Loins Of Punjab Presents

Jameel Khan is hilarious as the pushy, lustful event organizer.....their performances are better but also because their roles are better written..... ... Full Review

First and foremost, this movie is really funny. Now, this movie isn't perfect. The plot is very familiar territory, everyone has something to gain and lose, but a talented cast and a truly hilarious script keep it from staying familiar for too long. ... Full Review

The film looks as if it was fun to make.....it's frightfully formulaic, with nary a twist....Loins" might be funnier to someone inside the culture;....Loins of Punjab Presents" is a sweet movie, full of hugs.... ... Full Review

Loins of Punjab Presents , the highest-rated Bollywood comedy, are hoping to make it as "roaring" a success in the US as it was in India by reaching out beyond Indian Americans. In fact, Acharya said, Shabana Azmi told him that she thought the script was very political, and powerful because the politics were submerged beneath the comedy. ... Full Review

NEW YORK: After a hugely successful run in India, Manish Acharya's delightful comedy 'Loins of Punjab Presents' opened in the Tri-State on September 12. The US is a tougher market as there are many more movies, as well as many more competing entertainment options, from sports, to live music, to plays, to art, etc. So I am finding it hard to calibrate my expectations. ... Full Review

Washington, Sep 14 (IANS) The makers of "Loins of Punjab Presents", the highest-rated Bollywood comedy, are hoping to make it as "roaring" a success in the US as it was in India by reaching out beyond Indian Americans. In fact, Acharya said, Shabana Azmi told him that she thought the script was very political, and powerful because the politics were submerged beneath the comedy. ... Full Review

The contest will be judged by Rickey Yaneza of Rickey.org, founder of one of the most popular American Idol websites, Manish Acharya, the director of "Loins of Punjab Presents," and surprise jurors. Following the familiar trajectory of singing competition TV shows, but with the deadpan humour of Christopher Guest's films, "Loins of Punjab Presents" is a send up of the kitsch shared by both Bollywood and American Idol, where celebrity dreams can be just one catchy performance away. ... Full Review

A novel take on South Asian culture, the film comically and affectionately embraces the quirks of diasporic identity and family. Following the familiar trajectory of singing competition shows, but with a deadpan humour perfectly fitting its small-town, New Jersey hotel conference room setting, Loins Of Punjab Presents is a sly, guilty pleasure, sending up the kitsch shared by both Bollywood and "American Idol", where celebrity dreams can be just one catchy performance away. ... Full Review

Loins of Punjab Presents is cool and youthful. ... Full Review

Loins Of Punjab Presents' is all about scratching the surface to discover the painfully embarrassing dreams and ambitions of a generation that has moved as far away from 'home' as India has moved in the world of globalisation. Or watch the film for its unstoppable flow of brilliantly witty one-liners and for bringing into play Bollywood's film-song culture without being a musical. ... Full Review