Mango Souffle | 
| Director: Mahesh Dattani
Actors: Atul Kulkarni, Ankur Vikal, Heeba Shah, Faredoon Dodo-bhujwala, Sanjit Bedi
Studio: Water Bearer Films, Inc
Category: DVD
List Price: $29.95
Buy New: $26.99
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 120342
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 90 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
UPC: 759259140578
EAN: 0759259140578
ASIN: B000305ZUC
Theatrical Release Date: 2003
Release Date: November 9, 2004
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Product Description
MANGO SOUFFLE is the first openly gay male film from India and is an eye opening exploration of gay sexuality and relationships in a culture that is far from accepting. This heartfelt drama begins when gay fashion designer Kamlesh, reeling from a recently ended relationship, invites a group of friends (of all sorts) for dinner for a special announcement. The situation reaches a boiling point when Kamlesh's sister arrives with her new fiance, a man with an explosive secret. From there the action whips into a frenzy as sexual tensions build and skeletons fly out of the closet.
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| Customer Reviews:
This souffle collapsed! December 27, 2004
Jeffery Mingo (Homewood, IL USA)
6 out of 10 found this review helpful
Take a lot of bad, second-rate, low-budget gay American movies, make them Indian, and you have this untasty dish. The film moves sssllooowww. The timing is off. The actors are all stock characters: the flamboyant one, the actor trying to hide, the guy on the down low, the straight female best friend, and the "gay everyman" main character. Surprisingly, the supporting actors are cuter than the main actor, unlike in most Western, gay films. I loved that this film shows that there are gay-identified men in India. However, homophobia on the subcontinent is never brought up. No character critiques this legalized bigotry brought over by the English imperialists. This was disappointingly apolitical, especially coming from characters that are supposed to be sharp, hip, and class-privileged. The one thing I loved about this movie is that many men with sexy, hairy chests are featured.
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