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Meet the Patels
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Meet the Patels

Jun 14, 2014
1h 28m
★ 6.9

Overview

Finding love is never easy. For Ravi Patel, a first generation Indian-American, the odds are slim. His ideal bride is beautiful, smart, funny, family-oriented, kind and—in keeping with tradition—Indian (though hopefully raised in the US). Oh, and her last name should be Patel because in India, Patels usually marry other Patels. And so at 30, Ravi decides to break up with his American girlfriend (the one who by all accounts is perfect for him except for her red hair and American name) and embark on a worldwide search for another Patel longing to be loved. He enlists the help of his matchmaker mother, attends a convention of Patels living in the US and travels to wedding season in India. Witty, honest and heartfelt, this comedy explores the questions with which we all struggle: What is love? What is happiness? And how in the world do we go about finding them?

Genres

Romance
Comedy
Documentary

Production Companies

Four in a Billion Pictures
Center for Asian American Media (CAAM)
Chicken & Egg Films
Impact Partners
Whitewater Films

Meet the Patels Trailers

Cast

Ravi Patel

Self

Ravi Patel

Geeta Patel

Self

Geeta Patel

Champa V. Patel

Self

Champa V. Patel

Vasant K. Patel

Self

Vasant K. Patel

Audrey Wauchope

Self

Audrey Wauchope

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