
Buddhadev’s 85-year-old mother (Zohra Sehgal) too likes her. And they bond well over the common passion they share - food. Despite their 30 year age difference, there is chemistry between them. He challenges her to produce something better and is humbled when she does so the next day. He considers himself an authority on Indian cuisine, and hence he gets angry when a patron Nina Varma (Tabu) returns a dish - Hyderabadi Zafrani Pulao - back to the kitchen, saying it’s too sweet. Buddhadev is the 64-year-old chef and owner of London's top Indian restaurant, Spice 6. The film ends with Ramji and Samira going back to Bihar and Ramji opening a school there, which is inaugurated by Amitabh Bachchan.īuddhadev Gupta (Amitabh Bachchan). When she hears his sister has been thrown out, she arranges for the dowry out of the money he paid her for the contract marriage. They begin to live together to avoid being harassed by the authorities and that’s when she starts falling in love for him. He marries Samira (Samita Bangargi), who initially is repulsed by his rustic ways but later he wins her heart with his cooking. To get out of it, Guru’s lawyer friend Jai Kapoor (Raj Zuthshi) suggests he should enter a contract marriage with a British citizen. He does attract the attention of the authorities. His preparations are a hit and the restaurant starts doing roaring business. Luckily, he gets a chance to work illegally in Guru’s (Harsh Chaya) restaurant. Upon reaching London, he learns that his would-be employer has passed away. He gets a job working as a cook for an NRI family settled in London.


He hits upon the scheme of paying the dowry in instalments. He and his sister being orphans, he finds it hard to arrange dowry for her. Ramji (Madhavan) is a village cook hailing from Bihar who is an expert in making vegetarian dishes. Cast: Madhavan, Samita Bangargi, Harsh Chhaya, Satish Shah, Raj Zutshi, Akhilendra Misha, Aditya Lakhia
