Beta
1992 2h 35m movie Film India

Beta

Synopsis

Beta is the story of Raju, the only child of a widowed multi millionaire. Raju's father can provide him anything he wants but Raju's only desire is to get mother's love, in order to please Raju, his father gets married to Nagmani, thinking that she will take care of Raju more than his real mother would. Raju becomes completely devoted to his stepmother, doing whatever she wishes. Time passes by, Raju grows up and gets married to Saraswati. Saraswati discovers that Nagmani's motherly love for Raju is fake and all what Nagmani is interested in, is capturing Raju's wealth.

The 1991–1993 India Window

37 India films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Beta sits at position #33.

  1. In the Name of God
    #1

    In the Name of God

    ★ 8.6 · 1992

  2. Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama
    #2

    Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama

    ★ 8.2 · 1992

  3. Sandhesam
    #3

    Sandhesam

    ★ 7.9 · 1991

  4. Thalapathi
    #4

    Thalapathi

    ★ 7.8 · 1991

  5. Midhunam
    #5

    Midhunam

    ★ 7.8 · 1993

  6. Manichitrathazhu
    #6

    Manichitrathazhu

    ★ 7.7 · 1993

  7. Dhruvam
    #7

    Dhruvam

    ★ 7.7 · 1993

  8. Godfather
    #8

    Godfather

    ★ 7.6 · 1991

Other Titles From Maruti International

The 1990s India Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Beta premiered. 147 total titles in this decade from India.

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Reception Benchmarks

5.9
TMDB Rating
13
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,417 of 1,983 India films indexed here (29th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.5 points below the India average of 6.4/10.

Among India Drama productions specifically: #880 of 1,132 (top 78%).

Production Details

Primary Country India
Original Language Hindi
Production Companies Maruti International
Runtime 2h 35m
Release Date April 3, 1992
IMDb tt0101437

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