Mr. Bechara

Mr Bechara was not a hit, which is the most surprising element first of all. But compared to films such as Army, it was of a much stronger compared to other Sridevi movies of the same year such as Army.

Firstly this is a story of how one man, looses his wife and gains another by no choice of his own. But the woman he gains thinks she was the original wife, and she does not know that she had an accident and has lost her memorey.

Anupham Kher is vitally funny through the whole film. Nagrujana does not get much of a role. Sridvei looks good in the film, apart from the end when she is in her wedding dress! Oh god! make sure u have your sunglasses for that.

From the original soundtrack of the film, one song was not included that being Dehkoh Dehkoh bara bajhee.

Best quote of the whole film is when Sridevi gets a slap on the face from Anil Kapoor, and she replies, "You have started hitting me, wait till you get home I will also start hitting you."

But the star of the film is the cute baby, and Sridevi really shows her love for the child for him as if it was her own Jhanvi!

The film is a must see for all Sridevi fans, Anil Kapoor again pairs of well with Sridevi. This film must been seen on good quality and not bad print or you will not enjoy this film at all. I give this film 8.5 out of 10. Shame it was not a hit!

It may not be a masterpiece but surely entertaining with soulful music. The movie had heart above logic. It wasn't well promoted as well Anil Kapoor had a bad run during that time. It was far better than movies made in 90s. Anil Kapoor was naturally best choice. The movie had some resemblance to Ek Ladka Ek Ladakhi. If you are a fan clean entertainers of 90s give it a try. Some where between Love and motherly affection, a feeling of Mother wins. No villians be it Anil Kapoor or Nagarjuna. This is feminist movie in terms of her feelings and love. Not overly feminist or Dramatic but it's worth a watch.

Mr. Bechara (1996), is the remake of the 1994 Tamil film Veetla Visheshanga (There is a ceremony at home), directed by K. Bhagyaraja (both the Hindi and the Tamil versions).

The film was not successful at the B.O. despite a good story line, great performances, hummable music and some good comedy. Critics attributed the film's failure to Anil Kapoor and Sridevi's sagging careers (baring Anil Kapoor's only successful film Loafer, in the preceding 2 years) before Mr. Bechara hit the screens (only to be revived a year later with the super-hit Judaai).

Mr. Bechara narrated the oft told story of a girl who loses her memory and falls for a man, only to regain her memory and recall that her heart belongs to someone else. There have been several films with similar story lines in the past but what distinguished Mr. Behcara from these was it's comic sequences that did not fall prey to the double meaning syndrome that dominated the film scene around the time this film released (courtesy Anupam Kher, Tiku Talsania and Shakti Kapoor).

Anil Kapoor essayed the title role with ease and Sridevi is a delight to watch. This film proved yet again that she is truly one of the finest actresses India has seen. The penultimate sequence which requires Sridevi to choose between the 2 men in her life is a good example of her prowess. She uses expressions (which has always been her core strength) to convey her emotions instead of dialogs and that's what makes this scene absolutely brilliant. Anil Kapoor is good in his act as well, showing the audience yet again that he is a terrific performer and can handle any scene with maturity. Anupam Kher does go over the top in a few scenes but provides a few laughs, especially his scenes with Shakti Kapoor. The baby is super-cute. Heera Rajgopal and Nagarjuna get limited scope.

Anand-Milind's music is infectious and melodious. Khoyee Khoyee Aankhon mein (in 2 versions) is easily the best song in this film. Lage mujhe sunder was another peppy song, that was ahead of its time. And of course Saathi Mere is tuneful, which also proved to be the most popular song when the music released. Although the music did not top the charts in 1996, I still feel it is one of Annad-Milind's finest works.

Overall, Mr. Bechara is a good family film. Released around the same time as a number of films that indulged in double meaning dialogs and songs, this film refrained from all that and yet managed to provide wholesome entertainment. The film may have failed in 1996, but it has enjoyed satellite runs successfully over the years and is still aired on various channels even in 2012! Watch it, you won't be disappointed!

Dont get fooled by lower ratings as they are mostly personal tasted. It deserves much more appreciation. This movie has very sweet love story plot with comedy punch of Anupam kher. Shot in beautiful hills is soothing to eye. The songs were nostalgic. Just go for it.