The Mistress of Spices
Year:
2005
Production Country:
United Germany / Great Britain
Tilo runs a spice shop in California, but is also a "mistress of spices" which means that she has the gift of reading her customers and giving them different spices to fit with their needs and desires. It also means that she has to follow certain rules, which include not touching others and loving only the spices. When she encounters the good-looking American Doug and begins to have feelings for him, which leads to her breaking the rules. This leads to the spices she has distributed to people not doing what they were supposed to and actually worsening peoples' lives. Tilo is then torn between adherence to the traditional ways and remaining a "mistress of spices" and giving up everything for love of Doug.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Tilo Aishwarya Rai
- Doug Dylan Mcdermott
- Haroun Nitin Chandra Ganatra
- Kwesi Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
- Myisha Caroline Chikezie
- Jagjit's mother Shaheen Khan
- Geeta's grandfather Anupam Kher
- Geeta Padma Lakshmi
- Jagjit Sonny Gill Dulay
- Doug's mother Nina Young
- young Doug Toby Marlow
- Geeta Padma Lakshmi
- first mother Zohra Segal
- Satish Paul Battacharjee
- Hameeda Ayesha Dharkar
- bougainvillea girl Rebecca Bowden
- Geeta's mother Harvey Virdi
- Doug's ex-girlfriend Cosima Shaw
- doctor Antony Zaki
- young Tilo Bansaree Madhani
- Native American Mathew Young
- Hameeda's brother Malkit Bhart
Credits
Direction
- A film by/Directed by Paul Mayeda Berges
- Assistant Director (UK Crew 1st) Mike Elliott
- Assistant Director (UK Crew 2nd) Anthony Wilcox
- Assistant Director (UK Crew 3rd) Dan Channing Williams
- Assistant Director (US Crew 1st) Kiran Gonsalves
- Assistant Director (US Crew 2nd) Gino Caputi
- Assistant Director (US Crew 2nd 2nd) Marcy Guiragossian
- Assistant Director (India Crew 1st) Raj Acharya
- Assistant Director (India Crew 2nd) Ratish Ambat
- Script Supervisor (UK Crew) Susanna Lenton
- Script Supervisor (US Crew) Andrew Devaux
Production
- ©/Produced on behalf of Mistress of Spice Limited
- Production Company/In association with Nayar/Chadha Productions
- Produced by Ingenious Film Partners LLP
- Presented by Kintop Pictures
- Presented by Balle Pictures
- Presented by Capitol Films
- Presented by Ingenious Film Partners
- In association with Isle of Man Film
- Production Service Company (US Crew) India Take One Productions LLC
- Production Service Company (India Crew) India Take One Productions
- Executive Producer Hannah Leader
- Executive Producer Duncan Reid
- Executive Producer Steve Christian
- Executive Producer James Clayton
- Executive Producer Jane Barclay
- Executive Producer Susan Cartsonis
- Produced by Deepak Nayar
- Produced by Gurinder Chadha
- Line Producer (US) Tabrez Noorani
- Line Producer (India) Pravesh Sahni
- Line Producer (UK) Mark Hubbard
- Unit Manager (UK Crew) Mark Grimwade
- Unit Production Manager (India Crew) Sanjay Kumar
- Production Manager (India Crew) Rajiv Mehra
- Production Supervisor (US Crew) Debbie Brubaker
- Production Co-ordinator (UK Crew) Tessa Beazley
- Production Co-ordinator (US Crew) Chris Martin
- Production Co-ordinator (US Crew L.A.) Susan Dretzka
- Production Co-ordinator (India Crew) T.M. Rafique
- Production Co-ordinator (India Crew) Milind
- Production Accountant (UK Crew) Sandra Nixon
- Production Accountant (US Crew) Heather Baker
- Production Accountant (India Crew) Pradeep Khanna
- Location Manager (UK Crew) Jane Soans
- Location Manager (US Crew) Lance Hoffman
- Post-production Supervisor Emma Zee
- Made at Ealing Studios
- Made at Island Studios
Casting
- Casting Director Carrie Hilton
- Casting Director (San Francisco) Jav Talent
Writing
- Screenplay by Gurinder Chadha
- Screenplay by Paul Mayeda Berges
- Based on the novel by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Photography
- Director of Photography Santosh Sivan
- Gaffer (UK Crew) Pat Sweeney
- Gaffer (US Crew) Dhamisi Norwood
Stills
- Stills Photographer (UK Crew) Christine Parry
- Stills Photographer (US Crew) David Moir
Special Effects
- Digital Visual Effects Framestore CFC
- Special Effect Rain (India Crew) Ms Tharangini
- Special Effects (India Crew) Mr Abdul
- Special Effects (India Crew) Mr Salim
Editing
- Editor Alex Rodríguez
Design
- Production Designer Amanda McArthur
- Supervising Art Director (UK Crew) John Reid
- Art Director (US Crew) Don Day
- Arts/Props Director (India Crew) Abhishek Redkar
- Set Decorator (US Crew) Katherine Covell
- Stylist (UK Crew) Bridget Menzies
- Prop Master (UK Crew) Muffin Green
- Prop Master (US Crew) Joe Schlick
- Props Buyer (UK Crew) Celia De La Hey
- Construction Manager (UK Crew) Dave Reed
Costumes
- Costume Designer Stewart Meachem
- Costume Supervisor (US Crew) Denny Colliver
- Costume (US Crew) Amy Brownson
- Wardrobe Supervisor (UK Crew) Arabella Rhodes
- Wardrobe (India Crew) P.V. Santha Kumar
Make-up
- Make-up/Hair Designer Charmaine Fuller
- Make-up/Hair (US Crew) Nicole Sofios
- Make-up/Hair (India Crew) Pattanam Shah
- Hairdresser (UK Crew) Iain Guthrie
- Hairstylist (US Crew) Yvette Beebe
Titles
- Main/End Titles Cineimage
- Cineimage (Title Design) Matt Symonds
- Cineimage (End Titles) Martin Bullard
- Cineimage (Production Supervision) Kerrie Gant
- Cineimage (Production Supervision) Steve Boag
Film processing
- Laboratory DeLuxe
Music
- Music Composed by Craig Pruess
Sound
- Sound Recordist (UK Crew) John Hayes
- Sound Recordist (US Crew) Bob Gitzen
- Sound (India Crew) Shaikh Mohmmed Salim
- Sound (India Crew) Manohar V. Chodankar
- Boom Operator (UK Crew) Paul Schwartz
- Boom (US Crew) Brian Dettor
- Re-recording Mixer Richard Lewis
- Supervising Sound Editor Bryan Bowen
- Dialogue Editor Naiki Rossell
- ADR Recordist Nicholas Foley
- ADR Mixer Ted Swanscott
- ADR (Editor) Keith Tunney
- Foley (Artiste) Stan Fiferman
- Foley (Artiste) Julie Ankerson
- Foley (Artiste) Lucy Barnes
- Foley Recordist Nicholas Foley
- Foley Mixer Ted Swanscott
- Foley Editor David Humphries
Stunts
- Stunt Co-ordinator (UK Crew) Paul Herbert
- Stunt Co-ordinator Mark Henson
Consultant
- Dolby Consultant James Seddon
Unknown
- Stunt Performer (UK Crew) Paul Herbert