Vidya Pathak is a 48-year-old Vadodara housewife who has built her whole identity around her husband and children. As menopause upends her body and her place in the home, she begins to question a life spent serving everyone but herself. With a quiet push from those who still see her, she sets out to rediscover her own worth and chase the dreams she once shelved.
Jalebi Rocks arrived in June 2025 with a claim few Gujarati films can make, billing itself as India's first feature built around menopause. Writer and director Cchinmay P Purohit centres the story on Vidya Pathak, a 48-year-old Vadodara housewife who has spent decades folding herself around everyone else's needs. When her body and her sense of self start to shift, the film asks what a woman owes herself once the family has stopped noticing her.
The picture rests almost entirely on Vandana Pathak, and she carries it. Reviewers and audiences singled out her turn as the reason the film works, with Manav Gohil offering steady support as the lawyer who nudges Vidya back toward her own life. What sets the film apart from the usual Gujarati comedy is its willingness to sit with an unglamorous subject and treat it as drama rather than a punchline, and its humour lands without the crude edge the genre often reaches for.
It is not a flawless film. The pacing sags through the middle, the message is spelled out more plainly than it needs to be, and viewers hunting for incident found it slow. Reception split along those lines, warm from those who saw their mothers and wives on screen, cool from those who wanted a tighter story. At the box office it stayed modest, closing near three crore. Still, the ambition counts. Jalebi Rocks picks a subject Indian cinema usually avoids and hands a veteran character actor the lead she has long deserved, and that alone earns it a look.
Verdict
A worthy, warmly acted family drama that picks a subject Gujarati cinema never touches, even if the execution is uneven.
What works
- Vandana Pathak commands the lead role
- A rare, honest subject for Indian cinema
- Warm humour without the usual crudeness
- Manav Gohil's grounded support
What holds it back
- Pacing sags through the middle
- The message is spelled out too plainly
- Modest, uneven production polish
- Divisive for viewers wanting more plot
Cast & crew
Writers: Cchinmay P Purohit
Music: Vinay Kapadia
Cast: Vandana Pathak (Vidya Pathak), Nimesh Diliprai (Anirudh Pathak), Manav Gohil (Lawyer Rohit Mehta), Deepak Gheewala (Mr. Shukla (Vidya's Father)), Gaurav Paswala (Jimmy), Manasi Rachh (Munni)
Producers: Alex Bhagat, Ramesh Bhagat, Nirmal Patel, Binita Dharmesh Shah, Apoorva Shah, Nonita Shah
Watch the trailer
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Frequently asked
Is Jalebi Rocks worth watching?
A worthy, warmly acted family drama that picks a subject Gujarati cinema never touches, even if the execution is uneven. Kevu Che rates it 3.5 out of 5.
What is Jalebi Rocks about?
Vidya Pathak is a 48-year-old Vadodara housewife who has built her whole identity around her husband and children. As menopause upends her body and her place in the home, she begins to question a life spent serving everyone but herself. With a quiet push from those who still see her, she sets out to rediscover her own worth and chase the dreams she once shelved.
What is the IMDb rating of Jalebi Rocks?
Jalebi Rocks (2025) holds an IMDb rating of 8.9 out of 10 from 189 votes.