American Desi (2001)

Director:

Piyush Dinker Pandya

Writer:

Piyush Dinker Pandya (written by)

Release Date:

28 September 2001 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Plot:

College freshman Krishna Reddy, who has never cared for his Indian-American cultural heritage, looks...

Plot Keywords:

College | India | Indian American | Heritage | Desi

Cast

Deep Katdare	...	Krishna Gopal Reddy / Kris
Purva Bedi	...	Nina Shah
Ronobir Lahiri	...	Jagjit Singh
Rizwan Manji	...	Salim Ali Khan
Kal Penn	...	Ajay Pandya
Anil Kumar	...	Rakesh Patel
Sunita Param	...	Farah Saaed
Aladdin Ullah	...	Gautam Rao (as Aladdin)
Eric Axen	...	Eric Berger
Sanjit De Silva	...	Chandu (as Sanjit Desilva)
Sunil Malhotra	...	Hemant
Ami Shukla	...	Priya
Krishen Mehta	...	Krishna's father (as Krishan Mehta)
Smita Patel	...	Mrs. Reddy
Bina Sharif	...	Mrs. Saeed

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA | India

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS

Certification:

USA:Unrated

Filming Locations:

Edison, New Jersey, USA

Company:

American Desi Productions

Quotes:

Nina: It's an email from Jagjit. Oh listen to this: "Loyal friend seeks suitable alliance for big-mouthed but well-intentioned roommate. Nineteen years, 5'11". Currently pursuing a degree in engineering. US Citizen... Girl should be very open-minded and understanding"
Priya: Oh that is so cute! Oh my god, you have to go!
Nina: No way, it's gonna take more than a fungal ad to makeup for last night.
[Nina gets another email and is reading it]
Nina: "Okay, how about a nice home-cooked dinner?"
[looks around and see Jagjit in front of her]
[...]

Movie Connections:

References Taal (1999)

Soundtrack:

Chapti Bhari Chokha

Sometimes unreal, sometimes funny

Stereotypical in parts. Don't tell me a Sikh would dress like that on campus! Also what's with the last name Reddy (south Indian) and speaking Hindi with a northern accent at home? It should have been something like Singh or Kapoor. Little things like this mess up the story's authenticity. Someone should have caught that. The other contrived scene was the crooked Indian shopkeeper - I know they lack in good service, but not that bad! Unless they were calling attention by way of a parody. Overall it was a fun movie. Good job by the director/actors.