The Guru

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The Guru

R,

2003,

1h 31m,

Romance/

Comedy

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58%

83 Reviews

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40%

10,000+ Ratings

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58%

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83 Reviews

40%

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10,000+ Ratings

A young Indian dance teacher named Ramu Gupta embarks for New York City in pursuit of fame and fortune, only to find himself working as a waiter in an Indian restaurant. Through an encounter with Sharonna, a beautiful adult-film star, the shy, inexperienced Ramu is mistaken for a spiritual leader - the Guru of Sex - and becomes an overnight celebrity. Fame comes at a price, however, and Ramu must choose between his newfound fame and his love for Sharonna.

Critics Consensus

A sweetly silly but wafer-thin romantic comedy.

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

Mar 10, 2003

2/5

There's not a whole lot of heft to von Scherler Mayer's romantic comedy with ethnic Indian entanglements; it's like overdone naan, too flaky and ephemeral for its own good, but still somehow appetizing.

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Dan Via

Washington Post

Feb 14, 2003

A precipitous comedic falloff in the third quarter earns the film a qualified recommendation at best.

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Ted Fry

Seattle Times

Feb 14, 2003

2.5/4

With a reach that frequently falls short, higher wit and sexual sophistication crumble into plain old silliness.

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Felicia Feaster

Creative Loafing

Jan 29, 2020

It's the kind of half-cocked story only a Hollywood executive living in the midst of pretense, piety and crackpot fads could love.

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Betsy Bozdech

DVDJournal.com

Nov 6, 2006

2/4

Has the kind of edge and creativity (not to mention nudity) that mainstream 'rom-coms' almost uniformly lack.

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

Feb 8, 2005

2/4

Not only a tepid Bollywood imitation, but a tepid film, period.

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Leia S

Dec 17, 2018

Not a good film at all. The so-called "funny" bits are so lame that they are unable to elicit a feeble chuckle, much less a full-blown laugh. And, although the drama is more laughable than the comedy, it's too half-baked and cringe-worthy to keep the average viewer from racing for the box office to demand a refund. The acting is almost as bad as the screenwriting and direction. Jimi Mystry hits all the wrong notes and although there are times when he's okay, but those are usually in scenes where he plays opposite the terminally untalented Heather Graham, who is inept doing comedy and unwatchable attempting drama.

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Draco S

Dec 18, 2017

Puntaje Original: 6.0 Divertidìsima.

Han W

Jul 30, 2017

This one failed the rewatch test. I remember thinking it was quite good when it was first out many, many years ago. Geez. What was I thinking!

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Daisy von Scherler Mayer

Director

Heather Graham

Sharonna

Jimi Mistry

Ramu Gupta

Michael McKean

Dwain

Christine Baranski

Chantal

Rob Morrow

Josh Goldstein

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Synopsis

A young Indian dance teacher named Ramu Gupta embarks for New York City in pursuit of fame and fortune, only to find himself working as a waiter in an Indian restaurant. Through an encounter with Sharonna, a beautiful adult-film star, the shy, inexperienced Ramu is mistaken for a spiritual leader - the Guru of Sex - and becomes an overnight celebrity. Fame comes at a price, however, and Ramu must choose between his newfound fame and his love for Sharonna.

Director: Daisy von Scherler Mayer
Producer: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Michael London
Screenwriter: Tracey Jackson
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: StudioCanal, Working Title Films
Rating: R (Strong Sexual Content|Language)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 31, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $3.0M
Runtime: 1h 31m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, SDDS, DTS-ES, Dolby A, Surround, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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