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Chhoti Bahu is a film of genre Drama directed by K. B. Tilak with Sharmila Tagore
Chhoti Bahu (1971)
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Add to a movie listChhoti Bahu is a 1971 Hindi film. Produced by Seeru Daryani and Darius Gotla, the film is directed by K. B. Tilak. The film stars Sharmila Tagore, Rajesh Khanna, Nirupa Roy and I. S. Johar. The music is by Kalyanji Anandji. The film was successful at the box office.
It is a remake of 1956 Telugu film Muddu Bidda produced and directed by K. B. Tilak.
The story is originally based on a Bengali novel "Bindur Chhele" written by the famous Bengali author Saratchandra Chatterjee.
Synopsis
Radha (Sharmila Tagore) was the only daughter of a rich merchant. She suffers from epilepsy, triggered especially by the removal of little doll she always carries with her. Madhu (Rajesh Khanna) was a young doctor, practicing in a village. He lives along with his older brother Shriram (Tarun Bose) and sister-in-law Sita (Nirupa Roy). Local unqualified medical practitioner, whose business got a big hit by the practice of Madhu, begrudgingly arranges match between Madhu and Radha, hiding her illness. Madhu marries her without knowing the problem she has.Actors
Sharmila Tagore
(Radha)
Rajesh Khanna
(Madhu)
Nirupa Roy
(Sita)
Shashikala
(Paro)
I. S. Johar
(Premnath (Niku's dad))
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