Made In India is an inspiring film. The documentary addresses a major conflict that many US citizens with immigrant parents’ face –which traditions can you call your own? Deepti Paul captivates the audience by allowing them into her most intimate moments when finding her own identity and deciding her future - arranged marriage or love.
Don't you drag our country into this you dumb bitch. You are an American and anything you do reflects on the United States and not on India.
If you are so cool and desirable as you think, you'd find someone in your country to marry you. Clearly that has not worked for you...you dumb loser...perhaps it is because you are insecure about your own identity and give out that unsure loser vibe. Nobody is gonna sleep with you.
@Mrparrot73 how ignorant are you? I mean, really? How come youtube hasn't just blocked you for being so ignorant?! I mean I'm all for freedom of speech but come on...
@oluwaba I don't understand. Did you see how she mentioned going to India and in the same frame showed an NYC sewer? If someone compared your country and your people to a sewer, would you be pissed off... particularly, when the person trying to show you down is more or less a nobody...
@Mrparrot73 ... that's interesting that you're judging the entire 1 hour film on a 5 minute trailer, very interesting that you can't have a discussion without name calling. The sewer cap you mentioned is actually part of the opening montage where I show shots of NYC that actually look like they could be in India, trying to convey how the east and west are merged. The sewer cap is a literal metaphor that India is part of the groundwork in NYC. Obviously, that's not what you got from it.
@brownscape That's a good one. What if someone were to shit on the word "America" and say... "Shitting is an essential activity...I was just trying to say that America's role is essential to the world"?
hahaha....k.....i was born n raised in kerala....now im in US....i wud nvr ever marry a girl who was born n raised in US....i wud date them....dats all!!!
Hey Deepti , this such a good documentry..my name is also deepthi i m a mallu tooo ...and i live in canada ....i approaching marriagable age according to my parents...and seeing your video has really helped me in a good way as to wat to expect.....
Hey Deepti, I love that you made this documentary. I'm also a christian girl from Kerala, and I understand exactly what you went through. I'm researching arranged marriages from my grad project and your video is such a breath of fresh air. Thanks so much!
This girl is Americanized. I think Theresa Theckanath wants to have a lot of diverse experience in SEX and DIVORCE, without which most Americans can't live.
This young lady has grown up in the US. She looks Indian but doesn't think like a Indian. She is not made in India. Solution is to find a Indian man with here type of thinking who lives in the US.
oh yeah.. if that was the case you wouldn't be so hurt and getting hyper. and to top it, replying to this comment. obviously it does hurt LOL! gal go get a life! and some more sense.. cos noone wins and argument by using foul. thats the last resort of losers
In this world different community have different systems and traditon on marriage....arranged marriage realy works in Kerala,India.Even if family life is miserable it is very difficult to get divorce in christian community in Kerala.Any way you go ahead with your stand...By tha way have you found any boy as life parter?..."Best Wishes"
I agree with Deepti-- presenting ideas that your family instills upon you and your reaction to it isn't making fun of your family. This is art; art explores our minds, and our feelings, and brings them out candidly.
I think that the pressure of arranged marriage varies from person to person, family to family. Being from the same state in the same country doesn't mean that one's experience with a cultural force will be exactly the same. I don't believe that the people in the video look like weirdos. That too, is very subjective, and depends on how someone views arranged marriage, and how much exposure he or she has towards it.
Its a nice video. But the way u presented it makes it look like u r being forced to marry someone. I'm frm kerala, n I don't think its a big deal. Its 2007; ur parents usually just suggest a guy and u r the who decides if u wanna marry that person and u get to know him b4 u marry him too. U were kinda insulting ur Grandma n parents by making them look like they were weirdos. India's culture is not something u should make fun of. Its much better that some others. by the way, I support divorce :-)
Thanks for the comment. I don't think I was making fun of anyone, my entire family are fine with the way they were presented. They said what they said and they stand by it. If you think they look like weirdos, that's all you don't you think? And if we never questioned our background, culture, and heritage how do we learn about ourselves?
Hey, congrats on this film! It looks quite interesting, especially since we rarely get any documentaries on arranged marriages from the Malayalee perspective. Any screenings with South-Asian Churches?
I would like you to know about the tradition of 'swayamwar'. I hope once after knowing the tradition of swayamwar you will know what really is called 'Made in India'.
Deepti i hope you do realize that arranged marriage is originally a hindu custom. for hindus love marriage is a foreign concept coming from western world or from christians. Another thing - sanskrit or any of the native indian languages don't have a word that means divorce. muslims invented the word talaq. I hope you also realize that india falls under the bracket of countires with least percentage of divorce.
Pretty typical closed-minded view of America as the Sodom & Gomorrah of divorce. The highest divorce rate is Belarus, btw. The lowest- Macedonia. As for Hindus coming up with the idea of arranged marriage, Puneet isn't familiar with the Western European dynasties that had no idea of Hinduism that were required to marry a royal with 1country with a royal from another to form political alliances. I could go on, but there's only 500 characters allowed.
I have absolutely no idea what you're referring to. I certainly have no clue as to a place where I claimed that marriage isn't practiced all over the world. Message me if you really want to duke this out instead of writing a response 3 months later.
my dear dickhead nksrivastav please read my comment once again before stinking this place. u might find difference between "invented the word talaq" and "invented it." it might help if u get ur education at a place other than madrasa .
I met some really cool mallu chicks in kottayam who took me to kochi to get a tatoo. Its like in the states, you go to horse country tennesse your not going to get a city guy from new york. You can have an arranged love marriage but if your a person with a really outgoing personlity and lots of various intrests it takes time to find someone compatible. You might need to place ads of what you want online and in the papers and then goto kerala to be more successful.
1. I think its cool to analyze the pros and cons of being single and who it does or does not work for in the long run. Personality,Health, Money and Physical appearance are the key factors I think.
good video bt dont agree wth th views on arranged marriages...it works more thn love marriages and itz never forced now a days and itz ur choice whether u wanna marry him/her...just bcoz u met tht person thru parents rather thn in a pub or cinema doesnt mean tht it is bad...
Well made. If you want to avoid the whole arranged marriage get up, do what I plan to do. Go to med school! Ha. Of course, if that's not an option, you should consider talking to your parents. Arranged marriages are just kind of goofy nowadays although I guess they work.
Brilliant, Deepti. Being an Indian (malu) from the US like you who's been living in India now for 2 years, the part that totally rubbed me the wrong way is how if one says that they have any allegiance to America (or wanting to live there), they're considered "Bad Indians". I've gotten this many time, just like you did with, "that means you hate Indians."
Keep going with directing- you've CLEARLY got talent and if you need an actor for something, let me know. :)
Well I have to say this was a very well made video. Well everyone have different opinion about marriage according to were they are living.I don't agree with the arrange marriage fact!!!
You did justice to your perspective with fabulous editing. I believe in "Different strokes for different folks". So none can generalise a rule for everyone. Since your folks in India have imaginary depiction of America, I am not surprised to hear all those comments. Same is true for folks in America have derogative opinions of India. Good of both worlds would be a better situation. Irony of the matter is - People love to hate a way of life more than to borrow good from it...Good work, Deepti.
Hope you get married soon if you have not already got married by now. Video is enjoyable and depicts the state of a person at the crossroad of life. Conversion by forefathers has also added a new dimension to a culture that is hard to forego. Wishing you all the best.
This was an excellent documentary. I wish you would post an update on this...what have you done since...have you gotten married now?
Constantinesgirl 9 months ago
Made In India is an inspiring film. The documentary addresses a major conflict that many US citizens with immigrant parents’ face –which traditions can you call your own? Deepti Paul captivates the audience by allowing them into her most intimate moments when finding her own identity and deciding her future - arranged marriage or love.
zaggal87 1 year ago
Don't you drag our country into this you dumb bitch. You are an American and anything you do reflects on the United States and not on India.
If you are so cool and desirable as you think, you'd find someone in your country to marry you. Clearly that has not worked for you...you dumb loser...perhaps it is because you are insecure about your own identity and give out that unsure loser vibe. Nobody is gonna sleep with you.
Mrparrot73 1 year ago
Don't you drag our country into this you dumb bitch. You are an American and anything you do reflects on the United States and not on India.
Mrparrot73 1 year ago
@Mrparrot73 how ignorant are you? I mean, really? How come youtube hasn't just blocked you for being so ignorant?! I mean I'm all for freedom of speech but come on...
oluwaba 1 year ago
@oluwaba What exactly do you think I am ignorant about?
Mrparrot73 1 year ago
@oluwaba I don't understand. Did you see how she mentioned going to India and in the same frame showed an NYC sewer? If someone compared your country and your people to a sewer, would you be pissed off... particularly, when the person trying to show you down is more or less a nobody...
Mrparrot73 1 year ago
@Mrparrot73 ... that's interesting that you're judging the entire 1 hour film on a 5 minute trailer, very interesting that you can't have a discussion without name calling. The sewer cap you mentioned is actually part of the opening montage where I show shots of NYC that actually look like they could be in India, trying to convey how the east and west are merged. The sewer cap is a literal metaphor that India is part of the groundwork in NYC. Obviously, that's not what you got from it.
brownscape 1 year ago
@brownscape That's a good one. What if someone were to shit on the word "America" and say... "Shitting is an essential activity...I was just trying to say that America's role is essential to the world"?
Mrparrot73 1 year ago
@Mrparrot73 Honestly I have no idea what you're on about. But thanks for watching and the clicks!
brownscape 1 year ago
Its a thought provoking work! Good.....certain facts have been displayed very explicitly!
varghmary 1 year ago
kollam rest kanane pisa venam alle,,, ennittu kalyanam kazhinjoo.. engane pokuvane kure pisa undakkumallo deepti chechi
kadaplamattom1 2 years ago
hahaha....k.....i was born n raised in kerala....now im in US....i wud nvr ever marry a girl who was born n raised in US....i wud date them....dats all!!!
Ekaadipathi 2 years ago
Hey Deepti , this such a good documentry..my name is also deepthi i m a mallu tooo ...and i live in canada ....i approaching marriagable age according to my parents...and seeing your video has really helped me in a good way as to wat to expect.....
deepthistar87 2 years ago
Hey Deepti, I love that you made this documentary. I'm also a christian girl from Kerala, and I understand exactly what you went through. I'm researching arranged marriages from my grad project and your video is such a breath of fresh air. Thanks so much!
Chocoholic428 2 years ago
This girl is Americanized. I think Theresa Theckanath wants to have a lot of diverse experience in SEX and DIVORCE, without which most Americans can't live.
She directly pointed on sex.
slfutah 3 years ago
i totally agree.....sex is all they care abt....the US media is full of sex!!!!
Ekaadipathi 2 years ago
This young lady has grown up in the US. She looks Indian but doesn't think like a Indian. She is not made in India. Solution is to find a Indian man with here type of thinking who lives in the US.
doctorpatil007 3 years ago
This has been flagged as spam show
and using foul when you dun have an answer seems to be YOUR specialty LOL! you are just another ignorant ABCD
vivek1086 3 years ago
and using foul words when you dun have an answer seems to be YOUR speciality. LOL! you are just another ABCD
vivek1086 3 years ago
lmfao... you just an immature mutt... a person with little intelligence. You have the charisma of a constipated mountain goat... tsk tsk
whoareyapauldunn 3 years ago
oh yeah.. if that was the case you wouldn't be so hurt and getting hyper. and to top it, replying to this comment. obviously it does hurt LOL! gal go get a life! and some more sense.. cos noone wins and argument by using foul. thats the last resort of losers
vivek1086 3 years ago
lmfao... ok bannana boy you seem more excited than i do...
whoareyapauldunn 3 years ago
LOL! all of them are so bad looking, they might never fall in love! LOL! arranged marriage is the only solution :D
vivek1086 3 years ago
and being DICK seems to be your speciality vivek
whoareyapauldunn 3 years ago
truth does hurt.. tsk tsk :( LOL!
vivek1086 3 years ago
why should it hurt me numb skull?
whoareyapauldunn 3 years ago
Yes, Vivek you are right. No one is ready to marry these girls, hence they are posting such videos. These girls are real losers.
Tell me who will want to marry, or even think of having sex with these girls in this video?
slfutah 3 years ago
ha ha ha yeah true.. i ll puke seeing these ugly females
vivek1086 3 years ago
You know, you go to the remotest part of the country, you are bound to found people who don't trust you / have very different ways.
Think about someone who comes from Kerala to Ohio .....
manasm 3 years ago
how do i get this DVD?
TVRAP1358 3 years ago
DVD and Download for the full feature now available on bsidedotcom
brownscape 3 years ago
intersting.. She is Really embar""sed.
abirem 4 years ago
Dear Deepti,
In this world different community have different systems and traditon on marriage....arranged marriage realy works in Kerala,India.Even if family life is miserable it is very difficult to get divorce in christian community in Kerala.Any way you go ahead with your stand...By tha way have you found any boy as life parter?..."Best Wishes"
Tom George
Florida Internatinal University
USA
tomgeorge1313 4 years ago
Who is the guy that said Americans are cunning? Your uncle?
mahnmorg 4 years ago
its a gr8 attempt. you've got 5 stars for the video
jaisonkjose 4 years ago
Nothinig great about this clip. What do you wanted to show?
sagradnus 4 years ago
It's a PERCENTAGE, you dumbass. They're irrelevant of size of population. Jeez.
KalElVZ 4 years ago
I agree with Deepti-- presenting ideas that your family instills upon you and your reaction to it isn't making fun of your family. This is art; art explores our minds, and our feelings, and brings them out candidly.
chikkupukku4 4 years ago
I think that the pressure of arranged marriage varies from person to person, family to family. Being from the same state in the same country doesn't mean that one's experience with a cultural force will be exactly the same. I don't believe that the people in the video look like weirdos. That too, is very subjective, and depends on how someone views arranged marriage, and how much exposure he or she has towards it.
chikkupukku4 4 years ago
Its a nice video. But the way u presented it makes it look like u r being forced to marry someone. I'm frm kerala, n I don't think its a big deal. Its 2007; ur parents usually just suggest a guy and u r the who decides if u wanna marry that person and u get to know him b4 u marry him too. U were kinda insulting ur Grandma n parents by making them look like they were weirdos. India's culture is not something u should make fun of. Its much better that some others. by the way, I support divorce :-)
kerala132 4 years ago 3
Thanks for the comment. I don't think I was making fun of anyone, my entire family are fine with the way they were presented. They said what they said and they stand by it. If you think they look like weirdos, that's all you don't you think? And if we never questioned our background, culture, and heritage how do we learn about ourselves?
brownscape 4 years ago
Hey, congrats on this film! It looks quite interesting, especially since we rarely get any documentaries on arranged marriages from the Malayalee perspective. Any screenings with South-Asian Churches?
hunnybfly 4 years ago
Wow, what a great trailor! I love the editing, very professional. When will the movie be coming out? I want to hear the end of your story!
Sgara123 4 years ago
Dear Deepti,
I enjoyed your video and your editing. An excellent peace of work with a theme that is so recognizable.
This video shows the struggle of succesfull Indian-originated women. Keep up the spirit and the good work!!
hannabaranmedia 4 years ago
I would like you to know about the tradition of 'swayamwar'. I hope once after knowing the tradition of swayamwar you will know what really is called 'Made in India'.
hereispuneet 4 years ago 2
Deepti i hope you do realize that arranged marriage is originally a hindu custom. for hindus love marriage is a foreign concept coming from western world or from christians. Another thing - sanskrit or any of the native indian languages don't have a word that means divorce. muslims invented the word talaq. I hope you also realize that india falls under the bracket of countires with least percentage of divorce.
hereispuneet 4 years ago 2
Pretty typical closed-minded view of America as the Sodom & Gomorrah of divorce. The highest divorce rate is Belarus, btw. The lowest- Macedonia. As for Hindus coming up with the idea of arranged marriage, Puneet isn't familiar with the Western European dynasties that had no idea of Hinduism that were required to marry a royal with 1country with a royal from another to form political alliances. I could go on, but there's only 500 characters allowed.
KalElVZ 4 years ago 2
KalEIVZ good info mate, but irrelevant to my comment. By the way that practice of marriage u mentioned is practiced all over the world.
hereispuneet 4 years ago
I have absolutely no idea what you're referring to. I certainly have no clue as to a place where I claimed that marriage isn't practiced all over the world. Message me if you really want to duke this out instead of writing a response 3 months later.
KalElVZ 4 years ago
see whoever u r. talaq is translation of divorce it doesnt mean that muslims invented it got it u bloody bitch
nksrivastav 4 years ago
@ nksrivastav
my dear dickhead nksrivastav please read my comment once again before stinking this place. u might find difference between "invented the word talaq" and "invented it." it might help if u get ur education at a place other than madrasa .
hereispuneet 4 years ago
wel r u married now
ilu85 4 years ago 2
luvin in..hahah...well good job on the video..
JusX81 5 years ago
I met some really cool mallu chicks in kottayam who took me to kochi to get a tatoo. Its like in the states, you go to horse country tennesse your not going to get a city guy from new york. You can have an arranged love marriage but if your a person with a really outgoing personlity and lots of various intrests it takes time to find someone compatible. You might need to place ads of what you want online and in the papers and then goto kerala to be more successful.
daddyindian 5 years ago 2
Just got back from kerala:
1. I think its cool to analyze the pros and cons of being single and who it does or does not work for in the long run. Personality,Health, Money and Physical appearance are the key factors I think.
daddyindian 5 years ago 2
good video bt dont agree wth th views on arranged marriages...it works more thn love marriages and itz never forced now a days and itz ur choice whether u wanna marry him/her...just bcoz u met tht person thru parents rather thn in a pub or cinema doesnt mean tht it is bad...
sangeez 5 years ago 2
ok sure, u meet them through ur parents, OK,
but, u meet them on ur wedding day? that is bad
moo4000 5 years ago
lol.. ny the way, im jacob paul, the really stupid guy who doesnt know how to speak
moo4000 5 years ago
Well made. If you want to avoid the whole arranged marriage get up, do what I plan to do. Go to med school! Ha. Of course, if that's not an option, you should consider talking to your parents. Arranged marriages are just kind of goofy nowadays although I guess they work.
CaeserOct 5 years ago 2
Just great!!!
eliasengelking 5 years ago 2
Brilliant, Deepti. Being an Indian (malu) from the US like you who's been living in India now for 2 years, the part that totally rubbed me the wrong way is how if one says that they have any allegiance to America (or wanting to live there), they're considered "Bad Indians". I've gotten this many time, just like you did with, "that means you hate Indians."
Keep going with directing- you've CLEARLY got talent and if you need an actor for something, let me know. :)
KalElVZ 5 years ago 2
This was really well made, I enjoyed it. Where can I see the rest of it?
javawhz 5 years ago 2
Well I have to say this was a very well made video. Well everyone have different opinion about marriage according to were they are living.I don't agree with the arrange marriage fact!!!
nikhilwilson 5 years ago 2
You did justice to your perspective with fabulous editing. I believe in "Different strokes for different folks". So none can generalise a rule for everyone. Since your folks in India have imaginary depiction of America, I am not surprised to hear all those comments. Same is true for folks in America have derogative opinions of India. Good of both worlds would be a better situation. Irony of the matter is - People love to hate a way of life more than to borrow good from it...Good work, Deepti.
IndiasYogi 5 years ago 2
Hope you get married soon if you have not already got married by now. Video is enjoyable and depicts the state of a person at the crossroad of life. Conversion by forefathers has also added a new dimension to a culture that is hard to forego. Wishing you all the best.
kanchs 4 years ago