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Dinner for Loners
Scared about his friends moving on without him, a newly single man recruits his dysfunctional Indian family to throw a reunion dinner in a desperate attempt to reconnect.
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Scared about his friends moving on without him, a newly single man recruits his dysfunctional Indian family to throw a reunion dinner in a desperate attempt to reconnect.
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Genre:Drama, Comedy, Family
Written By:Keshav Shree, Vikram Devalia
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Runtime:19 minutes
Studio:Dinner for Loners Limited, Developing Room Films
Cast
Keshav Shree
Director
Keshav Shree
Dev (protagonist)
Kulvinder Ghir
Deepak (Dev's dad)
Ruchika Jain
Bhavna (Dev's mom)
Leo Anand
Jay (Dev's brother)
Richard Bobb-Semple
Jonno
Hannah Harris
Poppy
Jack Staddon
Nick
Veronica Jean Trickett
Ellen
Hersha Verity
Vedika
Aadi Chabukswar
Aarti (Dev's sister-in-law)
Fran St. Clair
Tara
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