Released On: 2010
Genre: Comedy
Directed By: Kabir Sadanand
Starcast: Sunil Shetty, Nana Patekar, Vidya Malavade, Mohnish Behl, Anjana Sukhani, Dimple Kapadia, Rehan Khan
Like many themes converted to films, mechanical corporate sharks wanting to take over a warm, cozy place associated with a lot of emotions, is not new. But Tum Milo Toh Sahi makes a genuine effort to make it meaningful. The emotions are not superficial, you identify with the characters. And yet you are not rooting for the protagonists and neither do you want to take the �wrong-doers� to court.
Tum Milo To Sahi is a little bit about a lot of things. The most obvious one is a comment on disregard to saving the country�s heritage by both its government and citizens. The �metropolitan corrupting small-town simple-mindedness� take is hard to miss too. Then you have ambitious characters being judged as greedy and insensitive under the mask of westernization. Society�s lack of sympathy towards an unmarried mother is frowned upon too.
So much to say, so little time. And thus, everything is said in a rush and the audience can�t engage in anything at all. You watch with interest but no involvement. And there are a few things to hold your interest in place almost till the end.
Dimple Kapadia and Nana Patekar�s acts are completely spell-binding. Dimple Kapadia, in fact, reminded me of her character in Saagar. Buoyant and sensitive, loud and thoughtful, street-smart and direct. Nana Patekar does his usual frustrated common man deal, and does it well. The rest of the actors though are completely out of the veterans� league, though. Especially the kid who over-acts notwithstanding his over-done Australian accent.
I enjoyed the set-up in the beginning too. The camera-work and way of introducing characters was different and pleasant. Usually I get annoyed in a film with hardly any long shots. But, this one it didn�t disturb me. Though I think I�d have grasped the characters better if I was shown their environment every once in a while.
The story is also played out and connected between the numerous characters pretty well. Despite the predictability, the piecing together of the different sub-plots is fun to watch. But alas, all goes phut in the last 20 minutes. All logical reactions given their characters go for a complete toss losing head and tail. Characters transform like they attained nirvana overnight. And soon enough a nice film becomes eye-roll material.
The lines are fun but only sporadically. The preachy ones are more than what one wants to hear for entertainment or education.
However, the lyrics of the title song are a pleasant surprise, especially considering the other mediocre writing in the film. A comment on the vacant space in relationships and general human disconnect with each other is insightful.
It�s disheartening that the last 20 minutes can undo the work of the first 110 so badly.
As the movie revolves around a caf�, it�s obvious that there are some food scenes, out of which the Dutch Truffle and Akuri Pav ones are prominent ones.
Method
Tum Milo To Sahi is a little bit about a lot of things. The most obvious one is a comment on disregard to saving the country�s heritage by both its government and citizens. The �metropolitan corrupting small-town simple-mindedness� take is hard to miss too. Then you have ambitious characters being judged as greedy and insensitive under the mask of westernization. Society�s lack of sympathy towards an unmarried mother is frowned upon too.
So much to say, so little time. And thus, everything is said in a rush and the audience can�t engage in anything at all. You watch with interest but no involvement. And there are a few things to hold your interest in place almost till the end.
Dimple Kapadia and Nana Patekar�s acts are completely spell-binding. Dimple Kapadia, in fact, reminded me of her character in Saagar. Buoyant and sensitive, loud and thoughtful, street-smart and direct. Nana Patekar does his usual frustrated common man deal, and does it well. The rest of the actors though are completely out of the veterans� league, though. Especially the kid who over-acts notwithstanding his over-done Australian accent.
I enjoyed the set-up in the beginning too. The camera-work and way of introducing characters was different and pleasant. Usually I get annoyed in a film with hardly any long shots. But, this one it didn�t disturb me. Though I think I�d have grasped the characters better if I was shown their environment every once in a while.
The story is also played out and connected between the numerous characters pretty well. Despite the predictability, the piecing together of the different sub-plots is fun to watch. But alas, all goes phut in the last 20 minutes. All logical reactions given their characters go for a complete toss losing head and tail. Characters transform like they attained nirvana overnight. And soon enough a nice film becomes eye-roll material.
The lines are fun but only sporadically. The preachy ones are more than what one wants to hear for entertainment or education.
However, the lyrics of the title song are a pleasant surprise, especially considering the other mediocre writing in the film. A comment on the vacant space in relationships and general human disconnect with each other is insightful.
It�s disheartening that the last 20 minutes can undo the work of the first 110 so badly.
As the movie revolves around a caf�, it�s obvious that there are some food scenes, out of which the Dutch Truffle and Akuri Pav ones are prominent ones.
Akuri Pav
Akuri Recipe is a spicy scrambled egg dish made by the Parsi community of India. Akuri is typically never overcooked, the eggs remain loose and slightly runny, mixed with mild spices and served with bread and salad. It is believed that The Parsis have a love affair with eggs, as each of their traditional delicacies include eggs in some form. They also do not limit eggs only to breakfast, as is typically done. This Akuri Recipe is seasoned with onions, tomatoes, with heat from chillies and creaminess leant by fresh cream.�Akuri is traditionally eaten with Pav. Ingredients 6� � � � � � � �Whole Eggs 1� � � � � � � �Onion, finely chopped 1� � � � � � � �Tomato, finely chopped 2� � � � � � � �Green Chillies, finely chopped 6� � � � � � � �cloves Garlic, grated 2 tbsp� � � � Butter 3 tbsp� � � � Fresh Cream To taste� � � Salt For garnish� Coriander Leaves
Method
- To begin making the Akuri Recipe, first chop onions, tomatoes and green chilies finely. Grate garlic cloves. Keep aside until ready to cook the Akuri.
- Break all the eggs into a bowl, add salt to taste, pour in the cream and whisk well. The more you whisk the eggs, the fluffier the akuri will be. So take time to whisk the eggs thoroughly till frothy.
- Place a pan on the heat, melt some butter into it. Add grated garlic, chopped green chilies and onions and saut� it all up until onions turn pink, but take care not to brown them.
- When the onions are soft and translucent, add tomatoes and cook until tomatoes turn soft and release its juices.
- Now add the egg-cream Akuri mixture and allow it cook for a minute. Then gently scrape the sides of the pan, slightly scrambling the eggs. Stir it all up and once again allow it to cook for a minute. Continue to gently scrape and scramble till the eggs are cooked, but not over cooked. They should be soft, slightly runny and creamy, and not shredded into separate bits.
- Sprinkle some chopped coriander leaves, mix well and turn off the flame and the Parsi
- Style Seasoned Scrambled Eggs is ready.
- Serve the Akuri with Pav and some hot melted butter.
