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When Canadian diplomat Maya (Lisa Ray) and her stay-at-home husband, Michael (Don McKellar), are relocated to exotic New Dehli, they inherit a household of Indian servants ruled by the sweet and charming Stella (Seema Biswas). An out-of-work chef back home, Michael implores Stella to impart her culinary wisdom and help him spice up his own repertoire. After some initial resistance, she agrees to mentor the wide-eyed westerner. As the two prepare a mouthwatering array of colourful and sumptuous cuisines, an unlikely bond begins to form. But Stella isn't who she appears to be. In fact, she's secretly cooking up a few schemes of her own...
Original Release
03/19/2010
US Release
04/10/2010
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Seema Biswas | Stella Elizabeth Matthews |
Hitender Kumar | Immigration Officer / Buddy #3 |
Sue Macartney | Fiona |
Alexiane Perreault | Zara |
Don McKellar | Michael Laffont |
Lisa Ray | Maya Chopra |
Arun Sode | Gardener |
Mulchand Dedhia | Vegetable Seller |
Annie Desjardins | Sandy |
Umesh Srivastava | Priest |
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Seema Biswas | Stella Elizabeth Matthews |
Hitender Kumar | Immigration Officer / Buddy #3 |
Sue Macartney | Fiona |
Alexiane Perreault | Zara |
Don McKellar | Michael Laffont |
Lisa Ray | Maya Chopra |
Arun Sode | Gardener |
Mulchand Dedhia | Vegetable Seller |
Annie Desjardins | Sandy |
Umesh Srivastava | Priest |
Ajay Virmani | TV Cooking Show Host |
Deana Culp | American Embassy Official |
Shriya Saran | Tannu |
Mahesh Gahlot | Lecherous Old Man |
Kanhaiya Lal Kaithwas | Dhobi |
Ruth Norfolk | Dorothy Durand |
Maury Chaykin | H.E. Mr. Durand |
Nadeem Khan | Buddy #1 |
Bharat Vig | Buddy #2 |
Vansh Bhardwaj | Anthony |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Deepa Mehta | Executive Producer |
Sanjay Bhutiani | Executive Producer |
Ravi Chopra | Executive Producer |
David Hamilton | Executive Producer |
Bonnie Timmermann | Executive Producer |
Richard Blonski | Producer |
Swapna David | Producer |
Rohit Ved Prakash | Producer |