Kaala Patthar - 1979 - YASHRAJ DVD

Karan Johar, the young director of the super hit Kuch Kuch Hota Hai talks about the making of another superhit Kaala Patthar to its director Yash Chopra in an exclusive interview about How the script was inspired by a real life mining disaster. How it a complete departure from Yash Chopra's usual glamorous, romantic films because he, inspired by the visual and dramatic possibilities of a mining diasater, wanted to make a different film. How he brought technicians down from the U.S. to shoot the scenes involving flooding of the mines. 

Synopsis

This a story about three men who work in a coal mine. Vijay (Amitabh Bachan), Ravi (Shashi Kapoor), and Mangal (Shatrughan Sinha) are three men who are willing to take a stand and fight for justice. Vijay, an ex naval officer, was court-martialed and started working at the mine. Ravi, an engineer, is also working at the mine and is very honest. They are fighting a case against their employers. They are joined in their quest by Mangal, who is a runaway convict. He later finds out that there is a soft, humane side to him. They join the other workers in an attempt to save the lives of their fellow workers. Kaala Patthar is a story about how different people from different walks of life come together and fight a battle, one which is a losing battle.