How to Act Out "Phool Aur Patthar" (1966) in Dumb Charades
📅 1966
🎭 Meena Kumari, Dharmendra, Shashikala Jawalkar, Lalita Pawar
Difficult
Acting Clues, Word by Word
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Phool (1 syllable)
- Cup both hands together and mime smelling a delicate flower.
- Pinch your fingers and mime plucking a flower gently, then tuck it behind your ear.
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Aur (1 syllable)
- Pinch fingers together for 'small word', then hold up one finger followed by a second to mean 'and'.
- Link two fingers together to show a connection.
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Patthar (2 syllables)
- Mime picking up a heavy stone with both hands and straining to lift it.
- Clench a fist and knock it against your own forearm like tapping solid rock.
💡 Bollywood Shortcut
- Cradle a flower gently in one hand while flexing a hardened stone-like fist with the other.
- Switch between a soft, gentle gesture and a rigid, stern stone-faced pose.