Masala is a Canadian drama film, directed by Srinivas Krishna and released in 1991.[1]
Masala | |
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Directed by | Srinivas Krishna |
Written by | Srinivas Krishna |
Produced by | Camelia Frieberg Srinivas Krishna |
Starring | Srinivas Krishna Zohra Sehgal Saeed Jaffrey Sakina Jaffrey |
Cinematography | Paul Sarossy |
Edited by | Mike Munn |
Music by | Leslie Winston |
Production company | Divani Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
The film stars Krishna as a character named Krishna, an orphan in Toronto whose parents and siblings were killed several years earlier in an airline explosion while travelling back to India for a family visit, and is now cleaning up his act after several years living on the streets as a drug addict and criminal. The film also stars Zohra Sehgal as his grandmother; Saeed Jaffrey in a triple role as his uncle Lallu, a postal worker named Hariprasad and the Hindu god Krishna; and Sakina Jaffrey as Rita, Hariprasad's daughter.[2]
The film received the Samuelson Award at the Birmingham International Film and Television Festival in 1991,[3] and Saeed Jaffrey received a Genie Award nomination for Best Actor at the 12th Genie Awards.[4]
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