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Chutney Popcorn
Chutney Popcorn

Chutney Popcorn

A woman. Her girlfriend. A sister. Her husband. Their baby.

Genres

Drama

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Reena is a young Indian American lesbian who lives and works in New York. Her sister Sarita, who is happily married, discovers that she is infertile. Reena offers to be a surrogate mother for her sister's baby, hoping to improve her relationship with their mother, who disapproves of Reena's sexual orientation. Reena has second thoughts when her girlfriend Lisa feels left out.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

92 mins

Rating

5.2/10

Release Date

11 January 2001

Country

United States of America

Cast

Nisha Ganatra

Nisha Ganatra

Reena

Jill Hennessy

Jill Hennessy

Lisa

Sakina Jaffrey

Sakina Jaffrey

Sarita

Madhur Jaffrey

Madhur Jaffrey

Meenu

Nick Chinlund

Nick Chinlund

Mitch

Cara Buono

Cara Buono

Janis

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