An Invitation To Indian Cooking by Madhur Jaffrey (Omnibus)

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An Invitation to Indian Cooking by Madhur Jaffrey

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A dramatised account of Madhur Jaffrey’s successes both as an actress and in the kitchen.

A dramatised account of Madhur Jaffrey’s successes both as an actress and expert in Asian cuisine. Stars Archie Panjabi.

Madhur Jaffrey is a well-known writer and performer, whose work was seminal in introducing Indian and Asian cooking to the USA and UK. 

Her first cookbook, An ‘Invitation to Indian Cooking’, was an instant hit, in 1973.

By then, Ms Jaffrey was already a Broadway name, living in New York. The Jaffreys' dinner parties were hugely popular, in part because of Madhur’s wonderful cooking, and attended by many celebrities, such as Merchant and Ivory. She made her name from her family recipes, sent by her mother in letters from home, and their enthusiastic reception culminated in this book.

Madhur’s story takes us back to her childhood in Delhi, where her love of food was equalled by her love of acting, through to an interview with legendary food critic Craig Claiborne changes everything.

Madhur Jaffrey …… Archie Panjabi
Ismail Merchant …… Raj Ghatak
Kashmiran Rani (Madhur’s mother) …… Balvinder Sopal
Mrs McKelvie …… Rina Mahoney

Omnibus of five parts dramatised by Anjum Malik.

Anjum uses this iconic cookbook to create a drama series charting how the book came about but, just as importantly, mapping Madhur’s acting career.

This goes from her childhood love of acting, through training at RADA, and on to her success in global cinema, winning the Silver Bear for Best Actress for her performance in Shakespeare Wallah, at the Berlin Film Festival in 1965.

Producer: Polly Thomas.

A Somethin’ Else production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in February 2021.

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