Miss India America - The Film

A project in Santa Monica, CA by Miss India America
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A comedy where Election and Legally Blonde meets the world of Indian-American beauty pageants.
Backers: 605
Average Pledge Per Backer: $173

Funded: $104,421 of $100,000
Dates: Jul 29th -> Sep 7th (40 days)
Project By: Miss India America
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Latest News

WE DID IT and THANK YOU!!!

September 7th - via: kickstarter.com
It has been an intense and challenging 40 days, but with your generous help and tremendous support we reached our goal of $100K. Thank you all!  If you can, we have 35 minutes left to still contribute.  Any help would go towards increasing... (Read More)

Only 11 hours to go and $4.5K left to raise!

September 6th - via: kickstarter.com
DEAR FAMILY, FRIENDS & SUPPORTERS We are SO close to our goal. We need to raise $4.5K in the next 11 hours. Anything you can do to help is absolutely crucial at this juncture. Our dream of making this movie is within our grasp. If you have been... (Read More)

This is it! Only 24 hours to go!

September 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Family, Friends & Supporters This is it! 24 Hours to Go. The Miss India America Kickstarter campaign will come to an end. PLEASE support however you can, & join us in bringing this story to life. Announcing Yesterday's Winners: Meghna... (Read More)

Only 48 Hours to Go! Miss India America Contest.

September 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Family, Friends & Supporters, ONLY 48 HOURS LEFT TO GO! The '3' Campaign continues with the Miss India America Contest: Pick Your Prize! 3 Winners will be selected at random from our donors and will get to choose between 3 prizes: a) A ONE... (Read More)

A Message from our Director, Ravi Kapoor

September 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
A Message from our Director, Ravi Kapoor The journey you have been taking with us has been incredible so far. We are so proud of this campaign, and so indebted to all of you for your energy, support and love. It's my dream to make this film, and to... (Read More)

Introducing Sakina Jaffrey!

September 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Casting News We are proud to announce that none other than the amazing SAKINA JAFFREY has joined the cast! Sakina can currently be seen on the Emmy nomiated show "House Of Cards" with Kevin Spacey, and has had an incredible career in film and TV for... (Read More)

3 Days Left to Go! The "3" Campaign.

September 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
This is it. Only 3 days left to go! That's all we have left. We need your help. We have raised an incredible amount for a production of our size, and we have done it very quickly. But we will not receive a dime of it if we don't reach our final goal.... (Read More)

Check out the new video by EP Hannah Simone!

September 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Folks we are getting closer and closer to our end date for Kickstarter.  We have just over 4 days to go.  Please reach out to your networks and get folks behind Miss India America.  If we reach 400 backers by midnight tonight we get an additional... (Read More)

11 Days to Go and Spike Lee!

August 26th - via: kickstarter.com
SPIKE LEE GAVE US A SHOUT-OUT Spike Lee is an independent filmmaking hero. The director of such powerful and important American films such as DO THE RIGHT THING, MALCOLM X, THE 25TH HOUR and INSIDE MAN just told his half a million followers on... (Read More)

Thank You from the Filmmakers!

August 20th - via: kickstarter.com
From our Producer, Saurabh Kikani and the entire Miss India America Team! I just wanted to say thank you to every single person who contributed, supported or spread the word about this film.  We are still only halfway there on Kickstarter, so these... (Read More)

New Girl's Hannah Simone Joins Miss India America!

August 19th - via: kickstarter.com
ANNOUNCING: HANNAH SIMONE Joins the MIA Team! We are incredibly excited to announce our newest cast member and executive producer, none other than Hannah Simone of Fox's hit TV show "New Girl"! Hannah will be bringing her incredible talent in front... (Read More)

This Weekend, Help us Reach our Goal!

August 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Friends, Family and Fans - With your incredible help over the last 2.5 weeks, we have raised nearly $39,000 on Kickstarter. We are so grateful for this amazing support and love. This weekend, we need you more than ever.  Please send this... (Read More)

Announcing an Equity Matching Fund of $50K!

August 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Find out updates and how we're doing on Week #3 of our Kickstarter Campaign, plus news about matching & our fabulous casting director!------------------------------------------------------------ Hello to our incredible team of family, friends... (Read More)

Thank You to our Dearest MISS INDIA AMERICA fans!!!

August 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Dearest Family, Friends & Fans Thank you all for an amazing Week 1!  We have raised over $11K towards our goal of $100K and we couldn’t have done it without you.  The momentum has started and we are feeling the love.  Let’s make Week 2... (Read More)

Announcing Our First Cast Member: Rizwan Manji

August 5th - via: kickstarter.com
We are so excited to announce our first cast member! Rizwan Manji is a trailblazing example of a new generation of South Asian artists.  We cannot wait to see him bring his tremendous talent and incredible comic energy to MISS INDIA AMERICA! Rizwan... (Read More)

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