The Mistress of Spices (DVD, 2007)

I picked this DVD up at Walmart because I like Arishwarya Rai so much. I was plesantly surprised at the simplicity and sweetness of the film. Arishwarya plays the lovely Tilo, a young woman who learned she had special abilities as a child, and was taught to listen to the spices by the First Mother, who also laid down the rules: she must never step foot outside the door of the spice shop, and she must never touch another's skin. She lives her whole life in the spice shop, always looking to serve others and never lives life as her own desires would dictate. Her gifts bring happiness and health to many people, but as time goes on and she sees happy couple after happy couple touching and laughing, she becomes unhappy in her solitude. She meets a young man, and falls in love with him, but the spices turn against her, and do exactly the opposite of what she wishes them to. She finds she must make a choice between the man and the spices, but she wants to keep them both. She decides to take one night with this man for herself, and then return to her homeland and the spices forever. The ending isn't very surprising, since romantic dramas are fairly predictable, but it is an enjoyable movie, and Arishwarya is sweet, kind-hearted, charming, exotic and beautiful. Great film for a rainy day with your significant other!

Very slow movie..But good to know the meaning & root purpose of the Indian spices....Aishwarya Rai plays wonderful role as Tilo who has some god gifted power from her childhood to knowing future happenings and after some crises in her own life, she reaches at the right place where she learns more about spices & correct use of each.

The movie is very slow & didn't find any purpose of making this movie. I guess the director could have also made a documentary on "Spices"

Good for those who love Miss World "Aishwarya Rai "

Great Movie. Love the price. I will recommend this movie to everyone. Great price, great shipping price. Fast Shipping. Thank you.

Sorry to the people who wrote reviews on this movie that did not like it. I love love stories & I got the meaning of the Spice Mistress & her former life. Very beautiful settings & places of San Francisco. The part of Tilo was beautiful played with grace & poise. We could use a little restraint & caution before we fall in love with someone. This is exemplified here quite clearly. This is a very soft love story. I do recommend it.

Very well made film. Good story, wonderful acting, artistic, tasteful, no obscene language. I recommend it.