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:

What really happens at the other end of the line!

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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

When Todd first arrives at the airport in India, and is making his way through the group holding signs looking for people, the name on one of the signs is Gwen Bialic.

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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

Asha: A holiday in Goa.

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Crazy Credits

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

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Connections

References Forrest Gump (1994)

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Soundtracks

Hum Tumhen Chahte Hain
From the ost of the film Qurbani (1980)
Written by Indivar
Performed by Manhar, Anand Kumar & Kanchan
Courtesy of Universal Music India

User Reviews

Outsourced -- the next "Big Fat Greek" movie?

First, the bottom line: "Outsourced" is a fantastic film, that deserves a wide Hollywood release despite the lack of a celebrity actor. Why? It's just that good. Finally a feel good film about something almost nobody in the U.S. feels good about: outsourcing. I saw "Outsourced" at its debut at the Cinequest film festival in San Jose, and the audience response was simply overwhelming. It's funny, smart, romantic and manages to do all of this while teaching Americans valuable lessons about life in a globalized world. GO SEE THIS FILM! My overly-optimistic prediction is "Outsourced" will be the next "Big Fat Greek Wedding"...if Hollywood manages to look past the lack of a big-name actor. -M. Bigler