American Desi
Synopsis
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.
Top Cast
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Kal Penn
Ajay Pandya
Purva Bedi
Nina Shah
Deep Katdare
Krishnagopal "Kris" Reddy
Ronobir Lahiri
Jagjit Singh
Rizwan Manji
Salim Ali Khan
Anil Kumar
Rakesh Patel
Sunita Param
Farah Saeed
Aladdin Ullah
Gautam Rao
Eric Axen
Eric Berger
Sanjit De Silva
Chandu
Sunil Malhotra
Hemant
Ami Shukla
Priya
Krishen Mehta
Mr. Reddy
Smita Patel
Mrs. Reddy
Bina Sharif
Mrs. Saeed
Tirlok Malik
Mr. Saeed
Laura Lockwood
Shiela
Peter Brouwer
Professor Rosenstein
Release History & Theatrical Window
January 1, 2001
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Financials & Box Office Performance
Production Budget
$250K
Filming & production cost
Worldwide Gross
Pending
Total global ticket sales
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Piyush Dinker Pandya
- Screenplay & Story
- Piyush Dinker Pandya
- Original Score
- Philip Hyland
- Original Title
- American Desi
- Country of Origin
- United States of America, India
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Production Budget
- $250K
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Piyush Dinker Pandya
Piyush Dinker Pandya
Philip Hyland
Cyrus E. Koewing, Deep Katdare, Gitesh Pandya, Piyush Dinker Pandya
Department Leadership Roster
Piyush Dinker Pandya
Director
Cyrus E. Koewing
Producer
Deep Katdare
Producer
Gitesh Pandya
Producer
Piyush Dinker Pandya
Writer
Piyush Dinker Pandya
Producer
Philip Hyland
Original Music Composer
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Frequently Asked Questions About American Desi
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is American Desi about?
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.
Who directed American Desi?
American Desi was directed by Piyush Dinker Pandya.
Who stars in American Desi?
The principal cast of American Desi includes Kal Penn, Purva Bedi, Deep Katdare, Ronobir Lahiri, Rizwan Manji.
When was American Desi released and how long is it?
American Desi was released in 2001 with a total runtime of 1h 40m.
Who composed the musical score for American Desi?
The original motion picture soundtrack for American Desi was composed by Philip Hyland.