Khanna's Holy Kitchens film series explores the food sharing traditions in a spiritual context. The first film in the series True Business is based on the Sikh community kitchens, known as Langars, with introduction by Deepak Chopra. The film premiered at the Sikh International Film Festival in October 2010. Other films in the Holy Kitchens series are based upon the food traditions of Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism, Christianity, Zoroastrianism and Judaism. Karma to Nirvana, the second installment in the Holy Kitchens documentary series premiered at the New York Indian Film Festival in the US, on May 7, 2011. In March 2012, "Moon of Eid" the third film in the Holy Kitchens Series was released at Harvard University
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