FILM
REVIEW: Bewafaa (2005)
Producer:
Boney Kapoor
Director: Dharmesh Darshan
Cast: Anil Kapoor, Sushmita Sen, Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor, Manoj
Bajpai and Shamita Shetty
Radio
Sargam Rating: 1/10
BACKGROUND:
Dharmesh Darshan is generally considered a top Bollywood director, courtesy
of the two blockbusters Raja Hindustani and Dhadkan. However he’s
also behind a number of flops and Bewafa fails to help his creditability.
SYNOPSIS:
Anjali (Kareena Kapoor) is the sister of Aarti (Sushmita Sen). Their
parents (Kabir Bedi and Nafisa Ali) are based in Canada. While the father
is a Punjabi, their mother is a foreigner. Yet the family has a lot
of values and hopes from their younger daughter Anjali. Aarti is married
to a rich and busy business tycoon Aditya Sahni (Anil Kapoor). Anjali
is in love with a budding musician Raja (Akshay Kumar) but she knows
that her family will reject him.
The pregnant
Aarti meets Raja and promises to speak to the parents once the child
is born as that would put them in a good mood. But she dies at childbirth
and Anjali is forced into a situation where she has to marry Aditya
to take care of the twins which Anjali has delivered.
Anjali
moves to India with Aditya and the kids. The kids become three years
old and Aditya still has no time for Anjali. After Anjali survives an
accident and becomes imprisoned as well for rash driving, he realises
that he should have given proper time to Anjali. But then he has to
go on a business tour to Germany and thinks that he would give her everything
she missed in the last three years.
But Raja
returns! He is now a big musician and visits India for a show. He meets
Anjali at the airport. Love binds them together again and now they plan
to elope soon after she gets the kids on better stead. But will the
plan do ahead?
CRITIQUE:
Ho Hum! The film has great locales, but the cinematography, though good
at times is jerky when the cinematographer pans across the landscape.
There are
multiple errors in the film. Kareena Kapoor wakes up in the morning
in bed, fully made up. Kabir Bedi and Nafisa Ali behave as if they are
acting in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham and Dharmesh Darshan thinks he is
Karan Johar.
Kareena
Kapoor overacts completely. Plus, the much discussed Kareena scene of
baring her back is nothing great! Akshay Kumar has no scope to perform
at all. He is given a soliloquy at the end of the film which is the
worst he could have done. But he is still sincere about that as well.
Manoj Bajpai is thoroughly irritating along with Shamita. They make
this bad film into a very bad film. Anil Kapoor tries to keep a straight
face in between such buffoonery but fails as well. He is well past his
prime to get a film on its toes after such a weak script.
Dharmesh
Darshan’s hit film Raja Hindustani now seems like a fluke. Dhadkan
too had picked up only after the music became a hit. The best part about
the film again is the music. The title track actually in the only uplifting
factor in the film and hence has been played a few times in the movie.
Maybe people can like the film if the film only has the title track
all over.
CONCLUSION:
Bewafa proves Dharmesh Darshan is not a reliable director. The film
could have become a hit if treated properly, but it fails completely.
Shame!
Reviewed
by: Tony
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