Bewafaa (2005 film)

Bewafaa

Movie poster for Bewafaa
Directed by Dharmesh Darshan
Produced by Boney Kapoor
Written by Dharmesh Darshan
Starring Akshay Kumar
Anil Kapoor
Manoj Bajpayee
Kareena Kapoor
Sushmita Sen
Shamita Shetty
Music by Nadeem-Shravan
Cinematography W.B. Rao
Distributed by Sridevi Productions
Release dates
  • 25 February 2005 (2005-02-25)
Running time
 151 mins
Country India
Language Hindi
Budget ₹200 million (US$3.0 million)
Box office ₹100 million (US$1.5 million)

Bewafaa (English: Ungrateful) is a 2005 Indian musical romantic drama film starring Akshay kumar, Anil Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Manoj Bajpayee, Sushmita Sen, Shamita Shetty and Kabir Bedi. The film is directed by Dharmesh Darshan who had earlier directed films like Raja Hindustani (1996) and Dhadkan (2000). Bewafaa tells the story of changing morals and values in a fast-changing world, with the tagline "When cultures meet." Bewafaa was produced by Boney Kapoor, with music composed by Nadeem-Shravan. It borrows a lot of elements from the 1963 film Gumrah, and the Telugu hit Abhinandana. The movie was presented by Sahara Group.

Synopsis

Anjali (Kareena Kapoor) is the younger daughter of her Canadian mother (Nafisa Ali) and Indian father (Kabir Bedi), living in the city of Montreal, Quebec. She shares a healthy relationship with her parents but has a secret to hide. She reveals this secret only to her elder sister Aarti (Sushmita Sen).

The secret is her love for a budding musician Raja (Akshay Kumar). Raja is not a rich man, but that does not deter Anjali from loving him. Aarti assures Anjali and Raja that she will convince her parents of their true love.

But unfortunately fate has different plans for them. Aarti passes away on the birth of her twin babies. Circumstances force Anjali to marry Aarti's husband, Aditya Sahai (Anil Kapoor). With the much older and mature Aditya, Anjali migrates to New Delhi.

Aditya is a business tycoon who hardly finds any time for his sister-in-law turned wife or his two lovable daughters. Anjali fulfills every role asked for her by society but cannot bridge the gap between herself and Aditya. She finds herself in a marriage that has no compatibility but only compromise. Her only source of solace are her two endearing girls.

Amidst all this, one day Raja, who is now a famous fusion singer, walks back into her life. Suddenly Anjali is torn. She begins hanging out with Raja. When Aditya returns, he senses a change in her and decides to look into it. He seeks the help of his friends, a flamboyant couple — Dil and Pallavi Arora (Manoj Bajpayee and Shamita Shetty). After revealing to Anjali that he did know about Raja and acknowledging that Anjali is not at fault, Aditya gives her the freedom to choose between Raja and himself. She chooses Aditya over Raja, not only because of her duty as a mother, but also because she realises that she loves Aditya. Raja leaves and Anjali embarks on a tour with her husband.

Cast

Soundtrack

The Soundtrack of Bewafaa was composed by Nadeem-Shravan and the lyrics for the songs were penned by Sameer. Singers Ghulam Ali, Kumar Sanu, Abhijeet, Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik, Sonu Nigam, Shaan & Sapna Mukherjee lent their voices for the album. There are 8 songs and 2 instrumental versions in the album. The instrumental Version of Drum Beat was the theme of Akshay Kumar character in the film, while the other instrumental piece was the instrumental version of the song titled by the same name. The recording of the songs started in 2003 and were completed by mid 2004 as said by the composers in a 2004 interview. The song "Mera Dil" was recorded in three versions by the composers each representing different situations and different moods in the film. The songs were chart busters and got instant popularity among the masses after their release and was very well received by even the critics mentioning that "In The Era of remixes the albums stands out as extraordinary though traditional to the roots it does have melodies numbers that you will remember for years". The soundtrack was listed at No.2 position in the 2004 all time music sales chart India. The soundtrack was released in December 2004.

Track No Song Singer(s) Music Director
1 Ek Dilruba Hai (Part 1- Mera Dil) Udit Narayan Nadeem-Shravan
2 Pyaar Ki Raahein (Part 2- Mera Dil) Shaan Nadeem-Shravan
3 Ek Bewafaa Hai (Part 3- Mera Dil) Sonu Niigam Nadeem-Shravan
4 Pyar Ka Anjaam Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik and Sapna Mukherjee Nadeem-Shravan
5 Kaise Piya Se Lata Mangeshkar Nadeem-Shravan
6 Ishq Chupta Nahin Abhijeet Nadeem-Shravan
7 Kehta Hai Kabutar Asha Bhosle & Shaan Nadeem-Shravan
8 Teri Yaad Yaad Ghulam Ali Nadeem-Shravan
9 Drum Beat (Instrumental Piece) Instrumental Nadeem-Shravan
10 Kaise Piya Se (Instrumental Version) Instrumental Nadeem-Shravan

Trivia

After their older sisters Karisma Kapoor and Shilpa Shetty worked with each other in the movies Rishtey and Jaanwar, Kareena Kapoor and Shamita Shetty worked together this time in Bewafaa. Also, the plot is taken from the Telugu movie Abhinandana

Response

The film had an average opening, and collected Rs.10 crores. Box Office India declared the film as an average grosser.

Reviews

The film got positive reviews,[1][2] with the performances also getting noticed.[3]

References

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