Food is something that brings people together. It’s an important part of our everyday lives not just to keep us alive but it is also food that starts many interesting conversations and sometimes leads to great relationships too!
No wonder then food even plays an important part in some of the movies and if you thought it was only Hollywood movies like Ratatouille etc. where food played a major part, here are a few of our own desi movies where food was an important part of the script.
English Vinglish
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Though Sridevi starrer English Vinglish was more famous for Sridevi’s character Sashi trying to learn English and enrolling for an English speaking class, food was another thing that played an important part in the film. Sridevi as Shashi in English Vinglish loves to cook and the beautiful hand shots of her making boondi ka ladoos are a major part of the film. In the film, Shashi runs her own little ladoo business and her ladoos are a huge hit.
Daawat-e-Ishq
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The title itself suggests Daawat which means a feast! In Daawat-e-Ishq food is one of the main characters! The amount of food that they show in the film can make anyone hungry especially when it’s the mouth-watering Hyderabadi dishes on display.
Stanley Ka Dabba
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The whole highlight of the film was yes, Stanley Ka Dabba, Stanley’s lunch box. In the film, a little boy Stanley doesn’t bring his lunch box or ‘dabba’ to school, unlike all his other classmates. Then there is a ravenous Hindi teacher Verma (Amole Gupte), who also does not bring his own dabba but steals food from the students.The whole film is centered around food and Stanley’s lunch box.
The Lunchbox
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This is another movie based on a lunch box. This one though is about a how a misplaced lunchbox sets off a tale of love and life and reveals how food plays the central part in our daily existence.
Cheeni Kum
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This one is about an unusual love story that starts off at a restaurant.Amitabh Bachchan and Tabu, meet for the first time in Amitabh’s restaurant in an unusual way where the two fight over the recipe of Zafrani Hyderabadi Pulao! Another film that proves how food can bring people together.
Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana
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This is one film where you could say food is the main character. The film revolves around finding the secret ingredient that goes into the making of Chicken Khurana!
Watch these movies and we bet you’ll reach out for food or crave some!
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