Nina's Heavenly Delights

UK 2006 94min
Dir: Pratibha Parmar
Starring: Shelley Conn; Laura Fraser; Ronny Jhutti; Art Malik; Raji James

Brought up by her father to revel in the romance, evocative aromas and sensual flavours of Indian cuisine, Nina (Conn) returns home to Glasgow devastated that her father has died and her mother has sold off half of The Taj Mahal, their family restaurant, to Lisa (Fraser), a delectable Scottish woman. Her indignation is further fuelled by the overtures of a smooth, sleazy rival restaurateur (Malik). Feisty and stubborn Nina decides the only way to keep her beloved father’s legacy alive is to win the televised ‘Best of the West’ curry competition one more time.

Fighting her entire family (who all have their own secrets), Nina retires to the kitchen to hone her competition recipe. There she is ably assisted by Lisa and together they cook up a spicy, irresistible concoction of desire and love where each exploratory taste tingles on the tongue.

JHB     Sat 3 / 8pm          Mon 5 / 7pm         Thu 8 / 7pm
CT    Sun 11 / 8.30pm     Thu 15 / 7pm         Sat 17 / 8pm

Courtesy of the British Council