From Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan to Rajeev Siddhartha in his upcoming film Love Sitara, let’s find out the best chefs of Hindi cinema so far…
As the film Love Sitara is all set to release, from the trailer one cannot help but to get excited about how the love story of Sitara and Arjun – played by Sobhita Dhulipala and Rajeev Siddhartha – pan out on-screen. But before we do so, here we look at the films where our much-loved film stars donned their chef’s cap on-screen
Amitabh Bachchan: Directed by R Balki, the film Cheeni Kum, released in 2007 shows an unusual love story of Buddha and Nina played by Amitabh Bachchan and Tabu – starts over a Hyderabadi Biryani that eventually culminate into a marriage. Bachchan played a chef in the film.
Shah Rukh Khan: A Mahesh Bhatt directorial Duplicate, released in 1998, the film starred Shah Rukh khan in dual role among which Bablu Chaudhary is a chef while Manu is a criminal. It was one of those films where we saw the King Khan donning the chef’s cap!
Saif Ali Khan: While Salaam Namaste was one of the first Bollywood films to show live-in relationship on-screen, the protagonist of the film played by Saif Ali Khan was a chef by profession. Preity Zinta was a radio jockey who initially hesitant but eventually moved in with him to explore their story of love.
Aditya Roy Kapur: The film Dawaat-e-Ishq, released in 2014 weaves a love story between Gullrez and Tariq played by Aditya Roy Kapur and Parineeti Chopra – spread over Lucknow and Hyderabad. As both the cities are known for being the foodie’s paradise, chef Tariq wins the heart of Gullrez thorough stomach – dil ka rasta pet se!
Rajeev Siddhartha: The upcoming film Love Sitara, directed by Vandana Kataria, starring Rajeev Siddhartha and Sobhita Dhulipala revolves around a complicated story of two families who have their secrets. Rajeev Siddhartha is playing a chef who went through an extensive training to get under the skin of the character. The film releases on ZEE5 on September 27.
