Mr. Bechara (transl. Mr. Wretch) is a 1996 Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by K. Bhagyaraj for producer Nandu G. Tolani, starring Anil Kapoor, Nagarjuna, and Sridevi in the pivotal roles and music composed by Anand Milind.[2] The film is a remake of Bhagyaraj's own Tamil film Veetla Visheshanga (1994).[3]
| Mr. Bechara | |
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 Movie Poster | |
| Directed by | K. Bhagyaraj |
| Written by | Nawab Arzoo (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | K. Bhagyaraj |
| Story by | K. Bhagyaraj |
| Based on | Veetla Visheshanga (1994 film) by K. Bhagyaraj |
| Produced by | Nandu G Tolani |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | K. S. Prakash Rao |
| Edited by | A. Muthu |
| Music by | Songs: Anand Milind Background score: Surinder Sodhi |
Production company | Swapna Arts |
Release date |
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Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹3.75 crore (US$450,000)[1] |
| Box office | ₹5.84 crore (US$700,000)[1] |
Plot
editAnand Verma, a widower, and father of a child admit a woman into the hospital who had lost her memory. Since he admitted her, the doctor asks him to take care of her until she recovers from amnesia. The doctor names her Asha, which is the name of Anand's late wife and makes her believe that she is married to Anand and has a child. Due to the circumstances, Anand has to accept the situation and takes her to his house. Asha insists that she does not remember any incident about her life with Anand. To make her believe it, the doctor lies to her that she has a birthmark in the part of the body only known to her husband. He also places a photograph of hers with the wedding photo of Anand. Asha yet insists that she cannot remember anything but believes that Anand is her husband and she is a mother of his child.
She starts to live with Anand as his wife, which troubles him a lot as he knows that she is not his wife. She also showers affection on the child and gets attached to it. But she discovers a situation that whatever is told to her is not true and she is neither married to Anand nor is a mother of the child. Anand tells her to leave the house, but she says she cannot leave him or his child and wants to be with them forever. Anand is convinced by everybody and finally agrees to marry her. But Asha has an unknown fear that something might stop their marriage.
On the day of marriage, Asha sees someone as a groom, which confuses everyone. The groom sings a song which jogs Asha's memory. She is actually Anita and the groom is her lover named Ajay. When they were about to marry, they were stopped by goons because of which Anita fell from the mountain, survived with injuries, and lost her memory.
Now that her memory is back, Anand finds Ajay, brings him to Anita, and insists she marry him, as they are both lovers. Anita reluctantly accepts. When Ajay is tying the Mangal Sutra, Anita however stops him. She goes to Anand saying that he may not need her, but she needs him and the child. Seeing that motherly affection has overcome her, Ajay leaves. Anand and Anita finally get married.
Cast
edit- Anil Kapoor as Anand Verma
- Nagarjuna as Ajay
- Sridevi as Anita / Asha Verma wife of Anand.
- Heera Rajagopal as Mrs. Asha Verma Anand's wife.
- Anupam Kher as Dr. Dayanand Surgery face Anita and Asha
- Shakti Kapoor as Mr. Natwarlal "Romeo"
- Tiku Talsania as Inspector V. P. Chaturvedi
- Avtar Gill as Police Superintendent
- Mahavir Shah as Anita's/Asha's brother
- Shammi as Caretaker
- Rakesh Bhanushali as Dum Dum
- Pallavi
- Damini
- Manmauji
- Zain Slm as Salman
- Sonu Verma
- Yasmin
- Master Rakesh Bhanusal
- Baby Vandana
- Baby Akshay
Soundtrack
edit| Mr. Bechara | ||||
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| Film score by | ||||
| Released | 1996 | |||
| Recorded | Tips Music | |||
| Studio | Boney Kapoor Tips Industries | |||
| Genre | Filmi | |||
| Length | 37:03 | |||
| Label | TIPS Audio | |||
| Producer | Anand–Milind | |||
| Anand–Milind chronology | ||||
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Music was composed by Anand–Milind,[4] while the lyrics were authored by Sameer and Nawab Arzoo. Music was released on TIME audio, which was later bought over by TIPS Audio Company.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sadiyon Se Hum Tumhare Arjun Kapoor Janhvi Kapoor" | Sameer | Udit Narayan, Sadhana Sargam | 5:14 |
| 2. | "Sathi Mere Sun To Zara" | Sameer | Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik, Zain Slm | 5:03 |
| 3. | "Lage Mujhe Sundar Har Ladki" | Sameer | Malgudi Subha | 5:36 |
| 4. | "Janam Meri Janam" | Nawab Arzoo | Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik | 5:00 |
| 5. | "Nadhin Dhinna" | Sameer Anjaan | Purnima | 4:52 |
| 6. | "Janam Meri Janam-II" | Nawab Arzoo | Kumar Sanu | 5:00 |
| 7. | "Dekho Dekho Dekho Feture Janhvi Kapoor Arjun Kapoor" | Sameer | Vinod Rathod, Sapna Mukherjee | 6:18 |
| Total length: | 37:03 | |||
References
edit- ^ a b "Mr.Bechara". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 1 August 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- ^ G. Manjula Kumar (8 April 2003). "Hot star-Nagarjuna". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 August 2016.[dead link]
- ^ Ajith Pillai/Sudha G. Telak (15 March 1995). "Bettering Bollywood". India Today. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ "Mr Bechara CD". Induna.com. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
External links
edit- Mr. Bechara at IMDb