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Betaab
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Wikipedia article
'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 along with Shammi Kapoor. 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.
Plot
This film is a love story of two youngsters who fall in love despite the status gaps between their families. Sunny, is a young, poor and happy guy who lives with his mother Sumitra in his home-made town farm. Formerly, his father Avenash had been a big businessman, but he went bankrupt. For this reason, he killed himself. Avenash was close friends with Sardar Dinesh Singh Girji 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. 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 not seeing her for years. 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 realises that he is her childhood friend and they reconstruct their childhood love.
Cast
* Shammi Kapoor as Sardar Dinesh Singh Girji
* Sunny Deol as Sunny Kapoor
* Amrita Singh as Roma Singh Girji
* Nirupa Roy as Sumitra Devi
* Prem Chopra as Balwant
* Annu Kapoor as Chela Ram
Music
The movie has five popular songs of its lyricist by Anand Bakshiand sung by Lata Mangeshkar and Shabbir Kumar, composed by R. D. Burman:
Awards
; 31st Filmfare Awards
'Nominated'
* Best Film Vijeta Films
* Best Director Rahul Rawail
* Best Actor Sunny Deol
* Best Music Director R. D. Burman
* Best Lyricist Anand Bakshi for "Jab Hum Jawaan Honge"
* Best Male Playback Singer Shabbir Kumar for "Jab Hum Jawaan Honge"
* Best Male Playback Singer Shabbir Kumar for "Parbaton Se Aaj"
* Best Story Javed Akhtar
References
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