| 词条 | Flavors (film) |
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| name = Flavors | image = Flavors_(2004_film).jpg | alt = | caption = | director = Krishna D.K. Raj Nidimoru | producer = | writer = Raj Nidimoru Krishna DK | starring = Reef Karim Anjan Srivastav Bharati Achrekar Pooja Kumar Rishma Malik Anupam Mittal Jicky Schnee Sireesha Katragadd | music = Leslie Lewis | cinematography = | editing = Frank Reynolds | studio = | distributor = | released = {{Film date|df=yes|2003|10|30|Milan International Film Festival|2004|07|16|United States|ref2=[1]}} | runtime = 118 minutes | country = United States | language = English Hindi | budget = | gross = }} Flavors is a 2003 romantic comedy film concerning Indian immigrants in America. It was part of the first wave of cinema from the Indian diaspora. The film gained cult status over time, amongst the NRI (Non Resident Indian) audience. PlotFlavors tells the stories of 13 different main characters in 5 parallel story lines. The marriage of NRI Rad (Anupam Mittal) to his American fiancée (Jicky Schnee) brings his family to the US where they quickly adapt to American ways. Meanwhile, Kartik (Reef Karim), tries to maintain a long distance relationship with his friend Rachna (Pooja Kumar) and bored housewife Sangita (Sireesha Katragadda) is neglected by her workaholic husband (Gaurang Vyas). ReleaseFlavors was an official selection at the Cairo International Film Festival, the Hamptons International Film Festival, the Milan Film Festival, the Hawaii International Film Festival, the Bangkok International Film Festival, the San Francisco International Film Festival, the Asian American International Film Festival and the Mumbai Film Festival. ReceptionCritical receptionFlavors received mostly positive reviews form critics. Vivek Kumar of Rediff said that "Filmmaking is all about captivating your audience; it is the business of filmmaking and Flavors succeeds in this business venture."[2] Screen called it "innovative" and "entertaining"[3] while Dave Kehr of the New York Times termed it "bright, good-spirited and blissfully short".[4]Box officeIn India, Flavors averaged {{INRConvert|125000}} per print and was the second top grosser in metro theatres for its opening week behind Vaastu Shastra.[3] In the US, the film grossed around $150,000 on 14 screens.[5] AwardsFor their work on Flavors, Nidimoru and Krishna DK received a nomination for Best Emerging Directors at the Asian American International Film Festival in New York. The film also won the President Award at the 2003 Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival. Pooja Kumar received the Screen Actors Guild Emerging Actor Award for her performance.[6] References1. ^{{cite web |url= http://inhome.rediff.com/movies/2004/jul/15ajp.htm?zcc=rl |title= FLAVORS: A slice of many lives |date= 15 July 2004 |work= Rediff |accessdate=6 January 2010}} 2. ^{{cite web |url= http://www.rediff.com/movies/2004/jul/22reader.htm |title = Flavours of a second coming |author= Vivek Kumar |date= 22 July 2004 |work= Rediff |accessdate=6 January 2010}} 3. ^1 {{cite web |url= http://www.screenindia.com/old/fullstory.php?content_id=9409|title= Controversial Dutch filmmaker |author= |date= 12 February 2004 |work= Screen |accessdate=6 January 2010}} 4. ^{{cite web |url= https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9A02E6DE143AF935A25754C0A9629C8B63 |title= Bollywood Discovers New Jersey's Subplots |author= Dave Kehr |date= 16 July 2004 |work= New York Times |accessdate=6 January 2010}} 5. ^{{cite web |url= https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0361625/business |title = Flavors |publisher= Box Office Mojo |accessdate=6 January 2010}} 6. ^{{cite web |url= http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/interview-rajkrishna.html |title= Interview with Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK |author= Bala Subramanyam |date= |publisher=Idle Brain.com |accessdate=6 January 2010}} External links
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