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Jadoo (2013)

Jadoo poster
Directed by
Amit Gupta
Genre
comedy film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 24m
Rated
12
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two brothers who are both chefs have a falling out and open rival restaurants on the same street. One brother's daughter tries to get them to reconcile and work together for her wedding feast.

lightheartedwhimsicalfeel-goodgentlefamily-orientedwarmplayfulcomedic

What happens

Jadoo is a 2013 food-feud family comedy film set in Leicester, released in cinemas on 6 September 2013. It is written and directed by filmmaker Amit Gupta. It tells the story of two brothers, Raja and Jagi, who are both chefs, but fall out catastrophically. They set up rival restaurants, on opposite sides of The Golden Mile in Belgrave, Leicester; one cooking starters and the other main courses, and refuse to talk to one another. Raja's daughter Shalini, attempts to get the brothers talking again. She hatches a plan and asks them to work together to cook her a perfect Indian wedding banquet. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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