'The Great Indian Kitchen' remake challenging: Arati Kadav

Filmmaker Arati Kadav of 'Cargo' fame, who is gearing up for the remake of the film 'The Great Indian Kitchen' said it would be challenging to remake a Malayalam film in Hindi for a pan-Indian audience. The original film in Malayalam was directed by Jeo Baby and featured Nimisha Sajayan and Suraj Venjaramoodu.

According to Arati, it is a story of a young married woman whose life revolves around the kitchen, an age-old practice in our patriarchal society. “The film also deals with other points on gender inequality. While this core story is very much relatable for anywhere in India, there are a lot of cultural nuances that are very distinct between south and north India,” the director told in an interview with a national news agency.

The upcoming film, produced by Baweja Movies, stars Sanya Malhotra and Harman Baweja. Arati, who was recently announced as one of the honourees of the BAFTA Breakthrough India 2022, further added, "One of the reasons why we cast Sanya is because in the recent time, she has that pan-Indian appeal to her face and we so can see how she can bring those nuances through her performance."

Sanya has a fan-following across India with films like 'Dangal', 'Photograph', 'Pataakha', 'Ludo' on one hand and she also played a Tamil Brahmin bride in the recently released 'Meenakshi Sundareshwar'. Click the Movie button below for more info:
The Great Indian Kitchen