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Bawarchi (1972)

130 min  -  Comedy | Musical | Drama
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Squabbling Sharma family has a dubious reputation of not having any cook last there for more than a few months... See full summary »

Director:

Hrishikesh Mukherjee

Writers:

Tapan Sinha (story), Hrishikesh Mukherjee (screenplay), and 1 more credit »

Stars:

Rajesh Khanna, Jaya Bhaduri and Usha Kiran
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Rajesh Khanna Rajesh Khanna ...
Raghu (Bawarchi)
Jaya Bhaduri ...
Krishna Sharna
Usha Kiran Usha Kiran ...
Shobha Sharma
Harindranath Chattopadhyay Harindranath Chattopadhyay ...
Shivnath Sharma
A.K. Hangal A.K. Hangal ...
Ramnath Sharma
Durga Khote Durga Khote ...
Seeta Sharma
Asrani Asrani ...
Vishwanath Sharma - Babbu
Kali Bannerjee Kali Bannerjee ...
Meeta Sharma
Paintal Paintal ...
Guruji
Raju Shrestha Raju Shrestha ...
Pintoo Baba (Child Artist)
Amitabh Bachchan ...
Commentator (voice)
Manisha Manisha
Suraj Suraj
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Storyline

Squabbling Sharma family has a dubious reputation of not having any cook last there for more than a few months. Word spreads out about this family to such an extent that no person wants to be employed as a cook in this household, ironically named Shanti Nivas. Then one day a young man named Raghu offers to work as a cook, and he is hired. Raghu quickly gets a grip on his job and on each of the family members, and soon the squabbles and arguments come to an end. And then the Sharmas find the family jewels and Raghu missing. Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)  

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Plot Keywords:

Cook | Argument | Morning | Mysterious Stranger | Orphan  | See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Musical | Drama | Family

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Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Also Known As:

The Cook See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rupam Chitra See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

The film has no title cards. Instead the titles and credits are narrated using a voice over by Amitabh Bachchan. See more »

Connections

Remade as Hero No. 1 (1997) See more »

Soundtracks

"Tum Bin Jeevan Kaisa Jeevan"
Performed by Manna Dey
Composed by Madan Mohan
Lyrics by Kaifi Azmi
Music on H.M.V. See more »