Coming home from college can be a bumpy experience even for the best of students. And in “India Sweets and Spices,” straight-A scholar Alia Kapur ( Sophia Ali, “Grey’s Anatomy”), gets no summer break ...

Near the end of “India Sweets and Spices,” the film’s protagonist, Alia Kapur (Sophia Ali) commits a shocking act of rebellion in front of the guests at her parents’ anniversary party. It’s the kind ...

Geeta Malik’s film India Sweets and Spices became a prominent 2021 release after being picked up for distribution by Bleecker Street Films and making its way to theaters by the end of the year. The ...

In India Sweets and Spices, Alia Kapur (Ali) becomes smitten with the son of a local shop owner, and invites his family to a dinner party being hosted by her own. She has no idea at the time that ...

Running time/Rating: 1:41, PG-13 for strong language, sexual material and brief drug references With representation comes pressure. Whenever a sometimes-marginalized community gets the chance to tell ...

As Bleecker Street's family comedy India Sweets and Spices continues to play in theaters across the globe, we caught up with the film's leading lady Sophia Ali and spoke with her about being given an ...

Margarida Bastos is a native Portuguese writer with an avid interest in gaming, anime, theatre, books, film and TV. Essentially, everything that has to do with the multifaceted nature and fascinating ...

Geeta Malik's conventional coming-of-age tale aims for 'Crazy Rich Asians'-adjacent flavors with varying degrees of success, but still leaves a satisfying aftertaste. Everything starts and ends with ...

A party invitation exposes a family and a community in this Geeta Malik feature starring Sophia Ali. By Lisa Kennedy When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we ...

“India Sweets and Spices” is an independent film about immigrants who face family complications and romantic entanglements in America. India Sweets & Spices is a chain of Indian grocery stores across ...