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| Directed by | Manish Acharya |
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| Written by | Manish Acharya Anuvab Pal |
| Produced by | Manish Acharya |
| Starring | Shabana Azmi Ayesha Dharker Ajay Naidu |
| Cinematography | Arvind Kannabiran |
| Edited by | Chris Dillon |
| Music by | Michael Cohen
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| Country | India United States |
| Language | English
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Loins of Punjab Presents is a 2007 Indian film directed by Manish Acharya. It stars Shabana Azmi, Ayesha Dharker and Ajay Naidu. The film marked Acharya's feature directorial debut.[1][2][3]
Plot
A New Jersey town catches Bollywood fever when five Indian-Americans and one Jewish Indophile compete in an amateur Indian Idol-style singing contest. Loins of Punjab Presents satirizes non-resident Indians and Bollywood fans as they vie for the title of "Desi Idol."
Cast
- Shabana Azmi as Rrita Kapoor
- Ayesha Dharker as Opama Menon
- Ajay Naidu .as .. Turbanotorious B.D.G.
- Manish Acharya as Vikram Jaiswal
- Jameel Khan as Mr. Amit Bokade
- Darshan Jariwala as Sanjeev Patel
- Loveleen Mishra as Alpa Patel
- Ishita Sharma as Preeti Patel
- Kunaal Roy Kapur as Raghav White
- Michael Raimondi as Josh Cohen
- Samrat Chakrabarti as Trance Sen
- Alexx ONell as Wesminton
- Seema Rahmani as Sanya Rehman
- Yusuf Hussain as Mr. Faiz Rehman
Music
- "Dhol Beat" - Ajay Naidu, Samrat Chakrabarti
- "Dhol Beat (DJ Suketu feat. Aks remix)" - Ajay Naidu, Samrat Chakrabarti
References
- ↑ Manish Acharya dies after falling off a horse. Press Trust of India(2010-12-05).
- ↑ Sociocultural Commentary...and Singing!. The New York Times(11 September 2008).
- ↑ Loins of Punjab. The Hollywood Reporter(26 November 2007).
External links
- Loins of Punjab Presents - Official Website of the film
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