

American Chai
2001, English. Directed by Anurag Mehta.
Sureel is a young first-generation Indian American. All he wants is to be like his American friends, but his strict immigrant parents keep a tight rein on his life. Will he realize his dream of performing rock-and-roll music?
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 1 January 2001
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Anurag Mehta
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American Chai runs 91 minutes (1h 31m).
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American Chai isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 2001. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed American Chai?
American Chai (2001) was directed by Anurag Mehta and stars Aalok Mehta, Sheetal Sheth, Aasif Mandvi.