''Dude, Where's the Party?'' aka ''Where's the party yaar?'' is a 2003 film directed by

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. It stars

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and Sunil Malhotra. It is a comedic film that focuses mainly on the

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experience.

Plot

Harishkumar Satishkumar Patel (Sunil Malhotra) is a geeky student from a small village in

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who is attending the

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, while living with his uncle (his father's best friend). His uncle, Dr. Bakshi, has an American-born son who is Hari's age, Mohan Bakshi (

). Mohan, known as Mo, is a very popular Indian student at UH. He shows Hari around the college but then stays away from him because of Hari's

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ways. Hari, meanwhile, is overly excited because of an astrological prediction that was made by a holy man. The famous astrologer told Hari that he'll meet his ''Sapno Ki Raani'' (the girl of his dreams) in America and her name will begin with alphabet "P". Hari then meets Priya (Tina Cherian), a

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studying fashion, and falls in love with her. In the meanwhile, Mo falls in love with Janvi Valia (

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), a Punjabi girl, but things don't go as planned when Mo invites Janvi to a party. In the film's conclusion, Mo learns important things about his culture, and Hari overcomes his challenges. This film is primarily a comedic portrayal of young

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going through life.

Cast

*Mohan Bakshi:

*Harishkumar Satishkumar Patel: Sunil Malhotra *Ray (Ramesh Kumar): Prem Shah *Supriya Varghese: Tina Cherian *Janvi Valia:

*Shyam Sunder Balabhadrapatramukhi: Sunil Thakkar *Poonam Mehta: Mousami Dave *Jiten Kothari: Jiten Kothari

Reception

The movie got positive reviews from critics.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dude, Where's The Party? 2003 films Films about Indian Americans Films set in Houston Films shot in Houston Films by Desi directors 2000s English-language films Comedy films about Asian Americans