#nina's heavenly delights

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Nina's Heavenly Delights (2006) dir. Pratibha Parmar

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NINA’S HEAVENLY DELIGHTS (2006) dir. Pratibha Parmar When young Glaswegian cook Nina Shah returns home for her father’s funeral after three estranged years in London, England, she begins a romantic relationship with Lisa, an old childhood friend who now owns half the late father’s Indian restaurant, The New Taj. Together they seek to save the restaurant by winning the national “Best in the West Curry Competition” for a third time. Nina’s mother Suman and brother Kary, however, want to sell the place to fellow restaurateur Raj, whose chef son Sanjay had been left at the altar by Nina. Lending the young women moral support is Nina’s flamboyant gay friend Bobbi, and Nina’s younger sister Priya. (link in title)

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Shelley Conn as Nina Shah in Nina's Heavenly Delights (2006).

[kattahj]

I generally find Rotten Tomatoes pretty helpful, except when it comes to lesbian comedies, because boy don't they like those! Let's look at some of the ones I've enjoyed over the years.

Okay, at least that last one managed to (barely) get a certified fresh, but isn't there anything you like?

Sure, but that's practically a drama. What about the sheer silly stuff with no deep angst?

Ah, there you go! (Ignore the audience score.)

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@the-blue-fairie

Ninas Heavenly Delights (Pratibha Parmar, 2006)

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Nina's Heavenly Delights

A feisty young woman returns to Glasgow to run her deceased father’s curry house.

Letterboxd:

The thing is a lot of films are artistically 'good' but do they make me feel as cosy and warm as this? No. Do they have a cool ghost dad? No. Do they have a Bollywood drag dance number with Scottish country dancers at the end? No. This film is so sweet and just really enjoyable and I kind of forgot how much I love it.

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@themousefromfantasyland @the-blue-fairie @thealmightyemprex

The songs from Indian Movie Musicals that entered the soundtrack of Nina's Heavenly Delights

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we r scrambling to write yet another film analysis paper but this one’s comparing 3 films and is due in like 5 days yay

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Nina’s Heavenly Delights (Pratibha Parmar, 2006)

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[1esbrarian]

F/F romance movies with a happy ending?

What A Feeling (2024)

Nova & Alice (2024)

I Can't Think Straight (2008)

Desert Hearts (1985)

Nina's Heavenly Delights (2006)

Imagine Me & You (2005)

But I'm A Cheerleader (1999)

Saving Face (2004)

With Every Heartbeat / Kyss Mig (2011)

Summerland (2020)

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WIP Wednesday - 3/12/2025 (Chef's Kiss by JoyAndOtherStories)

@joyandotherstories has done a delightful job combining the central conflict from Good Omens into a charming story about two very different (or are they?) celebrity chefs. I've enjoyed this story all the way through. I can't possibly do better than their summary (see below). If you regularly read my recs, you'll know I'm a big fan of banter. Combining the banter with some fun scenes of the pair cooking together could only be delicious, amirite? This story updates weekly and is nearly complete. Why not jump in now? And if you love it as much as I do, leave kudos and comments for the writer to show your appreciation.

Chef's Kiss (43331 words) by JoyAndOtherStories Chapters: 14/18 Fandom: Good Omens (TV), Good Omens - Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Aziraphale/Crowley (Good Omens) Characters: Aziraphale (Good Omens), Crowley (Good Omens), Gabriel (Good Omens), Beelzebub (Good Omens), Anathema Device, Newton Pulsifer, Eric | Disposable Demon (Good Omens), Hastur (Good Omens), Ligur (Good Omens), Muriel (Good Omens), Maggie (Good Omens), Nina (Good Omens), Metatron (Good Omens), Michael (Good Omens), Uriel (Good Omens), Sandalphon (Good Omens), Madame Tracy (Good Omens), Sergeant Shadwell (Good Omens), Mrs Sandwich (Good Omens), Whickber Street Shopkeepers and Street Traders Association (Good Omens), Dagon (Good Omens) Additional Tags: Fandom Trumps Hate 2024, Alternate Universe - Human, Cooking, Alternate Universe - Chefs, Alternate Universe - Celebrity, Chef Crowley (Good Omens), Celebrity Chef Crowley, Cooking YouTuber Aziraphale, Aziraphale Loves Crowley (Good Omens), Crowley Loves Aziraphale (Good Omens), Angst, for a few chapters in the middle, Happy Ending, Crowley is a Sweetheart (Good Omens), he tries really hard to hide it, aziraphale is too smart for that, Aziraphale is the Mr. Rogers of cooking in this one, Aziraphale is "just enough of a bastard to be worth knowing" (Good Omens), Recipes, also they're all Americans, which was surprisingly hard to write considering I'm american, Irresponsible mashup of S1 and S2 moments, fat positivity Summary: Chef Anthony J. Crowley, star of the Devilish Dishes Network show 'Kitchen Demons,' is notorious for terrorizing the participants on his show when they don't meet his standards. But he has a secret: He's become a fan of small-time cooking YouTuber Aziraphale Fell, whose whole channel, 'Heavenly Helpings,' is dedicated to encouraging his viewers to be kinder to themselves when they cook. What will happen when the kitchen angel meets the kitchen demon? Whatever it is, it will be delicious! Work is complete and will post weekly (or more frequently if we get impatient). Recipes at the end of each chapter!

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Nina’s Heavenly Delights

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the search is conflicted for saltburn, the first thing describing it as indie being "saltburn is not indie," but then several other things refer to it as an indie movie (not just a movie with indie vibes/appeal) so it does technically qualify if anyone wants to submit it

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Ten New Films of 2024 that have stuck with me

courtesy of @mariocki (I wasn't tagged, but hey, it looked like a fun meme and I have actually watched films lately

One: Dean Spanley (2008)

Two: Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves (2023)

Three: Amistad (1997)

Four: Happy, Texas (1999)

Five: Stardust (2007)

Six: Mimic (1997)

Seven: The Cruel Sea (1953)

(tumblr doesn't have gifs of this, but it should)

Eight: Little Shop Around the Corner (1940)

Nine: Nina's Heavenly Delights (2006)

Ten: The Statement (2003)

(tumblr also didn't have gifs of this, but I could at least do something about that one.)