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{{Infobox film
| name = Bidaai
| image = Bidaai.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[L. V. Prasad]]
| writer = Anand Kumar {{small|(dialogues)}}
| screenplay = L. V. Prasad
| story = [[N. T. Rama Rao]]
| producer = L. V. Prasad
| starring = [[Jeetendra]]<br />[[Leena Chandavarkar]]<br />[[Durga Khote]]<br />[[Asrani]]
| cinematography = [[Jal Mistry]]
| editing = Shivaji Avdhut
| music = [[Laxmikant–Pyarelal]]
| studio = Prasad Productions Pvt Ltd
| based_on = ''[[Thalla? Pellama?]]''
| released = {{Film date|1974|10|9|df=y}}
| runtime = 145 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Bidaai''''' ({{translation}} ''Farewell'') is a 1974 Indian [[Hindi-language]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]], produced and directed by [[L. V. Prasad]] under his own banner Prasad Productions Pvt Ltd. It had [[Jeetendra]], [[Leena Chandavarkar]] and [[Durga Khote]] in the lead roles. The film was a remake of the [[Telugu film]] ''[[Thalla? Pellama?]]'' (1970).<ref>{{cite web |title=Jeetendra Birthday Special: Not Akshay Kumar or Salman Khan, But The Veteran Actor Is The King Of Remakes – Here's How |url=https://www.latestly.com/entertainment/bollywood/jeetendra-birthday-special-not-akshay-kumar-or-salman-khan-but-the-veteran-actor-is-the-king-of-remakes-heres-how-2409774.html |website=LatestLY |access-date=9 September 2021 |language=en |date=7 April 2021}}</ref> [[Durga Khote]], who played the widowed mother of Jeetendra and Satyen Kapu, won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress]].<ref name="FW">{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-awards/filmfare-awards-winners/bollywood/1975/101|title=Filmfare Winners (1974)}}</ref>

== Plot ==
The film begins in a village where a wise lady, Parvati, raises her two sons, Prabhakar & Sudhakar, along with her mute 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 his cheapskate father Makhan Seth opposes. As a result, Gauri commits suicide, and Murli follows her—besides, Prabhakar has an extravagant life in false prestige and bribes, which is turndown by his wife, Pooja. The couple is blessed with a genuine boy, Krishna, who is moral. 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, she is 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 splits the baby from the mother. Thus, Dharmdas files a case where Sudhakar proclaims it’s a play to convey genuine motherly affection when Padma pleads for pardon. At last, they move to Parvati, including Prabhakar, who went bankrupt. Finally, the movie ends with Parvati happily leaving her last breath in the hands of the children.

== Cast ==
{{div col|colwidth=25em}}
* [[Jeetendra]] as Sudhakar
* [[Leena Chandavarkar]] as Padma Dharam Das
* [[Durga Khote]] as Parvati
* [[Madan Puri]] as Dharam Das
* [[Satyendra Kapoor|Satyendra Kappu]] as Prabhakar
* [[Anwar Hussain (actor)|Anwar Hussain]] as Magan
* [[Kanan Kaushal]] as Pooja
* Meena T. as Gauri
* Arpana Chodhury as Champa
* [[A. K. Hangal]] as Ramsharan
* [[Asrani]] as Murli/Bhaskar
* [[Satyajeet Puri|Satyajeet]] as Krishna
* [[Dinesh Hingoo]] as Ramu
* Birbal as Tirath Das
* [[Rajan Verma|Raj Varma]] as Bildichan
* [[Jayshree T.]] as Bhaskar's girlfriend
* [[Jagdeep]] as Shankar Lal
* [[Vikas Anand]] as Lawyer
* [[Pinchoo Kapoor]] as Judge
{{div col end}}

== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[Laxmikant–Pyarelal]] and the lyrics were penned by [[Anand Bakshi]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/nagme-kisse-baatein-yaadein-a-peek-into-anand-bakshis-life-and-lyrics/article34605876.ece|url-status=dead|title=Nagme, Kisse, Baatein, Yaadein..{{endash}} A peek into the illustrious career of Anand Bakshi|newspaper=The Hindu newspaper|archive-date=30 August 2022|access-date=7 June 2024|author=Narendra Kusnur|date=20 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220830045429/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/nagme-kisse-baatein-yaadein-a-peek-into-anand-bakshis-life-and-lyrics/article34605876.ece}}</ref>

* "Kabhi Khole Na Tijori Ka Tala" was listed at #13 on [[Binaca Geetmala annual list 1975]].

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! # !! Title !! Singer(s) !! Duration
|-
| 1
| "Kabhi Khole Na Tijori Ka Tala"
| [[Kishore Kumar]]
|5:34
|-
| 2
| "Yeh Hai Mera Premi"
| [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
| 6:38
|-
| 3
| "Bidaai Ki Phir Ghadi Aai"
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
| 2:26
|-
| 4
| "Jai Jai Krishna"
| [[Suman Kalyanpur]]
| 3:08
|-
| 5
| "Main Ja Rahi Thi"
| [[Asha Bhosle]]
| 4:20
|-
| 6
| "Main Ne Tum Sang Pyar Kiya"
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
| 4:33
|-
|}

== Accolades ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Event
!Category
!Nominee
!Result
!{{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[22nd Filmfare Awards]]
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
|[[Durga Khote]]
|{{won}}
| rowspan="4" style="text-align: center;" |<ref name="FW"/>
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer|Best Female Playback Singer]]
|[[Asha Bhosle]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Story|Best Story]]
|[[N. T. Rama Rao]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role|Best Performance in a Comic Role]]
|[[Asrani]]
|{{nom}}
|}

== Reception ==

At the box office, ''Bidaai'' was a blockbuster and one of the [[List of Hindi films of 1974|highest-grossing films of the year]].<ref name=bo25y>{{cite web|url=https://filminformation.com/featured/flashback-13-october-2023-from-our-issue-dated-17th-october-1998/|title=Blockbusters Of Twenty-Five Years (1973–1997)|date=13 October 2023}}</ref> The success of the film marked Jeetendra's comeback after a series of unsuccessful films in 1972 and 1973.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/jeetendra-i-havent-earned-a-single-penny-in-the-last-20-years/articleshow/57985247.cms|title=Jeetendra: I haven't earned a single penny in the last 20 years|date=3 April 2017}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0246462|Bidaai}}

{{L. V. Prasad}}

[[Category:1974 films]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:Hindi remakes of Telugu films]]
[[Category:1974 Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:1974 Indian films]]
[[Category:Films directed by L. V. Prasad]]
[[Category:Films scored by Laxmikant–Pyarelal]]
[[Category:1974 drama films]]
[[Category:Hindi-language drama films]]

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