Year:1972
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Hrishikesh Mukherjee was the greatest bollywood director of all time.This is my presonal opinion.His films were very different from the usual bollywood fares.They had a soft,laid back and comfortable feel to them.His films varied from serious dramas like Anand and Abhimaan to light comedies like Chupke Chupke,Golmaal and Rang Birangi.The thing i like about his movies is that no matter how many times i watch his movies i nevetr seem to get bored.He worked with all the top stars of the time.Most of his movies were with Dharamendra,Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan.This is one of his best.For the second time Rajesh Khanna plays a single hero in this movie.It means that there is no romantic lead in the movie.
The movie centers around the Sharma family.It is headed by Dadaji.He has two married sons,Ramnath(A.KHangal) the elder son and Kashi(Kalinath Banerjee).They are married to sisters,Seeta(Durga Khote) to elder one and the younger sister Shobha(Usha Kiran) to the younger one.Both have a younger unmarried brother,Vishwanath(Asrani) who is a music film composer.Ramnath and Seeta have a spoilt young daughter and Kashi and Shobha have a little son.They had a sister who died in an accident leaving their orphaned daughter Krishna(Jaya Bachchan) to live with the.
Them always fights with eachother over little things.There is disharmony in the house and it is very sad place to live.No servant stays there for more than a couple of days because they get tired of the fighting.The Sharmas decide to look for a new cook(Bawarchi).One morning a Bawarchi walks upto their house.His name is Raghu(Rajesh Khanna) and with his friendly nature convinces the family to hire him.Raghu changes their lives forever.He teaches them the values and benefits of happiness and sharing that happiness amongst each other.He teaches a valuable lesson to each family member in a different way.
In the end when he thinks his job is done he leaves.It is then found out that he is a very educated man and after getting tired with his style of living,sets out to find the true meaning of life.He finds that meaning in making others happy.There is a twist at the end which i would not give away in this review.But this is a beautiful clean family movie which carries an important message for everyone.The performances of the entire cast are superb.But you would expect this from a Hrishida movie.He had the ability to bring out the best from his actors.I highly recommend this movie.
Rating:8.5/10
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