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The Guru (2002)

The Guru poster
Directed by
Daisy von Scherler Mayer
Genre
romantic comedy
Country
United Kingdom, France, United States
Runtime
1h 31m
Rated
R
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 248 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An Indian dance teacher moves to New York hoping for a normal job. He accidentally becomes famous as a sex guru after learning about love and philosophy from a porn star.

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What happens

The Guru is a 2002 sex comedy film written by Tracey Jackson and directed by Daisy von Scherler Mayer. The film centres on a dance teacher who comes to the United States from India to pursue a normal career but incidentally stumbles into a brief but high-profile career as a sex guru, a career based on a philosophy he learns from a pornographic actress. The film stars Jimi Mistry as the eponymous character, Heather Graham as the actress he learns from, and Marisa Tomei, who helps him reach his guru status among her socialite New York City friends. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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