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• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Run Time: 100 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0001HCNEI
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #179,696 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BEST DESI MOVIE EVER!!!, June 15, 2004

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Jens Mundackal (Thornwood, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: American Desi (DVD)

IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE INDIAN CULTURE SEE THIS MOVIE. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I LIKED ABOUT THIS MOVIE IS THAT IT'S NOT A TYPICAL BOLLYWOOD MOVIE WHERE THERE ARE DANCES AND LIP-SINGING. THIS MOVIE IS NOT LIKE THAT AT ALL. IT SHOWS LIKE A HOLLYWOOD MOVIE. IT'S DIFFERENT.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars When Indians and Americans Clash, July 30, 2004

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Miss Patel "Amita Patel" (Buckinghamshire, England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: American Desi (DVD)

The film is basicly a bout a Indian American who does not like Indian culture and does everything he can to avoid it, but it doesnt help that his family id Indian. Krishnagopal (The main character, the Indian American) lives his life the American way. When he goes to college, things change, in a way he would never have imagined. Whilst there he falls in love with a Indian girl called Nina Shah. This is a comedy. Watch the ways he tries to win Nina over and deal with his room mates - who if i may say are hilarious. This is a must watch movie

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great film, February 3, 2005

A Kid's Review

This review is from: American Desi (DVD)

this movie is about a guy named kris who hates being indian and goes off to college feeling happy to get away from home, but he gets stuck with indian roomates and crushes on an indian girl. It really funny and I'm sure many east indian youth like myself can relate to the movie. There's also a lot of hilarious jokes throughout. There is a lot of diversity when it comes to south asian people overall and it's shown very nicely in the movie. For example, Kris's roomates include an indian guy who is into hip hop, a sikh guy, a muslim guy, and so on

This movie is recommended to all of those who think indian people are only cab drivers and caretakers, this movie will prove you wrong and maybe films like these are the start of people of my race being portrayed as who they truly are(for once!) in the Western society cultural context: highly educated and very social, outgoing and assimilated into dominant culture, more or less. There needs to be more films with south asian youth, I can't wait to see more. Hollywood better start taking notes
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