What's cooking with DP , Kat and these Hollywood hunks

UK, US, Australia and India... This cooking competition has the couch potatoes hooked and now has inspired Monali Sen Choudhury to script a two-hour feature film inspired by it. Interestingly, the film even borrows its title from the globally successful TV show, Masterchef. However, on the big screen, the master chef is a woman and the film traces her journey strewn with several hurdles before she is acknowledged as the best culinary expert in the world.

"It's a human interest story. The protagonist has a keen interest in and a talent for cooking. It becomes a cathartic experience for her, taking her to the top of her profession," informs producer Ram Mirchandani.

Buzz is, Deepika Padukone and Katrina Kaif are in contention for the title role. Ram won't comment on this casting but admits that two British actors who are big names in the West have been approached for an interesting, extended cameo. "We are in talks with Academy Award winner Colin Firth and Oscar-nominated actor for The Imitation Game, Benedict Cumberbatch, for this role which has a hint of romance. Both the actors know about Masterchef and have shown interest. So the leading lady who is our film's hero could share screen space with a Hollywood star," he says, adding that one of the show's judges, either Heston Blumenthal or Gordon Ramsay, could also make an appearance along with that season's participants in a small portion before the climax.

The film is expected to roll around May-June and will be shot in 55 days in Mumbai and a picturesque hill station which could be either Coonoor or Darjeeling.