Sam & Me
6.2
“Isn't friendship the darndest thing...”
23-year-old Nikhil comes to Canada from India to find his fortune and is convinced by his uncle to work as a companion and care-giver to Sam, an elderly Jewish man. An unlikely friendship ensues, which gives both men new insight into life.
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Cast
46 people
Ranjit Chowdhry
Nikhil "Shwartza" Parikh
Known for
Last Holiday
Autumn in New York
Peter Boretski
Sam "Zayda" Cohen
Known for
Naked Lunch
The Nutcracker Prince
Deepa Mehta
Steve Levitan
Om Puri
Chetan Parikh
Known for
The Hundred-Foot Journey
Charlie Wilson's War
Al Magee
Heath Lamberts
Morris Cohen
Known for
Tom and Huck
Kulbhushan Kharbanda
Baldev
Known for
Mirzapur
Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India
Paul Saltzman
Javed Jaffrey
Xavier (as Javid Jafri)
Known for
3 Idiots
Bang Bang!
Robert Wertheimer
Jolly Bader
Ali Akbar
Also in
Bollywood/Hollywood
Deepa Mehta Director · Ranjit Chowdhry Screenplay Mark Korven Composer
First release May 1, 1991 · Produced in Canada · Production Incorporated Television Company (ITC)
Production
Sunrise Films
Production
Incorporated Television Company (ITC)
Production
Canada
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
France · May 1, 1991
Theatrical
Canada · September 19, 1991
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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