Rating: R
Genre:
Comedy
Theatrical Release: 01/31/2003(USA)
Release Date: 06/03/2003
SubTitles: French/Espanol
Dubbed: English/French/Espanol
Sound: DD5.1/DTS
Run Time: 95 Minutes
Flags: Adult Situations, Strong Sexual Content, Adult Language
Distributor/Studio: Universal Studios
A visitor from the mysterious East arrives in New York -- not to offer the wisdom of the ages, but to make it big as a dancer in this "fish-out-of-water"
comedy.
Ramu Chandra Gupta (
Jimi Mistry) grew up in India on a steady diet of movie
musicals, particularly local Bollywood spectaculars and vintage American song-and-dance films.
Ramu grew up with the dream of one day making it big as a dancer, and in time he found a job as a dance instructor. However,
Raimu believes his destiny lies in the United States, and he leaves India behind to relocate to New York City. Unfortunately,
Ramu's bright new future isn't exactly awaiting him, and he's soon sharing an overstuffed apartment with distant relatives in Queens while working in an Indian restaurant. An audition for a film director named
Dwain (
Michael McKean) turns out to be a tryout for a
porno movie -- a role
Ramu does not get when he fails to rise to the occasion. However, he does make the acquaintance of one of
Dwain's "starlets,"
Sharona (
Heather Graham), with whom he soon finds himself infatuated.
Ramu gets a job entertaining guests at a party catered by his relatives when the performer originally booked is incapacitated. While
Ramu's Bollywood-style dancing goes over well enough, he makes a deeper impression on
Lexi (
Marisa Tomei), an enthusiastic but half-bright student of Eastern philosophy who regards
Ramu a font of wisdom as well as a hot date.
Ramu quickly becomes the toast of New York's upper crust, and scores an agent,
Josh (
Rob Morrow), but how long will it be before folks realize
Ramu is rather low on the enlightenment scale? And can he find happiness with
Sharona while
Lexi is still in the picture?
The Guru also features
Christine Baranski and
Malachy McCourt.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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