American Chai (2001)
1h 31m
Running Time
January 1, 2001Release Date
Plot.
The film deals with an Indian American student who wanted to pursue his love of music over the more 'typical' academic endeavors of Indian Americans (e.g., medicine, engineering, law, and business).
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Cast & Crew.
Aalok Mehta
Sureel
Sheetal Sheth
Maya
Anurag Mehta
Director
Aasif Mandvi
Engineering Sam
Josh Ackerman
Toby
Ajay Naidu
Hari
Paresh Rawal
Sureel's Dad
Akshay Oberoi
Neel
Taylor MacCrae
Producer
Jack Bowden Faulkner
Composer
Rodney Whittenberg
Composer
John Matkowsky
Cinematographer
Cecile Thalmann
ProductionDesigner
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
American Chai is a 2001 comedy-drama film written and directed by Indian American director Anurag Mehta. His brother, Aalok Mehta, played the starring role opposite Sheetal Sheth, who had previously starred in the similar genre film ABCD. The film also had a minor role played by Paresh Rawal.
The film deals with an Indian American student who wants to pursue his love of music over the more "typical" academic endeavors of Indian Americans (e.g., medicine, engineering, and law).
The film won the Audience Award at the 2001 Slamdance Film Festival, with the New York Post describing it as a "slight but sweet film".