Umrika (2015)

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.

Director:

Prashant Nair

Writers:

Prashant Nair (screenplay), Prashant Nair

Stars:

Aashish Bhatt, Uplaksh Kochhar, Megh Pant

4 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

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

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.

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Plot Keywords:

letter | america | india | rural setting | challenger tragedy | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Did You Know?

Trivia

When the film ends, the initial musical riffs are a take from the song "Ek Haseena Thi" from Subhash Ghai's hit "Karz".

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Connections

Features King Kong (1933)

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Soundtracks

Umrika
Score
Original Music composed by Dustin O'Halloran
Perfomers: The Budapest Art Orchestra
Conductor: Peter Pejtsik
Orchestration: Roman Vinuesa
(P) 2015 Splinter Records

User Reviews

Did Suraj Sharia speak (really) in the whole movie?

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

Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

4 October 2017 (India)

Also Known As:

Umrika

Filming Locations:

India

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$138,706

Company Credits

Production Co:

Drishyam Films, Samosa Stories

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1