American Desi (2001)
1h 40m
Running Time
January 1, 2001Release Date
Plot.
College freshman Krishna Reddy, who has never cared for his Indian-American cultural heritage, looks forward to a new life on campus but is surprised to find that he has been assigned Indian roommates.
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Cast & Crew.

Kal Penn
Ajay Pandya

Purva Bedi
Nina Shah

Deep Katdare
Krishnagopal 'Kris' Reddy / Producer

Ronobir Lahiri
Jagjit Singh

Rizwan Manji
Salim Ali Khan

Anil Kumar
Rakesh Patel

Sunita Param
Farah Saeed

Aladdin Ullah
Gautam Rao

Anil Kumar
Rakesh Patel

Eric Axen
Eric Berger

Sanjit De Silva
Chandu

Sunil Malhotra
Hemant

Ami Shukla
Priya

Krishen Mehta
Mr. Reddy

Smita Patel
Mrs. Reddy

Bina Sharif
Mrs. Saeed

Tirlok Malik
Mr. Saeed

Laura Lockwood
Shiela

Peter Brouwer
Professor Rosenstein

Renato Falcão
Cinematographer

Piyush Dinker Pandya
Director / Writer / Producer

Robert Tate
Editor

Cyrus E. Koewing
Producer

Gitesh Pandya
Producer

Len X. Clayton
ProductionDesigner

Philip Hyland
Original Music Composer
Details.
Release DateJanuary 1, 2001
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 40m
Budget$250,000
Filming LocationsNew Jersey, United States
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
tradition
roommate
culture clash
college
india
culture
Wiki.
American Desi is a 2001 Indian-American comedy film. It is notable for featuring many prominent South Asian American actors and features an a cappella version by Penn Masala of Nazia Hassan's classic "Aap Jaisa Koi", originally from the Indian film Qurbani. The term Desi in the title refers to the people and cultures of the Indian subcontinent.
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