Politics of Love

Politics of Love
Directed by	William Dear
Produced by	Govind Menon; William Sees Keenan
Written by	Gary Goldstein
Starring	Mallika Sherawat; Brian J. White; Loretta Devine; Gerry Bednob; Ruby Dee
Release date	August 26, 2011;
Running time	93 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Politics of Love[1] (also known as Love Barack) is a 2011 romantic comedy film directed by William Dear. Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat and American actor Brian J. White play leading roles.

Plot

The film involves the unexpected romance that develops between an Indian-American, Democratic campaign worker Aritha (formerly Rithika) Gupta (Mallika Sherawat) who falls for an African-American Republican Kyle Franklin (Brian White) in the month leading up to the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election.[2]

Cast

Brian J. White as Kyle Franklin
Mallika Sherawat as Aretha Gupta
Loretta Devine as Shirlee Gupta
Ruby Dee as Grandmother
Gerry Bednob as Vijay Gupta
Gabrielle Dennis as Chelsea
Will Keenan as Terrence Miller
Sueann Han as Bianca
Ian Reed Kesler as Brent Murphy
Tracey Walter as Glen
Camille Kitt as Merry Christian
Kennerly Kitt as Merry Christian
Carlene Moore as Kathleen

Release and box office

Politics of Love was released in US theaters on August 26, followed by its digital distribution on demand from September 3, 2011.[3]

Review

Politics of Love is amusing entertainment according to the Los Angeles Times.[4] Politics of Love is a light and amusing fun movie. Mallika Sherawat was panned for her performance in this film, quoted as "trying too hard".[5]

References

"Actor falls for true-life political romance". Reuters. 2010-02-23.
McNary, Dave (2011-04-18). "Codeblack Feels the Love". Variety.com. Retrieved 2011-10-04.
Hitlist, The (2011-08-02). "Mallika's 'Politics of Love' will finally release in US". Mid-day.com. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
Thomas, Kevin (1986-11-20). "Politics Of Love Review | Movie review: 'Politics of Love' - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 2011-10-04.
"Mallika Sherawat steals the show with hot Carwash in Politics of Love". Bollywood Billi. 2011-08-31. Archived from the original on 2011-10-12. Retrieved 2011-10-04.

External links

Politics of Love at IMDb

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[1] "Actor falls for true-life political romance". Reuters. 2010-02-23.

[2] McNary, Dave (2011-04-18). "Codeblack Feels the Love". Variety.com. Retrieved 2011-10-04.

[3] Hitlist, The (2011-08-02). "Mallika's 'Politics of Love' will finally release in US". Mid-day.com. Retrieved 2012-07-14.

[4] Thomas, Kevin (1986-11-20). "Politics Of Love Review | Movie review: 'Politics of Love' - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 2011-10-04.

[5] "Mallika Sherawat steals the show with hot Carwash in Politics of Love". Bollywood Billi. 2011-08-31. Archived from the original on 2011-10-12. Retrieved 2011-10-04.