Mustard Greens(2022)
Hindi9 mins
Mustard Greens (2022) is a 9-minute Hindi film directed by Karan Suri Talwar. Starring Karan Suri Talwar.
Director:Karan Suri Talwar
Mood:
emotionalupliftinginspiring
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 3 November 2022
- Director
- Karan Suri Talwar
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 9m
Storyline
A son tries to make a traditional mustard greens dish. He follows his mother's instructions, copying her movements. In doing this, he is trying to connect with a family and cultural history that was fractured long ago.
“A mother's recipe, a nation's divided heart.”
Film Details
Rating
9Minutes
HindiLanguage
Release Date3 November 2022
Parental Guide
Violence
Mild
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Mild
Vibe & Tags
Mood
emotionalupliftinginspiring
Themes
familyidentitysurvivallove
Tonepoetic
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitymoderate
Audienceniche
Best Withalone
Violence1
Emotion4
Humor1
Rewatchability3
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Cast & Crew
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→Trivia
- The film was shot in just three days, using a single location to keep the focus intimate.
- Director Karan Suri Talwar also served as the cinematographer, giving the film a personal visual style.
- The actor playing the son had no prior professional cooking experience and learned the recipe during filming.
- It was filmed in a real home kitchen in Punjab to capture authentic textures and sounds.
- The film's dialogue is minimal, with most of the story told through cooking sounds and visual memories.
- It was first screened at film festivals in India before being released online in 2022.
- The recipe shown is a family recipe passed down through the director's own Punjabi heritage.