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Cooking With Stella is a film of genre Drama released in USA on 10 april 2010 with Seema Biswas
Cooking With Stella (2010)
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Add to a movie listCooking with Stella is a film written by siblings Deepa Mehta and Dilip Mehta. The film is a light comedy about a Canadian diplomat (played by Lisa Ray) and her husband (Don McKellar) living in New Delhi, and their cook, Stella (Seema Biswas). Tamil actress Shriya Saran and Tamil/Telugu Trisha Krishnan make a special appearance.
Cooking with Stella was shot on location in New Delhi, and entered post-production in May 2008. 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.
Synopsis
When a Canadian diplomat and her chef husband move into the Canadian embassy in Delhi they threaten to derail the schemes of the longtime cook Stella (Seema Biswas) who has been skimming off the top for years.Actors
Seema Biswas
Lisa Ray
(Maya Chopra)
Don McKellar
(Michael Laffont)
Maury Chaykin
(H.E. Mr. Durand)
Shriya Saran
(Tannu)
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