India's regional entertainment industries are also experiencing a renaissance, with young talent from across the country making their mark. From the Tamil film industry's Kollywood to the Punjabi music scene, regional entertainment is gaining national recognition.
“Dadi, that’s not how thermodynamics works,” Rohan sighs, pulling out his phone to text Priya about his failure.
“Don’t delete that,” she says. “Your Dadi is a rockstar. She’s real. You’re fake.”
But his finger slips. He accidentally hits the RECORD button. For the next four minutes, his phone, propped against a jar of achaar, captures Dadi in her element. She talks to the vegetables while chopping them (“You are round like the moon, tonight you will be sabzi”). She threatens the mixer grinder if it doesn’t grind the chutney fine (“Don’t test me, Raju”). She wipes a spill with the edge of her sari and calls it “organic cleaning.”