{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5fcf725cff16464127e317d3/60ae180f8db5d100135ca4c6?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Mistress of Spices","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5fcf725cff16464127e317d3/1622020281482-ff1606e86f457c9954aafd2609ae4b38.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In our SEASON FINALE, we're talking about a film you've probably never heard about - The Mistress of Spices. This 2005 romance/drama starring none other than Aishwarya Rai herself, with Dylan McDermott, Anupam Kher, Nithin Ganatra and even a small appearance by Padma Lakshmi, and a screenplay co-written by Gurinder Chadha. We deep dive into why this went from vaguely magical, to utterly ridiculous, the politics of South-Asian representation, and how the creator of Bend it Like Beckham could possibly make this... </p><p><br></p><p>Please send film recs to badfilmpod@gmail.com</p>","author_name":"Holly Gordon + Shunayna Vaghela"}