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Umrika is a indian film of genre Drama with Suraj Sharma
Umrika (2015)
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Add to a movie listUmrika is a 2015 Indian comedy-drama film directed and written by Prashant Nair and produced by Swati Shetty and Manish Mundra. It stars Suraj Sharma (Life of Pi), Tony Revolori (The Grand Budapest Hotel), Smita Tambe, Rajesh Tailang (Siddharth, The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel), Pramod Pathak, Adil Hussain (Life of Pi), Amit Sial (Titli), Sauraseni Maitra and Prateik Babbar (Dhobi Ghat).
The film premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the World Cinema Dramatic Audience Award. Director Nair said that the film is "about the mythology of America and, more generally, how cultures perceive each other: the stereotypes, assumptions, misunderstandings and labeling as “exotic” of all things unfamiliar".
Synopsis
The film begins with Udai (Prateik Babbar) leaving his village for the United States. Following the death of father, Udai's younger brother Ramakant (Suraj Sharma) realises that the letters his family have been receiving from Udai have been forged by his father and uncle, and learns that Udai vanished when he reached his port city, Mumbai. He embarks upon a journey to locate his brother.Actors
Suraj Sharma
(Ramakant)
Tony Revolori
(Lalu)
Prateik Babbar
(Udai)
Smita Tambe
(Mère de Ramakant)
Adil Hussain
(Agent de l’Immigration)
Amit Sial
(Rajan)
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