Raghavendra Sharma is Sumitra Sharma's husband and the supposedly highly intellectual figure whom Sulekha Chaturvedi greatly admires. His demand for a driver who speaks pure Hindi gives Dr. Parimal Tripathi the chance to assume the identity of Pyare Mohan and deceive him through a series of pranks.
Karamchand is Seema's wealthy businessman father. Though disappointed when she proposes a false marriage, he is impressed by Amar's honesty and appoints him manager of his cycle factory, asking him to help change Seema's views about men. He later suggests that Amar and Seema pose as a married couple to reform the Kumar family.
Dashrath Singh is Bhim Singh's father and the caretaker who raises Arjun after Savitridevi hands the boy over to him. He initially blames Savitridevi for Bhim's death and believes she acted for money, but his connection to Arjun places him within the family's eventual reconciliation.
Karamchand is Gopal's father and the only breadwinner of their extended family. Unable to support the household, he becomes indebted. After killing Diwanchand, he initially faces Gopal's attempt to take the blame, but ultimately confesses his own guilt and dies.
Kamala's father, a Judge holding orthodox and illiterate views. He strongly opposes female education, believing financial resources should only be invested in sons for old-age support.
The trusted servant of Prem's father. He guides Prem to Calcutta and initially takes him to John Chang's hotel.
Lalaji is Shravan’s blind father and lives with Malti in the village. When Mangal arrives under the assumed identity of Ramu, a friend of Shravan, Lalaji welcomes him without knowing that Mangal threw his son from a train. After learning of Shravan’s apparent death, he is later reunited with his long-lost daughter and goes on a pilgrimage with Mangal, Malti, and Bijli.
Heerachand is Preeti's widowed father. He opposes her marriage to Prem, offers Prem money to leave her, and alters Prem's letter so Preeti believes he asked for money. He later agrees to let Prem take their newborn son and conceals from Preeti that Rahul is her child.
Mastram is Charandas's wrestling mentor and the authority whose akhada shapes Charandas's early ambitions. His norms include a vow to remain unmarried until the age of forty; Charandas eventually leaves the akhada when he decides to pursue marriage with Chameli.
Ramlal is a wealthy, middle-aged widower living near Pune with his children Atma, Malti, and Nirmala. He hopes to marry his daughters into even wealthier families and employs Ashok as his assistant manager, but fires him after learning of his alleged behavior toward the girls. He is deceived by Shyam's wealthy-man disguise and becomes involved in arranging marriages for both daughters.
A former magician and showman who has lost his work, Nirogi shares Sundar's abandoned railway-carriage home. He meets Chanda when Sundar brings her there, and becomes part of the group that shares food and tries to earn a living for one another. He and Mohan are away working when Sundar and Chanda realize they are in love.
An elderly businessman whose disappearance is advertised with the promise that his estate will be distributed if he does not appear within fifteen days. Ajay and Bhola find him and bring him to their lodging, hoping to profit. He says business associates framed him, and takes a parental interest in the young woman living there, teaching her Indian classical music.
Om Prakash has 160 screen credits in a career dating back to 1944. Signature works include Dus Lakh, Khandan, Naughty Boy. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
