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{{Infobox film
| name = Bheegi Palkein
| image = Bheegi Palkein.jpg
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| director = [[Sisir Mishra]]
| producer = K. K. Arya
| screenplay = Sisir Mishra Kartik Rath
| story = Sisir Mishra
| based_on = 
| starring = [[Raj Babbar]] [[Smita Patil]]
| music = Jugal Kishore Tilak Raj
| cinematography =
| editing = Sudhakar
| studio = [[Filmistan]] [[Film City, Mumbai|Film City]] Natraj Essel
| distributor =
| released = {{release date|df=y|1982|08|24}}
| runtime = 123 minutes
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Hindi]]
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'''''Bheegi Palkein''''' ({{lang-en|Moistened eyelids}}) is a 1982 [[Cinema of India|Indian]] [[Bollywood]] romance drama film directed by [[Sisir Mishra]] and produced by [[K. K. Arya]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Bheegi Palkein (1982) |url=https://indiancine.ma/WJW/info |website=Indiancine.ma}}</ref> It stars [[Raj Babbar]] and [[Smita Patil]] in pivotal roles.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Bheegi Palkein Movie Review {{!}} Bheegi Palkein Movie Cast {{!}} Bheegi Palkein |url=https://www.indianfilmhistory.com/movie/bheegi-palkein |access-date=2022-06-22 |website=www.indianfilmhistory.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bheegi Palkein (1982) Cast - Actor, Actress, Director, Producer, Music Director |url=https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/bheegi-palkein-5375/cast-crew |access-date=2022-06-22 |website=Cinestaan}}</ref>

==Plot==
It was based on the story of an [[Odisha]] [[Utkala Brahmin|Brahmin]] family, and dealt with the caste system and marital differences.

The film starts with Ishwar Acharya ([[Raj Babbar]]), an I.A.S. officer who goes for an inspection of a Roman Catholic Mission school of [[Odisha]]. There, he meets Shanti, his estranged wife, ([[Smita Patil]]) who works as a teacher. Why are they separated?

Ishwar ([[Raj Babbar]]) and Shanti ([[Smita Patil]]) are childhood friends. They live, study and travel together and fall in love with each other as adults. When Ishwar's sister-in-law ([[Sulabha Deshpande]]) chooses a bride for him, he refuses and announces that he wants to marry Shanti. His entire family except his brother is opposed to this - because Shanti belongs to a lower class and comes from a poor family. Ishwar gets a job in a private company and goes in for a registered marriage with Shanti after which they live separate from the joint family.

Marital differences soon crop up due to Ishwar's short temper and tendency to discount Shanti's opinion. After the birth of their son, Shanti starts working in a bank. But Ishwar doesn't like this. One day, Ishwar has a bike accident and blames Shanti for it. Shanti is more understanding and doesn't argue with him. During the same time, their son contracts fever and dies. When Ishwar learns of this he blames her, stops trusting her and returns to the joint family. Shanti also leaves the house after this and joins the Roman Catholic Mission school. Realising his mistake, Ishwar wants to apologize to her, but is not been able to locate her.

Flashback over. Ishwar goes to her cottage and wants her to go back with him. Shanti tells him that he shouldn't make a decision as her husband. Ishwar agrees that the husband has been defeated, and begs that they stay friends.<ref name=":0" />

==Cast==
* [[Raj Babbar]] as Ishwar Acharya
* [[Smita Patil]] as Shanti Acharya
* [[Dina Pathak]] as Mrs. Acharya
* [[Sulabha Deshpande]] as Janki Acharya
* [[Suresh Chatwal]] as Prakash Acharya
* [[Laxmi Chhaya]] as Ishwar's Sister
* [[Jagdeep]] as Hussain Bhai
* [[Asit Sen (actor)|Asit Sen]] as Divisional Manager
* [[Leela Mishra]] as Chachi
* [[Umakant Mishra]] as Father at Church

==Music==
The soundtrack was composed by Jugal Kishore and Tilak Raj and was very popular upon release. The song "O Mother Mary" earned special attention and popularity. The song "Janam Janam Ka Saath Hai" was also one of the most popular song of the year.
{|class="wikitable"
! Song !! Singer
|-
| "Janam Janam Ka Sath Hai Tumhara Hamara"
| [[Mohammed Rafi]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
| "O Mother Mary Teri Sharn Me"
| Sushree Sangeeta, Chorus
|-
| "Jab Tak Maine Samjha"
| [[Kishore Kumar]]
|-
| "Janam Janam Ka Sath Tha"
| Lata Mangeshkar
|-
| "Aadmi Ki Zindagi Ka Aurat Nasha Hai"
| Mohammed Rafi, [[Asha Bhosle]]
|-
| "Nainon Mein Sapne Samaye"
| Asha Bhosle, [[Amit Kumar]]
|-
|}

==Filming==
The film locations included [[Jagannath Temple, Puri]], [[Cuttack Chandi Temple]] ([[Cuttack]]), [[Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves]]. The first song of this film was shot in Roman Catholic Church ([[Surada]]). Other scenes were shot in [[Cuttack]], [[Bhubaneswar]] and [[Brahmapur, Odisha|Brahmapur]]. Basically the overall film was shot in [[Odisha]] and some studios in [[Mumbai]].

==Crew==
*''Director'': [[Sisir Mishra]]
*''Producer'': [[K. K. Arya]]
*''Music Director'': Jugal Kishore, Tilak Raj
*''Lyrics'': M. G. Hashmat
*''Playback Singers'': [[Amit Kumar (singer)|Amit Kumar]], [[Asha Bhosle]], [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Mohammad Rafi]], Sangita Mahapatra
*''Make up'' (sequence shot at Odisha): Samaresh Pal

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|id=0242311}}

[[Category:1980s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:1982 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films set in Odisha]]
[[Category:Films shot in Odisha]]
[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]

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