One family member that sticks out from the film is Praveen Auntie, who criticizes Mel and Surina on multiple accounts.
They want to know if we fit into these certain categories.” “Or they ask if I’m married yet or if I’m successful. “I go to Indian parties still and it’s like, ‘Do you eat?’ That’s the first thing I’m asked,” revealed Jindal. And many of those wild moments were taken from their real lives. It follows the adventures of two friends who get into some unbelievable situations during the holidays with both family, friends, and strangers alike. While the film does celebrate Diwali, it’s not the movie’s main focus.
#Hot mess holiday movie
It’s one of my favorite aspects of the movie because it’s totally unexpected.”
We just wanted him to play himself doing all the things he does but whenever the girls are in a bind, we’re going to call Kal Penn and he’s just going to be there. Then we had the idea to also have him act in it and he was down. She continued, “So I was like, ‘Yes, Kal Penn, you can join this team.’ We were so excited. Obviously, everyone knows him from Harold and Kumar and at the time we began talking about this, he was on Designated Survivor.” He’s constantly working and taking on all these cool and iconic roles. I have looked up to you for so many years.’ He is one of the first Indian American actors to ever make it. “I didn’t say this to him but I was thinking, ‘You’re my role model. He saw that and he reached out and offered to help us develop it,” she said. “Kal Penn came onboard a few years ago when Surina and I produced this short film to show the world what something like this could look like. But the collaboration that was extra special for Chandra was working with Kal Penn, an Indian American actor she admired from afar. The pair assembled an all-star cast of their friends and connections for the film, including Chris Parnell, Tituss Burgess, Richa Moorjani, Ravi Patel, Chris Geere, Desmond Chiam, and Lilly Singh. Adam Rodriguez Shares 'A Christmas Proposal' Trailer, And His Hope For More Black & Brown Holiday Stories Melanie Chandra, Kal Penn and Surina Jindal Comedy Central
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