Today's Special

Today's Special is a 2009 independent comedy film loosely inspired by Aasif Mandvi's play, Sakina's Restaurant. The film was directed by David Kaplan. The script was adapted by Aasif Mandvi and Jonathan Bines, and stars Mandvi, Madhur Jaffrey, Bollywood actor Naseeruddin Shah, Jess Weixler, Harish Patel, Kevin Corrigan, Dean Winters, and Ajay Naidu. The film was developed and produced by Nimitt Mankad of Inimitable Pictures, and Lillian LaSalle of Sweet 180.

The film premiered at the London Film Festival on October 16, 2009.[citation needed ] In the United States, it was the opening film of the MIAAC Film Festival (Mahindra Indo American Arts Festival), at the Paris Theater in New York City.[2][3][4] It played at the Mumbai Film Festival.[citation needed ] At the Palm Springs International Film Festival on January 15, 2010, it won "Best of the Fest."[citation needed ] It was also the Opening Night film at the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival on March 11, 2010.[5]