Balika Badhu (1976 film)

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Balika Badhu (translation: Child Bride) is a 1976 Hindi romantic comedy-drama film produced by Shakti Samanta and directed by Tarun Majumdar.[1] The film is based on the Bengali novel of the same name by Bimal Kar, about a young girl who is married before she is old enough to understand what marriage is all about, against the backdrop of the Indian freedom struggle. Gradually she and her school-going husband grow as a couple and begin to love one another. The film was previously made into a Bengali film, Balika Badhu (1967), which was also directed by Majumdar.[2]

Balika Badhu
Directed byTarun Majumdar
Written byShabd Kumar (dialogue)
Screenplay byTarun Majumdar
Story byBimal Kar
Based onBalika Badhu (1967)
Produced byShakti Samanta
Starring
CinematographyNando Bhattacharya
Edited byBijoy Chowdhary
Music byR. D. Burman
Release date
  • 20 August 1976 (1976-08-20)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

This romantic comedy drama stars Sachin with Rajni Sharma, Asrani, A. K. Hangal, Asit Sen, Paintal and Om Shivpuri. Initially Debashree Roy was offered to play the title role but Majumdar later considered her to be imperfect to play the role and she got replaced by Rajni Sharma.[3] The music is by R. D. Burman and lyrics by Anand Bakshi, who penned several hits in the film including "Bade Achchhe Lagte Hain...", which was singer Amit Kumar's first hit, and featured on the Binaca Geetmala annual list 1977 at # 26. It was the second film of Mrityunjay Sil.[4]

Cast

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Music

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All lyrics are written by Anand Bakshi; all music is composed by Rahul Dev Burman

Songs
No.TitlePlaybackLength
1."Aao Re Aao Khelo Holi Brij Mein"Sapan Chakraborty4:10
2."Bade Achhe Lagte Hain"Amit Kumar, Rahul Dev Burman5:09
3."Doli Mein Sawaar Sajnee Ka Pyaar"Rahul Dev Burman4:27
4."Jagat Musafir Khana"Bhupinder4:36
5."O Jhumke Wale"Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle4:29
6."Yeh Choodiyan Nahin"Mohammad Rafi5:00

Awards

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24th Filmfare Awards:

Won

References

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  1. ^ "Balika Badhu (1976) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 13 July 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Remakes of Bengali films: What's new in this trend?". The Times of India.
  3. ^ সংবাদদাতা, নিজস্ব. "Tarun Majumder | Tarun Majumdar Death: তরুণের তিন কন্যে! এক সময় টলিউড শাসন করতেন ইন্দিরা, শিপ্রা, চুমকি". www.anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "Balika Badhu (1976) on chakpak.com". Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
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