Barkha (film)

Barkha is a 1959 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Krishnan–Panju 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
 * Shubha 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 Krishnan–Panju, and produced by A. V. Meiyappan under AVM Productions. This film included a bullfight not present in the original. Lead actor Jagdeep was paid inr 750 as a monthly salary, and lead actress Nanda was paid inr 15000.

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 inr 3500000 against a budget of inr 500000, according to an estimate by Meiyappan's son Saravanan.