<p>Tarla Dalal is eponymous with gourmet cooking in India. Even before we had MasterChefs of the world inspire people to tap into their culinary skills and soften to the idea of working in the kitchen out of choice and not need, it was this woman with a smile on her face and apron on self who warmed our hearts to the idea of experimentation and finding love in cooking. Possibly the first who made cookbooks and recipe books a thing in India, there is now a film on home chef Tarla Dalal as it promises to translate the enigma that is Tarla Dalal.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Filmmaker Piyush Gupta who makes his directorial debut with <em>Tarla Dalal </em>starring Huma Qureshi in the leading role, spoke to WION about his film and bringing Tarla Dalal to the big screen for the new age who is over exposed to food blogs and food bloggers.&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong><em>Here are the excerpts of this conversation:&nbsp;</em></strong></p>

<p><strong>WION:</strong> This is your directorial debut. How did you find the experience?&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>Piyush Gupta:</strong> I was forced into direction by the writer in me. All I wanted to do was to write a film on Tarlaji’s life. I couldn’t find a filmmaker who felt the same way about the subject as I did. I understood early on that if I want to tell this story, I will have to don the director’s hat too.&nbsp;</p>

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<p><strong>WION:</strong> Now that you have sunk your teeth in this pie, what advice would you have for first-time filmmakers?</p>

<p><strong>Piyush Gupta:</strong> I have only one piece of advice for anyone who’s signing up for this rollercoaster ride called direction, that is, to have fun. Don’t let any constraint on the set rob you of your joy. Eventually that joy spills into every shot, every scene, every moment of the film. And that joy gives every film that 'extra something' that can’t be measured by anyone but can be felt by everyone.&nbsp;</p>

<h2><strong>Telling Tarla Dalal's story to the world, the right way</strong></h2>

<p><strong>WION:</strong> We all know of Tarla Dalal ji. She was an icon in the culinary world. What kind of preparations did the film demand, to do justice to her life story?</p>

<p><strong>Piyush Gupta: </strong>A lot of preparations went into everything. With our dialect coach Hetal, we unearthed the tone. She was the one who discovered that while Tarlaji was Gujarati, her dialect was influenced by Pune Marathi. So, she spoke Gujarati in a Marathi accent. That discovery changed the way we approached the dialogues completely.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Suraj Vyas brought to my notice that Tarlaji’s hand gesture could be a result of years of cooking. We took that in for our performance. My DA Raabiya helped my co-writer Gautam and me to tighten the script so that the film doesn’t have a moment where it stops. It’s always moving because we kept getting rid of the excess weight the script was carrying.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Tasneem brought in the look. My mother provided her sarees from that period. And my DOP Salu brought his unique eye to the project and gave all his heart and time to make sure that what we shoot is not real but real and beautiful.</p>

<p><strong>WION:</strong> Did you face any challenges while filming for <em>Tarla Dalal</em>?&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>Piyush Gupta:</strong> There is a three-page long monologue of Nalin (Sharib Hashmi) towards the end of the film. It was my favourite scene and I wanted it to be organic just the way my co-writer Gautam and I wrote it. I wanted the apology to feel earnest and real. And for me, the only way we could have achieved that was by doing the scene unprepared. So that’s what we did.</p>

<p>We didn’t rehearse the scene at any time before the shoot. My DOP Salu Thomas didn’t do any blocking. Our steadicam operator Harshil had no idea how the actors would perform the scene. Right before the shoot, I told Sharib to think of the scene as his opportunity to apologise to his wife for all things his wife never blamed him for. I think it worked but only time will tell.</p>

<p><em>Tarla Dalal </em>will stream on ZEE5 from July 7.</p>

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Tarla Dalal is eponymous with gourmet cooking in India. Even before we had MasterChefs of the world inspire people to tap into their culinary skills and soften to the idea of working in the kitchen out of choice and not need, it was this woman with a smile on her face and apron on self who warmed our hearts to the idea of experimentation and finding love in cooking.

Tarla Dalal is eponymous with gourmet cooking in India. Even before we had MasterChefs of the world inspire people to tap into their culinary skills and soften to the idea of working in the kitchen out of choice and not need, it was this woman with a smile on her face and apron on self who warmed our hearts to the idea of experimentation and finding love in cooking. Possibly the first who made cookbooks and recipe books a thing in India, there is now a film on home chef Tarla Dalal as it promises to translate the enigma that is Tarla Dalal. Filmmaker Piyush Gupta who makes his directorial debut with Tarla Dalal starring Huma Qureshi in the leading role, spoke to WION about his film and bringing Tarla Dalal to the big screen for the new age who is over exposed to food blogs and food bloggers. Here are the excerpts of this conversation: WION: This is your directorial debut. How did you find the experience? Piyush Gupta: I was forced into direction by the writer in me. All I wanted to do was to write a film on Tarlaji’s life. I couldn’t find a filmmaker who felt the same way about the subject as I did. I understood early on that if I want to tell this story, I will have to don the director’s hat too. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Huma Qureshi (@iamhumaq) × Must do's for first-time directors WION: Now that you have sunk your teeth in this pie, what advice would you have for first-time filmmakers? Piyush Gupta: I have only one piece of advice for anyone who’s signing up for this rollercoaster ride called direction, that is, to have fun. Don’t let any constraint on the set rob you of your joy. Eventually that joy spills into every shot, every scene, every moment of the film. And that joy gives every film that 'extra something' that can’t be measured by anyone but can be felt by everyone. Telling Tarla Dalal's story to the world, the right way WION: We all know of Tarla Dalal ji. She was an icon in the culinary world. What kind of preparations did the film demand, to do justice to her life story? Piyush Gupta: A lot of preparations went into everything. With our dialect coach Hetal, we unearthed the tone. She was the one who discovered that while Tarlaji was Gujarati, her dialect was influenced by Pune Marathi. So, she spoke Gujarati in a Marathi accent. That discovery changed the way we approached the dialogues completely. Suraj Vyas brought to my notice that Tarlaji’s hand gesture could be a result of years of cooking. We took that in for our performance. My DA Raabiya helped my co-writer Gautam and me to tighten the script so that the film doesn’t have a moment where it stops. It’s always moving because we kept getting rid of the excess weight the script was carrying. Tasneem brought in the look. My mother provided her sarees from that period. And my DOP Salu brought his unique eye to the project and gave all his heart and time to make sure that what we shoot is not real but real and beautiful. WION: Did you face any challenges while filming for Tarla Dalal? Piyush Gupta: There is a three-page long monologue of Nalin (Sharib Hashmi) towards the end of the film. It was my favourite scene and I wanted it to be organic just the way my co-writer Gautam and I wrote it. I wanted the apology to feel earnest and real. And for me, the only way we could have achieved that was by doing the scene unprepared. So that’s what we did. We didn’t rehearse the scene at any time before the shoot. My DOP Salu Thomas didn’t do any blocking. Our steadicam operator Harshil had no idea how the actors would perform the scene. Right before the shoot, I told Sharib to think of the scene as his opportunity to apologise to his wife for all things his wife never blamed him for. I think it worked but only time will tell. Tarla Dalal will stream on ZEE5 from July 7. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

Tarla Dalal director Piyush Gupta turned to filmmaking because he really wanted to tell her story to the world

<p>Huma Qureshi comes from a family of foodies. Her father started his first restaurant Saleem's in 1977 and now there are various branches of Saleem's across Delhi. Though the brand is known for its meat, vegetarians too have a reason to visit Saleem's now. Inspired by Huma's upcoming film where she plays the role of popular chef, Tarla Dalal, Huma's father has introduced a new dish, Batata Musallam at Saleem's.<br />
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Tarla was known for reimagining popular nonveg dishes as veg dishes because she was a vegetarian and she didn’t want other vegetarians to feel like they are missing out on anything. For example, she introduced Batata Musallam inspired by Murgh Musallam where the gravy was the same, however, she replaced Murgh with Batata (Potato).<br />
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<p>And taking inspiration from this is none-other-than Huma Qureshi's father who has newly introduced Batata Musallam on the menu inspired by the late&nbsp;Tarla Dalal. The creation is a tribute to Tarla’s diverse culinary tapestry!<br />
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So when Huma was in Delhi recently to promote her upcoming film,<em> Tarla</em>, she landed up at her father's restaurant with her co-star Sharib Hashmi to try her dad's version of Batata Musallam.<br />
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Huma Qureshi said, "The journey of Tarla Dalal and Saleem's started back in the 70s. Today, 50 years later, looking at these two worlds come together makes my heart swell with pride. After watching the trailer, my dad decided to take inspiration from Tarla Ji and introduce her popular dish Batata Musallam at Saleem's. The power of food and how it brings communities together is one of the most beautiful things about India".<br />
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<em>Tarla</em> is a slice-of-life film on India’s most iconic home chef&nbsp;Tarla Dalal, the first Indian woman to have her cookbook, her cookery show and the only Indian to have received Padma Shri for her work in the field of cooking. The film starring Huma Qureshi as Tarla will premiere on ZEE5 on July 7.</p>

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Huma Qureshi comes from a family of foodies. Her father started his first restaurant Saleem's in 1977 and now there are various branches of Saleem's across Delhi.

Huma Qureshi comes from a family of foodies. Her father started his first restaurant Saleem's in 1977 and now there are various branches of Saleem's across Delhi. Though the brand is known for its meat, vegetarians too have a reason to visit Saleem's now. Inspired by Huma's upcoming film where she plays the role of popular chef, Tarla Dalal, Huma's father has introduced a new dish, Batata Musallam at Saleem's. Tarla was known for reimagining popular nonveg dishes as veg dishes because she was a vegetarian and she didn’t want other vegetarians to feel like they are missing out on anything. For example, she introduced Batata Musallam inspired by Murgh Musallam where the gravy was the same, however, she replaced Murgh with Batata (Potato). And taking inspiration from this is none-other-than Huma Qureshi's father who has newly introduced Batata Musallam on the menu inspired by the late Tarla Dalal. The creation is a tribute to Tarla’s diverse culinary tapestry! So when Huma was in Delhi recently to promote her upcoming film, Tarla, she landed up at her father's restaurant with her co-star Sharib Hashmi to try her dad's version of Batata Musallam. Huma Qureshi said, "The journey of Tarla Dalal and Saleem's started back in the 70s. Today, 50 years later, looking at these two worlds come together makes my heart swell with pride. After watching the trailer, my dad decided to take inspiration from Tarla Ji and introduce her popular dish Batata Musallam at Saleem's. The power of food and how it brings communities together is one of the most beautiful things about India". Tarla is a slice-of-life film on India’s most iconic home chef Tarla Dalal, the first Indian woman to have her cookbook, her cookery show and the only Indian to have received Padma Shri for her work in the field of cooking. The film starring Huma Qureshi as Tarla will premiere on ZEE5 on July 7. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

Famous dish Batata Musallam is available at Huma's father's restaurant Saleem's, thanks to Tarla Dalal

<p>The first look of 'Tarla' was unveiled on Tuesday with Huma Quereshi playing the titular role.&nbsp;<br />
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The film is based on India's famous chef Tarla Dalal's life and Qureshi has undergone physical changes to look the part.&nbsp;<br />
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The first poster features Qureshi wearing prosthetic teeth,&nbsp;specs and a short hairdo to look her part.<br />
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Excited about bringing the achievements of Tarla Dalal to the big screen, Huma said, "Tarla Dalal reminds me of my childhood. My mom had a copy of her book in the kitchen and would often try many of her recipes for my school tiffin. I also clearly remember the time when I helped mom make Tarla's homemade mango ice cream. This role has taken me back to those sweet childhood memories and I am very thankful to Ronnie, Ashwini and Nitesh for having faith in me to play this awe-inspiring character."</p>

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<p>'Tarla' is being directed by Piyush Gupta and produced by Ronnie Screwvala, Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari, and Nitesh Tiwari.<br />
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Tarla Dalal was an Indian food writer, chef, cookbook author, and host of cooking shows.<br />
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She was the first Indian to have been awarded a Padmashree in the culinary skills category in 2007.&nbsp;<br />
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Her "desi nuskhe" are still a topic of conversation in every Indian household, often given credit for refashioning vegetarian food in India. Dalal passed away in November 2013.&nbsp;</p>

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The first look of 'Tarla' was unveiled on Tuesday with Huma Quereshi playing the titular role. The film is based on India's famous chef Tarla Dalal's life and Qureshi has undergone physical changes to look the part.

The first look of 'Tarla' was unveiled on Tuesday with Huma Quereshi playing the titular role. The film is based on India's famous chef Tarla Dalal's life and Qureshi has undergone physical changes to look the part. The first poster features Qureshi wearing prosthetic teeth, specs and a short hairdo to look her part. Excited about bringing the achievements of Tarla Dalal to the big screen, Huma said, "Tarla Dalal reminds me of my childhood. My mom had a copy of her book in the kitchen and would often try many of her recipes for my school tiffin. I also clearly remember the time when I helped mom make Tarla's homemade mango ice cream. This role has taken me back to those sweet childhood memories and I am very thankful to Ronnie, Ashwini and Nitesh for having faith in me to play this awe-inspiring character." View this post on Instagram A post shared by Huma S Qureshi (@iamhumaq) × 'Tarla' is being directed by Piyush Gupta and produced by Ronnie Screwvala, Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari, and Nitesh Tiwari. Tarla Dalal was an Indian food writer, chef, cookbook author, and host of cooking shows. She was the first Indian to have been awarded a Padmashree in the culinary skills category in 2007. Her "desi nuskhe" are still a topic of conversation in every Indian household, often given credit for refashioning vegetarian food in India. Dalal passed away in November 2013.

Huma Qureshi to play famous chef Tarla Dalal in new biopic