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{{Infobox film
| name = Ghar Basake Dekho
| image = Ghar_Basake_Dekho_(1963).jpg
| image_size =
| caption =
| director = [[Kishore Sahu]]
| producer = Trikambhai Dave Bal Chander Shukla
| writer = Prabhulal Dwivedi
| starring = [[Manoj Kumar]] [[Rajshree]] [[Mehmood Ali|Mehmood]] [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]] [[Shyama (Hindi actress)|Shyama]]
| music = [[Chitragupta (composer)|Chitragupta]]
| cinematography = Bipin Gajjar
| editing = Pratap Dave
| distributor =
| studio = Ratandeep Pictures
| released = 1963
| runtime = 140 minutes
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Ghar Basake Dekho''''' (Start A Family) is a [[List of Bollywood films of 1963|1963]] [[Hindi]] family drama film, directed by [[Kishore Sahu]].<ref name="GulazāraChatterjee2003">{{cite book|author1=Gulazāra|author2=Saibal Chatterjee|title=Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC&pg=PT668|year=2003|publisher=Popular Prakashan|isbn=978-81-7991-066-5|page=668}}</ref><ref name=Gomolo>{{cite web|title=Ghar Basake Dekho|url=http://www.gomolo.com/ghar-basake-dekho-movie/3448|website=gomolo.com|publisher=Gomolo|accessdate=10 March 2015}}</ref> The film was produced by Trikambhai Dave and Bal Chander Shukla for Ratandeep Pictures,<ref name="Agnihotri1992">{{cite book|author=Ram Awatar Agnihotri|title=Artistes and their films of modern Hindi cinema: cultural and socio-political impact on society, 1931-91|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IP5kAAAAMAAJ|year=1992|publisher=Commonwealth Publishers|isbn=978-81-7169-182-1}}</ref> with music composed by Chitragupta and lyrics written by [[Rajendra Krishan]].<ref name="Zaveri2005">{{cite book|author=Hanif Zaveri|title=Mehmood, a Man of Many Moods|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w4R2lC3b5e4C&pg=PA178|year=2005|publisher=Popular Prakashan|isbn=978-81-7991-213-3|page=178}}</ref>
The story was taken from the Gujarati stage writer Prabhulal Dwivedi's story, 'Grahasti'.<ref name="MotherIndia">{{cite book|title=Mother India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CBMIAQAAMAAJ|volume=29|year=1963|publisher=Sumati}}</ref>
The screenplay and dialogues were by Rajendra Krishan.

[[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]], a top South Indian actress,<ref name="MurthyRaju2009">{{cite book|author1=V. R. Murthy|author2=V. Soma Raju|title=A Legendary Actress Mahanati Savitri|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=llPiQgAACAAJ|year=2009|publisher=Upstate Harbor Publishers|isbn=978-0-615-28096-7}}</ref> made her Hindi film debut in ''Ghar Basake Dekho'' in a supporting role.<ref name="FilmWorld">{{cite book|title=Film World|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xXhTAAAAYAAJ|volume=14|year=1978|publisher=T.M. Ramachandran}}</ref> The cast included [[Manoj Kumar]], [[Rajshree]], [[Shyama (Hindi actress)|Shyama]], Sudesh Kumar, [[Mehmood Ali|Mehmood]], [[Johnny Walker (actor)|Johnny Walker]] and [[Lalita Pawar]].<ref name=citwf>{{cite web|title=Ghar Basake Dekho|url=http://www.citwf.com/film130452.htm|website=citwf.com|publisher=Alan Goble|accessdate=10 March 2015}}</ref>

Mehmood was nominated for the [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor]].<ref name=Filmfare>{{cite web|title=The Nominations-1963 |url=http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/366542.cms |archive-url=https://archive.is/20140223224022/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/366542.cms |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 February 2014 |website=filmfareawards.indiatimes.com |publisher=Times Internet Ltd. |accessdate=10 March 2015 |ref=Filmfare }}</ref>

''Ghar Basake Dekho'' was a family drama with romance and comedy interwoven in the story.<ref name="Collections">{{cite book|title=Collections|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q5UqAAAAYAAJ|year=1991|publisher=Update Video Publication}}</ref> The story revolves around a widowed mother, who mortgages her village house to educate her son in the city. The film then follows his marriage to a woman of his choice, who mistreats his family, and the repercussions it has on family and friends.

==Plot==
Kamal Mehra (Sudesh Kumar) lives in the village with his mother Shanta Mehra ([[Lalita Pawar]]) and younger sister, Sharda ([[Rajshree]]). They are poor and his mother has to mortgage her house in the village in order to send Kamal to the city for further education. She expects him to pay off the mortgage once he gets a job. Kamal gets a job and returns to the village with a wife Mona ([[Shyama (Hindi actress)|Shyama]]), who is considered too modern for the village. When Kamal returns to the city, he stops sending money to his family. The mother and daughter leave for the city when they are informed that Kamal is not well. They are treated badly by Mona, who with her spendthrift habits gets into arguments with Kamal. When Kamal leaves for a job outside the city, Mona has Shanta and Sharda thrown out of the house.

Wandering on the streets, Shanta and Sharda collide with Kumar's ([[Manoj Kumar]]) car, who takes them to his home. Kamal is an employee of Kumar, but the fact is unknown to mother and daughter. Kumar and Sharda start liking each other and he insists that they stay at his place till the mother recovers. When Kamal returns home, he is upset to see his mother and sister missing. He leaves some money he is carrying for his employer with Mona, and goes off to the village to look for them, but is unable to find them. Mona spends three-fourths of the money Kamal had left in her care, and he has to find a way to return the money. Finally, Kamal unites with his mother and sister; Mona has learnt her lesson from her errant ways, and Kumar and Sharda get married.

There is a sub-plot in the form of Kamal and Mona's neighbours; one is Sunder ([[Mehmood Ali|Mehmood]]) and his wife Geeta ([[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]]), who is shown as the traditional wife in comparison to Mona. Another neighbour is Jackson ([[Johnny Walker (actor)|Johnny Walker]]), who has left his wife Ganga ([[Minu Mumtaz]]) in the village.

==Cast==
* [[Manoj Kumar]] as Kumar
* [[Rajshree]] as Sharda Mehra
* [[Shyama (Hindi actress)|Shyama]] as Mona Mehra
* Sudesh Kumar as Kamal Mehra
* [[Mehmood Ali|Mehmood]] as Sunder
* [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]] as Geeta, Sunder's wife
* [[Lalita Pawar]] as Shanta Mehra
* [[Johnny Walker (actor)|Johnny Walker]] as Jaikishen Ram Agnihotri, alias "Jackson"
* [[Minu Mumtaz]] as Ganga Agnihotri
* [[Leela Mishra]] as Kashi, Ganga's mother
* Uma Khosla as Kavita Kapoor, Mohana's friend
* Shivraj as Ramprasad, Sunder's father
* Randhir

==Soundtrack==
One of the popular numbers from the film was "Tumne Hansi Hi Hansi Mein", sung by [[Lata Mangeshkar]] and [[Mahendra Kapoor]]. The composer was [[Chitragupta (composer)|Chitragupta]] and the lyrics were written by [[Rajendra Krishan]]. The playback singing was provided by Lata Mangeshkar, [[Mohammed Rafi]], [[Suman Kalyanpur]], Mahendra Kapoor, and [[Usha Mangeshkar]].<ref name=MySwar>{{cite web|title=Ghar Basake Dekho (1963)|url=http://myswar.com/album/ghar-basake-dekho-1963|website=myswar.com|publisher=MySwar|accessdate=10 March 2015}}</ref>

===Songlist===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! # !! Title !! Singer
|-
| 1
| "Ae Mere Pyar Bata"
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Mahendra Kapoor]]
|-
| 2
| "Tumne Hansi Hi Hansi Mein Kyun"
| Lata Mangeshkar, Mahendra Kapoor
|-
| 3
| "Khush Rahe Teri Nagri"
| Lata Mangeshkar
|-
| 4
| "Jidhar Ji Mein Aaya Udhar Hum Chale"
| [[Suman Kalyanpur]], [[Usha Mangeshkar]]
|-
| 5
| "Ye Ras Teri Baton Ka Chocolate"
| [[Mohammed Rafi]]
|-
| 6
| "Aap Ki Ankhon Ka Mere Dil Pe Yeh Ehsaan Hai"
|
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0268331}}

{{Kishore Sahu}}

[[Category:1963 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1960s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Kishore Sahu]]
[[Category:Films scored by Chitragupta]]

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