Synopsis

A ruthless philanthropist. A bhangra rapper. An over-protected prodigy. A reckless actress. A lovelorn businessman. An entrepreneurial yogi. And a Loin King. Enter a roller-coaster world of seven strangers whose lives collide during a singing contest in New York. Over three days, five Indian-Americans and one Jewish Indophile participate in an American Idol style singing contest with a Bollywood twist, sponsored by a pork company called “Loins Of Punjab”. These six people are pitted against each other in a singing and dancing extravaganza presided over by the wily contest promoter Sudarsh Bokade, a man with a strong preference for a few cocktails, beautiful women, and Gypsy Kings music. For seventy-two hours, these seven strangers will do anything for a shot at fame and a prize that could change their lives forever! Manish Acharya’s directorial debut, Loins of Pubjab follows a group of “would-be superstars” in a New Jerseybased, Bollywood-inspired “Desi Idol” singing competition, sponsored by local butcher company ‘Loins of Punjab’. The finalists competing for the $25,000 prize represent the South Asian diaspora through a “delightfully eclectic cross-section” of personalities. The #1 English language comedy ever to open in India, Loins of Punjab has screened and garnered prizes at international film festivals including the First Run Film Festival, New York’s 2007 South Asian International Film Festival, and the 2007 San Francisco International South Asian Film Festival.

감독

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  • 마니쉬 아차르야
  • 성공적인 소프트웨어 회사의 공동설립자였던 마니쉬 아차르야는 경영에서 영화로 선회해 뉴욕대학교 티쉬예술학교에서 영화 연출을 전공했으며, 단편영화 <파트너>(2001)로 칼러너 어워드를 수상했다. <볼리우드 아이돌 선발대회>는 감독의 졸업 작품으로 뉴욕대학교 교수진이 수여하는 데니스리즈 어워드와 제65회 퍼스트런영화제 작품상을 수상했다. 그는 현재 뭄바이와 뉴욕을 오가며 활동하고 있다.