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– Young Manhattan chef Samir rediscovers his heritage and passion for life through the enchanting art ..
Young Manhattan chef Samir rediscovers his heritage and passion for life through the enchanting art of cooking Indian food.
11 Nov 2009
English
Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.
David Kaplan
Aasif Mandvi (screenplay), Jonathan Bines (screenplay), Aasif Mandvi (play)
Dean Winters, Jess Weixler, Aarti Mann, Aasif Mandvi
Samir is a sous chef in Manhattan. He quits when he's not promoted - his boss says his cooking lacks soul. He decides to find an unpaid internship in Paris, but his father suffers a heart attack keeping him home for a few weeks. Samir must run the family's failing Indian restaurant in Queens. He can't cook Indian food, so things get dire when the chef quits: Samir tracks down Akbar, a cabbie who claims to have cooked for British royalty in Bombay. Akbar cooks with mind, heart, and gut - and offers philosophy as well. With the help of Carrie, whom he met at the Manhattan restaurant, Samir begins to enjoy the work. But will his father approve, and if not, what then?
$317,831
Inimitable Pictures