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Critic Wendy Ide
rated 6

...peppy Indian American romcom.

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Critic Cath Clarke
rated 6

The impossibility of ever really knowing our parents is a familiar storyline, but it’s told here with real generosity and warmth. Malik slyly pokes fun, but never meanly.

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Critic Monique Jones
rated 8

...it's very entertaining, with lots of heart.

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Cast & Crew

Geeta Malik
Director
Geeta Malik
Writer
Manisha Koirala
As Sheila Kapur
Adil Hussain
As Ranjit Kapur
Sophia Ali
As Alia Kapur
Rish Shah
As Varun Dutta
Deepti Gupta
As Bhairavi Dutta

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In the upscale Indian-American community of Ruby Hill, New Jersey, Alia Kapur returns home from her freshman year at UCLA to discover secrets and lies about her family's past. As she navigates gossip, drama, and romance, Alia must confront her parents' values and question everything she thought she knew about her identity. When she falls in love with Varun, a young man from a lower-income background, their families' pasts threaten to tear them apart. Will Alia find the courage to pursue her own path, or will the weight of tradition and expectation define her future?

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India Sweets and Spices was released in theaters on November 19, 2021.