Maacher Jhol is an Indian Bengali film directed by Pratim D. Gupta and stars Ritwick Chakraborty, Paoli Dam and Mamata Shankar in the lead roles. It is the first Bengali food film that revolves around a Paris-based chef who comes back to Kolkata after 13 years.Gautam Mitra played the role of a doctor.
Cast
Ritwick Chakraborty as Dev D aka Devdatto
Mamata Shankar as Maa
Paoli Dam as Sreela
Arjun Chakrabarty as Palash
Kaya Blocksage
Sauraseni Maitra
Sumanta Mukherjee
Plot
The film is a heartwarming tale of a world renowned Masterchef returning to his roots through a bowl of fish curry, the quintessential Bengali delicacy. Ritwick Chakraborty plays Dev D, the Paris-based Chef, who comes to Kolkata after 13 years to his ailing mother, played by the thespian Mamata Shankar. Coming to terms with his past – Paoli Dam plays the haunting Sreela – Dev is faced with a cooking challenge that will change his life forever.
Development
Pratim D. Gupta revealed that the idea of the film came during his trip to Italy where he was surprised to find local restaurants serving the recipes of mothers and grandmothers.
He also said that it was his eagerness to work with Ritwick Chakraborty again after Shaheb Bibi Golaam resulted in conceiving a character for him – Chef Dev D.
Casting
While Pratim and Ritwick have worked together in Shaheb Bibi Golaam, the film marks the first collaboration between the director and Paoli Dam. Mamata Shankar, known to be choosy about her roles, agreed to do the film immediately after reading the script.
Filming
Shooting for the film started from March 2017.
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