Watch American Desi (2001) Official Trailer
5.9 / 10 IMDb January 1, 2001 1h 40m
College freshman Krishna Reddy, who has never cared for his Indian-American cultural heritage, looks forward to a new life on campus but is surprised to find that he has been assigned Indian roommates.
Director
Runtime
1h 40m
Release Date
January 1, 2001
Genre
Comedy, Romance, Drama
Status
Released
Budget
$250,000
Languages
English
Country
United States of America, India
Cast
Kal Penn
as Ajay Pandya
Purva Bedi
as Nina Shah
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Deep Katdare
as Krishnagopal "Kris" Reddy
Ronobir Lahiri
as Jagjit Singh
Rizwan Manji
as Salim Ali Khan
Anil Kumar
as Rakesh Patel
Sunita Param
as Farah Saeed
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Aladdin Ullah
as Gautam Rao
Eric Axen
as Eric Berger
Sanjit De Silva
as Chandu
Sunil Malhotra
as Hemant
Ami Shukla
as Priya
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Krishen Mehta
as Mr. Reddy
No photo
Smita Patel
as Mrs. Reddy
No photo
Bina Sharif
as Mrs. Saeed
Tirlok Malik
as Mr. Saeed
No photo
Laura Lockwood
as Shiela
Peter Brouwer
as Professor Rosenstein
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