Beta (1992)

Beta is the story of Raju, the only child of a widowed multi millionaire. Raju's father can provide him anything he wants but Raju's only desire is to get mother's love, in order to please ... See full summary »

Director:

Indra Kumar

Writers:

Gyandev Agnihotri (screenplay), Bhagyaraj (story),

Stars:

Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Aruna Irani

4 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Anil Kapoor	...	Raju
Madhuri Dixit	...	Saraswati
Aruna Irani	...	Laxmi Devi (as Aroona Irani)
Laxmikant Berde	...	Pandu Dhondu Bhikaji Rao
Akash Khurana	...	Prem
Adi Irani	...	Ramesh (as Ajitesh)
Anupam Kher	...	Totaram
Rita Bhaduri	...	Neeta
Satyendra Kapoor	...	Shyamlal (as Satyen Kappu)
Bharati Achrekar	...	Mynavati (as Bharti Acherekar)
Kunika	...	Kunika
Priya Arun
Brij Gopal	...	Bhairon Singh Rana
Master Bunty	...	Young Raju
Yunus Parvez	...	(as Yunus Pervez)

Storyline

Beta is the story of Raju, the only child of a widowed multi millionaire. Raju's father can provide him anything he wants but Raju's only desire is to get mother's love, in order to please Raju, his father gets married to Nagmani, thinking that she will take care of Raju more than his real mother would. Raju becomes completely devoted to his stepmother, doing whatever she wishes. Time passes by, Raju grows up and gets married to Saraswati. Saraswati discovers that Nagmani's motherly love for Raju is fake and all what Nagmani is interested in, is capturing Raju's wealth.

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Plot Keywords:

marriage | childhood innocence | blind love | false accusation | cleaver | 

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Genres:

Drama | Family | Musical | Romance

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Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Filming Locations:

Chandivali Studio, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Company Credits

Production Co:

Maruti International

Technical Specs

Runtime:

171 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Zamaana Deewana (1995)

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Soundtracks

"Saiyanji Se Chupke"
Music by Milind Chitragupth
Lyrics by Sameer

User Reviews

Madhuri at her best

Clearly one of Madhuri's better performances. The film could have been treated better by the director though. Watch the film if you are a fan of Madhuri.