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Director:
Srinivas Krishna
Writer:
Srinivas Krishna (writer)
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Release Date:
March 1993 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Tagline:
Good Fortune... Bad Karma.
Plot:
Five years ago, under the watchful eye of the great god Krishna, a plane of Indians returning to the homeland exploded in Canadian skies... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
Uncommonly intelligent, funny with caustic satire more (3 total)

Cast

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Srinivas Krishna ... Krishna

Sakina Jaffrey ... Rita Solanki
Zohra Sehgal ... Grandma

Saeed Jaffrey ... Lallu Bhai Solanki / Mr. Tikkoo / Lord Krishna
Heri Johal ... Anil
Madhuri Bhatia ... Bibi Solanki
Ronica Sajnani ... Sashi
Les Porter ... Gerald
Ishwarial M. Moolijee ... Bamadour Singh
Raju Ahsan ... Babu
Jennifer Armstrong ... Lisa
Don Callaghan ... John MacDonald
Paul Persofsky ... Lawyer
Sachin Bannerjea ... Mr. Chabra
Ran Ghoman ... Pinky
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Runtime:
106 min
Country:
Canada
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.78 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Canada:R (Ontario) | USA:Unrated
Company:
Divani Films more

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Uncommonly intelligent, funny with caustic satire, 20 July 2004
Author: Cliff Sloane (csloane@nwnexus.com) from Seattle, WA

I saw this film when it first hit the "Identity Politics" circuit in 1991. It was great then, and remains exceptional in 2004. The film has an engaging storyline, but its greatest achievement is looking at the struggle for identity from multiple perspectives, all with sardonic wit. For example, early in the film, Lord Krishna moans, "Why can't a god be more like a man?" There are some wonderful observations on the situation of Indians in Canada, and a great minor subplot on Sikh activists in Canada. The only weakness is the end, which I won't reveal here. I would hope some wise distributor would re-release this gem.

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