Balika Badhu (1976 film)
Balika Badhu
( Hindi: बालिका बधू; translation: Child Bride) is a 1976 Hindi film produced by Shakti Samanta and directed by Tarun Majumdar.
The film is based on the Bengali novel by the same name by Bimal Kar, about a young girl who is married before she is old enough to understand what marriage is all about, against the backdrop of Indian freedom struggle.
Gradually she and her school- going husband grow as a couple and begin to love one another.
The film was previously made into a Bengali film," Balika Badhu"( 1967), starring Moushumi Chatterjee, by Tarun Majumdar himself.
This romantic comedy drama stars Sachin with Rajni Sharma, Asrani, A. K. Hangal, Asit Sen, Paintal and Om Shivpuri.
Initially Debashree Roy was offered to play the titular role but Majumdar later considered her to be imperfect to play the role and she got replaced by Rajni Sharma.
The music is by R. D. Burman and lyrics by Anand Bakshi, who penned several hits in the film including" Bade Achchhe Lagte Hain...", which was singer Amit Kumar's first hit, and featured on the Binaca Geetmala annual list 1977 at# 26.
It was the second film of Mrityunjay Sil.
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His early award- winning films include" The Sheep Thief"( 1997), winner of the 2nd Prize Cinéfondation for Short Film at the Cannes Film Festival, and" The Warrior"( 2001), winning the BAFTA Award for Best British Film 2003.
Kapadia directed the documentary film" Senna"( 2010), based on Ayrton Senna( famous for his achievements in motor racing), which won the BAFTA Award for Best Documentary, the BAFTA Award for Best Editing and the World Cinema Audience Award Documentary at the Sundance Film Festival 2011.
He filmed" Amy"( 2015), based on singer Amy Winehouse, which has become the highest- grossing documentary of all- time in the United Kingdom, and also won him an Oscar and Grammy Award in 2016.
In 2019, he released the film" Maradona", based on Argentine football legend Diego Maradona, with Kapadia stating," Maradona is the third part of a trilogy about child geniuses and fame."
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The film's narrative focuses on Senna's racing career in Formula One, from his debut in the 1984 Brazilian Grand Prix to his death in an accident at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix, with particular emphasis on his rivalry with fellow driver Alain Prost.
It relies primarily on archive racetrack footage and home video clips provided by the Senna family, rather than retrospective video interviews, and has no formal commentary.
Tarun Majumdar
Tarun Majumdar( born 1931)( also often credited as Tarun Mazumdar)(" Torun Mojumdar") is a Bengali Indian film director who is known for his work in Bengali cinema.
He is notable for his depiction of Bengali culture and society.
Many of his films are literature- based.
He has recreated classics written by Bimal Kar, Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay, Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay, and Tarashankar Bandopadhyay on celluloid.
Another feature of many of his films is the ample use of songs written and composed by Rabindranath Tagore to convey a range of emotions.
Although often lacking in critical acclaim as some of his peers like Tapan Sinha, Satyajit Ray, Ritwik Ghatak and Mrinal Sen, he has consistently produced box- office hits for over forty years.
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Question: Are director of film Senna (film) and director of film Balika Badhu (1976 film) from the same country?
Answer: no