''Loins of Punjab Presents'' is a 2007 Indian film directed by Manish Acharya. It stars

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and

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. The film marked Acharya's feature directorial debut.

Plot

A New Jersey town catches

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fever when five Indian-Americans and one Jewish Indophile compete in an amateur ''

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''-style singing contest. ''Loins of Punjab Presents'' satirizes non-resident Indians and Bollywood fans as they vie for the title of "

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Idol."

Cast

as Rrita Kapoor *

as Opama Menon *

.as .. Turbanotorious B.D.G. * Manish Acharya as Vikram Jaiswal *

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as Mr. Amit Bokade *

Darshan Jariwala Darshan Jariwala (born 29 September 1958) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films, television and stage. He won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for '' Gandhi, My Father''. He is popular for his show in which he was seen as ...

as Sanjeev Patel *Loveleen Mishra as Alpa Patel *

Ishita Sharma Ishita Sharma (born 8 February 1988) is an Indian actress, kathak dancer, entrepreneur and social activist. She began her acting career with theatre and television while still in school, with children's shows like ''Shaka Laka Boom Boom'', a ...

as Preeti Patel *

Kunaal Roy Kapur Kunaal Roy Kapur is an Indian actor, playwright and filmmaker who works in Hindi films and television shows. Early life and background Kunaal comes from a family of mixed Hindu Punjabi and Indian Jewish heritage. His paternal grandfather, Raghu ...

as Raghav White *Michael Raimondi as Josh Cohen *

Samrat Chakrabarti Samrat Chakrabarti (born 22 August 1975) is a British-American film actor and musician of Indian descent. Early life Born in London to Indian Hindu Bengali immigrant parents from Kolkata. He performed in Indian community functions in Boston, ...

as Trance Sen *

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as Wesminton * Seema Rahmani as Sanya Rehman *

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as Mr. Faiz Rehman

Music

#"Dhol Beat" - Ajay Naidu, Samrat Chakrabarti #"Dhol Beat (DJ Suketu feat. Aks remix)" - Ajay Naidu, Samrat Chakrabarti

References

External links

Loins of Punjab Presents
- Official Website of the film * 2007 films English-language Indian films Films scored by Anu Malik Films about Indian Americans 2007 directorial debut films 2000s English-language films {{India-film-stub