India 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.
Drama + Family in India
112 India titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Family genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Beta itself).
Other Titles From Maruti International
The 1991–1993 India Window
In the crowded 1991-1993 India release window, Beta sits at #33 of 37. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1990s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in India, 147 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Beta premiered alongside 9 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 9 other India films in 1992.
The 170th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
13 audience reviews — more than 25% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 18th percentile among India films.
Reception Benchmarks
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 |