Masala (1991 film)

Masala is a Canadian drama film, directed by Srinivas Krishna and released in 1991.[1]

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]

References

  1. ↑ "Lord Krishna tries on a hockey sweater". Toronto Star, July 7, 1990.
  2. ↑ "A take-no-prisoners effort: It's a dish that defies simple description". The Province, June 5, 1992.
  3. ↑ "Masala wins award". Toronto Star, October 5, 1991.
  4. ↑ "Genies love dark Black Robe; Beresford film leads pack with 10 Genie nominations". Halifax Daily News, October 10, 1991.


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