Bade Ghar Ki Beti
| Bade Ghar Ki Beti | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Kalpataru |
| Produced by |
S.K. Jain B.K. Jaiswal Mohanji Prasad |
| Written by |
Mohanji Prasad (story) Kader Khan (dialogue) |
| Screenplay by | K.B. Pathak |
| Starring |
Meenakshi Seshadri Rishi Kapoor |
| Music by | Laxmikant-Pyarelal |
| Cinematography | Sudhin Majumdar |
| Edited by | B.S. Glaad |
Bade Ghar Ki Beti [Translation: A daughter of large house] is a 1989 Indian Bollywood film directed by Kalpataru. It stars Meenakshi Seshadri and Rishi Kapoor in pivotal roles.
Cast
- Meenakshi Seshadri as Mala
- Rishi Kapoor as Gopal
- Shammi Kapoor as Thakur Din Dayal
- Sushma Seth as Mrs. Din Dayal
- Raj Kiran as Manohar
- Satish Shah as Murli
- Aruna Irani as Murli's Wife
- Gulshan Grover as Girdhar
- Ashok Saraf as Kasturi
- Urmila Matondkar as Pushpa
Plot
Mala is the daughter of Kishanlal who works as a servant with a wealthy family. One day Mala meets with the owner of this family, who is so impressed with Mala that he asks for her hand in marriage for his fourth son, Gopal, which Kishanlal humbly accepts. As a result, Mala gets married to Gopal, and moves in to their palatial home. While Mala is extremely helpful and sweet-natured, the rest of the daughters-in-law, three of them, are quite the opposite. When bad times befall this family, the owner passes away; Gopal and Mala move out, leaving Gopal's mother at the mercy of her indifferent sons, Girdhar, Murli, Manohar, and their abusive wives who refuse to assist in any household work, virtually forcing their aged mother-in-law to all menial work, not looking after her needs, even when she becomes ill, and ultimately throwing her out of the house. Gopal gains popularity as a musician, while his brothers mortgage their family home with a moneylender. They decide to live off Gopal, and tell him that their mother has gone for a tirath-yatra (holy journey). With that out of the way, the brothers go back to their lifestyle, not really caring that their mother may be destitute, ill, and on the verge of dying.
Soundtrack
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bade Ghar Ke Beti Ke Nakhre" (DJ Akash) | Suresh Wadkar, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Anuradha Paudwal | |
| 2. | "Jinka Ghar Ho Ayodhya Jaisa" | Mohammed Aziz | |
| 3. | "Karna Fakiri Phir Kya Dilgiri" | Suresh Wadkar, Kavita Krishnamurthy | |
| 4. | "Samdhi Teri Ghodi" | Hariharan, Mohammed Aziz, Alka Yagnik | |
| 5. | "Teri Payal Baji Jahan" | Mohammed Aziz, Anuradha Paudwal | |
| 6. | "Yeh Ladki Nahin Hai" | Mohammed Aziz, Alka Yagnik |