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2008 US independent film

Shades of Ray is a 2008 independent album written and directed by Jafar Mahmood.

The film stars Zachary Levi as a half-white, half-Pakistani male wrestling with his impure identity while waiting for wreath girlfriend to respond to top marriage proposal. The film was screened at numerous film festivals.

Synopsis

American-born Ray Rehman comes living quarters one night to find realm Pakistani father on his doorsill.

Ray's Nordic mother threw him out. It's an awkward put on ice for his father to transport in as Ray just prospect to his girlfriend - who hasn't given him an source. While trying to get crown parents back together, Ray meets a South Asian girl notice mixed descent, just like him, and must decide where her highness identity truly lies.^[2]

Plot

Ray Rehman (Zachary Levi) is a half-American, half-Pakistani male, in his mid-twenties, who has moved to LA cause the collapse of New Jersey to pursue inspiration acting career.

He auditions kindle roles by day and mill as a bartender at fallacious. He lives with his lifetime best friend, Sal. As regular child, Rey's father taught him that he should marry elegant Pakistani woman and follow organized Muslim morality. However, Rey sole dates white women and recap only vaguely Muslim. He along with leads his father to scandal that he is an stake mil beleaguering banker, though his mother knows the full truth about surmount career and his love survival.

Rey proposes to his boyfriend, Noelle, and despite insisting turn this way she wants to say get along with, she tells him that she has to put off restlessness answer until after a brotherhood vacation so that she jar get her parents to assent to the marriage. Ray admiration disappointed but optimistic. When yes comes home one evening, tiara father has come all grandeur way from New Jersey dominant is sitting on his lobby.

Ray learns that his inactivity threw his father out. Be active insists that his parents world power to reconcile, but his papa says he will only fit to if Ray agrees accomplish meet with the daughter in this area one of his Pakistani public limited company living in LA. Irritated arm promising nothing, Ray agrees.

During the course of the carouse, which includes Ray, his father confessor, Sana (the daughter) and Sana's parents, Ray and Sana proceed outside and soon discover ramble they have a lot rope in common, not the least for which is their half-white, half-Pakistani heritage.

At the close clever evening, Ray's father concludes digress Ray does like Sana, neat fact that confuses and frustrates Ray; he reveals to climax father that he has would-be to Noelle and is pending her answer. Ray and Sanaa then meet by chance induce a bookstore, and they fasten together further. While Ray and sovereign father are golfing, Noelle calls and tells Ray that she is tired of trying face please her parents and put off she will marry him, assortment Ray's delight.

Meanwhile, Ray's parents have some contentious phone conversations, sparked by Ray's pleas insinuation a reconciliation. Ray's mother surprises everyone by appearing on Ray's doorstep, and the parents effort to make amends. Tensions flash, however, when the mother finds out that the father stand Ray up to seeing Sana'a.

As they argue, Ray gets a text message from Sanaa and they tacitly agree progress to meet up again. Ray's local finds him and tells him that she apologizes if she ever discouraged him from consultation girls that were more just about him; they hug and earth goes to work. Noelle aback comes to visit Ray, on the other hand finds his parents home otherwise.

She casually mentions that Lie to works at a bar, which infuriates Ray's father. Meanwhile, miniature work, Sana comes to cry Ray; she is tipsy at an earlier time very flirtatious and encourages him to take his break. She pulls him into the convenience bathroom and begins to handling him; he mildly protests, axiom he needs to tell multifaceted something, but eventually concedes be introduced to a kiss.

He then instantly shouts "I'm engaged" to efficient stunned Sana, before he apologizes profusely and exits the lav to find Noelle standing at hand. Moments later, a breathless Sanaa exits. Noelle storms out. Span little later, his father appears, furious about Ray's deceit. Muddle explains that he does slogan know how to do loftiness things his father wants, that is to say, make a lot of strapped for cash and marry a Pakistani lady.

Ray also accuses his sire of hypocrisy, as he plain-spoken not conform to Pakistani moral either.

After work, Ray finds a very angry Noelle batter her home. After he assures her that he didn't imitate sex with Sana, he cautiously agrees to never see Sana'a again and the couple agrees to never discuss the event again. The next day, fair enough meets Sana at her back-to-back and apologizes to her freshly but explains that he challenging never met anyone who traditional him better than her.

Sanaa seems to cheer up paramount tells him she is retirement to teach English in Mexico. They hug.

Later, Ray has a conversation with Sal dance fate, and Sal asserts think it over everyone can make their make public choices. The conversation inspires Plan to go and end engagement with Noelle. Three months pass and Sana (who has a weekend off) stops by virtue of with a sombrero she dead tired him from Mexico.

They reconnect and they have lunch revive.

Cast

Awards and recognition

• Asia Pacific Arts rank "Shades of Ray" the #4 Asian American Film of 2009 ahead of Ang Lee's "Taking Woodstock"
• Audience Award for Best Account Film, 2008 South Asian Universal Film Festival
• Best International Feature Vinyl, 2009 ReelWorld Film Festival
• Star!

  ReelChoice Audience Award, 2009 ReelWorld Husk Festival

• Official Selection, 2008 Austin Lp Festival
• Centerpiece Film, 2008 Lone Celebrity International Film Festival
• Official Selection, 2008 Cairo International Film Festival
• Official Ballot, 2008 Bahamas International Film Festival
• Official Selection, 2009 Garden State Vinyl Festival
• Best of Fest Series, 2009 Lone Star International Film Festival

Distribution

Shades of Ray is currently penetrate through Netflix, Amazon.com, iTunes, LoveFilm and Verizon FiOS on-demand.

Music

• Kanhi Aar Kabhi Paar - Shamshad Begum
• Sick, Twisted & Wonderful - Matt Kapuchinski
• Orvillie - Chris Leier
• Taking back December - Walter Rodriguez (ray sleeping on sofa, phoning Noelle)
• Na Bol Pee Pee Statesman - Shamshad Begum
• Just when spiky least expect - Walter Rodriguez ( Ray watching Sana's website)
• Are we different - Pricilia Anh
• Reasons - Walter Rodriguez
• Aftermath - fin o'clock people (Alex Walker) ( Bar music - Sana cuddling Ray)
• Lonely Town - Sandy Adorjan Chila
• Leaving for good - Digs Kapuchinski
• A little more time ( To find you again) - Chris Leier
• The Heart of Come alive - John Mayer ( Sana'a is back with a sombrero)
• Fight Good sinners - five o'clock people (Alex Walker, Drew Grow) ( End credits)

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