''Bidaai'' () is a 1974 Indian

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-language

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, produced and directed by

L. V. Prasad Akkineni Laxmi Vara Prasada Rao (17 January 1907 – 22 June 1994), known professionally as L. V. Prasad, was an Indian film director, producer, actor, and businessman. He was one of the pioneers of Indian cinema and is the recipient of the Dad ...

under the Prasad Productions Pvt Ltd banner. It stars

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and

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, with music composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal. The film was a remake of the

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film ''

Thalla? Pellama? ''Thalla? Pellama?'' () is a 1970 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by N. T. Rama Rao. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Chandrakala and Master Harikrishna, with music composed by T. V. Raju. It is produced by N. Trivikrama Rao under the NA ...

'' (1970).

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, who played the widowed mother of Jeetendra and Satyen Kapu, won the

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Plot

The film begins in a village where a wise woman Parvati raises her two sons Prabhakar & Sudhakar along with dumb daughter Gauri. Soon after getting a fine job, Prabhakar quits and neglects his family. However, Parvati stands strong and strives hard to educate Sudhakar. Years roll by, and Sudhakar joins the college where he falls for Padma daughter of a millionaire Seth Dharmdas. Parallelly, in an anecdote, Gauri loves a pure Murli which is opposed by his wicked cheapskate father Makhan Seth. As a result, Gauri commits suicide and Murli too follows her. Besides, Prabhakar a prodigal life in false prestige and also bribes which is turndown by his wife Pooja. The couple is blessed with a genuine boy Krishna who is morale. Meanwhile, Padma marries Sudhakar without her father’s acceptance. However, she is unable to acclimatize to poverty and her husband’s priority toward his mother. Hence, she separates Sudhakar from his mother which Parvati also insists on. Now, Sudhakar wants to teach the Padma a lesson, so, he forges as a gambler & drunkard. Simultaneously, Krishna learns about his grandmother and moves for her. By the time, Parvati is on her deathbed when heartfelt with joy to see her grandson and he serves her. As the clock runs Padma becomes pregnant and gives birth to a boy, but Sudhakar split the baby from the mother. Thus, Dharmdas files a case where Sudhakar proclaims it’s as a play to convey the true motherly affection when Padma pleads for pardon. At last, they move to Parvati including Prabhakar one who that bankrupts. Finally, the movie ends Parvati happily leaves her last breath in the hands of the children.

Cast

as Sudhakar *

as Padma Dharam Das *

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as Dharam Das *

as Parvati * Satyendra Kappu as Prabhakar * Anwar Hussain as Magan *

Kanan Kaushal Indumati Paingankar ( Sheth), better known as Kanan Kaushal, is an Indian actress, most famous for starring in ''Jai Santoshi Maa'' (1975) and Pardesi. The low-budget film became a huge box office hit and a cultural phenomenon. She has acted i ...

as Pooja * Meena T. as Gauri * Arpana Chodhury as Champa *

A. K. Hangal Avtar Kishan Hangal (1 February 1914 – 26 August 2012) was an Indian freedom fighter from 1929 to 1947 and also stage actor from 1936 to 1965 and later became a character actor in Hindi language films from 1966 to 2005. His most notable role ...

as Ramsharan *

Asrani Govardhan Asrani (born 1 January 1940), popularly known simply as Asrani, is an Indian actor and director whose Bollywood career has spanned five decades. He has acted in over 350 Hindi films. Asrani has played the lead roles, character roles, ...

as Murli/Bhaskar *

Satyajeet Satyajeet Puri (Hindi: सत्यजीत पूरी; born 25 September 1960) is an Indian actor working in the Hindi film industry. He started his career as a child artist with Satyen Bose-directed ''Mere Lal'', released in 1966. Persona ...

as Krishna *

Dinesh Hingoo Dinesh Hingoo (born 13 April 1940) is an Indian actor who plays comic & supporting roles in Hindi films. He had appeared in over 300 films, from ''Taqdeer (1967)'' to ''Be Careful (2011)'', and is known for his laughter and impersonations inclu ...

as Ramu * Birbal as Tirath Das * Raj Varma as Bildichan *

Jayshree T. Jayshree Talpade (born c. 1953) is an Indian actress and dancer who mostly plays in Bollywood films. Career Talpade began her career at age 5 in 1958 with ''Goonj Uthi Shehnai''. She gained popularity when she started performing item dances i ...

as Bhaskar's girlfriend *

Jagdeep Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed Jaffrey (29 March 1939 – 8 July 2020), better known by his stage name Jagdeep, was an Indian actor and comedian who appeared in more than 400 films. He played Soorma Bhopali in ''Sholay'' (1975), Machchar in ''Purana Mandir ...

as Shankar Lal *

Vikas Anand Vikas Anand is an Indian film and television actor who works in Bollywood. Filmography *''Garm Hava'' (1973) *''Ek Nari Do Roop'' (1973) *''Joshila'' (1973) *''Bidaai'' (1974) *''Deewaar'' (1975) * ''Prem Kahani (1975 film)'' *''Sholay'' ( ...

as Lawyer *

Pinchoo Kapoor Pinchoo Kapoor (1927 – April 28, 1989) was an Indian actor born in Rawalpindi, Punjab Province (British India), Punjab, British India in 1927. He acted in many Hindi films during the 1970s and 1980s. His film career lasted from 1969 to 1989. ...

as Judge

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* {{L. V. Prasad 1974 films Indian drama films Hindi remakes of Telugu films 1970s Hindi-language films Films directed by L. V. Prasad Films scored by Laxmikant–Pyarelal 1974 drama films Hindi-language drama films