Masala (1992)

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Srinivas Krishna	...	Krishna
	Sakina Jaffrey	...	Rita Solanki
	Zohra Sehgal	...	Grandma
	Saeed Jaffrey	...	Lallu Bhai Solanki / Mr. Tikkoo / Lord Krishna
	Heri Johal	...	Anil
	Madhuri Bhatia	...	Bibi Solanki
	Ronica Sajnani	...	Sashi
	Les Porter	...	Gerald
	Ishwarial M. Moolijee	...	Bamadour Singh
	Raju Ahsan	...	Babu
	Jennifer Armstrong	...	Lisa
	Don Callaghan	...	John MacDonald
	Paul Persofsky	...	Lawyer
	Sachin Bannerjea	...	Mr. Chabra
	Ran Ghoman	...	Pinky

Storyline

Five years ago, under the watchful eye of the great god Krishna, a plane of Indians returning to the homeland exploded in Canadian skies. A mortal also named Krishna lost his family in that crash. In the present, this mortal Krishna has found himself a former heroin addict with a nebulous past, and has returned to his mother's family: an aunt who married a sari dealer. He becomes involved in their lives, as they deal with their cultural identity with a fawning Canada, eager to patronize their Indian subjects when convenient, but willing to be aggressive when they need to, as when Mr. Tikkoo wants to keep a rare stamp he found for his collection but which the Canadian authorities determine is of historical interest. In all of this, the mighty god Krishna moves, increasingly troubled by his lack of relevancy in this alien land. Written by Gary Dickerson <slug@mail.utexas.edu>  

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