SOMETHING'S COOKING

Huma Qureshi appears as cookbook author Tarla Dalal in the eponymous biopic

- Suhani Singh

Q.Tarla Dalal was one of the first cooks Indians saw on TV. What's your memory of her?

I feel she normalised being on TV for the average Indian woman. She was this cute, affable lady, who had a vibe to her. I remember her cookbooks being in the house and my mother referring to them, whether it was to make Chinese, Italian or mango ice-cream. There's a scene in the film when Tarla gets the copy of her first cookbook. I was like "Oh my god, we had this book", and this is me now. I feel the little me manifested it.