| Directed by | Kalpataru |
|---|---|
| Written by | Mohanji Prasad (story) Kader Khan (dialogue) |
| Produced by | S.K. Jain B.K. Jaiswal Mohanji Prasad |
| Starring | Meenakshi Seshadri Rishi Kapoor |
| Cinematography | Sudhin Majumdar |
| Edited by | B.S. Glaad |
| Music by | Laxmikant–Pyarelal
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi
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Bade Ghar Ki Beti (Template:Trans) is a 1989 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Kalpataru. It stars Meenakshi Seshadri and Rishi Kapoor in pivotal roles.
Plot
Mala (Meenakshi Sheshadri) is the daughter of Kishanlal who works as a servant with a wealthy family. One day Mala meets with the owner of this family (Shammi Kapoor), who is so impressed with Mala that he asks for her hand in marriage for his fourth son, Gopal (Rishi Kapoor), which Kishanlal humbly accepts. As a result, Mala marries Gopal, and moves in to their palatial home. While Mala is helpful and sweet-natured, the rest of the daughter-in-laws, 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 (Sushma Seth) 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, unconcerned their mother may be destitute, ill, and on the verge of dying.
Cast
- Meenakshi Seshadri as Mala
- Rishi Kapoor as Gopal
- Shammi Kapoor as Thakur Din Dayal
- Sushma Seth as Lakshmi 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
- Kader Khan as Munim Ji
Soundtrack
Music is composed by Laxmikant–Pyarelal, while the songs are written by Santosh Anand and Hasan Kamal. Template:Track listing