The Mistress of Spices poster
Director Gurinder Chadha, Paul Mayeda Berges
Writer Gurinder Chadha, Paul Mayeda Berges

The Mistress of Spices

Tagline: One spice for passion. And one woman who knows its name.

Release Date: 2005-09-11

Duration: 92 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
    Tilo
  • Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
    Kwesi
  • Dylan McDermott
    Doug
  • Caroline Chikezie
    Myisha
  • Nina Young
    Doug's Mother
  • Anupam Kher
    Geeta's Grandfather
  • Padma Lakshmi
    Geeta
  • Nitin Ganatra
    Haroun Rehman
  • Zohra Sehgal
    First Mother (as Zohra Segal)
  • Ayesha Dharker
    Hameeda - Haroun's neighbor