| GENERAL
DATA |
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| other
titles |
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Bewafa
Bewaafa
Bewaffa
Bewafa.The Unfaithful
Bewafaa (Unfaithful) (UK title)
Bewafaa.Untreu (Germany, DVD title)
Kaajal (earlier pre-production title)
'bewafaa' means '[the] unfaithful'
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| catch
phrases |
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"When cultures meet"
• "A man obsessed with the past,
A singer
obsessed with his music,
A woman torn between two men,
She will go where her heart takes her." |
| release
category |
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big-screen-movie |
| genre |
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marital
drama/romance |
| length |
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164
minutes (UK big-screen version), other versions: 156 and 145
minutes,
156 minutes 8 seconds (UK film version, Eros Entertainment)
149 minutes 19 seconds (UK video version/shorter running time for technical reasons)
149 minutes (Germany, DVD) |
theatrical
release
certificate |
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India:
February 18, 2005
Britain: February 23, 2005 (PG certificate, uncut)
Britain: March 30, 2005 - video (15 certificate, uncut) |
| release
dates |
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• India
- February 25, 2005
• United Kingdom - February 25, 2005 (PG certificate)
• USA - February 25, 2005
• Australia - February 24, 2005
• Germany - February 25, 2005 (München)
• Germany - May 11, 2006 - DVD, "FSK ab 6"
Cinema - A few listings:
•USA:
- Austin, Texas: Cinemark Tinseltown 17
- 3:40, 7:50
• Canada:
- Montreal: AMC Forum, Méga-Plex Sphèretech
- Toronto: Albion, Coliseum Mississauga, Woodside
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Germany:
- Berlin, March 1, 2005, City Kino Wedding, 20:00
- Bremen, March 4, 2005, CinemaxX, 20:00
- Essen, February 26, 2005, CinemaxX, 20:00
- Hamburg, February 28, 2005, CinemaxX Dammtor, 17:00 and 20:00
- Hannover-Langenhagen, March 2, 2005, Utopia Filmpalast, 20:00
- Köln, February 26, 2005, UFA Filmpalast and Residenz Kino, 17:00
- München, February 25, 2005, Neues Rottmann Kino, 14:30 and 21:00
- Nürnberg, March 5, 2005, Rio Filmpalast, 15:00
- Offenbach, February 27, 2005, CinemaxX, 17:30
- Stuttgart, March 3, 2005, CinemaxX Bosch Areal, 20:00 |
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| PRODUCTION |
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| country
of production |
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India |
| production |
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Sahara
One Motion Pictures, BSK Network and Entertainment Ltd, in association
with Sridevi Productions |
| executive
producer |
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Sridev
Boney Kapoor |
| screenplay |
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Dharmesh
Darshan |
| music |
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MUSIC: duo Nadeem-Shravan
LYRICS: Sameer
SINGERS: Lata Mangeshkar, Sonu Nigam, Kumar Sanu, Shaan, Asha Bhosle, Ghulam
Ali, Alka Yagnik, Udit Narayan, Sapna Mukherjee, Abhijeet
TITLES:
'Ek Dilruba Hai' Udit Narayan
'Pyaar Ka Anjaam' Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik, Sapna Mukherjee
'Kayse Piya Se' Lata Mangeshkar
'Ishq Chupta Nahin' Abhijeet
'Kehta Hai Kabutar' Asha Bhonsle, Shaan
'Pyaar Ki Raahein' Shaan
'Ek Bewafaa Hai' Sonu Nigam, Chorus
'Teri Yaad...Yaad...Yaad' Ghulam Ali
'Kaise Piya Se' instrumental
'Drum Beat' instrumental
December 3, 2004 - release AUDIO CD
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December
13, 2004 - AUDIO CD REVIEW © Andrea Verschuur
Even the first track of the album could turn into a major hit!
'Ek Dilruba Hai', in a convincing performance by the popular
singer Udit Narayan, accompanies a party of young people on a boat in Canada.
Up-and-coming musician Raja (Akshay 'Akki' Kumar in an unusual casting as a bearded
rough rock star with a crew cut) is playing with his band.
Anjali (Kareena Kapoor) and Raja/Akshay flirt and dance, and are evidently deeply
in love. This is a feel-good track with a fine hum-along melody.
'Pyaar Ka Anjaam' is sung by two women, Alka Yagnik and Sapna
Mukherjee, and a man, Kumar Sanu. This melodious love song goes with the early
scenes of Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor, and Sushmita Sen, living their happy
and innocent lives in Montreal before everything starts to fall apart for them.
Alka Yagnik's singing carries this otherwise average track, which has been used
in most of the trailers so far.
'Teri Yaad...Yaad...Yaad', at eight minutes
an unusually long Bollywood track, is performed by Pakistani
Ghazal singer Ghulam Ali. In June 2004, Ali flew to India from
Pakistan just to record this romantic song, which belongs to
Aditya (Anil Kapoor), remembering happier times with his now
dead wife Aarti (Sushmita Sen).
Scenes for this song were shot at the Taj Mahal.
'Kaise Piya Se', performed by mega-star Lata
Mangeshkar, is a slightly melancholic love song, one of the best
on the CD, 'easy listening' the Indian way. It has perfect interaction
between Lata's famous voice, the orchestra and the chorus. In
the movie, Anjali/Kareena sings this song when she is beginning
to fall for Aditya/Anil, who is her senior by far. She sings
that she is waiting for her lover to arrive, so she can show
him her love.
The CD also contains an instrumental version of 'Kaise Piya Se'.
'Ishq Chupta Nahin', a slow romantic number, is delicately performed
by Abhijeet. It is a good track with an unusual rhythm and good choral support.
The song was recorded on location in India with Kareena and Akshay: "It
is pointless to hide [your] love, because I have been your admirer for a long
time."
'Kehta Hai Kabutar', by Asha Bhonsle and Shaan,
a much faster track, is something of a contrast after the previous
easygoing romantic songs and belongs to a scene with Aditya/Anil's
friends Dil (Manoj Bajpai) and Pallavi (Shamita Shetty), a somewhat
shady couple. Recorded in the summer of 2004, this farcical track
is full of double-entendre and - shock horror - confessions of
infidelity. The two singers are also having a go at the "higher" circles
of Aditya/Anil and Anjali/Kareena. Although jokey, the track sounds
ironic, and you wonder if the two famous singers didn't deserve
something better. Ending with a sigh of 'Bewafaa', you either love
this track, or dive for the 'off' button. Listen to it a couple
of times, anyway, and try to imagine the scene that goes with it!
'Pyaar Ki Raahein', a one-minute-long excerpt
from the main theme song, 'Ek Dilruba Hai' sung
this time round by Shaan as a solo, is a bit bland and sentimental.
The song belongs to Raja/Akshay Kumar.
'Drum Beat', the final track, is an instrumental
item belonging to rock musician Raja/Akshay playing his drums.
No hit in its own right but worth a listen.
And now for the piece de resistance - 'Ek Bewafaa Hai',
performed by Sonu Nigam and a large chorus. "What would you do if he who
loves you betrays you?" This track is a feisty, rock remix of the slower
track 'Ek Dilruba Hai', with lots of electric guitars and a
large orchestra. In true eighties pop style, you can't resist swinging along!
Even before the movie's release, many listeners - if not all critics - were so
delighted by this track that it is already being regarded as a classic. This
big song and dance act was shot in the Mumbai studios in October 2004 as the
final song sequence of the movie. It is Raja/Akshay Kumar's big stage appearance
as the lead singer, backed by a 40-strong chorus line flown over from Europe
just for the occasion. The song is set at the end of the movie. Akshay has a
highly successful career as a pop/rock fusion singer, and directs this vocal
complaint about unfaithfulness to 'his' Anjali/Kareena, sitting among the audience
with her husband Aditya/Anil and his friends Dil/Manoj and Pallavi/Shamita.
Of course, as in any good Bollywood movie, there is the obligatory waterfall
song scene, in which Raja/Akshay even plays the harmonica...
'Bewafaa' is an album with innovative and very rhythmical tracks, romance, and
one really good popsong. It is bound to be an immediate success for the composer
duo Nadeem Shravan and lyrics writer Sameer.
Some of the tracks will make sure the film will attract a large and enthusiastic
audience.
According to rumour, and the trailers, Kabir's film
Bewafaa will be just as good as the music!
December 13, 2004 © Andrea Verschuur |
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| choreography |
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Saroj
Khan |
| cinematography |
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W.B.
Rao |
| distribution |
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Eros
Entertainment
EuroVideo Bildprogramm GmbH |
| filming
location |
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Delhi,
India
Humanyu's tomb, Delhi, India
metro train and Kashmere Gate metro station, Delhi, India
Tughlak Road police station, Delhi, India
Hyderabad, India
Taj Mahal near Agra, India
Filmalaya Studios and Filmcity Studios, Mumbai, India
several locations, including Montreal and Quebec City, Canada |
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| DIRECTOR |
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Dharmesh
Darshan |
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| CAST |
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Anil
Kapoor (Aditya
Sahani, Aarti's, later Kareena's husband)
Kareena Kapoor (21-years-old, later 24-years-old, Anjali
Behal, Anil's second wife and Sushmita's younger sister)
Akshay Kumar ('Indian Raja', Canadian musician, Kareena's
lover and 'love of her life')
Sushmita Sen (Aarti, Anil's deceased wife, Kareena's
elder sister, special appearance)
Shamita Shetty (Pallavi Arora, Manoj's wife)
Manoj
Bajpai (Dil, detective, in a negative role)
Supriya Pathak
Nafisa Ali (Anjali's Canadian mother, Kabir's wife)
Priyanka Chopra (special appearance, song)
Gregory Terlecki (dancer at party on boat in Canada,
extra)
Shawn Zimmerman (guest at party on boat in Canada,
extra) |
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| SUMMARY |
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Bewaafa
is the story of two sisters and about the relationship of a young
woman to a much older man - while she is also befriended with
the 'love of her life'.
INDIAFM - PREVIEW/STORY - DECEMBER 2, 2004
"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 stepdaughters.
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 - The
Unfaithful.
How Anjali negotiates her relationship with Aditya
and Raja as also Dil (Manoj Bajpai) and Pallavi (Shamita Shetty)
who are
Aditya's close friends and confidantes forms the basis of the
second act of Bewafaa.
According
to Yahoo India news
from June 10, 2003 (offline), "Anil Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor
play an ill-matched couple pushed by circumstances into a marriage
of
convenience."
Kareena's film character has an extra-marital
relationship.
According to Manoj Bajpai, "Bewafa is a film about modern marriages
and Shamita Shetty and I are a flamboyant Generation Now couple". |
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| KABIR
BEDI DETAILS |
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| Kabir's
part |
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Kabir has
a supporting role in Bewaafa. He plays 'Mr. Behal',
an Indian who is married to a Canadian (Nafisa Ali) and lives
with
his
two
daughters Aarti and Anjali in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. |
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Kabir has
eight scenes in Bewafaa:
Scene 1
Right at the opening of the movie. Mr. Behal and his wife at their morning
prayers.
Lovingly Kabir tells his Canadian
wife about the teachings of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism and in real life
an ancestor of Kabir's. Kabir'swarm smile at the end of their conversation has unfortunately been cut short
in post-production.
Scene 2
At the airport, Mr. Behal and family greet daughter Aarti, five months pregnant,
who is on a visit from Delhi.
A good-looking Kabir is in a black pullover
as he greets his elder daughter.
Scene 3
The Behals at home, overjoyed on hearing they are to be grandparents.
Kabir dances,
a rare sight! Unfortunately Kabir's dance comes across a little wooden, and reminds
us of his Isola days.
Scene 4
Mr. Behal and his wife in a hospital waiting room. Aarti has just passed
away
during the premature birth of her twin girls Pooja and Gauri.
A silent and grief-stricken
Kabir sits next to his wife as Aditya and Anjali arrive from the airport. Kabirsays Aarti has left behind twin girls.
Scene 5
The Behal family at the memorial service for Aarti.
Kabir sits in white mourning
clothes in the fully packed temple, at the end of a long row of mourners. All
are silent. Raja has the courage to come and pay his respects for the deceased,
turning around to look at the mourners including Anjali and Kabir. Kabir is the
only one to follow Anjali from the temple as she turns to soothe the two crying
babies being held by a nanny. Kabir looks at the scene and says nothing.
Scene 6
At the Behals' home. Widower Aditya, maddened by grief, won't speak to anyone.
and pays no attention to the twins. Mr. Behal and his wife urge their daughter
Anjali to think hard about her future and say they will support her whatever
decision
she
takes.
Kabir is very kind to his daughter,
leaving the room so she can make up her own mind. Clearly his daughter's welfare
is
of paramount importance to him. He and
his wife leave Anjali to reflect on her own.
Scene 7
Canada, at the registrar's office. In a very un-lavish ceremony, Anjali marries
Aditya. With Anjali's parents standing behind them, they sign the wedding documents.
Mr. Behal holds one of his granddaughters in his arms while his wife holds the
baby's twin sister. Kabir stands silently.
Scene 8
New Delhi, at the Sahani family villa. The Behals have just flown over from
Canada and are making a stopover on their way to the Golden Temple in Amritsar,
where
they will pray and give thanks for the wellbeing of their only surviving daughter.
They are happy that Anjali has been looking after the children for three years
and has solved all of the family's problems - but how wrong they are!
Kabir is the proud grandparent of his twin granddaughters, who clearly love him
very much. |
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yum! |
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February
25, 2005 - DAY OF RELEASE REVIEW © Andrea Verschuur
With
stunning sets, groovy music and breathtaking costumes, BEWAFAA
should have been a showstopper, but it is let down by a lame
script that even Kabir Bedi, Akshay Kumar, Anil Kapoor and
Kareena Kapoor can't kick any life into.
Shot in Montreal, Quebec City and New Delhi, director Dharmesh
Darshan's latest movie has stunning scenery and opulent sets that won't
disappoint you if you're looking for some great visuals.
Add Saroj Khan's whirling choreography and Nadeem-Shravan's
soundtrack, surely the karaoke favourite of the month, and you're going places.
Throw in W.B. Rao's very sensual camera work, the
stunning costumes - although knocked by the Mumbai critics as merely trendy,
Kareena Kapoor's and Sushmita Sen's saris are out of this world - and you have
something to drool over.
And with an a-list cast and Kabir Bedi as a loving and loveable granddad, this
movie has it all.
But while the film will give you a good three hours of roller-coaster entertainment,
at a more critical level it is a let-down.
Steeped in the Bollywood tradition of a clash between modernity and Indian tradition,
the movie is about Karina Kapoor's choice between personal happiness with her
lover - Akshay Kumar as the hip fusion singer Indian Raja - and doing the right
thing for her family by marrying her brother in law (Anil Kapoor) after her sister
(Sushmita Sen) dies while giving birth to twin daughters.
The only problem is, Karina's Anjali is not making any choices at all.
For just all but the last 10 minutes of the film, she looks like a startled rabbit
caught in the headlights of her hubby's Mercedes, but neither says nor does a
great deal about her predicament.
And when she finally does choose - she stays with new husband Anil Kapoor for
the children's sake - she comes across as lame and incredible because her supposedly
overwhelming love for the twins has never been made clear.
The movie's moral is old hat to Indian as well as Western audiences.
The action is painfully slow even by three-hour Bollywood standards, and driven
mostly by the (excellent) music, giving the film a video clip-like quality.
Manoj Bajpai and Shamita Shetty's baddies
provide no comic relief, but just repugnance.
The dialogues are awkward and much of the acting is wooden.
Unfortunately this even goes for one of Kabir's very rare on-screen dance acts
- one critic said it has to be seen to be believed, and that wasn't meant as
a compliment.
The scenes where Kabir Bedi does excel - for instance his grief-stricken appearance
at his daughter's funeral, clad in traditional white mourning dress - are too
few and far between, and on at least one occasion the beginnings of his warm
smile don't survive the cutting table.
And why is Kabir Bedi educating his Canadian wife (Nafisa
Ali) about Guru Nanak (the founder of Sikhism
and his ancestor in real life) after at least 30 years of marriage? This is yet
another illustration of how the actors are imprisoned by an awkward script that
leaves them no room for improvement.
Kareena Kapoor is most convincing as a young girl frolicking among the Quebec
autumn leaves, but invites little empathy as a neglected and unfulfilled New
Delhi socialite.
Sushmita Sen is a warm and loving elder sister, but a bit of an intrusive busybody
as well, and Anil Kapoor's cold and distant "businessman" husband undergoes
far too fast and miraculous a conversion into caring and laid-back father and
entertainer.
Finally, Kumar's sermon at the end of the film, showing his acceptance of Anjali's
choice against him, is far too obviously a device to let him exit gracefully
to generate the least bit sympathy - and more's the shame, because his rock singer
character is by far the most lively in the movie. |
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eek! |
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In
all, you'll have a good time seeing BEWAFAA if
you're there
for the show.
But don't look at the film too critically or you're likely to be disappointed. |
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| IN
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Bewafaa
- a promise unfulfilled. |
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| discussion |
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discuss
this movie with others |
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| KABIR
BEDI PICTURES |
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| Kabir
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movie
picture galleries |
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w/ Kabir pix |
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| tv
broadcasts |
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want
to see Kabir in
it? check TV listings of Kabir's
work - current/archives |
| not
to be confused with |
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M.L.
Anand's Bewafa (1952), starring Raj Kapoor, Ashok Kumar and Nargis,
R. Thyagaraajan's Bewafai (1985), starring Rajesh Khanna, Rajnikant
and Tina Munim, or Sawan Kumar's Oh Bewafa (1980), starring Rajendra
Kumar and Yogeeta Bali.
Please check information below (production diary)
for details about Darshan's Bewafa alleged connection with B.R. Chopra's
Hindi classic Gumrah (1963). |
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| LINKS |
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| official
website |
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BEWAFAA.THE
FILM
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| video
trailers |
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MOVIE:
• glamsham trailers
• indiaglitz 4
trailers, please note: trailer #3 is Bewafaai, a different soundtrack/movie
• smashits 2
trailers
• erosentertainment trailer,
pre-order and wallpapers
• indiafm 3
trailers:
#1 stars/characters
#2 Ek Dilruba Hai Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor on a boat-party
#3 Pyaar Ka Anjaam Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor, Sushmita Sen in Montreal
SONGS:
• bollyvista songs/audioclips
• indiahits songs/audioclips
• wallpaperspecial songs/audioclips
• apniisp songs
• asiansounds audio
CD to buy
• desino1 audio
CD to buy
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MOVIE
REVIEWS:
• indiafm trade
analyst Taran Adarsh's review
- "Kabir Bedi is,
like always, extremely efficient."
•
indiafm
- First day First show reactions to Bewafaa also two trailers
- "Bewafaa has two heroes…Nadeem-Shravan."
• ians
- Budget blues for Bollywood
- "...a done-to-death drama that belongs to
the stone age."
• Mumbai.expressindia
- Bedroom Blues
- "Darshan’s lackluster direction turns Anil into a sleepwalker,
and Kareena desperately needs a makeover."
• BBC
- "Despite a recognisable cast, good soundtrack and decent budget,
Darshan's mind-boggling script and poor direction makes Bewafaa a major disappointment."
• The
Guardian - Peter Bradshaw's review
- "It's very broad and unashamedly emotional, a little cheesy,
but with heartfelt moments."
• The
Observer - Philip French's review
- "The best sequence is set on the new metropolitan railway of
which Delhi's citizens are justly proud."
• planetbollywood
- "...it is with Bewafaa that you feel remorse at
such
a waste of talent and story potential."
• bollyvista
- "Outdated...This is another case of old wine repackaged in a
new
bottle. [...] Kabir Bedi looks
a complete misfit as a father. His Casanova image goes against him in these sort
of roles."
• cybernoon
- There are some timeless stories that can do with periodic
updates
- "It is a very glossy looking film (W.B. Rao
at work), with a couple of good songs. But also slow-paced
with
surprisingly bloodless performances."
• Khalid
Mohammed's mid-day
column - Hammy awards, anyone?
- "Bewafaa, or the Unfaithfool."
• ians
- Bewafaa is Hindi cinema at its worst
- "Bewafaa" leaves you with the dread
of the dead."
• ians
- "Scenes
of purported familial warmth such as the one where Kabir
Bedi and his family dance in the
drawing room are so phoney,
they are funny."
• dcealumni
- Bewafaai
- "Bewafaa - the highly anticipated movie of
2005 ends up being predictable."
• mid-day
- Bewafaa is an interesting film
- "Though the story is cliched, director Dharmesh Darshan has
done
a
good job."
•
rediff
- Hum Aapke Hain Corn!
- "The slick shining train, its stations, the
London-like turnstiles and ticketing, receive quite a convenient
endorsement.
Ladies
and gents, that is Bewafaa's highest point."
• smashits
- Karisma's 'Raja Hindustani' turns 'Bewafaa'
- "Director Dharmesh Darshan has failed to deliver in this star-studded
film despite having music directors like Nadeem Shravan and cinematographer W.
B. Rao. The reason is a weak script and poor imagination."
• nowrunning
- "...Moreover Kabir Bedi and
Nafisa Ali’s nana-nani dance
has to be seen to be believed.[...] Bewafaa is simply unfaithful when it comes
to providing entertainment."
• mid-day
- Unfaithfully yours
- "While you aren’t sure of [Anjali's] (Kareena Kapoor)
mind,
you’re
not
sure
of her screen-husband’s (Anil Kapoor) motivations either."
• mid-day
- Bewafaa:Loyal inaugural crowds
- "Nadeem-Shravan’s music in Bewafaa is a major draw."
• expressindia
- "A film which wilts under its stale plot's burden from the word
go."
• The Telegraph,
India
- "Dharmesh Darshan targets the family audiences with this out-and-out tearjerker.
Anil Kapoor has his hands inside his pockets, Kareena finds herself in the bathtub,
Akshay with weird facial hair - it's a masala mess and after the initial star
pull, it's been all downhill for Bewafaa."
• Hindustan Times
-"...flick leave[s] the audience feeling betrayed."
AUDIO CD REVIEWS:
• Yahoo
India
• Smashits
• Rediff
• Indiafm
• Planetbollywood
• Bollyvista
• NewKerala
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PRODUCTION
• April 6, 2005 Bewafaa is superhit at British box office!
• April 6, 2005 Bollywood
loses Rs 100cr in 3 months
• April 4, 2005 Dharmesh
Darshan and wife split!
• March 19, 2005 Universal untruths: Who profits?
• March 14, 2005 No
reason to smile in Bollywood these days!
• March 8, 2005 Testing
times for Bollywood
• March 7. 2005 Bollywood
- no more a man's world
• March 4, 2005 Befawaa
creating a buzz
• March 3, 2005 Boney Kapoor lambastes Manoj Bajpai!
• March 2, 2005 Bewafaa impresses at UK box office!
• March 2, 2005 Bewafaa
defies bad reviews to get a good opening
• March 2, 2005 Bewafaa
director takes the marital vow
• March 1, 2005 Manya's brother, a cropper in Fun
• March 1, 2005 Dharmesh Darshan weds
• February 28, 2005 Dharmesh
Darshan's secret wedding
• February 28, 2005 Zee
to abandon distribution plans!
• February 27, 2005 Bewafaa music is a chart buster:
Dharmesh Darshan
• February 27, 2005 Sex is no big deal for Kareena Kapoor
• February 25, 2005 Is
2005 the year of 'B'
• February 24, 2005 Sush-Kareena:
Sisters on screen, friends in life
• February 23, 2005 Bewafaa hot in trade circuit
• February 23, 2005 Sush,
Anil & Kareena at the Tajmahal?
• February 23, 2005 Battle of the biggies.Release of
multi-starrer this week
• February 23, 2005 The
great bonding between Kareena and Sushmita in Bewafaa
• February 22, 2005 Bewafaa
is hot in the trade!
• February 21, 2005 It's
so lonely at the top: Kareena Kapoor
• February 20, 2005 Is Hollywood era waning?
• February 17, 2005 Sales at
the boxoffice
• February 13, 2005 Bollywood misses Valentine's Day bandwagon
• February 12, 2005 "I
am proud to be an Indian" Kareena Kapoor
• February 12, 2005 Bewafaa
Gets Bigger and Hotter!
• February 9, 2005 Bewafaa
not Unfaithful
• February 3, 2005 Movie
Preview: Bewafaa preview
• February 2, 2005 Bewafaa Goes Ahead
• January 25, 2005 Bewafaa may be postponed again to avoid
Jurm
• January 21, 2005 Akshay
Kumar won't act funny!
•
January 18, 2005 Why
Shamita Shetty isn’t doing item numbers
• January 12, 2005 "We
are back with a vengeance", says Nadeem-Shravan
• January 12, 2005 Will Dharmesh Darshan get lucky with
Bewafaa?
• January 11, 2005 Movie Preview: Bewafaa
• January 8, 2005 Upper Lip
• January 7, 2005 Bewafaa
unlikely to clash with Black!
• January 3, 2005 January
21 to decide the course of box office
• December 29, 2004 Bewafaa And Blackmail Postponed
• December 28, 2004 Manoj Bajpai upset about Bewafaa
• December 26, 2004 Bewafaa
success leads to Bewafaai!
• December 15, 2004 Bewafaa Audio Gets Repeat Orders
Within A Week
•
December 8, 2004 Kareena's
dil maange more
• December 7, 2004 New
Bollywood equation: young women, old men
•
December 6, 2004 Bebo's
bare back scene in Bewafaa
• December 6, 2004 Movie
Preview: Bewafaa Indiafm's preview 'recycled'
• December 5, 2004 Heroine
addict
•
December 2, 2004 Bewafaa Indiafm
preview
• November 29, 2004 On
the Rise
•
November 25, 2004 Bewafaa:
Kareena cheats on Anil for Akshay
• October 28, 2004 Women
power in full bloom in upcoming films
•
October 27, 2004 Kitschy
roles? Manoj says 'bring them on'
•
October 26, 2004 Four
Cameramen Needed To Complete Bewafa
•
October 26, 2004 "The
kiss isn't a big deal"
•
October 26, 2004 Kareena
Kapoor: "Bewaafa is going to be a landmark film in my career!"
•
October 25, 2004 Kareena
Kapoor: “I hope to recreate the 'Karisma-Dharmesh Darshan'
magic in Bewaafa”
• September 15, 2004 Musafir
and Bewafa in December?
• August 18, 2004 A New Age Dawns
• August 17, 2004 Bewafa.The
dubbing continues
• August
7, 2004 Kareena
Kapoor: on rumours, marriage and more - going great guns
•
July 14, 2004 I
like to sing for Abishek: Shaan
• June 26, 2004 Ghulam Ali sings for Bewafaa
•June 9, 2004 A
new trend to set in Bollywood?
• June 4, 2004 News Flash Bewafa
• May 9, 2004 Priyanka's
sizzling number in Bewafa
• May
8, 2004 Kareena's
on a roll!
• May
5, 2004 "I
am an All-Rounder" Akshay bares his heart to Taran Adarsh
• April 23, 2004 All-Rounder
- interview with Akshay Kumar
• March 30, 2004 B'wood
summer: Bucks stop here
• February 9, 2004
Bewafaa - an unfaithful title
• January 9, 2004 Kareena
Kapoor to bounce back?
• December 31, 2003 Tinsel
Town's Top Stars
• November 28, 2003 Exclusive
- Bewafa at the Taj Mahal!
•
November 24, 2003 Vickey
Lalwani's Vertex View - Old wine in a new bottle
• October 28, 2003 Manoj
Bajpai: Right on target
• October 3, 2003 The Hours. Sushmita's out of time in
Samay.A preview
• September 3, 2003 Suguna’s
snippets straight from Bollywood
• September 2, 2003 'Bewafa' not a copy of 'Gumrah'
•
August 27, 2003 I
have never aspired to be a star: Anil Kapoor
•
June 12, 2003
Boney,
Sreedevi's tryst with Canada
• June 10, 2003 Marital
dramas are back in Bollywood
• May 24, 2003 yahoo.com, same article Akshay's
Touch and Go Affair
• May 21, 2003 indiafm.com Akshay's
Touch and Go Affair
• February 27, 2003 On
the sets of Bewafa
•
February 8, 2003 Shamita
joins Boney Kapoor's Bewafa
•
December 20, 2002 Bollywood
News
•
August 12, 2002 Film
Talk: Casting Coups
STARS
• producer
Boney Kapoor at apunkachoice
• official website
of Anil Kapoor
• Anil
Kapoor at apunkachoice
• Akshay Kumar at apunkachoice
• Manoj Bajpai: Bihar to Bollywood...An extraordinary journey
• Shamita
Shetty at apunkachoice
• Priyanka
Chopra at apunkachoice |
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• When still in pre-production,
Bewafa's earlier title was 'Kaajal'.
• Kareena Kapoor says: "...'Bewaafa' is
a different ball game. I feel I'm getting to know myself
better."
• Outdoor scenes were filmed with Sushmita Sen in
a dark-coloured saree at the Taj Mahal,
the subject of Kabir's mega
project TAJ
MAHAL.AN ETERNAL LOVE STORY.
• End September 2003 the US TV channel 'Namaste
America' showed a broadcast about the filming of Bewaafa
in Quebec, Canada - including songs and
an interview
with director Darshan. However, Kabir did
not participate in these scenes.
• According to director Darshan, "the film
is about Kareena's change from a flippant, careless girl
to a wife, within the constraints of a fast-changing Delhi
environment." |
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• Some quotes
from the movie:
•
Kabir, his
very first words: "Tell me what this means..." [to his
screen wife Nafisa Ali]
• "One who sleeps is a looser."
• "Don't treat thorns with disdain!" [...because
they are of value, too]
• Bewafaa was shot
partly at scenic, untouched locations in Canada and also
in Montreal and Quebec City. Scenic locations in India
include the Taj Mahal and Humanyu's tomb in Delhi.
• A few scenes of Bewafaa were shot at Tughlak
Road police station in Delhi, India. The police station
is also featured in
Shahrukh Khan's film Veer-Zaara. It was built in
1941 and has been classified as a heritage building. The
station is famous:
On January 30, 1948 Nandlal Mehta barged in at 17:45 to
report the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi.
The F.I.R. (abbreviation for the legal term "First
Information Report". In India, this has to be filed
in case of an (alleged) legal offence with the officer-in-charge
at the police station of the concerned area) with the
allocated number #68 is written in Urdu.
- 36 years later, the F.I.R. for the assassination of
Indira Gandhi was lodged there, too, including an eyewitness
account written in Hindi. Both documents are still filed
in the station's archives.
• Anil Kapoor's character
is a heavy smoker.
• Manoj Bajpai plays a loud, flamboyant,
rich character in Bewafa.
• Shamita Shetty has a scene with her screen-husband
Manoj Bajpai where they share a long kiss. As unusual in Indian
cinema as the theme of the movie - surely this will help promote
the film.
While Manoj Bajpai dismisses the 'hot kiss' as being "not a
big deal", director Darshan explains: "It goes with
the moment. The kiss is there to intimidate Kareena and make
her react. It shows the level of intimacy between Manoj and
Shamita."
• Former Miss World/actress Priyanka Chopra will star for the
first time in an extra added item number in Bewafa. |
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• Akshay Kumar played
the lead in Kabir's movie TALAASH (2003).
• According to rumours, Amisha
Patel was originally to star opposite Anil
Kapoor.
• The National School of Drama rejected Manoj
Bajpai not once but four times.
• Priyanka Chopra played Kabir's daughter
in THE HERO (2003).
• Anil Kapoor says about his career: "I
dream about characters
not stardom."
• Anil Kapoor will star for the first
time together with Akshay Kumar in Bewafa.
• Akshay Kumar's real name is Rajiv
Bhatia.
• Sushmita Sen was born on November
19, 1975 in Hyderabad, India. (zodiac sign: Scorpio).
• Sushmita Sen was
the first Indian to be crowned Miss Universe, in 1994.
• Sushmita Sen lived
for a while in Los Angeles, USA.
• Sushmita Sen is
a big fan of beaches and likes to travel. She has often been
to South America.
• Sushmita Sen has
an adopted daughter called Renee since June 30, 2000.
• Some of Sushmita Sen's hits: Dastak (debut, 1996), Biwi
No. 1 (1999), Aaghaaz (2000, also with Suniel
Shetty), Filhaal... (2002), Aankhen (2002), Samay: When Time Strikes
(2003), Main Aisa Hi Hoon (2005), Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya? (2005), Chingaari (2006).
• Sushmita Sen also starred alongside Kabir in
Farah Khan's megahit MAIN
HOON NA (2004).
• Veteran soundtrack singer Lata Mangeshkar is
affectionately known as "The Nightingale" and also
as "The Living Legend".
She is about 75 years old at the time of the recording of the
music.
• Director Dharmesh Darshan paid tribute
to Aditya Chopra, the son of producer Yash Chopra, by naming
Anil Kapoor's movie character 'Aditya'. |
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»August 12,
2002 - The title of the
movie is now definitively Bewafa. Anil Kapoor and Kareena
Kapoor will star.
»December 9, 2002 - Akshay Kumar will
play a major role. Despite
their age difference, Anil Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor
will play a couple. Director Darshan explains that the
film will deal with the relationship between a woman
and an older man.
»December 20, 2002 - Manoj Bajpai
will play the role of villain in Bewafa, a role that
was turned down initially by Suniel Shetty.
»January 1, 2003 - Akshay
Kumar mentions his new project Bewafaa in an interview
with
IANS about his movie TALAASH in
which he stars together with Kareena Kapoor, too.
» February 8, 2003 - Shamita Shetty
joins the cast of Bewafa. She will play a character "with
shades of grey". Bipasha
Basu had rejected the part. Sushmita Sen has also joined
the cast.
»April 9, 2003 -
4 film reels have now been completed.
»Around May 1, 2003 - 9 film reels are now completed.
»Mid May, 2003 - Akshay Kumar is in Canada to shoot scenes
for the movie.
»May 16, 2003 - Akshay Kumar flies from
Canada to South Africa to attend the I.I.F.A.'s in Johannesburg
and to participate in the launch ceremony of Anil Sharma's new
movie Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo at the same occasion.
After spending only about 4 hours in South Africa, he flies back
to Canada.
»June 12, 2003 - To save on costs, producer
Boney Kapoor and his wife Sreedevi are currently shooting three
movies
in
Canada simultaneously, including Bewafa.
»July 1, 2003 - Shamita Shetty will 'smooch'
Manoj Bajpai in Bewafa.
»July 4, 2003 - The Bewafa-filmteam
returned from a 25-day shooting schedule on several locations
in Canada,
including Montreal and Quebec City. Two songs and dramatic scenes
were filmed with the stars Anil Kapoor, Akshay Kumar,
Kareena Kapoor, Sushmita Sen, Kabir
Bedi and
Nafisa Ali. The movie will be completed soon.
»August 1, 2003 - Today starts a 14-day
shooting schedule on different sets at Film City, Mumbai. All
stars will participate in it.
»September 2, 2003 - Responding to allegations
that Bewafa is only a remake of B.R. Chopra's Hindi classic Gumrah
(1963, with Sunil Dutt and Ashok Kumar), director Darshan clarifies
in an interview with indiafm.com: "Bewafa is not a copy, as is
being
made out.
The
setting is different,
the
characters
are
different and the ambience is different..."
»September 3, 2003 - Leading star Anil
Kapoor mentions his forthcoming movie Bewafa briefly in an interview
with B4U.
»September 3, 2003 - Manoj Bajpai says
about his film Bewafa: "In films where I play the
central character, like in Hanan, we wrapped up the film in a
start-to-finish 35-day schedule. But where I have a really small
role, like in Bewafa, my heart bleeds because one hangs around
the set for the entire day and they manage to can just a couple
of shots."
»around September 24, 2003 - 12 reels
of the film are completed.
»September 28, 2003 - US TV channel
'Namaste America' shows today a broadcast about the filming of
Bewaafa in Quebec, Canada
- including songs and an interview with director Darshan. However, Kabir did
not participate in these scenes.
»October 3, 2003 - Bewafa is mentioned
as one of the many projects of Sushmita Sen in a rediff.com preview
of Sen's movie Samay...When Time Strikes.
»October 28, 2003 - Manoj Bajpai reveals
with a smile in an interview with newspaper The Hindu that he
will perform an item number with Shamita Shetty in Bewafa.
»November 12, 2003 - Tips Industries has
acquired the audio and video rights of five of producer Boney
Kapoor's forthcoming films, including Bewafa.
»November 19, 2003 - Today another shooting
schedule for Bewafa starts in Delhi and in Agra, scheduled to
end on December 2, 2003. The entire cast will participate.
»November 24, 2003 - It is rumoured there
are some hot scenes between on-screen lovers Kareena Kapoor and
Akshay Kumar. The movie is scheduled to be released in late 2003.
»November 28, 2003 - Surrounded by fans,
autograph hunters and admirers, Sushmita Sen, Kareena Kapoor
and Anil Kapoor shoot scenes in front of the Taj Mahal.
»December 31, 2003 - Akshay
Kumar holds the 8th place in a Times of India article about 'Tinsel
Town's Top Stars', he is currently shooting Bewafa.
»January 9, 2004 - Kareena Kapoor, Bewafa's
female lead, announces for 2004 several big budget films in which
she stars: There's
Nihalani's Dev,
Kaushik's Milenge
Milenge, Ghosh's Fida and, of course, Darshan's
Bewafa. Like Manoj Bajpai, Kareena plays a part 'with shades
of grey' in it.
»February 9, 2004 - Indiafm.com reports
there are legal problems over the title rights of Bewafa. The
titles Bewafaa and Bewafaa.The Unfaithful are reserved by Dayavanti
Films, Sirdevi Productions are reported to be using these titles
illegally. Producer Boney Kapoor had asked Dayavanti for the
title, but in vain.
»around February 19, 2004 -
13 reels of the film are completed.
»February 20, 2004 - Yahoo India mentions
today an April 2004 release date for Bewafa.
»March 30, 2004 - Bewafa is among the
big budget movies of great promise this summer mentioned in an
article of The Times of India.
»April 12, 2004 - The release of Bewafa
is expected to be in May/June 2004.
»May 9, 2004 - Former Miss World/actress
Priyanka Chopra will star for the first time in an extra added
item number in Bewafa. Producer Kapoor has postponed the release
of Bewafa to accommodate his other movie Run.
»May 2004 - Bewafa is now expected to
release in July 2004.
»June 1, 2004 - Newkerala.com mentions
Bewafa in an article from today called "Films on women, by women
make their mark". Kareena Kapoor explains: "...in Dharmesh Darshan's
Bewaffa I play one of the main characters." According to newkerala.com,
"in fact, Bewaffa revolves around Kareena's character while the
male
stars
Anil
Kapoor and Akshay Kumar come and go according to the plot".
»June 4, 2004 - The entire shooting of
Bewafa has been completed and dubbing of the film will begin
soon. Only one song remains to be picturised.
»June 9, 2004 - Akshay Kumar mentions
Bewafa among his five new projects when he tells trade-analyst
Taran Adarsh that he is quite choosy about the films he signs:
"What's
the
point of signing films if they dont' excite you?"
»June 19, 2004 - Pakistani singer Ghulam
Ali flies down to Mumbai to record the last song for Bewafa.
The song was composed by Nadeem Shravan, lyrics by Sameer. The
song recording process for Bewafa is now complete.
»July 14, 2004 - Singer Shaan
talks in an interview with Sify.com about a song in Bewaafa
which he sings together with Asha Bhonsle. It is a fun song,
full of drama, and meaningful lyrics as the people involved are
trying to reveal extramarital relationships.
»July 2004 - Bewafa is now expected
to release in September 2004.
»August 17, 2004 - Dubbing started end
of last month in Mumbai and continues. Kabir
Bedi is dubbing his role in the sound studio,
too. However, planetbollywood.com notes today that one song
still remains
to be
picturised for the movie.
»September 15, 2004 - According
to Bollyvista.com, Bewafa has "excellent music" and will be released
on December 24, 2004.
»November 21, 2004 - Songs/trailers of
Bewafaa, "pyaar ka anjaam" among them, are being aired
now on Sony
TV.
»December 8, 2004 - Kareena Kapoor says
about Bewafa: "It has been one amazing experience....This
is one [challenging] role any actress would give her right hand
for. You rarely come
across
such scripts these days. What a film; you'll talk about it for
months together!" She adds: "There's no stopping this
film. Working with Dharmesh [Darshan] was an enriching experience.
He knows
his characters so well and that helps an actor tremendously."
»December 15, 2004 - The Bewafaa audio
CD is a hit with listeners! Planetbollywood reports today that
repeat orders of the Bewafaa soundtrack were placed with a week
after its release. January 2005 is mentioned again as release
date for the movie Bewafaa.
»December 20, 2004 - Cinemas in New Zealand
announce Bewafaa's release date: January 14, 2005.
»December 26, 2004 - Music label T-series
have launched an album with the very similar sounding title 'Bewafaai'
to cash in on the success of the Bewafaa soundtrack. Agam Kumar
Nigam
sings
for
Nikhil-Vinay
in 'Bewafaai'. He is the father of Sonu Nigam who sings for Nadeem-Shravan
in Kabir's Bewafaa.
»December 28, 2004 - Bollyvista
reports today that Manoj Bajpai is upset because producer
Kapoor has excluded him from the publicity campaign for Bewafaa.
The promo-trailers "only show Anil Kapoor and Akshay
Kumar" [as male leads]. Bajpai complains: "When
I was signed I was told that there were three heroes and now
I
see
only two".
»December 29, 2004 - Planetbollywood reports
that the January 14, 2005 release of Bewafaa is postponed to
"sometime" in February 2005.
»January 3, 2005 - Bewafaa's worldwide
release will now be on January 21, 2005. If the release dates
will not change, Bewafaa will be released on the same day as
Amitabh Bachchans/Rani Mukherjis Black and Subhash Ghai's
Kisna.
»January 7, 2005 - Indiafm mentions February
18, 2005 as Bewafaa's newest release date. However, according
to the same site, Bewafaa's earlier release date of February
4 ist still discussed - Bewafaa will probably clash on that day
with the long-awaited Bachchan/Mukherjee starrer Black.
»January 8, 2005 - In post-production,
Kareena Kapoor and the other stars are now dubbing Bewafaa. Kareena
Kapoor about her part in Bewafaa: "Toy
(Darshan) is inspired by Raj Kapoor and makes heroine-oriented
films. He’s given me a tailor-made role and I hope I do
justice to it."
»January 12, 2005 - Director
Darshan talks about Bewafaa in an interview with
Bollyvista. As the film is about two men and a woman, it could
be yet another love triangle; however, Darshan disagrees: "There
are moments that seem like a triangle but it's not necessarily
one!" Darshan explains further that Bewafaa is not a bold film: "There
are no sexy shots in the promos. Maybe the title gives you that
impression. The film is bold in its theme but not in its treatment." Darshan
explains Kareena Kapoors backless song-and-dance scene
as "a lonely moment where Kareena is singing to herself and [it]
is an extremely aesthetic shot." Darshan says about the
main stars: "[Kareena
Kapoor] always had a girlie image. You'll see her as a
woman in Bewafaa. She's got a very powerful role." - And
Sushmita Sen? "She's playing a very sensitive character
of an up-market Delhi lady. Contrary to what people may expect,
I've given her a very soft look and personality." "Anil
[Kapoor] has a fantastic role in Bewafaa. If the film works
and people like him, this could open a new chapter in his career.
Akshay Kumar is playing a very today's guy. He is looking fabulous
in the film. Don't forget Manoj Bajpai in the film. He plays
a gregarious North Indian character," Darshan
added.
»January 14, 2005 - Music directors
Nadeem and Shravan are happy with their successful Bewafaa-soundtrack.
Shravan in an interview with Glamsham: "Bewafaa
is a refreshing change in an era of re-mixes and tunes heavily
inspired by Western music." He also said that
Kapoor and Darshan had persuaded Lata Mangeshkar to sing for
them for the first time.
»January 18, 2005 - Apunkachoice
reports that Shamita Shetty will play "a rich socialite
- a very glamorous role. Her character
in the film is someone who is very sexy and very aware of her
sexuality and she uses it to get what she wants. It does have
negative shades."
»January 21, 2005 - Akshay Kumar spills
the beans today: He tells IANS that he is "the guy who loves
and loses Kareena Kapoor." He adds: "I play a very serious, again
a very different character. Working with Dharamesh Darshan again
after Dhadkan was such a pleasure. Dhadkan was a turning
point in my career. I feel Bewafaa will do the same, not just
for me but also Kareena."
»January 25, 2005 - According to bollyvista,
Bewafaa may be postponed again, this time to February 25th, to
avoid a clash at the box-office with Jurm.
»February 2, 2005 - Bewafaa's
new release date: February 25, 2005. - Date has gone ahead by
a week to avoid the mourning week of 'Moharram'.
»February 9, 2005 - Bewafaa is still in
post production. Director Darshan
is just recovering from jaundice but he attends the mixing of
Bewafaa. Talking to trade analyst Taran Adarsh/Indiafm,
Darshan explains some details about Bewafaa: "I guess, people
are adding two and two together because 'Bewafaa' means 'unfaithful'.
But the similarities [with the Hollywood hit 'Unfaithful'] end
there. Neither is my film a thriller, nor is it a sex-based flick.
It's
a film
for
the
families.
Believe
me, it's not even remotely similar to 'Unfaithful'." Darshan
wasn't sure if Kareena Kapoor could carry off the role in the
movie when he finished writing the script: "It was Boney
[producer Boney Kapoor] who first insisted that I sign Kareena
for the role. I've known Kareena well enough. After all, I have
had the privilege of directing her elder sister [Karishma Kapoor]
in Raja Hindustani first and Haan… Maine Bhi Pyaar Kiya
later.
[...] At that point of time, Kareena was too busy with numerous
assignments. All the same I was told that she tends to go overboard
at times as an actor. She needs to be controlled," he pauses
for a while, "When I look back, I don't think anyone could've
performed the role better. This is a landmark film in her career."
»February 12, 2005 - Release date February
25, 2005 confirmed. Distribution deals are successful all over
India. The movie is in popular demand, the soundtrack is ruling
the music charts. Last week there were trade rumours that the
release would be postponed until someday in April 2005, because
of the India-Pakistan cricket matches in March
- however, the producers will certainly make use of Bewafaa's
popularity right now. The promotional trailers are excellent
- there are a lot of scenes with hot star Akshay Kumar, a wonderful
Sushmita Sen and even a bath tub scene starring Kareena
Kapoor...
'Akki' Kumars important song sequence, towards the end of the
film is spectacular.
»February 12, 2005 - Kareena Kapoor says
in an interview with Vickey Lalwani/Bollyvista: "Whatever
may be the fate of Bewafaa at the box-office, I shall always
treasure this film." And how would Kareena
react if her own boyfriend would cheat on her? Would she forgive
and forget? "No way. I neither forgive nor forget. I am
the last person to be disloyal to anybody." And what about
her backless scene which already causes such a stir? Kareena
laughs: "Just enjoy it!"
»February 13, 2005 - IANS reports that
unfortunately no romantic films will be released in India on
Valentine Day - a missed opportunity. However, distributors and
exhibitors are all looking forward optimistically to the release
of Bewafaa
later
this month.
»February 17, 2005 - If Bewafaa
succeeds at the box office,
its soundtrack will surpass the sales of the Shah Rukh Khan/Preity
Zinta/Rani Mukherji starrer Veer
Zaara, announces Box office today. Even without a supporting
box office hit the Bewafaa soundtrack could become a #1 album,
that extraordinary are the sales right now.
»February 20, 2005 - Planetguru
writes in a feature article about Hollywood's waning influence
on the Indian film industry that
Bewafaa will probably be the right film at the right time:
Hollywood copycat films and the skin flicks of the last few months
fail to endear moviegoers. Perhaps now the time is right for
an intense relationship drama like Bewafaa?! (release scheduled
for February 25, 2005), which has an excellent soundtrack and
Anil Kapoor in a pivotal part. The movie will also be crucial
for
Kareena Kapoor. Socha Na Tha will be released on the same day
as Bewafaa. Its 'pure' and romantic story attracting
mostly young audiences will form a perfect foil for Bewafaa.
»February 21, 2005 - Kareena Kapoor talks
about Bewafaa in an interview with Subhash K Jhai: "I'm totally
transformed in the film. Incidentally, I wear only saris in Bewafaa
and also in Priyadarshan's next film. One can be a youth icon
in a sari.[...] The film is very contemporary in feel. It's been
beautifully shot in Canada and though it does address itself
to issues such as the sanctity of marriage and family, it isn't
an old-fashioned film. I've never done a role like Anjali in
Bewafaa. It's a complete film; the heroine's role is an entire
gamut of emotions. If I may say so, I've risen to the occasion."
»February 22, 2005 - Most producers
try to sell their films to distributors keeping quite stumm about
their products - however, in an unusual move, producer Kapoor
showed Bewafaa to all its distributors prior to its release -
and they seem to have liked what they saw - a lot! Bewafaa
will surely be a hit with the audiences, too - the sets
are lavishly decorated and the story is well told. "The
songs are also a treat to watch," a distributor said. He
adds: "The
biggest plus point about the film is that it has been made keeping
the Indian audiences in mind and has been made in chaste Hindi."
- Six other medium-budget films will be released against Bewafaa
but are not considered a threat. Director Darshan's comment: "...the
audiences are important to me and I make films for them."
»February 23, 2005 - Director
Darshan talks about the onscreen chemistry between Sushmita
Sen and Kareena Kapoor in an interview with Bollywood Trade: "I
was very firm with Kareena from the beginning that I wanted her
to
have
a great
relationship
with Sushmita, because if the two were not comfortable with each
other, the bonding of the two sisters would not come across on
screen, which was the basis of the film. Sushmita was wonderfully
gracious about extending a hand of friendship despite the fact
that Kareena plays the central character and she has a special
appearance in the film. Fortunately for the film, two hit it
off very well with each other, making great on-screen sisters."
»February 23, 2005 - Indiafm reports today
that director Darshan shot scenes for the song "Yaad...Yaad...Yaad" on
location at the Taj Mahal: "I
wanted a feeling of posterity and pathos for the song. Taj was
the ideal
choice."
»February 25, 2005 - Bewafaa is internationally
released today.
»February 27, 2005 - Director Darshan
talks about filming Bewafaa in an interview with IANS: "It
has taken two years to be precise, six to nine months more than
usual but that has got
nothing to
do
with me. Let's not forget that it is a star-studded film and
the producer had his own problems. I have followed the trend
and made the film in only 90 days. I have not re-shot a single
scene or a song in the film."
»February 28, 2005 - A couple of
days after the release of Bewafaa, director Dharmesh Darshan
ties
the knot
very quietly in a ceremony on
Sunday evening,
February
27, 2005. Indiafm reports that it is an arranged marriage with
Dharmesh's approval. He marries Bindya, the daughter of family
friend. Three
cheers for Bindya and Dharmesh on the occasion of their marriage!
»March 2, 2005 - Despite mostly bad reviews
in India and beyond, Bewafaa opened well in Mumbai and Delhi,
and excellent in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Saurastra
and Nizam. It did less well in East Punjab. Bewafaa also opened
well in the UK and in the US on its first weekend.
»March 2, 2005 - Bewafaa opened above
average during its first weekend at the British box office, radiosargam
reports today: "It collected an impressive £150,465
(about 287,810 US Dollars) during the weekend and entered the
British box office charts at number 16."
»March 3, 2005 - Producer Boney Kapoor
explains why he didn't show Manoj Bajpal often in the Bewafaa
promos: "Manoj is a good actor and has worked hard in 'Bewafaa'
but he comes
in
only
in
the
second half, so how wise is it for me to show him in the romantic
promos of the film? In fact, I've hardly publicized my own brother,
Anil."
»March 14, 2005 - Newkerala.com reports:
"Bewafaa benefited from a good opening and may end up being classified
as 'average'."
»April 4, 2005 - Director Dharmesh Darshan
and his wife Bindya have mutually decided to separate, after
only about 8 weeks their marriage, arranged by their parents,
will be dissolved, according to indiafm today.
»April 6, 2005 - According to The Times
of India today, Bewafaa "is a break-even film."
»April 6, 2005 - Radiosargam reports Bewafaa
as "Bollywood's surprise success story at the British box office
this year." Following its sixth weekend of release, collections
crossed half a million Pounds in Britain. |
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