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Umrika (2015)

| Comedy, Drama | 29 July 2015 (France)
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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.... See full summary »

Director:

Prashant Nair

Writers:

Prashant Nair (screenplay), Prashant Nair

Stars:

Aashish Bhatt, Uplaksh Kochhar, Megh Pant | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Aashish Bhatt Aashish Bhatt ... Arun
Uplaksh Kochhar Uplaksh Kochhar ... Balwinder
Megh Pant Megh Pant ... Bhima
Mayur More ... Delivery Boy
Pankaj Chaudhary Pankaj Chaudhary ... Deliver Boy #1
Mukesh Agrohari Mukesh Agrohari ... Farmer #1
Pramod Pathak Pramod Pathak ... Father
Shreyas Pandit Shreyas Pandit ... Gopi
Rajesh Singh Rajesh Singh ... Inspector at Docks #1
Mandar Shende Mandar Shende ... Jugaad Driver
Ayussh Ashwani K. Verma Ayussh Ashwani K. Verma ... Lalu (younger)
Tony Revolori ... Lalu (older)
Shrikant Yadav ... Lalu's Father - Harish
Shruti Bapna ... Lalu's Mother - Champa
Atharva Upasni Atharva Upasni ... Madan (as Atharva)
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Storyline

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. Written by Anonymous

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letter | america | india | rural setting | challenger tragedy | See All (19) »

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Comedy | Drama

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Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

29 July 2015 (France) See more »

Also Known As:

Umrika See more »

Filming Locations:

India

Company Credits

Production Co:

Drishyam Films, Samosa Stories See more »
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Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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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". See more »

Connections

Features King Kong (1933) See more »

Soundtracks

Jeena Bhi Kya Hai Jeena Teri
Music Director: Bappi Lahiri
Song performed by Salma Agha & Bappi Lahiri
From the film Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki (1984), 1984
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Did Suraj Sharia speak (really) in the whole movie?
25 January 2019 | by ReviewCompanion – See all my reviews

Not even a single dialogue where I can see Suraj's lip movement.
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