Country United States Publication date 6 February 1997 Language English Name Mistress Spices Running time 1h 36m | Genre Novel Role 2005 film Box office 1.338 million USD Initial DVD release May 22, 2007 | |
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Author Cast Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Dylan McDermott, Anupam Kher, Padma Lakshmi, Nitin Ganatra Similar Aishwarya Rai Bachchan movies, Movies about love | ||
Initial release May 5, 2006 (USA) | ||
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The Mistress of Spices, (1997), set in contemporary Oakland, California, is a novel by Indian American writer and University of Houston Creative Writing Program professor Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni.
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Plot
Tilo, the titular character, is a shopkeeper born in India and trained in magic, who helps customers satisfy their needs and desires with the mystical properties of spices. Her life changes when she falls for an American man named Raven, whom the book strongly implies is Native American. Unfortunately, she chooses to disregard the rules of her training in her pursuit of romance and her decision to seek out customers outside her shop, which results in the spices inflicting punishment on her and those she cares about. To save Raven from being another victim of the spices' powerful magic, she decides to leave him after one last night where they make love. Afterwards, she accepts the punishment for disregarding the rules of her training, which results in the store being destroyed in an earthquake. She survives, and she and Raven reconcile and decide to help rebuild the city.
Film, TV or theatrical adaptations
The film The Mistress of Spices, based on the novel, was released in 2005. It is directed by Paul Mayeda Berges, with a script by Berges and his wife, British filmmaker Gurinder Chadha. The film stars Aishwarya Rai and Dylan McDermott.