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The Guru

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A young Indian dance teacher named Ramu Gupta (Jimi Mistry) embarks for New York City in pursuit of fame and fortune, only to find himself working as a waiter in an Indian restaurant. Through an encounter with Sharonna (Heather Graham), a beautiful adult-film star, the shy, inexperienced Ramu is mistaken for a spiritual leader - the Guru of Sex - and becomes an overnight celebrity. Fame comes at a price, however, and Ramu must choose between his newfound fame and his love for Sharonna.
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A sweetly silly but wafer-thin romantic comedy.

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Empire Magazine Rated: 4/5 Dec 30, 2006 Full Review Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle There's not a whole lot of heft to von Scherler Mayer's romantic comedy with ethnic Indian entanglements; it's like overdone naan, too flaky and ephemeral for its own good, but still somehow appetizing. Rated: 2/5 Mar 10, 2003 Full Review Dan Via Washington Post A precipitous comedic falloff in the third quarter earns the film a qualified recommendation at best. Feb 14, 2003 Full Review Felicia Feaster Creative Loafing It's the kind of half-cocked story only a Hollywood executive living in the midst of pretense, piety and crackpot fads could love. Jan 29, 2020 Full Review Betsy Bozdech DVDJournal.com Has the kind of edge and creativity (not to mention nudity) that mainstream 'rom-coms' almost uniformly lack. Rated: 2/4 Nov 6, 2006 Full Review Film Threat Rated: 2.5/5 Dec 6, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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erdene c Wow.Really! Wonderful man!! I hope it will give hope to others.in today's society srlf-developing wery much. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/22/24 Full Review Munkhjargal A about an Indian guy. He went to New York City to gain more fame. However, when she was working as a waitress in an Indian restaurant, sparks flew between the two of them because she had a movie star actress. he was able to raise his reputation, and on the other hand, he was in love with her. I would like to thank the director for showing the relationship of this method in such a way. and it turned out to be a very interesting movie. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/22/24 Full Review Bahad j It was a really good movie. Very instructive. I really liked it. I will watch it again later.Also, I really like the small details of the movie. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/21/24 Full Review steve d So much talent and yet so embarrassing. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Good mixture of American comedy with Bollywood dance numbers thrown in. Some of the humor works some does not. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/04/19 Full Review Audience Member Not a good film at all. The so-called "funny" bits are so lame that they are unable to elicit a feeble chuckle, much less a full-blown laugh. And, although the drama is more laughable than the comedy, it's too half-baked and cringe-worthy to keep the average viewer from racing for the box office to demand a refund. The acting is almost as bad as the screenwriting and direction. Jimi Mystry hits all the wrong notes and although there are times when he's okay, but those are usually in scenes where he plays opposite the terminally untalented Heather Graham, who is inept doing comedy and unwatchable attempting drama. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A young Indian dance teacher named Ramu Gupta (Jimi Mistry) embarks for New York City in pursuit of fame and fortune, only to find himself working as a waiter in an Indian restaurant. Through an encounter with Sharonna (Heather Graham), a beautiful adult-film star, the shy, inexperienced Ramu is mistaken for a spiritual leader - the Guru of Sex - and becomes an overnight celebrity. Fame comes at a price, however, and Ramu must choose between his newfound fame and his love for Sharonna.
Director
Daisy von Scherler Mayer
Producer
Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Michael London
Screenwriter
Tracey Jackson
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Production Co
Working Title Films, StudioCanal
Rating
R (Strong Sexual Content|Language)
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 31, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA)
$3.0M
Runtime
1h 31m
Sound Mix
Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, SDDS, DTS-ES, Dolby A, Surround, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)