The Guru
The Guru
Release: 2002-08-21
·Runtime: 91m
·★ 5.3
Comedy
Romance
Drama
Bored with Bollywood movies but fascinated with their Hollywood counterparts from his youth, Ram dreams to become a singer and actor in America, the country where dreams are made. He is encouraged when his American-based close friend, Vijay Rao, comes for visit, and brags about driving a Mercedes and living in a penthouse.
Production Countries
United Kingdom
United States of America
France
Germany
Production Companies
Universal Pictures
StudioCanal
Working Title Films
Kalima Productions
Cast
Jimi Mistry
as Ramu Gupta
Heather Graham
as Sharonna
Marisa Tomei
as Lexi
Michael McKean
as Dwain
Dash Mihok
as Rusty McGee
Emil Marwa
as Vijay Rao
Christine Baranski
as Chantal
Ronald Guttman
as Edwin
Bobby Cannavale
as Randy
Jason Harris
as Josh's Assistant
Colleen Hawks
as Wedding Dancer
Rahim Omar
as Indian Prince
Malachy McCourt
as Father Flanagan
Ajay Naidu
as Sanjay
Anita Gillette
as Mrs. McGee
Pat McNamara
as Mr. McGee
Dwight Ewell
as Peaches
Sakina Jaffrey
as Young Woman in Dance Class
Margaret Hall
as Mrs. Taylor
Rob Morrow
as Josh Goldstein
Ismail Bashey
as Various Characters (voice, uncredited)
Susham Bedi
as Lady in Glasses in Dance Class
Jeneva Talwar
as Mira
Charles Singh
as Amit (as Raahul Singh)
Damian Young
as Hank the Cameraman
Tom McCarthy
as Lars (as Thomas McCarthy)
Sanjeev Bhaskar
as Rasphal the Cook
Ajay Mehta
as Swami Bu
Rizwan Manji
as Party Waiter
Carmen Dell'Orefice
as Socialite
Tina Sloan
as Kitty
Dominic Fumusa
as Waldo Hernandez
Rebecca Thomas
as Subway Passenger
Steven Randazzo
as Tony the Baker
Bill Massof
as Professor Wank
Sally Jessy Raphael
as Sally Jessy Raphaël
Bex
as Lexi's Birthday Party Dancer
Nicole Barth
as Lexi's Birthday Party Dancer
Gwendolyn Bucci
as Lexi's Birthday Party Dancer
Barry Ford
as Lexi's Birthday Party Dancer
Frank Moran
as Lexi's Birthday Party Dancer
Crew
David Carbonara
Original Music Composer
Tim Bevan
Producer
Daisy von Scherler Mayer
Director
Shekhar Kapur
Executive Producer
Liza Chasin
Executive Producer
John de Borman
Director of Photography
Eric Fellner
Producer
Debra Hayward
Executive Producer
Tracey Jackson
Screenplay
Michael London
Producer
Jon Peters
Chef
Dennis Widmyer
Art Department Production Assistant