The comic family drama Kirayedar was released in the year of 1986 under the banner of B R Films. The movie was directed by Basu Chatterjee and produced by B R Chopra. The lead roles in the movie were played by the actors Raj Babbar, Utpal Dutt, Padmini Kolhapure and Vidya Sinha while the presence of C S Dube, Pinchoo Kapoor, Manmouji, Mrinalini, Paintal and Subbiraj supported the film. The music of the film was directed by Bappi Lahiri while the songs were sung by Mahendra Kapoor, Mohammad Aziz and Asha Bhosle.

The movie Kirayedar was a comedy cum social family drama that is based on the theme of the people who are unable to find a roof for their head. The story of the movie also revolves few people who just like others have migrated to Bombay to find a place to live but were unable to find one. The movie is all about two such tenants Mrs. Laxmi Abhyankar ( Vidya Sinha ) and her employed daughter, Jaya Abhyankar ( Padmini Kolhapure ) who live in a flat in Pali Hill area.

The funny thing about this story is that they have rented this house from a Lucknow-based Kundanlal Choudhury ( Utpal Dutt ) for Rs 500 per month and thus have been paying him the same money for over 15 years now. Kundanlal has a son named Anil ( Raj Babbar ) who comes to Bombay to seek employment and gets one soon. His father thus advises him to live with the Abhyankars in the same flat and he does that. He falls in love with Jaya and both plan to get married soon.

The songs of the movie are:
1.    Kirayedar hai tu