The Mistress of Spices

The Mistress of Spices

One spice for passion. And one woman who knows its name.

2005•1h 32m•6.2/10

DramaRomanceFantasy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.2/10(159)

Tilo is an Indian shopkeeper in America with an ability to see the future and a magical connection to powerful spices, which she uses to help her customers satisfy their various needs and desires. One day she falls in love with an American man. But the spices forbid it.

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Production

Isle of Man Film, Kintop Pictures, Capitol Films, Ingenious Media, Ingenious Film Partners

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Tilo

Dylan McDermott

Dylan McDermott

Doug

Nitin Ganatra

Nitin Ganatra

Haroun Rehman

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Kwesi

Caroline Chikezie

Caroline Chikezie

Myisha

Anupam Kher

Anupam Kher

Geeta's Grandfather

Shaheen Khan

Shaheen Khan

Jagit's Mother

Sonny Gill

Sonny Gill

Jagjit

Nina Young

Nina Young

Doug's Mother

Toby Marlow

Toby Marlow

Young Doug

Padma Lakshmi

Padma Lakshmi

Geeta

Zohra Sehgal

Zohra Sehgal

First Mother (as Zohra Segal)

Paul Bhattacharjee

Paul Bhattacharjee

Satish - Geeta's dad

Ayesha Dharker

Ayesha Dharker

Hameeda - Haroun's neighbor

Rebecca Bowden

Rebecca Bowden

Bougainvillea Girl

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