagoo as mother of the police officer.[5] The film was one of the highest-grossing Bollywood films of the year. Tandon won a Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut for her performance.

Plot[edit]

Suraj is the son of Inspector Vijay Verma and his wife, Meera (Reema Lagoo). One day, Suraj meets a girl named Kiran. Unknown to everybody, Kiran is the daughter of Balraj Khanna, the king of an underworld gang. Balraj has kept his truth a secret from the world and his own daughter. Vijay, meanwhile, gets assigned to the case of Balraj's gang. Joining the same college, Suraj and Kiran fall in love. As Vijay probes deeper and deeper into the gang, the gang members, especially Goga (Goga Kapoor), become unnerved.

Balraj is disturbed by the fact that his daughter has fallen for Vijay's son. Vijay too gets an inkling that Balraj is the leader of the gang. So, when Vijay learns about the affair between his son and Kiran, he forbids their love. Suraj has a spat with his father over the matter. As Suraj vents out his feelings to his mother, Meera also reveals a secret to him: Suraj is not Vijay's biological son.

Meera tells him that his real father, her husband (Pradeep Rawat), was also an Inspector and a friend of Vijay. Meera was pregnant with Suraj, when Suraj's father was killed while on a case by a goon named Ramsingh Gupti (Deep Dhillon). After the death, Vijay took Meera into his home and later married her when people started talking about Meera's character.

Upon learning the truth, Suraj decides to track down Vijay and apologize to him. However, Goga decides to have Vijay killed and contacts Balraj for the matter. Balraj tells him to leave Vijay alone, as doing something to him would be unwise and also as he has decided to surrender to the cops. Goga, however, ignores the orders as he wants to take over the gang and orders a hit on Vijay. Just as Suraj apologizes to Vijay, the latter is gunned down by Goga's men.

Shocked by the events, Suraj decides to bring the criminals to book. Suraj goes on to become an Inspector just like Vijay. Suraj demands to be assigned to the last case Vijay was working on, as the criminals in that case must have killed him. Suraj is surprised to find Balraj's name in the file and doesn't take much to put two and two together. However, Kiran breaks off with Suraj, not ready to believe the allegation against her father.

Here, Goga is planning to eliminate Suraj, before he too becomes a nuisance. Balraj has a spat with him and threatens to turn over, until Goga plays the recording of the day Vijay was killed. After realizing that Goga plans to frame him as Vijay's killer, Balraj calms down. However, Kiran overhears the recording and disillusioned, leaves her father's home. Kiran moves to a ladies hostel after she has severed contacts with both Suraj and Balraj.

Here, Goga ropes in another criminal to eliminate Suraj, who turns to be none other than Ramsingh. Balraj tries to reconcile with Kiran, but in vain. Balraj decides to surrender, but Goga takes Kiran hostage. Both Balraj and Suraj come to save Kiran, only to be attacked by Goga's goons.

As Suraj eliminates all the goons one by one, he is angered to learn the identity of his real father's killer. Suraj kills Ramsingh and then Goga, who was holding Kiran and Balraj at gunpoint. Balraj surrenders unconditionally, but not before giving his blessings to Suraj and Kiran.

Cast[edit]

Production[edit]

Vinod Mehra died before the film was released. His voice was dubbed by Marathi actor Sachin Khedekar and the film was dedicated to his memory at the start of the credits.[6]

Music[edit]

The movie features many popular, hit songs. Theme music of Knight Rider was used in some scenes.

Song Singer
"Sun Dilruba Dil Ki Sada" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
"Na Ja, Na Ja" (Main) S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
"Na Ja, Na Ja" (Short) S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
"Yaar Pe Yeh Dil Mera" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
"Yaar Wai Wai, Yaar Wai Wai, Yaar Wai Wai, Yaar Wai, Yaar Pe Yeh Dil Mera Qurbaan Wai Wai" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Poornima, Suresh Wadkar, Manhar Udhas
"Tu Jo Achha Samjhe, Yeh Tujhpe Chhoda Hai" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Lata Mangeshkar
"Tumse Jo Dekhte Hi Pyar Hua Zindagi Mein" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Lata Mangeshkar
"Maut Se Kya Darna, Use To Aana Hai" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Lata Mangeshkar
"Deewana Dil Bin Sajna Ke Maane Na" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Lata Mangeshkar
"Sajna Tere Bina Kya Jeena" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Lata Mangeshkar
"Aaja Aaja" (Main) Lata Mangeshkar
"Aaja Aaja" (Short) Lata Mangeshkar
"Jab Bhi Milo" Amit Kumar

Awards[edit]

Raveena Tandon won a Filmfare Award for Lux New Face of the Year for her performance in the film.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Raveena Tandon says she, Salman Khan fought so much during Patthar Ke Phool, he said: 'I'm not going to work with her'". Hindustan Times. 28 October 2021. Archived from the original on 12 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Patthar Ke Phool (1991) Cast - Actor, Actress, Director, Producer, Music Director". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Raveena Tandon opens up on getting her debut film 'Patthar Ke Phool' opposite Salman Khan". The Statesman (India). 12 June 2020. Archived from the original on 12 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  4. ^ Live, ABP (7 December 2021). "Throwback: Salman Khan और Raveena Tandon 'पत्थर के फूल' के सेट पर लड़ते थे बच्चों की तरह, ये चीज बनती थी झगड़े का कारण". ABP News. Archived from the original on 12 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Patthar Ke Phool - Movie". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  6. ^ Arunachalam, Param. BollySwar: 1991 - 2000. Mavrix Infotech Private Limited. p. 117. ISBN 9788193848210.
  7. ^ "Patthar Ke Phool Awards: List of Awards won by Hindi movie Patthar Ke Phool", The Times of India, archived from the original on 5 May 2022, retrieved 12 March 2022

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