Basera was a family drama released on September 25, 1981 under the banner of Rose Movies. The movie was directed by Ramesh Talwar and produced by Ramesh Behl. The main roles in the movie were played by Shashi Kapoor, Rekha, Rakhee and Raj Kiran while the presence of Poonam Dhillon, Iftekhar and A K Hangal supported the film. The music of the film was directed by R D Burman while the songs were sung by Asha Bhosle, Kishore Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar.

Basera was a family flick that revolved mostly around a woman named Sharda ( Rakhee ) and her sister Poornima alias Nima ( Rekha ). They lived comfortably with their widowed father together. Both the girls were of marriageable age and thus were required to get married but Sharda being elder, her father arranges her marriage with a good businessman named Balraj Kohli ( Shashi Kapoor ). Poornima also got married to a young man. But the movie takes a turn when Nima’s husband tragically passes away in an accident leaving her widowed.

Another tragic incident comes in the story when Sharda sees her sister in a widow’s attire; she thus loses her mental balance and then was required to be admitted to the Pune Mental Hospital. Sharda was like that for entire 14 years but after that an inmate striked her on her head and she loses her consciousness for few more days. But when she returned in senses, she was able to recall what happened to her 14 years ago.

The songs of the movie are:
1.    Tumeh Chhorke
2.    Jaane Kaise Bitegee