Laikals The greatest movie ever made..!

Cleveronix A different way of telling a story

Curapedi I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

Alasdair Orr Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

Krishnamurthi Kumar Bawarchi is a gem of a movie that conveys a lot without actually saying much. Hrishikesh Mukherjee is the real Bawarchi (Chef) here. He selects the right recipe (the story), brings the right ingredients (actors and technicians), adds the right spices (music, drama and a O'Henry-esqe twist) and just lets all of them simmer under his watchful eye.I cant think of a better casting for such a beautiful story. The correct mix of star power of Rajesh Khanna, Jaya Bhaduri (Bachchan) and Amitabh Bachchan (as the sutradhaar or the narrator) and highly under-rated character actors like A.K. Hangal, Asrani and even Paintal.The story by Tapan Sinha is a timeless classic. It is true even today where the joint-family system may have disintegrated but the sibling fights, day-to-day strife and dependence on domestic help still continue. Gulzar, the master word-smith, weaves his magic in the dialogs (Special mention- 'It's so simple to be happy but so difficult to be simple').Today, more than ever, we realize and miss such simple movies.

santanu_de This film itself is a copy of the 1966 black and white Bengali classic "Galpo Holeo Satyi" directed by Tapan Sinha. Hrishikesh Mukherjee (and Guljar) have time and again remade Bengali classics into Hindi movies, sometimes very people are aware of them. Another gem is "Chupke Chupke" which is a line-by-line copy of the 1971 Bengali film "Chhadmabeshi" starring Uttam Kumar.Some of the other copies include Angoor (Gulzar) which was a remake of Bimal Roy's Bhranti Bilas. The original inspiration is of course the bard's "Comedy of Errors". Another one is "Mere Apne" (Gulzar), based on Tapan Sinha's "Apanjan".

ateeqimran If ever fairy tales were told in poetic and yet mesmerizing way than this is definitely one among them.The word 'magician' in my title could apply to Hrishikesh Mukherji definitely but also to Rajesh Khanna. Aah.. what an actor!.This is undoubtedly one of Mr.Mukherji's best. You can feel the Bengali warmth all over it.It's subtle and yet so clear, it's humorous and yet so sentimental.It's a story about a cook who changes not only the tastes of the house but also the hearts.Now here is a movie u feel deserved an Oscar... but who cares? It's truly a world's loss. But then you can't blame the Oscar jury... nothing much was done in the past to promote Indian cinema on an International standard.This is a movie you can proudly refer and no such luck for the movies that are being churned out now.

Azeema Faizunnisa If you have low tolerance for Bollywood, and you think Bollywood is just all about cheesy, loud and lewd movies, than it means that you are not aware of the rare gems the Indian film industry has produced in the last 50 something years. And this film is one of such gems. I haven't seen, "Anand" the most popular film of Rishida, but I have seen Bawaichi 3 times and every time it leaves me with the sad reality that how come the Western world has not discovered movies like this. The film revolves around the relationship of a family and their new cook, played superbly by Rajesh Khanna. I don't want to go much into the details of the story of the film and cinamatic mastery of Rishida, but in short this film could be described as excellent in every aspect. If you are a fan of Indian 'art' films, than this a must see for you!