Piya Ka Ghar

Piya Ka Ghar
Directed by	Basu Chatterjee
Written by	Basu Chatterjee
Screenplay by	Ram Kelkar
Story by	Vasant P. Kale
Based on	Mumbaicha Jawai (Marathi Film)
Produced by	Tarachand Barjatya
Starring	Jaya Bhaduri Anil Dhawan Paintal
Cinematography	K. K. Mahajan
Edited by	Mukhtar Ahmed
Music by	Laxmikant Pyarelal
Production company	Rajshri Productions
Distributed by	Rajshri Productions
Release date	25 February 1972 (1972-02-25)
Running time	135 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Piya Ka Ghar (transl. My beloved's house) is a 1972 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Basu Chatterjee, and produced by Rajshri Productions, starring Anil Dhawan and Jaya Bachchan. A remake of Raja Thakur's Marathi film Mumbaicha Jawai, it portrays the difficulties of life in Mumbai during the 1970s in the form of a comic family drama. According to film and music expert Rajesh Subramanian, Amol Palekar was the first choice for the lead role, but an unfortunate misunderstanding led to Chatterjee casting Anil Dhawan.

Plot

The two main characters are Ram and Malti. Ram lives in a chawl (tenement) in Mumbai. Malti initially lives in a relatively comfortable home in an unidentified village.

Ram and Malti are hooked up through a matchmaker that their parents have hired. The matchmaker first visits Malti's house, then he then visits Ram and his family (parents, two brothers, one sister-in-law, three uncles, and two aunts), who live together in a one-room apartment.

Ram and Malti fall in love, and Ram's family visits her in her village. Soon, they are married, and Malti moves to Ram's apartment, not knowing what to expect. Since there is very little room left in the apartment, the newlyweds are forced to sleep in the kitchen. They make several comical, but failed, attempts to have some privacy.

At last, Malti can bear it no longer, and her uncle arrives to take her back to the village. But when they see all her in-laws offering to move out on her account, they change their minds, saying that such love overcomes the difficulties of living in Mumbai. In the end, the couple finally finds the privacy they were seeking.

Cast

Actor/Actress	Character/Role	Notes
Jaya Bhaduri	Malti Shankar
Anil Dhawan	Ram G. Sharma
Agha	Girdharilal Sharma
Sulochana Chatterjee	Mrs. Girdharilal Sharma
Suresh Chatwal	Shiri G. Sharma
Rajeeta Thakur	Shobha Shiri Sharma	as Rajeeta Thakur
Raja Paranjpe	Gauri Shankar	as Raja Paranjape
Keshto Mukherjee	Baburao Kulkarni	as Kesto Mukherjee
Mukri	Kanhaiya
Sunder	Irate Passenger
Paintal	Arun
C.S. Dubey	Pandit
Asrani
Sarita Devi
Samar Chatterjee
Manmauji
Prakash Mishra
Pardesi
Rajan Verma		as Raj Verma
Alka
Amitabh Bachchan		Guest Appearance
Dharmendra	Himself

Soundtrack

The following songs, listed in the order in which they appear. Lyrics are penned by Anand Bakshi and music is composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal. The song "Ye Jeevan Hai" sung by Kishore Kumar was frequently used in 2022 movie Uunchai in background as a part of the story plot.

• "Ye Zulf Kaisee Hai" by Mohammed Rafi and Lata Mangeshkar
• "Ye Jeevan Hai" by Kishore Kumar
• "Piya Ka Ghar" by Lata Mangeshkar
• "Bambaee Shahar Kee" by Kishore Kumar

References

External links

• Piya Ka Ghar at IMDb
• MusicIndiaOnline page- includes first three songs and lyrics to "Ye Jeevan Hai"
• Piya Ka Ghar