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Surina & Mel Light it Up: A Diwali Story

Komedya

After a banker's fiancé dumps her during Diwali, her best friend takes her on a cross-Chicago party adventure that entangles them in a diamond heist.

Panoorin Ngayon

Trailer

Cast

Jaffar Mahmood

Director

Melanie Chandra

Melanie

Surina Jindal

Surina

Punam Patel

Sheila

Kunal Dudheker

Sanjay

Desmond Chiam

Daniel Li

Richa Moorjani

Kavita

Chris Parnell

Mike

Tituss Burgess

Tituss Burgess

Kal Penn

Kal Penn

Nik Dodani

Ameet

Ritesh Rajan

Rishi

Chris Geere

Percy Perkins

Anita Chandwaney

Parveen Auntie

Roni Akurati

Vivek

CM

Christian Martinez

Shawn Mendes

Anish Jethmalani

Shopkeeper

Ty Fanning

Jerry

Ravi Patel

Pravin Mittal

SG

Sameer Gardezi

Writer

Mga Komento

10 Mga Komento

@samiyaniNov 10, 2023

ColdenDark✔✔Nov 10, 2023

source: Hot Mess Holiday

manu_msNov 10, 2023

Melanie (Melanie Chandra) and Surina (Surina Jindal) are twentysomething westernized Indian best friends. Things are going wrong. It's Diwali. Melanie is coming off a bad relationship and gets pulled into a search for a $12 million blood diamond. With the presence of Kal Penn, this reminds me of Harold & Kumar. Melanie is Harold and Surina is Kumar. They're good together. I love their chemistry. Everything else is a half step below. On a side note, I expected the ladies to be the writers or at least two of the writers. I'm not throwing shade at Sameer Gardezi who seems to be a prolific TV sitcom writer. I just want more of their voices in the words. All in all, I would like these two ladies to be a comedic team in either more of their own movies or even as side characters in other movies.

M 2bosha3lah👌🔥Nov 10, 2023

Hot Mess Holiday (2021) - This film was like a cheap episode of a larger series and it was awful. I could tell that it wasn't going to be my thing within minutes. The characters were terrible and unappealing, they were send ups of themselves. It was also kind of reverse racist towards the boss who was represented as an idiot about how to deal with people of colour. It was unclear where the story was going, especially as a romantic lead make hadn't even been established by the time the first break came. As such and although it wasn't very long, I couldn't bring myself to watch it all, when I had other films that I knew I would like more. Unscored as Unfinished.

@Zélia_comeNov 10, 2023

This was, undoubtedly, one of the funniest made for TV movies I've seen. I haven't laughed this hard in a while. Even if you put aside what this film achieved by being the first movie led by 2 south Asian females, this was EPIC. We need more voices like these. This movie is a great example why south Asians voices need to be amplified because without voices like Melanie's and Surina's we'd be missing out on incredible gems like Hot Mess Holiday.

Oumi amaniNov 10, 2023

Beautiful cast, unique story line, relatable moments (aunties asking about marital status), random things thrown in that make it anything but predicable...really a cute, entertaining movie. Keep at it!

user982872Nov 10, 2023

With a virtually all Indian cast and crew, every Indian trope and caricature is here. Set during Diwali (a floating holiday that occurs in late October or early November) we still see Christmas decorations. Really? And the weather is all wrong as well. It has much energy, and the two female leads are pretty (esp. Melanie, a total smoke show) but this project is mostly slapstick, with not much new in the genre. Hey, it's a fun romp, and a change from all the usual holiday films, but it's not going to be a breakout moment for our two leading ladies. Try again.

user4261543483449Nov 10, 2023

A very poorly directed show, with vein attempts and punchlines which fails to bring even a second of genuine laugh. Too hyper. And filled with overacting.

Marie Paule AdjeNov 10, 2023

So funny, I watched it twice. Proof that we need more voices like these!!! Melanie and Surina have great chemistry, and I hope to see more of them onscreen. Tons of fast-paced dialogue, irreverent jokes, and clever cultural observations. A must-see for Diwali!

مول ألماسكNov 10, 2023

Melanie Chandra and Surina Jindal spread some humor and heart in this very funny holiday romp that starts off on Diwali and very quickly derails into a diamond-caper, putting our two heroines in the wrong place at the wrong time, and escalating into a series of bizzarely funny and troublesome events. The equally funny supporting cast includes Punam Patel, Nick Dodani, Aparna Nancherla, Ravi Patel, Richa Moorjani, Chris Gere, Lilly Singh, Kunal Dudheker, Ritesh Rajan, Desmond Chan, Chris Parnell, Titus Burgess, and Kal Penn in a funny cameo role. As an Indian it was great to see the movie provide a rich diverse tapestry of South Asian characters with uniquely quirky and idiosyncratic personalities that provides an overall comedic tone that doesn't rely on stereotypes and Indian accents for cheap laughs, or generic stories about arranged marriages as filler plot--which is no surprise since this movie made by South Asians (Hollywood...take note) Okay rant over. Overall I enjoyed this movie and I hope to see more comedies starring South Asians. Surina and Mel...you deserve your own show and I want to see more adventures!

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