The Mistress of Spices

Sep 11, 2005

1h 32m

★ 6.2

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

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Fantasy

Production Companies

Isle of Man Film

Kintop Pictures

Capitol Films

Ingenious Media

Ingenious Film Partners

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Cast

Tilo

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Doug

Dylan McDermott

Haroun Rehman

Nitin Ganatra

Kwesi

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Myisha

Caroline Chikezie

Geeta's Grandfather

Anupam Kher

Jagit's Mother

Shaheen Khan

Jagjit

Sonny Gill Dulay

Doug's Mother

Nina Young

Young Doug

Toby Marlow

Geeta

Padma Lakshmi

First Mother (as Zohra Segal)

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