Summary
An alcoholic, cancer-ridden American film-maker decides to produce a Bollywood movie.
Good for
- Friends night
- Drop-in friendly
- Thought-provoking
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 59GoodWatch 56
IMDb6.3
Audience score55%
Running time
1 h 41 min
A typical length for comedies
typical 100101Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 132 countries
+122Released
2001
November 23, 2001
25 years ago
Genres
ComedyDramaMusicLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
HindiMade in
- India
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 3 moreDirecting · 1
- Nagesh Kukunoor Director
Camera · 1
- Keshav Prakash Director of Photography
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