Sharmaji Namkeen

Sharmaji Namkeen

There is no age to coming of age

Directed by Hitesh Bhatia

Produced by Excel Entertainment, MacGuffin Pictures

2022119 min6.9 / 10

A warm, life-affirming comedy-drama about a retired widower rediscovering purpose and joy through cooking and unexpected friendships.

Late Rishi Kapoor in his swansong plays B. G. Sharma, a 58-year old middle-class widower living in West Delhi. After being laid off from the company he has worked for his entire life, Sharmaji struggles to deal with the beast called retirement. His struggle to stay relevant in front of his two sons finally ends when he rekindles his love for cooking through a kitty party. A bunch of merry women rekindle in Sharma, a passion for cooking and chutzpah in general, that help him find his true calling.

Questions people ask

  • Is Sharmaji Namkeen violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Does Sharmaji Namkeen end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of films.

  • Is Sharmaji Namkeen easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.

  • Is Sharmaji Namkeen scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Sharmaji Namkeen sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

34/ 100

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Rarity9

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Surprise41

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Love65

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