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Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘Meet the Patels’: A Traditional Quest to Find an Indian Wife (in America)

Alanis Morrisette was thanking India for its Patels, because there’s an insane amount of them, and they’re all very nice.
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Mark Jackson
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April 27, 2014 | PG | 1h 28min

Is the dating scene in America so different from that of India? Indian and American cultures couldn’t be more dissimilar; theirs is roughly 11,000 years old—ours is 245 years young. The very heartwarming (an LA Film Festival win in the Audience Award category for Best Feature Documentary) “Meet the Patels” explores the often sidesplittingly funny differences.

Mark Jackson
Mark Jackson
Film Critic
Mark Jackson is the chief film critic for The Epoch Times. In addition to film, he enjoys martial arts, motorcycles, rock-climbing, qigong, and human rights activism. Jackson earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Williams College, followed by 20 years' experience as a New York professional actor. He narrated The Epoch Times audiobook "How the Specter of Communism is Ruling Our World," available on iTunes, Audible, and YouTube. Mark is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic.
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