Saif Ali Khan starrer 'Chef' was a remake of a Hollywood film; Read more trivia

Helmed by Raja Krishna Men, Chef starred Saif Ali Khan, Svar Kamble and Padmapriya Janakiraman in lead roles. film was an official remake of a Hollywood film with same name. Although film received mixed reviews from critics, Saif Ali Khan’s performance as a chef in film was underrated.

Chef followed story of a young man who has been passionate about cooking since childhood. He elopes from his house and travels aborad to become a chef after his family goes against his passion for cooking. But when he loses his job as a chef, he comes back to his home town to mend ties with family and reunite with his son and his ex-wife. As he starts his own mobile kitchen, he learns life lessons along way. Read some interesting trivia about film below.

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Chef movie trivia

• In film when Raasta Café decides to detour Goa, Saif Ali Khan’s character as Roshan reminds Chandan Roy Sanyal’s character about his trip to Goa with his two friends where he fell in love with a foreigner and eventually gets robbed. This incident was incorporated as an ode to Saif Ali Khan’s character in Dil Chahta Hai, where a similar incident takes place. Saif Ali Khan played role of Sameer Mulhchandani, a boy who falls in love with every or girl he meets, in film Dil Chahta Hai.

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• Saif Ali Khan learned some culinary skills from a head chef for film, Chef.
• Sobhita Dhulipala made a brief appearance in film Chef, as Saif Ali Khan’s friend and co-worker.
• Padmapriya Janakiraman played role of Saif Ali Khan’s ex-wife in film. She made her debut in Bollywood with film Striker and her second movie was Chef.

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• Saif Ali Khan’s first film as a chef. He was seen as an architect who’s passionate about cooking, in film Salaam Namaste.
• After film released, a food truck cruised throughout India including cities Luckw, Ahmedabad and Chandigarh. food truck served signature dishes from city.
• film was shot in Amritsar, Kerala and or cities in India.

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