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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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Add to a movie listLoins 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.
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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
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