Vijay and I

Wilhelm Wilder (Will) is a talented actor stuck on a New York City children's TV show where he portrays Bad Luck Bunny, a hapless green rabbit. Feeling a failure, he bears his fate with touching self-irony, but grows sulky and petulant when he thinks that his wife, daughter and all his friends have forgotten his 40th birthday. In the confusion following a road accident, all the world believes he is dead. Instead of rectifying the situation, he decides to fulfill a fantasy and attend his own funeral. Here he will learn what everyone really thinks of him. With the aid of his best friend Rad, an Indian restaurant-owner, Will becomes Vijay Singh, a handsome and gentlemanly Sikh, complete with turban and beard. Will confronts a unique problem: everyone likes Vijay, and most of all, he likes Vijay, more than he ever liked himself.

CAST

Moritz BleibtreuWill / Vijay

Patricia ArquetteJulia

Danny PudiRad

Michael ImperioliMicky

Jeannie BerlinMrs. Korokowski

Moni MoshonovMr. Korokowski

Hanna SchygullaWill's Mother

Michael GwisdekWill's Father

Catherine MissalLily

Nadine PetryMimi

Alina BuschbacherGaga

Erin DillyMistress

Ron MorenoMexican Waiter

George AkramPuerto Rican Waiter

Zhiyong TangChinese Cook