Monsoon Wedding (2001)
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- R
- 1h 54min
- Comedy, Drama
- 26 Apr 2002 (USA)
- Movie
A stressed father, a bride-to-be with a secret, a smitten event planner, and relatives from around the world create much ado about the preparations for an arranged marriage in India.
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Awards:
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 7 wins & 11 nominations.
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Lalit Verma
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| Lillete Dubey | ... |
Pimmi Verma
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| Shefali Shah | ... |
Ria Verma
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Parabatlal Kanhaiyalal 'P.K.' Dubey
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| Tillotama Shome | ... |
Alice
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| Vasundhara Das | ... |
Aditi Verma
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| Parvin Dabas | ... |
Hemant Rai
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| Kulbhushan Kharbanda | ... |
C.L. Chadha
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| Kamini Khanna | ... |
Shashi Chadha
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| Rajat Kapoor | ... |
Tej Puri
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Neha Dubey | ... |
Ayesha Verma
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Kemaya Kidwai | ... |
Aliya Verma
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Ishaan Nair | ... |
Varun Verma
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| Randeep Hooda | ... |
Rahul Chadha
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| Roshan Seth | ... |
Mohan Rai
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| Soni Razdan | ... |
Saroj Rai
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Sameer Arya | ... |
Vikram Mehta
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Uday Verma
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Sona Verma
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Vimla Bhushan | ... |
Veena Verma
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Ira Pandey | ... |
Vijaya Puri
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| Dibyendu Bhattacharya | ... |
Lottery
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Deepak Kumar Bandhu | ... |
Tameez-ud-din
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| Pankaj Jha | ... |
Yadav
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Mohini Mathur | ... |
Old Mother
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Sharda Desoares | ... |
P.K.Dubey's mother
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Rumaan Kidwai | ... |
Jibesh
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Sahira Nair | ... |
Vandana
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Urvashi Nair | ... |
Leena
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| Ram Kapoor | ... |
Shelly
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Umang Chadha
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| Rajiv Gupta | ... |
Cop 1
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Shubro Bhattacharya | ... |
Cop 2
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Rajiv Suri | ... |
Golfer
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Vikram Nair | ... |
Golfer
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Rajeev Bal | ... |
Golfer
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Raman Chawla | ... |
Talk Show Panelist #1
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Milan Moudgill | ... |
Talk Show Panelist #2
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Himani Dehlvi | ... |
Talk Show Panelist #3
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Nishi Singh Bhadli | ... |
Dubbist
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Neelu Khanna | ... |
Talk Show Assistant
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Motilal Khare | ... |
Saree Salesman
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| Paritosh Sand | ... |
Jai Chand
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| Ambar Capoor | ... |
Photographer
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| Renuka | ... |
Woman in the Rain
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Inderjit B. | ... |
Foxtrotting Couple
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Reena Singh | ... |
Foxtrotting Couple
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Madan Bala Sindhu | ... |
Featured Punjabi Singer
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Rekha | ... |
Featured Solo Singer
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Nilambari Chintamani | ... |
Tuppa Girl
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Gita Chopra | ... |
Tuppa Girl
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Priya Chopra | ... |
Tuppa Girl
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| Sabrina Dhawan | ... |
Tuppa Girl
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Rimlu Gyani | ... |
Tuppa Girl
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Mitva Krishen | ... |
Tuppa Girl
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Jyotsana Laroiya | ... |
Tuppa Girl
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Lavanya Prabhu | ... |
Tuppa Girl
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Veetu Mehta | ... |
Tuppa Girl
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Aparna Sarin | ... |
Tuppa Girl
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Chitvan Singh | ... |
Tuppa Girl
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Sonali Singh | ... |
Tuppa Girl
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| Mira Nair | ... |
Mrs. Mehta (uncredited) (voice)
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Directed by
| Mira Nair | ||
Written by
| Sabrina Dhawan | ... | () |
Produced by
| Robyn Aronstam | ... | associate producer |
| Caroline Baron | ... | producer |
| Shernaz Italia | ... | line producer |
| Caroline Kaplan | ... | executive producer |
| Freny Khodaiji | ... | line producer |
| Mira Nair | ... | producer |
| Jonathan Sehring | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Mychael Danna | ||
Cinematography by
| Declan Quinn | ||
Editing by
| Allyson C. Johnson | ||
Editorial Department
| Devika Bhagat | ... | post-production intern |
| Sarah Bicknell | ... | post-production assistant |
| Barry Alexander Brown | ... | editorial consultant |
| Charlie Huser | ... | color timer |
| Sarah Morton | ... | post-production assistant |
| Anna DiNuovo Slaughter | ... | assistant editor (as Anna Dinuovo) |
| John Dowdell | ... | hd colorist (uncredited) |
| Michael Yetter | ... | negative cutter (uncredited) |
Casting By
| Uma Da Cunha | ||
| Dilip Shankar | ... | (as Dileep Shankar) |
| Loveleen Tandan | ||
Production Design by
| Stephanie Carroll | ||
Art Direction by
| Sunil Chhabra | ||
Costume Design by
| Arjun Bhasin | ||
Makeup Department
| LuAnn Claps | ... | hair designer (as Luann Claps) / makeup designer (as Luann Claps) |
| Prakash Maruti Lad | ... | makeup artist: Naseeruddin Shah |
| Samantha Kochar Sapru | ... | key hair stylist |
| Rajesh Setia | ... | key makeup artist |
Production Management
| Jessica Huppert Berman | ... | production supervisor |
| Iqbal Kidwai | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Monsoon Bissell | ... | first assistant director |
| Anjali Panjabi | ... | first assistant director |
| Kiran Rao | ... | second second assistant director |
| Michael Shea | ... | first assistant director |
| Loveleen Tandan | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
| Anees | ... | art department assistant |
| Vineet Dewan | ... | art department assistant |
| Laura Ljungkvist | ... | illustrator: Trollbäck & Company |
| Sahira Nair | ... | art department assistant |
| Ayesha Punvani | ... | set dresser |
| Ayesha Sood | ... | assistant art director |
| Robin Thomas | ... | property master |
| David Cooney | ... | storyboard artist (uncredited) |
| Mihir Shah | ... | graphic designer (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Kevin Banks | ... | sound editor |
| Ted Clark | ... | sound re-recordist |
| Ajae Clearway | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Ryan Collison | ... | foley mixer |
| Dan Fulton | ... | apprentice sound editor |
| Tanay Gajjar | ... | sound engineer |
| U. Shahul Hameed | ... | adr engineer: Bombay |
| Dustin Hudson | ... | stereo sound consultant: Dolby |
| Dan Korintus | ... | adr editor |
| Malaika Langa | ... | audio post coordinator |
| Kevin Lee | ... | sound editor |
| Lisa J. Levine | ... | adr editor |
| Henri Morelle | ... | sound mixer |
| Stéphane Morelle | ... | boom operator (as Stefan Morelle) |
| Asheesh Pandya | ... | sound assistant |
| Warren Shaw | ... | dialogue editor |
| Paul P. Soucek | ... | sound effects editor |
| Brian Vancho | ... | foley artist |
| Steven Visscher | ... | foley editor |
| Magdaline Volaitis | ... | sound effects editor / supervising sound editor |
| Peter Waggoner | ... | re-recording mixer (as Peter Wagonner) |
| Daniel Ward | ... | assistant sound editor (as Dan Ward) |
| Akil Wilson | ... | sound intern |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Maqsood Ali | ... | electrician / grip |
| Adam M. Balasaheb | ... | electrician / grip |
| Yuvraj Bansode | ... | spot boy |
| Naresh Bedi | ... | director of photography: second unit |
| Balaram Dawande | ... | electrician / grip |
| Vijay Jodha | ... | assistant to director of photography |
| Zsolt Kadar | ... | first assistant camera |
| Rasool Khan | ... | electrician / grip |
| Ashish Maurya | ... | still photographer |
| Sadruddin Jiva Mistry | ... | generator operator |
| Milan Moudgill | ... | still photographer |
| Rajkumar | ... | spot boy |
| Moti Ram | ... | spot boy |
| Kamlesh Sadrani | ... | gaffer |
| Hitesh Sadrrani | ... | electrician |
| Ashok Kumar Sarade | ... | electrician / grip |
| Jennifer Stuart | ... | second assistant camera |
| Baban Ganpath Tambe | ... | electrician / grip |
| Jameel Ahmed Zafari | ... | electrician / grip |
| Barkhat M. Zaria | ... | best boy (as Barkat M. Zaria) |
| Heather Norton | ... | first assistant camera: re-shoots (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Barry John | ... | casting consultant |
| Shreya Sawhney | ... | extras casting assistant |
| Vishal Sood | ... | extras casting |
| Revathy Venkatraman | ... | casting consultant |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Liaqat Ali | ... | wardrobe assistant |
| Sabir Ali | ... | wardrobe assistant |
| Himani Dehlvi | ... | wardrobe mistress |
| Ikrar Hussein | ... | tailor |
| Sujata Sharma | ... | costume supervisor |
Location Management
| Varsha Dewan | ... | location manager |
| Islamuddin Khan | ... | location assistant |
| Pervinder Singh | ... | location assistant |
| Andrew Yeo | ... | location manager (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Ulhas Bapat | ... | musician: santoor |
| Rakesh Chaurasia | ... | musician: flute |
| Mychael Danna | ... | music score producer |
| Sunil Das | ... | musician: sitar |
| V. Selva Ganesh | ... | musician: kanjira (as Selva Ganesh) |
| Paul Intson | ... | musician: bass guitar |
| Allyson C. Johnson | ... | music editor |
| Aruna Narayan Kalle | ... | musician: sarangi |
| Liyaqat Ali Khan | ... | musician: sarangi |
| Ramzan Bachu Khawra | ... | musician: dhol |
| Andrew Lockington | ... | conductor / orchestrator |
| Brij Narayan | ... | musician: sarod |
| Sukhwinder Singh | ... | playback singer: original song |
Script and Continuity Department
| Robyn Aronstam | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Ravinder Malik | ... | transportation coordinator |
Additional Crew
| Rohit Bal | ... | fashion designer |
| Ritchie Burton | ... | assistant choreographer of farah khan |
| Dhruv Chawla | ... | set production assistant |
| Jean-François Cornu | ... | translator |
| Emily Gardiner | ... | production coordinator |
| Nasreen Munni Kabir | ... | translator (as Nasreen Kabir) |
| Geeta Kapoor | ... | assistant choreographer |
| Farah Khan | ... | choreographer |
| Rumaan Kidwai | ... | set production assistant |
| Neeru Kumar | ... | fashion designer |
| Annie Mathews | ... | production coordinator: New Delhi (as Annie M. Mathews) |
| Jessica Milhollin | ... | assistant: Ms. Nair |
| G.D. Murthi | ... | accountant: New Delhi |
| Vivek Narang | ... | fashion designer |
| Nilesh | ... | band coordinator |
| Aki Nirula | ... | fashion designer |
| Ashwini Parulkar | ... | teacher: Iyengar Yoga |
| Purnima Phansalkar | ... | set production assistant |
| Anup Poddar | ... | accounting assistant |
| Kishan Poruva | ... | generator assistant |
| Sapnis Pradhan | ... | generator assistant |
| Rajesh Pratap | ... | fashion designer |
| Malini Ramani | ... | fashion designer |
| Anureeta Saigal | ... | production coordinator: New Delhi |
| Christa Saredi | ... | international sales agent |
| Ruedi Schick | ... | supervisor: Swiss Effects |
| Manav Sehgal | ... | assistant to production manager |
| Abhinandan Sekhri | ... | set production assistant |
| Rohit Sethi | ... | accountant: Mirabai Films |
| Amit Sharma | ... | set production assistant |
| George Sheanshang | ... | legal services |
| Prem Singh | ... | production runner |
| Roland Tec | ... | production liaison: New York |
| Suneet Verma | ... | fashion designer (as Suneet Varma) |
| Jens Volkmann | ... | digital artists supervisor: Swiss Effects |
| Bart Walker | ... | angel in America |
| Thomas G. Wallin | ... | accountant: New York (as Thomas Wallin) |
Thanks
| Rich Abel | ... | grateful thanks |
| Deepak Advani | ... | grateful thanks |
| Lalit Arora | ... | grateful thanks |
| Braden Belmonte | ... | grateful thanks |
| Zarine Bhasin | ... | grateful thanks |
| Bim Bissell | ... | grateful thanks |
| Kristina Boden | ... | grateful thanks (as Kris Boden) |
| Pierre Chevalier | ... | grateful thanks: ARTE |
| David Dawkins | ... | grateful thanks |
| Lydia Dean Pilcher | ... | grateful thanks |
| I.K. Dhawan | ... | grateful thanks (as Dr. I.K. Dhawan) |
| Mrs. I.K. Dhawan | ... | grateful thanks |
| Tigmanshu Dhulia | ... | grateful thanks |
| Ian Galloway | ... | grateful thanks |
| Steve Garfinkel | ... | grateful thanks |
| Nan Goldin | ... | grateful thanks |
| Madan Gopal Singh | ... | grateful thanks |
| Susan Jacobs | ... | grateful thanks |
| Samar Jodha | ... | grateful thanks |
| Praveen K. | ... | grateful thanks (as Praveen Nair) |
| Jagdish Kapur | ... | grateful thanks |
| Urmilla Kapur | ... | grateful thanks |
| Sami Ahmed Khan | ... | grateful thanks (as Shammi Ahmed) |
| Madhukar Khera | ... | grateful thanks |
| Naina Kidwai | ... | grateful thanks |
| Rashid Kidwai | ... | grateful thanks |
| Dan Kleinman | ... | grateful thanks |
| Patrick Lindenmaier | ... | grateful thanks |
| Mahmood Mamdani | ... | grateful thanks |
| Paola Manfredi | ... | grateful thanks |
| Rakesh Mehra | ... | grateful thanks |
| Shubha Mudgal | ... | grateful thanks |
| Jean-Paul Mugel | ... | grateful thanks |
| Amrit Nair | ... | grateful thanks |
| Gautam Nair | ... | grateful thanks |
| Shefali Nair | ... | grateful thanks |
| Vikram Nair | ... | grateful thanks |
| Vivek Narang | ... | grateful thanks |
| Bill Nisselson | ... | grateful thanks |
| Heather Norton | ... | grateful thanks |
| Nicholas Page | ... | grateful thanks |
| Preeti Paul | ... | grateful thanks |
| Priya Paul | ... | grateful thanks |
| Shirin Paul | ... | grateful thanks |
| Jerome Poynton | ... | grateful thanks |
| Gajraj Rao | ... | grateful thanks |
| Sonjoy Roy | ... | grateful thanks |
| Ruedi Schick | ... | grateful thanks |
| Gv Sethi | ... | grateful thanks |
| Chanda Singh | ... | grateful thanks |
| Pia Singh | ... | grateful thanks |
| Abderrahmane Sissako | ... | grateful thanks (as Abderrehmane Sissako) |
| Nuria Sitja | ... | grateful thanks |
| Sooni Taraporevala | ... | grateful thanks |
| Pierre Tucat | ... | grateful thanks |
| Pankaj Vohra | ... | grateful thanks (as Dr. Pankaj Vohra) |
| S.K. Vohra | ... | grateful thanks (as Dr. S.K. Vohra) |
| Riyad Wadia | ... | grateful thanks |
| Irwin Young | ... | grateful thanks |
Production Companies
- IFC Productions (presents)
- Mirabai Films
- Pandora Filmproduktion (in association with)
- Paradis Films (in association with)
- Baron Pictures (II)
- Delhi Dot Com
- Mirabai Films Delhi
Distributors
- Alliance Atlantis Communications (2001) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Arti Film (2003) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- New Vision Films (2001) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (2002) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Alliance Atlantis Home Video (2002) (Canada) (DVD)
- Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD) (retail)
- Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Europa Filmes (Brazil) (DVD)
- Europa Filmes (Brazil) (VHS)
- Focus Features (2004) (United States)
- Gativideo (Argentina) (DVD)
- Gativideo (Argentina) (VHS)
- Iris (2016) (Italy) (tv)
- Key Films
- Madman Entertainment (2003) (Australia) (DVD)
- Movie Star (2002) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Océan Films
- Paradise Group (2001) (Russia)
- Prokino Filmverleih (Germany)
- Telexcel (Argentina)
- The Criterion Channel (2021) (United States) (tv) (digital)
- The Criterion Collection (2009) (United States) (DVD)
- The Criterion Collection (2009) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- USA Films (2002) (United States)
- Universal Studios Home Video (2003) (United States) (video)
- Universum Film (UFA) (2014) (Germany) (DVD)
- Vértigo Films (Spain)
- World Wide Cinema (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS) (rental)
- YouTube (India) (video) (VOD)
- iDream Productions (2001) (India)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- ARRI Lighting Rental (lighting equipment)
- AbelCine (camera equipment)
- Ava Music Studio, Andheri West (score recording studio: Mumbai)
- Bakshi Associates (catering)
- CMM Studios (re-recording facilities: Mumbai)
- D.R. Reiff & Associates (insurance: United States)
- DLF Golf Club (grateful thanks)
- DuArt Film and Video (dailies)
- Eastman Kodak Company (film stock supplied by)
- Good Earth Studio (grateful thanks)
- India Habitat Centre, New Delhi (grateful thanks)
- Jass Jeweller (grateful thanks)
- LVT - Laser Subtitling (subtitles)
- Light & Grips Equipment Hirers India (grip and lighting equipment)
- Milan Records (soundtrack published by)
- New Variety Tent (grateful thanks)
- Noëlle Penraat (negative matching)
- Orfeo Films International (international sales agency)
- Planet 10 Post (post-production sound services)
- Silhouette Beauty Parlor (grateful thanks)
- Sound One Corporation (re-recording facility: New York)
- Swiss Effects (color timing)
- Swiss Effects (opticals)
- The Oberoi Hotel, New Delhi (grateful thanks)
- The Radisson Hotel, New Delhi (grateful thanks)
- The Sun-N-Sand Hotel, Mumbai (grateful thanks)
- Toronto International Film Festival (festival)
- Trollback & Company (title design)
- Visual Icon (exclusive clip and still licensing)
- Zee Telefilms ("Khana Khazana" footage courtesy of)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
A story set in the modern upper-middle class of India, where telecommunications and a western lifestyle mix with old traditions, like the arranged wedding young Aditi accepts when she ends her affair with a married TV producer. The groom is an Indian living in Texas, and all of the relatives from both families, some from distant places like Australia, come to New Delhi during the monsoon season to attend the wedding. The four-day arrangements and celebrations will see clumsy organization, family parties and drama, dangers to the happy end of the wedding, lots of music, and even a new romance for wedding planner Dubey with the housemaid Alice.
Written by Alessio F. Bragadini |
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| Taglines | The Rain is coming... and so is the Family. See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | INR7,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | A large portion of the original footage (including the wedding itself) was ruined by an airport x-ray machine. The scenes had to be re-shot, when additional funds had been raised to do so, some months later. See more » |
| Goofs | When the maid is picking the glasses off the ground, she also picks up an orange flower and puts it behind her ear which subsequently disappears and reappears between shots. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The 59th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2002). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Aj Mera Jee Kardaa (Today My Heart Desires) See more » |
| Crazy Credits | We are like that only. 40 locations, 30 days exactly & approximately. See more » |
| Quotes |
Rahul Chadha:
I just fell from grace. Saroj Rai: My darling, you have to be standing up in order to be able to fall. I mean, if you keep sitting on your ass, nothing's gonna happen. "Only brave warriors fall off their horses in battle. How can kneeling cowards know what a fall is?" Listen sweetheart, the main thing is, you have to fight the battle. See more » |