Umrika

IMDb RATING

6.6/10

1.6K

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A small village in India is invigorated when one of their own travels to America (aka, UMRIKA) and details his adventures through letters home, sparking community debate and inspiring hope. But when the letters mysteriously stop coming, his younger brother Rama (Suraj Sharma) sets out on a journey to find him. With the help of his best friend Lalu (Tony Revolori), Rama retraces his brother's path to find himself charting one of his own. Set in the mid-1980s, UMRIKA is a funny and meaningful story of the lengths taken to realize one's dreams.

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An ambitious man leaves his small Indian village for America. But when his letters to home stop coming, his brother sets out on his own adventure.An ambitious man leaves his small Indian village for America. But when his letters to home stop coming, his brother sets out on his own adventure.An ambitious man leaves his small Indian village for America. But when his letters to home stop coming, his brother sets out on his own adventure.

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IMDb RATING

6.6/10

1.6K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 4 wins & 2 nominations total

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Umrika (2015) Trailer

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Trivia
The film had a theatrical release in the Vancouver International Film Festival.

Connections
Features King Kong (1933)

Soundtracks
Tere Jaisa Pyara Koi Nahin
Music Director: Usha Khanna
From the film Hotel (1981), 1981

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Featured review

8/10

Credible

Credibility is the factor often found lacking in Indian cinema. They're prone to casting outspoken, billionaire actresses as shy village damsels and silver spoon urban elites as repressed youth from the peripheries. Not in this one, thankfully. Great detail is given even to the child actor that plays the protagonist's younger self (matching their looks). The story itself is simple & heartfelt, probably why it wouldn't find many takers in a nation that drools over scenes where vehicles fly when 53 year old actors punch them while saving their 22 year old love interests. This disillusionment is the theme for the film as well, where "door k dhol suhaavne" is explored masterfully. The urban life seems a bit rushed/undeveloped but by then, the story has left a favorable imprint on you. Good to see the bellboy from The Grand Budapest Hotel in a supporting role here! P. S: More content of this ilk, Netflix!