Thodisi Bewafaii
| Thodisi Bewafaii | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Esmayeel Shroff |
| Written by | Esmayeel Shroff |
| Starring |
Rajesh Khanna Shabana Azmi |
| Music by | Khayyam |
| Cinematography | Russi Billimoria |
| Edited by | A R Rajendran |
Release dates | 13 June 1980 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Thodisi Bewafaii is a 1980 Hindi movie written and directed by Esmayeel Shroff. The film stars Rajesh Khanna, Shabana Azmi and Padmini Kohlapure. The music is by Khayyam.
Plot
Arvind Kumar Choudhary is widowed, respectable and wealthy businessman, who lives with his only son, Arun (Rajesh Khanna), in a palatial house. He remarries another woman, Sujata, a widow with two daughters, Veena and Seema. Arun does not respect her and refuses to even speak with her. Arun meets Neema Deshmukh (Shabana Azmi) and both of fall in love. With approval of their respective families, they get married. Then things start to slide financially for the Choudharys when Arun accidentally breaks a valuable diamond while daydreaming about Neema; the Choudharys lose all their savings, building, vehicles and property, move to a shanty apartment, and Arvind passes away. Arun takes over the reins of this family, and starts talking to his stepmother. Neema gives birth to a baby boy and they name him Abhinandan. Misunderstandings occur between Sujata and Neema, they escalate, fueled by some gossip from neighboring women, leading to arguments between Arun and her. Then one day, Mahendra, Neema's brother sees Arun with another woman, informs Neema, who quickly packs her things and leaves Arun. She goes to the courts, gets the custody of Abhinandan, and Arun is only allowed a weekly 4 PM visit, which he is unhappy with, and decides to wait until his son is 14 and will then take him home. Then Neema's father is arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau accepting a huge bribe from Mr. Lalwani; Mahendra asks Neema to sell her jewelery so that he can immigrate to Germany, she does so, he leaves, never to be heard from again.
Nasik
Neema's dad, Abhinandan and she re-locate to Nasik to live with Narendra, Neema's second brother and his wife. This is where her son grows up, curious to know about his dad. Years later Arun with his hardwork becomes rich and successful business man. When his son turns 14, Arun shows up on her doorstep - only to be told that their son has run away from home. An enraged Arun must now find if Neema is telling the truth or hiding their son someplace else, After passing out from school her son decides to go to Bombay and runs away from home. He briefly meets his father on the way while getting directions to the college. He happens to get sick just outside Karuna's home. She treats him and finds that he is Arun's son. She immediately calls Arun to meet him. Arun requests Karuna to keep him in her house. In college Nandu meets friends (Padmini Kolhapure). Nandu returns to see his mother and gives her news that he has found his father. She becomes bit interested in Arun's whereabouts. However Arun does not want to meet or come together with Nima due to her bitter words earlier.
Climax
Nandu goes to Nasik to meet his friends with Padmini Kolhapure, it seems that they are in love and sing a song on a bike. While enjoying this beautiful time, a truck hits them and Nandu is admitted to hospital. Arun reaches Nasik. Nadu is being operated. In this situation Nima meets Arun. They resolve differences and Nima accepts that she pulled things too far. Nandu's operation resolves in success with Nima and Arun on each side. Nandu asks them to come together.
Cast
| Actor/Actress | Character/Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Rajesh Khanna | Arun Kumar Choudhary | |
| Shabana Azmi | Neema Choudhary | |
| A. K. Hangal | Arvind Kumar Choudhary | |
| Urmila Bhatt | Sujata Choudhary | |
| Gayatri | Veena Choudhary | |
| Gowri Khorana | Seema Choudhary | |
| Siddharth Ray | Abhinandan Choudhary | |
| Padmini Kolhapure | Meenu | Nandu's Girlfriend |
| Deven Verma | Noor -E- Chashmis | |
| Preeti Ganguly | Mrs. Noor-E-Chashmis | |
| Shreeram Lagoo | Surendra Deshmukh | as Dr. Shreeram Lagoo |
| Shashi Kiran | Mahendra Deshmukh | |
| Jalal Agha | Narendra Deshmukh | |
| Madhu Chauhan | Narendra's wife | |
| Maya Alagh | Dr. Karuna | as Dr. Maya Alagh |
| Dina Pathak | Dr. Karuna's mother | |
| Leela Mishra | Wedding Guest (song "Sunoji Bhabhi") | as Leela Misra |
| Lalita Kumari | Neighbour | |
| Murad | Judge | |
| Moolchand | Lala (Pawnshop Owner) | as Mulchand |
| Ram Avtar | Mr. Ram Avtaar (man with prescription) | as Ramavtar |
| Manmauji | Arun's Co-worker | Man with wig |
| Mushtaq Khan | Worker with sick wife | as Mushtaq |
| Viju Khote | Mr. Lalwani | |
| Khushboo | Nandu | |
| Dharamvir | as Dharmveer | |
| Raja Bakshi | ||
| Jameel | ||
| Kishore | ||
| Pramod Pathak | as Pramod | |
| M. Ratan | ||
| Sunder Taneja | ||
| Gopal Naik | as Gopal | |
| Sarkar | as Sirkar | |
| Mani | ||
| Siddharth Ray |
Soundtrack
| # | Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Ankhon Men Humne Aapke Sapne (I)" | Kishore Kumar |
| 2 | "Aaj Bichhde Hain" | Bhupinder Singh |
| 3 | "Ankhon Men Humne Aapke Sapne (II)" | Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar |
| 4 | "Barse Phuhar" | Asha Bhosle |
| 5 | "Hazaar Rahen Mud Ke Dekhin" | Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar |
| 6 | "Mausam Mausam Lovely Mausam" | Anwar, Sulakshana Pandit |
| 7 | "Suno Na Bhabhi" | Jagjit Kaur, Sulakshana Pandit |
Awards
- Filmfare Best Male Playback Award for Kishore Kumar for "Hazaar Rahen Mud Ke Dekhin"
- Filmfare Best Lyricist Award for Gulzar for "Hazaar Rahen Mud Ke Dekhin"
External links
Thodisi Bewafaii at the Internet Movie Database