Hrishikesh Mukherjee one of the best directors of bollywood, whose films were known for their simplicity yet superb stories and entertainment packed. He was one filmmaker who cast big stars but gave them simple unlike their persona characters mostly
After the classic ANAND(1971) Hrishikesh returned with the then superstar Rajesh Khanna creating yet another classic BAWARCHI which was based on a Bengali film Galpa Holeo Satyi (1966) by Tapan Sinha. The film starts with no title cards but with a voice-over by Amitabh Bachchan who was that time struggling as an actor, He introduces all characters something recently Jaya did in PAA alongwith title cards. We are introduced to the family of Jaya Bachchan which is unlike it's name Shanti Niketan where there are family disputes.etc and no servant stays David Dhawan almost copied this film and made Hero No.1(1997) decades later but lacked the master touch of Hrishikesh. Rajesh Khanna enters as a cook but suspicion is created by the filmmaker and also family members that he is a thief and he constantly(for reason not explained) stares at the sandook when no one is around The film has several funny scenes like the way Rajesh Khanna fakes about himself that he has worked in so many big name's houses(again copied in Hero No.1) The film also has some moist-eyed scenes a must in those days, the comed is subtle mostly and more focus on characters, dialogues and all within the plot something missing nowdays. Songs are aptly placed and picturised very simplistically yet superb The story moves well and the film keeps you entertained throughout. The pre-climax does jolt you but the mystery is solved quickly leaving some answers unanswered but it's forgiven and all ends well Direction By HM is awesome, He took a big risk by portraying RK unlike his films those days, He doesn't even have a heroine(though he didn't have one in ANAND too) nor does he have his usual Kishore songs. Music is superb, The best song is Tum Bin Jeevan sung superbly by Manna Dey while the dance number is superb too, Bhor Aa Hi Gaya is superb too with Kishore suddenly breaking in a jig for Asrani. Dialogues are superb, the film does have digs on some popular film personalities, like Asrani is shown as assistant to LP while many film personalities names are thrown around
Rajesh Khanna just like ANAND endears himself superbly and plays to the gallery, The Superstar of early 70s does a brilliant job portraying his character with simplicity and yet endearing to the audience. Jaya Bachchan is superb, acting in HM film after GUDDI(1971) she does a great job AK Hangal is superb, Usha Kiran and Durgha Khote act well in their roles Kali Banerjee is superb too, except AK Hangal the other 3 actors are no more Harindranath Chattopadhyay as the father is theatrical but fun Asrani is superb as the assistant music director Paintal is funny Amitabh's voice-over is superb
After the classic ANAND(1971) Hrishikesh returned with the then superstar Rajesh Khanna creating yet another classic BAWARCHI which was based on a Bengali film Galpa Holeo Satyi (1966) by Tapan Sinha. The film starts with no title cards but with a voice-over by Amitabh Bachchan who was that time struggling as an actor, He introduces all characters something recently Jaya did in PAA alongwith title cards. We are introduced to the family of Jaya Bachchan which is unlike it's name Shanti Niketan where there are family disputes.etc and no servant stays David Dhawan almost copied this film and made Hero No.1(1997) decades later but lacked the master touch of Hrishikesh. Rajesh Khanna enters as a cook but suspicion is created by the filmmaker and also family members that he is a thief and he constantly(for reason not explained) stares at the sandook when no one is around The film has several funny scenes like the way Rajesh Khanna fakes about himself that he has worked in so many big name's houses(again copied in Hero No.1) The film also has some moist-eyed scenes a must in those days, the comed is subtle mostly and more focus on characters, dialogues and all within the plot something missing nowdays. Songs are aptly placed and picturised very simplistically yet superb The story moves well and the film keeps you entertained throughout. The pre-climax does jolt you but the mystery is solved quickly leaving some answers unanswered but it's forgiven and all ends well Direction By HM is awesome, He took a big risk by portraying RK unlike his films those days, He doesn't even have a heroine(though he didn't have one in ANAND too) nor does he have his usual Kishore songs. Music is superb, The best song is Tum Bin Jeevan sung superbly by Manna Dey while the dance number is superb too, Bhor Aa Hi Gaya is superb too with Kishore suddenly breaking in a jig for Asrani. Dialogues are superb, the film does have digs on some popular film personalities, like Asrani is shown as assistant to LP while many film personalities names are thrown around
Rajesh Khanna just like ANAND endears himself superbly and plays to the gallery, The Superstar of early 70s does a brilliant job portraying his character with simplicity and yet endearing to the audience. Jaya Bachchan is superb, acting in HM film after GUDDI(1971) she does a great job AK Hangal is superb, Usha Kiran and Durgha Khote act well in their roles Kali Banerjee is superb too, except AK Hangal the other 3 actors are no more Harindranath Chattopadhyay as the father is theatrical but fun Asrani is superb as the assistant music director Paintal is funny Amitabh's voice-over is superb