The upcoming film Robin’s Kitchen, starring Bonny Sengupta and Priyanka Sarkar, has been cooked up as a thriller, which also simmers a sweet romantic recipe between the characters Robin and Niharika. Robin is a middle-class boy, keenly interested in cooking. He has been inspired by his mother’s recipes and dreams of becoming a chef and opening a restaurant. After a few years of struggle, he finally manages to open a cafe which he names Robin’s Kitchen.
Niharika breezes into his life and they start working together. Eventually, they fall in love. The narrative takes a significant turn after that. The biggest nightmare of their life, Aritra, who is a political leader of that area, wants to take over the place for his own vested interest. And he tries to threaten Robin to vacate the place. Soon, Robin gets an opportunity to expand his restaurant business, all thanks to his mother’s special recipe. He moves out to another city for a few days for work. Niharika is left alone and Aritra with his followers ends up tormenting her in every possible way.
“I have always enjoyed working on different and uniquely positioned narratives. In that regard, Robin’s Kitchen is no exception. Recently, the Bengali audience hasn’t seen a romantic thriller. This led to the urge to create a compelling story. It was my first time working with Bonyda and Priyankadi and it was a wonderful experience. Both are very dedicated, I have seen very few actors like them whose acting and characterisation are so natural. I also would like to mention Shantanu Nath. He is a well-known name in the theatre circuit and has rendered an incredible performance in this film,” says director Bappa, who wants to make movies in all dimensions.
“I do not want to confine myself to a particular genre. Ultimately, I want to entertain the audience, and this film is replete with entertainment. I hope the audience will be engrossed in a film where the story is the real hero. There’s a unique food preparation that will bring about a new dimension of thrill to food lovers,” adds Bappa.
“Bappa is a very hardworking and intelligent director, and his directorial methodologies are very well structured. I loved the thriller element of the story at the narration stage. My character has many layers, and he has crafted the characters quite meticulously. It is a love story with a twist that permeates the gripping elements of a thriller. We often visit many cafes in Calcutta and spend time there joyfully. However, while savouring our moments of joy or celebrations, we rarely think about the lives of the people associated with these cafes. We seldom invest time or thoughts about their problems or even aspirations. In that sense, I found the narrative of such a cafe and the food-based equations rather interesting. We had a very tight schedule in the city, and most of the shooting was done in a cafe,” said Priyanka.
Robin’s Kitchen is set to release in theatres this month.
