Taglines: A woman. Her girlfriend. A sister. Her husband. Their baby.
Reena is a young Indian American lesbian who lives and works in New York. Her sister Sarita, who is happily married, discovers that she is infertile. Reena offers to be a surrogate mother for her sister’s baby, hoping to improve her relationship with their mother, who disapproves of Reena’s sexual orientation. Reena has second thoughts when her girlfriend Lisa feels left out.
Chutney Popcorn is a 1999 comedy-drama film starring, directed and co-written by Nisha Ganatra. Ganatra plays a young lesbian Indian American woman called Reena. Jill Hennessy plays her girlfriend Lisa and Reena’s mother and sister are played by real life mother and daughter Madhur Jaffrey and Sakina Jaffrey. The film explores the conflict between Reena’s sexual and national identities as well as her mother Meenu’s attempts to come to terms with the Western lives of both her daughters.
Chutney Popcorn (2000)
Directed by: Nisha Ganatra
Starring: Nisha Ganatra, Jill Hennessy, Sakina Jaffrey, Madhur Jaffrey, Nick Chinlund, Cara Buono, Ajay Naidu, Daniella Rich, Monica Bhatia, Cristal Chindamo
Screenplay by: Susan Carnival, Nisha Ganatra
Production Design by: Jody Kipper
Cinematography by: Erin King
Film Editing by: Jane Pia Abramowitz
Costume Design by: Robin Shane
Makeup Department: Gabriella Voight
Music by: Karsh Kale
Distributed by: First Look International
Release Date: September 22, 2000
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