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Balika Badhu
Genres
DramaRomance
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
116 min
Release Date
1976-08-20
Status
Released
Original Language
Hindi
Vote Count
2
Vote Average
9
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Sachin Pilgaonkar
Amal
Rajni Sharma
Rajni
Govardhan Asrani
Sharat
A.K. Hangal
Master ji
Prema Narayan
Radhiya
Urmila Bhatt
Amal's mom
Kanwarjeet Paintal
Shambhu
Asit Sen
Udasu
Om Shivpuri
Amal's dad
Preeti Ganguli
Nandini
Amitabh Bachchan
Adult Amal (voice)
S.N. Banerjee
Pandit
Birbal
Ashok Kumar
Aged Amal (voice)
Polson
School teacher
Zeenat Aman
Adult Rajni (voice)
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