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Umrika

Umrika

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Umrika

2015

1h 38m

6.0(38 votes)

Drama

Comedy

Overview

When a young village boy discovers that his brother, long believed to be in America, has actually gone missing, he begins to invent letters on his behalf to save their mother from heartbreak, all the while searching for him.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Suraj Sharma

Suraj Sharma

Ramakant

Tony Revolori

Tony Revolori

Lalu

Prateik Smita Patil

Prateik Smita Patil

Udai

Smita Tambe

Smita Tambe

Mère de Ramakant

Pramod Pathak

Pramod Pathak

Père de Ramakant

Adil Hussain

Adil Hussain

Agent de l’Immigration

Rajesh Tailang

Rajesh Tailang

Facteur

Amit Sial

Amit Sial

Rajan

Mayur More

Mayur More

Delivery Boy

Sauraseni Maitra

Sauraseni Maitra

Creative team

Directed by: Prashant Nair
Written by: Prashant Nair

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