Badal

Badal (1951)

A peasant and his followers take up banditry and rebellion in response to unjust taxation from wicked deputies of the King. Robin Hood style.

Date of release
1951-09-06
TMDB
7.5 / 10 (2)
Runtime
2h 17m
Genres
Romance
Director
Amiya Chakrabarty

Casting

Interesting facts

Badal is a 1951 Indian Hindustani-language romantic action film directed by Amiya Chakravarty and produced by Bhagwan Das Varma. Starring Madhubala, Prem Nath, 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. Released in May 1951, Badal became one of the biggest box-office hits of the year. The film title comes from the Persian word for revenge. It was remade in Telugu as Jayam Manade (1956).

Production

Badal was inspired from The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938). It was the first film to star Madhubala and Prem Nath together. The film was announced in February 1951 along with Saqi (1952), one more Madhubala-Nath starrer. Madhubala briefly dated Prem Nath during the film's production before she fell in love with Dilip Kumar.

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