''Indian Cowboy'' is a 2004

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n independent feature film that belongs to a growing list of independently produced films in

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by filmmakers of South Asian descent. Featuring a bevy of South Asian actors including

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, this film premiered at the

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in August 2004 and was released in North America on February 23, 2007. ''Indian Cowboy'' released on Amazon Prime streaming in May 2016. Writer/Filmmaker Nikhil Kamkolkar spoke about it with Mashable and referred to the true democratization of distribution for filmmakers.

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