
A Killing Affair
1985


“Life's greatest journey begins with the first step.”
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A story centered around an Indian family who moves to France and opens a restaurant across the street from a Michelin-starred French restaurant.
Director
Lasse HallströmWriters
Streaming availability for India
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Original Language
Hindi
Budget
$22.0M
Revenue
$89.5M
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Om Puri and his family are forced from their home in India by violence and briefly come to London before moving to a rural French community where he discovers a derelict old building situated opposite a Michelin-starred restaurant. Their first visit to the ruin is not auspicious. Their new neighbour "Mme. Mallory" (Dame Helen Mirren) is profoundly disapproving of what she clearly thinks will lower the tone, but he couldn't care less, buys the place and after a refurbishment is ready for opening night. Meantime, his talented and rather dashing son "Hassan" (Manish Dayal) plays a much more diplo…
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