Ek Chadar Maili Si was a social drama released on December 5, 1986. The movie was directed by Sukhwant Dhadda and produced by G M Singh and Nindrajog. The lead roles in the movie were played by the actors Rishi Kapoor, Poonam Dhillon, Hema Malini and Kulbhushan Kharbanda while the roles of Dina Pathak, A K Hangal, Shammi, Adarsh Gautam, Gita Siddharth and Sohni were also important. The music of the film was directed by Anu Malik while the songs were sung by Mohammad Aziz, Asha Bhosle, Dilraj Kaur, Shabbir Kumar and Sukhwinder Singh.

Ek Chadar Maili Si was a social film that mostly revolved around a man named Trilok ( Kulbhushan Kharbanda ). Trilok is a poor man who runs a horse-carriage during the day to earn his livelihood but at the end of the day he returns home completely drunk in alcohol. His family consists of his wife Ranno ( Hema Malini ), daughter Guddi ( Sohni ), a young son, his mother and blind dad ( A K Hangal ) and his younger unemployed brother, Mangal ( Rishi Kapoor ).

The movie takes a turn when one day, Trilok drops a young woman to a nearby inn and the next day she is found dead. The inn owner advises him to take the body with him for cremation. He does so but on the way he was attacked by the dead woman’s brother who holds him as her killer. The brother takes the charge and kills him. He was then caught by the police but this do not solves Trilok’s family problem. The family is at the verge of starvation now.

The songs of the movie are:
1.    Is Duniya Mein Aurat Kya Hai
2.    Log To Mandir Masjit Jayen
3.    Main Mafhi Mangne Aaya
4.    Mar Gayee Mar Gayee
5.    Mata Rani De Darbaar