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A truly unique comedy -IndieWire One of the most exciting & refreshing indie movies made in the U.S. -IndianExpress Comedy crosses cultures - sweetly satisfying. -Starbulletin Finally a movie on life other than Indian rootedness -Screen This film is the real thing -San Francisco Asian American Intl. Altman-esque tapestry -St. Louis Today Outrageous fun time -Honolulu Advertiser Wacky, engaging -The Hamptons Truly a film with something for everyone -ReelWorld Very funny film -Durban Intl. A hilarious journey through twists and turns -Hawaii Intl. Quirky and sweet - makes you wish for more -St. Louis Intl. Sharply observed and intriguing -Rediff.com Tasty film -Teenstation.com Everything is connected with a sense of humor -Denise Hosaka, HIFF A delightful romantic comedy - SFSTATION Finally [a movie on] life other than Indian rootedness-that is the crux of Flavors -SCREEN Delicious blend of life, love and laughter... An international favorite -The Lowell (like) Sienfeld -SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS
First time directors Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK proved a point with their feature "Flavors." With a very limited budget they managed to create a truly unique comedy that weaves several storylines together, following the lives of interconnected Indo-Americans on both coasts. In the spirit of "The Joy Luck Club," the directors provide a satirical yet revealing glimpse into a culture most Americans know very little about... A charming comedy. -INDIEWIRE
The charming relationship comedy, Flavors sold out its first screening at AAIFF, New York. -Claiborne Smith, INDIEWIRE
One of the most exciting and refreshing films made in the U.S. With a top cast and a unique story line, FLAVORS is sure to leave a sweet taste. -INDIAN EXPRESS
COMEDY CROSSES CULTURES... SWEETLY SATISFYING The problem with many romantic comedies is that they often overload us with pap-and-sap when we'd just rather have a taste of real sincerity. Thankfully, the new Indian-American film, "Flavors," by Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK, doesn't make this mistake.
...a slice-of-life comedy about first-and-second-generation Indians living in this country.. we come to know a variety of humorous and recognizable souls.
Issues
of marriage, dating, old and new world values, belly button piercings,
cell phones, annoying workmates, language problems and more are all
resolved in a witty and
good-hearted way.
REFRESHING DIALOGUE... ENGAGING CAST... STYLISH... Flavors succeeds with refreshing dialogue, realistic situations and an engaging ensemble cast. The directors have concocted a smile-inducing, well-paced movie that separates itself from the seemingly boundless pack of ethno-cultural movies. The crafty editing provides a stylish look and feel. Flavors is the movie to take in if you are still reeling from the horrible portrayal of Indian Americans in American Chai and ABCD. -HONOLULU WEEKLY
Finally (a movie on) life other than Indian rootedness - that is the crux of Flavors -SCREEN
If you took FRIENDS and made the entire cast brown, then gave them jobs in the IT industry, you might just end up with FLAVORS. A breezy confection of love and romance among Indians in America, Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK's ensemble comedy of crisscrossing young Indian Americans squeezes in arranged marriages, unrequited long-distance loves and cell-phone quasi-romances, yet within the relationship banter and nerd jokes lurk the complexities of Indian American life. It may play with stereotypes, but FLAVORS is not, to paraphrase one of the characters, your typical subcontracting, multi-shulti soggy-samosa desi film. This film is the real thing: love in the age of text messaging, and more. -SANDIP ROY, SFAAIFF
Flavors, directed by Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK, has some sharply observed and intriguing sequences. One of the better received films... -REDIFF.COM
What's unusual about "Flavors" is that the characters' ethnicity is merely the sugar coating on a matrimonial comedy that's as American as apple pie. Altman-esque tapestry... -ST. LOUIS TODAY
Ethno-cultural romp, as characters and plots collide at an intercultural wedding. If you loved "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" and "The Wedding Banquet," you'll have an outrageous, fun time. -HONOLULU ADVERTISER
Following
the international success of Monsoon Wedding and Bend It Like
Beckham, this charming romantic comedy brings a contemporary American
twist to the wacky
drama that Indian
weddings can bring. Cell-phones blossom romance, dot-com bubbles burst and
the in-laws move in this engaging
feature debut by Raj
Nidimoru & Krishna DK.
TRULY A FILM WITH SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE... ...Flavors provides a taste of how the world really isn't that big of a place.
Flavors
filmmaking team has taken a giant leap with this feature film. Though
previous films have traditionally surrounded the "Indian way of
life," this carefully crafted story shows them at the top of their
game in movie-making. The amusing and topical script is absorbing,
intelligent and beautifully realized
by the excellent cast.
What
makes this movie special is the meticulous attention placed on each of its
characters, employing them not in the traditional Desi manner that is so
common, but as part of a grand mosaic that actually seems to be worth
sharing.
The flow of the film is emphasized by a uniquely crafted score, and has five-time Academy Award nominee, Frank Reynolds (In The Bedoom, Praying With Anger) to thank for a fantastic job editing the well-crafted film. -REELWORLD
This
very funny film
with an excellent ensemble cast looks at the lives and loves of a group of
young Americans of Indian descent who try to find a fine balance between
their traditions and their modern American existence.
HILARIOUS JOURNEY THROUGH TWISTS AND TURNS Flavors
is a hilarious journey
through the twists and turns
of romance, work, friendship, and family among first generation Indians in
America. This witty film features several storylines that ingeniously come
together. Five-time Academy Award nominee
Frank Reynolds expertly edited Flavors to create a fresh and quickly paced
film that takes audiences on a fun-filled
adventure into
contemporary Indo-American life.
QUIRKY & SWEET... MAKES YOU WISH FOR MORE Four unique stories inhabit the universe of this quirky and sweet independent comedy, all of which are connected to a ringing cell phone. The intertwined lives of Indian Americans working in and around the information technology industry in the US are lovingly spoofed in the process. The terrific Indo-American cast will endear themselves to the entire audience and will make you wish for more. -ST. LOUIS INTL.
The film takes a look into the lives of immigrant Indians living in America and the three stories orbit around a cross-cultural wedding. - Deep Hembrol, TEENSTATION.COM
EVERYTHING IS CONNECTED WITH A SENSE OF HUMOR This charming comedy is a mosaic of colorful characters, offering something for almost everyone. Flavors features a cast of twelve characters who present different points-of-view on life. The film pokes fun at itself, the office cubicle, generational and cultural differences, and dating dilemmas while providing careful observations on today’s job market, parenting, love, and friendship. Yet, among all the differences between the characters, the film finds the thing that connects them all - a sense of humor.
Flavors brings a style that will appeal and please audiences everywhere! - DENISE KOSAKA, HIFF
DELICIOUS BLEND OF LIFE, LOVE & LAUGHTER Filmmakers Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK begin a delicious blend of life, love and laughter in the Indian-American film, Flavors. An international favorite, the multi-storyline film focuses on Indians adjusting to life on the east and west coasts of America.
Its non-linear method of storytelling is refreshing for viewers who must piece together the multiple stories, which culminate in an anything-but-average wedding in America.
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