Top billed cast

1. 

   Aasif Mandvi

   Samir

2. 

   Jess Weixler

   Carrie

3. 

   Naseeruddin Shah

   Akbar

4. 

   Aarti Mann

   Henna (as Aarti Majmudar)

5. 

   Dean Winters

   Steve

6. 

   Kevin Corrigan

   Stanton

7. 

   Ajay Naidu

   Munnamia

8. 

   Kevin Breznahan

   Freddie

9. 

   Lucy Radack

   Abigail

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Reviews

A review by uNiversal

Written by uNiversal on 2013-03-06

TODAY’S SPECIAL is a heartwarming comedy with a culinary flavor, co-written by Aasif Mandvi, Jonathan Bines, and directed by David Kaplan (Year of the Fish).

It tells the story of Samir (Aasif Mandvi, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, THE LAST AIRBENDER) who is a sous chef who dreams of becoming the head chef at an upscale Manhattan restaurant. When he is passed over for a promotion he impulsively quits and lets his co-worker Carrie (Jess Weixler, TEETH) know that he intends to go to Paris and apprentice under a master French chef. Dreams must be put aside though after his father Hakim (Ha...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$400,654.00

Keywords

• business card
• muslim american
• indian cuisine