''Gharwali Baharwali'' (translation: Wife and Mistress) is a 1998 Indian

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film directed by

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and produced by Tutu Sharma. It stars

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and Rambha in pivotal roles. The film is a remake of the

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film ''

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'' (1995).

Plot

Arun (

), a 28 year old man, is married to Kaajal (

) and they have been trying to conceive a child for some time. After going for some tests, the doctor (

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) informs them that they cannot, and this is due to Arun's "shortcomings". However, the doctor then secretly confesses to Arun that it is in fact Kaajal who cannot conceive, and he lied to spare her from the shock . Arun's father, Hiralal (

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) discovers this and tries to force Arun to marry again as he wants a grandchild - however, Arun refuses to remarry and insists on staying with Kaajal. 3 years later One day, Jumbo (

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) and Arun go to

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...

, were Jumbo comes across a girl, Manisha ( Rambha), who is about to be publicly disgraced. He arranges the girl's freedom by stating that Arun will marry the girl - without conferring with Arun. Arun attends the wedding ceremony, unbeknownst to him that he is in fact the groom and the ceremony is being performed around him, owed essentially to the fact that they were speaking a different language and the ceremony was different from that in India. Shortly after the ceremony, he discovers that he is now married to Manisha, and had been tricked into doing so by Jumbo. Arun returns to India, where he remains in contact with Manisha, learning that she is pregnant, and learns to speak fluent Hindi from their mutual friend Gopal (

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), whom they met in Nepal. Hiralal now desperately wants a grandchild to lighten up his life, so he requests the couple to adopt a child. However, by this time - Arun now has a child with Manisha in Nepal and proceeds to adopt the child with Kajaal - named Rinku - and "employ" Manisha in their house as a maid to allow Manisha to be near her son - all unknown to Kaajal. Hiralal discovers that Manisha is in fact Arun's wife and Rinku is their blood-child and begins to secretly dote upon Manisha, while Kajaal criticizes the relationship that the "employer and servant" shared. One evening, after Hiralal and Manisha return from the cinema, Kajaal confronts her father-in-law as to why he is favoring the house-maid over his own daughter-in-law; out of anger, Kajaal attempts to throw Manisha out of the house and accusing them of having and illicit affair. Arun slaps Kaajal in an act of domestic violence and then declares that Manisha has just as much right to the house as she does, and even more right to be with Rinku than Kaajal - as his second wife and Rinku's biological mother. The story concludes with everyone accepting the situation of

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and living together.

Cast

as Arun H. Verma, Kajal and Manisha's husband, Rinku's father. *

as Kaajal A. Verma, Arun's first wife, Rinku's step-mother * Rambha as Manisha A. Verma, Arun's second wife, Rinku's mother *

as Jumbo *

as Hiralal Verma, Arun's father, Kajal and Manish's father in law, Rinku's grandfather. *

as Ram Gopal *

as Doctor Ved *

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as Chopra *

Dina Pathak Dina Pathak (née Gandhi; 4 March 1922 – 11 October 2002) was an Indian actress and director of Gujarati theatre and also a film actor. She was an activist and President of the National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW). A doyenne of Hindi a ...

as Dadi Maa *

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as Special Appearance * Benny Pradhan * A. K. Rana * Master Shahrukh

Soundtrack

References

External links

* {{David Dhawan 1990s Hindi-language films 1998 films Films directed by David Dhawan Films set in Nepal Hindi remakes of Tamil films Films shot in Nepal Polygamy in fiction Comedy of remarriage films Films scored by Anu Malik