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Nina's Heavenly Delights

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4.3 User Score:

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Based on 7 critic reviews
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Movie Info

Genre(s): Comedy  |  Gay/Lesbian

Written by: Pratibha Parmar (story)
Andrea Gibb

Directed by: Pratibha Parmar

Release Date:
Theatrical: November 21, 2007
DVD: April 22, 2008

Running Time: 94 minutes, Color

Origin: UK

Summary

RATING: PG-13 for some sexual content

Starring Shelley Conn, Laura Fraser, Ronny Jhutti, Veena Sood, Raji James, and Art Malik

Nina's Heavenly Delights is a surprising love story where Scottish humor meets Bollywood spectacle! It follows the mixed fortunes of a Glaswegian family, the Shahs and their award winning Indian restaurant, The New Taj. The story is told through the eyes of Nina Shah, a young Scottish Asian woman. Nina had left home under a cloud after an argument with her father but when he dies suddenly, Nina is forced to return. Her return reunites her with her childhood friend Bobbi, a wannabe Bollywood drag queen, and brings her face to face with Lisa, a charismatic young woman who now owns half the restaurant. Then Nina discovers her father's secret – The New Taj has been selected for The Best of the West Curry Competition. In the turbulent, but exhilarating days that follow, Nina, with Lisa's help, embarks on a personal mission to win the trophy for the third time. But Nina's feelings are thrown into turmoil when she realizes that she is falling in love. Can her feelings ever be reciprocated? And, if they are, what will this mean for Nina and her family? (Regent Releasing)

What The Critics Said

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63

TV Guide Maitland McDonagh

Light and sweet, comfort food dressed up with a dash of exotic spice.

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60

Variety Lisa Nesselson

Stereotypes abound, dialogue is conventional and pace scattered. Still, resulting stew is pleasant.

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50

Village Voice Abigail Deutsch

"A difficult choice, between perfection and heavenly delight," crows the announcer at an Indian-cooking contest during this movie's climax. Sadly, Pratibha Parmar's Nina's Heavenly Delights offers neither.

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50

Los Angeles Times Michael Ordona

There are a few surprising flavors in Nina's Heavenly Delights, but it's more of a samosa than a meal. The ceiling is set pretty low when characters start exhorting each other to "follow your heart." Which they do, early and often.

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The New York Times Jeannette Catsoulis

A lesbian-foodie fairy tale that keeps its appetites well under control. The title may hint at naughty pleasures, but the director, Pratibha Parmar, is more interested in pappadams than passion.

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25

New York Post Kyle Smith

This movie's heart is in the right place, which is one way of saying it's terrible.

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25

San Francisco Chronicle Walter Addiego

A lightweight and sentimental exercise that succeeds at little except maybe inspiring the viewer to go out and find a decent curry.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 4.3 (out of 10) based on 3 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

T B. gave it a1:
I really wanted to like this movie at the SF GLT film festival this year. Sadly, me and my entire party were thoroughly disppointed. The script was laughably trite and cliched. I'm sad I'll never get those 2 hrs of my life back.

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