Indian Beauty

Indian Beauty (released in the United States as On the Other Side) is a 2006 Indian romance film directed by Shanti Kumar. Shot in Telugu and English, the film features Collin Mcgee, Shaila Rao, and Manish Dayal.

Plot
Indian culture interests Dave (Colin McGee). So he decides to work on its culture. Dave has a friend, Jack (Manish Dayal), who was born in America but has roots in India. Jack joins Dave on his project on Indian culture. Mr. Murthy, a friend of Jack's father, offers them a place to stay. Initially, Mr. and Mrs. Murthy are keen on taking Jack as their son-in-law, but noticing his American ways, they prefer a local boy, Vishal (Gopichand Lagadapati).

Mr. Murthy's daughter, Swapna, is also interested in Indian culture and hence decides to help Dave with his project. In the process of working, both Swapna & Dave are attracted to each other before they finally fall in love. Whether Swapna & Dave are finally successful in convincing the parents forms the rest of the story.

Cast

 * Collin Mcgee as Dave
 * Saila Rao as Swapna
 * Manish Dayal as Jayakrishna alias Jack
 * Tanikella Bharani as himself
 * Bramhanandam as himself
 * Susan Slatin as Dave's grandmother
 * Nakuul Mehta as Shekhar
 * Gopichand Lagadapati as Vishal
 * Jayalalita as herself
 * Nagineedu as Vishal's father
 * Sukruta Shankar as Radha

Production
The producer and director of the film, Shanti Kumar, selected Collin and Sai Rao (the granddaughter of Anjali) for the lead roles, along with Manish Dayal. The film was released in the United States under the title On the Other Side. The film was selected as the best movie of the year 2007 at the Harlem International Film Festival in New York.

Soundtrack
The songs are composed by Joy Kelvin.

Critical reception
The film received average reviews from the critics.

Now Running wrote, "On the whole an enjoyable fare that is bound to be helpful to people justifying their cross cultural marriages."

One India wrote: "It is a film worth watching by one and all. However, the commercial values in the film are a little less. But a film that could be watched together by the entire family."