Phool Aur Patthar

Phool Aur Patthar (transl. The Flower and The Rock) is a 1966 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed and produced by O. P. Ralhan, and written by Akhtar ul Iman and Ahsan Rizvi. It stars Meena Kumari and Dharmendra in lead roles. Shashikala, Lalita Pawar, Madan Puri, and Iftekhar played the supporting roles. The film was a blockbuster and one of the highest-grossing film of 1966. It was also a turning point for Dharmendra's career. After Raj Kapoor, Dharamendra became the second Indian actor to become hugely popular in Soviet Union countries and Warsaw Countries after the film's success. Dharmendra and Meena Kumari's on-screen chemistry garnered immense popularity. Later, they worked together in other films such as Chandan Ka Palna, Majhli Didi, and Baharon Ki Manzil. The film was remade in Tamil as Oli Vilakku with M. G. Ramachandran, in Telugu as Nindu Manasulu with N. T. Ramarao, and in Malayalam as Puthiya Velicham with Jayan.