“The Taste of Salt,” a narrative feature from Deepak Rauniyar inspired by the life of renowned Nepali chef Santosh Shah, has debuted at the 2026 Berlinale Co-Production Market.
Rauniyar’s 2016 feature “White Sun” won the Interfilm Award at Venice Film Festival, while his most recent film, “Pooja, Sir,” premiered at the 2024 Venice Film Festival.
The culinary coming-of-age story traces a journey from childhood hunger in Nepal’s Madhes region to the high-stakes world of global fine dining in London. Set across Nepal, India and the U.K., the film explores themes of migration, caste and exile through the universal language of food.
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