A young man leaves India to find fame and fortune in America where he unexpectedly becomes a sex guru.A young man leaves India to find fame and fortune in America where he unexpectedly becomes a sex guru.A young man leaves India to find fame and fortune in America where he unexpectedly becomes a sex guru.
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- TriviaThe entire movie was shot on location; no sets were built at all.
- GoofsVijay tells Lexi she smells like a Bombay hooker. Bombay has been known as Mumbai since 1995.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Bollywood for Beginners (2002)
- SoundtracksYou're The One That I Want
Written by John Farrar (as Farrar)
Performed by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
Courtesy of Polydor (UK) Limited
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Bollywood in Hollywood
In India, the dance teacher Ramu Gupta (Jimi Mistry) decides to move to New York to become a famous actor. He believes in the American Dream and wants the follow the example of his friend Vijay (Emil Marwa), who moved to USA and in accordance with his letters, has a Mercedez Benz and lives in a wonderful penthouse. When Ramu arrives in New York, he realizes that Vijay indeed is a complete loser, working as a cab driver and waiter in an Indian restaurant, and sharing a simple apartment with two other friends, one of them illegal. While looking for a job as an actor, the naive Ramu ends in a porn movie, and he meets the porn star Sharonna (Heather Graham), who teaches him some secrets to have a good performance in front of the camera and the shooting crew. Later, in the birthday party of Lexi (Marisa Tomei) in the wealthy house of her parents, he pretends to be a guru, and becomes very successful as the Guru of Sex, using the advice of Sharonna. This silly and delightful story is a great homage to Bollywood and a very good entertainment. Like in the Indian movies of Bollywood, there are lots of songs and numbers of dances, and the cast is very nice and enjoyable. Heather Graham and Marisa Tomei are beautiful as usual, and there are many funny scenes. It is impossible not liking such a sweet romantic comedy. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "O Guru do Sexo" ("The Guru of the Sex")
Title (Brazil): "O Guru do Sexo" ("The Guru of the Sex")
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- Jan 8, 2005
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- The Guru of Sex
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- Budget
- $11,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $3,095,506
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $613,485
- Feb 2, 2003
- Gross worldwide
- $24,128,852
- Runtime1 hour 34 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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