The Guru

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The Guru

R

Released Jan 31, 2003

1h 31m

Romance

Comedy

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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.

Critics Consensus

A sweetly silly but wafer-thin romantic comedy.

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Empire Magazine

Rated: 4/5

Dec 30, 2006

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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

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Dan Via

Washington Post

A precipitous comedic falloff in the third quarter earns the film a qualified recommendation at best.

Feb 14, 2003

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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

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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

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Film Threat

Rated: 2.5/5

Dec 6, 2005

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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

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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

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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

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steve d

So much talent and yet so embarrassing.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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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

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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

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Daisy von Scherler Mayer

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Heather Graham

Sharonna

Marisa Tomei

Lexi

Jimi Mistry

Ramu Gupta

Michael McKean

Dwain

Christine Baranski

Chantal

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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: StudioCanal, Working Title Films
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)