Mango Soufflé

Mango Soufflé
Mango Soufflé
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Mahesh Dattani
Written by	Mahesh Dattani; (story & screenplay)
Produced by
Starring	Ankur Vikal; Atul Kulkarni; Denzil Smith; ; Heeba Shah; ;
Music by
Release date	2002;
Running time	89 minutes
Country	India

Mango Soufflé is a 2002 Indian film written and directed by Mahesh Dattani. The film stars Atul Kulnani and Rinkie Khanna. It was promoted as "first gay male film from India" and was adapted from Dattani's own successful English play On a Muggy Night in Mumbai.^[1]

Plot[]

This movie begins when a gay fashion designer Kamlesh (Ankur Vikal) recovering from his recently ended relationship calls some of his friends over for dinner to make a special announcement about his personal life. But then Kamlesh's sister (Rinke Khanna) enters the party with her fiancé (Atul Kulkarni), a man with a secret.

The movie includes skinny-dipping, hot summer kisses and an unexpected secret. It's a complete drama comedy about a group of gay Indian men.

Production[]

The movie was produced by Lotus Piktures. Mahesh Dattani debuts as the director of the movie. Naseeruddin Shah's daughter Heeba also played a small role. Most of the movie is shot on a farmhouse outside Bangalore with large windows overlooking a mango grove.

Cast[]

Rinke Khanna as Kiran
Darius Taraporewal as Father of Kiran and Kamlesh
Veena Sajnani as Mother of Kiran and Kamlesh
Ankur Vikal as Kamlesh
Atul Kulkarni as Ed (Edwin Prakash)
Mahmood Farooqui as Maqsood
Pooja as Maid
Faredoon Dodo Bhujwala as Sharad
Heeba Shah as Deepali
Shunori Ramanathan as Girl (as Shenori Ramnathan)
Mikhail Sen as Boy
Kalyanraman as Bride's Father
Shilpa M. as Bride
Suma Sudhindra as Bride's Mother
Manek Shah as Boy on the Road
Sanjit Bedi as Bunny Singh
Denzil Smith as Ranjith
U.K. Jayadev as Groom's Father
Rubi Chakravarthy as Groom's Mother
Paul as Groom

References[]

^ Matthew Tobey (2014). "Mango Souffle (2003)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014.

External links[]

Mango Soufflé at IMDb

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[1] Matthew Tobey (2014). "Mango Souffle (2003)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014.

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