Basu Chatterjee's 1972 film about life in Bombay's tenements. Malti (Jaya Bhaduri) comes from a small village and is used to a large house and open spaces and she marries into a Bombay family used to living in chawls - the parents, the older brother and his wife who work in theatre, the younger brother (Anil Dhawan) and another younger one. How the couple adjusts to a life of stolen intimacy - moments when others go out, cinema, hotels - until it comes down to her uncle coming down and threatening to take her away. But Malti decides to stay saying that this house is where she will live - there may not be much space at home but there is a lot of place in their hearts. Very cute. Enjoyed the 70s experience.
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