From “Saudagar” To “India Sweets and Spices,” Manisha Koirala Recounts Journey | Exclusive Interview

Not competent enough to sit idle and stare as the…

Manisha Koirala effortlessly moves on from Bollywood to South Asian Indie movie – India Sweets and Spices by Geeta Malik.

Alia Kapur (Sophia Ali) returns to her family’s posh suburban New Jersey home after a year away at college and upends their well-ordered life with her brash independence. After befriending Varun (Rish Shah), the handsome son of the new owners of the local Indian grocery, she invites his family to a dinner party where family secrets are revealed. Alia’s surprise turns to rebellion when she uncovers secrets about both her parents that push her toward a daring and ultimately hilarious confrontation.

INDIA SWEETS AND SPICES celebrates a young woman’s coming of age set against a lovingly framed glimpse of the life of an Indian American family.

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Manisha Koirala GEETA MALIK INDIA SWEETS AND SPICES SOPHIA ALI Deepti Gupta South Asian STORIES adil hussain

Pallavi Kanmadikar

Not competent enough to sit idle and stare as the world goes by, Pallavi is optimistic to a fault and believes in building her world on her own rather than depending on others to make things right.