India Synopsis
इंग्लिश बाबु देसी मेम
Vikram Mayur is looking after his late brother's eight-year-old son and is torn between choosing to take Nandu back to England to learn his family's business, or risk throwing it all way.
The 1995–1997 India Window
In the crowded 1995-1997 India release window, English Babu Desi Mem sits at #42 of 45. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1990s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in India, 147 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when English Babu Desi Mem premiered alongside 11 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 52m runtime, production spent $116K per minute on screen and earned $227K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 11 other India films in 1996.
The 222nd India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
13 audience reviews — more than 25% of India films in our index.
Popularity (73th percentile) outruns review volume (25th) — a trending, discussed title among India films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,723 of 1,983 India films indexed here (13th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.1 points below the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Romance productions specifically: #492 of 573 (top 86%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Hindi |
| Production Companies | Daasa Movies |
| Runtime | 2h 52m |
| Release Date | January 26, 1996 |
| IMDb | tt0136153 |