It's not meant to be a portrayal of all Indian-American families. Just this family in particular. But I think they illustrated the way that the two cultures can pull the children of these families in different directions and people will respond in different ways. There is a lot of pressure in Indian culture to get married young and kids who grow up with the western idea of romantic love will sometimes rebel against that so that they won't be pushed into a marriage where they don't love the other person first.
It's not perfect but it was a decent first effort. Madhur Jaffrey does a very good job playing the mother, IMO. I think it's worth the rental if you are interested in the Indian-American experience.
It's not perfect but it was a decent first effort. Madhur Jaffrey does a very good job playing the mother, IMO. I think it's worth the rental if you are interested in the Indian-American experience.