Madhur Jaffrey
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As she plans a party for her son and daughter, Rehana Haque's life will be transformed in a story of one family caught in the middle of the 1971 Bangladesh War of Independence, as they face changes and decisions that will have a profound impact on their lives.
27) Today's special
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Samir is a traditionally trained chef who works as the sous chef in an exclusive restaurant in Manhattan, but when he learns he's been turned down for an expected promotion, he leaves in a huff and isn't asked to return. Samir considers heading for Europe to attend a culinary academy, but his plans quickly change when he learns that his father has suffered a severe heart attack and someone needs to look after the family business, a dingy Indian restaurant...
28) Today's Special
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Today’s Special, a heartwarming comedy with culinary flavor, tells the story of Samir (Aasif Mandvi, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart), a sous chef whose dreams of becoming the head chef at an upscale Manhattan restaurant are squelched when his father has heart attack and he is forced to take over Tandoori Palace, the nearly bankrupt family restaurant in Jackson Heights.
29) Cotton Mary
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1954, the Malabar Coast. British and Anglo-Indian identities blur when an English-woman with a neglectful husband births a sickly baby. Cotton Mary, a hospital aide and moralizing Anglophile who claims her father was a British officer, takes over the infant's care and, without a word to the mother, takes the baby daily to her sister to nurse. Mary moves into the English household, taking over more and more duties as she plays on the mother's fatigue...
30) Chutney Popcorn
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When Reena offers to be a surrogate mother for her infertile sister and brother-in-law, it helps to mend the relationship with her mother but her girlfriend Lisa dumps her.
31) Chutney popcorn
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Lisa and Reena are in love, but when Reena agrees to become a surrogate mother for her childless sister, the cultural divide between Reena's Indian family and their lesbian lifestyle hits home. A heartfelt comedy about the cultural struggles between immigrant parents and their Americanized children and the strength of family ties.
32) Partition
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Even in a land ravaged by fear and intolerance, the seeds of love can still take root and blossom. It is 1947 amidst the chaos and bloodshed unleashed when India and Pakistan are split into separate states. Sikh and former soldier Gian risks everything to save Naseem, a young Muslim woman, from a violent mob. Soon, love builds a bridge between their two worlds, healing the wounds in both their hearts. But how long can their joy last when religious...