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Bhadrambhadra

Bhadrambhadra (ભદ્રંભદ્ર) is a 1900 Gujarati satirical novel by Ramanbhai Neelkanth, the first humorous and first first-person Gujarati novel. Its pompous, Sanskritized hero became a byword for religious rigidity.

Bhagabata Tungi

A Bhagabata Tungi, also called a Bhagabata Ghara, is a village community house in Odisha where Jagannath Das's Odia Bhagabata is worshipped and read aloud.

Bhagabati Charan Panigrahi

Bhagabati Charan Panigrahi (1908–23 October 1943) was an Odia writer, editor, and political organizer who founded the Nabajuga Sahitya Samsad and pioneered communism in Odisha.

Bhagam Bhag (भागम भाग)

Bhagam Bhag (भागम भाग) is a 2006 Hindi comedy thriller directed by Priyadarshan, starring Akshay Kumar, Govinda, Paresh Rawal, and Lara Dutta; released 22 December 2006, theatre troupe in London, drug dealers and murder mystery.

Bhagavadajjukam

Bhagavadajjukam, also rendered Bhagavadajjuka, is a 7th-century Sanskrit farce usually attributed to Bodhayana, whose plot turns on the exchange of souls between a wandering ascetic and the courtesan Vasantasena.

Bhagavanth Kesari (భగవంత్ కేసరి)

Bhagavanth Kesari (భగవంత్ కేసరి) is a 2023 Telugu action drama directed by Anil Ravipudi, starring Nandamuri Balakrishna, Sreeleela, Kajal Aggarwal, and Arjun Rampal; released 19 October 2023, later Best Telugu Film at the 71st National Film Awards.

Bhagwan Dada

Bhagwan Dada (Bhagwan Abhaji Palav, 1913-2002), Indian Hindi-Marathi actor, dancer, producer, and director; star, director, and producer of Albela (1951) with songs Shola Jo Bhadke and Bholi Surat Dil Ke Khote; pioneer of Hindi cinema's dancing hero.

Bhagwat: Chapter One – Raakshas

Bhagwat: Chapter One – Raakshas (भागवत चैप्टर वन: राक्षस) is a 2025 Hindi crime thriller, a ZEE5 original film directed by Akshay Shere, starring Arshad Warsi as Inspector Vishwas Bhagwat and Jitendra Kumar as Sameer, released 17 October 2025.

Bhagwati Charan Verma

Bhagwati Charan Verma (भगवतीचरण वर्मा; 1903–1981) was a Hindi novelist, playwright, and poet best known for Chitralekha, and a winner of the Sahitya Akademi Award and Padma Bhushan.

Bhagwati Kumar Sharma

Bhagwatikumar Sharma (ભગવતીકુમાર શર્મા) was an Indian writer and journalist who wrote in Gujarati and won the 1988 Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel Asooryalok.

Bhagya Lakshmi (भाग्य लक्ष्मी)

Bhagya Lakshmi (भाग्य लक्ष्मी) is an Indian Hindi-language romantic drama on Zee TV, produced by Ekta Kapoor's Balaji Telefilms and starring Aishwarya Khare and Rohit Suchanti.

Bhagyashree

Bhagyashree (भाग्यश्री), Bhagyashree Patwardhan, born 1969, Indian actress of the Sangli royal family; debut in Maine Pyar Kiya (1989) opposite Salman Khan; Filmfare Best Female Debut; left films after marrying Himalaya Dassani, later returned as character actor and certified nutritionist. Not Bhagyashri Borse.

Bhagyashri Borse

Bhagyashri Borse (born 1999, Aurangabad) is an Indian actress in Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil cinema; debut Yaariyan 2 (2023), Telugu debut Mr. Bachchan (2024, SIIMA Best Female Debut), Tamil debut Kaantha (2025), breakthrough Lenin (2026).

Bhaiaji Superhit (भैयाजी सुपरहिट)

Bhaiaji Superhit (भैयाजी सुपरहिट), aka Bhaiaji Superhittt or Brother Superhit!, is a 2018 Hindi action comedy directed by Neeraj Pathak, starring Sunny Deol in a double role with Preity Zinta; released 23 November 2018, it flopped with about ₹6.25 crore India gross.

Bhaimon Da

Bhaimon Da (ভাইমন দা) is a 2025 Assamese biographical drama, the first commercial biopic of filmmaker Munin Barua, directed and written by Sasanka Samir, produced by Shyamantak Gautam under Zeal Creations, released 23 May 2025, starring Bondip Sarma and Yasashree Bhuyan with music by Zubeen Garg.

Bhairathi Ranagal (ಭೈರಥಿ ರಣಗಲ್)

Bhairathi Ranagal is a 2024 Indian Kannada-language action drama written and directed by Narthan, starring Shivarajkumar, Rukmini Vasanth, and Rahul Bose, and a prequel to the 2017 film Mufti.

Bhairav Aryal

Bhairav Aryal (भैरव अर्याल, roughly 1936–1976) was a Nepali satirical essayist and journalist whose collection Jaya Bhundi made the humorous-satirical essay a major genre of Nepali literature.

Bhairava Dweepam (భైరవ ద్వీపం)

Bhairava Dweepam (భైరవ ద్వీపం) is a 1994 Telugu high-fantasy film by Singeetham Srinivasa Rao, starring Nandamuri Balakrishna and Roja, a 100-day hit that won nine Nandi Awards.

Bhairavam (భైరవం)

Bhairavam (భైరవం) is a 2025 Telugu action drama, the official remake of the Tamil film Garudan, directed by Vijay Kanakamedala, starring Bellamkonda Sai Sreenivas, Nara Rohith, and Manchu Manoj as friends torn apart over temple land; released May 30, 2025.

Bhaiyya Ji (भैय्या जी)

Bhaiyya Ji (भैय्या जी) is a 2024 Hindi action drama directed by Apoorv Singh Karki, Manoj Bajpayee's 100th film, about a retired crime lord avenging his stepbrother's murder; it flopped, earning ₹11.52 crore worldwide.

Bhajarangi (ಭಜರಂಗಿ)

Bhajarangi (ಭಜರಂಗಿ), also spelled Bajarangi, is a 2013 Kannada action fantasy film directed by A Harsha, starring Shivarajkumar in a dual role, with Aindrita Ray; a 12 December 2013 release that became a Kannada box-office blockbuster and later spawned Bhajarangi 2 (2021).

Bhaje Vaayu Vegam (భజే వాయు వేగం)

Bhaje Vaayu Vegam (భజే వాయు వేగం) is a 2024 Telugu action crime thriller directed by Prashanth Reddy, starring Kartikeya Gummakonda, Iswarya Menon, and Rahul Tyson; released 31 May 2024, streamed on Netflix from 28 June 2024.

Bhaji on the Beach

Bhaji on the Beach is Gurinder Chadha's 1993 British comedy drama, written by Meera Syal, following British Asian women from Birmingham on a day trip to Blackpool; the first British feature directed by an Asian woman.

Bhakshak (भक्षक)

Bhakshak (भक्षक), a 2024 Hindi crime drama directed by Pulkit for Red Chillies Entertainment, stars Bhumi Pednekar as journalist Vaishali Singh investigating abuse at a girls' shelter home, inspired by the Muzaffarpur shelter home case, released on Netflix 9 February 2024.

Bhakta Prahlada

Bhakta Prahlada (భక్త ప్రహ్లాద) is a 1932 Indian Telugu mythological film directed by H. M. Reddy, the first full-length talkie in Telugu cinema, released in Bombay in 1932.

Bhakta Pundalik

Bhakta Pundalik (भक्त पुंडलिक) is a devotee of the god Vitthal at Pandharpur, revered in the Varkari tradition as the foremost devotee, honored for his service to his parents.

Bhaktalilamrita

Bhaktalilamrita (भक्तलीलामृत), also rendered Bhaktalilamrut, is a Marathi hagiographical poem in 51 chapters by Mahipati, completed in 1774, recounting the lives and miracles of Vaishnava saints, especially those of Maharashtra.

Bhaktamal

Bhaktamal (भक्तमाल) is a Braj Bhasha verse hagiography compiled by the saint-poet Nabhadas, the first biographical work in Hindi and second in popularity only to the Ramcharitmanas.

Bhakti movement in Telugu literature

The Bhakti movement in Telugu literature was a devotional literary current of the 15th to 17th centuries, pioneered by Annamacharya of Tirupati through the padam song form.

Bhakti Ratnavali

Bhakti Ratnavali (ভক্তি-ৰত্নাৱলী) is an Assamese verse rendering by the saint Madhavadeva of a Sanskrit devotional anthology compiled by Visnupuri, translated in the sixteenth century.