Tarla

What do viewers want to see when it is a biopic of a Indian housewife who rose to become a Celebrated cook show 30 years back? How did she do it. The inner charachter strength should have been shown to emerge in her as she faces vicissitudes of life. Her vague wish to do something Better in her life fades away after 12 years as a home maker. But magic of learning & making different recipes which won hearts fails to be shown in movie .Why her books or show sold well is missed. Her place as a Pioneer Indian modern cook book author and tv chef is not hight lighted. Whether older regional cook books family notes helped her? Did she herself learn western or non Gujarati non Indian recipes from other resources? Only Credit given is to her slipping sometimes supportive Husband for her success.

Food photography could have created many a Ratatouille or food classics visual moments .

Huma Qureshi gives her all to present herself as a Gujarati girl a home maker and Celebrity woman who knew what needs to be done to succeed. Sharib Hashmi shorter than her rises to present a typical husband who has a atypical grateful trait of supporting his spouse .Why that could have been revealed by flashes of family backgrounds of both the families? But one thing is sure that these two stayed with me longer than i had expected by their performances.

Can the film makers not add Visuals of most famous recipes taking shape revealing the seed of the magic why million Cook shows have blossomed across tv and youtube today. We have a 14"tv in the kitchen just to watch and learn how to make new recipes step by step today .