Bewafaa

Infobox_Film
name = Bewafaa - The Unfaithful


caption = Movie poster for "Bewafaa"
imdb_id = 0363472
writer = Dharmesh Darshan
starring = Anil Kapoor,
Akshay Kumar,
Kareena Kapoor,
Sushmita Sen,
Shamita Shetty,
Manoj Bajpai,
Nafisa Ali,
Kabir Bedi
director = Dharmesh Darshan
producer = Boney Kapoor
distributor = Sridevi Productions
released = 25 February, 2005
runtime = 149 mins
language = Hindi
music = Nadeem-Shravan
awards =

"Bewafaa" (English: "Unfaithful") is a 2005 Bollywood film starring Anil Kapoor, Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor, Sushmita Sen, Shamita Shetty, Manoj Bajpai and Kabir Bedi. The film is directed by Dharmesh Darshan who earlier directed films like "Raja Hindustani" (1996) and "Dhadkan" (2000). The film that 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.

Synopsis

Anjali (Kareena Kapoor) is the younger daughter of her Canadian mother (Nafisa Ali) and her Indian father (Kabir Bedi) living in the city of Montreal, Quebec. She shares a hale and hearty relationship with her parents but has a secret to hide. And 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 Sahai, Anjali migrates to New Delhi.

Aditya is a business tycoon who hardly finds any time for his sister-in-law turned wife Anjali or his two lovable daughters from Aarti. Anjali fulfills every role asked for her by the 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 nieces.

Amidst all this, one fine day Raja who is now a famous fusion singer walks back into her life. Suddenly Anjali is torn between two men - her indifferent husband and her ex-lover. By the time Aditya wakes up to reality, Anjali has embarked on to an extra-marital affair with Raja. And thereby she is tagged as a Bewafaa - Unfaithful.

In the end, Anjali choses to forget Raja for the sake of her nieces and her husband.

Cast

* Anil Kapoor ... Aditya Sahai
* Akshay Kumar ... Raja
* Kareena Kapoor ... Anjali Sahai
* Sushmita Sen ... Aarti Sahai
* Shamita Shetty ... Pallavi Arora
* Manoj Bajpai ... Dil Arora
* Nafisa Ali ... Anjali and Aarti's mother
* Kabir Bedi ... Anjali and Aarti's father
* Kristoffer Johansson ... Swedish guy driving a forklift truck

Response

Box office

The film did not do as well as expected despite a huge star cast. "Bewafaa" was given a below average status

Reviews

The film got average reviews [http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/review/7383.html] , [http://www.planetbollywood.com/Film/Bewafaa/] . The performances also got mixed reviews [http://www.indiafm.com/movies/review/7205/index.html] .

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