Beta (film)

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Beta (Hindi: बेटा, Urdu: بیٹا, translation: Son) is a 1992 Bollywood movie directed by Indra Kumar. The film featured the pairing of Madhuri Dixit with Anil Kapoor, who were previously paired in Tezaab. The film is perhaps best remembered for the hit song "Dhak Dhak Karne Laga", which earned Dixit her nickname as the "Dhak-Dhak Girl" ("dhak-dhak" = heartbeat). Beta won four Filmfare Awards including Best Actress (Dixit), Best Actor (Kapoor), Best Playback Singer (Anuradha Paudwal for "Dhak Dhak Karne Laga") and Best Supporting Actress Aruna Irani.

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Kapoor plays Raju, a man who, having lost his mother when his was very young, is devoted to his manipulative stepmother. Dixit plays Sarasvati, an educated young woman who marries Raju. Through the film, Sarasvati sees through his stepmother's plans to control Raju in order to take over the family's property.