Buried Seeds (2019)
Overview
Buried Seeds, a film by Andrei Severny, is a timeless story of human passion, willpower, and resolve in the face of adversity. The film follows Michelin Star Chef Vikas Khanna's on his journey as an immigrant. Born with clubbed feet in Amritsar, Vikas is bullied by his classmates. Khanna takes refuge in his grandmothers kitchen and discovers his passion for the vivid traditions of Indian cuisine. At the age of 29, Vikas moves to New York with nothing in his pocket and ends up in a homeless shelter. Through years of struggle and hard work Vikas opens his first Indian restaurant in Manhattan. Over time Vikas Khanna grows to become one of the most influential chefs in the world and a cultural ambassador of his nation. While wealth and glory may be transient, what truly defines him is the will to create himself every single day.
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| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.281 |
Directed By
Andrei Severny
Crew
Jitendra Mishra
Andrei Severny
Andrei Severny
Julia Kent
Stephen Cardone
Stephen Cardone
Antonio Pacheco
Andrei Severny
Lourdes Severny
Eli Cohn
TOP CAST
Vikas Khanna
Himself
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