Food has a way of holding memory, comfort, and connection. The Otherside journeys through South India’s evolving F&B landscape across Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala, uncovering the stories of women who transformed passion into purpose-driven businesses.
From bustling biryani kitchens to quiet chocolate factories, the film captures the rhythm, resilience, and creativity behind their journeys, balancing ambition, identity, and entrepreneurship in an industry constantly in motion. Told through the lens of food, womanhood, and storytelling, The Otherside is an intimate exploration of the people redefining hospitality and carving space for themselves within South India’s culinary culture.
For director Anusha Didige, the film stems from a deeply personal connection to the restaurant world. While filmmaking has always been her primary focus, she spent two and a half years working alongside her brother Rohit Didige in their family-run bar and kitchen, The Otherside. Years later, after watching The Heat: A Kitchen (R)evolution by Maya Gallus, she found herself reflecting on her own experiences within hospitality and felt drawn back into that world, this time with a camera in hand.
That journey led her across South India, documenting women who were building and sustaining spaces of their own within the food industry. Moving through biryani kitchens, sushi counters, and chocolate factories, the film became a portrait of resilience, creativity, and community, shaped by a shared love for food, storytelling, and the spirit celebrated by Anthony Bourdain. Named after the restaurant Anusha once ran with her brother, The Otherside ultimately became a way to bring these voices, stories, and culinary worlds to a wider audience.
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