Tarla

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Tarla
Tarla Movie Poster.jpg
Official release poster
Directed byPiyush Gupta
Written byPiyush Gupta
Gautam Ved
Produced by
Starring
CinematographySalu K. Thomas
Edited byGaurav Aggarwal
Music byNilotpal Bora
Suhit Abhyankar
Rohan Vinayak
Production
companies
Distributed by ZEE5
Release date
  • 7 July 2023 (2023-07-07)
Running time
127 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Tarla is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language biopic on Indian chef and cookbook author Tarla Dalal. It features Huma Qureshi in the titular role. [1] [2] [3] The film has been directed by Piyush Gupta and produced by Ronnie Screwvala, Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari and Nitesh Tiwari. [4] [5] The film was released on ZEE5. [6] [7]

Contents

Plot

Tarla is a woman who wants to achieve something significant in life but her family insists on getting her married. Though Tarla's husband, Nalin, is all set to stand by her side with her choices, gender duties result in her imagination and desire taking a back seat. Despite being a pure vegetarian, Nalin's extreme liking for non-vegetarian food is a matter of surprise.

She started preparing vegetarian delicacies that followed non-vegetarian food items and gave them a run for their money. After teaching her neighbour's kid to cook, she started giving cooking classes, and this was the turning point in her journey to start a tribe in the world of cooking.[ citation needed ]

Cast

Production

The principal photography began in April 2022. [9] Most of the film was shot in Mumbai. The shoots were wrapped up by June 2022. [10] [11] [12]

Soundtrack

Tarla
Soundtrack album by
Nilotpal Bora, Suhit Abhyankar and Rohan Vinayak
Released1 July 2023
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length17:02
Label Zee Music Company

The music is composed by Nilotpal Bora, Suhit Abhyankar and Rohan Vinayak. Lyrics penned by Suhit Abhyankar, Hussain Haidry, Shreyas Jain and Manoj Yadav.

No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Rang Khilein"Hussain HaidryNilotpal BoraNilotpal Bora3:32
2."Tina Nana Nina (Tarla's Theme)"Suhit AbhyankarSuhit AbhyankarSuhit Abhyankar1:50
3."Papa Why?"Shreyas JainRohan VinayakAtanu Mishra2:20
4."Yahi Toh Hai Zindagi"Suhit AbhyankarSuhit AbhyankarSuhit Abhyankar3:15
5."Rahe Na Kyun"Manoj YadavSuhit AbhyankarSuhit Abhyankar2:50
6."Rahe Na Kyun (Female Version)"Manoj YadavSuhit Abhyankar Rekha Bhardwaj 3:15
Total length:17:02

Reception

The film received mixed responses from critics. Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV wrote, "Tarla works especially well as an understated drama about a woman negotiating her space at home and in the world." [13] The The Times of India while rating it 3.5 out of 5, commented, "‘Tarla’ serves up a decent cinematic treat, reminding us of the power of pursuing our passions and breaking free from societal constraints." [14] Nandini Ramnath, writing for Scroll.in wrote, "Nearly every scene is about food – its making, its reception, its importance in the grand scheme of things." [15]

Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express criticised the film, calling it "but never quite as flavourful". [16] The Hindu wrote, "The film also fails to unlock the persona of Tarla in a satisfying manner." [17]

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