A young man leaves India to find fame and fortune in America where he unexpectedly becomes a sex guru.A young man leaves India to find fame and fortune in America where he unexpectedly becomes a sex guru.A young man leaves India to find fame and fortune in America where he unexpectedly becomes a sex guru.
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- TriviaThe entire movie was shot on location; no sets were built at all.
- GoofsVijay tells Lexi she smells like a Bombay hooker. Bombay has been known as Mumbai since 1995.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Bollywood for Beginners (2002)
- SoundtracksYou're The One That I Want
Written by John Farrar (as Farrar)
Performed by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
Courtesy of Polydor (UK) Limited
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THE GURU tells of a an Indian dance instructor (Jimi Mistry) who comes to the U.S. to become a movie star. His first gig is in a porn film, where he meets porn actress Heathe Graham. She teaches him a thing or two, which he puts to excellent use as a phony guru performing at a posh birthday party for the very spoiled and libidinous Marisa Tomei. She falls for him and they have lots of sex. He teaches her everything he learns from Graham, and Tomei eventually becomes a celebrity herself. What happens to our pretend guru makes up the rest of this reasonably funny movie, which includes some big musical interludes done Bollywood style. Graham and Tomei are both incredibly sexy in this adult comedy. The British actor playing the supposed guru is woebegone in a pleasant way, but I must admit a little of him goes a long way. Keep your eye on the two gals and the musical numbers.
- xredgarnetx
- Mar 22, 2008
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- Also known as
- The Guru of Sex
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- Budget
- $11,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $3,095,506
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $613,485
- Feb 2, 2003
- Gross worldwide
- $24,128,852
- Runtime1 hour 34 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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