Dude, Where's the Party?

Dude, Where's the Party? aka Where's the party yaar? is a 2003 film directed by Benny Mathews. It stars Kal Penn and Sunil Malhotra. It is a comedic film that focuses mainly on the Indian American experience.

Dude, Where's the Party?
Dude, Where's the Party? DVD cover
Directed by	Benny Mathews
Screenplay by	Benny Mathews Soham Mehta Rikesh Patel Sunil Thakkar
Story by	Sunil Thakkar
Produced by	Sunil Thakkar
Starring	Kal Penn Sunil Malhotra Prem Shah Tina Cherian Serena Varghese Sunil Thakkar Mousami Dave
Cinematography	Anthony Fennel
Edited by	Shimit Amin
Music by	Shimit Amin Yogi Goyal
Distributed by	Music Masala Films
Release date	May 28, 2003 (2003-05-28)
Running time	110 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Harishkumar Satishkumar Patel (Sunil Malhotra) is a geeky student from a small village in Gujarat, India who is attending the University of Houston, while living with his uncle (his father's best friend). His uncle, Dr. Bakshi, has an American-born son who is Hari's age, Mohan Bakshi (Kal Penn). Mohan, known as Mo, is a very popular Indian student at UH. He shows Hari around the college but then stays away from him because of Hari's nerdy ways.

Hari, meanwhile, is overly excited because of an astrological prediction that was made by a holy man. The famous astrologer told Hari that he'll meet his Sapno Ki Raani (the girl of his dreams) in America and her name will begin with alphabet "P". Hari then meets Priya (Tina Cherian), a Malayali studying fashion, and falls in love with her. In the meanwhile, Mo falls in love with Janvi Valia (Serena Varghese), a Punjabi girl, but things don't go as planned when Mo invites Janvi to a party. In the film's conclusion, Mo learns important things about his culture, and Hari overcomes his challenges. This film is primarily a comedic portrayal of young Indian Americans going through life.

Cast

• Mohan Bakshi: Kal Penn
• Harishkumar Satishkumar Patel: Sunil Malhotra
• Ray (Ramesh Kumar): Prem Shah
• Supriya Varghese: Tina Cherian
• Janvi Valia: Serena Varghese
• Shyam Sunder Balabhadrapatramukhi: Sunil Thakkar
• Poonam Mehta: Mousami Dave
• Jiten Kothari: Jiten Kothari

Reception

The movie got positive reviews from critics.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}