| Bhabhi | |
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| Directed by | Krishnan–Panju |
| Written by | Rajendra Krishan |
| Produced by | A. V. Meiyappan |
| Starring | Balraj Sahni Pandari Bai Nanda Om Prakash Durga Khote |
| Cinematography | S. Maruti Rao |
| Edited by | S. Panjabi |
| Music by | Chitragupta |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | AVM Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 168 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi/Urdu |
| Box office | Rs. 1,15,00,000 [1] |
Bhabhi is a 1957 Hindi film directed by Krishnan–Panju for AVM Productions. It starred Balraj Sahni, Pandari Bai and Nanda in pivotal roles.
The film went on to become the eighth highest grossing Bollywood film of the year.[1] The film was a remake of the 1954 Bengali film Bhanga Gara,[2] which in turn was based on the novel Bijila by Prabhavathi Devi Saraswathi. The Bengali movie was earlier remade in Tamil as Kula Deivam and later remade in Kannada as Jenu Goodu. Pandari Bai reprised her role in all versions except Bengali.
- ^ a b Box Office India. "Top Earners 1957". boxofficeindia.com. Archived from the original on 12 February 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
- ^ "Tamil cinema's bong connection". The Times of India. 23 April 2018.