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Nalini by day, Nancy by night / a film by Sonali Gulati.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Hindi
- Subjects (All):
- Contracting out.
- Call centers--India.
- Call centers.
- Telemarketing--India.
- Telemarketing.
- Globalization--Social aspects.
- Globalization.
- Globalization--Economic aspects.
- Identity (Psychology).
- English language--United States--Accents and accentuation.
- English language.
- English language--India--Accents and accentuation.
- English language--United States--Pronunciation by foreign speakers.
- globalism.
- English language--Pronunciation by foreign speakers.
- English language--Accents and accentuation.
- United States.
- India.
- Genre:
- documentary film.
- Short films
- Nonfiction films
- Motion pictures
- Documentary films
- Internet videos
- Documentary films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Short films.
- Internet videos.
- Motion pictures.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 video file (26 min., 45 sec.)) : sound, color with black and white sequences.
- Distribution:
- [United States] : Sonali Film, [2005]
- Language Note:
- Chiefly in English; some Hindi with English subtitles.
- System Details:
- digital
- video file
- Summary:
- A documentary about the outsourcing of American jobs to India. From the perspective of an Indian immigrant living in the United States, using humor and satire to capture the lives of Indian telemarketers who undergo voice and accent training to speak to US customers with an American accent. A complex look at life as per Eastern Standard Time in India.
- Participant:
- Features Sonali Gulati, Sanjiv Bikchandani, Mandavi Sharma.
- Credits:
- Music, Jay Krishnan.
- Notes:
- Originally produced in 2005.
- Online resource; title from title frame (viewed August 12, 2026).
- Rosebud Film & Video Festival, Festival Award, 2006.
- Humboldt International Film Festival, Ledo Matteoli Award for Best Immigrant Story, 2005.
- Cinemateca Film Festival, Uruguay, 1st Prize International Short Film, 2006.
- Black Maria Film Fest, Director's Choice Best Film, 2006.
- International Festival of Cinema and Technology (IFCT), Best Documentary, 2008.
- International Festival of Cinema and Technology (IFCT), Best Director of a Documentary, 2008.
- Other Format:
- DVD version: Nalini by day, Nancy by night.
- OCLC:
- 779365180
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
- Restricted for use by site license
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