| Director | Roger Christian |
|---|---|
| Writer | Farrukh Dhondy |
| Starring | Nick Moran Koel Purie |
| Music | Amaan Ali Bangash Ayaan Ali Bangash |
| Cinematography | Hinman Dhamija |
| Editing | Alan Strachan |
| Distributor | Kaleidoscope Entertainment |
| Released | 11 July 2004 (USA); 17 December 2004 (India) |
| Runtime | 98 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | English |
American Daylight is a 2004 Indo-American co-production film directed by Roger Christian and produced by Kaleidoscope Entertainment. The film stars Nick Moran as Lawrence, an American music executive, who falls for Sujata (Koel Purie), a call center worker in India, then flies halfway around the planet to meet her. Nick's journey is complicated by his wife (Jennifer Siebel), Sujata's boss (Vijay Raaz) who sees Lawrence as a romantic rival, and the assassin hired by that boss to kill Lawrence.
After October 2004 screenings at the London Film Festival and Pusan International Film Festival, the film opened wide in India on 17 December 2004. The film was premiered in the Marché du Film section of the 2005 Cannes Film Festival.[1][2]
Cast
- Nick Moran as Lawrence
- Koel Purie as Sujata a.k.a. Sue
- Jennifer Siebel as Zelda
- Vijay Raaz as Pratap
- Gulshan Grover as Billoo
- Amardeep Jha as Sue's mother
References
- ^ "Entertainment / Cinema : Indian films a 'nonentity' at Cannes". The Hindu. 2005-05-19. Archived from the original on 2016-01-10.
- ^ "The Hindu : Entertainment Bangalore / Cinema : Cannes premier for Naina". Archived from the original on 2010-02-04.
Sources
- Elley, Derek (1 November 2004). "Film Reviews: American Daylight". Variety. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- Bhushan, Nyay (30 December 2003). "Night and 'Daylight': East meets West in film about call centers". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- "American Daylight premiered in Europe". Sify. 28 October 2004. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- Kit, Borys (13 November 2003). "Nick Moran is starring in "American Daylight" for director Roger Christian and Kaleidoscope Entertainment". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- "Bangash brothers compose for American Daylight". Sify. 2 February 2005. Archived from the original on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
External links
- American Daylight at IMDb