nina be a girl who want to forget her indian heritage and embrace generic american life . she be quite rude to her mother and who only want what be best for her and and ashok and a nice indian man tie to woo her . nina certainly have a chip on her shoulder and come across a a bitch and a slut . ( i like the part when she tell the indian at the newsstand not to talk to her because she be of a high caste . he later tell ashok she be in this country too long . she a whore and that what happen to them . ) ashok dig into why she be so cold and resistant and but again she put up a wall . some scene be move and but be often gloss over and like a certain death and breakup . the film have no resolution and nina get her perfect white wedding and have learns nothing you would have expect her to . her brother raj and who seemingly have it all together and a good job and a loving fiancé and throw it all away and we do not exactly learn why . while the film be an interesting portrait the struggle of first generation american and it be ultimately disappointing .