Thodisi Bewafaii is a 1980 Hindi movie written and directed by Esmayeel Shroff

Esmayeel Shroff

Esmayeel Shroff is an Indian film director and writer. Shroff is also noted for his work in the Bollywood industry. His hit film Thodisi Bewafaii was famous among the crowd of 80's. The movie was written by his brother, Moin Ud Din Shroff.Though he made his directorial debut on television,...

. The film stars Rajesh Khanna

Rajesh Khanna

Rajesh Khanna is an Indian actor of from Hindi films, and has been Hindi film producer and an Indian politician....

, Shabana Azmi

Shabana Azmi

Shabana Azmi is an Indian actress of film, television and theatre. An alumna of the Film and Television Institute of India of Pune, she made her film debut in 1974 and soon became one of the leading actresses of parallel cinema, an Indian New Wave movement known for its serious content and...

 and Padmini Kohlapure. The music is by Khayyam.

Plot

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

Cast

Actor/Actress	Character/Role	Notes
Rajesh Khanna Rajesh Khanna Rajesh Khanna is an Indian actor of from Hindi films, and has been Hindi film producer and an Indian politician....	Arun Kumar Choudhary
Shabana Azmi Shabana Azmi Shabana Azmi is an Indian actress of film, television and theatre. An alumna of the Film and Television Institute of India of Pune, she made her film debut in 1974 and soon became one of the leading actresses of parallel cinema, an Indian New Wave movement known for its serious content and...	Neema Choudhary
A. K. Hangal A. K. Hangal Avtar Kishan Hangal , popularly known as A. K. Hangal, is a well known Indian character actor in Hindi language films. His most notable roles are as the Inder Sen in Shaukeen, as Rahim Chacha in Sholay and as Ram Shastri in Aaina...	Arvind Kumar Choudhary
Urmila Bhatt	Sujata Choudhary
Gayatri Gayatri Gayatri is the feminine form of , a Sanskrit word for a song or a hymn. Gayatri is a consort of Brahma and the goddess of learning. Brahma married her when there was a need for a companion during a yajna. Brahma had to start the yajna along with his wife...	Veena Choudhary
Gowri Khorana	Seema Choudhary
Siddharth	Abhinandan Choudhary
Padmini Kolhapure Padmini Kolhapure Padmini Kolhapure is an Indian actress who appeared in Bollywood films during the 1970s and 1980s.-Early life:Padmini Kolhapure is from a Maharashtrian family. Her father, Pandharinath Kolhapure is a classical singer whose family was from Kolhapur and Goa. Her mother, whose family hailed from...	Meenu	Nandu's Girlfriend
Deven Verma Deven Verma Deven Varma is an Indian film and television actor, particularly known for his comic roles, with directors like Basu Chatterji, Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Gulzar. He has also produced and directed some films including Besharam...	Noor -E- Chashmis
Preeti Ganguly Preeti Ganguly Preeti Ganguly is an Indian actress who played several comic roles in Hindi movies in the 1970s and 1980s. She is the daughter of veteran Indian actor Ashok Kumar. She is best known for her comic role as Freni Sethna, the die-hard Amitabh Bachchan fan in Khatta Meetha...	Mrs. Noor-E-Chashmis
Shreeram Lagoo	Surendra Deshmukh	as Dr. Shreeram Lagoo
Shashi Kiran	Mahendra Deshmukh
Jalal Agha Jalal Agha Jalal Agha was an Indian actor and director in Bollywood films. Son of the popular comedian Agha, Jalal studied acting at the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune.-Career:...	Narendra Deshmukh
Madhu Chauhan	Narendra's wife
Maya Alagh	Dr. Karuna	as Dr. Maya Alagh
Dina Pathak Dina Pathak Dina Pathak or Deena Pathak was a veteran actor and director of Gujarati theatre and also a film actor. She was also a woman activist and remained the President of the 'National Federation of Indian Women'...	Dr. Karuna's mother
Leela Mishra Leela Mishra Leela Mishra was an Indian film actor, who worked as a character actor in over 200 Hindi films for five decades, eventually playing stock characters like aunts, Chachi or Mausi...	Wedding Guest (song "Sunoji Bhabhi")	as Leela Misra
Lalita Kumari	Neighbour
Murad Murad (actor) Murad was an Indian character actor who appeared more than 100 Bollywood films from the early 1940s through to the end of the 1980s playing character roles ranging from a father, uncle, police officer, courtroom judge or an emperor. His son Raza Murad is also an actor in the Bollywood industry who...	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 Viju Khote Viju Khote is an Indian actor who has worked as character actor in more than 300 films in Hindi cinema and Marathi cinema. He is especially famous as the dacoit Kalia in the film Sholay and the dialogue, Sardar maine aapka namak khaya hai and Robert in movie Andaz Apna Apna...	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

Awards

• Filmfare Best Male Playback Award
  Filmfare Best Male Playback Award
  The Filmfare Best Male Playback Award is given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise a male playback singer who has delivered an outstanding performance in a film song....
  
   for Kishore Kumar
  Kishore Kumar
  Kishore Kumar , born Abhas Kumar Ganguly, was an Indian film playback singer and an actor who also worked as lyricist, composer, producer, director, screenwriter and scriptwriter.Kishore Kumar was one of India's greatest performers of the late 20th century...
  
   singing "hazaar rahen mud ke dekhi"
• Filmfare Best Lyricist Award
  Filmfare Best Lyricist Award
  The Filmfare Lyricist Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films.The awards were first given in 1953, however the Award for the best lyricist was first given in 1958.-Superlatives:...
  
   for Gulzar
  Gulzar (lyricist)
  Sampooran Singh Kalra , known popularly by his pen name Gulzar , is an Indian poet, lyricist and director. He primarily writes in Hindi-Urdu and has also written in Punjabi and several dialects of Hindi such as Braj Bhasha, Khariboli, Haryanvi and Marwari.Gulzar was awarded the Padma Bhushan in...
  
  writing "hazaar rahen mud ke dekhi"