该电影由詹姆斯·伊沃里执导，沙希·卡普尔、Leela Naidu、Durga Khote等主演，于1963年上映。在102分钟的叙事中，《房主》（又名：一家之主）A young Indian newlywed finds his independent wife troublesome and seeks help and advice from his overbearing mother, a supposedly worldly wise friend, an American seeker of enlightenment and a swami.