Masala (1991 film)

Masala is a 1991 Canadian drama film written and directed by Srinivas Krishna. The film stars Zohra Sehgal as his grandmother; Saeed Jaffrey in a triple role as his uncle Lallu, a postal worker named Hariprasad and the Hindu god Krishna; and Sakina Jaffrey as Rita, Hariprasad's daughter.

Plot
Krishna, an orphan in Toronto whose parents and siblings were killed several years earlier in the Air India Flight 182 explosion while travelling back to India for a family visit, and is now cleaning up his act after several years living on the streets as a drug addict and criminal.

Digital release
In 2023, Telefilm Canada announced that the film was one of 23 titles that will be digitally restored under its new Canadian Cinema Reignited program to preserve classic Canadian films.

Accolades
The film received the Samuelson Award at the Birmingham International Film and Television Festival in 1991, and Saeed Jaffrey received a Genie Award nomination for Best Actor at the 12th Genie Awards.