Miss India America

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Miss India America
Directed by Ravi Kapoor
Written byRavi Kapoor
Meera Simhan
Produced byMegha Kadakia
Saurabh Kikani
Starring
CinematographyAlan Caudillo
Edited byVarun Viswanath
Music byAmritha Vaz
Production
companies
Mr. Kicks and Lady Megs
Simhan and Kapoor
Distributed by MarVista Entertainment
Release dates
  • 27 February 2015 (2015-02-27)(Cinequest Film Festival)
  • 14 March 2016 (2016-03-14)(US)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Miss India America is a 2015 American comedy-drama film directed by Ravi Kapoor, starring Tiya Sircar and Hannah Simone. [1]

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Cast

Reception

Justin Lowe of The Hollywood Reporter wrote that the film has "genuine charm" and praised the script and the performances of Sircar and Simone. [2]

Allen Pham of the Daily Trojan called the film "campy" and "enjoyable". [3]

Ben Sachs of the Chicago Reader wrote that the film "hews closely to Hollywood formula despite being an independent production." [4]

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References

  1. Daswani, Kavita (25 March 2016). "'Miss India America' takes a page from Hollywood's South Asian film community". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  2. Lowe, Justin (10 June 2015). "'Miss India America': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  3. Pham, Allen (30 March 2016). "Miss India America plays on cross cultural references". Daily Trojan . Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  4. Sachs, Ben (2 April 2015). "Miss India America". Chicago Reader . Retrieved 26 January 2024.