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Today's Special

Oct 14, 2009
1h 39m
★ 6.2

Life Has No Recipe

Overview

Young Manhattan chef Samir rediscovers his heritage and passion for life through the enchanting art of cooking Indian food.

Genres

Comedy
Romance

Production Companies

Inimitable Pictures
Sweet180

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Cast

Aasif Mandvi

Samir

Aasif Mandvi

Jess Weixler

Carrie

Jess Weixler

Naseeruddin Shah

Akbar

Naseeruddin Shah

Aarti Mann

Henna (as Aarti Majmudar)

Aarti Mann

Dean Winters

Steve

Dean Winters

Kevin Corrigan

Stanton

Kevin Corrigan

Ajay Naidu

Munnamia

Ajay Naidu

Kevin Breznahan

Freddie

Kevin Breznahan