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Vivek Agnihotri and Pallavi Joshi recently spoke in an interview about their eating habit. During the interview, the actress revealed that her husband called Maharashtrian food 'gareebo ka khaana'. Vivek, who came from Delhi to Mumbai, said, "Main uss culture se aaya, so mere liye cultural shock hogaya. Maine kaha yeh toh kisaano jaisa gareeb khaana khaate hai."

Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri is married to actress Pallavi Joshi, who is a Maharashtrian. Recently, in an interview with Curly Tales, the couple spoke about their food habits. When Vivek was asked if Pallavi introduced him to Maharashtrian dishes that he likes a lot, the actress spoke in between and revealed that the filmmaker used to call Maharashtrian food 'gareebo ka khaana'.

Pallavi revealed, " (Let me tell you about Maharashtrian dishes. Whatever I made, he did not like it at all because he used to think, 'Do you eat poor people's food?'. That's all he ever told me because Marathi food is so simple, we just saute all the vegetables and eat)."

Vivek Agbihotri Explains Why He Felt Maharashtrain Food Is 'Gareebo Ka Khaana'

He stated, " (I came from Delhi, where they eat butter chicken, kebab, tandoori, the food has masala, and there is ghee on top. Now she is saying eat varan bhaat. We were newly married, so I said let's eat varan bhaat. But, there's no salt in varan, it has to be added, lemon also has to be added. Then she said eat kadhi; I thought there would be ghee on top, and there would be red chilli in the kadhi. But, Marathi people's kadhi is like healthy food. Third problem is, they serve in small quantities. Now, I understand that the concept is don't waste. But in Delhi, if someone is eating chicken and doesn't throw 2-3 pieces, then he is not rich)."

Vivek Agnihotri Praises Maharashtrian Food

However, the filmmaker further praised the Maharashtrian food and said, " (I came from that culture, so it was a cultural shock for me. I said that these people eat poor food like the farmers. But slowly she adapted to more North Indian food. But now I don't eat all that food. Now I eat simple food like her (Pallavi). I think that this is the best way to eat. The Maharashtrian thaali is very economical, very healthy and very good thaali)."

The Bengal Files Release Date

Meanwhile, Vivek Agnihotri is gearing up for the release of his next film The Bengal Files which is slated to release on September 5, 2025. The trailer of the movie was launched in Kolkata on Saturday, but the event was stalled due to a ruckus at the venue.