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Nina's Heavenly Delights

  • 20062006
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
2.2K
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Shelley Conn and Laura Fraser in Nina's Heavenly Delights (2006)
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  • Comedy
A feisty young woman returns to Glasgow to run her deceased father's curry house.A feisty young woman returns to Glasgow to run her deceased father's curry house.A feisty young woman returns to Glasgow to run her deceased father's curry house.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
2.2K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Pratibha Parmar
  • Writers
    • Andrea Gibb(screenplay by)
    • Pratibha Parmar(story by)
  • Stars
    • Laura Fraser
    • Shelley Conn
    • Art Malik
Top credits
  • Director
    • Pratibha Parmar
  • Writers
    • Andrea Gibb(screenplay by)
    • Pratibha Parmar(story by)
  • Stars
    • Laura Fraser
    • Shelley Conn
    • Art Malik
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 21User reviews
    • 30Critic reviews
    • 44Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

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    Laura Fraser
    Laura Fraser
    • Lisa MacKinlayas Lisa MacKinlay
    Shelley Conn
    Shelley Conn
    • Nina Shahas Nina Shah
    Art Malik
    Art Malik
    • Raj Khannaas Raj Khanna
    Ronny Jhutti
    Ronny Jhutti
    • Bobbias Bobbi
    Veena Sood
    Veena Sood
    • Suman Shahas Suman Shah
    Atta Yaqub
    Atta Yaqub
    • Kary Shahas Kary Shah
    Zoe Henretty
    • Priya Shahas Priya Shah
    Raji James
    • Sanjay Khannaas Sanjay Khanna
    Elaine C. Smith
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    Rita Wolf
    Rita Wolf
    • Auntie Tumias Auntie Tumi
    Kathleen McDermott
    • Janiceas Janice
    Kulvinder Ghir
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    • TV Presenteras TV Presenter
    Hritika Thaker
    • Young Ninaas Young Nina
    Kavita Dass
    • Bollywood Bowl Childas Bollywood Bowl Child
    Tariq Mullan
    • Ravias Ravi
    Adam Sinclair
    Adam Sinclair
    • Fishas Fish
    Francisco Bosch
    Francisco Bosch
    • Shrivas Shriv
    Umar Ahmed
    • Ghandias Ghandi
    • Director
      • Pratibha Parmar
    • Writers
      • Andrea Gibb(screenplay by)
      • Pratibha Parmar(story by)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Described by producer Chris Atkins as "the worst film that I or anyone else has produced."
    • Goofs
      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: [throwing little pebbles at Lisa's window]

      Lisa: [opens the window, smiles] I thought you were Kary.

      Nina: [smiling] Sorry to disappoint.

      Lisa: Who said you did?

    • Connections
      Features Mughal-E-Azam (1960)

    User reviews21

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    Top review
    6/10
    a fun movie when it isn't being cutesy
    "Nina's Heavenly Delights" is actually more interesting for the milieu in which it's set - a community of Indian ex-pats living and thriving in Scotland - than for the story it has to tell.

    Nina (Shelley Conn) moved to London a few years back to escape an arranged marriage to a man she knew she could never learn to love. When her father dies unexpectedly, Nina returns to Glascow to help run the Indian restaurant he's owned and operated for decades. Her partner in the endeavor is Lisa (Laura Fraser), a close friend of the family whom Nina finds herself falling in love with, a fact that may not sit too well with her traditionalist family.

    "Nina's Heavenly Delights" is definitely a mixed-bag when it comes to virtues and flaws. It's at its best in its quieter, more serious moments, as Nina engages in thoughtful discussions with her family members and her new-found love interest. But when it aims for a more lighthearted tone, the movie tends towards the coy and the cloying. The coming-out aspects of the tale are handled with delicacy and restraint, though the determinedly upbeat ending is a trifle on the implausible and unconvincing side, to put it mildly. The movie also suffers from a surfeit of soulful montage sequences and irrelevant musical interludes, a holdover from its Bollywood roots, no doubt (the movie may be British in origin but its Indian influence is undeniable). Moreover, the blending of gourmet cooking with magical realism feels too reminiscent of "Like Water for Chocolate" for total comfort.

    However, the performances are so authentic and the whole enterprise so well-meaning and upbeat that it's hard not to have positive feelings about the movie in the long run.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 21, 2007 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • Official site (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Небесные восхищения Нины
    • Filming locations
      • Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK
    • Production companies
      • Kali Films
      • Priority Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $9,936
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $267
      • Nov 25, 2007
    • Gross worldwide
      • $50,171
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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