Bidaai
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Bidaai |
| image | Bidaai.jpg |
| caption | Poster |
| director | L. V. Prasad |
| writer | Anand Kumar (dialogues) |
| screenplay | L. V. Prasad |
| story | N. T. Rama Rao |
| producer | L. V. Prasad |
| starring | Jeetendra |
| Leena Chandavarkar | |
| Durga Khote | |
| cinematography | Jal Mistry |
| editing | Shivaji Avdhut |
| music | Laxmikant–Pyarelal |
| studio | Prasad Productions Pvt Ltd |
| based_on | Thalla? Pellama? |
| released | |
| runtime | 145 minutes |
| country | India |
| language | Hindi |
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| name = Bidaai | image = Bidaai.jpg | caption = Poster | director = L. V. Prasad | writer = Anand Kumar (dialogues) | screenplay = L. V. Prasad | story = N. T. Rama Rao | producer = L. V. Prasad | starring = Jeetendra Leena Chandavarkar Durga Khote | cinematography = Jal Mistry | editing = Shivaji Avdhut | music = Laxmikant–Pyarelal | studio = Prasad Productions Pvt Ltd | based_on = Thalla? Pellama? | released = | runtime = 145 minutes | country = India | language = Hindi | budget = | gross =
Bidaai ( Farewell) is a 1974 Indian Hindi-language drama film, produced and directed by L. V. Prasad under his own banner Prasad Productions Pvt Ltd. It had Jeetendra, Leena Chandavarkar and Durga Khote in the lead roles. The film was a remake of the Telugu film Thalla? Pellama? (1970). Durga Khote, who played the widowed mother of Jeetendra and Satyen Kapu, won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Plot
The film begins in a village where a wise lady, Parvati, raises her two sons, Prabhakar & Sudhakar, along with her mute daughter, Gauri. Soon after getting a fine job, Prabhakar quits and neglects his family. However, Parvati stands strong and strives hard to educate Sudhakar. Years roll by, and Sudhakar joins the college, where he falls for Padma, daughter of a millionaire Seth Dharmdas. Parallelly, in an anecdote, Gauri loves a pure Murli, which his cheapskate father Makhan Seth opposes. As a result, Gauri commits suicide, and Murli follows her—besides, Prabhakar has an extravagant life in false prestige and bribes, which is turndown by his wife, Pooja. The couple is blessed with a genuine boy, Krishna, who is moral. Meanwhile, Padma marries Sudhakar without her father’s acceptance. However, she is unable to acclimatize to poverty and her husband’s priority toward his mother. Hence, she separates Sudhakar from his mother, which Parvati also insists on. Now, Sudhakar wants to teach the Padma a lesson, so he forges as a gambler & drunkard. Simultaneously, Krishna learns about his grandmother and moves for her. By the time Parvati is on her deathbed, she is heartfelt with joy to see her grandson, and he serves her. As the clock runs, Padma becomes pregnant and gives birth to a boy, but Sudhakar splits the baby from the mother. Thus, Dharmdas files a case where Sudhakar proclaims it’s a play to convey genuine motherly affection when Padma pleads for pardon. At last, they move to Parvati, including Prabhakar, who went bankrupt. Finally, the movie ends with Parvati happily leaving her last breath in the hands of the children.
Cast
- Jeetendra as Sudhakar
- Leena Chandavarkar as Padma Dharam Das
- Durga Khote as Parvati
- Madan Puri as Dharam Das
- Satyendra Kappu as Prabhakar
- Anwar Hussain as Magan
- Kanan Kaushal as Pooja
- Meena T. as Gauri
- Arpana Chodhury as Champa
- A. K. Hangal as Ramsharan
- Asrani as Murli/Bhaskar
- Satyajeet as Krishna
- Dinesh Hingoo as Ramu
- Birbal as Tirath Das
- Raj Varma as Bildichan
- Jayshree T. as Bhaskar's girlfriend
- Jagdeep as Shankar Lal
- Vikas Anand as Lawyer
- Pinchoo Kapoor as Judge
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Laxmikant–Pyarelal and the lyrics were penned by Anand Bakshi.
- "Kabhi Khole Na Tijori Ka Tala" was listed at #13 on Binaca Geetmala annual list 1975.
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| # | Title | Singer(s) | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Kabhi Khole Na Tijori Ka Tala" | Kishore Kumar | 5:34 |
| 2 | "Yeh Hai Mera Premi" | Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar | 6:38 |
| 3 | "Bidaai Ki Phir Ghadi Aai" | Lata Mangeshkar | 2:26 |
| 4 | "Jai Jai Krishna" | Suman Kalyanpur | 3:08 |
| 5 | "Main Ja Rahi Thi" | Asha Bhosle | 4:20 |
| 6 | "Main Ne Tum Sang Pyar Kiya" | Lata Mangeshkar | 4:33 |
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Accolades
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| Event | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22nd Filmfare Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Durga Khote | ||
| Best Female Playback Singer | Asha Bhosle | |||
| Best Story | N. T. Rama Rao | |||
| Best Performance in a Comic Role | Asrani | |||
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Reception
At the box office, Bidaai was a blockbuster and one of the highest-grossing films of the year. The success of the film marked Jeetendra's comeback after a series of unsuccessful films in 1972 and 1973.
References
References
- (7 April 2021). "Jeetendra Birthday Special: Not Akshay Kumar or Salman Khan, But The Veteran Actor Is The King Of Remakes – Here's How".
- "Filmfare Winners (1974)".
- Narendra Kusnur. (20 May 2021). "Nagme, Kisse, Baatein, Yaadein..{{endash}} A peek into the illustrious career of Anand Bakshi". The Hindu newspaper.
- (13 October 2023). "Blockbusters Of Twenty-Five Years (1973–1997)".
- (3 April 2017). "Jeetendra: I haven't earned a single penny in the last 20 years".
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