Americanizing Shelley

– A wannabe Hollywood player sets out to Americanize an Indian girl from the Himalayas...

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.10 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 30 Minutes
Release Year:
2007
Americanizing Shelley (2007)

A wannabe Hollywood player sets out to Americanize an Indian girl from the Himalayas.

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Producing Country:
USA
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Release Date:

01 Oct 2008

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG – Parental Guidance Suggested

Some material may not be suitable for children. Parents urged to give "parental guidance". May contain some material parents might not like for their young children.

Director:

Lorraine Senna

Writer:

Namrata Singh Gujral

Main Actors:

Namrata Singh Gujral, Beau Bridges, Brad Raider, RonReaco Lee

Plot:

Punjabi-speaking Shalini Singh lives a middle-classed lifestyle in the Himalayan region in India along with her mom, Kirat; dad, Jaspal; brother, Happy; and sister, Littly, and was engaged to Neil Brar as a child. Years later Neil re-locates to the United States of America, and there is no contact between him and the Singh family but Shalini hopes to marry and live with him eventually. When pressure is applied on her due to Littly's future marriage, she travels to California, where Neil is reportedly employed with Can'tAct Celebrity Management, an agency that represents Hollywood artistes. To her shock she finds him in the arms of a blonde named Nicole, and he refuses to have to do anything with her, leave alone marry her. She is then befriended by Robert Shorwell, a Caucasian male and co-worker of Neil, who offers to Americanize her so that she can win back Neil (but also to win the bet with his boos Beau Bridges who plays Gary Gordon), to which Shalini agrees but writes to her family in India that all is well with her and Neil. Robert, and his friend, Blaine, successfully transform Shailini to an a much more acceptable female of Hispanic origin, re-name her Shelley Picante, and prepare her to woo and win back Neil. Before she could even begin to do that the Singh family arrives in California - not only throwing her plans and her life in chaos - but also exposing Robert's secret agenda for Americanizing her.

Production:

American Pride Film Group

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.1/10