Synopsis
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
- Kal PennAjay Pandya
- Purva BediNina Shah
- Deep KatdareKrishnagopal "Kris" Reddy
- Ronobir LahiriJagjit Singh
- Rizwan ManjiSalim Ali Khan
- Anil KumarRakesh Patel
- Sunita ParamFarah Saeed
- Aladdin UllahGautam Rao
- Eric AxenEric Berger
- Sanjit De SilvaChandu
Recommendations
- 80
Wall Street Journal
Mr. Pandya tells a story of conflicted assimilation that's been told before, but he and his exuberant cast invest it with fresh energy and winning humor. - 50
New York Daily News
With a few exceptions, the Indian characters are two-dimensional buffoons whose traditions are presented as silly quirks meant for cheap laughs. - 50
Christian Science Monitor
The subject is likable and the story has possibilities, but why does every single performance sink into a self-indulgent mess of hammy overacting? - 50
The New York Times
Most of it has to do with the ways younger Indian-Americans keep their culture alive in the United States and the ways they don't. - 50
Village Voice
Clubfooted but earnest, Pandya's movie never forgets about its second-gen issues, but never quite plumbs them, either. - 50
TV Guide Magazine
The script is often obvious and much of the acting is amateurish (Rakesh's comic sidekicks are just dismal), though Purva Bedi is a shining exception — she's got star quality to burn. - 38
New York Post
Despite some genuinely funny scenes, American Desi turns out to be inferior to the as yet unreleased "ABCD" and even last year's "Chutney Popcorn."