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Maacher Jhol - The Fish Curry
Lalit decides to come out to his parents at dinner. Seeking acceptance, he cooks his father’s favourite fish curry.
Overview
A young man, Lalit Ghosh, decides to come out to his parents. Seeking acceptance, he cooks his father’s favourite dish, the traditional fish curry (Maacher Jhol), learning the recipe from a famous radio cookery show. Lalit prepares the dish with care, serves his father the delicious fish curry and confronts his sexuality over the dinner table.
Maacher Jhol - The Fish Curry is presented as part of Too Desi Too Queer, a selection of LGBTIQ+ short films curated by Bagri Foundation London Indian Film Festival.
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