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      The Guru

      2002, Romance/Comedy, 1h 31m

      89 Reviews 10,000+ Ratings

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      A sweetly silly but wafer-thin romantic comedy. Read critic reviews

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      A young Indian dance teacher named Ramu Gupta (Jimi Mistry) embarks for New York City in pursuit of fame and fortune, only to find himself working as a waiter in an Indian restaurant. Through an encounter with Sharonna (Heather Graham), a beautiful adult-film star, the shy, inexperienced Ramu is mistaken for a spiritual leader - the Guru of Sex - and becomes an overnight celebrity. Fame comes at a price, however, and Ramu must choose between his newfound fame and his love for Sharonna.

      • Rating: R (Strong Sexual Content|Language)

      • Genre: Romance, Comedy

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Daisy von Scherler Mayer

      • Producer: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Michael London

      • Writer: Tracey Jackson

      • Release Date (Theaters):  wide

      • Release Date (Streaming):

      • Box Office (Gross USA): $3.0M

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      • Distributor: Universal Pictures

      • Production Co: Working Title Films, StudioCanal

      • Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, SDDS, DTS-ES, Dolby A, Surround, Dolby Digital

      • Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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      • Jul 30, 2017
        This one failed the rewatch test. I remember thinking it was quite good when it was first out many, many years ago. Geez. What was I thinking!
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      • Dec 04, 2011
        The film lacks any big laughs and you'll probably forget you saw it an hour later. It has its moments and its sweet but is let down because of its water thin plot and lack of anything we haven't seen before.
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      • Mar 15, 2009
        Starts well and is really funny with a self-effacing look at Indians in the US, and by the half-way mark I was loving it, then it gives up and focusses on a love story and there's a desperate rush to stop a wedding (which is nearly as bad as running to the airport), then they get together and drive off into the clouds after a song and dance. Stop it at the halfway point and it'll deserve another star.
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      • Jan 11, 2009
        A cute film. It had a couple of funny moments.
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