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The Guru

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United Kingdom, France, United States · 2002
Rated R · 1h 31m
Director Daisy von Scherler Mayer
Starring Jimi Mistry, Heather Graham, Marisa Tomei, Michael McKean
Genre Comedy, Romance

Bored with Bollywood movies but fascinated with their Hollywood counterparts from his youth, Ram dreams to become a singer and actor in America, the country where dreams are made. He is encouraged when his American-based close friend, Vijay Rao, comes for visit, and brags about driving a Mercedes and living in a penthouse.

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Dallas Observer by

There are enough good scenes within the 94 minutes of The Guru to make an entertaining coming-attractions trailer.

40

The New Yorker by Anthony Lane

It may have the melody, visage and basics of a Bollywood biggie, but truth be told, The Guru, despite it’s zest and lure, gives the far-off genus a bad wrap. [3 February 2003, p.98]

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New York Daily News by Jack Mathews

The first pleasant surprise of 2003, a cross-cultural romantic comedy that doesn't stint on romance or comedy, and- - when you least expect and most need it- - throws in some jaunty musical numbers of its own.

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The A.V. Club by Nathan Rabin

It's refreshing to see an American movie with an Indian protagonist not played by a white actor in makeup, but it would be a lot more refreshing if that actor (Jimi Mistry) were given a character to play, not just a comic conceit and near-toxic levels of enthusiasm.

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