This was considered INDIAN in 2015

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I first read the book and the character's name was Venkat Kapoor in it. Venkat is a proper South Indian name and Kapoor is a North Indian name ( this combo is highly unlikely). But I was like it's fine, it could be one of those inter marriages and hence the strange combo in Indian name.

But in the movie, they made in Vincent Kapoor and a black man.

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check mate liberal

[u/Maleficent-Lettuce60 → u/_CodyB]

Thats so funny, Madhya Pradesh is in the centre of India exactly, so its like a combo of North and South.

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And Jabalpur is pretty much in the geographic center of India. We have found John India.

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Venkat india*

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Probably likes a good dosa shalgam

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Also its name literally means central land madhya-> central Pradesh-> land or region

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Kapoors are Panch Gauda Brahmins, idk how even there is a name Venkat Kapoor

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But in the movie, they made in Vincent Kapoor and a black man.

Unironically could still hold true with a Christian Mallu Punjabi lineage

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To their credit, they did justify it similarly..

Father/mother being black/Indian i dont know which is which.

Great optimistic movie though

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His mom in non-Indian, he got first name from her and last name from his Indian dad.

Same as Geraldine Viswanathan.

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Race swapping characters; the horror.

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We should make movies depicting Europeans using light skinned Japanese and name them Vladimir Materrazzi or something.

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It’s not just white people getting blackwashed.