To pay-off his major debt in London, a young man (Kunal Kapoor) decides to come back to his ancestral home in Punjab. Ten years back, he had run away from the family to make it big in a foreign land. That time he had drugged his doting grandfather (Vinod Nagpal) and made away with his cash. After coming back, he realizes that the things have changed drastically back home.

 

His grandfather has lost his memory and sits in a chair without uttering a word. The family dhaba, which once was the pride of the place, has folded up since the grandfather hadn’t shared his secret recipe (Chicken Kurana) with anyone else. His ex-girlfriend (Huma Qureshi) has become a doctor and still hasn’t got over his betrayal.

 

Even though the rest of the family welcomes him with open arms, his uncle still looks at him suspiciously. Posing as a London-based lawyer, he realizes one thing that if he is to earn some money to pay off his debt, then he has to make the dhaba run and for that he has to find out how to make the famous Chicken Khurana! Will he be able to do that? Will he ever earn the real love of the people he had hurt so badly?

 

What’s hot?

 

·         Every actor in the cast fits perfectly in his/her role. Kunal Kapoor, Huma Qureshi and Rajesh Sharma (as the hero’s Mama, who has returned from the mental asylum!) are the picks.

 

·         Director Sameer Sharma deserves kudos for making a simple slice of life-story so enjoyable.

 

·         Light-hearted humor, relatable characters and heartfelt emotions.

 

·         Punjab with all its robust, earthy flavors and colors.

 

·         Amit Trivedi’s music is good.

 

What’s not?

 

·         The second half drags a little.

 

Verdict

 

Its title really doesn’t offer much clue to the nature of the film. But it is a film worth watching for its heartwarming coming back to roots narrative!