Masala Steps is the story of a couple who has been married for a short while, and have reached a certain
stage where they are facing communication problems. The husband is undergoing a critical
crisis in his professional life which makes him stressed. His loving wife is a homemaker who is dedicated
to uplifting his mood by preparing new dishes for him every day. She sees him acting vexed and worries
for him, but her husband stays aloof.
The plot may seem run-of-the-mill, but the film’s commitment to the subject draws one’s attention to introspection of the larger questions involving filmmaking itself. The plot is committed to accepting the mundane, symbolised by the husband. The mundane is crude, cruel and real. However, the expectation of the audience is to constantly seek for the extraordinary in the mundane, symbolised by the concerns of the wife. The romanticisation of even the most ordinary things is what the spectator desires. The balancing of both drives is at the heart of Masala Steps which, supported by the craft of its lead actors, makes it a real pull.
Read LessThe plot may seem run-of-the-mill, but the film’s commitment to the subject draws one’s attention to introspection of the larger questions involving filmmaking itself. The plot is committed to accepting the mundane, symbolised by the husband. The mundane is crude, cruel and real. However, the expectation of the audience is to constantly seek for the extraordinary in the mundane, symbolised by the concerns of the wife. The romanticisation of even the most ordinary things is what the spectator desires. The balancing of both drives is at the heart of Masala Steps which, supported by the craft of its lead actors, makes it a real pull.
