Biwi Ho To Aisi

Biwi Ho To Aisi
Biwi Ho To Aisi
	Poster
Directed by	J. K. Bihari
Written by	J. K. Bihari
Produced by	Suresh Bhagat
Starring	Rekha; Farooq Shaikh; Kader Khan; Bindu; Salman Khan
Music by	Laxmikant–Pyarelal
Release date	22 August 1988;
Running time	189 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Biwi Ho To Aisi (transl. A wife should be like this) is a 1988^[1] Bollywood film, directed and written by J. K. Bihari and starring Rekha, Farooq Sheikh and Bindu. The music was scored by Laxmikant–Pyarelal. The film marked the on-screen debut of Salman Khan^[2] and Renu Arya.

Plot

The Bhandaris are an affluent family. The household is fiercely dominated by Kamla, the matriarch who runs the family business. Kailash is her stay-at-home husband. Kamla wants her eldest son Suraj to marry a girl whose social status matches theirs. However, Suraj decides to follow his heart and marries the not so rich Shalu. An infuriated Kamla vows to throw Shalu out of the house. Kamla and her scheming secretary P. K. Patialewala employ some shrewd and cunning tactics to this end.

Meanwhile, the talented Shalu tries to be a dutiful daughter-in-law. She has the full support and understanding of her father-in-law, Kailash, who treats her like a daughter, and her young brother-in-law Vicky, who gets vocal in his protest of atrocities meted out to Shalu by his tyrannical mother.

After endless incidents of humiliation and personal attacks, Shalu decides to hit back in her style and her true identity is revealed towards the climax. She shocks everyone with her diction and articulate speech in sharp contrast to her village belle identity. Shalu is the Oxford-educated daughter of Ashok Mehra (a family friend of the Bhandaris). Mehra and Kailash had connived to get Shalu married to Suraj and teach Kamla a lesson in humility and humanity.

Kailash gets vocal against Kamla for the first time. Kamla realises her error and repents when the entire family decides to leave the house. Kamla apologises and they all live happily ever after.

Cast

Rekha as Shalini Ashok Mehra / Shalini Suraj Bhandari (Shalu)
Farooq Shaikh as Suraj Bhandari
Salman Khan as Vikram Bhandari (Vicky), Suraj's brother
Bindu as Kamla Kailash Bhandari
Kader Khan as Kailash Bhandari
Asrani as Secretary P. K. Patialewala
Om Shivpuri as Ashok Mehra (Shalu's Father)
Renu Arya as Aarti, Vikram's love interest
Satyen Kappu as Shalu's Uncle in Village
Gulshan Bawra as Mr. Poonawala

Soundtrack

The soundtrack is available on T-Series.

All music is composed by Laxmikant–Pyarelal

No.	Title	Lyrics	Playback	Length
1.	"Main Hoon Paanwali"	Anjaan	Alka Yagnik	05:09
2.	"Main Tera Ho Gaya"	Hasan Kamal	Alka Yagnik, Mohammad Aziz	07:09
3.	"Mere Dulhe Raja"	Sameer Anjaan	Alka Yagnik	05:51
4.	"Phool Gulaab Ka"	Sameer Anjaan	Anuradha Paudwal, Mohammad Aziz	06:09
5.	"Saasu Ji Tuune Meri Kadar Na Jaani"	Sameer Anjaan	Anuradha Paudwal	05:17
6.	"Sancha Tera Naam"	Sameer Anjaan	Anuradha Paudwal	04:43
Total length:				34:18

References

^ Sumit Joshi. Bollywood through Ages + Affairs of Bollywood Stars Revealed ( Special Edition ). Best Book Reads. pp. 309–. ISBN 978-1-310-09978-6.
^ "Ayesha Shroff Shares Throwback Video of Vintage ad With Salman Khan". News18. 5 September 2022.

External links

Biwi Ho To Aisi at IMDb

[Joshi-1] Sumit Joshi. Bollywood through Ages + Affairs of Bollywood Stars Revealed ( Special Edition ). Best Book Reads. pp. 309–. ISBN 978-1-310-09978-6.

[2] "Ayesha Shroff Shares Throwback Video of Vintage ad With Salman Khan". News18. 5 September 2022.

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