Dadi Ka Murabba(2022)
Without proper fluent English, Ramesh's dream job was eluding him. A frustrated and dejected Ramesh returns to his village and breaks down before his only living guardian, his Dadi. He also partly blames her for not having educated him in an English medium school. Dadi is unmoved and simply tells him that he will have to do something on his own instead of wasting time and energy looking for that job that is constantly eluding him. Ramesh notices a young boy come and buy murabbas from his grandmother and decides to sell murabbas as well, in order to help him learn spoken English.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- JioTV, PocketFilms, YouTube
- Theatrical Release
- 12 August 2022
- Director
- Kan Singh Sodha
- Language
- Hindi
- Rating
- 5.7/10
Storyline
Ramesh cannot get his dream job because his English is poor. He returns to his village and blames his grandmother for his struggles. Seeing her sell homemade preserves, he decides to start selling them too as a way to practice speaking English.
“A sweet recipe for a new dream.”
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Trivia
- The film was shot entirely in a real Rajasthani village, not on a set.
- Director Kan Singh Sodha also wrote the screenplay and produced the movie.
- The actor playing Ramesh spent time with local murabba sellers to prepare for his role.
- It was released directly on a streaming platform, skipping a traditional theater run.
- The murabbas shown in the film were made by local artisans, not props.
- This was the director's first feature film after several short films.
- The story was partly inspired by real struggles of rural youth seeking city jobs.