Abodh(1984)

Storyline

A man is married to a woman who has a childlike mind and does not see him as her husband. Her behavior changes after she attends a friend's wedding. She then begins to accept her role and live as his wife.

“A childlike bride learns to love.”

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Cast & Crew

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Mohan ChotiActor

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Sheela DavidActor

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Madhuri DixitActor

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Sunder PurohitActor

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Sheela SharmaActor

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Dinesh HingooWedding Photographer

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Leela MishraGrandmother / Gajanan's Mother

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Tapas PaulShankar Singh

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Ashok SarafHanuman

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Rajshri NairActor

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Hiren NagDirector

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Tarachand BarjatyaCrew

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Reunion Meter

Frequent partnerships reunited for Abodh

Cast reunions in this film: Madhuri Dixit & Dinesh Hingoo (5 films together), Madhuri Dixit & Ashok Saraf (2 films together), Ashok Saraf & Dinesh Hingoo (2 films together), and Rajshri Nair & Sheela David (2 films together).

Madhuri DixitActor

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Dinesh HingooActor

Madhuri Dixit × Dinesh Hingoo — 5 films together →

Madhuri DixitActor

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Ashok SarafActor

Madhuri Dixit × Ashok Saraf — 2 films together →

Ashok SarafActor

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Dinesh HingooActor

Ashok Saraf × Dinesh Hingoo — 2 films together →

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Rajshri NairActor

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Sheela DavidActor

Rajshri Nair × Sheela David — 2 films together →

Trivia

• This was Madhuri Dixit's first film, but it went unnoticed at the time.
• The film's director, Hiren Nag, was primarily known as a cinematographer.
• The story is a remake of the 1982 Bengali film 'Bodhu' by the same director.
• The film's music, by Ravindra Jain, included a hit bhajan 'Tu Mera Ram, Main Teri Sita'.
• Despite its later fame due to Madhuri Dixit, the film was not a major box office success.
• The plot explores the rare theme of a childlike adult bride in a traditional arranged marriage.
• Actor Tanuja played Madhuri Dixit's mother in the film, early in Dixit's career.