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Loins of Punjab Presents is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Manish G. Acharya released in USA on 12 september 2008 with Shabana Azmi

Loins of Punjab Presents (2007)

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Released in USA 12 september 2008
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Comedy,    Documentary
Rating70% 3.5391253.5391253.5391253.5391253.539125

Loins of Punjab Presents is a 2007 Indian film directed by Manish Acharya. It stars Shabana Azmi, Ayesha Dharker and Ajay Naidu. The film marked Acharya's first feature film as a director.

Synopsis

A New Jersey town catches Bollywood fever when five Indian-Americans and one Jewish Indophile compete in an amateur Indian Idol-style singing contest. Loins of Punjab Presents satirizes non-resident Indians and Bollywood fans as they vie for the title of "Desi Idol."

Actors

Shabana Azmi

(Rrita Kapoor)Ayesha Dharker

(Opama Menon)Ajay Naidu

(Turbanotorious B.D.G.)Ishita Sharma

(Preeti Patel)Darshan Jariwala
And :
Jameel Khan
Manish G. Acharya
Alexx O'Nell
Seema Rahmani
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