‘Kaala Patthar’: Celebrating Yash Chopra’s Underrated Multistarrer

Lesser known facts about Yash Chopra’s ‘Kaala Patthar’ as it turns 37.
Suresh Mathew
Entertainment
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Yash Chopra, Amitabh Bachchan and Shashi Kapoor made for a blockbuster team, but Kaala Patthar performed averagely at the box-performer. 
Yash Chopra, Amitabh Bachchan and Shashi Kapoor made for a blockbuster team, but <i>Kaala Patthar </i>performed averagely at the box-performer.&nbsp;
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It’s 37 years since Yash Chopra’s brilliant drama starring Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor, Shatrughan Sinha, Parveen Babi and Neetu Singh released. We give you some lesser known facts about this multi-starrer.

Scriptwriters Salim-Javed were inspired by a real life tragedy and a novel which went into the writing of Kaala Patthar.

Amitabh Bachchan did not want a particular actor to be a part of the cast of this film.

Kaala Patthar was the last time that one of India’s most celebrated poets worked with Yash Chopra.

Watch the video to find out more.

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Published: 24 Aug 2016,04:44 PM IST

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