Now available for streaming on Amazon Prime, The Great
Indian Kitchen is a 2021 Indian Malayalam–language drama film written and
directed by Jeo Baby.
The film tells the story of a newly wed woman in an arranged marriage who struggles to be the submissive wife that her husband and his family expect her to be. The drudgery of the kitchen and the house-cleaning become intolerable and this modern Indian woman finally reacts to these injustices.
The first half of this beautifully made film is carefully paced to show the day-to-day drudgery that the young bride experiences. The second half moves swiftly as she decides on an unexpected course of action.
This is an excellent and important film about the need for change from traditional domestic culture to a hopefully new way of life for women in India. Very well acted and directed.
