Huma Qureshi to Play Food Legend Tarla Dalal in Biopic

MUMBAI (IANS) – Actress Huma Qureshi will be essaying the position of the ideal-marketing cookbook writer and household chef, Tarla Dalal, in the upcoming biopic ‘Tarla’ directed by Piyush Gupta, who was previously regarded for composing ‘Dangal’ and ‘Chhichhore’.

Commenting on her character, Huma mentioned: “Tarla Dalal reminds me of my childhood. My mom had a duplicate of her e book in the kitchen and would usually attempt a lot of of her recipes for my university tiffin.”

Huma, by the way, will come from a family members of restaurateurs. Her father runs the famed Delhi cafe chain, Saleem’s, which is regarded for its kababs and is named soon after her brother (and actor), Saqib Saleem.

“I also plainly bear in mind the time when I assisted mother make Tarla’s do-it-yourself mango ice-cream. This position has taken me again to those people sweet childhood reminiscences,” Huma included. The movie has been made jointly by Ronnie Screwvala, Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari and Nitesh Tiwari.

Outlining the thought behind the film, which its director promised would be “a take care of for all meals enthusiasts to gorge on,” Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari said: “Tarla’s story is about a performing mom who solitary-handedly changed the deal with of vegetarian cooking in the region and also paved the way for household cooks and food stuff startups to realize their goals.”

Screwvala additional: “Tarla Dalal’s tale is a textbook illustration of entrepreneurship — how it is under no circumstances much too late to function to your ambitions.”

Nitesh Tiwari pointed out that a biopic on Tarla Dalal was long-awaited. “Through her story, we want to inspire quite a few these younger entrepreneurs who need to run their possess businesses from the comfort of their residences,” Tiwari mentioned.