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Cooking with Stella
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<h2 id="plot">Plot</h2> <p>When a Canadian <a href="/facts/Diplomat/HP56MrVL">diplomat</a> and her chef husband move into the Canadian High Commission in <a href="/facts/Delhi/Xa6CKgnf">Delhi</a>, they threaten to derail the schemes of the longtime cook Stella (<a href="/facts/Seema_Biswas/VyDxkCUm">Seema Biswas</a>) who has been <a href="/facts/Skimming_(fraud)/wNj9wmRD">skimming</a> off the top for years. </p> <h2 id="cast">Cast</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Seema_Biswas/VyDxkCUm">Seema Biswas</a> as Stella</li> <li><a href="/facts/Lisa_Ray/sd8x3vSc">Lisa Ray</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Don_McKellar/NMPprPLX">Don McKellar</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Maury_Chaykin/yndLBEUo">Maury Chaykin</a></li></ul> <h2 id="production">Production</h2> <p>Pre-production for the film began in 2007 under the title <i>Stella</i> starring <a href="/facts/Brendan_Fraser/oumfponW">Brendan Fraser</a>, <a href="/facts/Vidya_Balan/axP8J3VX">Vidya Balan</a> and <a href="/facts/R._Madhavan/C8QEQRWF">R. Madhavan</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="awards">Awards</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>Year</th><th>Award</th><th>Category</th><th>Result</th><th>Ref</th></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td><a href="/facts/Valladolid_International_Film_Festival/I719GJU4">Valladolid International Film Festival</a></td><td>Best Film</td><td>Official Selection</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td><a href="/facts/London_Asian_Film_Festival/eeVtcGxH">London Asian Film Festival</a></td><td>Best Actor Female</td><td>Nominated</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="http://www.cookingwithstella.com">Official website</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1479676/"><i>Cooking with Stella</i></a> at <a href="/facts/IMDb_(identifier)/uWrqVYVy">IMDb</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/cooking_with_stella"><i>Cooking with Stella</i></a> at <a href="/facts/Rotten_Tomatoes/rLs7ktSY">Rotten Tomatoes</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Susan Walker, Filmmaker Dilip Mehta finds hope in telling widows' stories, Toronto Star, 22 April 2008. Retrieved 23 July 2008. <a href="https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/416850" target="_blank">https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/416850</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Roman Pawlyshyn, Powerful South Asian stories shine a light on dark places, Toronto Star, 8 May 2008. Retrieved 23 July 2008. <a href="https://www.thestar.com/DesiLife/article/422566" target="_blank">https://www.thestar.com/DesiLife/article/422566</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Shreya's new flick, Deccan Herald, 13 March 2008. Retrieved 23 July 2008. <a href="http://www.deccanherald.com/CONTENT/Mar132008/metrothurs2008031257007.asp" target="_blank">http://www.deccanherald.com/CONTENT/Mar132008/metrothurs2008031257007.asp</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Devansh Patel, "My dream is to go international with B.R. Films" – Sanjay Bhutiani, bollywood hungama, 21 May 2008. Retrieved 23 July 2008. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090502153928/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2008/05/21/3903/index.html" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20090502153928/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2008/05/21/3903/index.html</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"LONDON ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS". Puneinternationfilmfestival.com. Archived from the original on 19 April 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2011. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110419042121/http://www.tonguesonfire.com/2011/awards.htm" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20110419042121/http://www.tonguesonfire.com/2011/awards.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Chandy, Ann Marie (6 April 2007). "Making a good living". The Star. Archived from the original on 16 April 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2018. <a href="https://www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/entertainment/movies/news/2007/04/06/making-a-good-living/" target="_blank">https://www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/entertainment/movies/news/2007/04/06/making-a-good-living/</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>Cocinando con Stella (2009) (in Spanish), retrieved 25 October 2022 <a href="https://www.filmaffinity.com/es/film887913.html" target="_blank">https://www.filmaffinity.com/es/film887913.html</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"LONDON ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS". Puneinternationfilmfestival.com. Archived from the original on 19 April 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2011. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110419042121/http://www.tonguesonfire.com/2011/awards.htm" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20110419042121/http://www.tonguesonfire.com/2011/awards.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>