2021
PG-13
Bleecker Street Media
1 h 41 m

2021
PG-13
Bleecker Street Media
1 h 41 m

Summary 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 r...

Comedy

Directed By: Geeta Malik

Written By: Geeta Malik

2021
PG-13
Bleecker Street Media
1 h 41 m

2021
PG-13
Bleecker Street Media
1 h 41 m

India Sweets and Spices

Name: India Sweets and Spices
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2021-11-19
Duration: 1 min 41 s
Rating: 57
Cast: Sophia Ali, Rish Shah, Manisha Koirala, Rupal Pujara, Adil Hussain

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews

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Los Angeles Times

Nov 18, 2021

Warmth and intelligence — and a strong sense of both fun and feminism — make Malik’s film worth a watch, and rising star Ali is worth keeping an eye on as well.

By Kimber Myers FULL REVIEW

TheWrap

Nov 19, 2021

India Sweets and Spices works so well in part because Ali gives her character the authenticity of someone trying to do the right thing while still figuring out how to handle her privilege and tradition.

By Monica Castillo FULL REVIEW

Movie Nation

Dec 7, 2021

It’s a lot less “spice” and a bit more “sweet” than I’d care for, but Malik has made a warm comedy that introduces, embraces and every-so-gently-chides an under-represented American community in all their glory, their fun and their foibles.

By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW

Washington Post

Nov 17, 2021

Whenever a sometimes-marginalized community gets the chance to tell its story on screen, expectations can be high. India Sweets and Spices, which looks at an Indian American family, takes that expectation and turns it on its head, giving us a more nuanced, complicated, and problematic look at the people it’s about.

By Kristen Page-Kirby FULL REVIEW

The Guardian

Nov 29, 2022

The impossibility of ever really knowing our parents is a familiar storyline, but it’s told here with real generosity and warmth. Malik slyly pokes fun, but never meanly. This is satire with the thermostat turned up to 22 degrees.

By Cath Clarke FULL REVIEW

Screen Rant

Jun 26, 2021

India Sweets and Spices has a lot of overall great ideas and themes, even if it doesn’t always rise up to the potential of its setup and story.

By Mae Abdulbaki FULL REVIEW

Austin Chronicle

Nov 18, 2021

While India Sweets and Spices adds a veneer of depicting the contemporary Indian American experience, beyond the gorgeous lehengas and saris, past the insert shots of perfectly arrayed cuisine, lies a bland, uninspired story cut from a well worn template.

By Josh Kupecki FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Sidney Kimmel Entertainment

Release Date Nov 19, 2021

Duration 1 h 41 m

Rating PG-13

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Website https://bleeckerstreetmedia.com/india-sweets-and-spices/

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Sophia Ali

Alia Kapur

Rish Shah

Varun Dutta

Manisha Koirala

Sheila Kapur

Rupal Pujara

Bina

Adil Hussain

Ranjit Kapur

Emily Towles

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Kiah Alexandria Clingman

Catherine

Anita Kalathara

Neha Bhatia

Christina Burdette

Mindy

Ajay Vishwanathan

Ashok

Kamran Shaikh

Kamlesh Dutta

Thomas Kasp

Sterling

Richa Chandra

Swati

Deepti Gupta

Bhairavi Dutta

Evan Elise Owens

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Ashritha Kancharla

Reema

Raj Kala

Gurvinder Singh

Jia Patel

Puja Dutta

Ashley Nicole Blake

Passenger

Rashmi Rustagi

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