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John & Jane
John & Jane

John & Jane

Genres

Documentary

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A new form of observational documentary that borders on science-fiction, John & Jane follows the stories of six Call Agents that answer American 1-800 numbers at a Mumbai call center.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

79 mins

Rating

6.1/10

Release Date

14 September 2005

Country

India

Cast

Glen Castinho

Glen Castinho

Glen

Sydney Fernandes

Sydney Fernandes

Sydney

Oaref Irani

Oaref Irani

Osmond

Pravin Namrata Parekh

Pravin Namrata Parekh

Naomi

Nikesh Soares

Nikesh Soares

Nicholas

Malwe Vandana

Malwe Vandana

Nikki

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