Project Detail

Nina's Heavenly Delights

Synopsis

Nina Shah is a feisty young Indo-Scottish woman with an identity crisis. Nina previously left home under a cloud after a row with her father. When her father dies suddenly, Nina is forced to return and run the family owned Curry House. This reunites her with her childhood friend Bobbi, a Bollywood drag queen and brings her face to face with Lisa, a charismatic young woman to whom Nina's father sold 50 percent of the restaurant.

Nina embarks on a personal mission to win the 'Best of the West' curry competition, a highly coveted prize in the world of Indian cuisine. But Nina's feelings are thrown into turmoil when she realises that she is falling in love, with Lisa! Can she win both prizes?

Details

Year
2006
Type of project
Features
Running time
94 mins
Format
35mm
Director
Pratibha Parmar
Producer
Pratibha Parmar, Marion Pilowsky, Chris Atkins
Editor
Mary Finlay
Screenwriter
Andrea Gibb
Director of Photography
Simon Dennis
Principal cast
Shelley Conn, Laura Fraser, Kulvinder Ghir, Art Malik
Story by
Pratibha Parmar

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Priority Pictures

91 Berwick Street
London W1F 0NE
UK

T +44 (0)20 7292 5081

Sales Company

Fortissimo Films

Veemarkt 77–79
1019 DA Amsterdam
The Netherlands

T+31 20 627 3215

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