The Mistress of Spices (2005)
Tilo is an Indian shopkeeper in America with an ability to see the future and a magical connection to powerful spices, which she uses to help her customers satisfy their various needs and desires. One day she falls in love with an American man. But the spices forbid it.
Director: Paul Mayeda Berges
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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan as Tilo |
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Dylan McDermott as Doug |
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Nitin Ganatra as Haroun Rehman |
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Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Kwesi |
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Caroline Chikezie as Myisha |
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Anupam Kher as Geeta's Grandfather |
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Shaheen Khan as Jagit's Mother |
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Sonny Gill as Jagjit |
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Nina Young as Doug's Mother |
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Toby Marlow as Young Doug |
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Padma Lakshmi as Geeta |
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Zohra Sehgal as First Mother (as Zohra Segal) |
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Paul Bhattacharjee as Satish - Geeta's dad |
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Ayesha Dharker as Hameeda - Haroun's neighbor |
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Rebecca Bowden as Bougainvillea Girl |
| Directing | Paul Mayeda Berges | Director |
| Production | Deepak Nayar | Producer |
| Sound | Craig Pruess | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Santosh Sivan | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Alex RodrÃguez | Editor |
| Visual Effects | Craig Lyn | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Robin Bonaccorsi | Stunts |
| Writing | Gurinder Chadha | Writer |
| Writing | Paul Mayeda Berges | Writer |
| Lighting | Pat Sweeney | Gaffer |