Dude, Where's the Party?

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Dude, Where's the Party?
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Dude, Where's the Party? DVD cover
Directed by Benny Mathews
Screenplay by Benny Mathews
Soham Mehta
Rikesh Patel
Sunil Thakkar
Story bySunil Thakkar
Produced bySunil Thakkar
Starring Kal Penn
Sunil Malhotra
Prem Shah
Tina Cherian
Serena Varghese
Sunil Thakkar
Mousami Dave
CinematographyAnthony Fennel
Edited by Shimit Amin
Music by Shimit Amin
Yogi Goyal
Distributed byMusic Masala Films
Release date
  • May 28, 2003 (2003-05-28)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Dude, Where's the Party? aka Where's the party yaar? is a 2003 film directed by Benny Mathews. It stars Kal Penn and Sunil Malhotra. It is a comedic film that focuses mainly on the Indian American experience.

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Plot

Harishkumar Satishkumar Patel (Sunil Malhotra) is a geeky student from a small village in Gujarat, India who is attending the University of Houston, while living with his uncle (his father's best friend). His uncle, Dr. Bakshi, has an American-born son who is Hari's age, Mohan Bakshi (Kal Penn). Mohan, known as Mo, is a very popular Indian student at UH. He shows Hari around the college but then stays away from him because of Hari's nerdy ways.

Hari, meanwhile, is overly excited because of an astrological prediction that was made by a holy man. The famous astrologer told Hari that he'll meet his Sapno Ki Raani (the girl of his dreams) in America and her name will begin with alphabet "P". Hari then meets Priya (Tina Cherian), a Malayali studying fashion, and falls in love with her. In the meanwhile, Mo falls in love with Janvi Valia (Serena Varghese), a Punjabi girl, but things don't go as planned when Mo invites Janvi to a party. In the film's conclusion, Mo learns important things about his culture, and Hari overcomes his challenges. This film is primarily a comedic portrayal of young Indian Americans going through life.

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Reception

The movie got positive reviews from critics. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Movie Review: Where's the Party Yaar?". www.austinchronicle.com.
  2. ↑ Foundas, Scott (September 8, 2003). "Where's the Party Yaar?".
  3. ↑ "Where's The Party Yaar?". The A.V. Club. September 2, 2003.
  4. ↑ Kehr, Dave (September 5, 2003). "FILM REVIEW; Fresh Off the Boat From India And He's Yearning to Be Cool". The New York Times– via NYTimes.com.
  5. ↑ "The Fraught Identity of 'Where's the Party Yaar' | Nadya Agrawal". Catapult. June 10, 2021.
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