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Ghar Jamai (2008)

Ghar Jamai poster
Original title
ঘরজামাই
Directed by
Anup Sengupta
Genre
drama
Country
India
Runtime
2h 10m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man faces challenges and social stigma because he is financially dependent on his wife's family. The film follows his struggles within the family dynamic and the conflicts that arise from this situation.

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What happens

Gharjamai (Bengali: ঘর জামাই "live-in son-in- law") is a 2008 action Bengali film directed by Anup Sengupta. It stars Prasenjit Chatterjee, Namrata Thapa, Piya Sengupta and Abhishek Chatterjee in the lead roles. This Anup Sengupta film is sometimes confused with the Hindi film Jamai Raja starring Anil Kapoor, Hema Malini and Madhuri Dixit. The title Gharjamai refers to a man who is financially dependent on his wife's family, which carries a social stigma in cultures of the Indian subcontinent. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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