Natasha Coutinho (MUMBAI MIRROR; October 27, 2017)

Leena Yadav’s next, Rajma Chawal, with Rishi Kapoor in the lead, rolls on November 7 in Delhi. Scheduled to be shot across the city in a start-to-finish schedule, the story of a father-son duo is expected to wrap up by December-end and deals with generation gap-related conflicts. Debutant actor Anirudh Tanwar plays Kapoor’s son.

“The idea behind the film is to illustrate how everything happens over the mobile today. People would rather catch up over a chat than have a proper conversation and this affects parent-children relationships. Parents are struggling to cope with technological advancements and Rishi Kapoor portrays the many shades of a father, from funny to intense. Anirudh has trained at Lee Strasberg theatre and film institute and is a perfect fit. I’ve wanted to work with him since a long time,” Leena informed.

Amyra Dastur helps the father-son overcome their differences and rajma-chawal plays an important part in the narrative as Indians are emotionally connected with food. “Whenever I talk about rajma-chawal, it evokes a smile as people are reminded of home. There couldn’t have been a more perfect title for a father-son relationship.”