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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. | '''''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. | ||