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Gharjamai

{{Short description|Son-in-law who lives in a house of his wife's family}}

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The term gharjamai, in Hindi, refers to a resident son-in-law who lives in a house of his wife's family.{{cn|date=April 2025}}

Etymology

The word Gharjamai is a compound of two words : Ghar and Jamai. The word Ghar is derived from Sanskrit word Gr̥ha (गृह){{Cite web |last=Platts |first=John T. (John Thompson) |date=1884 |title=A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English |url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/app/platts_query.py?qs=%E0%A4%98%E0%A4%B0&searchhws=yes&matchtype=exact |access-date=2023-03-16 |website=dsal.uchicago.edu}} meaning house and Jamai is derived from Sanskrit word jāmātr̥{{Cite web |last=McGregor |first=R. S. (Ronald Stuart) |date=1993 |title=The Oxford Hindi-English dictionary |url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/app/mcgregor_query.py?qs=%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%88&searchhws=yes&matchtype=exact |access-date=2023-03-16 |website=dsal.uchicago.edu}} (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.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JrO-3IQum_4C&dq=gharjamai&pg=PA222|title=Caste and Kinship in Central India|last=Mayer|first=Adrian C.|publisher=Psychology Press|year=1998|isbn=9780415175678|pages=221–222|language=en}}{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dQXAoHucmMkC&dq=gharjamai&pg=PA48 | title=Destitutes and Development: A Study of the Bauri Community in the Bokaro Region| last1=Sengupta| first1=Nirmal| year=1979}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q2TrUtBSkioC&q=gharjamai|title=Census of India, 1931|last=Commissioner|first=India Census|date=1933|publisher=Manager of Publications|pages=113|language=en}} The term carries a social stigma, 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.{{cn|date=April 2025}} 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.{{cn|date=April 2025}} Varying definitions exist, however. Films and TV serials both with a serious and light hearted view have been made about this phenomenon.

In popular culture

= Movies =

class="wikitable"

|+

!Year

!Language

!Movie

!Actor

rowspan="1"|1961

!Hindi

!rowspan="1"|Sasural

!Rajendra Kumar

1967

!Hindi

!Ram Aur Shyam

!Pran

rowspan="1" |1968

!Hindi

! rowspan="1" |Do Kaliyaan

!Biswajit Chatterjee

1968

!Hindi

!Aashirwad

!Ashok Kumar

rowspan="1" |1968

!Hindi

! rowspan="1" |Neel Kamal

!Mehmood

rowspan="1" |1969

!Hindi

! rowspan="1" |Dharti Kahe Pukar Ke

!Sanjeev Kumar

rowspan="1" |1969

!Hindi

! rowspan="1" |Paisa Ya Pyaar

!Biswajit Chatterjee

rowspan="1" |1973

!Hindi

! rowspan="1" |Phagun

!Dharmendra

rowspan="1" |1974

!Hindi

! rowspan="1" |Bidaai

!Jeetendra

rowspan="1" |1976

!Hindi

! rowspan="1" |Tapasya

!Asrani

1981

!Hindi

!Nakhuda

!Raj Kiran

1982

!Hindi

!Dulha Bikta Hai

!Raj Babbar

rowspan="1" |1982

!Hindi

! rowspan="1" |Khud-Daar

!Vinod Mehra

rowspan="1" |1982

!Hindi

! rowspan="1" |Kaamchor

!Suresh Oberoi

rowspan="1" |1983

!Hindi

! rowspan="1" |Rishta Kagaz Ka

!Sudhir

rowspan="1" |1983

!Hindi

! rowspan="1" |Avtaar

!Gulshan Grover

rowspan="1" |1983

!Hindi

! rowspan="1" |Mazdoor

!Raj Babbar

1986

!Hindi

!Peechha Karro

!Farooq Sheikh

rowspan="1" |1987

!Hindi

! rowspan="1" |Pyar Ke Kabil

!Rishi Kapoor

rowspan="1" |1988

!Hindi

! rowspan="1" |Biwi Ho To Aisi

!Kader Khan

rowspan="1" |1989

!Hindi

! rowspan="1" |Jaisi Karni Waisi Bharnii

!Shakti Kapoor

1989

!Hindi

!Billoo Badshah

!Sumeet Saigal

rowspan="1" |1989

!Hindi

! rowspan="1" |Chandni

!Anupam Kher

rowspan="1" |1990

!Hindi

! rowspan="1" |Ghar Ho To Aisa

!Kader Khan

rowspan="1" |1990

!Hindi

! rowspan="1" |Jamai Raja

!Anil Kapoor

rowspan="1" |1992

!Hindi

! rowspan="1" |Ghar Jamai

!Mithun Chakraborty

1993

!Hindi

!Aasoo Bane Angaarey

!Anupam Kher

rowspan="1" |1994

!Hindi

! rowspan="1" |Laadla

!Anil Kapoor

rowspan="1" |1996

!Hindi

! rowspan="1" |Sautela Bhai

!Raj Babbar

1996

!Hindi

!Raja Ki Aayegi Baaraat

!Mohnish Bahl

rowspan="1" |1996

!Hindi

! rowspan="1" |Namak

!Preetam Oberoi & Gulshan Grover

rowspan="1" |1997

!Hindi

! rowspan="1" |Yes Boss

!Aditya Pancholi

1998

!Bengali

!Jamai No. 1

!Ranjit Mallick

|2000

!Hindi

!|Beti No. 1

!Prem Chopra

2001

!Hindi

!Zubeidaa

!Vinod Sharawat

rowspan="1"|2001

!Hindi

!rowspan="1"|Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love

!Mohnish Bahl

rowspan="1" |2001

!Hindi

!Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega

!Saif Ali Khan

rowspan="1" |2001

!Hindi

!Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta

!Sharad Kapoor

2008

!Bengali

!Ghar Jamai

!Prosenjit Chatterjee

rowspan="1"|2009

!Hindi

!rowspan="1"|Chal Chala Chal

!Asrani & Manoj Joshi

rowspan="1"|2009

!Hindi

!rowspan="1"|Ek: The Power of One

!Jaspal Bhatti & Sanjay Mishra

2016

!Hindi

!Ki & Ka

!Arjun Kapoor

2019

!Punjabi

!Munda Hi Chahida

!Ravi Aneja

2019

!Hindi

!Jhootha Kahin Ka

!Omkar Kapoor

2019

!Hindi

!Bala

!Saurabh Shukla

2020

!Punjabi

!Jaan To Pyara

!Deputy Raja

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

2023

!Punjabi

!Kade Dade Diyan Kade Pote Diyan

!Sukhwinder Chahal

2023

!Hindi

!Dry Day

!Juned

2024

!Hindi

!Sarfira

!Saurabh Goyal

= TV Series =

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!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

! rowspan="2" |Kamlesh Oza

|2005

!|Instant Khichdi

|2005–09

!|Saat Phere: Saloni Ka Safar

!Ashish Kapoor

2010–11

!Baat Hamari Pakki Hai

!Vivek Mushran

rowspan="4"|2012–13

! rowspan="4"|Jhilmil Sitaaron Ka Aangan Hoga

!Jitendra Trehan/Saurabh Dubey

Rakesh Paul
Praveen Hingonia
Pankaj Tiwari
|2014–17

!|Jamai Raja

!Ravi Dubey

|2015

!|Dil Ki Baatein Dil Hi Jaane

!Sailesh Gulabani

= Books =

class="wikitable"

|+

!Year

!Book

!Author

|1961

!|A House for Mr. Biswas

!|V. S. Naipaul

References

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Category:Marriage in India

Category:Marriage, unions and partnerships in Pakistan