''Bala Gau Kashi Angai'' is a

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-language film was released on 4 April 1977. It is produced by M.S.Salvi and directed by Kamlakar Torne. In the film, Alka loses her mind when her baby dies after Madhuri accidentally drops him. Feeling guilty, Madhuri marries Sridhar with the intention of giving her baby to Alka, which may help her recover.

Plot

Madhuri, a resident in Pune is the daughter of a retired Forest Officer and lives with her brother and parents. Her father's friend's son, Vasant is staying with them till he completes his higher studies. Vasant and Madhuri are childhood friends and she is in love with Vasant, but he loves Alka, a girl from his college. One day, Vasant leaves urgently to meet his ailing father in Belgaum and returns with Alka, now his wife. Alka gives birth to a son and the boy is more attached to Madhuri, who also tends to shower him with motherly affection. One day, the baby accidentally slips from Madhuri's hands and dies. As a result, Alka goes mad. Madhuri in turn, marries Shridhar in order to bear a child and offer it to Alka with the hope of her recovery.

Cast

Asha Kale Asha Kale is an actress in India's Marathi Language film industry. She was given the V Shantaram lifetime achievement award by the State Government of Maharashtra in 2010. Driven by destiny, she transformed from a dancer to a multi-talented actre ...

as Madhuri * Vikram Gokhale as Vasant * Nayantara as Alka * Satish Dubhashi as Shridhar *

Madhukar Toradmal Madhukar Toradmal (24 July 1932 – 2 July 2017) was a Marathi actor, writer and professor who has acted in numerous Marathi dramas and movies. He was also a writer and translator. He translated over 20 plays. He has been associated with Marathi ...

as Madhuri's father * Vatsala Deshmukh as Madhuri's mother * Raja Bapat * Sarswati Bodas * Datta Bhatt * Ramesh Salgaonkar * Shantaram Desai * Jaywant Pawar * Shantabai Sathe

Soundtrack

The music has been directed by

N. Dutta Datta Naik (12 December 1927 – 30 December 1987), also credited as N. Datta, was an Indian film music director in Hindi films. Born in the then Portuguese colony of Goa, Naik, started his career as an assistant to the legendary music dir ...

and all lyrics were written by Jagdish Khebudkar. "Nimbonichya Zadamage" was very popular song among children.

Track listing

*"Dhundit Gau Mastit Rahu" (Lyricist(s): Madhusudan Kelkar, Jagdish Khebudkar) -

Mahendra Kapoor Mahendra Kapoor (9 January 1934 – 27 September 2008) was an Indian playback singer. In a long career spanning decades, his repertoire included popular songs such as ''Chalo ekbaar phir se Ajnabi ban jayen hum dono'' ( Gumrah) and ''Neele Gaga ...

, Asha Bhosle *"Nimbonichya Jhadamage" -

Suman Kalyanpur Suman Kalyanpur (born as Suman Hemmadi;January 28th 1937) is an Indian playback singer, one of the best-known and most respected playback singers in India. Her voice was often mistaken to be that of Lata Mangeshkar. Suman Kalyanpur's career st ...

*"Halke Halke Jojawa" - Usha Mangeshkar *"Are Man Mohana" - Asha Bhosle *"Sansar Mandate Mi" - Asha Bhosle *"Tula Kadhitari Mee" - Jaywant Kulkarni, Usha Mangeshkar

References

External links

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Album - dhingana.com
1977 films 1970s Marathi-language films Films scored by Datta Naik {{1970s-Marathi-film-stub