Gharjamai

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Across the [[Indian subcontinent]], the term '''''gharjamai''''' refers to a resident son-in-law who lives in a house of his wife's family.

== Definition ==
A man who lives in a house of his wife is known as Gharjamai. He usually lives with his wife's family or depends on his wife's family for support.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JrO-3IQum_4C&dq=gharjamai&pg=PA222|title=Caste and Kinship in Central India|last=Mayer|first=Adrian C.|publisher=Psychology Press|year=1998|isbn=9780415175678|pages=221–222|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dQXAoHucmMkC&dq=gharjamai&pg=PA48 | title=Destitutes and Development: A Study of the Bauri Community in the Bokaro Region| last1=Sengupta| first1=Nirmal| year=1979}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q2TrUtBSkioC&q=gharjamai|title=Census of India, 1931|last=Commissioner|first=India Census|date=1933|publisher=Manager of Publications|pages=113|language=en}}</ref> The term carries a social stigma in Indian society, as husband is traditionally considered responsible for running the household and depending on the wife's family for support is held in a negative view. In more modern usage, the overall financial position of the son-in-law is considered and taken into account when using this label; if, for example, the son-in-law possesses land or other property, he is not considered a Gharjamai. Varying definitions exist, however. Films and TV serials both with a serious and light hearted view have been made about this phenomenon.<ref>{{imdb title|id=0239002|title=Ghar Jamai: 1935}}</ref>

== In popular culture ==
=== Movies ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Language
!Movie
!Actor
|-
!1959
!Telugu
![[Illarikam]]
![[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]]
|-
!rowspan="1"|1961
!Hindi
!rowspan="1"|[[Sasural (1961 film)|Sasural]]
![[Rajendra Kumar]]
|-
!1965
!Tamil
![[Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum]]
![[Jaishankar]]
|-
!1966
!Telugu
![[Leta Manasulu]]
![[Haranath (actor)|Haranath]]
|-
!1967
!Hindi
![[Ram Aur Shyam]]
![[Pran (actor)|Pran]]
|-
! rowspan="1" |1968
!Hindi
! rowspan="1" |[[Do Kaliyaan]]
![[Biswajit Chatterjee]]
|-
! rowspan="1" |1968
!Hindi
! rowspan="1" |[[Neel Kamal (1968 film)|Neel Kamal]]
![[Mehmood (actor)|Mehmood]]
|-
! rowspan="1" |1969
!Hindi
! rowspan="1" |[[Dharti Kahe Pukar Ke (1969 film)|Dharti Kahe Pukar Ke]]
![[Sanjeev Kumar]]
|-
! rowspan="1" |1969
!Hindi
! rowspan="1" |[[Paisa Ya Pyaar]]
![[Biswajit Chatterjee]]
|-
! rowspan="1" |1973
!Hindi
! rowspan="1" |[[Phagun (1973 film)|Phagun]]
![[Dharmendra]]
|-
!1974
!Malayalam
![[Sethubandhanam (film)|Sethubandhanam]]
![[Prem Nazir]]
|-
! rowspan="1" |1974
!Hindi
! rowspan="1" |[[Bidaai (1974 film)|Bidaai]]
![[Jeetendra]]
|-
!1976
!Kannada
![[Makkala Bhagya]]
![[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]]
|-
! rowspan="1" |1976
!Hindi
! rowspan="1" |[[Tapasya]]
![[Asrani]]
|-
!1981
!Hindi
![[Nakhuda (film)|Nakhuda]]
![[Raj Kiran (actor)|Raj Kiran]]
|-
!1982
!Hindi
![[Dulha Bikta Hai]]
![[Raj Babbar]]
|-
! rowspan="1" |1982
!Hindi
! rowspan="1" |[[Khud-Daar]]
![[Vinod Mehra]]
|-
! rowspan="1" |1982
!Hindi
! rowspan="1" |[[Kaamchor]]
![[Suresh Oberoi]]
|-
! rowspan="1" |1983
!Hindi
! rowspan="1" |[[Rishta Kagaz Ka]]
![[Sudhir (Hindi actor)|Sudhir]]
|-
! rowspan="1" |1983
!Hindi
! rowspan="1" |[[Avtaar]]
![[Gulshan Grover]]
|-
! rowspan="1" |1983
!Hindi
! rowspan="1" |[[Mazdoor]]
![[Raj Babbar]]
|-
!1986
!Hindi
![[Peechha Karro]]
![[Farooq Sheikh]]
|-
! rowspan="1" |1987
!Hindi
! rowspan="1" |[[Pyar Ke Kabil]]
![[Rishi Kapoor]]
|-
! rowspan="1" |1988
!Hindi
! rowspan="1" |[[Biwi Ho To Aisi]]
![[Kader Khan]]
|-
!1989
!Telugu
![[Attaku Yamudu Ammayiki Mogudu]]
![[Chiranjeevi]]
|-
! rowspan="1" |1989
!Hindi
! rowspan="1" |[[Jaisi Karni Waisi Bharnii]]
![[Shakti Kapoor]]
|-
! rowspan="1" |1989
!Hindi
! rowspan="1" |[[Chandni (film)|Chandni]]
![[Anupam Kher]]
|-
!1989
!Tamil
![[Mappillai (1989 film)|Mappillai]]
![[Rajinikanth]]
|-
! rowspan="1" |1990
!Hindi
! rowspan="1" |[[Ghar Ho To Aisa]]
![[Kader Khan]]
|-
! rowspan="1" |1990
!Hindi
! rowspan="1" |[[Jamai Raja (film)|Jamai Raja]]
![[Anil Kapoor]]
|-
! rowspan="1" |1992
!Hindi
! rowspan="1" |[[Ghar Jamai (1992 film)|Ghar Jamai]]
![[Mithun Chakraborty]]
|-
! rowspan="1" |1994
!Hindi
! rowspan="1" |[[Laadla (1994 film)|Laadla]]
![[Anil Kapoor]]
|-
! rowspan="1" |1996
!Hindi
! rowspan="1" |[[Sautela Bhai]]
![[Raj Babbar]]
|-
! rowspan="1" |1996
!Hindi
! rowspan="1" |[[Namak (film)|Namak]]
![[Preetam Oberoi]] & [[Gulshan Grover]]
|-
! rowspan="1" |1997
!Hindi
! rowspan="1" |[[Yes Boss (film)|Yes Boss]]
![[Aditya Pancholi]]
|-
!1998
!Bengali
![[Jamai No. 1]]
![[Ranjit Mallick]]
|-

|-
!|2000
!Hindi
!|[[Beti No. 1]]
![[Prem Chopra]]
|-
!rowspan="1"|2001
!Hindi
!rowspan="1"|[[Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love]]
![[Mohnish Bahl]]
|-
! rowspan="1" |2001
!Hindi
![[Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega]]
![[Saif Ali Khan]]
|-
! rowspan="1" |2001
!Hindi
![[Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta]]
![[Sharad Kapoor]]
|-
!2008
!Bengali
![[Gharjamai (film)|Ghar Jamai]]
![[Prosenjit Chatterjee]]
|-
!rowspan="1"|2009
!Hindi
!rowspan="1"|[[Chal Chala Chal]]
![[Asrani]] & [[Manoj Joshi (actor)|Manoj Joshi]]
|-

|-
!rowspan="1"|2009
!Hindi
!rowspan="1"|[[Ek: The Power of One]]
![[Jaspal Bhatti]] & [[Sanjay Mishra (actor)|Sanjay Mishra]]
|-
!2010
!Punjabi
![[Ik Kudi Punjab Di]]
![[Amrinder Gill]]
|-
!2013
!Punjabi
![[Lucky Di Unlucky Story]]
![[Binnu Dhillon]]
|-
!2016
!Hindi
![[Ki & Ka]]
![[Arjun Kapoor]]
|-
!2019
!Hindi
![[Jhootha Kahin Ka]]
![[Omkar Kapoor]]
|-
!2019
!Hindi
![[Bala (2019 film)|Bala]]
![[Saurabh Shukla]]
|-
!2020
!Hindi
![[Gulabo Sitabo]]
![[Amitabh Bachchan]]
|-
|}

=== TV Series ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!TV series
!Actor
|-
!|1997-98
!|[[Ghar Jamai (TV series)|Ghar Jamai]]
![[R. Madhavan]]
|-
!|1999–2009
!|[[Yes Boss (TV series)|Yes Boss]]
![[Rakesh Bedi]]
|-
!|1995–2006
!|[[Hum Paanch (TV series)|Hum Paanch]]
![[Ali Asgar (actor)|Ali Asgar]]
|-
!|2001–04
!|[[Khichdi (2002 TV series)|Khichdi]]
! rowspan="2" |[[Kamlesh Oza]]
|-
!|2005
!|[[Instant Khichdi]]
|-
!|2005–09
!|[[Saat Phere: Saloni Ka Safar]]
![[Ashish Kapoor]]
|-
!2010–11
![[Baat Hamari Pakki Hai]]
![[Vivek Mushran]]
|-
!|2012–13
!|[[Jhilmil Sitaaron Ka Aangan Hoga]]
![[Shriya Jha]]
|-
!|2014–17
!|[[Jamai Raja (2014 TV series)|Jamai Raja]]
![[Ravi Dubey]]
|-
!|2015
!|[[Dil Ki Baatein Dil Hi Jaane]]
![[Sailesh Gulabani]]
|}

=== Books ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Book
!Author
|-
!|1961
!|''[[A House for Mr. Biswas]]''
!|[[V. S. Naipaul]]
|-
|}

==References==
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[[Category:Marriage in India]]
[[Category:Marriage, unions and partnerships in Pakistan]]

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