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American Chai
Magic Lamp Distribution Services
MPAA RATING: R for some sexual dialogue
Starring
Aalok Mehta,
Paresh Rawal,
Sheetal Sheth,
Josh Ackerman,
Ajay Naidu,
Aasif Mandvi,
Jamie Hurley,
and
Anand Chulani
A funny, heartfelt, coming-of-age story about Sureel, a first generation Indian-American college boy who can't tell his traditional parents he wants to be a musician, not a doctor. (Fusion Films)
| GENRE(S): |
Drama
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| WRITTEN BY: |
Anurag Mehta
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| DIRECTED BY: |
Anurag Mehta
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| RELEASE DATE: |
Theatrical: April 5, 2002
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| RUNNING TIME: |
92 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: |
USA |
Audience Award for Best Feature, 2001 Slamdance International Film Festival; Audience Award, 2001 Gen Art Film Festival; Best Feature, Technical Achievement Award, 2001 Philadelphia Festival of Independents

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80
Film Threat
Merle Bertrand
This well made, slightly cornball and riotously comical romantic comedy not only extols the old fashioned American dream, but charmingly celebrates the virtues of the great American melting pot as well.

75
Philadelphia Inquirer
Steven Rea
The picture uses humor and a heartfelt conviction to tell a story about discovering your destination in life.

70
New Times (L.A.)
David Ehrenstein
Full of fresh and unexpected observations about the cross-culturally complex lives of second-generation Indians living in the U.S.

63
New York Post
Megan Lehmann
Much of the movie's gentle charm comes from Mehta, the director's younger brother, making his acting debut.

60
The New York Times
Lawrence Van Gelder
American Chai may not tell a new story, but in its understanding, often funny way, it tells a story whose restatement is validated by the changing composition of the nation.

60
TV Guide
Ken Fox
Mehta says it all so articulately and with such good humor.

60
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Thomas
Perceptive, good-natured movie.

50
The Onion (A.V. Club)
Nathan Rabin
The ethnicity of its leads is the only novel aspect of an otherwise bland exercise.

50
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington
There are no surprises in this movie -- not even in the Bollywood parodies, when the hero and heroine finally, subversively kiss. There is talent, though.

30
Washington Post
Desson Thomson
This ethnic family sitcom thing is rapidly turning into wearisome cliche, and American Chai doesn't hold a candle to either "Beckham" or "Greek Wedding."

30
Village Voice
Ed Park
As earnest as a community-college advertisement, American Chai is enough to make you put away the guitar, sell the amp, and apply to medical school.

30
LA Weekly
Mark Olsen
Chai's structure and pacing are disconcertingly slack. Missing the loose ends and ambiguities of actual conversation, the dialogue makes characters sound like they're delivering speeches rather than interacting.


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