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Jill Hennessy, Nisha Ganatra, Nick Chinlund, Madhur Jaffrey, Sakina Jaffrey ... see more see more... , Ajay Naidu , Cara Buono , Saylor Creswell , Priscilla Lopez , James H. Shana , Ajay Mehta , Missy Cohen , Elise Foss , Gabriella Voight , Brakash Bhatia , Channi Bhatia , Gagan Bhatia , Hardeep Bhatia , Harvinder Bhatia , Jasbir Bhatia , Monica Bhatia , Sarah Bhatia , Jennifer Capriccio , Charanpal Chawla , Cristal Chindamo , Lily Chung , DJ Rekha , Destina Donovan , Laura Dubrule , Kim Epstein , Vinod Ganatra , Amy Gelper , Andrew Maxwell Goldberg , Dan Grey , Caran Hartsfield , Kim Heinz , M. Iqbal , Greg Kachejian , Jasbir Kaur , Kasleen Kaur , Satwant Malhotra , Satya Malhotra , Alisa Mast , Catherine McCarthy , Margo Michaels , Sunita Mikhi , Karan Narang , Heather Parks , Leena Raichur , Bhavani Rao , Daniella Rich , Stacey Rivera , Annalisa Robertson , Barbara Schofield , Nancy Shane , Rosalie Shane , Jassu Sing , Japneet Singh , Jason Singh , Manjit Singh , Nimmi Singh , Pavneet Singh , Amy Veltman , Jamila Jaffrey Wilkinson

The push and pull of familial bonds and clashing cultures sets the stage for the comic drama Chutney Popcorn. Renna (Nisha Ganatra) is a young woman of Indian descent living in New York, where she wor... read more read more...ks as both a photographer and a body artist who creates henna tattoos. Renna is also a lesbian, which does not please her mother, Meenu (Madhur Jaffrey), who prefers to dote on her more traditionally minded (and happily married) daughter Sarita (Sakina Jeffrey). One day, Renna gets some bad news from Sarita: While she and her husband have been trying to have a baby, her doctor has informed that her she is infertile and will never bear a child of her own. Renna volunteers to serve as surrogate mother for Sarita; she wants to help her sister and hopes this will smooth some of the rough spots in her relationship with her mother. But Renna starts to have second thoughts, as her lover Lisa (Jill Hennessy) feels left out of the loop, and Meenu thinks both Renna and Sarita are making a mistake. Nisha Ganatra co-wrote and directed Chutney Popcorn and also plays Renna; the film was enthusiastically received in its screening at the 1999 Los Angeles Independent Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 33 min.

Directed by: Nisha Ganatra

Release Date: May 1, 1999

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DVD Release Date: August 14, 2001

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  • ileo
    July 30, 2008
    ileo
    Fantastic movie by Nisha Ganatra!! Great story plot. Filled with a bit of hilarity, but intriguing story about Reena and her sister. Great cast! Phenomenal music!! Worth watching.
  • brent73rn
    July 20, 2008
    brent73rn
    I have a thing for Indian themed movies for some reason. Pretty good acting and directing. Good chemistry.
  • kiyonekage
    April 11, 2007
    kiyonekage
    Kind of slow paced. Good if you like cultural Indie movies. I liked it. Made me want to go and have henna done.
  • mLuIsEh
    February 15, 2007
    mLuIsEh
    WHEN I FIRST SAW THIS MOVIE I LOVED IT AND I STILL DO...THE HENNA DESIGNS ARE GREAT AND I LOVE THE SOUNDTRACK.
  • mitchf5
    January 12, 2007
    mitchf5
    Good film for those who are thinking about having children. Story falls flat, but the eye candy of Jill Hennessy is worth a watch.
  • freakshowsweetie
    June 14, 2006
    freakshowsweetie
    It was alright. A little boring at points I suppose but it all came together eventually. Plus you hardly get any decent American Indian movies to begin with so I'd consider this pretty revolutionary.

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Mike McGranaghan
August 21, 2001
Mike McGranaghan, Aisle Seat

A funny, observant, and smart look at how differences in values can take place within one family. Full Review

Christopher Null
August 18, 2001
Christopher Null, Filmcritic.com

That really obvious Film School Feeling. Full Review

Lael Loewenstein
March 27, 2009
Lael Loewenstein, Variety

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Edward Guthmann
April 3, 2001
Edward Guthmann, San Francisco Chronicle

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Stephen Holden
April 3, 2001
Stephen Holden, New York Times

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Emanuel Levy
August 26, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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Robin Clifford
April 9, 2005
Robin Clifford, Reeling Reviews

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Christopher Smith
February 28, 2003
Christopher Smith, Bangor Daily News (Maine)

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October 4, 2003
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Marjorie Baumgarten
March 10, 2003
Marjorie Baumgarten, Austin Chronicle

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