The Tiger Hunter (2017)
A young Indian man relocates to 1970s Chicago to become an engineer, but when his job falls through, he resorts to an elaborate charade with misfit friends in order to woo his childhood sweetheart.
Casting
- Danny Pudi — Sami Malik
- Rizwan Manji — Babu
- Jon Heder — Alex
- Karen David — Ruby
- Kevin Pollak — Mr. Womack
- Sam Page — Kenneth
- Iqbal Theba — General Iqbal
- Lucas Near-Verbrugghe — Mike
- Anand Desai-Barochia — Vikram
- Parvesh Cheena — Abdullah
- Sajid Varda — Hamza
- Patricia Belcher — Sandy - HR Officer
Interesting facts
- Budget: $1.3M
- Filmed in: Los Angeles
The Tiger Hunter is a 2016 American comedy film directed by Lena Khan, written by Khan and Sameer Gardezi, and starring Danny Pudi, Jon Heder, Rizwan Manji, Karen David, Iqbal Theba, Samuel Page, Parvesh Cheena, Michael McMillian, and Kevin Pollak. The film had its world premiere at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival on April 21, 2016 and opened in fall of 2018 in theaters across the United States.
Production
In January 2013, it was announced that Lena Khan would be directing a comedy film titled The Tiger Hunter from her own script. The film was funded through a Kickstarter campaign. In August 2014, it was confirmed that the cast included Danny Pudi, Jon Heder, Iqbal Theba, Kevin Pollak, Karen David, and Samuel Page.
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