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- 2002
- R
- Magic Lamp Releasing
- 1 h 32 m
- 2002
- R
- Magic Lamp Releasing
- 1 h 32 m
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)
Directed By: Anurag Mehta
Written By: Anurag Mehta
- 2002
- R
- Magic Lamp Releasing
- 1 h 32 m
- 2002
- R
- Magic Lamp Releasing
- 1 h 32 m
American Chai
46
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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)
Directed By: Anurag Mehta
Written By: Anurag Mehta
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
46
33% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
42% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
25% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
46
33% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
42% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
25% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
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.
Full of fresh and unexpected observations about the cross-culturally complex lives of second-generation Indians living in the U.S.
Perceptive, good-natured movie.
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.
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.
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."
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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