The film ends with a Bollywood dance number. Cast Jimi Mistry as Ramu Gupta Heather Graham as Sharonna Marisa Tomei as Alexandra "Lexi" Hamilton Dash Mihok as Rusty McGee, Sharonna's fiancé Michael McKean as Dwain, a director of adult films Christine Baranski as Chantal Hamilton, Lexi's mother Ronald Guttman as Edwin Hamilton, Lexi's father Thomas McCarthy as Lars Hamilton, Lexi's brother Emil Marwa as Vijay Rao, Ramu's cousin Ajay Naidu as Sanjiv, Vijay's roommate Charles Singh as Amit, Vijay's roommate Bobby Cannavale as Randy, Rusty's gay lover Malachy McCourt as Father Flannigan Sanjeev Bhaskar as Chef Anita Gillette as Mrs. McGee, Rusty's mother Pat McNamara as Mr. McGee, Rusty's father Sinia Jane as Mrs. Gupta, Rumu's mother Anoop Puri as Mr. Gupta, Rumu's father Rizwan Manji as Party Waiter Damian Young as Hank, the camera man Dwight Ewell as Peaches, Sharonna's friend Alex Khan as Young Ramu Gupta Sakina Jaffery as a young woman in Dance class Production The Guru was filmed in 2001, mostly on location in New York City, though a few scenes were filmed in Delhi. Locations in New York City included Times Square, Manhattan's Chinatown, Central Park, Hunts Point, Queens, Brooklyn, the George Washington Bridge, and close to the World Trade Center (the shot was not removed after the September 11 attacks). Ramu's Broadway debut was filmed at Reverend Ike's United Palace Theater, while the setting for the finale was Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. Music The film features several Bollywood-style song-and-dance numbers, including one where Ramu and Sharonna sing a version of Kya Mil Gaya from Sasural that morphs into a version of "You're the One That I Want" from Grease. The song "Every Kinda People" by Jo O'Meara of S Club 7 fame is used in the film's end credits, and also included is "One Way Or Another" by Sophie Ellis-Bextor, "Don't Say Goodbye" from Paulina Rubio's Border Girl album. "Round Round" by Sugababes also features. Release The Guru opened in wide release in United Kingdom, and it eventually grossed $10 million - a solid box office success in United Kingdom. In the United States, the film grossed a respectful $3 million in limited theatrical release. Overall, the film grossed $24 million in worldwide box office against its budget of $11 million. Critical reception On the movie review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes, The Guru has a 57% rating, with 50 of 88