Cooking with Stella

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{{Infobox film

| name = Cooking with Stella

| image = Cooking With Stella poster.jpg

| caption = Movie poster

| director = Dilip Mehta

| producer =

| writer = Deepa Mehta
Dilip Mehta

| starring = Seema Biswas
Lisa Ray
Don McKellar
Maury Chaykin

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| editing =

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| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2009|09|16|Toronto International Film Festival}}

| runtime = 104 minutes

| country = CanadaMongrel Media DVD, 2010.

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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, [https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/416850 Filmmaker Dilip Mehta finds hope in telling widows' stories], Toronto Star, 22 April 2008. Retrieved 23 July 2008.Roman Pawlyshyn, [https://www.thestar.com/DesiLife/article/422566 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,[http://www.deccanherald.com/CONTENT/Mar132008/metrothurs2008031257007.asp Shreya's new flick], Deccan Herald, 13 March 2008. Retrieved 23 July 2008. and entered post-production in May 2008.Devansh Patel, [https://web.archive.org/web/20090502153928/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2008/05/21/3903/index.html "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.{{cite news|title=LONDON ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS|url=http://www.tonguesonfire.com/2011/awards.htm|publisher=Puneinternationfilmfestival.com|accessdate=9 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110419042121/http://www.tonguesonfire.com/2011/awards.htm|archive-date=19 April 2011|url-status=dead}}

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

Awards

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2009

|Valladolid International Film Festival

|Best Film

|{{Nominated|Official Selection}}

|{{Citation |title=Cocinando con Stella (2009) |url=https://www.filmaffinity.com/es/film887913.html |language=es |access-date=2022-10-25}}

2011

|London Asian Film Festival

|Best Actor Female

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