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The Mistress of Spices, a novel by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, was adapted into a film of the same name in 2005. Directed by Paul Mayeda Berges, the film stars Aishwarya Rai as the protagonist, Tilo. The story follows Tilo, an Indian woman living in San Francisco who possesses the ability to enhance the flavors of spices and uses them to help people.