Adarsha Hindu Hotel (1957)

Witty and wise, this dramatic tale revolves around two rival hotels at the Ranaghat railway station. The establishment run by Bechu Chakraborty (Ganguly) is winning because of its excellent cook, Hajari Thakur (Bhattacharya). The maidservant Padma (Sandhyarani), envious of the cook’s reputation, steals some utensils from the kitchen and frames the cook, who is arrested.

On his release, he starts the Adarsha Hindu Hotel. It becomes popular and he wins the contract to start a restaurant at the railway station itself. In the end, he has the satisfaction of employing his former boss as well as the troublesome Padma, which he does without losing his humility.