The Guru (2002) 6/10

Starring : Jimi Mistry, Heather Graham, Marisa Tomei, Michael McKean
Director : Daisy von Scherler Mayer
Running Time : 91 mins

Ramu Gupta (Mistry) is a dance teacher for the elderly Indian women in his community, but his dream is to become a famous actor in America. But when he decides to move there to pursue his career, he discovers that becoming an actor isn’t as easy as it looks, and he ends up becoming a soft core porno actor in his attempts to be recognised as a professional actor.

This wasn’t that bad a movie, despite having some pretty poor reviews, and is the sort of thing you’d watch just to pass the time. The performances are entertaining and, in spite of a pretty ropey ending ala Grease, I think this can still be enjoyed if you think of it as nothing more than a light and frothy romantic comedy.

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