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{{short description|2001 film by Anurag Mehta}} | {{short description|2001 film by Anurag Mehta}} | ||
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{{more citations needed|date=April 2019}} | {{more citations needed|date=April 2019}} | ||
{{Infobox film| name = American Chai | {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}} | ||
| image | {{Infobox film | ||
| writer | | name = American Chai | ||
| screenplay | | image = File:American_Chai_2001_Movie_Poster.jpg | ||
| starring | | writer = Anurag Mehta | ||
| director | | screenplay = Anurag Mehta | ||
| distributor | | starring = Aalok Mehta<br>[[Aasif Mandvi]]<br>[[Paresh Rawal]]<br>[[Sheetal Sheth]] | ||
| released | | director = Anurag Mehta | ||
| runtime | | distributor = Dream Merchant Pictures Fusion Films | ||
| country | | released = {{Film date|df=yes|2001|01|25|Slamdance Film Festival|2002|04|05}} | ||
| language | | runtime = 92 minutes | ||
| country = United States | |||
| language = English | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''''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]]. | '''''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]]. | ||
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==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
*Aalok Mehta | *Aalok Mehta – Sureel | ||
*[[Sheetal Sheth]] | *[[Sheetal Sheth]] – Maya | ||
*[[Aasif Mandvi]] | *[[Aasif Mandvi]] – Engineering Sam | ||
*Josh Ackrman | *Josh Ackrman – Toby | ||
*[[Ajay Naidu]] | *[[Ajay Naidu]] – Hari | ||
*[[Paresh Rawal]] - Sureel's Dad | *[[Paresh Rawal]] - Sureel's Dad | ||
*Bharti Desai - Sureel's Mom | *Bharti Desai - Sureel's Mom | ||
*[[Akshay Oberoi]] | *[[Akshay Oberoi]] – Neel | ||
*Rajiv Reddy | *Rajiv Reddy – Young Sureel | ||
*Jamie Hurley - Jen | *Jamie Hurley - Jen | ||
*Reena Shah | *Reena Shah – Sejal | ||
*Anand Chulani | *Anand Chulani – Raju | ||
*Jill Anderson | *Jill Anderson – Lisa | ||
*Kyle Koehl | *Kyle Koehl – Young Boy | ||
*Marlee Kattler | *Marlee Kattler – Young Girl | ||
The [[Philadelphia]]-based hip-hop band [[Fathead (band)|Fathead]] also appears in the film. | The [[Philadelphia]]-based hip-hop band [[Fathead (band)|Fathead]] also appears in the film. | ||
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* {{IMDb title|264355|American Chai}} | * {{IMDb title|264355|American Chai}} | ||
[[Category:2001 American films]] | |||
[[Category:2001 English-language films]] | |||
[[Category:2001 comedy-drama films]] | |||
[[Category:2001 directorial debut films]] | |||
[[Category:2001 films]] | [[Category:2001 films]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Comedy-drama films about Asian Americans]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:English-language comedy-drama films]] | ||
[[Category:Films about Indian Americans]] | |||
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[[Category:Films by Desi directors]] | [[Category:Films by Desi directors]] | ||
{{India-film-stub}} | {{India-film-stub}} | ||
{{2000s-comedy-drama-film-stub}} | {{2000s-comedy-drama-film-stub}} | ||
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| American Chai | |
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| File:American Chai 2001 Movie Poster.jpg | |
| Directed by | Anurag Mehta |
| Written by | Anurag Mehta |
| Screenplay by | Anurag Mehta |
| Starring | Aalok Mehta Aasif Mandvi Paresh Rawal Sheetal Sheth |
| Distributed by | Dream Merchant Pictures Fusion Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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".
Premise[edit | edit source]
Sureel is a first generation Indian American college graduating senior music major whose controlling father still believes that he is pre-med. His desires in life conflict with both his family's traditional values, and the usual Indian way of assimilating into the United States by becoming a doctor or engineer. As graduation approaches, he has an opportunity to be nationally recognized for his music which will simplify telling his father the truth.
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Aalok Mehta – Sureel
- Sheetal Sheth – Maya
- Aasif Mandvi – Engineering Sam
- Josh Ackrman – Toby
- Ajay Naidu – Hari
- Paresh Rawal - Sureel's Dad
- Bharti Desai - Sureel's Mom
- Akshay Oberoi – Neel
- Rajiv Reddy – Young Sureel
- Jamie Hurley - Jen
- Reena Shah – Sejal
- Anand Chulani – Raju
- Jill Anderson – Lisa
- Kyle Koehl – Young Boy
- Marlee Kattler – Young Girl
The Philadelphia-based hip-hop band Fathead also appears in the film.
References[edit | edit source]
External links[edit | edit source]
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