American Desi (2001)
- Directed by
- Piyush Dinker Pandya
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Rating
- 5.9 of 10 from 10 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A college student who avoids his Indian heritage finds himself at a university with many South Asian American classmates. He reconnects with his culture through friendships and music.
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What happens
American Desi is a 2001 Indian-American comedy film. It is notable for featuring many prominent South Asian American actors and features an a cappella version by Penn Masala of Nazia Hassan's classic "Aap Jaisa Koi", originally from the Indian film Qurbani. The term Desi in the title refers to the people and cultures of the Indian subcontinent. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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