''Betaab'' (''Restless'') is a 1983 Indian

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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

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. 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

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, and in

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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

as Sardar Dinesh Singh Girji * Sunny Deol as Sunny Kapoor * Amrita Singh as Roma Singh Girji *

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as Sumitra Devi *

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as Balwant *

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as Chela Ram * Rehana * Rajeev Anand as Yashwant *Birbal as Gangaram *Sonu Nigam as young Sunny

Music

The movie has five popular songs of its lyricist by Anand Bakshi and sung by

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and

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, composed by

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Awards

;

31st Filmfare Awards The 31st Filmfare Awards were held in 1984, with the Indian New Wave Cinema at its peak. ''Betaab'' and Masoom (1983 film), ''Masoom'' led the ceremony with 8 nominations each, followed by ''Arth (1982 film), Arth'' with 7 nominations and ''Ard ...

: Nominated *

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– Vijeta Films * Best Director – Rahul Rawail * Best Actor – Sunny Deol * Best Music Director –

* Best Lyricist – Anand Bakshi for "Jab Hum Jawaan Honge" * Best Male Playback Singer –

for "Jab Hum Jawaan Honge" * Best Male Playback Singer – Shabbir Kumar for "Parbaton Se Aaj" * Best Story – Javed Akhtar

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Betaab (1983 Film) 1983 films 1980s Hindi-language films Indian romantic musical films Films scored by R. D. Burman Films directed by Rahul Rawail Hindi films remade in other languages Urdu films remade in other languages 1980s Urdu-language films Vijayta Films films 1980s romantic musical films Films about dogs Films about pets Urdu-language Indian films