The Ode 16 years old

A young, gay Indian flees to Hollywood, away from an overprotective mother and memories of his father's violent death. A successful banker by day, at night his life unravels in a blur of alcohol, drugs, and sex as he grapples with love, loss and ultimately, forgiveness. Based on actual events and the acclaimed novel by Ghalib Shiraz Dhalla.

Credits

Noel Gugliemi as Cholo (2)

Wilson Cruz as Adrian

Diego Serrano as Richard

Sakina Jaffrey as Parin

Enrique Almeida as Cholo (1)

Yasmine Delawari as Guli

The Ode Cast

Name	Character
Noel Gugliemi He was 38, now 54 years old	as Cholo (2)
Wilson Cruz He was 34, now 50 years old	as Adrian
Diego Serrano He was 35, now 51 years old	as Richard
Sakina Jaffrey She was 46, now 62 years old	as Parin
Enrique Almeida	as Cholo (1)
Yasmine Delawari	as Guli
Sachin Bhatt	as Ali
Lakshmi Manchu She was 31, now 48 years old	as Najma
Parvesh Cheena He was 28, now 45 years old	as Salman

The Ode Crew

Name	Department
Akshat Verma as Screenplay.	Writing
Bharat Shah as Executive Producer. He was 63 (now 80) years old	Production
Brandon Cox as Cinematography. He was 24 (now 41) years old	Crew
Karsh Kale as Music. He was 34 (now 50) years old	Sound

The Ode (16 years)

Release day: Thursday, July 17, 2008
Runtime: 105 minutes