Balam Pardesia is a Bhojpuri film released in 1979, directed by Nazir Hussain. The actors were Rakesh Pandey and Padma Khanna. The songs of the film were popular even in non-Bhojpuri area.

In 1979, I played the lead in the Bhojpuri film Balam Pardesiya, which became the biggest hit in that language. Unfortunately, my successes were never truly acknowledged. By the way, how did you ...

New Delhi: Rakesh Pandey, the hero of Basu Chatterjee’s seminal New Wave film, Sara Akash (1969), who eventually attained box-office stardom in Bhojpuri cinema with Balam Pardesia (1979), passed ...

Known for his roles in 'Sara Akash', 'Yehi Hai Zindagi', and 'Balam Pardesiya', Pandey had a long career in both Hindi and Bhojpuri cinema. He also appeared in popular TV shows. His last rites ...