India Sweets and Spices

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India Sweets and Spices

PG-13

2021

1h 41m

Comedy

Drama

Romance

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Alia Kapur (Sophia Ali) returns to her family's posh suburban New Jersey home after a year away at college and upends their well-ordered life with her brash independence. After befriending Varun (Rish Shah), the handsome son of the new owners of the local Indian grocery, she invites his family to a dinner party where family secrets are revealed. Alia's surprise turns to rebellion when she uncovers secrets about both her parents that push her toward a daring and ultimately hilarious confrontation. INDIA SWEETS AND SPICES celebrates a young woman's coming of age set against a lovingly framed glimpse of the life of an Indian American family.

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Often offering both halves of its titular flavor profiles with equal aplomb, India Sweets and Spices is a slightly uneven but uniquely savory rom-com.

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Geeta Malik

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Manisha Koirala

Sheila Kapur

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Synopsis

Alia Kapur (Sophia Ali) returns to her family's posh suburban New Jersey home after a year away at college and upends their well-ordered life with her brash independence. After befriending Varun (Rish Shah), the handsome son of the new owners of the local Indian grocery, she invites his family to a dinner party where family secrets are revealed. Alia's surprise turns to rebellion when she uncovers secrets about both her parents that push her toward a daring and ultimately hilarious confrontation. INDIA SWEETS AND SPICES celebrates a young woman's coming of age set against a lovingly framed glimpse of the life of an Indian American family.

Director: Geeta Malik
Producer: Naomi Despres, John Penotti, Gigi Pritzker, Sidney Kimmel
Screenwriter: Geeta Malik
Distributor: Bleecker Street
Production Co: Sidney Kimmel Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Some Strong Language|Sexual Material|Brief Drug References)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 19, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 7, 2021
Box Office (Gross USA): $288.6K
Runtime: 1h 41m

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