बावर्ची
I watched this classic on loan from my Hindi teacher, who described it as "idealistic" after I told her that I thought it was "sweet."
A grumpy, dysfunctional family is completely transformed by the arrival of a mysterious servant Raghu - the Bawarchi, "cook" (Rajesh Khanna) - who works magic in the kitchen, sings beautiful songs and poetry, and teaches classical dance. One by one he solves the problems that plague the discordant household. But he may just be too good to be true ….
The music in this film is delightful (lyrics by Kaifi Azmi, Shabana's father), and so is the very young Jaya Bhaduri as the downtrodden and neglected daughter whom Raghu brings out of her shell. Jaya went on to become a big star, and also married Amitabh Bachchan, arguably the biggest star ever in Hindi cinema.