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	==Plot==		==Plot==
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	*[[Ayesha Dharker]] as Opama Menon		*[[Ayesha Dharker]] as Opama Menon
	*[[Ajay Naidu]] .as .. Turbanotorious B.D.G.		*[[Ajay Naidu]] .as .. Turbanotorious B.D.G.
	*[[Manish Acharya]] as Vikram		*[[Manish Acharya]] as Vikram Jaiswal
	*[[~~Seema Rahmani~~]] as ~~Sania~~		*[[Jameel Khan]] as Mr. Amit Bokade
	*[[Darshan Jariwala]] as Sanjeev Patel		*[[Darshan Jariwala]] as Sanjeev Patel
	*Loveleen Mishra as Alpa Patel		*Loveleen Mishra as Alpa Patel
	*[[Ishita Sharma]] as Preeti Patel		*[[Ishita Sharma]] as Preeti Patel
	*[[Jameel Khan]] as Mr. Bokade
	*[[Kunaal Roy Kapur]] as Raghav White		*[[Kunaal Roy Kapur]] as Raghav White
	*Michael Raimondi as Josh Cohen		*Michael Raimondi as Josh Cohen
	*[[Samrat Chakrabarti]] as Trance Sen		*[[Samrat Chakrabarti]] as Trance Sen
	*[[Alexx ONell]] as Wesminton		*[[Alexx ONell]] as Wesminton
	*[[Seema Rahmani]] as ~~Sania~~ Rehman		*[[Seema Rahmani]] as Sanya Rehman
			* [[Yusuf Hussain]] as Mr. Faiz Rehman

	==Music==		==Music==
	#"Dhol Beat" - Ajay Naidu, Samrat Chakrabarti		#"Dhol Beat" - Ajay Naidu, [[Samrat Chakrabarti]]
	#"Dhol Beat (DJ Suketu feat. Aks remix)" - Ajay Naidu, Samrat Chakrabarti		#"Dhol Beat (DJ Suketu feat. Aks remix)" - Ajay Naidu, [[Samrat Chakrabarti]]

	==References==		==References==
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	[[Category:Films scored by Anu Malik]]		[[Category:Films scored by Anu Malik]]
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	~~[[Category:Indian-American films~~]]
	[[Category:2007 directorial debut films]]		[[Category:2007 directorial debut films]]
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	*[[Ajay Naidu]] .as .. Turbanotorious B.D.G.		*[[Ajay Naidu]] .as .. Turbanotorious B.D.G.
			*[[Manish Acharya]] as Vikram
			*[[Seema Rahmani]] as Sania
			*[[Darshan Jariwala]] as Sanjeev Patel
			*Loveleen Mishra as Alpa Patel
	*[[Ishita Sharma]] as Preeti Patel		*[[Ishita Sharma]] as Preeti Patel
	*[[Jameel Khan]] as Mr. Bokade		*[[Jameel Khan]] as Mr. Bokade
	*[[Kunaal Roy Kapur]]		*[[Kunaal Roy Kapur]] as Raghav White
	*Michael Raimondi as Josh Cohen		*Michael Raimondi as Josh Cohen
	*[[Samrat Chakrabarti]] as Trance Sen		*[[Samrat Chakrabarti]] as Trance Sen
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{{Infobox film
| name = Loins of Punjab Presents
| image = Lions of Punjab presents-poster.jpg
| caption = Movie poster for ''Loins of Punjab Presents''
| director = [[Manish Acharya]]
| producer = Manish Acharya
| writer = Manish Acharya<br />[[Anuvab Pal (comedian)|Anuvab Pal]]
| starring = [[Shabana Azmi]]<br />[[Ayesha Dharker]] <br /> [[Ajay Naidu]]
| music = Michael Cohen
| country = India<br />United States
| cinematography = Arvind Kannabiran
| editing = [[Chris Dillon]]
| distributor = Horn OK Please Entertainment
| released = 21 September 2007
| runtime =
| language = English
| budget =
}}

'''''Loins of Punjab Presents''''' is a 2007 Indian film directed by [[Manish Acharya]]. It stars [[Shabana Azmi]], [[Ayesha Dharker]] and [[Ajay Naidu]]. The film marked Acharya's feature directorial debut.<ref name=NDTV>{{cite news
|title=Manish Acharya dies after falling off a horse
|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?ID=ENTEN20100162222&keyword=bollywood&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA
|work=[[Press Trust of India]]
|publisher=[[NDTV]]
|date=2010-12-05
|accessdate=2010-12-26
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101208060821/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?ID=ENTEN20100162222&keyword=bollywood&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA
|archivedate=8 December 2010
}}</ref>

==Plot==
A New Jersey town catches [[Bollywood]] fever when five Indian-Americans and one Jewish Indophile compete in an amateur ''[[Indian Idol]]''-style singing contest. ''Loins of Punjab Presents'' satirizes non-resident Indians and Bollywood fans as they vie for the title of "[[Desi]] Idol."

==Cast==
*[[Shabana Azmi]] as Rrita Kapoor
*[[Ayesha Dharker]] as Opama Menon
*[[Ajay Naidu]] .as .. Turbanotorious B.D.G.
*[[Ishita Sharma]] as Preeti Patel
*[[Jameel Khan]] as Mr. Bokade
*[[Kunaal Roy Kapur]]
*Michael Raimondi as Josh Cohen
*[[Samrat Chakrabarti]] as Trance Sen
*[[Alexx ONell]] as Wesminton
*[[Seema Rahmani]] as Sania Rehman

==Music==
#"Dhol Beat" - Ajay Naidu, Samrat Chakrabarti
#"Dhol Beat (DJ Suketu feat. Aks remix)" - Ajay Naidu, Samrat Chakrabarti

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*[http://www.loinsofpunjabpresents.com/ Loins of Punjab Presents] - Official Website of the film
*{{IMDb title|id=1012757|title=Loins of Punjab Presents}}

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[[Category:2007 films]]
[[Category:English-language Indian films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Anu Malik]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian-American films]]
[[Category:2007 directorial debut films]]

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