Americanish

Director: Iman Zawahry
Starring: Aizzah Fatima, Shenaz Treasury, Lillete Dubey
Run time: 91 mins | Recommended Certificate: 12A
Language: English | Year: 2021 | Country: USA

Set in Jackson Heights NY, a heartwarming comedy about a first generation immigrant Pakistani mum (Lilette Dubey) who is still recovering from her husband dumping her and the girls years ago. She is now conflicted by the tradition of getting her now grown daughters, Maryam and Sam, hitched to suitable Pakistani boys. None too impressed by the young men who come to dinner at mum’s, they decide to take matters into their own hands.

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