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Meet the Patels is a 2014 American romantic comedy documentary film directed by siblings Geeta Patel and Ravi Patel. The film explores the expectations surrounding marriage in the Patels' first-generation Indian immigrant family and in wider American society. It had its international premiere at Hot Docs in April 2014.
- US$1.7 million
- Geeta Patel, Ravi Patel
- English
Sep 11, 2015 · Meet the Patels: Directed by Geeta Vasant Patel, Ravi Patel. With Ravi Patel, Geeta Vasant Patel, Champa V. Patel, Vasant K. Patel. An Indian-American man who is about to turn 30 gets help from his parents and extended family to start looking for a wife in the traditional Indian way.
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- Documentary, Comedy, Reality-TV
- Geeta Vasant Patel, Ravi Patel
- 2015-09-11
Geeta Vasant Patel (born December 22, 1975) is an American film and television director, screenwriter, and producer best known for her work on Meet the Patels (2014), House of the Dragon (2022), and Ahsoka (2023).
- American
- 2001–present
Director: Meet the Patels. Emmy-nominated, Sundance filmmaker Geeta Vasant Patel is known for her emotional, form-pushing, and nontraditional style in both comedy and drama. Geeta and her brother, Ravi Vasant Patel, were nominated for an Emmy for their film Meet The Patels.
- January 1, 1
- 3 min
- Evanston, Illinois, USA
Premiered December 26, 2016. Directed by. Geeta V. Patel and Ravi V. Patel. Filmmaker Ravi Patel submits to his parents’ wishes and enters the semi-arranged marriage system among Indian...
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Directed by siblings Ravi Patel and Geeta Patel, this award-winning film comes to you from Producer Janet Eckholm (AMERICAN SPLENDOR) and Academy Award Winning Executive Producer Geralyn Dreyfous (BORN INTO BROTHELS/THE SQUARE) and PBS.
Ravi’s older sister, Geeta, directs “Meet the Patels” with a tone of mischief recognizable to anyone who has a sibling. You can hear her laughing behind the camera at Ravi’s mistakes, and at one point she calls him an idiot with a mixture of love and disdain. She keeps Ravi’s biggest secret from her parents (but not from us).
