Cooking with Stella

Cooking with Stella
Cooking with Stella
	File:Cooking With Stella poster.jpg Movie poster
Directed by	Dilip Mehta
Written by	Deepa Mehta; Dilip Mehta
Starring	Seema Biswas; Lisa Ray; Don McKellar; Maury Chaykin
Release date	16 September 2009 (Toronto International Film Festival);
Running time	104 minutes
Country	Canada

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Cooking with Stella is a 2009 film written by siblings Deepa Mehta and Dilip Mehta. The film is a light comedy about a Canadian diplomat (Lisa Ray) and her husband (Don McKellar) living in New Delhi, and their cook, Stella (Seema Biswas).^[2]^[3] Indian actress Shriya Saran makes a special appearance. Cooking with Stella was shot on location in New Delhi,^[4] and entered post-production in May 2008.^[5] It premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on 16 September 2009. The film was also nominated at London Asian Film Festival under Best Crossover film category and Best actress for Seema Biswas.^[6]

Plot[edit]

When a Canadian diplomat and her chef husband move into the Canadian High Commission in Delhi, they threaten to derail the schemes of the longtime cook Stella (Seema Biswas) who has been skimming off the top for years.

References[edit]

↑ Mongrel Media DVD, 2010.
↑ Susan Walker, Filmmaker Dilip Mehta finds hope in telling widows' stories, Toronto Star, 22 April 2008. Retrieved 23 July 2008.
↑ Roman Pawlyshyn, Powerful South Asian stories shine a light on dark places, Toronto Star, 8 May 2008. Retrieved 23 July 2008.
↑ Shreya's new flick, Deccan Herald, 13 March 2008. Retrieved 23 July 2008.
↑ Devansh Patel, "My dream is to go international with B.R. Films" – Sanjay Bhutiani, bollywood hungama, 21 May 2008. Retrieved 23 July 2008.
↑ "LONDON ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS". Puneinternationfilmfestival.com. Archived from the original on 19 April 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2011.

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[Mongrel-1] Mongrel Media DVD, 2010.

[22_April_2008-2] Susan Walker, Filmmaker Dilip Mehta finds hope in telling widows' stories, Toronto Star, 22 April 2008. Retrieved 23 July 2008.

[8_May_2008-3] Roman Pawlyshyn, Powerful South Asian stories shine a light on dark places, Toronto Star, 8 May 2008. Retrieved 23 July 2008.

[13_March_2008-4] Shreya's new flick, Deccan Herald, 13 March 2008. Retrieved 23 July 2008.

[May_21-5] Devansh Patel, "My dream is to go international with B.R. Films" – Sanjay Bhutiani, bollywood hungama, 21 May 2008. Retrieved 23 July 2008.

[6] "LONDON ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS". Puneinternationfilmfestival.com. Archived from the original on 19 April 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2011.

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