Politics of Love[1] (also known as Love Barack) is a 2011 romantic comedy film directed by William Dear. Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat and American actor Brian J. White play leading roles.

Politics of Love
Directed byWilliam Dear
Written byGary Goldstein
Produced byGovind Menon
William Sees Keenan
StarringMallika Sherawat
Brian J. White
Loretta Devine
Gerry Bednob
Ruby Dee
Music byDylan Berry
Release date
  • August 26, 2011 (2011-08-26)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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The film involves the unexpected romance that develops between an Indian-American, Democratic campaign worker Aritha (formerly Rithika) Gupta (Mallika Sherawat) who falls for an African-American Republican Kyle Franklin (Brian White) in the month leading up to the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election.[2]

Cast

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Release and box office

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Politics of Love was released in US theaters on August 26, followed by its digital distribution on demand from September 3, 2011.[3]

Review

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Politics of Love is amusing entertainment according to the Los Angeles Times.[4] Politics of Love is a light and amusing fun movie. Mallika Sherawat was panned for her performance in this film, quoted as "trying too hard".[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Actor falls for true-life political romance". Reuters. 2010-02-23.
  2. ^ McNary, Dave (2011-04-18). "Codeblack Feels the Love". Variety.com. Retrieved 2011-10-04.
  3. ^ Hitlist, The (2011-08-02). "Mallika's 'Politics of Love' will finally release in US". Mid-day.com. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
  4. ^ Thomas, Kevin (1986-11-20). "Politics Of Love Review | Movie review: 'Politics of Love' - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 2011-10-04.
  5. ^ "Mallika Sherawat steals the show with hot Carwash in Politics of Love". Bollywood Billi. 2011-08-31. Archived from the original on 2011-10-12. Retrieved 2011-10-04.
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