Balika Badhu is a 1976 Hindi romantic comedy-drama film produced by Shakti Samanta and directed by Tarun Majumdar. The film is based on the Bengali novel of the same name by Bimal Kar, about a young girl who is married before she is old enough to understand what marriage is all about, against the backdrop of the Indian freedom struggle. Gradually she and her school-going husband grow as a couple and begin to love one another. The film was previously made into a Bengali film, Balika Badhu (1967), which was also directed by Majumdar.

Balika Badhu (1976)
Directed by Tarun Majumdar
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1976 Release, Balika Badhu 1967, Bengali Film, Child Marriage, Couple Growth, Hindi Film, Indian Freedom Struggle, Love, Romantic Comedy-drama, Social Issues, Young Girl Marriage
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Based On: based on novels
Alternate Titles
Balika Badhu
IN
The Young Wife
US