American Desi (2001)

American Desi
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Release Date	16 March 2001
Genre	Drama, Comedy, Romance
Country	USA India
Filming Locations	Edison, New Jersey, USA
Language	English
Sound Mix	DTS
Color	Color

American Desi is a 2001 American film with Indian influence, notable for featuring many prominent South Asian American actors. Also featured is an a cappella version of the Hindi classic "Aap Jaisa Koi", sung by Penn Masala and originally from the movie Qurbani. The term Desi in the title refers to the peoples and cultures of the Indian subcontinent.

Cast and Crew

Cast

Deep Katdare

Kris, Krishna Gopal Reddy

Purva Bedi

Nina Shah

Ronobir Lahiri

Jagjit Singh

Rizwan Manji

Salim Ali Khan

Kal Penn

Ajay Pandya

Anil Kumar

Rakesh Patel

Sunita Param

Farah Saaed

Aladdin Ullah

Gautam Rao

Eric Axen

Eric Berger

Sanjit De Silva

Chandu

Sunil Malhotra

Hemant

Ami Shukla

Priya

Krishen Mehta

Krishna's father

Smita Patel

Mrs. Reddy

Bina Sharif

Mrs. Saeed

Tirlok Malik

Mr. Saeed

Ravi Khanna

Mr. Singh

Peggy Robinson

Eric's Mother

Pradip Kothari

Mahesh Uncle

Sarika Chawla

Neelam

Maya Vyas

Garba Dancer, Indian Family member

Sujana Chandrasekhar

Indian family member

Prabha Prasad

Indian family member

M. Ramamathan

Indian family member

Sajan Ramanathan

Indian family member

Lakshmi Ramanathan

Indian family member

Chetan Rangachar

Indian family member

Kailas Rangachar

Indian family member

Leela Rangachar

Indian family member

Raghu Rangachar

Indian family member

Sumana Rangachar

Indian family member

Rebecca Hewitt

Rollerblading girl, Jogger

Lauren Taub

Girl in Eric's Dorm

Joanne Stern

Bookstore Clerk

Kevin Kane

Intimidated Student

Peter Brouwer

Professor Rosenstein

D. Jiminez

Pan Bi Yong

Sarah Iffland

Dining Hall Girl #1

Kim Donovan

Dining Hall Girl #2

Robert Roznowski

Hohnathon Scott

Mirjana Pekovic

Mary Fuller

Hsin-Ping Chang

Indian Club Member

Bhavesh Pandya

Indian Club Member

Dipen Patel

Indian Club Member

Chau Tai

Indian Club Member

Danny Talati

Indian Club Member

Ricky Talati

Indian Club Member

Matt Mitler

Indian Grocery Store Clerk

Nicki Cochrane

Auntie #1

Yolande Bavan

Auntie #2

Elena Melnik

Tower Girl

Sarah Hutson

Shower Girl

Cindy List

Shower Girl

Ellen Mendlow

Shower Girl

Denise Oswald

Shower Girl

Sally Randa

Shower Girl

Heather Robinson

Jackie

Rekha Malhotra

Bangra Party Host

Sujit Chawla

Bhangra Party Host

Laura Lockwood

Shiela

Raj Pandya

Garba Band

Smruti Pandya

Garba Band

Amit Pandya

Garba Band

Jigar Pandya

Garba Band

Eshna Pandya

Garba Band

Ragini Pandya

Garba Band

Kamal Patel

Garba Dancer #1

Niti Patel

Garba Dancer #2

Tanvi H. Amin

Garba Dancer

Megha Barot

Garba Dancer

Nidhi Chaudhary

Garba Dancer

Arti Desai

Garba Dancer

Avana Desai

Garba Dancer

Bina Desai

Garba Dancer

Shalini Desai

Garba Dancer

Vaishali Desai

Garba Dancer

Adarsh Doshi

Garba Dancer

Sonam Dubal

Garba Dancer

Shavata Gaind

Garba Dancer

Amish Jani

Garba Dancer

Anju Kamkolkar

Garba Dancer

Nidhi Khanna

Garba Dancer

Punchali Khanna

Garba Dancer

Rima Kotak

Garba Dancer

Madhuri Kothari

Garba Dancer

Joti Malhotra

Garba Dancer

Pooja Mehta

Garba Dancer

Sanjay Mehta

Garba Dancer

Kaushal Pandya

Garba Dancer

Ajay Patel

Garba Dancer

Ami Patel

Arti Patel

Garba Dancer

Arpana Patel

Garba Dancer

Avni Patel

Garba Dancer

Bijal Patel

Garba Dancer

Binny Patel

Garba Dancer

Dhruva Patel

Garba Dancer

Gaurav Patel

Garba Dancer

Hemal Patel

Garba Dancer

Jayna Patel

Garba Dancer

Jeegisha Patel

Garba Dancer

Krina Patel

Garba Dancer

Kruti Patel

Garba Dancer

Manish Patel

Garba Dancer

Palka Patel

Garba Dancer

Payal Patel

Garba Dancer

Prital Patel

Garba Dancer

Rachit Patel

Garba Dancer

Rinku Patel

Garba Dancer

Ritesh Patel

Garba Dancer

Roshni Patel

Garba Dancer

Ruta Patel

Garba Dancer

Sejal Patel

Garba Dancer

Shivani Patel

Garba Dancer

Sonali G. Patel

Garba Dancer

Suketu Patel

Garba Dancer

Sweta Patel

Garba Dancer

Tapan Patel

Garba Dancer

Tulsi Patel

Garba Dancer

Vishal Patel

Garba Dancer

Amit Shah

Garba Dancer

Prapti Shah

Garba Dancer

Purvi Shah

Garba Dancer

Ritesh Shah

Garba Dancer

Kavita Vishnuram

Garba Dancer

Joshil Vitha

Garba Dancer

Parag Vora

Garba dancer #4

Director

Piyush Dinker Pandya

Producer

Piyush Dinker Pandya

written by, producer

Sujit Chawla

associate producer

Deep Katdare

producer, executive producer

Cyrus Koewing

executive producer

Gitesh Pandya

producer

Kaushal Pandya

associate producer

Olivier Serra

associate producer

Robert Tate

line producer

Original Music

Wig

Cinematographer

Renato Falcão

Editor

Robert Tate

Production Designer

Len Clayton

Art Director

Len Clayton

Makeup Department

Cindy List

hair stylist, makeup artist

Sally Randa

assistant makeup artist

Production Manager

Ellen Mendlow

production manager

Mark Tocher

post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Heather Robinson

assistant director

Robert Roznowski

assistant director

Art Department

Nik Chinboukas

carpenter

Andy Dorr

assistant art director

John El Manahi

sculptor, assistant art director

Bhavani Rao

assistant set dresser

Gus Vitureira

carpenter

Sound Department

Michael Furjanic

sound editor, foley artist

Matthew Polis

sound re-recording mixer, supervising sound editor

Chris Stearns

assistant sound

Robert Tate

sound

Michael Jordan

sound re-recording mixer

Stunts

Dave Hutson

fight choreographer

Camera and Electrical Department

Leo Alvarez

gaffer: New Jersey

Susan Heller

best boy: Middlesex County College

Nikhil Kamkolkar

assistant camera

Marc Labbate

gaffer: Middlesex County College, best boy: New Jersey

Chris Lally

crane operator

Dave Pisani

gaffer: New York

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Sarina Singh

wardrobe

Editorial Department

Nick Dibeneditto

negative cutter: N&D Films

Cindy Thoennessen

assistant editor

Music Department

Brian Bongo Davis

music supervisor

Other Crew

Karen Bhatia

script supervisor

Joe Campanella

production assistant

Bob Costaine

airbrush artist

Reshma Gopaldas

production assistant

Kenny Higgins

production assistant

Ami Jain

jeweller

Srikant Nadkarni

production accountant

Gitesh Pandya

unit publicist

Dipen Patel

production assistant

Kamal Patel

assistant choreographer

Smita Patel

choreographer

Bhavani Rao

production assistant

Puneet Sharma

production assistant

Ben Slatkin

production assistant

Lauren Taub

production assistant

Shacheendra Vinod

production assistant

Vikas Bandhu

production assistant

Thanks

Christophe Aroyo

thanks

David Atkinson

thanks

Paul Canniff

thanks

Doug Graham

thanks

Sharda Katdare

thanks

Vasant Katdare

thanks

Qasim Khan

thanks

Albert Koewing

thanks

Jane Koewing

thanks

Pradip Kothari

thanks

Pravin Kundamal

thanks: SVJ LLC

Ted Larkin

thanks

John Mandano

thanks: Middlesex County College

Terry McGlincy

thanks: Middlesex County College

Joe Oriente

thanks

Dinker Pandya

thanks

Madhu Pandya

thanks

Ashok Patel

thanks: Howard Johnson

Dolly Patel

thanks

Kaushik Patel

thanks

Jaideep Punjabi

thanks

Sean Reddington

thanks

Mohammed Rizwanullah

thanks

Sidney Rogers

thanks

Satinder Sadhar

thanks

Olivier Serra

thanks

Bhanu Solanki

thanks

Dhiraj Solanki

thanks

Joanne Stern

thanks: Middlesex County College

David Teitelbaum

thanks

Tim Vincent

thanks

Peter Wainman

thanks

Grant Winton

thanks

Marina Winton

thanks

Production Company

American Desi Productions

Blue Rock Entertainment

Distributor

Box Office Entertainment

Channel Nine Entertainment Ltd.

Cinebella Entertainment

Double Loop Films

Indica Productions

Special Effects

Heavylight Inc.

Miscellaneous

Banque Paribas

special thanks

City of Edison, New Jersey

special thanks

Du Art Film and Video

post production lab

Film Payment Services

payroll services

Hit Syndicate Entertainment

special thanks

House of Dipali Inc.

special thanks

Howard Johnson

thanks

Johnny Jones and the Hit Syndicate

thanks

N&D Film and Video

negative cutting

New York City Mayor's Office of Film, Theater & Broadcasting, The

special thanks

Puresound

sound post-production

SVJ

thanks

Township of Chatham, NJ

special thanks

Related Lists

English-language films

American comedy films

2000s comedy films

2001 films

Films set in New Jersey

Asian American films

Desi films

Films by Desi directors

Indian American films

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