Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj (2006)

Taj Mahal Badalandabad leaves Coolidge College behind for the halls of Camford University in England, where he looks to continue his education, and teach an uptight student how to make the most out of her academic career.

Director:

Mort Nathan

Writers:

David Drew Gallagher, Brent Goldberg (characters)

Stars:

Kal Penn, Lauren Cohan, Daniel Percival

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kal Penn	...	Taj
Lauren Cohan	...	Charlotte
Daniel Percival	...	Pip
Glen Barry	...	Seamus
Anthony Cozens	...	Gethin
Steven Rathman	...	Simon
Holly Davidson	...	Sadie
Tom Davey	...	Percy
William de Coverly	...	Roger
Beth Steel	...	Penelope
Amy Steel	...	Alexandra
Jonathan Cecil	...	Provost Cunningham
Roger Hammond	...	Camford Dean
Kulvinder Ghir	...	Taj's Father
Shobu Kapoor	...	Taj's Mother

Storyline

Having graduated in the US as Van Wilder disciple, now self-confident Taj Mahal. arrives as 'don' (teaching assistant) history at England's super-prestigious Cambridge. He falls victim to the haughty, aristocratic leading fraternity's president Pip's usual prank for 'commoners', landing in the derelict 'barn' with other 'social outcasts'. But Taj decides to band the rejects into a new fraternity, Cocks & Bulls, which under his leadership challenges Pip's in the annual all-round excellence championship.

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Plot Keywords:

mile high club | female nudity | male nudity | public nudity | george w. bush character | 

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Taglines:

The Legend is Growing.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for pervasive crude sexual content, some nudity and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 December 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

National Lampoon's Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj

Filming Locations:

Romania

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$2,313,372, 3 December 2006, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$4,261,350

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$5,821,159, 8 April 2007

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Bauer Martinez Studios, Tapestry Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Taj's last name Badalandabad, in Hindi slang, translates to "land where people have big penises"

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Goofs

Taj is seen having a bottle of hot sauce in an airplane. People are not actually allowed to carry them inside an airplane due to security reasons.

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Quotes

Gethin: Sadie, this is Taj Badalandabad, our new head of house.
Sadie: Alright me ol' mucker, have a shake then I ain't got the clap or nothing.
Gethin: She means Handshake.
Taj: Of course, of course, Hi.
Gethin: Sadie is a cockney. It takes time to understand her words, they fit in her mouth funny.
Taj: Lucky words. You enjoying your time at Camford, Sadie?
Sadie: Yeah, It's alright. Blokes here are a bit stuffy here though. I mean I never thought it would be so hard finding someone worth slapping the ol' panhandle. You know, giving a ...
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Connections

References The Mask of Zorro (1998)

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Soundtracks

Route 27
Written and Performed by Jerry Mengo
Courtesy of 5 Alarm Music

User Reviews

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I see there are few very bad reviews on this movie. I think most of these reviews have come from British viewers who did not like mockery of themselves. I understand it is hard sometime to see the mockery of yourself, specially if you the one who mocks others. Well this is 21st century and British are no more ruling the world. Face it man.

Rise of the Taj is quite a fair reflection of a confident Indian facing the British with confidence and pride. It is also a reflection of the fact that Britain is still divided into two classes the cynical asshole snobs ( who wouldn't mind of conquer the world again) and the liberal class who accepts everyone one in the British Society with open arms.

One bad thing I would like to say about this movie is the ending. The characters of Taj's parents were really not required. They were bit pushy with their comic. The ending could have been also a little sensible.

All in all it is a good movie and I recommend people from both Britain and India to see the movie. For British viewers I would only like to say please enjoy the pun and don't draw conclusions.