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01/05/1991 Drama 1h 34m
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Isn't friendship the darndest thing...

Overview

23-year-old Nikhil comes to Canada from India to find his fortune and is convinced by his uncle to work as a companion and care-giver to Sam, an elderly Jewish man. An unlikely friendship ensues, which gives both men new insight into life.

  1. Deepa Mehta

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Ranjit Chowdhry

    Nikhil "Shwartza" Parikh

  2. Peter Boretski

    Sam "Zayda" Cohen

  3. Om Puri

    Chetan Parikh

  4. Heath Lamberts

    Morris Cohen

  5. Kulbhushan Kharbanda

    Baldev

  6. Javed Jaffrey

    Xavier (as Javid Jafri)

  7. Jolly Bader

    Ali Akbar

  8. Leonard Chow

    Keith Wong

  9. Marcia Diamond

    Hannah Cohen

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Full Cast & Crew

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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