| Loins of Punjab Presents | |
|---|---|
 Movie poster for Loins of Punjab Presents | |
| 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 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. NDTV. 5 December 2010. Archived from the original on 8 December 2010. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
- ↑ Lee, Nathan (11 September 2008). "Sociocultural Commentary...and Singing!". The New York Times.
- ↑ "Loins of Punjab". The Hollywood Reporter. 26 November 2007.
External links
- Loins of Punjab Presents - Official Website of the film
- Loins of Punjab Presents at IMDb
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