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Umrika

  • 20152015
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
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Umrika (2015)
A small village in India is invigorated when one of their own travels to America (aka, UMRIKA) and details his adventures through letters home, sparking community debate and inspiring hope. But when the letters mysteriously stop coming, his younger brother Rama (Suraj Sharma) sets out on a journey to find him. With the help of his best friend Lalu (Tony Revolori), Rama retraces his brother's path to find himself charting one of his own. Set in the mid-1980s, UMRIKA is a funny and meaningful story of the lengths taken to realize one's dreams.
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An ambitious man leaves his small Indian village for America. But when his letters to home stop coming, his brother sets out on his own adventure.An ambitious man leaves his small Indian village for America. But when his letters to home stop coming, his brother sets out on his own adventure.An ambitious man leaves his small Indian village for America. But when his letters to home stop coming, his brother sets out on his own adventure.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
1.5K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
52,722
11,967
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    • Director
      • Prashant Nair
    • Writer
      • Prashant Nair(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Aashish Bhatt
      • Uplaksh Kochhar
      • Megh Pant
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Prashant Nair
    • Writer
      • Prashant Nair(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Aashish Bhatt
      • Uplaksh Kochhar
      • Megh Pant
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 8User reviews
    • 21Critic reviews
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 2 nominations

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    Umrika (2015) Trailer
    Trailer 2:23
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    Photos14

    Smita Tambe in Umrika (2015)
    Umrika (2015)
    Suraj Sharma in Umrika (2015)
    Tony Revolori and Suraj Sharma in Umrika (2015)
    Tony Revolori and Suraj Sharma in Umrika (2015)
    Smita Tambe and Rajesh Tailang in Umrika (2015)
    Prashant Nair in Umrika (2015)
    Umrika (2015)
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    Umrika (2015)
    "Umrika"- Winner of the Palm Springs International Film Festival 2016 Bridging Borders Award
    Prateik Babbar at an event for Umrika (2015)

    Top cast

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    Aashish Bhatt
    • Arun
    Uplaksh Kochhar
    • Balwinder
    Megh Pant
    • Bhima
    Mayur More
    Mayur More
    • Delivery Boy
    Pankaj Chaudhary
    • Deliver Boy #1
    Mukesh Agrohari
    • Farmer #1
    Pramod Pathak
    Pramod Pathak
    • Father
    Shreyas Pandit
    • Gopi
    Rajesh Singh
    • Inspector at Docks #1
    Mandar Shende
    • Jugaad Driver
    Ayussh Ashwani K. Verma
    • Lalu (younger)
    Tony Revolori
    Tony Revolori
    • Lalu (older)
    Shrikant Yadav
    Shrikant Yadav
    • Lalu's Father - Harish
    Shruti Bapna
    Shruti Bapna
    • Lalu's Mother - Champa
    Atharva Upasni
    • Madan
    • (as Atharva)
    Umesh Jagtap
    Umesh Jagtap
    • Man in Van #1
    Sunil V. Mohan
    • MM Supervisor
    Smita Tambe
    Smita Tambe
    • Mother
    • Director
      • Prashant Nair
    • Writer
      • Prashant Nair(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      When the film ends, the initial musical riffs are a take from the song "Ek Haseena Thi" from Subhash Ghai's hit "Karz".
    • Connections
      Features King Kong (1933)
    • Soundtracks
      Tere Jaisa Pyara Koi Nahin
      Music Director: Usha Khanna
      From the film Hotel (1981), 1981

    User reviews8

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    Top review
    5/10
    Did Suraj Sharia speak (really) in the whole movie?
    Not even a single dialogue where I can see Suraj's lip movement.
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    • Jan 25, 2019

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 4, 2017 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Language
      • Hindi
    • Also known as
      • Умрика
    • Filming locations
      • India
    • Production companies
      • Drishyam Films
      • Samosa Stories
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    Box office

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    • Gross worldwide
      • $138,706
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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