Gharjamai

Across the Indian subcontinent, the term gharjamai refers to a resident son-in-law who lives in a house of his wife's family

Etymology

The word Gharjamai is a compound of two words : Ghar and Jamai. The word Ghar is derived from Sanskrit word Gr̥ha (गृह)[1] meaning house and Jamai is derived from Sanskrit word jāmātr̥[2] (जामातृ) meaning son in law. Thus Gharjamai refers to resident son in law.

Definition

A man who lives in a house of his wife is known as Gharjamai. He usually lives with his wife's family or depends on his wife's family for support.[3][4][5] The term carries a social stigma in Indian society, as husband is traditionally considered responsible for running the household and depending on the wife's family for support is held in a negative view. In more modern usage, the overall financial position of the son-in-law is considered and taken into account when using this label; if, for example, the son-in-law possesses land or other property, he is not considered a Gharjamai. Varying definitions exist, however. Films and TV serials both with a serious and light hearted view have been made about this phenomenon.[6]

Movies

Year Language Movie Actor
1959 Telugu Illarikam Akkineni Nageswara Rao
1961 Hindi Sasural Rajendra Kumar
1965 Tamil Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum Jaishankar
1966 Telugu Leta Manasulu Haranath
1967 Hindi Ram Aur Shyam Pran
1968 Hindi Do Kaliyaan Biswajit Chatterjee
1968 Hindi Neel Kamal Mehmood
1969 Hindi Dharti Kahe Pukar Ke Sanjeev Kumar
1969 Hindi Paisa Ya Pyaar Biswajit Chatterjee
1973 Hindi Phagun Dharmendra
1974 Malayalam Sethubandhanam Prem Nazir
1974 Hindi Bidaai Jeetendra
1976 Kannada Makkala Bhagya Vishnuvardhan
1976 Hindi Tapasya Asrani
1981 Hindi Nakhuda Raj Kiran
1982 Hindi Dulha Bikta Hai Raj Babbar
1982 Hindi Khud-Daar Vinod Mehra
1982 Hindi Kaamchor Suresh Oberoi
1983 Hindi Rishta Kagaz Ka Sudhir
1983 Hindi Avtaar Gulshan Grover
1983 Hindi Mazdoor Raj Babbar
1986 Hindi Peechha Karro Farooq Sheikh
1987 Hindi Pyar Ke Kabil Rishi Kapoor
1988 Hindi Biwi Ho To Aisi Kader Khan
1989 Telugu Attaku Yamudu Ammayiki Mogudu Chiranjeevi
1989 Hindi Jaisi Karni Waisi Bharnii Shakti Kapoor
1989 Hindi Chandni Anupam Kher
1989 Tamil Mappillai Rajinikanth
1990 Hindi Ghar Ho To Aisa Kader Khan
1990 Hindi Jamai Raja Anil Kapoor
1992 Hindi Ghar Jamai Mithun Chakraborty
1994 Hindi Laadla Anil Kapoor
1996 Hindi Sautela Bhai Raj Babbar
1996 Hindi Namak Preetam Oberoi & Gulshan Grover
1997 Hindi Yes Boss Aditya Pancholi
1998 Bengali Jamai No. 1 Ranjit Mallick
2000 Hindi Beti No. 1 Prem Chopra
2001 Hindi Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love Mohnish Bahl
2001 Hindi Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega Saif Ali Khan
2001 Hindi Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta Sharad Kapoor
2008 Bengali Ghar Jamai Prosenjit Chatterjee
2009 Hindi Chal Chala Chal Asrani & Manoj Joshi
2009 Hindi Ek: The Power of One Jaspal Bhatti & Sanjay Mishra
2010 Punjabi Ik Kudi Punjab Di Amrinder Gill
2013 Punjabi Lucky Di Unlucky Story Binnu Dhillon
2016 Hindi Ki & Ka Arjun Kapoor
2019 Hindi Jhootha Kahin Ka Omkar Kapoor
2019 Hindi Bala Saurabh Shukla
2020 Hindi Gulabo Sitabo Amitabh Bachchan
2023 Hindi Shehzada Ronit Roy
2023 Punjabi Ji Wife Ji Karamjit Anmol & Lucky Dhaliwal & Roshan Prince
2023 Hindi Kathal Dherendra Kumar Tiwari
2023 Punjabi Carry on Jatta 3 Binnu Dhillon

TV Series

Year TV series Actor
1997-98 Ghar Jamai R. Madhavan
1999–2009 Yes Boss Rakesh Bedi
1995–2006 Hum Paanch Ali Asgar
2001–04 Khichdi Kamlesh Oza
2005 Instant Khichdi
2005–09 Saat Phere: Saloni Ka Safar Ashish Kapoor
2010–11 Baat Hamari Pakki Hai Vivek Mushran
2012–13 Jhilmil Sitaaron Ka Aangan Hoga Shriya Jha
2014–17 Jamai Raja Ravi Dubey
2015 Dil Ki Baatein Dil Hi Jaane Sailesh Gulabani

Books

Year Book Author
1961 A House for Mr. Biswas V. S. Naipaul

References

  1. Platts, John T. (John Thompson) (1884). "A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English". dsal.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  2. McGregor, R. S. (Ronald Stuart) (1993). "The Oxford Hindi-English dictionary". dsal.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  3. Mayer, Adrian C. (1998). Caste and Kinship in Central India. Psychology Press. pp. 221–222. ISBN 9780415175678.
  4. Sengupta, Nirmal (1979). "Destitutes and Development: A Study of the Bauri Community in the Bokaro Region".
  5. Commissioner, India Census (1933). Census of India, 1931. Manager of Publications. p. 113.
  6. Ghar Jamai: 1935 at IMDb
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