- Release Date: 2001
- Runtime: 100 min
- Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Starring: Deep Katdare, Purva Bedi, Ronobir Lahiri, Rizwan Manji ... see all
- Director: Piyush Dinker Pandya
- 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... Read more
User Reviews
below avg
May 25, 2007
hollow_storm - yahoo.com
May 25, 2007hollow_storm - yahoo.com
this movie is good if u want to know abt life at an american uni particularly if u r an indian......but other den dat few commedy scenes are funny and not a lot to extract out of this.......not bad for passing... Full review
American Desi Began it all
Nov 30, 2006
thotti_inc - yahoo.com
Nov 30, 2006thotti_inc - yahoo.com
This is the movie that started the flood of Hollywood/Bollywood integrated movies, and till this day there hasn't been a movie that matches up. It has a simple story, but presents the comedy so well. Nicely compiled for a low-budget film.... Full review
Kal Penn
Nov 30, 2006
kevinmakwana - yahoo.com
Nov 30, 2006kevinmakwana - yahoo.com
He's the only reason to see this movie. Otherwise the whole movie looked like it was filmed on a $100 budget. I guess the fight scene at the end was the worst.... Full review
Rethinking American Desi
Jun 02, 2006
ratmsf - imdb.com
Jun 02, 2006ratmsf - imdb.com
I originally saw American Desi when it was first released in theaters and I was in the 8th grade. At the time, I enjoyed the movie's humor immensely and proudly showed the film to several of my non-Indian friends. However,... Full review
A honest atmosphere
Mar 15, 2005
hakapes - imdb.com
Mar 15, 2005hakapes - imdb.com
First I came across Green Card Fever, then I thought to check out another title with Purva Bedi (Nina) and was not disappointed of American Desi. The movie has a very simple storyline and simple acting, but it brings honesty... Full review
THIS MOVIE SUCKS BIGTIME!!!!!
Sep 08, 2004
buddy1888 - yahoo.com
Sep 08, 2004buddy1888 - yahoo.com
This movie seriously doesn't even deserve to be on screen. It is one of the lamest, most annoying films a person could ever watched. I mite as well have watched something else on my home cable than pay for a ticket... Full review
A+ movie
Aug 21, 2004
sweetrani92 - yahoo.com
Aug 21, 2004sweetrani92 - yahoo.com
i actually really enjoyed this movie, i love the dialogues used by salim and deep and all of them did so good that i ended up buying the movie, when i am sad i actually watch this movie and it cheers... Full review
REAL LIFE ,,,,, FUNNY,,,,, HAPPY
Aug 21, 2004
coffeeofpaterson - yahoo.com
Aug 21, 2004coffeeofpaterson - yahoo.com
THIS IS WHAT MOVIE SHOULD BE ALL ABOUT AND MOVIES LIKE THIS MAKES ME GO TO MOVIES. PURE AMERICAN LIFESTYLE. YET HOW OTHER COMMUNITIES ARE ADOPTING THEM SELVES TO IT.... Full review
Funny Movie
Aug 16, 2004
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Aug 16, 2004dev_132001 - yahoo.com
I liked this movie becasue it was so funny. and this movie is very nice because it has love story, funny. but it's not good for kids under age of 13... Full review
Not bad at all
Aug 16, 2004
alekhineoo2 - yahoo.com
Aug 16, 2004alekhineoo2 - yahoo.com
Despite the fact that it very much looked like a low budget movie I found myself glued to the screen. Kal penn's performance was wonderful.... Full review
Critics Reviews
| May 23, 2009Urban Cinefile
I thoroughly enjoyed American Desi -....it's an uplifting, at times hysterically funny, interesting concept, well executed.....The performances are terrific....beyond the laughs, the film has a satisfying emotional curve, showing us....A delightfully funny and upbeat college romp merging American and Indian culture, American Desi is a genuine audience pleaser..... ... Full Review
| Apr 05, 2007Real Bollywood
In the Indian community, a lot of people know me from American Desi, which was a romantic comedy set in a college campus where I play the perfect Indian girl, she said.
One of her first roles was a lead in the Indian-American film American Desi, in which she played the perfect Indian-American college student.
... Full Review
| Sep 25, 2002Rediff India
American Desi pokes fun at the young 20-something NRIs' deep contradictions and conflicts.
Films about the NRI experience made by savvy, intelligent and sharp-witted filmmakers are piling up.
... Full Review
| Sep 25, 2002Rediff India
Katdare remains optimistic.
The film has four people of different religious living together.
My crew was very excited with the script, though they couldn't really relate to some social issues.
... Full Review
Chennai Online
American Desi is definitely a worth-see.
A romantic comedy about the second generation of Indians (Indian Indians, not American Injuns) in America, American Desi is a delightful movie.
There are a couple of jarring flaws in the script though.
... Full Review
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