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ABCD
Content:Feature Film
Available From:Facets Video
Media Type:DVD
Release Date:1999, 2004
Audience:Higher Education
Running Time:105 min.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (103 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language:English
Author:Directed by Krutin Patel
ISBN:079420483X; 9780794204839
Subject:Anthropology and Sociology
Diaspora and Ethnicity
Subheading:Identity
Indian
Region:Immigration/Diaspora
South Asia
Country:Nepal



Abstract:

ABCD = "American Born Confused Deshi." Plot synopsis: This is the story of an Indian family living in the suburbs of New Jersey. Anju is a widow who believes in tradition and is reluctant to accept the mores of American society. Her main goal is to see that her two children get married to respectable Indian partners. Raj is the "good son." engaged to a devoted and traditional Indian girl. While Nina is the wild child, rebelling against her mother and all Indian customs. Both of the childrens' lives are changes dramatically when they find themselves attracted to a person that they least expected. Featuring Madhur Jaffrey, Faran Tahir, Sheetal Sheth.




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