What would viewers want to see in a story about an ordinary homemaker who became a celebrity chef?
Firstly, how did she do it?
Next, why her books and show were a big success?
This film is more about her relationship with her husband and the struggles between her different roles as homemaker, mother and wife. Her place as a pioneer Indian cook book author and TV chef is not even highlighted.
The movie gets elevated by the wonderful performances of the lead actors. Huma Qureshi plays her role very well. Sharib Hashmi is a master performer and plays his part with ease.
Music by Suhit Abhayankar, Nilotpal Bora and Rohan Vinayak, with an added performance from Rekha Bharadwaj, is soulful and melodic.
Notes to the film-makers
- Both, Tarla Dalal and Huma Qureshi are beautiful. Then why give a set of false teeth to Huma?
- Food presentation? Where is it? Kindly stop payment to the food stylist or at least ask for a refund.
There's not much in the movie about Tarla Dalal that we already didn't know. But we get to know a lot about her supportive husband. At times one wonders whether it's his biopic.
