pratim d guptas critically acclaimed maacher jhol 2017 exploring the special relationship between familial ties and food will be screened at the indiachina film festival in delhi which starts from today at the siri fort auditorium pratims film starring ritwick chakraborty paoli dam sauraseni maitra mamata shankar in the lead created waves all around for its unique subject and brilliant execution the threeday long indiachina film festival organized by the directorate of film festivals of ministry of information and broadcasting will screen four chinese films and three indian films apart from maacher jhol the two other indian films are dangal in hindi and ventilator in marathi the opening film of the film fest is cz12 also known as chinese zodiac and maacher jhol will be screened tomorrow december 23 coming back to pratims film maacher jhol travels beyond food to highlight the complex nature of modern relationships it focuses on ambitions which often faces wrath from old school thoughts and traditions ritwick essays his role of a parisbased chef with consummate ease shifting gear from being a popular chef to a responsible child of his mother and lastly a puzzled son while facing his father what stands out in this film is the lack of unnecessary melodrama a compact screenplay and editing straightforward dialogues and a muchneeded essence of nostalgia