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American Desi
Eros International

American Desi reviews
Critic Score
Metascore: 50 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
8.5 out of 10
based on 7 reviews
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MPAA RATING: Not rated

Starring Deep Katdare, Ronobir Lahiri, Rizwan Manji, Kal Penn, Purva Bedi, Sunita Param, and Anil Kumar

A fun-loving romantic comedy focusing on the lives of second generation Indians in America. The story is set on a college campus and follows the exploits of an Indian freshman whose path in life takes a sharp detour down a road to self-discovery. (Eros Entertainment)


GENRE(S): Romance  
WRITTEN BY: Piyush Dinker Pandya  
DIRECTED BY: Piyush Dinker Pandya  
RELEASE DATE: Theatrical: March 16, 2001 
RUNNING TIME: 100 minutes, Color 
ORIGIN: USA 

What The Critics Said

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80
Wall Street Journal Joe Morgenstern
Mr. Pandya tells a story of conflicted assimilation that's been told before, but he and his exuberant cast invest it with fresh energy and winning humor.
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50
TV Guide Maitland McDonagh
The script is often obvious and much of the acting is amateurish (Rakesh's comic sidekicks are just dismal), though Purva Bedi is a shining exception — she's got star quality to burn.
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50
New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman
With a few exceptions, the Indian characters are two-dimensional buffoons whose traditions are presented as silly quirks meant for cheap laughs.
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50
Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt
The subject is likable and the story has possibilities, but why does every single performance sink into a self-indulgent mess of hammy overacting?
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50
The New York Times Stephen Holden
Most of it has to do with the ways younger Indian-Americans keep their culture alive in the United States and the ways they don't.
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50
Village Voice Michael Atkinson
Clubfooted but earnest, Pandya's movie never forgets about its second-gen issues, but never quite plumbs them, either.
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38
New York Post Jonathan Foreman
Despite some genuinely funny scenes, American Desi turns out to be inferior to the as yet unreleased "ABCD" and even last year's "Chutney Popcorn."
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What Our Users Said

Vote Now!The average user rating for this movie is 8.5 (out of 10) based on 21 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Jay M. gave it a7:
Worth a watch definitely / as someone said its a comedy its meant to be funny (in bits)...some of it tongue in cheek someone it firmly tongue in bottom... leaving unfamiliar taste in ones mouth. Its part of a tradition which is still finding its feet in est cross over to west movies. Good attempt.

Darling Angel gave it a 10:
This is the coolest movie in the whole wide world i was laughing so hard kris is hotttttttttt i luv u kris email me plzzzzzz luv only urs darling angel.

Marc D. gave it a 4:
Decent, but I much prefer the short called "Diwali" by Nick Sivakumaran which is on the festival circuit right now. It packs quite an emotional punch.

Kyle gave it a 10:
Love it.

Javed S. gave it a 10:
One of the best movies i've ever seen!! Ajay was the best! Go and see this movie.

[Anonymous] gave it a 10:
Sweet movie!!!

S. Z. gave it a 9:
It was a good movie, but it was corny in some parts; oh and Ajay (Kal Penn) was the best and funniest:)!!

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