Caught between his american dreams and indian cultures complex social imperatives, 29yearold ravi patel fresh on the heels of a breakup initiates a global search for a woman whom he and his family both deem acceptable. The film has gone on to win a number of other awards, including being the first film ever to win both the audience award and founders prize at. Meet the patels 2015 stream and watch online moviefone. In meet the patels, a son submits to a marriage quest. Meet the patels is a 2014 american romantic comedy documentary film directed by siblings geeta v. Meet the patels is a laughoutloud real life romantic comedy about ravi patel, an almost30yearold indianamerican who enters a love triangle between. This channel was generated automatically by youtube s video. Meet the patels spoiler alert posted in modern ruth, single story by modernruthproject if you cant tell by now, i love movies, books, online media, etc, about relationships and dating. Meet the patels 2014 online full 720p movie carabiasaraiso. A family selfie from meet the patels, featuring, clockwise from left, ravi, champa, vasant and geeta.
So he reluctantly let his parents arrange for him to. That would be ravi patel, a successful actor transformers. The film explores the expectations surrounding marriage in the patels firstgeneration indian immigrant family and in wider american society. Download meet the patels 2014 full movie online in hd. Meet the patels discussion guide influence film club. Meet the patels trailer ravi is almost 30, an actor, and, worst of all to his traditional hindu parents, still unmarried. Meet ravi patel, a single 30yearold indian american actor whose parents pull out all the stops to find him a bride. Meet the patels is a laughoutloud real life romantic comedy about ravi patel, an almost30yearold indianamerican who enters a love triangle.
It helps that ravi is an accomplished comedic actor with vasant and champa relentlessly showing where he got his humor from, but the situation itself is hysterical enough. Meet the patels 2014 is available on netflix thailand. An americanindian man is pressured by his parents to marry in this charming, though obvious, documentary. In this excerpt from meet the patels, ravi patel arrives in india for a trip with his parents, who are very eager for him to marry, and not so eager for him to date a white woman. In this reallife my big fat greek wedding, an indianamerican man who is about to turn 30 gets help from. Meet ravi patel, a single 30yearold indian american actor whose parents pull out all the stops to find him a bride, in this charming reallife romantic comedy. The film, which bills itself as a real life romcom, shadows mr. Alchemy picks up documentary meet the patels wochit. Rent meet the patels 2015 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Meet the patels 2014 san diego asian film festival. This hilarious and heartwarming film reveals how love is a family affair. Meet the patels documentary shows the funny side of immigrant family pressure. As meet the patels develops, its not so much the differences but rather the similarities between us all.
For ravi patel, a first generation indianamerican, the odds are slim. Trailer for meet the patels finding love is never easy. Meet the patels bills itself as a reallife romantic comedy and its a scream and also moving and fascinating and an absolute delight. Meet the patels had its global premiere at the 2014 hot docs film festival in toronto, where it was the runnerup for the audience award. Ravi and geeta are children of conservative indian parents who enjoy an arranged marriage and hope their kids do the same. Directoractor ravi patel is known for using humor to initiate dialogue about serious issues. The children of a pair of immigrants from india have a bit more freedom than their parentsor at least the illusion of it. It had its international premiere at hot docs in april 2014. Code switch ravi patel had tried and failed to find the one. This looks good so im going to forward this to ravi, ok. An indianamerican man who is about to turn 30 gets help. Meet the patels is a laughoutloud real life romantic comedy about ravi patel, an almost30yearold indianamerican who enters a love triangle between the.
Patels documentary offers a sharp, often riotously funny take on the conflicts and compromises that all culturally nebulous families. Ultimately, meet the patels is a surefire crowdpleaser succeeds on a variety of different levels, managing to engage its audience with a combination of dry, hammy wit as well as raw. Watch meet the patels trailers and video, including teasers, extended looks, exclusive clips, footage, sneak peeks, interviews, and more on moviefone. Find out where meet the patels is streaming, if meet the patels is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Geeta and her brother ravi directed the boxoffice hit meet the patels, which led to a writingdirecting deal with fox searchlight for the feature film adaptation.
What his parents dont know is ravi has been in a romantic relationship with an american girl for two years. His ideal bride is beautiful, smart, funny, familyoriented, kind andin keeping with traditionindian though hopefully raised in the us. Meet the patels is a coproduction of 4b pictures llc and independent television service itvs with funding provided by the corporation for public broadcasting cpb. The beginning frames, its the worst footage ever because its not supposed to be a movie, patel says.
Meet the patels full film video independent lens pbs. Geeta is known for her emotional, formpushing, and nontraditional style that merges documentary and dramatic forms. A lot has changed in just the matter of a generation, we learn from the movie. Meet the patels mirrors a similar story about risktaking and finding what or who you love, she says. After he breaks up with his girlfriend, ravi allows mom and dad to play. Ravi patel executive scientist torrent research center linkedin. Meet the patels is a laughoutloud real life romantic comedy about ravi patel, an almost30yearold indianamerican who enters a love triangle between the woman of his dreams. The comedy documentary meet the patels was inspired by ravis standup comedy show on the topic of the indianamerican system of marriage and the struggles of firstgeneration immigrant families. Meet the patels 2014 online full 720p movie youtube. Sep 04, 2015 follow the love life of ravi patel, an indianamerican searching for the perfect mate in meet the patels.
Meet the patels is a laughoutloud real life romantic comedy about ravi patel, an almost30yearold indianamerican who enters a love triangle between the woman of. Meet the patels is a laughoutloud real life romantic comedy about ravi patel, an almost30yearold indianamerican who enters a love triangle between the woman of his dreams and his parents. Feb 22, 2016 when i decided to check out the recentlyaddedonnetflix documentary, meet the patels, what i didnt expect was such an authentic and creative approach to explaining an aspect of a culture that many americans, at least me, were not knowledgeable of, and doing so in a sweet, laughoutloud and very real way. Follow the love life of ravi patel, an indianamerican searching for the perfect mate in meet the patels. Sep 11, 2015 meet the patels is a laughoutloud real life romantic comedy about ravi patel, an almost30yearold indianamerican who enters a love triangle between the woman of his dreams. Meet the patels is a laugh out loud movie about a 30yearold indianamerican trying to find love in the united states, despite his parents desire for him to marry a traditional indian woman. Meet the patels lifts the veil on the modern process of arranged marriage. An indianamerican man who is about to turn 30 gets help from his parents and extended family to start looking for a wife in the traditional indian way. Wellbalanced and intimate without being invasive, meet the patels is one of the best documentaries youll see this year and without a doubt is a film for everyone, no matter who you are. Patels must marry patels video independent lens pbs.
Dec 26, 2016 in this excerpt from meet the patels, ravi patel arrives in india for a trip with his parents, who are very eager for him to marry, and not so eager for him to date a white woman. When i decided to check out the recentlyaddedonnetflix documentary, meet the patels, what i didnt expect was such an authentic and creative approach to explaining an aspect of a culture that many americans, at least me, were not knowledgeable of. Jun 14, 2014 the film, which bills itself as a real life romcom, shadows mr. Through and through, meet the patels is a lighthearted look at the biggest decision. Sep 11, 2015 meet the patels is a tidy, easygoing documentary in which peripheral players prove more intriguing than its central focus. Geeta and her brother ravi directed the boxoffice hit meet the patels, which led to a writingdirecting deal with fox searchlight for the feature film adaptation geeta is also writerdirector of the upcoming feature film mouse, produced by grant hill the matrix, tree of life. Asian american panorama usa 2014 documentary, family, romantic comedy 88 mins english, gujarati, hindi with english subtitles hd. So he reluctantly let his parents arrange for him to meet dozens of prospects. The charming family comedy from sisterandbrother filmmakers geeta and ravi patel opens on september 11. Meet the patels is on better footing in its colorful, yet loving portrait of the immediate patel family.
Patel as he eventually acquiesces to the intricate semiarranged marriage process upon returning to america, thanks, in part. What began as practice turned into meet the patels a documentary released last year that attempts to answer the question, whom do you decide to love. One mans quest to find love, the oldschool indian way. Meet the patels documentary about indian american arranged. Download meet the patels torrents from our searched results, get meet the patels torrent or magnet via bittorrent clients. In this reallife my big fat greek wedding, an indianamerican man who is about to turn 30 gets help from his parents and extended family so he can start looking for a wife in the traditional. Watch meet the patels teaser trailer on dailymotion. Her second documentary, meet the patels, is a real romantic comedy produced by itvs and impact partners. The documentary focuses on the almost30yearolds search for love, with a little help. Oct 17, 2015 meet the patels 2014 online full 720p movie carabiasaraiso. Meet the patels is a tidy, easygoing documentary in which peripheral players prove more intriguing than its central focus. Meet the patels is a laughoutloud, reallife romantic comedy about ravi patel, an almost30yearold indianamerican who enters a love triangle between the woman of his dreams. Meet the patels explores the influences of culture and identity on ones love life, as actorfilmmaker ravi patel explores trying an arranged.
The film portrays patel s autobiographical 6 journey of trying to find an indian wife. The patel parents have a catalogue of expectations for their children to meet, the least of which is the stipulation that they marry fellow patels. This channel was generated automatically by youtube. Exclusive meet raman aka karan patels fiancee ankita. He has also written and directed, with his sister, an autobiographical documentary, meet the patels. The search for love is inherhent within all of us and our idea of what defines romance is all a matter of personal and cultural perspective.
A laughoutloud real life romantic comedy about ravi patel, an almost30yearold indianamerican who enters a love triangle between the. The film is also delightful when it wanders down paths that might otherwise be considered. Geetas first documentary, a thriller entitled project kashmir, led to three sundance fellowships, a tribeca taa fellowship, and premiered at idfa and on pbss independent lens. Meet the patels is actually one of the funniest and most honest films ive seen in quite some time because of how everyone deals with their heartbreak. Meet the patels is a fascinating window into the cultural practice of arranged marriages through a contemporary lens and anyone whos been through the trials and tribulations of dating or. Meet the patels is a laughoutloud real life romantic comedy about ravi patel, an almost30yearold indianamerican who enters a love triangle want us to come to your hometown or join our newsletter. Introducing meet the patels, the best 2015 documentary that you. But despite its crude technical aspects, meet the patels has a winning quality that makes its central figures romantic plight all too sadly relatable, even for those who dont have to contend.
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