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Grahasthi (1984)
Drama

Widower Shankar lives a middle-class lifestyle in India with daughters Sudha and Guddiya and son Rakesh, and makes a living working as a bank cashier. He is very friendly with his neighbor Karim, who lives by himself. Sudha has fallen in ...See moreWidower Shankar lives a middle-class lifestyle in India with daughters Sudha and Guddiya and son Rakesh, and makes a living working as a bank cashier. He is very friendly with his neighbor Karim, who lives by himself. Sudha has fallen in love with Captain Deepak Verma, a pilot, the only child of widower Colonel Verma, and he arranges their marriage. Before even the engagement can take place, Shankar confesses to stealing 10,000 rupees from the bank to help a deserving customer; he is arrested, tried in Court, and sentenced to 3 years in jail. He is then subsequently transferred to a jail in Nasik but keeps in touch with his children by writing letters through Karim. Karim takes it upon himself to assist this family, but the earnings are not enough and Sudha and Rakesh find employment. Guddiya gets intimate with Babloo and gets pregnant, resulting in a hasty marriage. Then Rakesh falls in love with his boss' daughter Kalpana and marries her. Now Sudha's marriage is set for March, 5, 1982, the very day Shankar is supposed to be discharged from jail. None of the family know that the shock and horror that await them, especially Sudha, just before that crucial date. Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com) See less
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Updated Dec 31, 1984

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1984 (India)

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15 cast members
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Yogeeta Bali
Sudha (as Yogita Bali) Sudha (as Yogita Bali)   See fewer
Bharat Bhushan
Kalpana's dad Kalpana's dad   See fewer
Ramesh Deo
Babloo's dad Babloo's dad   See fewer
Seema Deo
Shanta Shanta   See fewer
Iftekhar
Karim Karim   See fewer
Jagdeep
5 Star Hotel Manager 5 Star Hotel Manager   See fewer
Satyendra Kapoor
Col Verma Col Verma   See fewer
Yasmin Khan
Guddiya Guddiya   See fewer
Ashok Kumar
Shankar Shankar   See fewer
Lilliput
5 Star Hotel's waiter (as Lily Put) 5 Star Hotel's waiter (as Lily Put)   See fewer
Neelam Mehra
Kalpana Kalpana   See fewer
Suresh Oberoi
Captain Deepak Verma Captain Deepak Verma   See fewer
Surendra Pal
Rakesh 'Munna' Rakesh 'Munna'   See fewer
Sachin Pilgaonkar
Babloo (as Sachin) Babloo (as Sachin)   See fewer
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