Neki Aur Badi (Hindi for " Goodness Grows") is a 1949 Indian Hindi-language patriotic drama film directed by Kidar Sharma.

Another particularly standout feature of Neki aur Badi that elevated the film was its lead actress Madhubala, who in the early 1950s had been called “the biggest star in the world” by David Cort of Theatre Arts Magazine.

Years later, what happened is revealed to Soshila, now a young woman, by an old servant, Gopi, who also informs her that the father now lives with his wicked new wife and her daughter Baby.

Nadan manages to convince Soshila’s father one day that both Baby and her mother have been bitten by a mad dog and should both be hospitalized.

The main cast of the film include:[4] In 1946, Sharma had given Madhubala her first break in Neel Kamal and thought of her as his "discovery"; he thus expected her not to work with other directors for at least the time he would establish her.