Cooking with Stella (2009)
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- 1h 44min
- Comedy, Drama
- 19 Mar 2010 (Canada)
- Movie
- 1 nomination.
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Seema Biswas | ... |
Stella Elizabeth Matthews
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Hitender Kumar | ... |
Immigration Officer / Buddy #3
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Sue Macartney | ... |
Fiona
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Alexiane Perreault | ... |
Zara
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Don McKellar | ... |
Michael Laffont
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Lisa Ray | ... |
Maya Chopra
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Arun Sode | ... |
Gardener
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Mulchand Dedhia | ... |
Vegetable Seller
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Annie Desjardins | ... |
Sandy
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Umesh Srivastava | ... |
Priest
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Ajay Virmani | ... |
TV Cooking Show Host
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Deana Culp | ... |
American Embassy Official
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Shriya Saran | ... |
Tannu
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Mahesh Gahlot | ... |
Lecherous Old Man
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Kanhaiya Lal Kaithwas | ... |
Dhobi
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Ruth Norfolk | ... |
Dorothy Durand
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Maury Chaykin | ... |
H.E. Mr. Durand
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Nadeem Khan | ... |
Buddy #1
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Bharat Vig | ... |
Buddy #2
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Vansh Bhardwaj | ... |
Anthony
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Rasika Anil Agashe | ... |
Cook #1
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Laxmi Rawat | ... |
Cook #2
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Naresh Bhartiya | ... |
Cook #3
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Fatima | ... |
Older Woman in Park
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Tilak Raj | ... |
Waiter
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Sohaila Kapur | ... |
Aunty Kamla
(as Sohaila Kapoor)
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Praveen Kocher | ... |
Butcher
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Naresh Gosain | ... |
Chicken Wallah
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G.S. Bedi | ... |
Shopkeeper
(as Mr. G.S. Bedi)
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Anurag Arora | ... |
Constable in Market
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Ena Vohra | ... |
Helpful Woman
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Sandhyi Bhatia | ... |
Reliable Looking Woman
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Biplob Donekakoh | ... |
Man in Market
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Terry Banting | ... |
Security Officer
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Daulat Ram Vaid | ... |
Inspector Dixit
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Jaspal Sharma | ... |
Sub-Inspector
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Anil D'Mello | ... |
Police Constable
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Owala Ali Hanji | ... |
Police Constable
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Ramesh Makwana | ... |
Police Constable
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Susheel Sharma | ... |
Reporter #1
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Sarah R. Niazi | ... |
Reporter #2
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Suarabh Kaushik | ... |
Reporter #3
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Veer Bhushan | ... |
Reporter #4
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Sachin Kathuria | ... |
Reporter #5
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Saurabh Mishra | ... |
Reporter #6
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Simtia Bharti | ... |
Defence Attorney
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Sushil Parwana | ... |
Judge
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Sunita Sharma | ... |
Jail Guard
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Directed by
Dilip Mehta |
Written by
Deepa Mehta | ... | (written by) and |
Dilip Mehta | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
Sanjay Bhutiani | ... | executive producer |
Richard Blonski | ... | associate producer |
Ravi Chopra | ... | executive producer |
Swapna David | ... | associate producer |
David Hamilton | ... | executive producer / producer |
Deepa Mehta | ... | executive producer |
Rohit Ved Prakash | ... | assistant line producer |
Bonnie Timmermann | ... | executive producer |
Music by
Mychael Danna | ||
RDB | ||
Amritha Vaz | ... | (as Amritha Fernandes Bakshi) |
Editing by
Gareth C. Scales |
Editorial Department
Peter Armstrong | ... | digital intermediate producer |
Dylan Behan | ... | assistant editor |
Beth Biederman | ... | assistant editor |
Chris Blacklock | ... | telecine assistant |
Diane Brunjes | ... | first assistant editor |
Bijesh Dutta | ... | assistant editor |
Heath Fashina | ... | assistant editor |
Pietro Gallo | ... | on-line editor |
Lee Hughes | ... | digital intermediate project manager |
Sue Len Quon | ... | assistant editor |
Tom Mayclim | ... | digital intermediate scanner and recorder |
Dave Muscat | ... | digital intermediate editor |
Eric Myles | ... | on-line editor |
Mark C. Pituch | ... | colorist |
Lorraine Samuel | ... | post-production coordinator |
James Yazbeck | ... | post-production assistant (uncredited) |
Casting By
Uma Da Cunha |
Production Design by
Tamara Deverell |
Art Direction by
Kabir Singh Chowdhry | ... | (as Kabir Chowdhry) |
Sidharth Mathawan |
Costume Design by
Rashmi Varma |
Makeup Department
Liz Gruszka | ... | key makeup artist |
Mala Kumari Jha | ... | assistant hair stylist |
Sheetal Mathur | ... | assistant makeup artist |
Soniya Batra Pillay | ... | assistant makeup artist |
Zinka Tuminski | ... | key hair stylist (as Zinka Shankland) |
Production Management
Richard Blonski | ... | production manager |
Gregor Hutchison | ... | post-production supervisor |
Rajesh Kumar | ... | production manager |
Philip Stilman | ... | post-production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sakshi Bhatia | ... | assistant director |
Tenzin Chogkyi | ... | trainee assistant director |
Siddhartha Luther | ... | first assistant director |
David C. Malcolm | ... | second unit director / third assistant director |
Dusty Mancinelli | ... | second unit director |
Ananya Rane | ... | second assistant director |
Tanya Singh | ... | third assistant director |
Art Department
Jason Graham | ... | art director: Canada |
Vinod Kumar | ... | assistant property master |
Meghna Singh | ... | set dresser |
Sanjna Singh | ... | art coordinator |
Rose Maria Tharakan | ... | property master |
Munna Tyagi | ... | assistant property master |
Sound Department
Sylvain Arseneault | ... | sound recordist |
Sue Conley | ... | dialogue editor |
Anil D'Mello | ... | daily |
Jenna Dalla Riva | ... | foley recording assistant |
Caoimhe Doyle | ... | foley artist |
Barry Gilmore | ... | adr editor |
Brooke Graeff | ... | foley assistant |
Jack Heeren | ... | foley mixer |
Janice Ierulli | ... | dialogue editor |
Martin Lee | ... | re-recording mixer |
Andy Malcolm | ... | foley artist |
David McCallum | ... | supervising sound editor |
Steve Medeiros | ... | assistant sound editor |
Joe Morrow | ... | sound re-recording assistant |
Eric Putzer | ... | boom operator |
Jane Tattersall | ... | supervising sound editor |
Robert Warchol | ... | sfx editor |
Don White | ... | foley recording mixer |
Visual Effects by
Greg Astles | ... | senior digital compositor: Mr. X, Inc |
Wilson Cameron | ... | visual effects producer |
Kris Carson | ... | digital compositor: Mr. X, Inc |
Chris Wallace | ... | digital intermediate colourist |
Camera and Electrical Department
Aabid Ali | ... | lighting technician |
Ayyas Ali | ... | lighting technician |
Terry Banting | ... | gaffer |
Anna Benbow | ... | second assistant camera |
Pravin Bhuwad | ... | grip |
R.K. Bose | ... | director of photography: second unit |
Brigitte Bouillot | ... | still photographer |
Mulchand Dedhia | ... | gaffer |
Himmat Deol | ... | grip |
Jamil A. Jafry | ... | lighting technician |
Bharat Katwa | ... | lighting technician |
Shailendra Mishra | ... | grip |
Peter Myslowski | ... | key grip |
Mahesh Ratate | ... | lighting technician |
Lilia Sellami | ... | first assistant camera |
Suresh Yadav | ... | chief lighting technician |
Sureshchandra J. Yadav | ... | lighting technician (as Suresh Yadav) |
Casting Department
Hitender Kumar | ... | casting assistant |
Kumar Vijay Sippy | ... | casting assistant |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Rajan Bhandari | ... | set costumer |
Darshan Chandekar | ... | costumes: India |
Julia Hughes | ... | assistant costume designer / costumes: Canada |
Pushpa Kataria | ... | set costumer |
Manoj Kumar | ... | master tailor |
Lerelynne Phillips | ... | wardrobe buyer |
Dhane Ram | ... | tailor |
Narinder Singh | ... | costume supervisor |
Vikram Singh | ... | tailor |
Vicky Tanwar | ... | wardrobe runner |
Location Management
Manish Mehra | ... | location assistant |
Kawal Soni | ... | location assistant |
Music Department
Kevin Banks | ... | music editor |
Dan Parr | ... | orchestrator |
Script and Continuity Department
Ram Gopal Bajaj | ... | Script translator |
Ram Gopal Bajaj | ... | script translator |
Winnifred Jong | ... | script supervisor |
Shikha Rahi | ... | additional script supervisor |
Transportation Department
Harish | ... | transportation coordinator |
Ravinder Malik | ... | transportation captain |
Kuber Roy | ... | transportation coordinator |
Additional Crew
Cynthia Amsden | ... | Festival Publicist |
Vivek Batra | ... | on set doctor (as Dr. Vivek Batra) |
Meaghan Beames | ... | casting extras: canada |
Anil Bhutani | ... | production assistant |
Saffir Deensidqui | ... | production assistant |
Nadeem Faizee | ... | production assistant |
Janice Fowlie | ... | accountant |
Indira Guha | ... | business and legal affairs: Telefilm Canada |
Vvidhii Gulati | ... | production coordinator (as Vidhi Gulati) / production coordinator: India (as Vidhi Gulati) |
Sunil Gupta | ... | on set doctor (as Dr. Sunil Gupta) |
Vivian Hanwell | ... | assistant to producer |
Catherine Howe | ... | production assistant |
Anuj Kalra | ... | extras coordinator |
Shaunak Kapur | ... | assistant production coordinator (as Shounak Khanna) |
Hitender Kumar | ... | assistant to producer |
Dusty Mancinelli | ... | assistant to director / production coordinator: Canada |
Shahana Mehta | ... | assistant to director |
Aniruddha Pande | ... | production assistant |
Haripal Singh | ... | production assistant |
Narendra Singh | ... | accountant |
Navmeet Singh | ... | production assistant (as Navmeet Arora) |
Sube Singh | ... | production assistant |
Cameron Stauch | ... | food stylist |
Production Companies
- Mongrel Media (presents)
- Hamilton-Mehta Productions (co-production)
- B.R. Films (co-production)
- Téléfilm Canada (with the participation of)
- Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC) (with the participation of)
- Noble Nomad Pictures (with the participation of)
Distributors
- Mara Pictures (2010) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Mongrel Media (2009) (Canada)
- Mongrel Media (2010) (Canada) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Big Studios (titles)
- Light & Grips Equipment Hirers India (grip and lighting equipment)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Stella Elizabeth Matthews has been a cook in the Canadian High Commission in New Delhi for 30 years. She is brilliant as a cook, and brilliant at creatively padding her salary - with a few pilfered items, some minor overcharging, and a special phone-order duty free business. A newly posted Canadian diplomatic couple Michael and Maya arrive with their baby and, after an initial jolt when she learns that Michael will be staying home as "diplomatic housewife" while Maya goes off to work, everything goes swimmingly for Stella. Michael was a chef in Ottawa and he is longing to learn authentic Indian cooking. Stella agrees to be his "cooking guru". But Stella's cozy domestic set-up implodes when Tannu, an honest nanny, joins the household, and threatens to expose Stella's deceptions. Eventually Stella wins Tannu's full cooperation (and then some!). This unlikely partnership embarks on a much grander, riskier scam, which seems to bring disaster. An unexpected kind of justice is found, but not until the guru-student relationship between Stella and Michael has been sorely tested. Michael has learned many important lessons from his teacher ...including glorious traditional South Indian cooking. And Stella? Well.... let's just say dreams sometimes come true in unexpected ways. Written by Hamilton-Mehta Productions Inc. |
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Trivia | Just like her portrayer, Lisa Ray, the character Maya is Indian and Polish. See more » |
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