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Chhoti Bahu

  • 1971
  • 2h 17m
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
124
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Chhoti Bahu (1971)
DramaFamily

Radha lives with her widowed dad and is of marriageable age. Accordingly her details her provided to a marriage-broker, Avtar, who also doubles as a Ved (Village Doctor). He brings the propo... Read allRadha lives with her widowed dad and is of marriageable age. Accordingly her details her provided to a marriage-broker, Avtar, who also doubles as a Ved (Village Doctor). He brings the proposal before Shriram and his wife, Sita. They approve of Radha and show her photograph to Sh... Read allRadha lives with her widowed dad and is of marriageable age. Accordingly her details her provided to a marriage-broker, Avtar, who also doubles as a Ved (Village Doctor). He brings the proposal before Shriram and his wife, Sita. They approve of Radha and show her photograph to Shriram's brother, Dr. Madhu, who agrees to marry her. The marriage is celebrated with great... Read all

  • Director
    • K.B. Tilak
  • Writers
    • Vishwamitter Adil
    • Kaifi Azmi
    • Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
  • Stars
    • Rajesh Khanna
    • Sharmila Tagore
    • Nirupa Roy
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.2/10
    124
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • K.B. Tilak
    • Writers
      • Vishwamitter Adil
      • Kaifi Azmi
      • Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
    • Stars
      • Rajesh Khanna
      • Sharmila Tagore
      • Nirupa Roy
    • 2User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Rajesh Khanna
    Rajesh Khanna
    • Madhu
    Sharmila Tagore
    Sharmila Tagore
    • Radha
    Nirupa Roy
    Nirupa Roy
    • Sita
    Mehmood Jr.
    Mehmood Jr.
    • Niku
    • (as Jr. Mehmood)
    Shashikala Jawalkar
    Shashikala Jawalkar
    • Paro
    • (as Shashikala)
    Master Suraj
    I.S. Johar
    I.S. Johar
    • Premnath (Niku's dad)
    Tarun Bose
    Tarun Bose
    • Shriram
    Shivraj
    Shivraj
    • Radha's Father
    Paidi Jairaj
    Paidi Jairaj
    • Rajaram Ramprasad Bahadur
    • (as Jairaj)
    Satyendra Kapoor
    Satyendra Kapoor
    • Vedji Avtar
    • (as Sathyan Kumar)
    Radhika Rani
      Irshad Panjatan
      • Servant
      Chandrima Bhaduri
      • Ganga
      Master Ratan
        Babbanlal Yadav
        Babbanlal Yadav
        • Narayan
        • (as Babbanlal)
        Rasheed Jackpot
        Ranganath Jadhav
          • Director
            • K.B. Tilak
          • Writers
            • Vishwamitter Adil
            • Kaifi Azmi
            • Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
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          5.2124
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          8mg-gopalan

          Mischief in a joint family - are there any happy outcomes?

          Madhu and his sister Paro are orphaned young and brought up by his elder half-brother (Amrit) and sister-in-law (Seeta). Madhu becomes a doctor and establishes practice in the village where he grew up. Continuing to discharge their responsibility as surrogate parent, Amrit and Seeta arrange for his wedding with Radha, heir of wealthy parents.

          After the wedding they discover that Radha has epilepsy, which fact was hidden during the marriage. This causes a rift, which is soon patched up.

          Chhoti Bahu is a story of lies, deceit, envy, beauty, sacrifice and a sense of community within a joint family environment where three couples live under the same roof, in rural India.

          The story-line is good, the acting is moderately good, though not award winning. Editing and photography is good and I would certainly recommend this movie on a rainy afternoon if you wish to reconnect with or find out more about a joint family.
          10yeshraj-saym

          A Feel Good Movie

          Not sure who gave less ratings....but the story is very heartwarming and very well expressed according to the times....!! This is very similar to Amar Prem!!πŸ‘πŸΌπŸ‘πŸΌπŸ‘πŸΌπŸ‘πŸΌ

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          • Trivia
            Chhoti Bahu was famous for the story of Amitabh Bachchan taking Sharmila Tagore's autograph on the films sets. He was a huge fan of Sharmila and a struggler in those days.
          • Soundtracks
            Koyal Bole Dali Se
            Music by Kalyanji Veerji Shah & Anandji Veerji Shah

            Lyrics by Shyamalal Babu Rai, Kaifi Azmi and Udhav Kumar

            Performed by Lata Mangeshkar

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          • Release date
            • May 22, 1971 (India)
          • Country of origin
            • India
          • Language
            • Hindi
          • Filming locations
            • Mehboob Studios, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India(Studio)
          • Production company
            • Delux Productions India
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          • Runtime
            • 2h 17m(137 min)
          • Color
            • Color
          • Sound mix
            • Mono

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