Bawarchi

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Bawarchi
Directed by	Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Produced by	Hrishikesh Mukherjee, N.C. Sippy, Romu N. Sippy
Written by	Gulzar, Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Starring	Rajesh Khanna, Jaya Badhuri, Asrani
Music by	Madan Mohan
Release date(s)	1972
Language	Hindi / Urdu
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Bawarchi (Devnagari: बावर्ची,Nastaliq: باورچی ,translation: The Chef) is a light-hearted film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee starring Rajesh Khanna and Jaya Badhuri with Asrani, A.K. Hangal and Durga Khote in supporting roles. In Mukherjee's classic style, the film contains no violence or obscenities, and focuses on spreading family values and morals through clean comedy. It is a remake of classic Bangla movie "Golpo Holeo Sotti" directed by Tapan Sinha.

Contents 1 Plot Synopsis 2 Cast 3 Trivia 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Plot Synopsis

The story is centered around the squabbling Sharma family which has a dubious reputation the inability to retain a cook for more than a few months due to their ill treatment of their servants. The family's disrepute spreads to such an extent that no person wants to be employed as a cook in their home, ironically named Shanti Nivas (peaceful place).

Then one day a young man named Raghu (Rajesh Khanna) offers to work as a cook, and he is hired. Raghu quickly understands the family members' preferences and works to restore peace to Shanti Nivas, and soon the squabbles and arguments come to an end.

And then, one day, the Sharmas find the family jewels and Raghu missing.

[edit] Cast

• Rajesh Khanna ... Raghu
• Jaya Badhuri ... Krishna Khanna
• Usha Kiran ... Chotti Ma
• Harindranath Chattopadhyay ... Daduji
• A.K. Hangal ... Munna
• Kali Banerjee ... Kashinath
• Durga Khote ... Badi Maa
• Asrani ... Babbu

[edit] Trivia

• Amitabh Bachchan narrates the opening sequence of the film.

• Bawarchi was chosen as one of the films played during a tribute to Hrishikesh Mukherjee in 2005. ^[1]
• Paintal received the Best Comedian Award for Bawarchi in 1973. ^[2]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Bawarchi in-depth synopsis and analysis
• Bawarchi at the Internet Movie Database

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