Beta

Beta is a 1992 Hindi movie directed by Indra Kumar that featured the pairing of Madhuri Dixit with Anil Kapoor in lead roles. The film was a remake of Kannada film, Mallammana Pavada , starring Rajkumar, and B. Saroja Devi. It was remade to Telugu as Abbaigaru, and again to Kannada as Annayya, starring Ravichandran and Madhubala. The film is perhaps best remembered for the hit track "Dhak Dhak Karne Laga" which is the remake of maestro Ilaiyaraaja's composition "Abba Nee Teeyani Debba" from the Telugu film, Jagadeka Veerudu Atiloka Sundari. Beta won four Filmfare Awards including Best Actor (Kapoor), Best Actress (Madhuri Dixit), Best Playback Singer (Anuradha Paudwal for "Dhak Dhak Karne Laga") and Best Supporting Actress (Aruna Irani). It was declared a blockbuster and was the highest grossing film of 1992.