Betaab
Betaab (Restless) is a 1983 Indian romance film written by Javed Akhtar, directed by Rahul Rawail and produced by Bikram Sing Dahal. The film stars Sunny Deol and Amrita Singh in their debut roles. The music was composed by Rahul Dev Burman. The film went on to be one of the biggest hits of the year. The film was remade in Telugu as Samrat in 1987, with Ramesh Babu and Sonam, and in Kannada as Karthik in 2011.
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Directed by | Rahul Rawail |
Produced by | Bikram Singh Dahal |
Written by | Javed Akhtar |
Starring | Sunny Deol Amrita Singh Shammi Kapoor Nirupa Roy Prem Chopra |
Music by | Rahul Dev Burman |
Cinematography | Manmohan Singh |
Release date |
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Running time | 163 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi-Urdu[1][2] |
Box office | est. ₹13.5 crore[3] |
Synopsis
This film is a love story of two youngsters who fall in love despite the status gaps between their families. Sunny (Sunny Deol), is a young, poor and happy guy who lives with his mother Sumitra (Nirupa Roy) in his home-made town farm. Formerly, His father Avenash had been a big businessman, but he went bankrupt. For this reason, he committed suicide. Avenash was in close friends with Sardar Dinesh Singh Girji (Shammi Kapoor) who is one of the richest and most powerful men in the city. When Sardar reveals that Avenash has gone bankrupt, he turns his back to him. Sardar has one daughter called Roma (Amrita Singh). She is spoiled, snobbish and accustomed to having all the people who surround her beneath her. She was Sunny's childhood friend.
Now, Sardar purchases a new horse farm out of the city in the town, which is nearby Sunny's farm. When Sunny accompanies his mother to the train station, he encounters Roma after many years they haven't seen each other. Sunny instantly recognizes her, but Roma doesn't. consequently, they coincidentally meet each other various times on the farm. They quarrel continually, but soon she comes to know that he is her childhood friend and they reconstruct their childhood love.
Cast
- Sunny Deol as Sunny Kapoor
- Amrita Singh as Roma Singh Girji
- Shammi Kapoor as Sardar Dinesh Singh Girji
- Nirupa Roy as Sumitra Devi
- Prem Chopra as Balwant
- Annu Kapoor as Chela Ram
- Sonu Nigam as Young Sunny Kapoor
Music
The film has 5 popular songs of its time sung by Lata Mangeshkar and Shabbir Kumar, composed by R. D. Burman:
No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Jab Hum Jawan Hongeppppwppp" | Shabbir Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar | 7:10 |
2. | "Teri Tasveer Mil Gayee" | Shabbir Kumar | 4:43 |
3. | "Tumne Dee Awaaz" | Shabbir Kumar | 5:01 |
4. | "Apne Dil Se Badi Dushmani Ki" | Shabbir Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar | 5:28 |
5. | "Badal Yun Garajta Hai" | Shabbir Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar | 5:39 |
Award nominations
The film was nominated in multiple categories at the Filmfare, but did not win any:
- Best Film
- Best Director - Rahul Rawail
- Best Actor - Sunny Deol
- Best Story - Javed Akhtar
- Best Music Award - R. D. Burman
- Filmfare Best Lyricist Award - Anand Bakshi - "Jab Hum Jawan Honge"
- Filmfare Best Male Playback Award - Shabbir Kumar - "Jab Hum Jawan Honge" & "Parbaton Se Aaj"JAHIRUL
Trivia
This is probably the first Indian film to get a U/A Rating (Parental Guidance) from the Central Board of Film Certification.
References
- Lal, Vinay; Nandy, Ashis (2006). Fingerprinting Popular Culture: The Mythic and the Iconic in Indian Cinema. Oxford University Press. p. 77. ISBN 0-19-567918-0.
- Aḵẖtar, Jāvīd; Kabir, Nasreen Munni (2002). Talking Films: Conversations on Hindi Cinema with Javed Akhtar. Oxford University Press. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-19-566462-1.
JA: I write dialogue in Urdu, but the action and descriptions are in English. Then an assistant transcribes the Urdu dialogue into Devnagari because most people read Hindi. But I write in Urdu.
- "Box Office 1983". Box Office India. 15 January 2013. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013.