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46 out of 100

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8.9 out of 10

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  • Starring: Aalok Mehta, Sheetal Sheth
  • Summary: 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)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 12
  3. Negative: 3 out of 12
  1. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Merle Bertrand
    80
    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.
  2. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    60
    Mehta says it all so articulately and with such good humor.
  3. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Mark Olsen
    30
    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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