Comments on: Brownout in TO

By: Nitin

Nitin — Sun, 28 Aug 2005 18:23:26 +0000

Has anyone seen Amu? I tried looking for it on dvd and can’t find. Since it was released in back Jan. I thought it would be on dvd by now, did it not do that well in India?

By: tbug

tbug — Fri, 08 Jul 2005 21:56:21 +0000

Padma Lakshmi acts in this film. You can learn more about her at her website Padma Lakshmi Official Site.

By: dewdrop

dewdrop — Thu, 07 Jul 2005 07:52:28 +0000

I loved the novel, mistress of spices… come on, you guys have to read it before saying the “chapter titles” were “that cheesy”.

After reading it i thought it would make an awesome movie…. kinda like “Chocolat”….

By: Tilo

Tilo — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 14:21:00 +0000

That’s just the title of the book – so I don’t know how you can blame anyone for that.It was Divakaruni’s adaptation of Like Water for Choclate in the first place. Each chapter has an associated spice and recipe – it was that cheesy .

I am sure the DVD will have Aish dishing out a few. I remembered the book when I wrote about Desi Store woes last week.

Glad to know none of you liked book.

By: Manish Vij

Manish Vij — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 10:56:46 +0000

anyone know who plays the hero, by the way?

Dylan McDermott-- the cast list is here.

By: purple_cross

purple_cross — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 10:01:00 +0000

have to agree with amba about the book being crap…but even then, if i remember right, the “mistress of spices” was an ugly girl who takes on the body of an old woman. she does some cheesy ass magic and turns herself into a gorgeous hottie for one night only…so if chadda plans to stay even remotely faithful to the novel, we get to see ash as herself for approximately five minutes (during which time, in the nove, she’s busy making love to the hero. whatever happened to ash’s no kissing rule?). think i’m gonna watch this one just to see what kind of creative liberties chadda and berges have taken. anyone know who plays the hero, by the way?

By: DesiDancer

DesiDancer — Thu, 30 Jun 2005 16:01:03 +0000

nice brownout on Elisha Cuthbert, Manish. She does look better for it…

By: Manish Vij

Manish Vij — Thu, 30 Jun 2005 07:30:40 +0000

Its not Shabana, but the other 70s "arthouse" favorite Smita Patil, that starred in Mirch Masala.

Oy, thanks, fixed.

By: Amba

Amba — Thu, 30 Jun 2005 04:21:47 +0000

I can’t comment on ‘The Mistress of Spices,’ the movie, but the source material is crap. Chitra Divakaruni is a terrible writer: her work is a mixture of banal social commentary with cheesy orientalism, and her prose is flat and undistinguished. There have been some terrific South Asian writers who have got well-deserved recognition, but some dross is mixed in with the gold.

By: Canada Dry

Canada Dry — Thu, 30 Jun 2005 03:59:39 +0000

Cicatrix, whenever a brown author was brought up in a marketing meeting, everyone at the table turned to me and asked, "What do you think?" like I represented every South Asian book-buyer.

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