Loins of Punjab Presents
Loins of Punjab Presents | |
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Directed by | Manish Acharya |
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 |
Distributed by | Horn OK Please Entertainment |
Release date | 21 September 2007 |
Countries | India United States |
Language | English |
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 first feature film as a director.[1]
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.
- Ishita Sharma as Preeti Patel
- Jameel Khan as Mr. Bokade
- Kunaal Roy Kapur
- Michael Raimondi as Josh Cohen
- Samrat Chakrabarti as Trance Sen
- Alexx ONell as Wesminton
- Seema Rahmani as Sania Rehman
Music
- "Dhol Beat" - Ajay Naidu, Samrat Chakrabarti
- "Dhol Beat (remix)" - Ajay Naidu, Samrat Chakrabarti
References
- ^ "Manish Acharya dies after falling off a horse". Press Trust of India. NDTV. 5 December 2010. Archived from the original on 8 December 2010. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
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