Like AMERICAN DESI, this family drama deals with the conflicts that plague Americans of Indian ancestry as they try to reconcile conflicting cultural traditions. Since the death of her husband, Anju (actress and food writer Madhur Jaffrey) has lived only for her children, Nina (Sheetal Sheth) and Raj (Faran Tahir), worrying about them constantly. Hard-working, obedient Raj is engaged to the traditionally raised Tejal (Adriane Forlana Erdos), whom his mother selected for him. Though his marital plans are in order, Anju worries that Raj's career as an accountant isn't progressing quickly enough, and nags him — she would say
encourages — to push for a p...
Released:
2001
Rated:
NR
Length:
105 mins