Gulabjaam

Film Review :

Foodgasmic ! This film is about the love for food and cooking. It is about the emotions and passion that one feels for food and cooking. It was a very emotional experience for me since food is my first love. I have always dreamt of owning a restaurant and maybe I will someday. But my relationship with food is one of passion and deep love. If God asked me for one reason to be alive, it would be food. The sensations of exhilaration and satisfaction that comes with every morsel of tasty food cannot be experienced by anything else. A sense of satisfaction and greed at the same time; leaving you nourished and excited after the meal, food is one of the greatest gifts of God to mankind. All these thoughts and sensations come to life as you watch this film. There are other films too based on food and cooking. But this film will be special because I am from Mumbai and have grown up on Maharashtrian cuisine. Even though I am south Indian, my palette is more accustomed to Marathi cuisine. Of course, South Indian food is a different and wonderful story in itself. 

But this film is about traditional Maharashtrian food and two beautiful stories about people who love food. Aditya and Radha are two souls lost in their journeys are brought together by food. Aditya’s story is the cliché MBA grad wanting to answer the call for a creative career. Radha’s past has left her scared and resentful. They find themselves through each other as they cook to forge strong bonds of friendship. Sensuous cinematography comes alive as we witness these two souls cut, shape, fry and boil. A medley of delicious food in front of eyes with emotions playing over the screen at the same time, this film is a great teaser for your senses. One can savor every frame which has a hundred different items on the banana leaf making the traditional meal. The twists and turns in the story add to the lovely sensations the visuals of the food produce. Sonali Kulkarni gives an exemplary performance outshining Siddharth. Though Siddharth gives a natural and easy performance, he cannot match Sonali’s craft. This is one of those rare films which you can watch many times and never get enough of it. Slurrp Slurrrp.  

Rating - 4.5 / 5