At 8.45 pm on March 24, the first day of the lockdown, Himesh Reshammiya posted a video where he said, "Aaj main pehli baar chai bana ne jaa raha hu. Pehli baar. Can you believe it?" Some viewers genuinely couldn't. Others wrote comments like, "Next step — how to place a cup in the dishwasher and turn it on." But most people supported the singer making his maiden cuppa at 46, and in the month since, a separate social media challenge emerged where South Indian film stars are navigating the kitchen and posting videos of it (a memorable one shows Chiranjeevi making a dosa with the precision of a watchmaker). But what does it mean for a young man taking initial steps into the kitchen? And what's it like making a meal for your parents for the first time? We spoke to three Mumbaikars to find out.

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