Kaala Patthar (1979)

Original title

काला पत्थर

Directed by

Yash Chopra

Genre

drama film, action film, disaster film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 56m

Rated

U

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of coal miners work in dangerous conditions. When a mining disaster strikes, they must overcome personal struggles to survive.

heroicintensedramaticsuspensefulgrittyemotional

What happens

Kaala Patthar (transl. Black Stone) is a 1979 Indian Hindi-language disaster action drama produced and directed by Yash Chopra, with a screenplay written by Salim–Javed. Based on the Chasnala mining disaster, and loosely inspired by Joseph Conrad's novel Lord Jim (1900), it is the fourth collaboration between director Chopra and actors Shashi Kapoor and Amitabh Bachchan, succeeding the films Deewaar (1975), Kabhie Kabhie (1976) and Trishul (1978). The film was a box office hit and received several Filmfare Award nominations. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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