Flavors (2003)

47% of critics liked it
(15 reviews)
79% of users liked it
(102 ratings)

Written and directed by Raj Nidimoru, this romantic comedy follows the love lives of several Indians who have immigrated to America. Flavors centers around the cross-cultural wedding between American WASP Jenni (Jicky Schnee) and Rad (Anupam Mittal), whose Indian parents (longtime Bollywood regulars… More Written and directed by Raj Nidimoru, this romantic comedy follows the love lives of several Indians who have immigrated to America. Flavors centers around the cross-cultural wedding between American WASP Jenni (Jicky Schnee) and Rad (Anupam Mittal), whose Indian parents (longtime Bollywood regulars Anjan Srivastava and Bharati Achreker) are forced to negotiate a middle ground between traditional Indian culture and the culture shock induced by their blonde-haired future daughter-in-law. Meanwhile, immigrant housewife Sangita (Sireesha Katragadda) is given a reprieve from her lonely existence when her recently laid-off husband spends his days at home with her. Rounding out the film are Kartik (Reef Karim) and Racha (Pooja Kumar), a couple whose lives on opposite sides of the country have left them dependent on electronic means of communication. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 58 min.
Directed By: Krishna D.K., Raj Nidimoru
Written By: DK Krishna, Raj Nidimoru
Genres: Drama, Art House & International, Comedy

In Theaters: Oct 30, 2003 Wide
On DVD: Dec 20, 2005
Studio: Net Effect Media

Critic Reviews

Gregory Kirschling, Entertainment Weekly
Innocuous but too-cutesy affair.
Richard James Havis, Hollywood Reporter
A good-natured Indian-American romantic comedy in the style of Bend It Like Beckham.
Joshua Land, Village Voice
The constant cell phone chatter and pervasive split screen do little to prop up a limp, poorly structured screenplay.
Dave Kehr, New York Times
Bright, good-spirited and blissfully short for Bollywood, at a mere 118 minutes.
V.A. Musetto, New York Post
There's enough schmaltz in the romancer Flavors to keep a second-rate TV sit-com going for an entire season, and then some.
Scott Colby, Toronto Star
This is light fare, but it draws its strength from a strong ensemble cast, in the spirit of Love Actually, and the sweetness of its characters.
Joshua Tanzer, Offoffoff
A pleasing sendup of dating, high-tech contract employment and the immigrant experience. If you're Indian-American, you can add five or six stars to any critic's rating.
Maitland McDonagh, TV Guide's Movie Guide
The cast, a mix of beauty-contest winners, models, veteran actors and newcomers, is as diverse as the characters they play and work together surprisingly smoothly.
Steve Rhodes, Internet Reviews
Flavorless.

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