India Sweets and Spices
INDIA SWEETS AND SPICES When college freshman Alia returns home for the summer, she discovers secrets and lies in her parents' past that make her question everything she thought she knew about her family.
STARRING Sophia Ali, Manisha Koirala, Adil Hussain, Rish Shah, Deepti Gupta, Ved Sapru
“Leave it to the young Alia to disturb the order! When she invites over the Duttas, the new shopkeepers in town, to one of her parents’ fetes in order to get closer to their handsome son Varun (Rish Shah), all hell breaks loose.
Well, not exactly, but the inclusion of the middle class Duttas does slowly disrupt a superficially perfect picture, and Malik has some fun with it as the rich, polite bunch gradually drops their faux civilities one by one, exposing their snobbishness humorously. The movie’s MVP, costume designer Whitney Anne Adams also does some inspired work in this regard, magnifying the divide between the upper-class folk’s gorgeous, jewel-encrusted formal wear and the Duttas’ contrastingly simple, but tasteful and elegant clothing. ”
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Film Details
Writer / Director: Geeta Malik
Producers: Kaylene Carlson, Naomi Despres, Kilian Kerwin, John Penotti, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment and Madison Wells Media
Cast: Sophia Ali, Manisha Koirala, Adil Hussain, Rish Shah, Deepti Gupta, Ved Sapru
Director of Photography: Shane F. Kelly
Production Designer: Nicole LeBlanc
Core Costume Team
Costume Supervisor: Aliyah Kirkland
Key Costumer: Pelar Jones
Set Costumer: Demitria Lyles
Truck Costumer: Shavon Christina Gihan
Costume PA: Melissa Wierzbowski