Baadal (1951 film)
| Badal | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Amiya Chakravarty |
| Screenplay by | Rajendra Shankar |
| Story by | Amiya Chakravarty |
| Produced by | Bhagwan Das Varma |
| Starring | Madhubala Prem Nath |
| Cinematography | V. Baba Saheb |
| Edited by | Ramrao Ghatke Vinayak Joshi D. B. Joshi |
| Music by | Shankar–Jaikishan |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Varma Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 147 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindustani |
| Box office | est. ₹0.9 crore (est. ₹645.3 crore as of 2016) |
Badal is a 1951 Indian Hindustani-language romantic action film directed by Amiya Chakravarty and produced by Bhagwan Das Varma. Starring Madhubala, Prem Nath (in the title role) 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).