Ustad Hotel

Ustad Hotel (2012) is a Malayalam drama from Kerala you can watch online on iFILM. Faizi dreams of cooking for a living, but his father has already mapped out a salaried engineer's career for him.

After the two fall out, Faizi ends up working at his grandfather Karim's tiny seaside eatery in Kozhikode. The old man cooks for people, not profit, and brews his tea like he's holding a quiet conversation. Bit by bit the stubborn grandson learns what a comfortable upbringing never taught him. Dulquer Salmaan and the late Thilakan lead, with Nithya Menen alongside them.

Director Anwar Rasheed turned a simple story about food, fathers and finding your calling into something audiences in India still hold close. Stream Ustad Hotel online on iFILM.