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'Barkha' is a 1959 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by KrishnanPanju and produced by A. V. Meiyappan. It is a remake of the Tamil film 'Thai Pirandhal Vazhi Pirakkum' (1958). The film stars Jagdeep and Nanda. It was a commercial success.

Cast



* Jagdeep as Ajit

* Nanda as Parvati

* Shobha Khote as Madhu

* Leela Chitnis as Mrs. Haridas

* Anant Kumar as Dr. Manohar

* David as Zamindar Haridas

* Mukri as Shambu

* Ulhas as the inspector

Production



'Barkha' was a remake of the Tamil film 'Thai Pirandhal Vazhi Pirakkum', released in 1958. It was directed by the duo KrishnanPanju, and produced by A. V. Meiyappan under AVM Productions. This film included a bullfight not present in the original. Lead actor Jagdeep was paid as a monthly salary, and lead actress Nanda was paid .

Soundtrack



The soundtrack was composed by Chitragupta. All songs of the film were written by Rajendra Krishan. The song "Ek Raat Mein Do Do Chand Khile" attained popularity.

Reception



'Barkha' was commercially successful, grossing against a budget of , according to an estimate by Meiyappan's son Saravanan.

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