The Other End of the Line (2007)

An employee at an Indian call-center travels to San Francisco to be with a guy she falls for over the phone.

Director:

James Dodson

Writer:

Tracey Jackson

Stars:

Jesse Metcalfe, Sara Foster, Anupam Kher

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jesse Metcalfe	...	Granger Woodruff
Austin Basis	...	Charlie Hendricks
Larry Miller	...	Kit Hawksin
Michael Chen	...	Mike
Nouva Monika Wahlgren	...	Ula (as Nauva Green)
Sara Foster	...	Emory Banks
Harry Key	...	New York Waiter
Shriya Saran	...	Priya R. Sethi
Tara Sharma	...	Zia
Sushmita Mukherjee	...	Manju R. Sethi
Jai Thade	...	Govinda R. Sethi
Kiran Juneja	...	Aunt Pimmi (as Kiran Joneja)
Suhita Thatte	...	Priya's Aunt #2
Anupam Kher	...	Rajeev Sethi
Avantika Akerkar	...	Miss Prasad

Storyline

An employee at an Indian call-center travels to San Francisco to be with a guy she falls for over the phone.

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Plot Keywords:

cricket the sport | man wrapped in a towel | indian | call center | birthday | 

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Taglines:

Two countries. Two cultures. One chance at love.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Family | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some suggestive material

Did You Know?

Trivia

The movie is the first combination between the Indian powerhouse production house, Adlabs, with their American counterpart MGM. The film was co-produced by the Indian-American producer Ashok Amritraj and Patrick Aiello.

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Goofs

When Rajeev grabs his chest, son Govinda helps him into a chair with arms around his chest, but when the scene cuts to a different camera, Govinda is several feet away from him. Wife Manju holds a coat during this, which then completely disappears in the same camera cut.

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Quotes

Kit Hawksin: Excuse me. Did you say you're looking for a young Indian girl?
Manju R. Sethi: Yes! Yes-yes. Yes.
Kit Hawksin: I think I know the girl. I should. I gave her a hotel room last night. Pretty girl. No, I'm saying, good-looking kid. Wait a minute. Is this about me paying for it? 'Cause, I'll be honest with you, I do it all the time.
Rajeev Sethi: You are the one who has kidnapped my daughter!
Kit Hawksin: Wait! Kidnapped? Take it easy. Buddy, she wanted it. She liked it.
Ula: Yeah.
Manju R. Sethi: Is she with you?
Kit Hawksin: No, no, no. I was with her LAST night. Tonight she's probably with ...

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Connections

References The Notebook (2004)

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Soundtracks

Nacho Mix
Written & performed by Guarav Raina

User Reviews

mis-marketed

This movie should have been marketed as an inter-continental "Pillow Talk." Jesse Metcalf has a Rock Hudson, William Holden quality that you did not see on "Desperate Housewives." Shriya is a cute actress with a very expressive face and good comedian.

Her parents were funny. This movie also "samples" others like the "Risky Business" homage.

A pleasant and delightful movie for those who like their movies to begin " Once upon a time . . ." and end with " . . . happily ever after." The scenes in Mumbai were interesting and I wish there had been more. Seeing the call center personnel training to be more American was a hoot.

The ending was ala "An officer and A Gentleman." Not only would I recommend, but I will watch again.

This movie deserves better. And so do the actors. Watch out for Jesse Metcalf. He could be the George Clooney of his generation. I'd like to see him do a wide range of movie types.

Details

Official Sites:

MGM [United States]

Country:

UK USA India

Language:

Italian English Hindi

Release Date:

6 April 2007 (Armenia)

Also Known As:

The Other End of the Line

Filming Locations:

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Box Office

Budget:

$14,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$59,078, 2 November 2008

Gross USA:

$115,592

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$507,534

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Hyde Park Entertainment, Adlabs Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1