Back to the Motherland-ish | Spice Road, Episode 3

Rupak honors his mom's Maharashtrian heritage in New Jersey and with mom in New York.

Back to the Motherland-ish | Spice Road, Episode 3 Independent Lens

Premiered July 20, 2023
Back to the Motherland-ish | Spice Road, Episode 3

The ancestors are calling as actor Rupak Ginn (Royal Pains) heads to New Jersey to dine with actor/writer Sheetal Sheth (The World Unseen) at Mejwaani, a Maharashtrian restaurant, in honor of his mother's heritage. He then travels to his hometown of New York for a mom-cooked meal—and to ask his parents some pressing questions. Back to the Motherland-ish | Spice Road, Episode 3

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