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The Guru (2002) -- A young Indian dance teacher named Ramu Gupta (Jimi Mistry) embarks for New York City in pursuit of fame and fortune only to find himself working as waiter in an Indian restaurant. After an encounter with a beautiful adult-film star, he is mistaken
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User Rating:
5.5/10   8,703 votes
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Writer (WGA):
Tracey Jackson (written by)
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Release Date:
14 February 2003 (USA) more
Tagline:
When he talks, women listen more
Plot:
Bored with Bollywood movies but fascinated with their Hollywood counterparts from his youth, Ram dreams to become a singer and actor in America... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
Totally enjoyable, at least for me more (124 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Jimi Mistry ... Ramu Gupta

Heather Graham ... Sharonna

Marisa Tomei ... Lexi

Michael McKean ... Dwain

Dash Mihok ... Rusty McGee

Emil Marwa ... Vijay Rao

Christine Baranski ... Chantal

Ronald Guttman ... Edwin, Lexi's Dad
Malachy McCourt ... Father Flannigan

Ajay Naidu ... Sanjay
Anita Gillette ... Mrs. McGee
Pat McNamara ... Mr. McGee

Dwight Ewell ... Peaches
Parul Shah ... Indian Princess in Movie

Omar Rahim ... Indian Prince in Movie
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Le gourou et les femmes (France)
The Guru of Sex (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong sexual content including dialogue, and for language.
Runtime:
94 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Just before the birthday scene when Ramu arrives at Lexi's house we hear the party planner greet a couple as Mr. and Mrs. de Borman. John de Borman is the movie's director of photography. more
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Continuity: When Ramu plays Swami Bu at the party, he has a garland on. The red sections move up and down between shots. more
Quotes:
Vijay: [shouting while knockin at the door of his roomates] IMIGRATION! more
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References The Graduate (1967) more
Soundtrack:
Macarena more

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18 out of 19 people found the following comment useful.
Totally enjoyable, at least for me, 25 May 2006
10/10
Author: bilahn from Minneapolis

This is the kind of movie, when I read the negative reviews, that I just shake my head. All the august discussion, criticism of script, "racism", "lack of chemistry", lofty analysis, and on and on. And critic Michael Medved, his "review" which is more of a hand wringing speculation over the real-life sexual orientation of Mistral, reaches a new height of ignorance.

A movie doesn't have to be a masterpiece of cinema to be enjoyable. Of course it is not a "great" movie. WHO CARES? I enjoyed this movie more than any comedy I think since Big Business (another gem trashed by critics).

Of course it helps if you understand and like Bollywood and Indian culture, and it helps a lot if you appreciate the sexy charms of the lead actor, who is shall I say, remarkably supple.

If you fall in that category, I guarantee you will love The Guru, die laughing over the musical numbers, and be totally charmed by the cheesy ending.

My only substantive criticism of The Guru as a movie, is that it gets a little slow in places, and I think more musical numbers would have been great.

If you are not interested, this movie will leave you cold. That's OK. But spare us all the literate dissection.

I give The Guru a 10 for a wonderful movie diversion!

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