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Loins of Punjab Presents

Released Sep 12, 2008

1 hr. 28 min.

Comedy

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64%

11 Reviews

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72%

250+ Ratings

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The lives of seven strangers collide at a singing contest.

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Funny, humorous comedy indian-american stereotypes that compete over a Bollywood Idol in a hilarious way.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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A less than humorous cultural comedy with mediocre acting.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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good acting and casting but more of the same. No new takeouts from the movie

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Moments of very-funny interspersed between others that are not-so-much. Overall, a decent watch.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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After so long i watched a random desi flick and to say the least i was very much impressed by director Manish Acharya's debut movie."Loins of Punjab presents" is all abt a desi idol singing contest in New Jersey and the story of various participants in it..and some of them are damn hilarious...Honestly speaking i never ever heard the name of some of these actors bfore but after watching the movie i was really impressed by some of them like ajay naidu,seema rahmani. In terms of acting Shabana Azmi is well.."Shabana Azmi"..a wonderful actress..can do a role of a dominant,power crazed socialite so effortlessly..Ajay Naidu as a bhangra rappper is too good..he is the one to watch out for.. and taking various brilliant actors from theater and even by acting himself..Manish Acharya has done a wonderful job... Its funny and u relate to it..even i m not an Indian-American...but still do watch it if u r looking for a change...3.5 from me..

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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this one will go down as one in my list of the much better desi-American movies... brilliant work by the director (may he RIP) and the actors...

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Manish Acharya

Director

Manish Acharya

Vikram Tejwani

Avantika Akerkar

Ashwini

Shabana Azmi

Rrita Kapoor

Manish Acharya

Writer

Anuvab Pal

Writer

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Shubhra Gupta

The Indian Express

Loins of Punjab Presents has such a transparent motive to entertain, mainly by making you laugh, and perhaps shed a tear that it charms you.

May 31, 2019

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Maitland McDonagh

Time Out

Rated: 3/5

Nov 17, 2011

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Reyhan Harmanci

San Francisco Chronicle

It's frightfully formulaic, with nary a twist or turn on the patented mockumentary form.

Rated: 1/4

Nov 7, 2008

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Stan Hall

Oregonian

The concept is witty even if many jokes fall flat or are incomprehensible to outsiders, and it's an interesting angle on the inclusive ideal pitted against ethnic authenticity.

Mar 20, 2009

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Andy Klein

Los Angeles CityBeat

The most obvious model for this sweet, low-budget production is Christopher Guest's Best in Show ... except with desis instead of doggies.

Nov 12, 2008

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Bob Strauss

Los Angeles Daily News

The movie maintains a nice balance between affection for its fame-seekers and sharp jokes at their expense.

Rated: 3/4

Nov 7, 2008

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Synopsis

The lives of seven strangers collide at a singing contest.

Director: Manish Acharya
Screenwriter: Manish Acharya, Anuvab Pal
Distributor: Emerging Pictures
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 12, 2008, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 6, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $39.9K

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