When Gurinder Chadha walked into the room in a bright red Christmas sweater, despite Mumbai's unforgiving heat, we both burst out laughing. "Anything for Christmas Karma!" she jokes, fanning herself dramatically. That easy banter sets the tone for our conversation. I believe that the conversation flows effortlessly hence, swinging from memories to movies to the meaning of storytelling itself. We find ourselves talking about Christmases from her childhood. Family traditions stitched together with warmth, humour and the unmistakable flavour of a British-Indian home.