''Cooking with Stella'' is a 2009 film written by siblings

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and

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. The film is a light comedy about a Canadian diplomat (

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) and her husband (

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) living in New Delhi, and their cook, Stella (

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).Susan Walker
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makes a special appearance. ''Cooking with Stella'' was shot on location in New Delhi,Shreya's new flick
''Deccan Herald'', 13 March 2008. Retrieved 23 July 2008. and entered

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in May 2008.Devansh Patel
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''bollywood hungama'', 21 May 2008. Retrieved 23 July 2008. It premiered at the

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on 16 September 2009. The film was also nominated at

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under Best Crossover film category and best actress for

Plot

When a Canadian

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and her chef husband move into the Canadian High Commission in

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, they threaten to derail the schemes of the longtime cook Stella (

) who has been skimming off the top for years.

Cast

as Stella *

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Awards

References

External links

* * * 2009 films Canadian comedy films Indian comedy films 2009 comedy films Films shot in India Cooking films Films set in Delhi Indian-Canadian films 2000s English-language films 2000s Canadian films {{2000s-comedy-film-stub