American Chai (2001)

Directed by

Anurag Mehta

Genre

comedy drama

Country

India, United States

Runtime

1h 32m

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An Indian American college student wants to be a musician instead of following the expected path toward medicine, engineering, or law. The film follows his struggles as he tries to balance his family's hopes with his own dreams.

lightheartedgentleplayfuloptimisticwarmbittersweetunderstatedrelatable

What happens

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". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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