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Meet the Patels

  • 20142014
  • PGPG
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
3.4K
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POPULARITY
33,447
3,743
Ravi Patel in Meet the Patels (2014)
MEET THE PATELS is a laugh-out-loud real life romantic comedy about Ravi Patel, an almost-30-year-old Indian-American who enters a love triangle between the woman of his dreams - and his parents.
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An Indian-American man who is about to turn 30 gets help from his parents and extended family to start looking for a wife in the traditional Indian way.An Indian-American man who is about to turn 30 gets help from his parents and extended family to start looking for a wife in the traditional Indian way.An Indian-American man who is about to turn 30 gets help from his parents and extended family to start looking for a wife in the traditional Indian way.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
3.4K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
33,447
3,743
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Directors
      • Geeta Vasant Patel
      • Ravi Patel
    • Writers
      • Matthew Hamachek
      • Billy McMillin
      • Geeta Vasant Patel
    • Stars
      • Ravi Patel
      • Geeta Vasant Patel
      • Champa V. Patel
    Top credits
    • Directors
      • Geeta Vasant Patel
      • Ravi Patel
    • Writers
      • Matthew Hamachek
      • Billy McMillin
      • Geeta Vasant Patel
    • Stars
      • Ravi Patel
      • Geeta Vasant Patel
      • Champa V. Patel
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 26User reviews
    • 34Critic reviews
    • 70Metascore
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 7 nominations

    Videos4

    Trailer
    Trailer 2:31
    Trailer
    Parents Set Up Ravi At Wedding
    Clip 1:31
    Parents Set Up Ravi At Wedding
    Getting Ready For The Convention
    Clip 0:54
    Getting Ready For The Convention
    Clip
    Clip 0:55
    Clip

    Photos11

    Geeta Vasant Patel and Ravi Patel in Meet the Patels (2014)
    Geeta Vasant Patel and Ravi Patel in Meet the Patels (2014)
    Geeta Vasant Patel and Ravi Patel in Meet the Patels (2014)
    Geeta Vasant Patel, Ravi Patel, Vasant K. Patel, and Champa V. Patel in Meet the Patels (2014)
    Meet the Patels (2014)
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    Chirag Patel in Meet the Patels (2014)
    Meet the Patels (2014)

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    Ravi Patel
    Ravi Patel
    • Self
    • (as Ravi V. Patel)
    Geeta Vasant Patel
    Geeta Vasant Patel
    • Self
    • (as Geeta V. Patel)
    Champa V. Patel
    • Self
    Vasant K. Patel
    • Self
    Audrey Wauchope
    Audrey Wauchope
    • Self
    • (as Audrey Alison Wauchope)
    Chandar Abboy
    • Self
    Chirag Patel
    Chirag Patel
    • Self
    Renita Abboy
    • Self
    Rali Amin
    • Self
    Sunkrish Bala
    Sunkrish Bala
    • Self
    Ankur Desai
    • Self
    Chirag Desai
    • Self
    Amisha Desai
    • Self
    Paresh Desai
    • Self
    Jyotsna Desai
    • Self
    Shivani Fatania
    • Self
    Josh Greenbaum
    Josh Greenbaum
    • Self
    Julianna Guill
    Julianna Guill
    • Self
    • Directors
      • Geeta Vasant Patel
      • Ravi Patel
    • Writers
      • Matthew Hamachek
      • Billy McMillin
      • Geeta Vasant Patel
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The characters are acted by the actual people in the real life story.
    • Connections
      Remade as Meet the Patels
    • Soundtracks
      Mera Joota Hai Japai
      Written by Shailendra and Shankar Jaikishan

    User reviews26

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Light-hearted look at the Indian-American community dating scene
    "Meet the Patels" (2014 release; 88 min.) brings the story of Ravi Patel (TV actor best known for his work in Past Lives , and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia) and his quest for the perfect mate. As the movie opens, we see an animated sequence in which Ravi is telling us what's been going on. We then go back 2 years, when he and his parents and sister go on a family vacation to India. And that it is a "family" vacation becomes all too clear as it turns out in his dad's home village of Gujarat, most people are names Patel. Eventually Ravi decides to try the matchmaking skills of his parents (who themselves married in an arranged wedding). Will Ravi find his perfect mate? To tell you more would spoil your viewing experience, you'll just have to see for yourself how it all plays out.

    Couple of comments: this movie is a labor of love for Ravi and his sister Geeta Patel, who co-directed. With little or no budget, they film the dating adventures or Ravi for over 2 years. And where the camera failed to capture an important moment it is filled in by a surprisingly charming animation. Did I tell you that the Patel parents are in the movie? "Almost 30, never married: Code Red!" is how Ravi describes himself. His dad came to the US in 1967, and obviously has done very well for himself. He is also a doting dad, always ready, willing and able to give advice to his kids, whether they want it or not. There are plenty of hilarious scenes in the first half of the movie, to the obvious enjoyment of the theater audience. The second half of the movie is not so much laugh-out-loud funny, but more a reflection on the importance of family. Please note: you do NOT have to be Indian or Indian-American to enjoy this movie (I am not). There is a surprising amount of great music placement throughout the film, including MIA, Hot Chocolate, Soup Purpose, and many others. This movie was first released at the 2014 Los Angeles Film festival. No idea why this has been sitting on the shelves for over a year before finally getting released in theaters...

    "Meet the Patels" opened this weekend out of the blue at my local art-house theater here in Cincinnati without any pre-release advertising or hype. I love a good documentary, and so I checked it out. The early evening screening where I saw this at was attended much better than I had anticipated, and I should point out that there were quite a few from the Indian community here in Cincinnati. This is a light-hearted documentary that flew by in no time. If you like documentaries or a glimpse at the dating scene in the Indian-American community, you cannot go wrong with this. "Meet the Patels" is worth checking out!
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    • Oct 18, 2015

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    • Release date
      • September 11, 2015 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Gujarati
    • Also known as
      • Знайомтесь: сімейство Пател
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Four in a Billion Pictures
      • Center for Asian American Media (CAAM)
      • Chicken And Egg Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,700,681
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $72,180
      • Sep 13, 2015
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,700,681
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes

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