Ghar Basake Dekho

Ghar Basake Dekho
Directed by	Kishore Sahu
Produced by	Trikambhai Dave Bal Chander Shukla
Written by	Prabhulal Dwivedi
Starring	Manoj Kumar Rajshree Mehmood Savitri Shyama
Music by	Chitragupta
Cinematography	Bipin Gajjar
Edited by	Pratap Dave
Production company	Ratandeep Pictures
Release date	1963
Running time	140 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Ghar Basake Dekho (Start A Family) is a 1963 Hindi, family drama film, directed by Kishore Sahu. The film was produced by Trikambhai Dave, Bal Chander Shukla for Ratandeep Pictures, with music composed by Chitragupta and lyrics written by Rajendra Krishan. The story was taken from the Gujarati stage writer Prabhulal Dwivedi’s story, ‘Grahasti’. The screenplay and dialogues were by Rajendra Krishan.

Savitri, a top South Indian actress, made her Hindi film debut in Ghar Basake Dekho in a supporting role. The cast included Manoj Kumar, Rajshree, Shyama, Sudesh Kumar, Mehmood, Johnny Walker and Lalita Pawar.

Mehmood was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Ghar Basake Dekho was a family drama with romance and comedy interwoven in the story. 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.

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), 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.