Okay I was keen to watch this movie from the day I saw the trailer . But unfortunately in bombay it's very difficult to access bengali movie in theatres .
So the moment I found it on Netflix .. voila ... tres bien moi was superrrr happy . So I sat down with a chilled coke and started watching this movie .. MAACHER JHOL.
Mind it though maacher jhol a simple fish curry for the bengali is the most complex ed dish I gave ever come across . Like the french cooking bengali food is less ingredients and more flavour . So its a challenge to get the consistency , flavour and taste of a maacher jhol bang on . Every bengali lobes dhier maacher jhol Bhaat. Bottom line u want to impress a bengali girl or guy ... GET YOUR JHOL RIGHT
But I was a bit disappointed with the movie ... I thought the story line will also be the same as the jhol .. Unfortunately a big khichudi ! The chef girl , the journalist , stealing of bori and the old buro butler being made to sleep in the common passage.
The first meeting of mother and son after 13 years was just for seconds ... whoop! !!! I wanted emotions and deep connect in that scene.... but it was the same gheesa peeta stuff .. about weight and girlfriend period .😌
Why was the hotel girl chef added ? What was her contribution and why was she needed .. stupid and immature .
I thought pauli dham was great .. resilient and matter of fact . The French girl hmmmm ... can't say much about her
Cooking , relationship and bonding go hand in hand .Wanted this movie to have a common thread and knots unfolding like the fish wrapped in bannana leaf ... slowly and delicately ... its just that there were too many knots to open which could have been done away with ...
Over all the movie was good for plating but somehow a ingredient was missing and hence the taste was half felt on the tongue .
Ritwik .. The aloof rebellious bong man suits u to the T
Bon appetite !
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