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Nina's Heavenly Delights
Mixed or average reviews
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)
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What The Critics Said
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TV Guide Maitland McDonagh
Light and sweet, comfort food dressed up with a dash of exotic spice.
Read Full Review >Variety Lisa Nesselson
Stereotypes abound, dialogue is conventional and pace scattered. Still, resulting stew is pleasant.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >New York Post Kyle Smith
This movie's heart is in the right place, which is one way of saying it's terrible.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >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.
