Bollywood actress Huma Qureshi is set to hea♛dline a biopic on noted food writer and chef Tarla Dalal, the makers announced on Tuesday. Titled 'Tarla', the film will be produced by Ronnie Screwvala, Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari, and 🧜Nitesh Tiwari.
The movie marks the directorial debut of wr🦩iter Piyush Gupta, Nitesh Tiwari's longtime collaborator who has𒆙 worked on the latter's films such as 'Dangal' and 'Chhichhore'.
Dalal, known for hosting popular cookery TV shows like 'The Tarla Dalal S🦩how' and 'Cook It Up W💙ith Tarla Dalal', penned more than 100 cookbooks and was awarded the Padma Shri in 2007. She passed away in 2013 aged 77.
Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari said Dalal's sto🔥ry is a "lot more than her being an i♊conic chef".
"It's a story about a working mother who single-handedly changed the face of vegetarian cooking in India an💯d paved the way for many such home cooks and start ups to aspire and achieve their dreams," the 'Panga' director said in a statement.
Qureshi recal🦹led that her mother had a copy of one of Dalal's books in their kitchen and how she would often try out many of her recipes for the actor's school tiꦯffin.
"I also clearly remember the time when I helped mom make Tarla's homemade mango ice cream. This role has taken me bಌack to those sweet childhood memories and I am very thankful to Ronnie, Ashwini and Nitesh for having faith in me ඣto play this awe-inspiring character," she added.
Ronnie Screwvala credited Dalal for transforming home cooking🌼 in India and said her story is a "textbook example on entrepreneurship".
"How it is n🧜ever too late to work towards your ambi🦹tions. Very excited and looking forward to collaborating again with Ashwiny and Nitesh," the producer said.
A biopic on Dalal was "long-awaited", said Nitesh Tiwari. "Through her story, we want to encourage many such young entrepreneurs wh🧔o desire to have their own businesses from the comfort of their homes," the 'Dangal' directo🎉r added.
Gupta, who has also co-written the film with Gautam Ved, said he is delighted to chronicle th🔯e chef's life on screen.
"Being a foodie myself, the intention is to make this film a treat for all food love💟rs to gorge on,"; the first-time director added.
'Tarla' is produced by RSVP and Earth Sky.
[With Inputs From PTI]
