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 is based on the Bengali novel by 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 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.

Contents

• Cast
• Crew
• Music
• References

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. It was the second film of Mrityunjay Sil.

Cast

Sachin as Amal

Mrityunjay Sil as Rahul

Rajni Sharma as Rajni

Asrani as Sharat

A. K. Hangal as Masterji

Prema Narayan as Radhiya

Om Shivpuri as Amal's father

Urmila Bhatt as Amal's mother

Kajri as Chandra, Amal's sister

Paintal as Shambhu

Asit Sen as Udasu

Preeti Ganguli as Nandini

S. N. Banerjee as Pandit

Birbal as Imported bangle seller

Polson as School teacher

Ashok Kumar as Aged Amal's voice

Amitabh Bachchan as Adult Amal's voice

Zeenat Aman as Adult Rajni's voice

Leela Mishra as grannie

Crew

Director - Tarun Majumdar

Story - Bimal Kar

Screenplay - Tarun Majumdar

Dialogue - Shabd Kumar

Producer - Shakti Samanta

Editor - Bijoy Chowdhary

Cinematographer - Nandu Bhattacharya

Music

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

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