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| Naseeruddin Shah | ... | ||
| Lillete Dubey | ... | ||
| Shefali Shetty | ... | ||
| Vijay Raaz | ... | ||
| Tillotama Shome | ... |
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| Vasundhara Das | ... | ||
| Parvin Dabas | ... | ||
| Kulbhushan Kharbanda | ... | ||
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Kamini Khanna | ... | |
| 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 | ... | ||
| Roshan Seth | ... |
Mohan Rai
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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 the affair with a married TV producer. The groom is an Indian living in Texas, and all 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 the wedding planner Dubey with the housemaid Alice... Written by Alessio F. Bragadini <alessio@sevenseas.org>
I was skeptical at first about seeing this movie. I'm not into Bollywood movies at all. I saw this film with a high school senior class in Newark, New Jersey and they were captivated by the film as well as myself. Mira Nair is becoming one of the world's best known film directors as I write this review with Namesake on it's way to release. The characters were fully fleshed out rather than just caricatures. Who didn't love the wedding planner who curses like a sailor and the servant who succumbed to his charm and spell? Who didn't love the actual couple based on arrangement between families? The bride has a secret that could have destroyed or stopped the marriage. My sister's friend is probably going to be married in New Delhi herself. I wonder how similar and different the wedding and reception will be. From what I know about Indian weddings, I can invite you which means you, your family, friends, and neighbors. They appear to have a really good time at weddings in India. There was a serious topic that could have dampened or ruined the movie but it was well-orchestrated by the director.