''Definition Please'' is a 2020 American comedy-drama film written, produced and directed by

Sujata Day Sujata Choudhury (born June 27, 1984), credited professionally as Sujata Day, is an American actress, model and screenwriter. She is best known for her roles as CeeCee in the Issa Rae web series, '' The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl'' (201 ...

, who is also the star. It is Day's feature directorial debut.

Cast

as Monica Chowdry *

Ritesh Rajan Ritesh Rajan (born October 23, 1988) is an American actor. He portrayed Linus Ahluwalia on the Freeform television series ''Stitchers'' (2015–2017) and also appeared as Mowgli's father in the 2016 adventure film ''The Jungle Book''. Ea ...

as Sonny *

Jake Choi Jake Choi (born January 14, 1985) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Miggy on the ABC comedy ''Single Parents''. He previously starred in '' Front Cover'', an LGBTQ independent film. Choi has also appeared in '' Younger'', ''E ...

as Richie *

Anna Khaja Anna Khaja is an American actress and playwright. She is known for her roles as Indira in AMC's post-apocalyptic horror drama '' The Walking Dead: World Beyond'', Manisha Al-Jamil in the NBC comedy series ''The Good Place'', Sita Parrish in '' Q ...

as Jaya *

Lalaine Lalaine Vergara-Paras (born June 3, 1987) is an American actress, singer-songwriter, and bassist. She is known for playing Miranda Sanchez in ''Lizzie McGuire'', Abby Ramirez in '' You Wish!'', and Kate in the 1999 remake of ''Annie''. After app ...

as Krista *

LeVar Burton Levar Burton Jr. (born February 16, 1957) is an American actor, director, and television host, best known for playing Geordi La Forge in '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' (1987–1994). He also played Kunta Kinte in the ABC miniseries ''Root ...

as himself *

Katrina Bowden Katrina Bowden (born September 19, 1988) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Cerie on the NBC sitcom ''30 Rock'' (2006–2013) and as Flo Fulton on the CBS daytime soap opera ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' (2019–prese ...

as Crystal Cane *

Eugene Byrd Eugene Byrd (born August 28, 1975) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Wink in the film '' 8 Mile'' and Dr. Clark Edison on the FOX series '' Bones''. Early life Byrd was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Gre ...

as Wayland Pines *

Parvesh Cheena Parvesh Singh Cheena (born July 22, 1979) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Gupta in the TV series ''Outsourced'' and as Sunil Odhav on ''Crazy Ex-Girlfriend''. He also voices Bodhi in '' T.O.T.S.'' Early life Cheena was ...

as Jimit Uncle * Sonal Shah as Dr. Ali *

Tim Chiou Tim Chiou (born November 23, 1979) is an American actor who has played a number of television and film roles. He most notably played the reoccurring role of the venture capitalist Ed Chen on Season 4 of HBO's ''Silicon Valley''. Education Chiou ...

as Dr. Chiou *Kunal Dudheker as Rahul *

Meera Simhan Meera Simhan is an English film and stage actress and writer. She appeared in ''Date Movie'' (2006) and several television and stage productions. She had a recurring role in ''Anger Management'' in 2013 and 2014. She was born in England ...

as Mrs. Gandhi *Maya Kapoor as Payal

Plot

A former Scribbs

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champion must reconcile with her estranged brother when he returns home to help care for their sick mother.

Release

The film premiered in August 2020 at the

Bentonville Film Festival The Bentonville Film Festival (BFF) is an American film festival held annually in Bentonville, Arkansas that focuses on diversity. Foundation Bentonville Film Festival was founded by actress Geena Davis and ARC Entertainment executive Trevor Dr ...

and in October 2020 at the

Asian American International Film Festival The Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF) is the first and longest-running film festival to showcase the works of emerging and experienced Asian and Asian American filmmakers and media artists in the US. The programming includes a di ...

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acquired the distribution rights to the film in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand, and it was released on January 21, 2022 on

Netflix Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a fil ...

Reception

Beandrea July of ''

The Hollywood Reporter ''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Cinema of the United States, Hollywood film industry, film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade pap ...

'' gave the film a positive review, calling it "A funny, reflective good time of a debut."

References

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* * 2020 films 2020 directorial debut films 2020 comedy-drama films American comedy-drama films American independent films Films about Indian Americans 2020s English-language films 2020s American films Comedy-drama films about Asian Americans {{Comedy-drama-film-stub