For a person like me who grew up watching super star Rajanikant's super man like persona and reading all those jokes about his impossible heroism, this movie would be a shocker. Rajani in this movie is very different where plays an overrated supporting role while Rajesh Khanna is the leading man. Rajani's character makes his appearance about 1 hour after the movie starts, has negative shades, kills the hero's parents and even abducts the heroine. While Khanna gets to romance all 3 beauties in the movie, Rajani has no love interest. And in the climax, he loses a sword fight to Kaka! The redemption for his character comes only in the last 2 scenes, but Rajani still leaves his mark with a stylized performance. Rajesh Khanna looks a little aged to be singing duets with girls half his age, but gives a seasoned performance in a character where he has nothing new to offer. All three leading ladies look pretty, but Meenakshi is easily the best. Music is a let down.
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Action vs Emotion
sanjayppc19 May 2014
The Emotion king of North clashes with the Action king of the South. This was the promotion for the film Bewafai. Two superstars Rajesh Khanna & Rajinikanth come together for the first time. The film was produced by Devar films which had produced 'Haathi Mere Saathi" which still remains Rajesh Khanna's biggest ever hit.
There are 3 gorgeous heroines - Meenakshi, Tina & Padmini kolhapure. It is to Kaka's credit that in spite of advancing age, he jells with his heroines in the romantic scenes.
Rajinikanth makes his appearance a good 1 hour into the film & he clashes swords with Kaka. Their confrontation scenes are a treat to watch. The director has a tricky task since he has to satisfy the fans of both the superstars but he manages it neatly.
The climax is a wrenching one with the honours equally shared. The only sore point of the movie is Bappi Lahiri's music which is average.
The film is a delight for fans of both the stars & is good entertainment.
The film had a delayed release but it did fairly well at the box office.
There are 3 gorgeous heroines - Meenakshi, Tina & Padmini kolhapure. It is to Kaka's credit that in spite of advancing age, he jells with his heroines in the romantic scenes.
Rajinikanth makes his appearance a good 1 hour into the film & he clashes swords with Kaka. Their confrontation scenes are a treat to watch. The director has a tricky task since he has to satisfy the fans of both the superstars but he manages it neatly.
The climax is a wrenching one with the honours equally shared. The only sore point of the movie is Bappi Lahiri's music which is average.
The film is a delight for fans of both the stars & is good entertainment.
The film had a delayed release but it did fairly well at the box office.
Rajnikanth's swag
jetkot9 June 2021
He shows his swag as he was popular for. In this movie he is still not the star.. Rajesh Khanna has three heroines head over heels in love with him. But Pran wants him killed and he hires a contract killer Rajnikanth who is a part time surgeon too. He also invents a tranquilizer that makes people Zinda Lash. Watch it for the sarcastic laughs.
Very shoddily edited....unintentional comedy
santoshkumarmamgain8 October 2018
A lot of scenes of this film are memeworthy because of the utter ineptness of the editor, who is the biggest culprit of this film, along with the cinematographer. there are so many goof ups in the film, that at times the movie becomes an unintentional comedy- the painkiller advertisement in the beginning, a disco song masqueraded as a college function, the gun firing scene in the toy train, Rajnikant's injecting the bunny with lethal injection, police arriving at his place in the climax are all utterly stupid. the film could have been a romantic film, but the presence of Rajnikant ensures that there is ample violence thrown in the film. there is at times no sense or logic in the proceedings, and thus it becomes extremely difficult to engage with the story. music is pretty average with 'Ham apni wafa yaad" easily the best song of the film.
there is nothing noteworthy in performances. Rajesh Khanna is as usual. he hardly ever try to go past his mannerisms. and even more annoying is the overly stylized mannerisms of Rajnikant. true, he provides some good moments, and he is always at ease in action, just his mannerisms are at times distracting. there are as many as 3 actresses in the film, and i still couldn't understand the logic behind that. Tina Munim and Meenakshi Sheshadri hardly do anything worthwhile beyond song and dance. Padmini Kolhapure is the only actor in the film who tries to act, though her transition from sane to mentally challenged girl and vice-versa is tad unconvincing. her role is meatier than other actresses, and not only she gets the best scenes of the film, the better songs of the films are picturized on her. also in the end, she becomes the thread who joins the narrative together, though i can't understand the obsession of filmmakers too kill her character in every film.
there is no reason why this movie should be recommended for watching. maybe if you can leave you brains behind, and think of this film as a typical 80's fare.
there is nothing noteworthy in performances. Rajesh Khanna is as usual. he hardly ever try to go past his mannerisms. and even more annoying is the overly stylized mannerisms of Rajnikant. true, he provides some good moments, and he is always at ease in action, just his mannerisms are at times distracting. there are as many as 3 actresses in the film, and i still couldn't understand the logic behind that. Tina Munim and Meenakshi Sheshadri hardly do anything worthwhile beyond song and dance. Padmini Kolhapure is the only actor in the film who tries to act, though her transition from sane to mentally challenged girl and vice-versa is tad unconvincing. her role is meatier than other actresses, and not only she gets the best scenes of the film, the better songs of the films are picturized on her. also in the end, she becomes the thread who joins the narrative together, though i can't understand the obsession of filmmakers too kill her character in every film.
there is no reason why this movie should be recommended for watching. maybe if you can leave you brains behind, and think of this film as a typical 80's fare.
Action vs Romance
alokc6 May 2007
Bewafai - this Devar film brings together the action king of the Tamil cinema Rajnikant and the SuperStar and the most romantic hero ever Rajesh Khanna together for the first time. The movie has three leading ladies but they have nothing much to offer as the movie revolves around the two - SuperStar and Romance/Emotion King-Rajesh Khanna and the Action Hero Rajnikant. The character of Rajniknat has negative shades but he performs in his usual style. The negative and lose link in the movie is the music of Bappi Lahiri who has given uninspiring music in this movie and this is evident. This movie is available on DVDs and is a must watch for the fans of Rajnikant and Rajesh Khanna.
North vs South
alokc126 April 2007
In this movie the Super Star of North Rajesh Khanna takes on the Super Star of the down south Rajnikant and this is a interesting different story with Rajesh Khanna with three heroines alone. This movie did not do well as its editing was poor and the music of Bappi Lahiri was not up to the mark. However it is a must see for the fans of SuperStar Rajesh Khanna and Rajnikanth. In the movie both their styles make it an interesting stuff to watch. It is a different type of movie - never made in India till date but throughly enjoyable because of the antics of the two Super Stars. Released in 1985 this movie is available in DVD with all leading stores. A must see.
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