Storyline for 'Americanizing Shelley':
A wannabe Hollywood player sets out to Americanize an Indian girl from the Himalayas. | Director Lorraine Senna's modern take on "Pygmalion" follows a sweet-natured Sikh girl named Shalini Singh (Namrata Singh Gujral), who's targeted by a wannabe Los Angeles talent agent eager to transform her into the next big Hollywood sensation. This charming East-meets-West romantic comedy also stars Beau Bridges, Phillip Rhys, Wil Wheaton, Brad Raider and RonReaco Lee. | In the vein of "Bend It like Beckham," and "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," "Americanizing Shelley" is a contemporary "Pygmalion" like comedy, set in L.A., featuring an American country boy and a Himalayan village belle, thrown together in this "Middle America" meets "Middle East" charmer. Responding to a challenge thrown by the CEO of a Hollywood management company (Bridges), "Americanizing Shelley" tells the story of a wanna-be Hollywood player from the deep South, who sets out to Americanize an Indian girl straight from the Himalayas. Problems occur when our hero runs into cultural clashes while executing her American make over. Hes also working against a ticking clock which he thought was 8 weeks but is actually 6 weeks because thats when her family is coming to America for the wedding she told them is going to be taking place, otherwise she will be forced to go back home in disgrace. As he creatively teaches her all about the American way of life and what it takes be a Hollywood celebrity, he ends up learning a thing or two about his own life. Their clash in cultures soon gives way to understanding, unity and love as they begin to see the world through each others eyes.
