Outsourced (2006)

After his entire department is outsourced, an American novelty products salesman (Hamilton) heads to India to train his replacement.

Director:

John Jeffcoat

Writers:

George Wing, John Jeffcoat

Stars:

Josh Hamilton, Ayesha Dharker, Asif Basra

5 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Josh Hamilton	...	Todd Anderson
Matt Smith	...	Dave
Rudolf Rodrigues	...	Rickshaw Driver
Jai Neeraj Raj Purohit	...	Man Catching Train
Siddarth Jadhav	...	Gola Vendor (as Siddharth Jadhav)
Asif Basra	...	Purohit N. Virajnarianan
Sudha Shivpuri	...	Aunti Ji
Raghu Mama	...	Aunti Ji's Old Man
Parvati	...	Aunti Ji's Server
Sitaram D. Kadam	...	Shop Till You Drop
Feroz	...	Kid
Raja Kadale	...	Aunti Ji's Handyman #1
Harish Chandra	...	Aunti Ji's Handyman #2
Prashant Mahesh	...	Aunti Ji's Handyman #3
Ayesha Dharker	...	Asha

Storyline

When the call center he manages in Seattle is outsourced to India, Todd travels there to train his replacement. Housed in a new building that looks like an above-ground bunker, the call center is staffed by willing novices whom Todd trains to sound American. One star on the staff is Asha, who teaches Todd that he should learn about India, and proceeds to do just that.

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Plot Keywords:

train | india | call center | kitsch | outsourcing | 

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Taglines:

Call centre chaos...

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some sexual content

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English Hindi

Release Date:

29 November 2007 (Israel)

Also Known As:

Bye-bye, Vomvai!

Filming Locations:

India

Box Office

Gross USA:

$161,593, 13 January 2008

Company Credits

Production Co:

ShadowCatcher Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min (theatrical) 98 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Amongst the knickknacks on Dave's bookshelf at Western Novelty is a figure of J.P. Patches (1958), a popular children's entertainer in the Seattle area during the 60's and 70's.

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Goofs

When Todd is being driven to the train station in the rickshaw, his position and the position of his luggage keeps switching back and forth from side to side depending on the location of the camera. To move the luggage alone from side to side would have required lots of effort and there is no leg or headroom to do so.

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Quotes

Purohit N. Virajnarianan: I'm Purohit Narsimacharaya Virajnarianan. But you can call me Puro.

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Crazy Credits

Extra special thanks: Shiva Lingam, Ganesh, Kali (Hindu gods)

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Connections

Features Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998)

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Soundtracks

Chale Chalo
Written by BC Smith, Cj Charenjeet Virdi (as CJ Virdi)
Performed by Cj Charenjeet Virdi (as CJ Virdi)

User Reviews

Like going to India for 90 minutes

The sweetest movie I've seen all year, full of funny cultural misunderstandings and whiffs of the foreigner experience. Amazing performances by Indian actors, especially a certain "Auntie G" who is the "Hyacinth Bouquet"/"Hostess with the Mostess" of Bombay. The fellow who plays Puri charms as consummate straight man to cross-cultural business humor. Loved that the company's products are American patriotic crapola, and that they still mean something to the striving foreign vendors. Much poetic poignancy between the laughs in this film. Josh Hamilton's character's evolution is believable and rewarding, reflecting a journey many more Americans need to take. Don't miss this trip!