Politics of Love
| Politics of Love | |
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| Directed by | William Dear |
| Produced by |
Govind Menon William Sees Keenan |
| Written by | Gary Goldstein |
| Starring |
Mallika Sherawat Brian J. White Loretta Devine Gerry Bednob Ruby Dee |
Release dates |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Politics of Love[1] (also known as Love Barack) is a 2011 film directed by William Dear. Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat and American actor Brian J. White play leading roles.
Plot
The film involves the unexpected romance that develops between an Indian-American, Democratic campaign worker Aritha (formerly Rithika) Gupta (Mallika Sherawat) who falls for an African-American Republican Kyle Franklin (Brian White) in the month leading up to the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election.[2]
Cast
- Brian J. White as Kyle Franklin
- Mallika Sherawat as Aretha Gupta
- Loretta Devine as Shirlee Gupta
- Ruby Dee as Grandmother
- Gerry Bednob as Vijay Gupta
- Gabrielle Dennis as Chelsea
- Will Keenan as Terrence Miller
- Sueann Han as Bianca
- Ian Reed Kesler as Brent Murphy
- Tracey Walter as Glen
- Camille Kitt as Merry Christian
- Kennerly Kitt as Merry Christian
- Carlene Moore as Kathleen
Release and Box office
Politics of Love was released in US theaters on August 26, followed by its digital distribution on demand from September 3, 2011.[3]
Review
"Politics of Love" emerges as an amusing entertainment says LA Times.[4] Politics of Love is a light and amusing fun movie. Mallika Sherawat was panned for her performance in this film, quoted as "trying too hard".[5]
References
- ↑ "Actor falls for true-life political romance". Reuters. 2010-02-23.
- ↑ McNary, Dave (2011-04-18). "Codeblack Feels the Love". Variety.com. Retrieved 2011-10-04.
- ↑ Hitlist, The (2011-08-02). "Mallika's 'Politics of Love' will finally release in US". Mid-day.com. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
- ↑ Thomas, Kevin (1986-11-20). "Politics Of Love Review | Movie review: 'Politics of Love' - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 2011-10-04.
- ↑ "Mallika Sherawat steals the show with hot Carwash in Politics of Love". Bollywood Billi. 2011-08-31. Retrieved 2011-10-04.
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