Nina's Heavenly Delights (2006)

Director:

Pratibha Parmar

Writers:

Andrea Gibb
Pratibha Parmar (story)

Release Date:

21 November 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

A romantic feast rich with the tastes of life, love and spices

Plot:

A feisty young woman returns to Glasgow to run her deceased father's curry house.

Plot Keywords:

Taj Mahal | Cooking | Indian | Chicken Shakuti | Lesbian Love

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Laura Fraser	...	Lisa MacKinlay
Shelley Conn	...	Nina Shah
Art Malik	...	Raj Khanna
Ronny Jhutti	...	Bobbi
Veena Sood	...	Suman Shah
Atta Yaqub	...	Kary Shah
Zoe Henretty	...	Priya Shah
Raji James	...	Sanjay Khanna
Elaine C. Smith	...	Auntie Mamie
Rita Wolf	...	Auntie Tumi
Kathleen McDermott	...	Janice
Kulvinder Ghir	...	TV Presenter
Hritika Thaker	...	Young Nina
Kavita Dass	...	Bollywood Bowl Child
Tariq Mullan	...	Ravi
Adam Sinclair	...	Fish
Francisco Bosch	...	Shriv
Umar Ahmed	...	Ghandi
Raad Rawi	...	Mohan Shah
Gillian J. Anderson	...	Bollywood Dancer
Lynne Anderson	...	Bollywood Dancer
Rebecca Green	...	Bollywood Dancer
Lynsey Hatfield	...	Bollywood Dancer
Maggs McMahon	...	Bollywood Dancer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sara Kelly	...	Highland Dancer #1 (uncredited)

Directed by
Pratibha Parmar

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Andrea Gibb
Pratibha Parmar		story

Produced by
Chris Atkins	....	producer
Claire Chapman	....	executive producer
Neil Chordia	....	associate producer
Colin Leventhal	....	executive producer
Margaret Matheson	....	executive producer
Scott Meek	....	executive producer
Angela Murray	....	line producer
Pratibha Parmar	....	producer
Marion Pilowsky	....	producer

Original Music by
Steve Isles

Cinematography by
Simon Dennis

Film Editing by
Mary Finlay

Production Design by
Andy Harris

Art Direction by
Margaret Horspool

Costume Design by
Louise Allen
Bobby McCulla

Makeup Department
Jacqui Mallett	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Dan Bentham	....	post-production manager
David Taylor	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Patrick Conroy	....	first assistant director
Susie Lee	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Fiona Gavin	....	stand-by art director
Piero Jamieson	....	property master
Zoe Wight	....	art department runner

Sound Department
Iain Anderson	....	adr recordist
Gordon Forbes	....	assistant sound
Stephen Goldsmith	....	dialogue editor
Sean Hannah	....	assistant sound re-recording mixer
Steve Haynes	....	sound re-recording mixer
Kahl Henderson	....	adr mixer
Louis Kramer	....	sound recordist
Alastair Mason	....	boom operator
Vincent Watts	....	sound re-recording mixer
Vincent Watts	....	supervising sound editor

Visual Effects by
John Claude	....	digital intermediate colourist
Marc Hutchings	....	digital effects artist
Thierry Muller	....	compositor
Paul Shore	....	digital film supervisor
Mark Tremble	....	visual effects supervisor
Fani Vassiadi	....	post visual effects supervisor: S2S Post

Camera and Electrical Department
Daniel Bishop	....	jimmy jib operator
Neil Davidson	....	still photographer
Graeme Hunter	....	still photographer
Nora McGoldrick	....	second assistant camera
Derrick Peters	....	first assistant camera
Simon Vickery	....	additional camera operator

Animation Department
Ben Bradley	....	digital artist

Editorial Department
Greg Barrett	....	senior digital grade producer
Stephen Bearman	....	film scanner
Gwillym Hewetson	....	on-line editor
Kevin Phelan	....	head of post-production: Lip Sync Post
Daniel Prim	....	assistant post-production coordinator
Rachel Tunnard	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Amanda Street	....	score supervisor
Vincent Watts	....	composer: additional music

Other crew
Helen Andre	....	script supervisor
Lisa Maria Baruffati	....	additional floor runner
Nicky Bentham	....	production coordinator (as Nicky Moss)
Jo Cameron Brown	....	dialect coach
Brian Coffey	....	production assistant
Victoria Dabbs	....	assistant production coordinator
Piers Gielgud	....	choreographer
Catrina Luna	....	production accountant
Christopher Sanderson	....	production runner
Ewan Stewart	....	floor runner

Thanks
Joseph Lee Sellars	....	thanks
L.A. Sellars	....	thanks (as Lee A. Sellars)

Production Companies

• Kali Films
• Priority Pictures

Distributors

• Regent Releasing (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• here! Films (2007) (USA) (all media)
• Art Filmes (2010) (Brazil) (theatrical)
• Homescreen (2008) (Belgium) (DVD)
• Homescreen (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Other Companies

• DNA Music  score coordination
• DNA Music  soundtrack
• Fatts  post-production script services
• Film Finances  completion guarantor
• Lipsync Post  ADR recording
• Lipsync Post  digital transfer to 35 mm
• Lipsync Post  sound re-recording
• Midnight Transfer  post-production facilities
• Reeltime Creative  creative advertising materials (USA)
• Skaramoosh  titles
• Soho Images  film laboratory services

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some sexual content

Runtime:

UK:94 min | USA:94 min | Argentina:94 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

UK:PG | USA:PG-13 | Argentina:13 | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK

Company:

Kali Films

Trivia:

Described by producer Chris Atkins as "the worst film that I or anyone else has produced."

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: In the dance studio, as Fish and the other two dancers are about to leave Nina and her friend alone, crew and equipment are reflected in the full-length mirror.

Quotes:

Nina:[trying to chose between two bunches of herbs]
Lisa:Green and green. Any differences?
Nina:Winning
[throws one to Lisa]
Nina:and losing
[puts the second one back on the table]
Nina:.

A Banquet Fit for Queens

I saw this movie at The Hong Kong Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, though this funny, witty and entertaining movie about love and passions set against a cross-cultural, Glaswegian background could be featured at any film festival. I laughed at the witty, self-humorous dialogue, jiggled in my seat alongside the Bollywood songs, and drooled at the sight of all that delicious food. This is a rare gem which entertains the majority and identifies with the minority. You'll end up rushing to your nearest Curry House and checking out the chef! Here's one funny girl loves girl story which doesn't end in tears for a change. It can and does happen! Thank you Pratibha! Hope we don't have to wait another 7 years for the next one.