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Filmography
- Aamis [Ravening]. Dir. Bhaskar Hazarika. Signum Productions, 2019. Film.
- April Fool. Dir. Subodh Mukherji. Subodh Mukherji Productions, 1964. Film.
- Article 15. Dir. Anubhav Sinha. Zee Studios, 2019. Film.
- Ashani Sanket [Distant Thunder]. Dir. Satyajit ray. Balaka Movies, 1973. Film.
- Axone. Dir. Nicholas Kharkongor. Yoodle Films, 2019. Film.
- Babette’s Feast. Dir. Gabriel Alex. Panorama Film A/S, 1987. Film.
- Bawarchi [The Chef]. Dir. Hrishikesh Mukherjee. Rupam Chitra, 1972. Film.
- Big Night. Dir. Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci. Rhysher Entertainment, 1996. Film.
- Cheeni Kum [Less Sugar]. Dir. R. Balki. Mad Entertainment, 2007. Film.
- Chef. Dir. Raja Krishna Menon. Open Road Films, 2017. Film.
- Chocolat. Dir. Lasse Hallstrom. Miramax Productions, 2000. Film.
- Daawat-e-Isqh [Feast of Love]. Dir. Habib Faisal. Yash Raj Films, 2014. Film.
- Eat Drink Man Woman. Dir. Ang Lee. Ang Lee Pictures, 1994. Film.
- English Vinglish. Dir. Gauri Shinde. Hope Productions, 2012. Film.
- Fandry. Dir. Nagraj Manjule. Holy Basil Productions, 2013. Film.
- Fire. Dir. Deepa Mehta. Kaleidoscope Films, 1996. Film.
- Hum Saath Saath Hein [We Are Together]. Dir. Sooraj R. Barjatya. Rajshri Productions, 1999. Film.
- Like Water for Chocolate. Dir. Alfonso Arau. Miramax, 1992. Film.
- Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana. Dir. Sameer Sharma. UTV Motions Pictures, 2012. Film.
- Macher Jhol [Curry of Fish]. Dir. Pratim D. Gupta. Sony Pictures Networks, 2017. Film.
- Mirch Masala [A Touch of Spice]. Dir. Ketan Mehta. National Film Development Corporation of India, 1986. Film.
- Modern Times. Dir. Charlie Chaplin. Charlie Chaplin Productions, 1936. Film.
- Nishant [Night’s End]. Dir. Shyam Benegal. Blaze Film Enterprises, 1975. Film.
- Pariyerum Perumal. Dir. Mari Selvaraj. Neelam Productions, 2018. Film.
- Repas de Bebe [Baby’s Dinner]. Dir. Louis Lumiere. 1895. Film.
- Roti [Bread]. Dir. Mehboob Khan. Sagar National Studios Ltd, 1942. Film.
- Seththumaan [Choice Pig]. Dir. Thamizh. Neelam Productions, 2022. Film.
- Stanley ka Dabba [Stanley’s Tiffin Box]. Dir. Amole Gupta. Amole Gupta Cinema, 2011. Film.
- Tadka. Dir. Prakash Raj. Prakash Raj Productions. 2022. Film.
- Tampopo. Dir. Juzo Itami. Itami Productions, 1985. Film.
- Tarla. Dir. Piyush Gupta. RSVP Movies. 2023. Film.
- The Great Indian Kitchen. Dir. Joe Baby. Mankind Cinemas, 2021. Film.
- The Lunchbox. Dir. Ritesh Batra. Sikhya Entertainment, 2013. Film.
- Uski Roti [His Daily Bread]. Dir. Mani Kaul. National Film Development Corporation of India, 1970. Film.
- Ustad Hotel. Dir. Anwar Rasheed. Magic Frames, 2012. Film.
- Ziddi [Stubborn]. Dir. Pramod Chakravorty. Pramod Films, 1964. Film.