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The Mistress of Spices is a film of genre Drama directed by Paul Mayeda Berges released in USA on 5 may 2006 with Aishwarya Rai
The Mistress of Spices (2005)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 5 may 2006
Length 1h36
Rating55%
The Mistress of Spices is a 2005 film by Paul Mayeda Berges, with a screenplay by Gurinder Chadha and Berges. It is based upon the novel Mistress of Spices by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. The film stars Aishwarya Rai. The soundtrack was created by Craig Pruess, who also contributed to the Bend It Like Beckham soundtrack.
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Tilo (Aishwarya Rai), an immigrant from India, is a shopkeeper, an unusually strong clairvoyant, and a chosen Mistress of Spices. The Spices she gives to her customers help them to satisfy their certain needs and desires, such as "sandalwood to dispel painful memories; black cumin seed to protect against evil eye."Actors
Aishwarya Rai
(Tilo)
Dylan McDermott
(Doug)
Ayesha Dharker
(Hameeda - Haroun's neighbor)
Nitin Ganatra
(Haroun Rehman)
Anupam Kher
(Geeta's Grandfather)
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