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	Unlike most [[Cinema of India\|Indian films]] that open with credit titles, the film has the narrator [[Amitabh Bachchan]]'s booming voice introducing the cast. Satirical in tone and treatment, the fast-paced narrative opens in a noisy, crowded household, paradoxically named "Shanti Niwas" ("Abode of Peace"). No domestic work sticks in this household, consisting of the elderly, widowed patriarch, the retired postmaster Shivnath Sharma ([[Harindranath Chattopadhyay]]), affectionately called Daduji, and his three sons and their extended families. The first son is Ramnath ([[A. K. Hangal]]), a lowly-paid clerk, with a cantankerous wife Seeta ([[Durga Khote]]), and their daughter Meeta (Manisha), a [[Kathak]] dancer of sorts. The third son is Kashinath ([[Kali Banerjee]]), a pompous schoolteacher, with his quarrelsome wife Shobha ([[Usha Kiran]]), and their young son Pintoo ([[Raju Shrestha]]). The fourth son is Vishwanath ([[Asrani]]), an unmarried aspiring [[music director]], and the last member of the Sharma family is Krishna ([[Jaya Bhaduri]]), the talented but reclusive, orphaned daughter of Daduji's second son and daughter-in-law, who both passed away in a car accident several years ago~~. Krishna is in love with a handsome wrestler named Arun whom the Sharma family does not approve of~~.		Unlike most [[Cinema of India\|Indian films]] that open with credit titles, the film has the narrator [[Amitabh Bachchan]]'s booming voice introducing the cast. Satirical in tone and treatment, the fast-paced narrative opens in a noisy, crowded household, paradoxically named "Shanti Niwas" ("Abode of Peace"). No domestic work sticks in this household, consisting of the elderly, widowed patriarch, the retired postmaster Shivnath Sharma ([[Harindranath Chattopadhyay]]), affectionately called Daduji, and his three sons and their extended families. The first son is Ramnath ([[A. K. Hangal]]), a lowly-paid clerk, with a cantankerous wife Seeta ([[Durga Khote]]), and their daughter Meeta (Manisha), a [[Kathak]] dancer of sorts. The third son is Kashinath ([[Kali Banerjee]]), a pompous schoolteacher, with his quarrelsome wife Shobha ([[Usha Kiran]]), and their young son Pintoo ([[Raju Shrestha]]). The fourth son is Vishwanath ([[Asrani]]), an unmarried aspiring [[music director]], and the last member of the Sharma family is Krishna ([[Jaya Bhaduri]]), the talented but reclusive, orphaned daughter of Daduji's second son and daughter-in-law, who both passed away in a car accident several years ago.

	Into this tensed up household enters a fun-loving multifaceted character, Raghunandan ([[Rajesh Khanna]]), also known as Raghu, who just appears on the doorstep one day, volunteering to be their new domestic worker. Raghu is a master of all, a smooth-talker, boasting of mastering various skills while working with real-life legendary characters, and a singer, dancer, and a no-mean musician as well. He loses no time in winning everyone's hearts through his cooking expertise and insistence on a low salary. Raghu also teaches each of the family members the truths that doing something for someone is a pleasure, that joy grows from sharing it with others, that there is no greater happiness than making someone happy, and reprimanding elders is an expression of their love. The family does not notice when the daily arguments over who ~~goes to~~ the bathroom first stop, Shobha massages the pain of the sick Seeta, who in turn pleases her by preparing her favourite delicacies. Meeta, who was previously only practicing dancing and partying, also appears in the kitchen and Ramnath no longer has to drink away his sorrows every night. Shivnath finally leaves his bed for a walk as well, unable to praise Raghu's service enough, and the constantly abused Krishna finds the figure of mothers in her two aunts. The family begins to meet not for arguments but for shared meals and praises life through singing and dancing together and Shanti Nivas truly becomes an abode of peace.		Into this tensed up household enters a fun-loving multifaceted character, Raghunandan ([[Rajesh Khanna]]), also known as Raghu, who just appears on the doorstep one day, volunteering to be their new domestic worker. Raghu is a master of all, a smooth-talker, boasting of mastering various skills while working with real-life legendary characters, and a singer, dancer, and a no-mean musician as well. He loses no time in winning everyone's hearts through his cooking expertise and insistence on a low salary. Raghu also teaches each of the family members the truths that doing something for someone is a pleasure, that joy grows from sharing it with others, that there is no greater happiness than making someone happy, and reprimanding elders is an expression of their love. The family does not notice when the daily arguments over who uses the bathroom first stop, Shobha massages the pain of the sick Seeta, who in turn pleases her by preparing her favourite delicacies. Meeta, who was previously only practicing dancing and partying, also appears in the kitchen and Ramnath no longer has to drink away his sorrows every night. Shivnath finally leaves his bed for a walk as well, unable to praise Raghu's service enough, and the constantly abused Krishna finds the figure of mothers in her two aunts. The family begins to meet not for arguments but for shared meals and praises life through singing and dancing together and Shanti Nivas truly becomes an abode of peace.

	All the while, Raghu constantly keeps an eye on the family jewellery box chained to Daduji's bed when a casually thrown-in single comment about the presence of a thief in the vicinity keeps the characters as well as the audience speculating about his identity. Meanwhile, Raghu is also well-aware that Krishna is in love with Arun and that the Sharma family is strictly against her union with him. Amongst all the tangle, Raghu suddenly disappears from the house while the Sharma family is aghast to discover that the jewellery box is missing as well. At the same time, Arun arrives at the house with the jewellery box, stating that he witnessed Raghu in a suspicious condition with the box, and managed to retrieve it from Raghu in a fierce fight between them both. the Stunned by these unexpected turn of events, the attitude of the Sharma family towards Raghu immediately changes and they all agree to get Krishna married to Arun out of gratitude, although Krishna and Meeta refuse to buy the story.		All the while, Raghu constantly keeps an eye on the family jewellery box chained to Daduji's bed when a casually thrown-in single comment about the presence of a thief in the vicinity keeps the characters as well as the audience speculating about his identity. Meanwhile, Raghu is also well-aware that Krishna is in love with Arun and that the Sharma family is strictly against her union with him. Amongst all the tangle, Raghu suddenly disappears from the house while the Sharma family is aghast to discover that the jewellery box is missing as well. At the same time, Arun arrives at the house with the jewellery box, stating that he witnessed Raghu in a suspicious condition with the box, and managed to retrieve it from Raghu in a fierce fight between them both. the Stunned by these unexpected turn of events, the attitude of the Sharma family towards Raghu immediately changes and they all agree to get Krishna married to Arun out of gratitude, although Krishna and Meeta refuse to buy the story.

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	== Plot ==		== Plot ==
	Unlike most [[Cinema of India\|Indian films]] that open with credit titles, the film has the narrator [[Amitabh Bachchan]]'s booming voice introducing the cast. Satirical in tone and treatment, the fast-paced narrative opens in a noisy, crowded household, paradoxically named "Shanti Niwas" ("Abode of Peace"). No domestic work sticks in this household, consisting of the elderly, widowed patriarch, the retired postmaster Shivnath Sharma ([[Harindranath Chattopadhyay]]), affectionately called Daduji, and his three sons and their extended families. The first son is Ramnath ([[A. K. Hangal]]), a lowly-paid clerk, with a cantankerous wife Seeta ([[Durga Khote]]), and their daughter Meeta (Manisha), a [[Kathak]] dancer of sorts. The third son is Kashinath ([[Kali Banerjee]]), a pompous schoolteacher, with his quarrelsome wife Shobha ([[Usha Kiran]]), and their young son Pintoo ([[Raju Shrestha]]). The fourth son is Vishwanath ([[Asrani]]), an unmarried aspiring [[music director]], and the last member of the Sharma family is Krishna ([[Jaya Bhaduri]]), the talented but reclusive, orphaned daughter of Daduji's second son and daughter-in-law, who both passed away in a car accident several years ago. Krishna is in love with a handsome wrestler named Arun whom the Sharma family does not approve of. Into this tensed up household enters a fun-loving multifaceted character, Raghunandan ([[Rajesh Khanna]]), also known as Raghu, who just appears on the doorstep one day, volunteering to be their new cook.		Unlike most [[Cinema of India\|Indian films]] that open with credit titles, the film has the narrator [[Amitabh Bachchan]]'s booming voice introducing the cast. Satirical in tone and treatment, the fast-paced narrative opens in a noisy, crowded household, paradoxically named "Shanti Niwas" ("Abode of Peace"). No domestic work sticks in this household, consisting of the elderly, widowed patriarch, the retired postmaster Shivnath Sharma ([[Harindranath Chattopadhyay]]), affectionately called Daduji, and his three sons and their extended families. The first son is Ramnath ([[A. K. Hangal]]), a lowly-paid clerk, with a cantankerous wife Seeta ([[Durga Khote]]), and their daughter Meeta (Manisha), a [[Kathak]] dancer of sorts. The third son is Kashinath ([[Kali Banerjee]]), a pompous schoolteacher, with his quarrelsome wife Shobha ([[Usha Kiran]]), and their young son Pintoo ([[Raju Shrestha]]). The fourth son is Vishwanath ([[Asrani]]), an unmarried aspiring [[music director]], and the last member of the Sharma family is Krishna ([[Jaya Bhaduri]]), the talented but reclusive, orphaned daughter of Daduji's second son and daughter-in-law, who both passed away in a car accident several years ago. Krishna is in love with a handsome wrestler named Arun whom the Sharma family does not approve of.

	Raghu is a master of all, a smooth-talker, boasting of mastering various skills while working with real-life legendary characters, and a singer, dancer, and a no-mean musician as well. He loses no time in winning everyone's hearts through his cooking expertise and insistence on a low salary. Raghu also ~~brings smiles, songs and dances of joy into the house, but first, through his own example, he~~ teaches each of ~~them~~ the truths that doing something for someone is a pleasure, that joy grows from sharing it with others, that there is no greater happiness than making someone happy, and reprimanding elders is an expression of their love. The family does not notice when the daily arguments over who goes to the bathroom first stop, Shobha massages the pain of the sick Seeta, who in turn pleases her by preparing her favourite delicacies. Meeta, who was previously only practicing dancing and partying, also appears in the kitchen and Ramnath no longer has to drink away his sorrows every night. Shivnath finally leaves his bed for a walk as well, unable to praise Raghu's service enough, and the constantly abused Krishna finds the figure of mothers in her two aunts. The family begins to meet not for arguments but for shared meals and praises life through singing and dancing together and Shanti Nivas truly becomes an abode of peace.		Into this tensed up household enters a fun-loving multifaceted character, Raghunandan ([[Rajesh Khanna]]), also known as Raghu, who just appears on the doorstep one day, volunteering to be their new domestic worker. Raghu is a master of all, a smooth-talker, boasting of mastering various skills while working with real-life legendary characters, and a singer, dancer, and a no-mean musician as well. He loses no time in winning everyone's hearts through his cooking expertise and insistence on a low salary. Raghu also teaches each of the family members the truths that doing something for someone is a pleasure, that joy grows from sharing it with others, that there is no greater happiness than making someone happy, and reprimanding elders is an expression of their love. The family does not notice when the daily arguments over who goes to the bathroom first stop, Shobha massages the pain of the sick Seeta, who in turn pleases her by preparing her favourite delicacies. Meeta, who was previously only practicing dancing and partying, also appears in the kitchen and Ramnath no longer has to drink away his sorrows every night. Shivnath finally leaves his bed for a walk as well, unable to praise Raghu's service enough, and the constantly abused Krishna finds the figure of mothers in her two aunts. The family begins to meet not for arguments but for shared meals and praises life through singing and dancing together and Shanti Nivas truly becomes an abode of peace.

	All the while, Raghu constantly keeps an eye on the family jewellery box chained to Daduji's bed when a casually thrown-in single comment about the presence of a thief in the vicinity keeps the characters as well as the audience speculating about his identity. Meanwhile, Raghu is also well-aware that Krishna is in love with Arun and that the Sharma family is strictly against her union with him. Amongst all the tangle, Raghu suddenly disappears from the house while the Sharma family is aghast to discover that the jewellery box is missing as well. At the same time, Arun arrives at the house with the jewellery box, stating that he witnessed Raghu in a suspicious condition with the box, and managed to retrieve it from Raghu in a fierce fight between them both. the Stunned by these unexpected turn of events, the attitude of the Sharma family towards Raghu immediately changes and they all agree to get Krishna married to Arun out of gratitude, although Krishna and Meeta refuse to buy the story.		All the while, Raghu constantly keeps an eye on the family jewellery box chained to Daduji's bed when a casually thrown-in single comment about the presence of a thief in the vicinity keeps the characters as well as the audience speculating about his identity. Meanwhile, Raghu is also well-aware that Krishna is in love with Arun and that the Sharma family is strictly against her union with him. Amongst all the tangle, Raghu suddenly disappears from the house while the Sharma family is aghast to discover that the jewellery box is missing as well. At the same time, Arun arrives at the house with the jewellery box, stating that he witnessed Raghu in a suspicious condition with the box, and managed to retrieve it from Raghu in a fierce fight between them both. the Stunned by these unexpected turn of events, the attitude of the Sharma family towards Raghu immediately changes and they all agree to get Krishna married to Arun out of gratitude, although Krishna and Meeta refuse to buy the story.

	When the Sharma family begins abusing Raghu, Arun is not able to suppress his emotions anymore and decides to confess to them what had really happened, explaining that he actually met Raghu at his own wrestling ground and had a little friendly match with him where he suffered minor injuries. Further, Raghu instructed Arun to take the jewellery box to the Sharma family and lie to them that it was stolen by him, so that Arun can get his place in the house and win Krishna and the family over. When asked about his true identity, Raghu revealed to Arun that his real name is "Professor Prabhakar" but he took the fake name of Raghu and posed as a cook 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. Meanwhile, Krishna spots Raghu outside the house and manages to stop him in time from going somewhere else but Raghu tells her that this is the mission of his life and that 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."		When the Sharma family begins abusing Raghu, Arun is not able to suppress his emotions anymore and decides to confess to them what had really happened, explaining that he actually met Raghu at his own wrestling ground and had a little friendly match with him where he suffered minor injuries. Further, Raghu instructed Arun to take the jewellery box to the Sharma family and lie to them that it was stolen by him, so that Arun can get his place in the house and win Krishna and the family over. When asked about his true identity, Raghu revealed to Arun that his real name is "[[Professor]] Prabhakar" but he took the fake name of Raghu and posed as a cook 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. Meanwhile, Krishna spots Raghu outside the house and manages to stop him in time from going somewhere else but Raghu tells her that this is the mission of his life and that 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."

	==Cast==		==Cast==

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	==Cast==		==Cast==
	* [[Rajesh Khanna]] as Raghunandan (a.k.a. Raghu) / Professor Prabhakar		* [[Rajesh Khanna]] as Raghunandan (a.k.a. Raghu) / [[Professor]] Prabhakar
	* [[Jaya Bhaduri]] as Krishna Sharma		* [[Jaya Bhaduri]] as Krishna Sharma
	* [[Asrani]] as Vishwanath Sharma		* [[Asrani]] as Vishwanath Sharma
	* [[Harindranath Chattopadhyay]] as Shivnath Sharma (Daduji)		* [[Harindranath Chattopadhyay]] as Shivnath Sharma (a.k.a. Daduji)
	* [[A. K. Hangal]] as Ramnath Sharma		* [[A. K. Hangal]] as Ramnath Sharma
	* [[Durga Khote]] as Seeta Sharma		* [[Durga Khote]] as Seeta Sharma
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	* [[Kali Banerjee]] as Kashinath Sharma		* [[Kali Banerjee]] as Kashinath Sharma
	* [[Usha Kiran]] as Shobha Sharma		* [[Usha Kiran]] as Shobha Sharma
	* [[Paintal (comedian)\|Paintal]] as Guruji (Meeta's dance ~~instructor~~)		* [[Paintal (comedian)\|Paintal]] as Guruji (Meeta's dance educator)
	* [[Amitabh Bachchan]] as Narrator		* [[Amitabh Bachchan]] as Narrator

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	\| writer = [[Tapan Sinha]]		\| writer = [[Tapan Sinha]]
	\| narrator = [[Amitabh Bachchan]]		\| narrator = [[Amitabh Bachchan]]
	\| starring = [[Rajesh Khanna]]<br>[[~~Abhimaan (1973 film)\|~~Jaya Bhaduri]]<br>[[Harindranath Chattopadhyay]]<br>[[Asrani]]<br>[[A. K. Hangal]]<br>[[~~Karz (film)\|~~Durga Khote]]<br>[[Namak Haraam\|Manisha]]<br>[[Kali Banerjee]]<br>[[~~Chupke Chupke (film)\|~~Usha Kiran]]		\| starring = [[Rajesh Khanna]]<br>[[Jaya Bhaduri]]<br>[[Harindranath Chattopadhyay]]<br>[[Asrani]]<br>[[A. K. Hangal]]<br>[[Durga Khote]]<br>[[Namak Haraam\|Manisha]]<br>[[Kali Banerjee]]<br>[[Usha Kiran]]
	\| director = [[Khubsoorat\|Hrishikesh Mukherjee]]		\| director = [[Khubsoorat\|Hrishikesh Mukherjee]]
	\| producer = [[Khubsoorat\|Hrishikesh Mukherjee]]<br>N. C. Sippy<br>Romu N. Sippy		\| producer = [[Khubsoorat\|Hrishikesh Mukherjee]]<br>N. C. Sippy<br>Romu N. Sippy
	\| distributor =		\| distributor =
	\| released = ~~{{film date\|df=yes\|~~1972~~\|7\|7}}~~		\| released = 7 July 1972<br>([[India]])
	\| runtime = 130 minutes		\| runtime = 130 minutes
	\| country = [[India]]		\| country = [[India]]
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	\| music = Madan Mohan		\| music = Madan Mohan
	}}		}}
	'''''Bawarchi''''' (translation: ''The Chef'') is a 1972 [[Cinema of India\|Indian]] [[Hindi]] musical comedy drama film directed ~~and produced~~ by [[Khubsoorat\|Hrishikesh Mukherjee]] along with N. C. Sippy and Romu N. Sippy. Released in [[India]] on 7 July 1972, the film is narrated by [[Amitabh Bachchan]] and stars an [[ensemble cast]] of [[Rajesh Khanna]], [[~~Abhimaan (1973 film)\|~~Jaya Bhaduri]], [[Harindranath Chattopadhyay]], [[Asrani]], [[A. K. Hangal]], [[~~Karz (film)\|~~Durga Khote]], [[Namak Haraam\|Manisha]], [[Kali Banerjee]] and [[~~Chupke Chupke (film)\|~~Usha Kiran]]. The film is a remake of [[Rabi Ghosh]] starrer Bengali film ''[[Galpo Holeo Satti]]'' (1966) by [[Tapan Sinha]]. The film was ranked the eighth highest-grossing film of 1972. In an interview, Khanna quoted "In ''Bawarchi'', I did exactly the opposite of what Hrishida had made me do in ''[[Anand (1971 film)\|Anand]]'' (1971). He allowed me to interpret the role and perform my way. I had done enough intense roles, and ''Bawarchi'' gave me the opportunity to interpret and perform the role the way I wanted. So I let myself go."<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/~~bawarchi~~-~~1972~~/~~article5451711~~.ece\|title=~~Bawarchi (1972)~~\|first=~~SURESH~~\|last=~~KOHLI~~}}</ref>		'''''Bawarchi''''' (translation: ''The Chef'') is a 1972 [[Cinema of India\|Indian]] [[Hindi]] musical [[comedy drama]] film directed by [[Khubsoorat\|Hrishikesh Mukherjee]] and produced by Mukherjee himself along with N. C. Sippy and Romu N. Sippy. Released in [[India]] on 7 July 1972, the film is narrated by [[Amitabh Bachchan]] and stars an [[ensemble cast]] of [[Rajesh Khanna]], [[Jaya Bhaduri]], [[Harindranath Chattopadhyay]], [[Asrani]], [[A. K. Hangal]], [[Durga Khote]], [[Namak Haraam\|Manisha]], [[Kali Banerjee]] and [[Usha Kiran]]. The film is a remake of [[Rabi Ghosh]] starrer [[Bengali cinema\|Bengali]] film ''[[Galpo Holeo Satti]]'' (1966) by [[Tapan Sinha]]<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/galpa-holeo-satyi-the-family-as-a-microcosm-of-the-nation/article8991071.ece\|title=The family as a microcosm of the nation\|first=Hari\|last=Narayan}}</ref> and was remade in [[Tamil cinema\|Tamil]] as ''Samayalkaaran'' with [[M. K. Muthu]]. The film was remade twice in [[Kannada cinema\|Kannada]] - first as ''Sakala Kala Vallabha'' starring Shashikumar and second as ''[[No 73, Shanthi Nivasa]]'' starring [[Sudeep]]. The film served as a great inspiration for the 1997 Hindi film ''[[Hero No. 1]]'' and was ranked the eighth highest-grossing film of 1972.

	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.]"<ref>Rammesh, ''Human Cinema: The Films of Hrishikesh Mukherjee'' (Chennai: Notion Press, 2018), 141-43. {{ISBN\|164324955X}} and https://books.google.com/books?id=azlpDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT141</ref> Khanna won his second BFJA Awards for Best Actor (Hindi) for his performance in this film.		In an interview, Khanna quoted "In ''Bawarchi'', I did exactly the opposite of what Hrishida had made me do in ''[[Anand (1971 film)\|Anand]]'' (1971). He allowed me to interpret the role and perform my way. I had done enough intense roles, and ''Bawarchi'' gave me the opportunity to interpret and perform the role the way I wanted. So I let myself go."<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/bawarchi-1972/article5451711.ece\|title=Bawarchi (1972)\|first=SURESH\|last=KOHLI}}</ref> 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.]"<ref>Rammesh, ''Human Cinema: The Films of Hrishikesh Mukherjee'' (Chennai: Notion Press, 2018), 141-43. {{ISBN\|164324955X}} and https://books.google.com/books?id=azlpDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT141</ref> Khanna won his second BFJA Awards for Best Actor (Hindi) for his performance in this film.

	The film is a remake of the Bengali film ''[[Galpo Holeo Satti]]'' (1966) by [[Tapan Sinha]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/galpa-holeo-satyi-the-family-as-a-microcosm-of-the-nation/article8991071.ece\|title=The family as a microcosm of the nation\|first=Hari\|last=Narayan}}</ref> The film was remade in Tamil as ''Samayalkaaran'' with [[M. K. Muthu]]. It was remade twice in Kannada - first as ''Sakala Kala Vallabha'', starring Shashikumar and second as ''[[No 73, Shanthi Nivasa]]'', with [[Sudeep]]. It served as a great inspiration for the 1997 Hindi film ''[[Hero No. 1]]''.

	==Synopsis==		==Synopsis==

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	==Cast==		==Cast==
	* [[Rajesh Khanna]] as Raghunandan (Raghu) / Professor Prabhakar		* [[Rajesh Khanna]] as Raghunandan (a.k.a. Raghu) / Professor Prabhakar
	* [[~~Abhimaan (1973 film)\|~~Jaya Bhaduri]] as Krishna Sharma		* [[Jaya Bhaduri]] as Krishna Sharma
	* [[Asrani]] as Vishwanath Sharma		* [[Asrani]] as Vishwanath Sharma
	* [[Harindranath Chattopadhyay]] as Shivnath Sharma (Daduji)		* [[Harindranath Chattopadhyay]] as Shivnath Sharma (Daduji)
	* [[A. K. Hangal]] as Ramnath Sharma		* [[A. K. Hangal]] as Ramnath Sharma
	* [[~~Karz (film)\|~~Durga Khote]] as Seeta Sharma		* [[Durga Khote]] as Seeta Sharma
	* [[Namak Haraam\|Manisha]] as Meeta Sharma		* [[Namak Haraam\|Manisha]] as Meeta Sharma
	* [[Kali Banerjee]] as Kashinath Sharma		* [[Kali Banerjee]] as Kashinath Sharma
	* [[~~Chupke Chupke (film)\|~~Usha Kiran]] as Shobha Sharma		* [[Usha Kiran]] as Shobha Sharma
	* [[Paintal (comedian)\|Paintal]] as Guruji (Meeta's dance instructor)		* [[Paintal (comedian)\|Paintal]] as Guruji (Meeta's dance instructor)
	* [[Amitabh Bachchan]] as Narrator		* [[Amitabh Bachchan]] as Narrator

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	== Plot ==		== Plot ==
	Unlike most Indian films that open with credit titles, the film has ~~has~~ [[Amitabh Bachchan]]’s booming voice introducing the cast. Satirical in tone and treatment, the fast-paced narrative opens in a noisy, crowded household, paradoxically named "Shanti Niwas" ("Abode of Peace"). No domestic work sticks in this household, consisting of the patriarch retired postmaster, Shivnath Sharma ([[Harindranath Chattopadhyay]]), affectionately called Daduji, and his three sons and their families. The first son is Ramnath ([[A. K. Hangal]]), a lowly paid clerk, with a cantankerous wife Seeta ~~Devi~~ ([[~~Karz (film)\|~~Durga Khote]]), and their daughter Meeta (~~[[Namak Haraam\|~~Manisha]]), a [[Kathak]] dancer of sorts. The ~~second~~ son is Kashinath ([[Kali Banerjee]]), a pompous schoolteacher, with his quarrelsome wife Shobha ~~Devi~~ ([[~~Chupke Chupke (film)\|~~Usha Kiran]]). The ~~third~~ son is Vishwanath ([[Asrani]]), an aspiring [[music director]], and the last member of the Sharma family is Krishna ([[~~Abhimaan (1973 film)\|~~Jaya Bhaduri]]), the talented and ~~sedate~~, ~~orphaned granddaughter~~ who is in love with a handsome wrestler named Arun whom the Sharma family does not approve of.		Unlike most [[Cinema of India\|Indian films]] that open with credit titles, the film has the narrator [[Amitabh Bachchan]]'s booming voice introducing the cast. Satirical in tone and treatment, the fast-paced narrative opens in a noisy, crowded household, paradoxically named "Shanti Niwas" ("Abode of Peace"). No domestic work sticks in this household, consisting of the elderly, widowed patriarch, the retired postmaster Shivnath Sharma ([[Harindranath Chattopadhyay]]), affectionately called Daduji, and his three sons and their extended families. The first son is Ramnath ([[A. K. Hangal]]), a lowly-paid clerk, with a cantankerous wife Seeta ([[Durga Khote]]), and their daughter Meeta (Manisha), a [[Kathak]] dancer of sorts. The third son is Kashinath ([[Kali Banerjee]]), a pompous schoolteacher, with his quarrelsome wife Shobha ([[Usha Kiran]]), and their young son Pintoo ([[Raju Shrestha]]). The fourth son is Vishwanath ([[Asrani]]), an unmarried aspiring [[music director]], and the last member of the Sharma family is Krishna ([[Jaya Bhaduri]]), the talented but reclusive, orphaned daughter of Daduji's second son and daughter-in-law, who both passed away in a car accident several years ago. Krishna is in love with a handsome wrestler named Arun whom the Sharma family does not approve of. Into this tensed up household enters a fun-loving multifaceted character, Raghunandan ([[Rajesh Khanna]]), also known as Raghu, who just appears on the doorstep one day, volunteering to be their new cook.

	Into this tensed up household enters a fun-loving multifaceted character, Raghunandan ([[Rajesh Khanna]]), also known as Raghu, who just appears on the doorstep one day, volunteering to be their new cook. Raghu is a master of all, a smooth-talker, boasting of mastering various skills while working with real-life legendary characters, and a singer, dancer, and a no-mean musician as well. He loses no time in winning ~~everyone’s~~ hearts through his cooking expertise, insistence on a low salary, and ~~with~~ his ~~winsome ways~~, ~~restoring faith and affection~~ of the ~~otherwise disjointed family — all the while keeping~~ an ~~eye on the~~ family ~~jewellery box chained to Daduji’s bed~~ when ~~a casually thrown-in single comment about~~ the ~~presence of a thief in~~ the ~~vicinity keeps~~ the ~~characters as well as~~ the ~~audience speculating about his identity~~. ~~At the same time~~, ~~Raghu~~ also ~~tutors~~ the ~~recluse 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~~ and ~~that the Sharma family is strictly against her union with him~~.		Raghu is a master of all, a smooth-talker, boasting of mastering various skills while working with real-life legendary characters, and a singer, dancer, and a no-mean musician as well. He loses no time in winning everyone's hearts through his cooking expertise and insistence on a low salary. Raghu also brings smiles, songs and dances of joy into the house, but first, through his own example, he teaches each of them the truths that doing something for someone is a pleasure, that joy grows from sharing it with others, that there is no greater happiness than making someone happy, and reprimanding elders is an expression of their love. The family does not notice when the daily arguments over who goes to the bathroom first stop, Shobha massages the pain of the sick Seeta, who in turn pleases her by preparing her favourite delicacies. Meeta, who was previously only practicing dancing and partying, also appears in the kitchen and Ramnath no longer has to drink away his sorrows every night. Shivnath finally leaves his bed for a walk as well, unable to praise Raghu's service enough, and the constantly abused Krishna finds the figure of mothers in her two aunts. The family begins to meet not for arguments but for shared meals and praises life through singing and dancing together and Shanti Nivas truly becomes an abode of peace.

	Amongst all the tangle, Raghu suddenly disappears from the house while the Sharma family is aghast to discover that the ~~family~~ jewellery box is missing as well~~, thus not taking Daduji and Vishwanath time to put two and two together~~. At the same time, ~~the Sharma family receives a shock when~~ Arun arrives at the house with ~~their~~ jewellery box, ~~explaining~~ that he witnessed Raghu in a suspicious condition with the box ~~and when asked about the box, Raghu tried to run away while Arun tried to stop him, even beat him up~~, ~~but Raghu threw the jewellery box down out of fear~~ and managed to ~~escape~~ from ~~him~~. Stunned by these unexpected turn of events, the attitude of the Sharma family towards Raghu immediately changes and they all agree to get Krishna married to Arun out of gratitude, although Krishna and Meeta refuse to buy the story. When the Sharma family begins abusing Raghu, Arun is not able to take it anymore and decides to confess to them what had really happened, explaining that he actually met Raghu at his own wrestling ground and had a little friendly match with him where he suffered minor injuries.		All the while, Raghu constantly keeps an eye on the family jewellery box chained to Daduji's bed when a casually thrown-in single comment about the presence of a thief in the vicinity keeps the characters as well as the audience speculating about his identity. Meanwhile, Raghu is also well-aware that Krishna is in love with Arun and that the Sharma family is strictly against her union with him. Amongst all the tangle, Raghu suddenly disappears from the house while the Sharma family is aghast to discover that the jewellery box is missing as well. At the same time, Arun arrives at the house with the jewellery box, stating that he witnessed Raghu in a suspicious condition with the box, and managed to retrieve it from Raghu in a fierce fight between them both. the Stunned by these unexpected turn of events, the attitude of the Sharma family towards Raghu immediately changes and they all agree to get Krishna married to Arun out of gratitude, although Krishna and Meeta refuse to buy the story.

	~~Further~~, Arun ~~saw the jewellery box with~~ Raghu and ~~questioned~~ him ~~about it when~~ Raghu instructed Arun to take the box to the Sharma family and lie to them that it was stolen by him, so that Arun can get ~~back~~ his place in the house and win Krishna and the family over. When asked about his true identity, Raghu revealed to Arun that his real name is "Professor Prabhakar" but he took the fake name of Raghu and posed as a cook 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~~. Upon learning this, a stunned Sharma family has to accept that Raghu went out of his way to save several homes like Shanti Niwas~~. Meanwhile, Krishna ~~sees~~ Raghu outside the house and ~~approaches him, asking him why did he do all this. Even though Krishna~~ manages to stop ~~Raghu~~ in time from going somewhere else, Raghu tells her that this is his life~~'s mission~~ and that 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."		When the Sharma family begins abusing Raghu, Arun is not able to suppress his emotions anymore and decides to confess to them what had really happened, explaining that he actually met Raghu at his own wrestling ground and had a little friendly match with him where he suffered minor injuries. Further, Raghu instructed Arun to take the jewellery box to the Sharma family and lie to them that it was stolen by him, so that Arun can get his place in the house and win Krishna and the family over. When asked about his true identity, Raghu revealed to Arun that his real name is "Professor Prabhakar" but he took the fake name of Raghu and posed as a cook 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. Meanwhile, Krishna spots Raghu outside the house and manages to stop him in time from going somewhere else but Raghu tells her that this is the mission of his life and that 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."

	==Cast==		==Cast==

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	\| director = [[Khubsoorat\|Hrishikesh Mukherjee]]		\| director = [[Khubsoorat\|Hrishikesh Mukherjee]]
	\| producer = [[Khubsoorat\|,Hrishikesh Mukherjee]]<br>N. C. Sippy<br>Romu N. Sippy		\| producer = [[Khubsoorat\|Hrishikesh Mukherjee]]<br>N. C. Sippy<br>Romu N. Sippy
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	\| released = {{film date\|df=yes\|1972\|7\|7}}		\| released = {{film date\|df=yes\|1972\|7\|7}}

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	==Crew==		==Crew==
	*Director - [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]]		*Director - [[Khubsoorat\|Hrishikesh Mukherjee]]
	*Story - [[Tapan Sinha]]		*Story - [[Tapan Sinha]]
	*Screenplay - [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]]		*Screenplay - [[Khubsoorat\|Hrishikesh Mukherjee]]
	*Dialogue - [[Gulzar]]		*Dialogue - [[Gulzar]]
	*Editor - Das Dhaimade		*Editor - Das Dhaimade
	*Producer - [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]], N. C. Sippy, Romu N. Sippy		*Producer - [[Khubsoorat\|Hrishikesh Mukherjee]], N. C. Sippy, Romu N. Sippy
	*Cinematographer - Jaywant Pathare		*Cinematographer - Jaywant Pathare
	*Art Director - Ajit Banerjee		*Art Director - Ajit Banerjee

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	==Cast==		==Cast==
	*[[Rajesh Khanna]] as Raghu ~~(Bawarchi~~) / Professor Prabhakar		* [[Rajesh Khanna]] as Raghunandan (Raghu) / Professor Prabhakar
	*[[Jaya Bhaduri]] as Krishna Sharma		* [[Abhimaan (1973 film)\|Jaya Bhaduri]] as Krishna Sharma
	*[[~~Usha Kiran~~]] as ~~Shobha~~ Sharma ~~(Choti maa)~~		* [[Asrani]] as Vishwanath Sharma
	*[[Harindranath Chattopadhyay]] as Shivnath Sharma (Daduji)		* [[Harindranath Chattopadhyay]] as Shivnath Sharma (Daduji)
	*[[A. K. Hangal]] as Ramnath Sharma ~~(Munna)~~		* [[A. K. Hangal]] as Ramnath Sharma
	*[[Durga Khote]] as Seeta Sharma ~~(Badi maa)~~		* [[Karz (film)\|Durga Khote]] as Seeta Sharma
	*[[~~Asrani~~]] as ~~Vishwanath~~ Sharma ~~(Bubbu)~~		* [[Namak Haraam\|Manisha]] as Meeta Sharma
	*[[Kali ~~Bannerjee~~]] as ~~Kashi~~		* [[Kali Banerjee]] as Kashinath Sharma
	*[[~~Paintal~~ (~~comedian~~)\|~~Paintal~~]] as ~~Dance Master (Guruji)~~		* [[Chupke Chupke (film)\|Usha Kiran]] as Shobha Sharma
	*[[~~Master Raju~~]] as ~~Pintu Babu~~		* [[Paintal (comedian)\|Paintal]] as Guruji (Meeta's dance instructor)
	*[[Seema Kapoor]] as Dancer #2 (~~Dance performance night~~)		* [[Amitabh Bachchan]] as Narrator
	*[[Amitabh Bachchan]] As Narrator

	==Crew==		==Crew==

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	\| director = [[Khubsoorat\|Hrishikesh Mukherjee]]		\| director = [[Khubsoorat\|Hrishikesh Mukherjee]]
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	'''''Bawarchi''''' (translation: ''The Chef'') is a 1972 [[Cinema of India\|Indian]] [[Hindi]] musical comedy drama film directed and produced by [[Khubsoorat\|Hrishikesh Mukherjee]] along with N.C. Sippy and Romu N. Sippy. Released in [[India]] on 7 July 1972, the film is narrated by [[Amitabh Bachchan]] and stars an [[ensemble cast]] of [[Rajesh Khanna]], [[Abhimaan (1973 film)\|Jaya Bhaduri]], [[Harindranath Chattopadhyay]], [[Asrani]], [[A. K. Hangal]], [[Karz (film)\|Durga Khote]], [[Namak Haraam\|Manisha]], [[Kali Banerjee]] and [[Chupke Chupke (film)\|Usha Kiran]]. The film is a remake of [[Rabi Ghosh]] starrer Bengali film ''[[Galpo Holeo Satti]]'' (1966) by [[Tapan Sinha]]. The film was ranked the eighth highest-grossing film of 1972. In an interview, Khanna quoted "In ''Bawarchi'', I did exactly the opposite of what Hrishida had made me do in ''[[Anand (1971 film)\|Anand]]'' (1971). He allowed me to interpret the role and perform my way. I had done enough intense roles, and ''Bawarchi'' gave me the opportunity to interpret and perform the role the way I wanted. So I let myself go."<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/bawarchi-1972/article5451711.ece\|title=Bawarchi (1972)\|first=SURESH\|last=KOHLI}}</ref>		'''''Bawarchi''''' (translation: ''The Chef'') is a 1972 [[Cinema of India\|Indian]] [[Hindi]] musical comedy drama film directed and produced by [[Khubsoorat\|Hrishikesh Mukherjee]] along with N. C. Sippy and Romu N. Sippy. Released in [[India]] on 7 July 1972, the film is narrated by [[Amitabh Bachchan]] and stars an [[ensemble cast]] of [[Rajesh Khanna]], [[Abhimaan (1973 film)\|Jaya Bhaduri]], [[Harindranath Chattopadhyay]], [[Asrani]], [[A. K. Hangal]], [[Karz (film)\|Durga Khote]], [[Namak Haraam\|Manisha]], [[Kali Banerjee]] and [[Chupke Chupke (film)\|Usha Kiran]]. The film is a remake of [[Rabi Ghosh]] starrer Bengali film ''[[Galpo Holeo Satti]]'' (1966) by [[Tapan Sinha]]. The film was ranked the eighth highest-grossing film of 1972. In an interview, Khanna quoted "In ''Bawarchi'', I did exactly the opposite of what Hrishida had made me do in ''[[Anand (1971 film)\|Anand]]'' (1971). He allowed me to interpret the role and perform my way. I had done enough intense roles, and ''Bawarchi'' gave me the opportunity to interpret and perform the role the way I wanted. So I let myself go."<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/bawarchi-1972/article5451711.ece\|title=Bawarchi (1972)\|first=SURESH\|last=KOHLI}}</ref>

	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.]"<ref>Rammesh, ''Human Cinema: The Films of Hrishikesh Mukherjee'' (Chennai: Notion Press, 2018), 141-43. {{ISBN\|164324955X}} and https://books.google.com/books?id=azlpDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT141</ref> Khanna won his second BFJA Awards for Best Actor (Hindi) for his performance in this film.		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.]"<ref>Rammesh, ''Human Cinema: The Films of Hrishikesh Mukherjee'' (Chennai: Notion Press, 2018), 141-43. {{ISBN\|164324955X}} and https://books.google.com/books?id=azlpDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT141</ref> Khanna won his second BFJA Awards for Best Actor (Hindi) for his performance in this film.

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	\| director = [[Khubsoorat\|Hrishikesh Mukherjee]]		\| director = [[Khubsoorat\|Hrishikesh Mukherjee]]
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	\| released = {{film date\|df=yes\|1972\|7\|7}}		\| released = {{film date\|df=yes\|1972\|7\|7}}