Cooking with Stella is a 2009 film written by siblings Deepa Mehta and Dilip Mehta. The film is a light comedy about a Canadian diplomat (Lisa Ray) and her husband (Don McKellar) living in New Delhi, and their cook, Stella (Seema Biswas).Susan Walker, Filmmaker Dilip Mehta finds hope in telling widows' stories, Toronto Star, 22 April 2008. Retrieved 23 July 2008.Roman Pawlyshyn, Powerful South Asian stories shine a light on dark places, Toronto Star, 8 May 2008. Retrieved 23 July 2008. Indian actress Shriya Saran makes a special appearance. Cooking with Stella was shot on location in New Delhi,Shreya's new flick, Deccan Herald, 13 March 2008. Retrieved 23 July 2008. and entered post-production in May 2008.Devansh Patel, "My dream is to go international with B.R. Films" – Sanjay Bhutiani, bollywood hungama, 21 May 2008. Retrieved 23 July 2008. It premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on 16 September 2009. The film was also nominated at London Asian Film Festival under Best Crossover film category and best actress for Seema Biswas.
Plot When a Canadian diplomat and her chef husband move into the Canadian High Commission in Delhi, they threaten to derail the schemes of the longtime cook Stella (Seema Biswas) who has been skimming off the top for years.
Cast Seema Biswas as Stella Lisa Ray as Maya Don McKellar as Michael Maury Chaykin as H.E. Mr. Durand
Production Pre-production for the film began in 2007 under the title Stella starring Brendan Fraser, Vidya Balan and R. Madhavan.
Awards +YearAwardCategoryResultRef2009Valladolid International Film FestivalBest Film2011London Asian Film FestivalBest Actor Female
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