''Beti'' (also spelled as ''Baitee'' ) is a Pakistani film directed by Raza Mir and produced by Iqbal Shehzad. Nazim Panipati was the story writer, with dialogues by

Zia Sarhadi Zia Sarhadi ( ur, ضیا سرحدی; born Fazl-e-Qadir Sethi 1914 in Peshawar, North West Frontier Province – 27 January 1997 in Karachi, Sindh) was a Pakistani screenwriter and director of films in the Indian Film Industry, whose career ...

. It stars

Neelo Neelo Begum (born Cynthia Alexander Fernandes; ''née'' Abida Riaz; 30 June 1941 – 30 January 2021) was a Pakistani veteran film actress. She made her film debut in 1956 with Hollywood film ''Bhowani Junction''. She was known as ''The Qu ...

and Ejaz with child actor Gutto in lead roles. The plot revolves around a famous actress who accepts anonymity to save her daughter and house. The music was composed by Deebo Bhattacharya. Released in July 1964, it was the first film of Mir as director. ''Beti'' is considered as one of the best performance of Neelo.

Plot

The plot revolves around a married couple, where the actress wife gets unwell during her shooting. On visiting doctor, it reveals on her that she is pregnant. She does want the unborn and asks for the

abortion Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy by removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus. An abortion that occurs without intervention is known as a miscarriage or "spontaneous abortion"; these occur in approximately 30% to 40% of pre ...

to the doctor. But, on the insistence and love of her husband, she decides to change her decision. After giving birth to a baby girl, she returns to the film's set and completes the shooting. Due to her engaging and busy schedule, the daughter gets neglected and the couple gets divorced. The husband decides to leave with the daughter but she gets abuducted by a baby snatcher on the way. In the love of her daughter, the wife looks for her daughter but disappoints when comes to know about her abduction. She decides to save her daughter and house, leaving her passion behind.

Cast

* Ejaz * Gutto * Rukhsana * Asaf Jafri * Talish * Nasira * Maya Devi * Saqi * Kalavati * S. Gul * Diljeet Mirza

Soundtrack

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 14230246 1960s Urdu-language films Urdu-language Pakistani films Pakistani black-and-white films