Bawarchi
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Madan Mohan (lyrics)Kaifi Azmi | |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Bawarchi (
Mukherjee's style here is typical, in that the film contains no violence, and focuses rather on "the milieu of the Indian middle-class who have larger-than-life foibles and whose major concern is to survive the day [...:] which bahu will cook, which brother will use the bathroom first, who will get up first to make the morning tea, [etc.]"
The movie is a remake of the Bengali film
Synopsis
The story is centered around the squabbling Sharma family, headed by their eccentric Daduji, which has a dubious reputation of the inability to retain a cook for more than a few months due to their ill treatment of their domestic helps. The family's disrepute spreads to such an extent that no person wants to be employed as a cook in their home, named Shanti Niwas (abode of peace).
Then one day a young man named Raghu offers to work as a cook, and is hired. Raghu, however, lives up to this challenge and becomes the apple of the eye of every inmate of Shanti Niwas. He even defuses the internal squabbles and re-unites the family.
Plot
After the opening graphics, which use the cooking theme for good effect, the film begins with
Also in the house are Daduji's first son Ramnath (
The family squabbles are based on their own selfishness, and none of them wants to take on the responsibility of looking for new servants. Into this unhappy household steps Raghunandan a.k.a. Raghu (
At the same time, Raghu also tutors Krishna and brings her talents to the fore. He even helps in clearing up the misunderstandings and calling truces between the family members. Daduji cannot help but think that Raghu is actually a saviour sent by the deity. Meanwhile, Raghu is well-aware that Krishna is in love with Arun, but the Sharmas are strictly against the union of Krishna with him. Arun also loves Krishna, but is helpless before Krishna's relatives as well. Amongst all the tangle, Raghu suddenly disappears from the house, while the Sharmas are also aghast to know that the jewellery box is missing as well. It does not take Daduji, Vishwanath and the Sharmas long to put two and two together. At the same time, Arun shows up and the people are already angered at the turn of events and the boy's arrival, but they receive a shock when he shows them the jewellery box. He explains that he saw Raghu in a suspicious condition with the box, and when he asked Raghu about the box, Raghu tried to run away, while he tried to stop Raghu, even beat him up (Arun is a wrestler), but Raghu threw down the jewellery box and managed to escape.
Stunned by this unexpected turn of events, the attitude of Sharmas towards Arun changes and they agree to get him married with Krishna out of gratitude. Krishna and Meeta, however, refuse to buy the story. When the Sharmas begin abusing Raghu, Arun is not able to take it anymore and confesses to them what really happened, revealing that he actually met Raghu at his own wrestling ground and had a little friendly match with Raghu, where he suffered minor injuries from him. Further, he saw the jewellery box and questioned Raghu about it, to which, Raghu answered that the box was the real reason he came there. Thus, Raghu had asked Arun to take the box to the Sharmas and lie to them that he had stolen it, so that Arun can get back his place in the house and win Krishna and the family over.
Meanwhile, Krishna sees Raghu outside the house and approaches him, asking him why did he do all this. Raghu reveals to her that his real name was "Professor Prabhakar", but he took the fake name of Raghu and posed as a servant as he had seen many families like the Sharmas which were on the brink of breaking up and hence decided to use his knowledge to stop this. A stunned Sharma family has to accept that Raghu went out of his way to save several homes like Shanti Niwas. Even though Krishna manages to stop Raghu in time from going somewhere else, Raghu tells her that this is his life's mission and now he has to go. The film ends with a scene of Raghu travelling to a new destination and Amitabh Bachchan narrating that "Raghu is going to a new home. Let's hope it's not yours."[4]
Cast
- Rajesh Khanna as Raghunandan a.k.a. Raghu (Bawarchi) / Professor Prabhakar
- Jaya Bhadurias Krishna H Sharma
- Asrani as Vishwanath S Sharma a.k.a. Babbu
- Harindranath Chattopadhyay as Shivnath Sharma a.k.a. Daduji
- A.K. Hangalas Ramnath S Sharma a.k.a. Munna
- Durga Khote as Seeta R Sharma
- Manisha as Meeta R Sharma
- Kartar Singh Sikh man set in theatre song (More Naina Bahaye Neer Sakhi Ka)
- Kali Banerjee as Kashinath S Sharma a.k.a. Kashi
- Usha Kiran as Shobha K Sharma
- Raju Shrestha as Pintoo K Sharma
- Paintal as Guruji (Meeta's dance teacher)
- Seema Kapoor as Dancer #2 (dance performance night)
- Amitabh Bachchan as Narrator
Crew
- Director - Hrishikesh Mukherjee
- Story - Tapan Sinha
- Screenplay - Hrishikesh Mukherjee
- Dialogue - Gulzar
- Editor - Das Dhaimade
- Producer - Hrishikesh Mukherjee, N. C. Sippy, Romu N. Sippy
- Cinematographer - Jaywant Pathare
- Art Director - Ajit Banerjee
- Animation - S. G. Naiksatam
- Choreographer - Gopi Krishna
- Narrator - Amitabh Bachchan
Music
All lyrics are written by Kaifi Azmi (except "Hey Good Morning" which was penned by Gulzar); all music is composed by Madan Mohan
No. | Title | Playback | Length |
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1. | "Bhor Aai Gaya Andhiyara" | Kishore Kumar, Manna Dey, Nirmala Devi, Harindranath Chattopadhyay, Lakshmi Shankar | 9:29 |
2. | "Kahe Kanha Karat Barjori" | Lakshmi Shankar | 3:53 |
3. | "Mast Pawan Dole Re" | Lata Mangeshkar | 4:52 |
4. | "More Naina Bahayen Neer" | Lata Mangeshkar | 5:03 |
5. | "Pahle Chori Phir Seenazori" | Kumari Faiyaz | 4:09 |
6. | "Tum Bin Jeevan" | Manna Dey | 5:33 |
7. | "Hey Good Morning" | Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle, Lakshmi Shankar, Nirmala Devi, Hrinaynath Chattopadhyay |
Awards
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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1973 | Rajesh Khanna | BFJA Awards for Best Actor (Hindi)
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Won |
1973 | Paintal | Filmfare Best Comedian Award
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Won |
References
- ^ KOHLI, SURESH (12 December 2013). "Bawarchi (1972)". The Hindu.
- ISBN 978-1-64324-955-1.
- ^ Narayan, Hari (15 August 2016). "The family as a microcosm of the nation". The Hindu.
- ^ Kohli, Suresh (12 December 2013). "Bawarchi (1972)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 24 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
External links
- Bawarchi at IMDb