Balika Badhu

9.0
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Run time: 116 min
  • Premiere: 1976. August 20.

In a village circa the British rule in India, lives a young school-going male named Amal, who is shortly to get married to a girl named Rajni. The traditional ritual-filled marriage takes place, the young couple are then left alone for a few days, and this is where the two develop their love and friendship. Then Rajni must return to her parents' house, while Amal continues with his studies in school, and at home with Masterji, an elderly teacher. His life is enlivened occasionally when Rajni is permitted to visit. Rajni next visit is scheduled for Durga Pooja, but she does not come, instead she comes at Vijay Dashami, to stay there for a couple nights, before going on a Tirth Yatra with her family, where they are scheduled to visit all the holy places in India namely, Benaras, Gaya, Mathura, Vrindavan, Hardwar, Nasik, Hrishikesh, Dwarka, Rameshwaram, Kamakshya, Puri, and Konarak.

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A.K. Hangal

Master ji

Urmila Bhatt

Amal's mom

Asit Sen

Udasu

Om Shivpuri

Amal's dad

Amitabh Bachchan

Adult Amal (voice)

Ashok Kumar

Aged Amal (voice)

Polson

School teacher

Zeenat Aman

Adult Rajni (voice)

Camera

Nando Bhattacharya

Director of Photography

Directing

Tarun Majumdar

Director

Editing

Production

Shakti Samanta

Producer

Sound

Writing

Tarun Majumdar

Screenplay

Bimal Kar

Story

Shabd Kumar

Dialogue

Camera

Nando Bhattacharya

Director of Photography

Directing

Tarun Majumdar

Director

Editing

Production

Shakti Samanta

Producer

Sound

Writing

Tarun Majumdar

Screenplay

Bimal Kar

Story

Shabd Kumar

Dialogue