Piya Ka Ghar

Piya Ka Ghar
Directed by	Basu Chatterjee
Produced by	Tarachand Barjatya, Kamal Kumar Barjatya, Rajkumar B; Rajshri Productions
Written by	Basu Chatterjee (dialogue), Vasant P. Kale (story)
Starring	Jaya Bhaduri, Anil Dhawan, Paintal
Music by	Laxmikant Pyarelal
Cinematography	K. K. Mahajan
Release dates	23 February 1972 (1972-02-23) (India)
Running time	approx. 135 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Piya Ka Ghar (Devanagari: पिया का घर, Nastaliq: پیا کا گھر, translation: "My Beloved's House", 1972) is a Hindi comedy set (mainly) in Mumbai in the 1970s. It is a remake of Raja Thakur's Marathi film Mumbaicha Javai. It portrays the difficulties of life in India's biggest city during the 1970s in the form of a comic family drama.

Plot

The two main characters are Ram and Malti (Jaya Bhaduri). Ram lives in an apartment 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. We first see the matchmaker visiting Malti's house; 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 sought.

Songs

The following songs, listed in the order in which they appear, are from Piya Ka Ghar:

• "Ye Zulf Kaisee Hai (Lata Mangeshkar and Mohammed Rafi)" — This love song is somewhat well known.
• "Ye Jeevan Hai (Kishore Kumar)" — This was the most popular song in Piya Ka Ghar. It is the film's theme.
• "Piya Ka Ghar (Lata Mangeshkar)" — In this song, Malti tries to make the most of her new life. The lyrics are not to be found online.
• "Bambaee Shahar Kee (Kishore Kumar)" — This relatively obscure song portrays Mumbai more optimistically and romantically.

Cast

External links

• Piya Ka Ghar at the Internet Movie Database
• MusicIndiaOnline page - includes first three songs and lyrics to "Ye Jeevan Hai"
• Piya Ka Ghar