Balmaa

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Balmaa
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Poster
Directed by Lawrence D'Souza
Written byTalat Rekhi (also dialogues)
Screenplay byTalat Rekhi
Story byTalat Rekhi
Produced bySuresh K. Grover
Starring Avinash Wadhavan
Ayesha Jhulka
CinematographyLawrence D'Souza
Edited byR. Rajendran
Music by Nadeem-Shravan
Production
company
Adlab Films Pvt. Lmt.
Release date
  • 15 January 1993 (1993-01-15)
Running time
174 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Balmaa is a 1993 Hindi-language film directed by Lawrence D'Souza. It stars Avinash Wadhavan, Ayesha Jhulka, Saeed Jaffrey, Anjana Mumtaz in pivotal roles. Balmaa is a not proper Hindi word, but in India people often use the word balma to describe the life partner; i.e. wife or better half.

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Cast

Soundtrack

#SongSinger
1."Agar Zindagi Ho" Asha Bhosle, Kumar Sanu
2."Mere Khayal Se Tum"Asha Bhosle, Nitin Mukesh
3."Bansuriya Ab Yehi Pukare"Asha Bhosle, Kumar Sanu
4."Mehndi Se Likh Gori"Asha Bhosle
5."Ye Mausam Bhi Gaya" Alka Yagnik, Kumar Sanu
6."Meri Saheliyon Mere Saath Aao"Alka Yagnik

Trivia

At the end of the movie Dil Ka Kya Kasoor, Seema, the young daughter of Arun and Meena, writes a poem that goes: "Agar Zindagi Ho Tere Sang Ho, Agar Maut Ho To Woh Ho Tujhse Pehle..."

This poem features in a song for the film Balmaa (1993) that was made one year later. Coincidentally, Lawrence D'Souza is the director for both Dil Ka Kya Kasoor (1992) and Balmaa (1993).


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