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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Ghar Ka Chiraag<br />
| image = Ghar Ka Chirag 1967.jpg<br />
| caption = Film poster<br />
| director = Jagdev Bhambri<br />
| producer = Jagdev Bhambri<br />
| writer = Shivaji Rathor<br />
| starring = [[Dharmendra]]<br>[[Waheeda Rehman]]<br>[[Biswajit Chatterjee|Biswajit]]<br>[[Balraj Sahni]]<br />
| music = [[Madan Mohan (composer)|Madan Mohan]]<br />
| cinematography = C. M. Rele<br />
| editing = [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]]<br />
| distributor = Jagat Enterprises<br />
| released = {{Film date|1967}}<br />
| runtime = 157 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Hindi<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = <br />
}}<br />
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'''''Ghar Ka Chirag''''' (The Lamp That Lights The Home) is a [[List of Bollywood films of 1967|1967]] [[Hindi]] social family melodrama film of [[Indian cinema]]. It was produced and directed by Jagdev Bhambri, who also wrote the screenplay. The lyricist was [[Kaifi Azmi]], with music composed by [[Madan Mohan (composer)|Madan Mohan]].<ref name="CowieElley1977">{{cite book|author1=Peter Cowie|author2=Derek Elley|title=World Filmography: 1967|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Jp7ayTLX1D8C&pg=PA263|year=1977|publisher=Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press|isbn=978-0-498-01565-6|page=263}}</ref> The ensemble cast included [[Dharmendra]], [[Waheeda Rehman]], [[Biswajit Chatterjee|Biswajit]], [[Balraj Sahni]], [[Indrani Mukherjee]] and [[Abhi Bhattacharya]].<br />
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''Ghar Ka Chirag'' was one of three children's films released in 1967 which "sought to portray the experiences of children placed in rather peculiar circumstances".<ref name="CD">{{cite journal|title=Indian Films of 1967|journal=Careers Digest|date=1968|volume=5|pages=61|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q4DNAAAAMAAJ}}</ref><br />
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The story revolves round a group of children who are kidnapped and then maimed by the ring-leader of a beggar's gang. In the process, unintentionally, the leader's son is blinded and made to beg. Though not a success at the box-office,<ref name="MM">{{cite web|title=Tributes|url=http://www.madanmohan.in/html/tribute/events/mmmothersday.html|website=madanmohan.in|accessdate=24 May 2017}}</ref> the film received a three out of five star rating in ''Collections''.<ref name="Collections">{{cite book|title=Collections|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q5UqAAAAYAAJ|year=1991|publisher=Update Video Publication|page=59}}</ref><br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Dharmendra]] (special appearance)<br />
* [[Waheeda Rehman]]<br />
* [[Biswajit Chatterjee|Biswajit]] (special appearance)<br />
* [[Balraj Sahni]]<br />
* [[Indrani Mukherjee]]<br />
* [[Abhi Bhattacharya]]<br />
* [[Chand Usmani]]<br />
* Dev Kumar<br />
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==Plot==<br />
Madho suffers through misfortunes in his life. Unable to bear the anguish anymore, he leaves his wife and small child, moving to Bombay. From being a good man, he reinvents himself by turning into the vicious Kalu, who kidnaps children and maims them then makes them beg on the streets. After several years, his son Birju, now a grown boy, leaves the village to search for his father and comes to Bombay. Here he is ensnared in Kalu's gang and blinded. He is then sent to beg with the other children.<br />
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==Music==<br />
The music direction was by [[Madan Mohan (composer)|Madan Mohan]] and the lyrics were by [[Kaifi Azmi]]. The film included two songs sung by [[Lata Mangeshkar]], three by [[Asha Bhosle]] and one by [[Mohammed Rafi]].<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! Song !! Singer<br />
|-<br />
| "Ek Paise Ka Sawaal Hai" <br />
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Aao Aao Tumhe Bataaoon"<br />
| Lata Mangeshkar<br />
|-<br />
| "Jaane Kaise Chori Chori"<br />
| [[Asha Bhosle]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Ae Mahalon Mein Rehnewalon"<br />
| Asha Bhosle<br />
|-<br />
| "Jaane Mera Chanda Khoya Hai" <br />
| Asha Bhosle<br />
|-<br />
| "Aaj Rota Hai Kyun" <br />
| [[Mohammed Rafi]]<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|id=0497376|title=Ghar Ka Chiraag}}<br />
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[[Category:1967 films]]<br />
[[Category:1967 Hindi-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1967 Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Madan Mohan]]<br />
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