You don’t need to go to school to know that food is an integral component of our lives. It’s said that we are what we eat. Given the various aspects associated with food, its but natural that our filmmakers have time and again used food items in their titles. Presenting a list of films with food in their titles. Bear in mind that not every film had something to do with food but still was a tasty morsel in itself. Happy slurping!

Cheeni Kum (2007)

Director: R Balki
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Tabu

Buddhadev Gupta (Amitabh Bachchan). Buddhadev is the 64-year-old chef and owner of London's top Indian restaurant, Spice 6. Cooking is his whole life. He considers himself an authority on Indian cuisine, and hence he gets angry when a patron Nina Varma (Tabu) returns a dish -- Hyderabadi Zafrani Pulao -- back to the kitchen, saying it’s too sweet. He challenges her to produce something better and is humbled when she does so the next day. Despite their 30 year age difference, there is chemistry between them. And they bond well over the common passion they share -- food. Buddhadev’s 85-year-old mother (Zohra Sehgal) too likes her. He’s old fashioned in the sense that he wants to properly ask her father for her hand in marriage. To do so, they travel to Delhi. Her father, Omprakash Verma (Paresh Rawal), a staunch Gandhian, is flabbergasted to know that Nina’s suitor is elder than him. He goes on a fast in protest, and Buddhadev has to use all his ingenuity to get Nina’s father say yes to the match. The dialogue between Amitabh and Tabu is full of repartee and wit and feels like a normal conversation. Both give each other space and are comfortable around each other. Their camaraderie holds the film together.

Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana (2012)

Director: Sameer Sharma
Cast: Kunal Kapoor, Huma Qureshi, Rajesh Sharma

The film revolves around reviving an old family recipe and a secret ingredient connected to it. On the run from a dangerous UK gangster to whom he owes money, Omi (Kunal Kapoor) returns to his native village in Punjab, pretending to be a well-settled London lawyer. Much has changed since Omi ran away from home a decade back after stealing money from his doting grandfather, Daarji. The old man has become senile and has forgotten the secret recipe of Chicken Khurana -- the dish that made their dhaba famous in nearby areas. Omi tries to recreate the dish with the help of his childhood crush Harman (Huma Qureshi), who is to be married to his cousin Jeet (Rahul Bagga). It’s not known that Jeet loves a Bengali widow and even has a daughter by her. Jeet finally rebels and tells everyone about the love of his life. Omi also perfects the recipe and correctly guesses the secret ingredient. He and Harman are to be married when the London gangsters whom he owes money come calling. The film was admired for the ensemble acting of its cast and for its dark humour.

Barfi! (2012)

Director: Anurag Basu
Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Ileana D’Cruz

Barfi (Ranbir Kapoor) was named Murphy by his parents, inspired by the British radio brand. Unable to pronounce his own name, as he’s deaf-mute, he says it as Barf. He’s quite mischievous and is always up to all kinds of pranks. He meets Shruti (Illeana) when she’s meeting her family in Darjeeling and is smitten by her. She too likes him but is engaged to be married to someone. Understanding the difference in class and riches between them, she breaks off contact with him and marries the man chosen by her family. Barfi meanwhile means Jhilmil (Priyanka) the autistic daughter of a wealthy man in Darjeeling. There is an attraction between them as well from the start but being autistic, Jhilmil finds it hard to voice her feelings. Slowly, a bond develops between the deaf-mute boy and the autistic girl. It seems they are made for each other and come together defying all odds. The film was praised for its sensitive portrayal of autism. All the three leads were just perfect for their roles and complemented each other to a T.

Bareilly Ki Barfi (2017)

Director: Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari
Cast: Ayushmann Khurrana, Rajkummar Rao, Kriti Sanon, Pankaj Tripathy and Seema Pahwa

Bitti Mishra ( Kriti Sanon) is a happy-go-lucky girl who is the apple of her father's eye. Like most Indian mothers, Bitti’s mother too wants the darling daughter to get hitched to a good guy soon. Bitti wants a partner who understands her and more importantly, who accepts her the way she is. She feels she's found that special someone when she reads a book called Bareilly Ki Barfi and finds herself described in the pages. She longs to meet the writer, whom she feels is her soulmate and her search makes her cross the paths of two men – Chirag Dubey, played by Ayushmann Khurrana, who owns a printing press and Pritam Vidrohi, the supposed writer of the book, played by Rajkummar Rao. A love triangle ensues and whether true love triumphs or not forms the crux of the film.

Jalebi (2018)

Director: Pushpdeep Bhardwaj
Cast: Rhea Chakraborty, Varun Mitra, Digangana Suryavanshi

Jalebi is a remake of 2016 Bengali hit Praktan. Mumbai based Aisha Pradhan (Rhea Chakraborty) is a budding author who takes a guided tour of Old Delhi because she wants to set her novel there and falls in love with the tour guide Dev Mathur (Varun Mitra). At first, everything is hunky-dory but then differences begun to set in. Her miscarriage crumbles the relationship further. They separate but she hasn't forgiven or forgotten him even after seven years. A chance train journey from Mumbai to Delhi brings Ayesha in proximity with Dev’s current wife Anu (Digangana Suryavanshi) and daughter Pulti (Aanya Dureja). A series of flashbacks take us through her past as she copes with the present. Dev joins them midway and the situation becomes more awkward. How this chance encounter unfolds to give her closure forms the crux of this rather sappy romance.

Motichoor Chaknachoor (2019)

Director: Debamitra Biswal
Cast: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Athiya Shetty, Vibha Chibber, Navni Parihar

The film is a hilarious take on arranged marriages. Pushpinder (Nawazuddin Siddiqui) comes home to his hometown Bhopal from Dubai. He's 36 and wants to get married at the earliest. His next-door neighbour, Anita (Athiya Shetty) is a girl obsessed with living abroad and sees marriage as a way to realise her dreams. Circumstances bring them together. She's 10 years younger to him but is willing to compromise for a chance to live in Dubai. They elope and get married. But her hopes come crashing down when she learns he has lost his Dubai job and has taken up a position in Bhopal.

More on: Bollywood movies with food in their title, Cheeni Kum, Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana, Barfi, Bareilly Ki Barfi, Jalebi, Motichoor Chaknachoor

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