Archive · 16 Nov 2025
Bengali Chef-Themed Films Need Wider Acceptance, Says Director Pratim D Gupta
Imagine movies that are all about cooking, like when a chef makes a delicious meal.
Director Pratim D Gupta made a new movie in Bengal called 'Ranna Baati' about cooking and family.
He thinks that because so many people watch videos online about food and chefs, they will like movies about cooking more now.
He says food in movies is not just about recipes, but about feelings like love and remembering things.
His movie is about a dad and his daughter who learn to talk to each other by cooking together.
He also made another food movie before called 'Maacher Jhol'.
He hopes people will enjoy these food movies and they will become popular, like a tasty dish that everyone wants to try.
Filmmaker Pratim D Gupta believes chef-themed Bengali films like his new movie 'Ranna Baati' should achieve wider acceptance.
Gupta cites the popularity of food bloggers and social media influencers as evidence of an existing audience hunger for food-related stories.
'Ranna Baati' explores themes of culinary ambition and how food connects people to memory, love, and loss, with cooking serving as a common language for a father and daughter.
The film is part of a developing Bengali 'Chef Universe', following Gupta's earlier food-themed work, 'Maacher Jhol'.
Gupta argues that Kolkata's diverse culinary identity and adventurous palate make it a city that truly lives through food.
- Who
- Filmmaker Pratim D Gupta
- What
- Discussed his Bengali film 'Ranna Baati' and the potential for chef-themed movies to gain wider acceptance
- When
- Friday
- Where
- West Bengal
- Why
- To highlight how the growing influence of food bloggers and social media can pave the way for more chef-themed films, exploring emotions, identity, ambition, and healing through food.
Director's Perspective
Audience/Market Perspective
Acceptance of Chef-Themed Films
Director's Perspective
Pratim D Gupta believes the rise of food blogging and social media influencers should lead to greater acceptance of chef-themed Bengali films, arguing that there is an existing emotional hunger for food stories that cinema can tap into.
Audience/Market Perspective
While the film 'Ranna Baati' has drawn audiences, the director acknowledges that food-themed cinema in Bengali is still rare, implying a need for stronger box-office performance to ensure wider acceptance and sustainability.
Genre of Chef-Themed Films
Director's Perspective
Gupta views his films, like 'Ranna Baati' and 'Maacher Jhol', as part of a Bengali 'Chef Universe' that explores human stories through the lens of food, emphasizing the coexistence of recipes and emotions.
Audience/Market Perspective
The director notes that while audiences might draw parallels, his films are distinct; 'Maacher Jhol' was about rediscovering roots through food, whereas 'Ranna Baati' focuses on rebuilding relationships through cooking, suggesting a nuanced approach to genre categorization.
- Film Title
- Ranna Baati
- Director
- Pratim D Gupta
- Previous Food-Themed Film
- Maacher Jhol
- Themes of Ranna Baati
- Culinary ambition, food as emotion, rebuilding relationships through cooking
- Principal Cast
- Ritwik Chakraborty and Sohini Sarkar
- Release
- Last week in single screens and multiplexes across West Bengal