# West Is West (1987)

English · Released 1987-05-30

West Is West is a 1987 English film. Ashutosh Gowariker appears in it.

Cast: Ashutosh Gowariker as Vikran

## Storyline
Vikram (Ashotosh Gowariker) is an Indian immigrant from Bombay who lands in San Francisco. His happiness over his arrival in the United States is diminished when customs officers unexplainably trim his tourist visa from six months to one. When he arrives at the home of his sponsor, he finds that the building is abandoned, and his application to study at the University of California has been rejected. He later meets Sue (Heidi Carpenter), a punk-rock femme who works at a late-night theater specializing in horror films, and Vikram becomes very fond of the woman, proposing marriage in hopes of starting a new life in the United States.

## Common questions

### When was West Is West released?
West Is West was released on 30 May 1987.

### Who stars in West Is West?
Ashutosh Gowariker star in West Is West.

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