Basera (1981)

Basera ("home") is a Hindi family drama starring Shashi Kapoor, Raakhee and Rekha. After a family tragedy, Raakhee's character suffers a mental breakdown and is taken away for treatment, and her younger sister, played by Rekha, takes on the care of the household and in time becomes the husband's wife. When the older sister recovers years later, nobody has the heart to tell her how life has changed, and the family tries to keep the truth from her. Directed by Ramesh Talwar, an associate of Yash Chopra, the film is remembered for its sensitive treatment of a delicate situation, its performances and R. D. Burman's songs.