Gulabjaam.......The marathi film, is almost as delicious as the
Indian desert it is named after, though, it has more than a couple of spoonful
of bitter to go with its sweet parts. A young banker, who's a
chef at heart, dreams dumping his 9-5 corporate job and opening a restaurant
serving maharashtrian dishes in London. His search for a guru who can teach him
authentic maharashtrian cooking lands him at amche pune and at the door, of an
eccentric dabbevali. The film takes an intimate look at relationships and,
peels them layer by layer, like an onion. It’s like a dish cooked over a slow
flame and so, if you are in the mood to have instant noodles, this one may not
suit your palate. Sonali Kulkarni has a role .that can easily go astray. She
puts in a restrained performance and Sidharth Chandekar is suitably earnest. I
haven't liked Director Sachin Kundalkar's previous works (for instance
"happy journey"), but he gets the dish just about right this time.
