| Thodisi Bewafaii | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Esmayeel Shroff |
| Written by | Esmayeel Shroff |
| Starring | Rajesh Khanna Shabana Azmi |
| Music by | Khayyam |
| Cinematography | Russi Billimoria |
| Editing by | A R Rajendran |
| Release date(s) | 1978 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Thodisi Bewafaii is a 1980 Hindi movie written and directed by Esmayeel Shroff. The film stars Rajesh Khanna, Shabana Azmi and Padmini Kohlapure. The music is by Khayyam.
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Arvind Kumar Choudhary is widowed, respectable and wealthy businessman, who lives with his only son, Arun, in a palatial house. He re-marries another woman, Sujata, a widow with two daughters, Veena and Seema. Arun does not respect her and refuses to even speak with her. Arun meets Neema Deshmukh and both of fall in love. With approval of their respective families, they get married. Then things start to slide financially for the Choudharys when Arun accidentally breaks a valuable diamond while daydreaming about Neema; the Choudharys lose all their savings, building, vehicles and property, move to a shanty apartment, and Arvind passes away. Arun takes over the reins of this family, and starts talking to his stepmother. Neema gives birth to a baby boy and they name him Abhinandan. Misunderstandings occur between Sujata and Neema, they escalate, fueled by some gossip from neighboring women
| Actor/Actress | Character/Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Rajesh Khanna | Arun Kumar Choudhary | |
| Shabana Azmi | Neema Choudhary | |
| A. K. Hangal | Arvind Kumar Choudhary | |
| Urmila Bhatt | Sujata Choudhary | |
| Gayatri | Veena Choudhary | |
| Gowri Khorana | Seema Choudhary | |
| Siddharth | Abhinandan Choudhary | |
| Padmini Kolhapure | Meenu | Nandu's Girlfriend |
| Deven Verma | Noor -E- Chashmis | |
| Preeti Ganguly | Mrs. Noor-E-Chashmis | |
| Shreeram Lagoo | Surendra Deshmukh | as Dr. Shreeram Lagoo |
| Shashi Kiran | Mahendra Deshmukh | |
| Jalal Agha | Narendra Deshmukh | |
| Madhu Chauhan | Narendra's wife | |
| Maya Alagh | Dr. Karuna | as Dr. Maya Alagh |
| Dina Pathak | Dr. Karuna's mother | |
| Leela Mishra | Wedding Guest (song "Sunoji Bhabhi") | as Leela Misra |
| Lalita Kumari | Neighbour | |
| Murad | Judge | |
| Moolchand | Lala (Pawnshop Owner) | as Mulchand |
| Ram Avtar | Mr. Ram Avtaar (man with prescription) | as Ramavtar |
| Manmauji | Arun's Co-worker | Man with wig |
| Mushtaq Khan | Worker with sick wife | as Mushtaq |
| Viju Khote | Mr. Lalwani | |
| Khushboo | Nandu | |
| Dharamvir | as Dharmveer | |
| Raja Bakshi | ||
| Jameel | ||
| Kishore | ||
| Pramod Pathak | as Pramod | |
| M. Ratan | ||
| Sunder Taneja | ||
| Gopal Naik | as Gopal | |
| Sarkar | as Sirkar | |
| Mani | ||
| Sushant Ray |