IMDb > Bawarchi (1972)

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Writers:
Tapan Sinha (story)
Hrishikesh Mukherjee (screenplay)
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Genre:
Comedy | Musical | Drama | Family more
Plot:
Squabbling Sharma family has a dubious reputation of not having any cook last there for more than a few months... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
a master piece more (11 total)

Cast

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Rajesh Khanna ... Raghu (Bawarchi)
Jaya Bhaduri ... Krishna S. Sharna
Usha Kiran ... Shobha R. Sharma
Harindranath Chattopadhyay ... Shivnath Sharma
A.K. Hangal ... Ramnath S. Sharma
Durga Khote ... Seeta S. Sharma
Asrani ... Vishwanath R. Sharma - Babbu
Kali Bannerjee ... Meeta R. Sharma
Paintal ... Guruji
Raju Shrestha ... Pintoo Baba (Child Artist)

Amitabh Bachchan ... Commentator (voice)
Manisha
Suraj
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Cook (India: English title)
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Runtime:
130 min
Country:
India
Language:
Hindi
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
India:U
Company:
Rupam Chitra more

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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. more
Movie Connections:
Remade as Hero No. 1 (1997) more
Soundtrack:
Morhey Naina Bahaye Neer more

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1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful.
a master piece, 19 July 2008
10/10
Author: OD -abhishek from India

this is probably my most

watched film seen it about 28 times and still counting...

film's story is simple but has lots of

messages in it acting by all the actors is good songs are okay. dialogues are fantabulous

...its so simple to be happy but difficult to be simple

also the film has a very nice suspense in it

must watch for all the members of you family also the film contains a surprise voice over by big b himself.

don't miss this classic

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