College freshman Krishna Reddy, who has never cared for his Indian-American cultural heritage, looks forward to a new life on campus but is surprised to find that he has been assigned Indian roommates. Through his new experiences, he struggles to understand the side of himself he has always turned his back on in order to fit in.... (Full plot summary below)
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College freshman Krishna Reddy, who has never cared for his Indian-American cultural heritage, looks forward to a new life on campus but is surprised to find that he has been assigned Indian roommates. Through his new experiences, he struggles to understand the side of himself he has always turned his back on in order to fit in.
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| Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternMr. Pandya tells a story of conflicted assimilation that's been told before, but he and his exuberant cast invest it with fresh energy and winning humor. |
| OutlookNamrata JoshiAmerican Desi is not a radical new brand of cinema. It just tells a straight story of reconciling with one's identity in a simple and at times naive and predictable manner. |
| TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghThe script is often obvious and much of the acting is amateurish (Rakesh's comic sidekicks are just dismal), though Purva Bedi is a shining exception — she's got star quality to burn. |
| Village VoiceMichael AtkinsonClubfooted but earnest, Pandya's movie never forgets about its second-gen issues, but never quite plumbs them, either. |
| The New York TimesStephen HoldenMost of it has to do with the ways younger Indian-Americans keep their culture alive in the United States and the ways they don't. |
| Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittThe subject is likable and the story has possibilities, but why does every single performance sink into a self-indulgent mess of hammy overacting? |
| New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanWith a few exceptions, the Indian characters are two-dimensional buffoons whose traditions are presented as silly quirks meant for cheap laughs. |
| Entertainment InsidersJonathan W. HickmanExtremely funny whether or not you are an American Desi. |
| New York PostJonathan ForemanDespite some genuinely funny scenes, American Desi turns out to be inferior to the as yet unreleased "ABCD" and even last year's "Chutney Popcorn." |
| User ReviewRev RTHE BEST NRI Film I have EVER seen. This has comedy love redemption pretty much everything.. and the one liners are INCREDIBLE ... "anyone have a little rubber ... miss you must have a rubber in your purse" CLASSIC |
