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Vivek Agnihotri, who is actively promoting his upcoming film The Bengal Files, recently shared his thoughts on Maharashtrian food and said that when he was initially introduced to it, he found it to be ‘kisaano ka gareeb khana (food eaten by poor farmers)’. Following some backlash to that comment, Vivek has now said that he made the comment in jest and his comment has been edited in a way that makes it sound controversial.
During his appearance on Curly Tales’ YouTube channel with wife Pallavi Joshi, they were asked about Maharashtrian food, as Pallavi grew up eating the same. She immediately jumped in the conversation and said that for years, Vivek called it “gareebo ka khana (poor people’s food)” but came around to appreciating it many years later. “I will tell you about Maharashtrian dishes. He didn’t like anything that I cooked because he used to think, ‘Yeh kya tum log gareebo ka khana khaate ho (What kind of poor people food do you guys eat)’. That’s all he ever told me because Marathi food is so simple. We just saute the vegetables and eat that. ‘Yeh gareebo ka khana hai (This is poor people’s food)’. He kept telling that to me through my life and that’s exactly what he is eating now because he realises the benefits of that food now,” she said.
Vivek explained himself and said that since he came from Delhi, he was used to eating spicy food with ghee and butter so when Pallavi introduced him to varan bhaat, he was puzzled. “There’s no salt in that, you have to add it separately. You even have to squeeze the lemon on top. Then she told me to have kadhi, I expected it will be full of red chillies but Marathi kadhi is like a healthy dish. Plus, they serve small portions. Now I understand the concept that they don’t want to waste but in Delhi, unless you waste some food, you aren’t rich,” he said.
Vivek said that Maharashtrian food was a “culture shock” for him and said, “ I said kisaano jaisa gareeb khana khate hain (You eat like poor farmers), but slowly, she adapted to North Indian food. Now, I don’t eat that anymore. Now, I eat like her, just simple food. That is the best way to eat. Maharashtrian thali is the most economical and healthy thali.” When asked if he still enjoys Maharashtrian food, Vivek said that he doesn’t eat that anymore and only eats plant based foods. He has also given up on non-vegetarian food and alcohol.
Vivek then addressed the backlash he received for his comments on Curly Tales and told The Raunac Podcast that he made those comments in jest. “Maine hasi mazak mein bola (I said it in jest),” he said and added that people have a tendency to edit comments in a nasty way. “People picked up the first half of my statement, ‘how dare he call Maharashtrian food poor people food, maaro ise pakad ke’. So don’t drag me in a controversy. People edit things these days,” he said.
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