![]() ![]() ![]() Babu is every college student moving out for the first time, into an apartment with their best friend (or 13), dead broke, but full of hope and excitement. Babu is the id of the movie, a cheerful immigrant living the American dream with his General Lee car and his "fiancée" Mary Tyler Moore. But the real star amongst the dozen sidekicks is Babu, played with crackling glee by Rizwan Manji. Jon Heder and Kevin Pollack turn in fantastic performances as "coworkers" at Sami's depressing job (he works in the basement, drafting designs all day for a failing microwave business). You believe their friendship is real and their chemistry leaps off the screen. Karen David sparkles as the best friend/object of Sami's desire. Danny Pudi is charming as Sami, an engineer who heads to America to make a name for himself, so that he might live up to the legend of his father, the great tiger hunter, and also woo his childhood sweetheart Ruby. A feel good movie that'll leave you smiling. Funny, touching, absurd, heartwarming and sentimental, this hits all the right notes. Lena Khan's directorial debut is a revelation. I've seen this movie three times and laughed out loud every single time. ![]()
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