Baadal (1951 film)

Badal
Directed byAmiya Chakravarty
Screenplay byRajendra Shankar
Story byAmiya Chakravarty
Produced byBhagwan Das Varma
StarringMadhubala
Prem Nath
CinematographyV. Baba Saheb
Edited byRamrao Ghatke
Vinayak Joshi
D. B. Joshi
Music byShankar–Jaikishan
Production
company
Distributed byVarma Films
Release date
  • 1 May 1951 (1951-05-01)[1]
Running time
147 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindustani
Box officeest. ₹0.9 crore (est. ₹645.3 crore as of 2016)[2]

Badal is a 1951 Indian Hindustani-language romantic action film directed by Amiya Chakravarty and produced by Bhagwan Das Varma. Starring Madhubala, Prem Nath (in the title role) and Purnima, the film tells the story of a common man named Badal, who wants to exact revenge upon the Jagirdar for killing his father but ends up falling for his daughter Ratna.[3] Released in May 1951, Badal became one of the biggest box-office hits of the year.[4] The film title comes from the Persian word for revenge. It was remade in Telugu as Jayam Manade (1956).[5]

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  2. ^ "Badal (1951) - Lifetime Box Office Collection, Budget & Reviews". BOTY. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Badal (1951) Cast - Actor, Actress, Director, Producer, Music Director". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Top Earners 1951". 30 October 2013. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  5. ^ M. L. Narasimham (8 January 2015). "Jayam Manade (1956)". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 4 September 2024.