{{Short description|American comedy-drama film}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox film | name = Definition Please | image = | caption = | director = Sujata Day | producer = {{Plainlist| *Sujata Day *Cameron Fife *Datari Turner *Ahmad Cory Jubran *Hiren C. Surti }} | screenplay = Sujata Day | based_on = | starring = {{Plainlist| *Sujata Day *Ritesh Rajan *Jake Choi *Lalaine *Parvesh Cheena *Tim Chiou *Katrina Bowden *LeVar Burton }} | music = {{Plainlist| *Amanda Delores *Patricia Jones }} | cinematography = Brooks Ludwick | editing = {{Plainlist| *Emilie Aubry *Niles Howard }} | studio = {{Plainlist| *Atajus Productions *Datari Turner Productions *June Street Productions }} | distributor = {{Plainlist| * ARRAY * Netflix }} | released = {{Film date|2020|8||Bentonville|2020|10||AAIFF|2022|01|21}} | runtime = 91 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = | gross = }}
'''''Definition Please''''' is a 2020 American comedy-drama film written, produced and directed by Sujata Day, who is also the star. It is Day's feature directorial debut.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ramos|first=Dino-Ray|title='Definition Please' Trailer: 'Insecure' Alum Sujata Day Makes Directorial Debut With South Asian Family Dramedy|date=29 July 2020|publisher=Deadline Hollywood|url=https://deadline.com/video/definition-please-trailer-sujata-day-insecure-ritesh-rajan-jake-choi-south-asian-bentonville-film-festival/|access-date=8 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Ramos|first=Dino-Ray|title='Insecure's Sujata Day To Direct 'Definition Please' Starring Ritesh Rajan & Jake Choi, Justin Chon Producing|date=30 May 2019|publisher=Deadline Hollywood|url=https://deadline.com/2019/05/insecures-sujata-day-to-direct-definition-please-starring-ritesh-rajan-jake-choi-justin-chon-producing-1202624467/|access-date=8 August 2020}}</ref>
==Cast== *Sujata Day as Monica Chowdry *Ritesh Rajan as Sonny *Jake Choi as Richie *Anna Khaja as Jaya *Lalaine as Krista *LeVar Burton as himself *Katrina Bowden as Crystal Cane *Eugene Byrd as Wayland Pines *Parvesh Cheena as Jimit Uncle *Sonal Shah as Dr. Ali *Tim Chiou as Dr. Chiou *Kunal Dudheker as Rahul *Meera Simhan as Mrs. Gandhi *Maya Kapoor as Payal
==Plot== A former Scribbs spelling bee champion must reconcile with her estranged brother when he returns home to help care for their sick mother.
==Release== The film premiered in August 2020 at the Bentonville Film Festival and in October 2020 at the Asian American International Film Festival.<ref>{{cite web|last=Yang|first=Rachel|title=How Insecure alum Sujata Day made her debut feature film on her own terms|date=9 October 2020|publisher=Entertainment Weekly|url=https://ew.com/movies/sujata-definition-please-interview/|access-date=8 November 2020}}</ref> ARRAY acquired the distribution rights to the film in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand, and it was released on January 21, 2022 on Netflix.<ref>{{cite web|title=ARRAY Releasing Titles 'Definition Please,' 'Donkeyhead,' by South Asian Women Filmmakers, to Bow on Netflix|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/global/array-definition-please-donkeyhead-netflix-1235150403/|publisher=Variety|last=Ramachandran|first=Naman|date=10 January 2022|access-date=11 January 2022}}</ref>
==Reception== Beandrea July of ''The Hollywood Reporter'' gave the film a positive review, calling it "A funny, reflective good time of a debut."<ref>{{cite web|last=July|first=Beandra|title='Definition Please': Film Review|date=25 August 2020|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/definition-please-film-review|access-date=8 November 2020}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{IMDb title|10395748}} * {{rotten-tomatoes|definition_please}}
Category:2020 films Category:2020 directorial debut films Category:2020 comedy-drama films Category:American comedy-drama films Category:American independent films Category:Films about Indian Americans Category:2020 English-language films Category:2020 American films Category:Comedy-drama films about Asian Americans Category:Comedy films about Asian Americans Category:English-language comedy-drama films Category:Films distributed by ARRAY
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