Miss India America
| Miss India America | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ravi Kapoor |
| Written by | Ravi Kapoor Meera Simhan |
| Produced by | Megha Kadakia Saurabh Kikani |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Alan Caudillo |
| Edited by | Varun Viswanath |
| Music by | Amritha Vaz |
Production companies | Mr. Kicks and Lady Megs Simhan and Kapoor |
| Distributed by | MarVista Entertainment |
Release dates |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Miss India America is a 2015 American comedy-drama film directed by Ravi Kapoor, starring Tiya Sircar and Hannah Simone.[1]
Cast
- Tiya Sircar as Lily Prasad
- Hannah Simone as Sonia Nielson
- Kosha Patel as Seema
- Meera Simhan as Gita Prasad
- Bernard White as Sam Prasad
- Satya Bhabha as Sanjay
- Cas Anvar as Deep Panday
- Kunal Sharma as Karim
- Anjali Bhimani as Pinky Matthews
- Anushka Rani as Nita Nanji
- Sameera Rock as Reshma Mathur
- Anna George as Divya Nielson
- Rima Rajan as Preeti Grewal
- Chriselle Almeida as Bindu Kapoor
- Nandini Minocha as Bindu's mother
- Vikki Gurdas as Renu Nanji
- Kevin Symons as Dr. Mike
- Sonal Shah as Volunteer 1
- Kristina Anapau as Soap Opera Patient
- Rachna Khatau as MC
- Rizwan Manji as Balu Patel
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]
The film won Best Screenplay at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival and the CAAM Fest Narrative Jury Award for Best Feature.[5][6]
References
- ^ Daswani, Kavita (March 25, 2016). "'Miss India America' takes a page from Hollywood's South Asian film community". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ^ Lowe, Justin (June 10, 2015). "'Miss India America': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ^ Pham, Allen (March 30, 2016). "Miss India America plays on cross cultural references". Daily Trojan. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ^ Sachs, Ben (April 2, 2015). "Miss India America". Chicago Reader. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ^ Petski, Denise (April 14, 2022). "'The Son In Law': Meera Simhan Joins Chris Sullivan & Reema Sampat In ABC Comedy Pilot". Deadline. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
- ^ Lowe, Justin (June 10, 2015). "'Miss India America': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 27, 2024.