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West Is West

1987 | 80m | English

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Director: David Rathod
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Vikram (Ashotosh Gowariker) is an Indian immigrant from Bombay who lands in San Francisco. His happiness over his arrival in the United States is diminished when customs officers unexplainably trim his tourist visa from six months to one. When he arrives at the home of his sponsor, he finds that the building is abandoned, and his application to study at the University of California has been rejected. He later meets Sue (Heidi Carpenter), a punk-rock femme who works at a late-night theater specializing in horror films, and Vikram becomes very fond of the woman, proposing marriage in hopes of starting a new life in the United States.
Release Date: May 30, 1987
Director: David Rathod
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Updates Updated: Jan 23, 2026
Entered: May 29, 2024
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Name Character
Ashutosh Gowariker Vikran
Heidi Carpenter Sue
Pearl Padamsee Mrs. Shah
Rex Delgado
Bernie Segal Nick
Subash Rane Deepak
Robert Braun Priest
Sumati Patel Anjail
Eric Jody Ray George
Saraj D. Dhamdhara Vikram's Mother
Cal Schlesinger Customs Inspector
Ron Murphy Tweety Bird
Karen Stern Neighbor Woman
Ruth Marks Checkout Woman
Tom Bower
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David Rathod Director
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