Balika Badhu (1976 film)

Balika Badhu (Hindi: बालिका बधू; translation: The Young Wife) is a 1976 Hindi film produced by Shakti Samanta and directed by Tarun Majumdar. The film based on the Bengali novel by the same name by Bimal Kar, about a young girl who is married before she could be old enough to understand what marriage is all about, in the backdrop of 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), starring Moushumi Chatterjee by Tarun Majumdar himself.

This romantic comedy drama stars Sachin with Rajni Sharma, Asrani, A. K. Hangal, Asit Sen, Paintal and Om Shivpuri. 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.

Cast

• Sachin - Amal
• Rajni Sharma - Rajni
• Asrani - Sharat
• A. K. Hangal - Masterji
• Prema Narayan - Radhiya
• Om Shivpuri - Amal's father
• Urmila Bhatt - Amal's mother
• Kajri - Chandra, Amal's sister ^[1]
• Paintal - Shambhu
• Asit Sen - Udasu
• Preeti Ganguli - Nandini
• S. N. Banerjee - Pandit
• Birbal - Imported bangle seller
• Polson - School teacher
• Ashok Kumar - Aged Amal's voice
• Amitabh Bachchan - Adult Amal's voice
• Zeenat Aman - Adult Rajni's voice

Crew

• Director - Tarun Majumdar
• Story - Bimal Kar
• Screenplay - Tarun Majumdar
• Dialogue - Shabd Kumar
• Producer - Shakti Samanta
• Editor - Bijoy Chowdhary
• Cinematographer - Nandu Bhattacharya
• Music Director - Rahul Dev Burman
• Lyricist - Anand Bakshi
• Playback Singers - Anand Bakshi, Asha Bhosle, Rahul Dev Burman, Sapan Chakraborty, Amit Kumar, Kishore Kumar, Mohammad Rafi

Music

• Song "Bade Achhe Lagte Hain" was Amit Kumar's first hit song and listed at #26 on the Binaca Geetmala annual list 1977.

Awards

• 1977: Filmfare Award

• Best Supporting Actress - Kajri
• Best Performance in a Comic Role - Asrani

References

External links

• Balika Badhu at the Internet Movie Database
• Balika Badhu songs