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Balika Badhu

1976

116 minutes

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.

Top Cast

Sachin Pilgaonkar headshot

Sachin Pilgaonkar

Amal

Rajni Sharma headshot

Rajni Sharma

Rajni

Govardhan Asrani headshot

Govardhan Asrani

Sharat

A.K. Hangal headshot

A.K. Hangal

Master ji

Prema Narayan headshot

Prema Narayan

Radhiya

Urmila Bhatt headshot

Urmila Bhatt

Amal's mom

Kanwarjeet Paintal headshot

Kanwarjeet Paintal

Shambhu

Asit Sen headshot

Asit Sen

Udasu

Om Shivpuri headshot

Om Shivpuri

Amal's dad

Preeti Ganguli headshot

Preeti Ganguli

Nandini

Amitabh Bachchan headshot

Amitabh Bachchan

Adult Amal (voice)

S.N. Banerjee headshot

S.N. Banerjee

Pandit

Birbal headshot

Birbal

Ashok Kumar headshot

Ashok Kumar

Aged Amal (voice)

Polson headshot

Polson

School teacher

Zeenat Aman headshot

Zeenat Aman

Adult Rajni (voice)