Beti (1964 film) explained

Director:Raza Mir
Producer:Iqbal Shehzad
Starring:
Music:Deebo Bhattacharya
Distributor:Montana Films
Country:Pakistan
Language:Urdu

Beti (also spelled as Baitee[1]) is a Pakistani film directed by Raza Mir and produced by Iqbal Shehzad. Nazim Panipati was the story writer, with dialogues by Zia Sarhadi. It stars Neelo and Ejaz with child actor Gutto in lead roles. The plot revolves around a famous actress who accepts anonymity to save her daughter and house.[2] [3] The music was composed by Deebo Bhattacharya. Released in July 1964, it was the first film of Mir as director.[4] Beti is considered as one of the best performance of Neelo.[5]

Plot

The plot revolves around a married couple, where the actress wife gets unwell during her shooting. On visiting doctor, it reveals on her that she is pregnant. She does want the unborn and asks for the abortion to the doctor. But, on the insistence and love of her husband, she decides to change her decision.

After giving birth to a baby girl, she returns to the film's set and completes the shooting. Due to her engaging and busy schedule, the daughter gets neglected and the couple gets divorced. The husband decides to leave with the daughter but she gets abuducted by a baby snatcher on the way. In the love of her daughter, the wife looks for her daughter but disappoints when comes to know about her abduction. She decides to save her daughter and house, leaving her passion behind.

Cast

Notes and References

  1. Book: Accessions List, South Asia . 6 . E.G. Smith for the U.S. Library of Congress Office, New Delhi . 1987 . New Dehli .
  2. Web site: . 6 February 2021 . Daily Jang . https://web.archive.org/web/20210719013702/https://jang.com.pk/amp/886397 . 19 July 2021 .
  3. Book: Illustrated Weekly of Pakistan . 1964 .
  4. Book: Cinema the World Over . 1-3 . 11 . K. S. Hosain . 1975 . National Film Development Corporation .
  5. Web site: Neelo — the iconic filmstar of yesteryears . https://web.archive.org/web/20230408102154/https://dailytimes.com.pk/403175/neelo-the-iconic-filmstar-of-yesteryears/ . 8 April 2023 . Amjad Parvez. 29 May 2019. 12 April 2023.