''Buried Seeds'' is a

documentary film A documentary film (often described simply as a documentary) is a nonfiction Film, motion picture intended to "document reality, primarily for instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". The American author and ...

, directed by Andrei Severny based on the life journey of

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red Indian Chef

Vikas Khanna Vikas Khanna (born 1971) is an Indian-American Michelin star celebrity chef, restaurateur, cookbook writer, and filmmaker. He is one of the judges of ''MasterChef India'' since its beginning. Early life and education Khanna was born in Amrits ...

Synopsis

Buried Seeds is a timeless story of struggle, passion, willpower, failure and rise shown through

’s eyes. It recreates his childhood, finding comfort in his grandmother's kitchen and follows the journey of an immigrant enduring overwhelming obstacles and pain in achieving his dreams."

Trailer

The trailer of the film was released by Andrei Severny and

at the 70th

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Film locations

The documentary has been filmed in Amritsar, Vikas's hometown in India, Manipal, where he received formal training in Hotel management and New York, where he currently resides.

Crew

The film is directed by Andrei Severny, produced by Pooja Kohli, co-produced by

Jitendra Mishra Jitendra Mishra is an Indian filmmaker, producer and promoter, born in Titlagarh, Odisha. He is known for '' The Last Color'', '' Desires of the Heart'' and '' Human OAK'' the only Indo-Italian film co-produced during the Covid-19 lockdown. Ear ...

and edited by Andrei Severny and Stephen Cardone. Cinematographers were Andrei Severny, Antonio Pacheco, Rohit Gaonkar, Stephen Cardone, Lourdes Severny

Screening

The documentary was screened at a special preview screening at the

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2017 on 6 September, which was complemented by a dinner curated by Khanna himself based on the theme 'Celebrating India'.

TV Premiere and streaming

Buried Seeds' TV premiere was on National Geographic on August 15, 2021. The film is currently available on Disney+ Hotstar.

References

External links

Official website
* {{IMDb title, tt6820982, Buried Seeds
Film trailer
2019 films Films about chefs Films directed by Andrei Severny (filmmaker) Films shot in New York City American documentary films Biographical documentary films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films English-language documentary films