Bollywood Calling is a 2001 Indian English-language

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film written and directed by

Nagesh Kukunoor Nagesh Kukunoor (born 30 March 1967) is an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter and actor known for his works predominantly in Hindi cinema, and few Telugu language films. He is known for his works in parallel cinema, such as ''Hyderab ...

. The film stars Pat Cusick,

Navin Nischol Navin Nischol (18 March 1946 – 19 March 2011) was an Indian actor. He made his debut with the Hindi film ''Sawan Bhadon'' in 1970. In 1996 he worked in Pyar Zindagi Hai along with Rita Bhaduri and Raj Mohammed. The film was shot in Hyderabad. ...

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, and Perizaad Zorabian. The film showcases the satirical nuances of

Bollywood Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...

. It was screened at the

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, and the MAMI Film Festival.

Cast

*Pat Cusick as Patrick Stormaire *

as Manu Kapoor *

as Subramaniam * Perizaad Zorabian as Kajal * Monique Curnen as Karen *Chet Dixon as Abe *

Elahe Hiptoola Elahe Hiptoola is an Indian film producer and former actress. Her credits include producer of ''3 Deewarein'', ''Hyderabad Blues 2'', ''Iqbal'', '' Dor'', and '' Dhanak''. Early life Elahe Hiptoola was born in Mumbai and resides in Hyderabad. C ...

as Reporter *

as Gullu *

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as Mira

References

{{Nagesh Kukunoor, state=collapsed 2001 films English-language Indian films

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Films about actors Films about filmmaking Films about theatre

2001 comedy-drama films Indian comedy-drama films Indian satirical films Films set in the United States Films set in India Films directed by Nagesh Kukunoor 2000s satirical films 2000s Hindi-language films 20th Century Fox films 2000s English-language films